Re: The right zoom

Fri Mar 4 21:10:55 CST 2011 P. J. Alling wrote: > It's a bit late, but I have experience with the Pentax F 70-210mm > f4.0~6.5, ... ... and I forgot: Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visi

Totally OT - Mark!

I just realized that this story might be sound especially funny to PDMLers. First, historical background: In Russia, the flagman institution in Physics education is Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), so-called PhysTech. The main way of getting to it is by a suburban train (about

Re: Totally OT - Mark!

Sun Mar 6 18:27:46 CST 2011 Larry Colen wrote: > On Mar 6, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > > I just realized that this story might be sound especially funny to > > PDMLers. > > > > That's hilarious. > > I'm also amused

Re: Totally OT - Mark!

Boris, It is a famous story known by all (most) phystechs in 1980's-1990's. I heard it first time around 1987. You can read one of the descriptions of that story (in Russian), e.g. here: http://www.nasha.lv/article.php?id=555190&date=24-5-2005 As I described in an earlier message, - in response

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

Nice funny video with "Sweet Georgia Brown", - one of the most popular gipsy-jazz songs of all times (and a favorite of many Balboa-swing dancers). As for "gone wild", - as Bob wrote, - it reminded me a video on PowerPoint presentations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpvgfmEU2Ck Cheers, Igor

Re: Off Topic: A bit of a promo

Mark Roberts wrote: >Larry Colen wrote: > > > >>How would you kill someone with a power point presentation? >> >> > >I thought that was the function of all Powerpoint presentations. > As with any tools, there are good ways of using it, and there are the ways that a majority uses it. A f

Re: Miss Anielia

That was Miss Anole: http://science.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2010/_IR14607.jpg :-) Wed Mar 9 11:31:38 CST 2011 P. J. Alling wrote: At least it's not Miss Anole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_anole On 3/9/2011 6:19 AM, Derby Chang wrote: > On 9/03/2011 10:17 PM, Derby Chang wrote:

Re: OT: Bioluminescent Algae in OZ

This phenomenon is rather frequent in So. California (and as far as I read - in Florida). It happens every late spring or summer. See, e.g. video on this page (after a short commercial): http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12449316 Igor Thu Mar 10 17:35:13 CST 2011 Darren Addy wrote: A co

Re: OT - Google is no longer my friend

All present browsers have problems. E.g. Firefox is bad on rendering some webpages for printing. It also has problems with handling plugin-container with flash players (unstable). Chrome has problems in rendering some pages (e.g. some things do not work properly). Both have memory leaks. Opera h

Re: OT: This is totally creepy

Once you think about the role of the micro-organisms (bacteria, virri) in our body, you can realize that humans are micro-organisms-controlled robots. And illness is just an intense fight between different groups of those micro-organisms. Ever since I realized that a few years ago, I've been cur

PESO - Get to Class!

Hi All: I think I forgot to send a message with this photo. This was drawn (and survived for over a week) on a white board in one of the discussion areas in our department. Enjoy: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/Mixed-2011/_IR27394.jpg Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Geminids tonight (Thursday)

Fri Dec 14 11:58:42 EST 2012 John Sessoms wrote: > From: Igor Roshchin > > A colleague of mine, astronomer, just sent e-mail: > > > >> If you have never seen a meteor shower, tonight is your night. The > >> Geminids are particularly active - 1 meteor a minute o

Re: OT- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...

Apparently, today in the afternoon, this policy change has been revoked by Facebook: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57559890-93/instagram-apologizes-to-users-we-wont-sell-your-photos/ On 12/18/2012 10:07, Bong Manayon wrote: > Under the new policy, Facebook claims the perpetual right to lic

Which projectors are better for Photos? (3LCD vs DLP)

Hi All, I am sure that some people on the list have the knowledge on this topic. For the purpose of presenting photo slideshows, which type of projectors are generally better: 3LCD or DLP? Criteria: accuracy of colors (preferably without too much of calibration), high brightness/contrast (so th

Re: Anybody have any experience purchasing from Buydig.com

Last time I bought from them in May and June of 2011 (spare battery for K-7, netbook memory, simple laptop). I had no problem with the orders or the store at that time or earlier. (I've been buying from them since 2005: bought from them P-DFA 100/2.8 macro in 2007, and if my memory doesn't deceiv

Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?

