Re: Article and pictures published
Thanks to all who commented. Now I'm going to leave home for attending the PhotoShow fair in Rome (and managing the AOHC desk at Pentax booth), hence I'll be offlist until Tuesday. Ciao, Dario - Original Message - From: Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Article and pictures published cool, good job! rg2 On 4/2/08, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations - good exposure for you ;-) stan On Apr 2, 2008, at 4:31 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi gang, An article (text and pictures by me, including cover picture) on using flash with available light has been published by an Italian photo magazine called PC Photo (formerly Progresso Fotografico, established 1894). Here is the magazine cover: http://www.dariobonazza.com/puble.htm (it's the uppermost picture) All picturese were taken with K10D, AF540FGZ flash unit and several lenses. As per publisher's request, I cannot supply the article in electronic form now, but I will probably be allowed to do that within a few months. Cheers, Dario -- 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.
Re: help needed for new pentax lens website
There are an infinite number countable infinities, of course 8) On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 18:50:09 -0400, John Francis wrote How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:28:24PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/03/08 5:11 PM Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. Steve the philosophy major Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/3/2008 11:53 AM anywhere close to infinity is it possible for anything to be close to infinity? Any philosophers out there? Which infinity? The infinity of natural numbers? The infinity of real numbers? The infinity of human stupidity? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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. !SIG:47f5482555067318414559! -- 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. --- - The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. --- - John Whittingham Technician The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. -- 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: help needed for new pentax lens website
A quote attributed to Albert Einstein is that the difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. For the sake of philosophy I'd be willing to equate limitlessness with infinity in this case. :-) Jostein 2008/4/3 Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: anywhere close to infinity is it possible for anything to be close to infinity? Any philosophers out there? Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 April 2008 16:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: help needed for new pentax lens website I would think it best to restrict something like this to lenses that can be used without an adapter. It might be worthwhile to include m42 Pentax lenses, but I would draw the line there. BTW, although you can fit a Leica 39mm screwmount lens to a Pentax with adapters, it won't focus anywhere close to infinity. It will be macro only. Not exactly useful. Paul -- Original message -- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well you've set yourself an enduring hobby. Any m42 lens and the earlier m37 and c, (video, 8mm(?)), mount), Bessamatic or Kodak Retina IIIS/Reflex with the proper adapter, I think there may even be a Leica S (m39) mount to m42 adapter which opens all of the Leica, and copies such as Canon, (ah think of using a canon f 0.95 50mm), RF lenses, not to forget Pentax 645 and 67 lenses. Then there's the TX T4 Adapall etc. These are just the adapters I know of. The scope is daunting and the number of different lenses is astounding. Andreas Pfotenhauer wrote: Hi everybody, as mentioned in the subject, i need your help :-) I'm in the process of building a website that will hold a database with all lenses usable on Pentax bodies (with preference for the digital ones). I know, there is Bojidar Dimitrov's excellent k-mount web page (and some others), but thats not what i have in mind, because kmp has a pure technical perspective and it is restricted to Pentax lenses, while i would like to cover *all* lens producers that are usable on a Pentax body, and my project will offer more participation for users, it will be possible to rate lenses, add comments, there will be a list of external resources (URLs) pointing to lens reviews users can add to, etc .. somewhat like a Wiki but mostly with structured data (so for example one can easily filter for ultra wide lenses that offer automatic aperture, have a availability rating greater than 3 and a overall quality rating greater or equal 4) and a set of permissions with what a particular type of user(anonymous, registered user,staff,admin) can do or not. i think you get a rough idea. Problem is, this is some amount of data i have to collect and to maintain, thats why the whole thing is database driven which in turn means, no html skills will be necessary to add and maintain data, and I'm optimistic that I'll find sooner or later someone who's interested in helping me. Second Problem is, i don't know 99% of these lenses, and thats why i come to you guys. Getting functional characteristics of a lens (weight, size, focal length, aperture etc) is in most cases no big problem, thanks to google, but what i would like to have are descriptions of the lens, preferably from someone who had it in his hands and did some shots. Pictures of lenses are also very welcome. Of course contributions will be attributed and pictures will have a explicit copyright notice, with a link to the homepage of the contributor or something similar, except the contributor does not want to be mentioned. Website itself is still in alpha stage, so there is no layout and only some sample data, I'm still adding/removing/changing features, but as soon as i enter early beta I'll show you something :-) with kind regards from Germany, Andreas PS: maybe i should mention that this will *not* be a commercial thing, actually i intend to place the whole thing under a Creative Commons 3 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License (horrible name ^^), except of course for picture contributors that wish to retain their copyrights. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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
Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
Couldn't make the sound work from this PC, but it seems like a reversed Coca-cola Light Break... Jostein 2008/4/4 Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]: From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Although my new one might be Woolfhardisworthy. Mike: Is this an adjective for that famous British Wolf whistle or Wolf call British construction workers are famous for?--Heard a funny BBC radio story on the way to work today. Apparently, a construction company by the name of Wimbley (sp?) has banned the famous Wolf whistle. Turns out the construction workers are ok with this new policy, but the women are upset by the ban--at least the handful interviewed for the story are. Cheers, Christine I'm not at all surprised that the construction workers are in broad agreement with such a policy - they are terribly enlightened over here, as this documentary proves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u3j0d6iI_U Bob -- 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. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.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.
Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/03 Thu PM 10:30:00 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Although my new one might be Woolfhardisworthy. Mike: Is this an adjective for that famous British Wolf whistle or Wolf call British construction workers are famous for?--Heard a funny BBC radio story on the way to work today. Apparently, a construction company by the name of Wimbley (sp?) has banned the famous Wolf whistle. Turns out the construction workers are ok with this new policy, but the women are upset by the ban--at least the handful interviewed for the story are. All the words I mentioned are names. If you follow the link in my post, you will see how to pronounce them. They are probably corruptions of the names of long departed ancestral invaders from the frozen north and Normandy. - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/03 Thu PM 10:53:58 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:30:00PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: Apparently, a construction company by the name of Wimbley (sp?) has banned the famous Wolf whistle. Wimpey, at a guess. (Often jokingly regarded as an acronym for We Import More Paddies Every Year - many of the construction workers in the UK are Irish). Not any more. Czy pan movisz po Polsku? - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- 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: Calling all the Kiwi's
Looks like the sign of the takahe, http://www.signofthetakahe.com/ http://local.google.com/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=q=sign+of+the+takahesll=-43.573489,172.630985sspn=0.010602,0.01502ie=UTF8ll=-43.581526,172.63504spn=0.00265,0.003755t=hz=18 The first photo is of cathedral square, and both of those buildings are gone now. The second is of the town hall, where I once worked as a cleaner. Some very nice photos in there, makes me wish I could go and take few myself. Jon Hart. -- 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: help needed for new pentax lens website
Yeah! Chuck Norris counted to infinity. Twice. :D If you add the M42 lens then you should also add the Pentacon Six and Pentax 67 and 645 lens too. There are adapters for 645 made by Pentax, and Pentacon Six lenses are very common to be mounted on any 35mm cam. .t There are an infinite number countable infinities, of course 8) On Thu, 3 Apr 2008 18:50:09 -0400, John Francis wrote How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:28:24PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/03/08 5:11 PM Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. Steve the philosophy major Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/3/2008 11:53 AM anywhere close to infinity is it possible for anything to be close to infinity? Any philosophers out there? Which infinity? The infinity of natural numbers? The infinity of real numbers? The infinity of human stupidity? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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. !SIG:47f5482555067318414559! -- 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. --- - The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. --- - John Whittingham Technician The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. -- 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: Article and pictures published
Have fun, Dario. See if you can get any info on a K20D firmware update. Of course any news is welcome. Paul On Apr 4, 2008, at 2:27 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Thanks to all who commented. Now I'm going to leave home for attending the PhotoShow fair in Rome (and managing the AOHC desk at Pentax booth), hence I'll be offlist until Tuesday. Ciao, Dario - Original Message - From: Rebekah [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:42 AM Subject: Re: Article and pictures published cool, good job! rg2 On 4/2/08, Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations - good exposure for you ;-) stan On Apr 2, 2008, at 4:31 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi gang, An article (text and pictures by me, including cover picture) on using flash with available light has been published by an Italian photo magazine called PC Photo (formerly Progresso Fotografico, established 1894). Here is the magazine cover: http://www.dariobonazza.com/puble.htm (it's the uppermost picture) All picturese were taken with K10D, AF540FGZ flash unit and several lenses. As per publisher's request, I cannot supply the article in electronic form now, but I will probably be allowed to do that within a few months. Cheers, Dario -- 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. -- 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: Is the K20D Popular?