I would say that the younger generation is getting used to shop online more and more. Even NYSE operations are becoming more and more electronic, and the physical presence will soon disappear from NYSE. I understand the preference of many PDMLers to play with the toys locally, but I suspect the im

Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. Whatever happened to them

On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Dec 22, 2012, at 9:31 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > >> Pentax's view: Real photographers use manual flash. > > Nope, Pentax's view is that photographers shoot in manual light or use > studio flash. My AF-540 won't freaking stay in manual mod

Question about one feature of K-5.

After having played with K-5 IIs for some time, I still cannot find how I enable (is it at all possible?) one functionality that was present on my K-7. With K-7, when I look at the photos (View mode), - if I turn the camera, the orientation of the photo changes accordingly (similarly to how it hap

Re: Question about one feature of K-5.

otating pics) when you look at them in hand, and set camera for rotating portrait pics when using a TV. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: Igor Roshchin Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 8:44 PM To: PDML at pdml.net Subject: Question about one feature of K-5. After having played with K-5 IIs

Re: Gmail

Stig: I do not see all the headers of you e-mail message, as I am subscribed to the digest version, so I cannot tell what's causing the problem. (Feel free to send me a message directly, off the list, - I can tell at it.) If your message is sent not from the shell of your server (gandi1), and

Re: I think LR changed the way flagging works back to how it was

That reminds an old joke: A linguistics professor was lecturing his class. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can exp

Re: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

Bob, Usually that what you would be getting for the message sent from an e-mail account that is not subscribed to the list. Check if you sent your message from a wrong account, and if not, - you should be able to check your subscription status from the list page: http://pdml.net/mailman/listinf

Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

$Subj. is filed: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/24/instagram-privacy-lawsuit-facebook-idINDEE8BN08N20121224 While people can be emotionally charged (as in outraged), this type of lawsuit can create a weird precedent: even if you are providing free services, you can be taken to court. W

Re: HoHoHo

Bill: Cool! Merry Christmas to you! Gerrit: Not quite ASCII. Several symbols are beyond ASCII table. [sorry for the pedantism] For those who had problems viewing it, - see it in your browser: http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2012-December/334136.html Cheers, Igor Gerrit Visser gerrit3

Re: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

t". Igor > From s...@trantor.komkon.org Wed Dec 26 12:48:58 2012 > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:48:52 -0500 (EST) > From: Igor Roshchin > To: PDML@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval > > > Bob, > > Usually that what you would be getting fo

Re: Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

Wed Dec 26 13:31:13 EST 2012 Bob W wrote: > > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin > > > > $Subj. is filed: > > > > http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/24/instagram-privacy-lawsuit- > > facebook-idINDEE8BN08N2

Re: The DSLR Field Camera

Tom, I was reading it yesterday, and couldn't get it from the first quick reading, but got distracted. When I read it the second time, I still couldn't get what was new in it. Igor Thu Dec 27 01:53:20 EST 2012 Tom C wrote: > Interesting easy to understand article on dpreview regarding the dri

Totally OT - "eat your own dog food"

... or as they call it in software industry "dogfooding" (If you are not familiar with the term: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_your_own_dog_food ) FB's "First Sister" was bitten by its own dog, err... Facebook. ;-) http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Facebook-Randi-Zuckerberg-Sister-Privacy-Setti

Re: The DSLR Field Camera

Thu Dec 27 12:22:49 EST 2012 Tom C wrote: > PJ wrote: > > > > > I've just skimmed it and it just goes to prove that there's really > > nothing new. > > > > On 12/27/2012 11:02 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > >> Tom, I was reading it yesterday

Pentax sighting in B&H promotional video

Enjoy it: http://vimeo.com/35716909#t=75 Igor -- 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.

optical illusions in photos

Very nice set of photos with optical illusions (or whatever you'd call those): http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-optical-illusions/ Igor -- 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 ab