You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really sold me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is the K20D Popular? I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over the K10 (right?) I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera compelling me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the K10 to replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I get the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that out. What do you guys think? CW -- 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: Calling all the Kiwi's
Walt said: http://walthamler.smugmug.com/ I have added some pics of New Zealand's South Is that I shot back in 75-77 when I was down there for Deepfreeze. I know there are some Kiwi's in this group and I would appreciate some insights to some of the pics that I may have forgotten. For one I cannot remember the name of the castle outside Christchurch that was a favorite tourist stop. This is very interesting... My wife and I are spending a fortnight there in September for our 25th wedding anniversary. Will be fun to compare - especially Franz Josef Glacier! Ciao, Peter in Western Sydney -- 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: Pets in your home, photos and fee
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:01 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: Pets in your home, photos and fee Sorry Bill, i thought i best snip your email, as it may be close to the KB limit. I don;t know if i'm undercutting any pro animal photographers in this area, after all i still am one, for the most part, its mostly one animal.:-) The $1400 per sitting people are not in this area, by a long shot. However, i feel i can do a good job, am willing to do a free reshot should the customer not be happy, and i feel $60.00 for an hours work, well, is good. Additional monies are made from prints or CD's etc. Besides, how can i ever get to $1400 a sitting if i don't start some were. I;m not like truck drivers who seem to start off with 18 years experience, or at least thats what i get from the CB conversations. My point was more that submarining your market can be a fatal mistake. You'd be charging far less than 60 beans/hour to do that. Ok, I see that point now. Thnaks for the comments Bill. They all help. Dave William Robb -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: Is the K20D Popular?
I'm now on the fence. K20D or trade in the D200 for the D300, which is supposed to have better high iso. Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really sold me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is the K20D Popular? I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over the K10 (right?) I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera compelling me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the K10 to replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I get the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that out. What do you guys think? CW -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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.
FS Friday: SMC-F 100/2.8 Macro
I bit the bullet and put it on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentax-SMC-F-100mm-f-2-8-Macro-Fast-Sharp-AF-Macro_W0QQitemZ220218850847QQihZ012QQcategoryZ48558QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- 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: Noodles
Love her expression. Photo is very crisp. Dave On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:48 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7127482size=lg K20D, DA*50-135, 50 mm f3.5, 1/60th, ISO 200 -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: All right . . . here's an idea, Let's start a Magazine . . .
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: I'm not sure the word grumpy does him justice. Steve Desjardins wrote: Actually, it doesn't, at least according to my browser. . . . And your forgot Bill Robb's regular column, The Grumpy Pentaxian. Mebbe Mike Johnston could write that article and Bill could pen the counterpoint. Ooh. Wouldn't that be fun? With cat illustrations Dave -- Scott duck and cover Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: Is the K20D Popular?
The D300 may have better high ISO. Some of the testers seem to think so. Although, again, I don't know if they're setting noise reduction values in the K20. If they are, they never mention it. I think Adam said he found the D300 noise at high ISO comparable to that of the K20D. The D300 is certainly more expensive and probably a bit better built as a consequence. It doesn't have in-body shake reduction. That would be a stopper for me, as I depend on hand holding a lot with older lenses. In the end I suppose it's mostly a matter of which direction your kit will go. I think it's usually better to settle on one brand, so that you can optimize your lens selection. Paul On Apr 4, 2008, at 7:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I'm now on the fence. K20D or trade in the D200 for the D300, which is supposed to have better high iso. Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really sold me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is the K20D Popular? I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over the K10 (right?) I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera compelling me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the K10 to replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I get the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that out. What do you guys think? CW -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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.
K20D and D300 in camera focus adjustments
I'm on the fence as to adding the K20D or trading my D200 for the D300. I have not heard about my K10D repair for 1o days now. Both are reported by users of this list and my Nikon BB to have very good high ISO quality. K20 has buly in SR. Both seem to offer user adjustment of focus. I'm just wondering is this mentioned in the manual for the K20D or just general knowledge that you can do it. Those to i have spoken to on my Nikon BB said the D300 offers user focus adjustments for lenses, but advises against it. Could that be more of a, lets put the disclaimer in so we have fewer returns from users screwing up their cameras.??, or a general concern on their part. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
Or the usual dealer BS. It amazes me just how much utter crap salesmaggots say about various brands, all of it with absolutely no basis in reality. -Adam On 4/4/08, John Mullan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you say April Fool? That's what it sounds like, and the timing is right. - Original Message - From: J. Meeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:12 PM Subject: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff I was in my local camera store today and the clerk I deal with knows I am a Pentax guy. She let me know that their sales rep sent an email informing them that all the USA sales reps and managers had been let go. Some of the other guys behind the counter said they heard Pentax in the states is not making money and maybe Hoya is blaming the sales staff. I just thought I would pass this along. Has anyone heard anything about what this means for Pentax USA? Jim M. -- 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. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around 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: Is the K20D Popular?
Based on Paul's 6400 shots and my own, I'd say the two bodies are pretty much comparable at high ISO's in RAW. I'd suspect the D300 has a definite lead for JPEG results (Nikon's done the best in-camera JPEG's I've seen), but I don't shoot JPEG and neither does Paul so I've not been able to compare directly. The D300 is noticably better built than the K20D and definitely has better AF. But it's also a fair bit more expensive. I'd say the differences in build and performance are more than justified by the price difference (In either camera's favour). The deciding factor in my case was a trio of Nikkor primes (20, 35, 85) I already owned that would have cost me $1400+ to buy in Pentax mount. -Adam On 4/4/08, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The D300 may have better high ISO. Some of the testers seem to think so. Although, again, I don't know if they're setting noise reduction values in the K20. If they are, they never mention it. I think Adam said he found the D300 noise at high ISO comparable to that of the K20D. The D300 is certainly more expensive and probably a bit better built as a consequence. It doesn't have in-body shake reduction. That would be a stopper for me, as I depend on hand holding a lot with older lenses. In the end I suppose it's mostly a matter of which direction your kit will go. I think it's usually better to settle on one brand, so that you can optimize your lens selection. Paul On Apr 4, 2008, at 7:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I'm now on the fence. K20D or trade in the D200 for the D300, which is supposed to have better high iso. Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really sold me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is the K20D Popular? I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over the K10 (right?) I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera compelling me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the K10 to replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I get the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that out. What do you guys think? CW -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
If you do a validation of a set of files that you know to be good and generate a checksum, then run the validation again at another time ... and the checksums match ... the files are good. If this weren't true, there would be no point to file validation. Godfrey On Apr 3, 2008, at 2:05 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Godfrey, My point of view is that you haven't validated that you can recover your pictures from the data until you actually do such, or at least do a sample. To say the bits and bites are all the same implies no other glitches in the process. Regards, Bob S. -- 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: Is the K20D Popular?
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul Unfortunately we no longer have the option to turn NR off. Pentax please fix this! 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: K20D and D300 in camera focus adjustments
The user adjustment of lenses is described in the Pentax manual, and it's part of the regular setup menu. I don't think they advise against it. It seems to work fine. And you can return to default at any time. It's a simple procedure. Paul -- Original message -- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm on the fence as to adding the K20D or trading my D200 for the D300. I have not heard about my K10D repair for 1o days now. Both are reported by users of this list and my Nikon BB to have very good high ISO quality. K20 has buly in SR. Both seem to offer user adjustment of focus. I'm just wondering is this mentioned in the manual for the K20D or just general knowledge that you can do it. Those to i have spoken to on my Nikon BB said the D300 offers user focus adjustments for lenses, but advises against it. Could that be more of a, lets put the disclaimer in so we have fewer returns from users screwing up their cameras.??, or a general concern on their part. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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.