K5-IIs AF in low light with a PESO-example

Hi All! First, a disclaimer: This is not meant to be a result of a comprehensive testing but rather a subjective account from a weekend of shooting photos in low light. So, during this weekend, I found an approximate level of light at which the AF on my new K5-IIs starts failing. I found that f

Re: OT: 30 floor hotel in 15 days

Thank you, Larry, I'll try to remember not to stay at that hotel. Seriously, I would be concerned about the quality of assembly and structure. As one of my colleagues would probably respond to that video: "propaganda". Igor On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Ann was recen

Re: OT: 30 floor hotel in 15 days

Sadly, you don't need to go that far or wait for long: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/crane-collapses-construction-workers-queens-article-1.1236637 Wed Jan 9 13:01:28 EST 2013 P. J. Alling wrote: > Don't worry you'd hardly have time to feel anything when the floor above > crushes you duri

Re: K5-IIs AF in low light with a PESO-example

shot taken at the equivalent of 6 minutes and 40 seconds at 400ASA! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin Sent: Thursday, 10 January 2013 2:39 AM To: PDML at pdml.net Subject: K5-IIs AF in low light with a

PESO - Shady guitarist

http://42graphy.org/misc/lvfx/_IR01304.jpg While writing this message, I started thinking if this image was a cliche... I don't know... What do you think? Comments are welcome. Thank you for looking, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_

Re: PESO - Shady guitarist

All: Thanks for looking! Responses are combined below. Sat Jan 12 02:45:39 EST 2013 Chris Mitchell wrote: > On 10 January 2013 17:27, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > > > http://42graphy.org/misc/lvfx/_IR01304.jpg > > > > While writing this message, I started

Re: PESO - Still Smiling (bike messenger content)

Hi Frank, Sorry, I can't help sharing: my reaction to "still smiling" is the association with two old children's jokes: 1. Teacher, telling students about safety: when you are at the construction site, you are supposed to wear a hard hat. When a brick fell on Nick who was wearing a hard hat, he

Re: Tethered shooting problems

P.J., Regarding the bandwidth of USB 2.0: If USB 2.0 is sufficient for tethering Canon and Nikon DSLRs with live view, why wouldn't it be sufficient for Pentax, whose sensor is similar or smaller (pixel-wise, and hence bandwidth-wise). Igor Sun Jan 13 15:04:26 EST 2013 P. J. Alling wrote: > T

January PUG - interim PUG-master

Dear PDML fellows, As many of you have read from Doug's message last week, our PUG-master, Brian, had a mild stroke. While Brian is recovering (and the fact that he is worrying about PUG within just days after the stroke, suggests that he is alright and we'll see him soon on the list again), Bi

Re: PESO 2013 - 012 - GDG

These days, especially when travelling, I don't always have much time to view all the PESOs (but a large portion), and commenting is even more problematic. This photo caught my eye in two ways: First, it is rather subtle, like some watercolor paintings, with a very interesting combination and j

Re: OT: The Most Canadian Headline Ever

I am just wondering if I got that right (with the help of Google): "Two teaspoons of sugar and two creams @ Tim Hortons" (coffee). Haven't seen those, although supposedly, they exist even in US. Igor Sun Jan 20 21:32:54 EST 2013 knarftheriault at gmail.com wrote: Yes indeed. Only in Canada.

Firmware update for K-5II*

I didn't see this mentioned on the list, so, I suspect some might not be aware of it: Apparently, last week, Pentax released a firmware update for the new K-5II and K-5IIs cameras: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-5_2_s.html Cheers, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

People like bright (saturated) colors

Whatever connoisseurs might say, the large portion of people do enjoy bright, saturated colors. Every so often, PDMLers criticize examples of somebody's oversaturated photos. But there must a be a reason why those things "sell". I just looked over the first few pages of the most popular photos o

Re: Could this happen with cameras?

Nihil novi sub sole. In 1996, a physicist, Alan Sokal did a similar social experiment in the scientific world, but submitting a hoax (scientifically-sounding text) for publication in a scientific (albeit not peer-reviewed at that point) journal. Many scientists (in social sciences) "swallowed

Re: People like bright (saturated) colors

Frank, Saying something but saying nothing, - that sounds like an elitist snob! ;-) Igor "knarftheriault at 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 > >--- O

Re: Anyone owns Metz 52 AF-1 flash unit?

Boris, I haven't used Metz 52, but I have been using Metz 58 AF-1 for over 2 years now (probably even 3). Below, I compiled my impressions (posted earlier) of that model. I am not sure if it is anywhat representative, but at least it will give you some aspects that you may want to pay attention t

Re: Lens Profile Creator for Lightroom; Lr tips

Unfortunately, that is of little help to me. Despite owning LR4, I don't use it. I am angry at Adobe with respect to how the handled LR. First, they dropped supporting Win XP in their LR-4. [*] And you do not have an option in LR-4 to keep the database format backward compatible to that of LR-

Re: Lens Profile Creator for Lightroom; Lr tips

Tue Jan 29 20:01:51 EST 2013 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >I needed to update to an Intel-based system to run LR3. I did ... I'm >glad I did, and a bottom end new system was much much faster than my >old PowerPC top of the line system. I don't blame Adobe for making >their business decisions. Althoug

Re: Pentax Photo Gallery Question

Brian, In Firefox, you can click on Tools->Page Info, then, in the new window, choose "Media" tab. You can click on the jpegs in the list, while looking at the image in the "Media Preview" box at the bottom". Then, you can either use "Save as" (if you need to save your image), or right-click on

CT power outage - PUG is back up and waiting for submissions

Dear PDMLers: If you haven't heard yet, due to the storm with strong winds, a large portion of Connecticut is out of power again: http://www.cl-p.com/outage/OutageMap.aspx This briefly affected operation of Komkon server where PUG is hosted (and our all-time sponsor, Frontex/Evogence), making i

Re: I hate computers.

Bill Here are some suggestions for your Thunderbird+Gmail configurations: 1) Use IMAP (not POP3), (You may need to delete the present account in Thunderbird, and set it up from scratch again.) 2) Under "Synchronization & Storage", consider unchecking "Keep messages for this account on this comp

Re: Lens Profile Creator for Lightroom; Lr tips

Thu Jan 31 05:30:25 EST 2013 Bruce Walker: >On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 4:18 AM, Jostein .ksne wrote: >> >> From: >>> >>> From: "Stan Halpin" On Jan 30, 2013, at 8:43 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Mark Roberts >> >> Bruce Walker wrote: >

Re: I don't understand

Thu Jan 31 18:51:09 EST 2013 William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Collin Brendemuehl" Subject: I don't understand > > > > When I put either the FA28/2.8or the FA50/1.4 and use either the > > internal or a shoe-mount flash, the shutter speed goes to 1/25. > > But when I us

Re: At least they didn't shoot me

Tue Feb 5 02:14:02 EST 2013 Larry Colen wrote: > While I'm > waiting for calls, I set up the bigma on my bushhawk, and wait for a > plane to fly over head. While I'm waiting, I try taking some shots of > nearby buildings. The was a Russian photo-rifle "sniper-12" that was based on Zenit SLR.

Re: Why would you buy a Pentax FF camera?

My response is interspersed below. Thu Feb 7 06:28:17 EST 2013 Steve Cottrell wrote: > I mean, aside from the obvious reasons like, bigger sensor, better > image > quality, better use with lenses designed to work with a 36X24mm frame, > better lighting, better heating, better sewer systems, the

Re: A fine full frame

Cool song! That's a hit! It's too bad that in order to fully appreciate it, one has to have some considerable Pentax background. Familiarity with the classic swing music is also a plus. I am about to send it to a fellow dancer whose day job is photography. On a side note: If something rattles in

Show-off in photography with a potentially wrong message (50 weddings with iPhone in 1 day)

I think I saw this information mentioned elsewhere previously: http://connect.dpreview.com/post/2355497650/photographer-50-weddings-one-day First, this guy is going to shoot 50 weddings in 1 day, whatever that means... But it cannot really mean a complete wedding coverage, does it? Maybe just th

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

1.& 2. I really like DA* 50-135/2.8. I enjoy the recently acquired 77/1.8 Both produce very nice sharp image with great color rendition. 77/1.8 has a bit unusual color combination in low light, but it is very pleasant. I like these two lenses for the image quality. I tend to take those with me