FS Friday as new K10D with warranty (body only)
OK, I have taken the plunge and upgraded to the K20 and now need to recoup some of my outlay by selling my trusty K10D. Bought January 2007. Have taken about 1500 shots with it. Should still have 20 months warranty from the Pentax Pro shop wher I got it (Kamera Altrincham otherwise known as http://www.equipmentexpress.co.uk) as there was a 3 year warranty on it. I have emailed them today to make certain this can be transferred, but I don't imagine there would be a problem. Incidentally I got my K20D from them too because that free warranty is great. I also got their price down to match competitors who arent giving any extra warranty! Comes boxed, without a mark on it and with all the CDs, instructions, cables etc. If you didn't look at the picture count you wouldn't know it was not new. Comes with the first firmware upgrade (V1.1?) to enable wireless flash but havent upgraded it since then so you could still get into the service menu and adjust the focus (something I never got round to because my lenses were very accurate on it). Offers in the region of £300 delivered in the mainland UK, or it will go on ebay shortly. Please feel free to ask any questions, or to request a picture etc. Cheers Rob -- 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: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
- Original Message - From: J. Meeks Subject: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff I was in my local camera store today and the clerk I deal with knows I am a Pentax guy. She let me know that their sales rep sent an email informing them that all the USA sales reps and managers had been let go. Some of the other guys behind the counter said they heard Pentax in the states is not making money and maybe Hoya is blaming the sales staff. I just thought I would pass this along. Has anyone heard anything about what this means for Pentax USA? I expect it means the same thing as the story I got a few weeks ago about Fuji having ceased film manufacture and was now planning on selling off warehoused film until it was gone. IE: utter BS. William Robb -- 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: Is the K20D Popular?
You can turn off high ISO noise reduction. Or you can choose weakest, weak, or strong. Long shutter speed NR, on the other hand, has two settings. Auto turns it on in respect to temperature and conditions. On applies it only at shutter speeds longer than one second, I believe. So in effect, it's off for almost all applications. Paul -- Original message -- From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul Unfortunately we no longer have the option to turn NR off. Pentax please fix this! 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. -- 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: Kayak in Big Scenic
Thanks Paul and Bob for commenting, and to everyone who had a look as well. My wife asked if I could make a BIG print of it for the bedroom wall, so I printed it off at 16x39 inches. It looks pretty good considering it came from a 6mp istD file. I suppose it helps that I was at the sweet spot of a very good lens. William Robb -- 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.
gallery visit ...
I went to San Francisco yesterday. Spent a couple of hours at SF MOMA enjoying the Lee Friedlander retrospective exhibition as well as the several other photography exhibitions underway at present. That was good but then I went to the First Thursday evening at 49 Geary gallery building. The Steven Wirtz Gallery had the opening reception for Michael Kenna's latest, photos from Mont St. Michel and New York. Stunning work: I could spend hours looking at his photos. I had a few moments to chat with him and pressed him to produce a book of the New York photos ... someday in the future. It's just amazing to see work of this calibre. If you have the opportunity, it's well worth it to get to the city if only for this show. Godfrey -- 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: Is the K20D Popular?
According to the K20D manual, even if you turn NR off it turns back on at a minimal level at the highest ISO settings. -Adam On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 9:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can turn off high ISO noise reduction. Or you can choose weakest, weak, or strong. Long shutter speed NR, on the other hand, has two settings. Auto turns it on in respect to temperature and conditions. On applies it only at shutter speeds longer than one second, I believe. So in effect, it's off for almost all applications. Paul -- Original message -- From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul Unfortunately we no longer have the option to turn NR off. Pentax please fix this! 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. -- 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. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around 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: Is the K20D Popular?
But in the field a 10 minute exposure still takes 20. That's why I want to be able to turn it off. Cheers, Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 9:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can turn off high ISO noise reduction. Or you can choose weakest, weak, or strong. Long shutter speed NR, on the other hand, has two settings. Auto turns it on in respect to temperature and conditions. On applies it only at shutter speeds longer than one second, I believe. So in effect, it's off for almost all applications. Paul -- Original message -- From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul Unfortunately we no longer have the option to turn NR off. Pentax please fix this! 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: gallery visit ...