Re: Show-off in photography with a potentially wrong message (50 weddings with iPhone in 1 day)

Bob, Yes, I enjoyed watching that video, even though I am not sure I agree with all the points "criticized" there. Even before Instagram people were taking photos of their feet, weird signs, self-portraits in the mirror, and what's not... Experimenting and playing is fine, and that platform is g

Re: OT - Printers Again - Epson P50

Wed Feb 13 08:14:23 EST 2013 Steve Cottrell wrote: > Anyone have an Epson P50? > > Views? I don't have that printer, but I have a good garden view from my office window. I recommend that. Hope that helps, ;-) Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/list

Re: PESO 2013 - 22 - GDG

Godfrey, As I opened the link, my first few-second impression was: "great!" That was because of the combination (juxtaposition) of the crisp Foreground and foggy background. At the same time, my thought was: this photo is so not-Godfrey. Analyzing what made me thinking this way, I think it is t

Re: PESO: Ian McLagan

Charles, That's a nice photo. I seldom happen to be in Austin on a week day, but I will consider stopping by The Lucky Lounge should I be there Thursday night (and have time). Thanks for sharing! Igor On Tue, Feb 12, 2013, Charles Robinson wrote: >The wife and I took in a free show on Thu

Re: NO NOT AGAIN - TO FILTER OR NOT TO FILTER

Cotty, As long as you do that cleaning after the cordials, the amounts of CO2 + N2 in the alcohol vapor is small enough. ;-) Igor Thu Feb 14 08:15:21 EST 2013 Steve Cottrell wrote: > Clean cotton hanky and hot breath - that's all I use! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

Re: RE> Android tablets for showing photos?

Thu Feb 14 14:27:39 EST 2013 Godfrey DiGiorgi: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:15 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > > Observation from way out here in left field ... > > > > The biggest problem with tablets for displaying photos is when they > > get > > passed around someone inadvertently touches the wrong

Re: Android tablets for showing photos?

Thu Feb 14 14:40:12 EST 2013 lrc at red4est.com wrote: > Flash! Mark and Godfrey are different people. Mark! I have been always suspecting that, but was never really sure... [GRIN] > Most of us consider this to be a good thing. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://

Shocking [literally!] - meteorite hits my hometown

It's already in the news around the world: a few hours ago, a meteorite (estimated ~10 tons) hit Chelyabinsk (in Russia): http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/15/us-russia-meteorite-idUSBRE91E05Z20130215 My mom was on the street, and she saw the fireball in the sky, and then felt the hot shock

Re: GIF art - Fascinating short BBC Video

It works in the US. It looks like they borrowed the idea from Harry Potter movies. Thanks for sharing it. Cheers, Igor - Original Message - From: "Steve Cottrell" > Found this fascinating! > > If you're outside the UK and can't see it, let me know and I'll try and > sort it!! > >

Re: Shocking [literally!] - meteorite hits my hometown

Yes, it is a huge thing. People are reporting seeing the meteorite from as far as Yekaterinburg, which is about 200 km away. There are suspisions that there were several meteorites over ~100 km area, and also that when they were exploding they may have broken into several different pieces, and t

YALQ - Yet Another LR Question

[Boris, sorry for changing your acronym.) With so much of knowledge accumulated by PDMLers about plugins for LR, - I hope somebody has ideas for my questions. Q.1: After photographing an event, I typically sort photos into sub-sets, using "collection sets", thus creating a 1-level-deep str

Re: Kid pictures (was Re: PESO: Concentration)

Charles: that's a nice picture! Those spoiling grandparents... Aahz, I can tell you my perspective as a parent (and a photographer) When I was taking photos of my nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces, as well as my friends' kids, I usually was not posting them publically unless they were explicit

Re: Kid pictures (was Re: PESO: Concentration)

Tue Feb 19 08:50:32 EST 2013 John Sessoms wrote: > From: Larry Colen > > On Feb 18, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > >> > >> I'm going to hijack your post in a slightly different direction. > >> My sibling has been rather adamant about not posting photos of zir > >> child in public places.