I had the chance to visit this Lee Friedlander exhibition here in Barcelona last year (I assume it was the same one since it was organize by the NY MoMA) and I had a great time looking at his work. Highly recommended if you have the chance. Regards, Jaume - Mensaje original De: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: SeePhoto Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PDML List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: viernes, 4 de abril, 2008 15:48:11 Asunto: gallery visit ... I went to San Francisco yesterday. Spent a couple of hours at SF MOMA enjoying the Lee Friedlander retrospective exhibition as well as the several other photography exhibitions underway at present. That was good but then I went to the First Thursday evening at 49 Geary gallery building. The Steven Wirtz Gallery had the opening reception for Michael Kenna's latest, photos from Mont St. Michel and New York. Stunning work: I could spend hours looking at his photos. I had a few moments to chat with him and pressed him to produce a book of the New York photos ... someday in the future. It's just amazing to see work of this calibre. If you have the opportunity, it's well worth it to get to the city if only for this show. Godfrey -- 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. __ ¿Con Mascota por primera vez? Sé un mejor Amigo. Entra en Yahoo! Respuestas http://es.answers.yahoo.com/info/welcome -- 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: Is the K20D Popular?
I'd love to optimize my lens collection, unfortunately it seem to have a life of it's own. Paul Stenquist wrote: The D300 may have better high ISO. Some of the testers seem to think so. Although, again, I don't know if they're setting noise reduction values in the K20. If they are, they never mention it. I think Adam said he found the D300 noise at high ISO comparable to that of the K20D. The D300 is certainly more expensive and probably a bit better built as a consequence. It doesn't have in-body shake reduction. That would be a stopper for me, as I depend on hand holding a lot with older lenses. In the end I suppose it's mostly a matter of which direction your kit will go. I think it's usually better to settle on one brand, so that you can optimize your lens selection. Paul On Apr 4, 2008, at 7:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I'm now on the fence. K20D or trade in the D200 for the D300, which is supposed to have better high iso. Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really sold me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is the K20D Popular? I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over the K10 (right?) I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera compelling me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the K10 to replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I get the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that out. What do you guys think? CW -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
If you try googling on it you get nothing. If it were happening I would think someone would have posted somewhere besides here. Adam Maas wrote: Or the usual dealer BS. It amazes me just how much utter crap salesmaggots say about various brands, all of it with absolutely no basis in reality. -Adam On 4/4/08, John Mullan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you say April Fool? That's what it sounds like, and the timing is right. - Original Message - From: J. Meeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:12 PM Subject: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff I was in my local camera store today and the clerk I deal with knows I am a Pentax guy. She let me know that their sales rep sent an email informing them that all the USA sales reps and managers had been let go. Some of the other guys behind the counter said they heard Pentax in the states is not making money and maybe Hoya is blaming the sales staff. I just thought I would pass this along. Has anyone heard anything about what this means for Pentax USA? Jim M. -- 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. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
- Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] All the words I mentioned are names. Mike: I know that--and I followed the link. I guess I forgot the ;-)--the wink, wink, winkicon. Cheers, Christine -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/04/04 Fri PM 02:41:26 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] All the words I mentioned are names. Mike: I know that--and I followed the link. I guess I forgot the ;-)--the wink, wink, winkicon. Cheers, Christine It's me. Or, rather, the eight days of two hours sleep. The five second micronaps aren't working. King Zombie - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
In a message dated 4/3/2008 2:11:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Godfrey, My point of view is that you haven't validated that you can recover your pictures from the data until you actually do such, or at least do a sample. To say the bits and bites are all the same implies no other glitches in the process. Regards, Bob S. == I have storage paranoia like you do. Probably the best thing to do is, back up to CDs/DVDs, two copies, keep on hard disk. Then go in in one to three months or so and see if one can get photos off CDs/DVDs. Usually, for me, if a disc is bad, it is bad from the beginning. Marnie aka Doe **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316) -- 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: K20D and D300 in camera focus adjustments