Re: March PUG - Please Read!!

Taking into account that March theme is "Body parts", that promise sounds rather peculiar. ;-) Igor Tue Feb 19 21:59:44 EST 2013 Paul Stenquist wrote: > Good to see you on the job again. I'll dig something up. > > Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/l

Re: March PUG - Please Read!!

Paul provided Annapest control. Igor Thu Feb 21 10:45:55 EST 2013 Ann Sanfedele wrote: > I always liked anapests - for obvious reasons :-) > > ann > On 2/21/2013 09:59, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > That should say, "but so does Joe's first example with line four read > > as a pair of anapests.

Re: OT - Frequent Fracture Card

Ouch! And this wasn't a theatrical/musical performance, but you still "broke your leg" so to speak... I hope it mends quickly and with little pain. Igor Wed Feb 20 07:34:19 EST 2013 knarftheriault wrote: That's what they're giving me at St. Joe's Hospital here in Toronto. Third visit in two

Re: PESO: Approaching LAX

Sun Mar 3 13:30:06 EST 2013 Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Sun, Mar 03, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > On Mar 3, 2013, at 8:18 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16996116 > > > > Nice shot. Is that the 10 Freeway? Looks like you're coming in

Re: Pentax open box sale in Denver

Sun Mar 3 18:12:16 EST 2013 mike wilson wrote: > On 01/03/2013 21:10, pdml at paper-ape.com wrote: > > just back from > > > A Denver-based camera manufacturer? > > Live and learn. It's a camera manufacturere who has a base (one of) in Denver. :-)

Update on Kodak agony

... if somebody cares, Kodak files a plan for emergency from Chapter 11: http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=194171 With this much of regular loss, I am surprised it is not dead yet. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCR

PESO - shady creature

http://42graphy.org/misc/Japan/_IR39464.jpg not really a creature, but I told you it's all rather shady... I don't know what is the proper name for this. Taken in Nara, Japan. Comments and critique are welcome. I actually spent quite some time (and clicks) to catch this, but I am still not co

Re: PESO - shady creature

Thank you, Dan and Aahz for looking and responding. Tue Mar 5 11:28:22 EST 2013 Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Tue, Mar 05, 2013, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > > http://42graphy.org/misc/Japan/_IR39464.jpg > > > > not really a creature, but I told you it's all rather s

I like this bag!

Some of you may remember that back in October, I wrote about the bag that I liked "on the first sight", Up-rise 33 by Vanguard: http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2012-October/327982.html It took me some time before I bought it, and then, I didn't have an occasion to use it. In the last two

Re: PESO: Maori Dancer

Dan, Rather exotic view... You captured the face (and shoulder) nicely. However, the smeared front hand is a bit disturbing (maybe because it appears as if the wrist is amputated). In this regard, Luau 15 is more interesting (even though it may look just a bit less crisp as Luau 14). Igor We

Re: March PUG is up!!

I am surprised that nobody had a picture of Pentax camera body parts... I was tempted, but had neither time nor disassembled bodies. :-) Interesting gallery! Thank you, Brian for putting it together! I hope you are getting back to norm. Igor Tue Mar 5 17:32:16 EST 2013 Brian Walters wrote: >

Re: Insuring your photo gear...

Darren, It is pretty much what Stan wrote. I would like to add a few things. 1. I preferred to have that as a separate policy, with all things itemized. Note that in that case even repair or replacement of, say, the camera that fell, would be covered. I remember that I discovered some differen

PESO - shrine inhabitants

It's just an unusual combination of things, colors, etc. that I saw and couldn't pass. It's still grabbing my sight. http://42graphy.org/misc/Japan/_IR39969.jpg Taken in Nara, Japan. All comments and critique are welcome. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/

Under the microscope (For Mark C.)

I saw this gallery of snowflakes on weather.com this morning and thought that overall Mark's photos are much better. http://www.weather.com/news/science/snowflakes-under-microscope-20130306 What is interesting is the technique used in that case. It's indeed a micrscope. You can see the last thr

Re: OT: Stitching photos into 3D (yes, 3D)

It sounds that you read that 1943 story by Ray Bradbury, Doodad. "The sign on the shop said: THINGUMABOBS DOODADS WHATCHAMACALLITS HINKIES FORMODALDAFRAYS HOOTINANNIES GADGETS DOOHINGIES" :-) Igor Thu Mar 7 13:52:24 EST 2013 Stan Halpin wrote: > I can see it now. > > Me: "Eric, I need the th

Re: Comet Pan-STARRS

Here is some more detailed information from my colleague-astronomer: > Comets are fickle, so it is always hard to predict the evolution of the tails as it approaches perihelion. This comet was discovered by the PanSTARRS project, a 2.5m telescope in Hawaii (with more planned) which digitizes

PESO - Are they ever open?

"... I've been trying all day long!" http://42graphy.org/misc/Japan/_IR39342.jpg Taken in Nara, Japan. Igor -- 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 direc

Re: K-5 II/IIs firmware 1.03 released

Matthew, Thank you for posting the information! Igor Fri Mar 8 07:45:40 EST 2013 Matthew Hunt wrote: > http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-5_2_s.html > > Changes to V1.03 > > Improved the accuracy of exposure when using AA batteries. > Improved stability for general performance.

GESO - Spectacles and spectators

We are all spectacles and spectators... (including the photographer) http://42graphy.org/misc/Japan/KidsAndDeer/ (this works as a series) Being a white guy, I think I was as much an exotic subject as the deer. According to the wikipedia page about Nara: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara,_Nara "

How to shoot portraits quickly and on the go

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/mar/08/how-to-take-portrait-photograph Nothing revolutionary, but it might give some useful ideas to some PDMLers. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE fr

Re: PESO - Are they ever open?

Sun Mar 10 19:45:07 EDT 2013 Aahz Maruch wrote: On Fri, Mar 08, 2013, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > "... I've been trying all day long!" > > http://42graphy.org/misc/Japan/_IR39342.jpg Nice shot, even better title. ;-) Thank you, Aahz! Thanks to all others who l

Re: Request for specific Advice on B&W InkJet Printing (using an Epson printer).

Mon Mar 11 11:46:56 EDT 2013 Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > If your monitor is properly calibrated, its display should match > > the Epson 2880s printout almost exactly. And BW prints, once purged > > of color in PhotoShop or other software, won't have any

Re: PESO - Leah (messenger content)

Frank, I am always surprised seeing this type of fenders. Is it just a show-off, or does it have any practical reason? In my opinion the main purpose of the bike fenders is prevent the bicyclist from splushed on. And that would be more effecient if the fender was closer to the tire. I understand

Re: PESO: Acrobat

Dan, Good light and composition. Unfortunately, the leg position is not quite flattering. The photo may also benefit from some retouching of some things that show in the background from the middle to the top of the photo. (I would use the spot-adjustment tool in LR to darken those areas.) Igor

Re: OT GESO - just staying on the bus

Derby, Nice set overall. I agree with Godfrey, #2 doesn't quite fit the rest. In #7 and 8, the focus is to far on the background items, and the women in the foreground are bit too soft (focus-wise). Igor Sun Mar 17 12:25:54 EDT 2013 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Previous message: OT GESO - ju

Re: For Cotty

Heh!.. The trend of the last 5-7 years (at least in the US) is to stretch 4:3 TV programs to the widescreen 16:9 TV sets. It's done at the bars, airports, hotels (and fixed, so that you cannot change it back to how it should be. I think thee is a conspiracy out there: if you see all people (news

Re: A Question About a New Business

Wed Oct 26 19:52:19 EDT 2011 Cotty wrote: > On 26/10/11, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > >Thanks in advance for your input!! <..> > When I started out, I pitched myself where I thought companies could > afford - which didn't seem too cheap, nor too expensive. I was wrong. > The

Re: PUG Back online - Submission Form Active

Hi All: I sent this e-mail earlier (see melow), but it didn't go through, as in a rush (I was at a conference in Phoenix), - I did something strange. Anyway, - Komkon server (and PUG) has been running since Thursday afternoon. I appreciate everybody's patience during this outage. I am still sho

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