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 9:17 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The user adjustment of lenses is described in the Pentax manual, and it's part of the regular setup menu. I don't think they advise against it. It seems to work fine. And you can return to default at any time. It's a simple procedure. You can return to default. Good to know. Thanks Paul. I;'m waiting to get my K10D back and see how it performs before i go ahead and make any more body purchases. Dave Paul -- Original message -- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm on the fence as to adding the K20D or trading my D200 for the D300. I have not heard about my K10D repair for 1o days now. Both are reported by users of this list and my Nikon BB to have very good high ISO quality. K20 has buly in SR. Both seem to offer user adjustment of focus. I'm just wondering is this mentioned in the manual for the K20D or just general knowledge that you can do it. Those to i have spoken to on my Nikon BB said the D300 offers user focus adjustments for lenses, but advises against it. Could that be more of a, lets put the disclaimer in so we have fewer returns from users screwing up their cameras.??, or a general concern on their part. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On 4/4/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: I guess I forgot the ;-)--the wink, wink, winkicon You have an LX? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.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: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
Can you say April Fool? Wouldn't bet on it. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: John Mullan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff Can you say April Fool? That's what it sounds like, and the timing is right. - Original Message - From: J. Meeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:12 PM Subject: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff I was in my local camera store today and the clerk I deal with knows I am a Pentax guy. She let me know that their sales rep sent an email informing them that all the USA sales reps and managers had been let go. Some of the other guys behind the counter said they heard Pentax in the states is not making money and maybe Hoya is blaming the sales staff. I just thought I would pass this along. Has anyone heard anything about what this means for Pentax USA? Jim M. -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
- Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's me. Or, rather, the eight days of two hours sleep. The five second micronaps aren't working. King Zombie I'll send you the link to my online photo gallery--that'll put you right to sleep ;-). Seriously, get some rest. Cheers, Christine -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
I'm sorry to say, I don't get the point of the question here. camera? car? large-sized winkicon? having-a-brain-fart-in-Chicago, Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:42 AM Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta On 4/4/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: I guess I forgot the ;-)--the wink, wink, winkicon You have an LX? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On 4/4/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm sorry to say, I don't get the point of the question here. camera? car? large-sized winkicon? having-a-brain-fart-in-Chicago, Christine Soyou've never actually owned an LX then...? You've never actually experienced that, ahhh, LX feeling...? he feeling that everything is alright with the world, nothing is too much? ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Apr 4, 2008, at 8:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have storage paranoia like you do. Probably the best thing to do is, back up to CDs/DVDs, two copies, keep on hard disk. Then go in in one to three months or so and see if one can get photos off CDs/DVDs. In the past week or two I've been working on a largish project which required that I go back through exposures made on film and scanned in the late 1990s along with all my digital capture work from 2002 and up. I only have 2005 and later digital files on my working drives. I opened up my hard drive (and about three dozen of CDs made up to 13 years ago) archives and have reviewed 76,000 photos with no errors at all, selected out about 3600 of them for further grading and use, copied them to my current workspace, etc. They've loaded and many have been edited in Lightroom since. I'd say the file archiving and validation system I've built is working rather nicely, and the media is proving to be robust enough for my needs. Usually, for me, if a disc is bad, it is bad from the beginning. That's why you should *always* run a verification/validation pass immediately after burning a CD/DVD, and make at least two independently from the original working set of files. I'm sorry but this is not rocket science. It's pretty easy to achieve highly reliable archives with today's systems, with a minimum of fuss and computer savvy. Good quality equipment, well designed archiving policy and proper procedures do the job. Godfrey -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 12:52 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: he feeling that everything is alright with the world, nothing is too much? E... 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: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
I've been hearing rumors like this for a couple of years now. About a year ago when I went to the primary Pentax pusher in this area, Milford Camera, I was told that Pentax was replacing all their sales reps., the implication being that Pentax was in more trouble than usual. It didn't seem to happen then. I don't think I'll worry about it happening now, until it is widely reported, which hasn't happened at this point. Ken Waller wrote: Can you say April Fool? Wouldn't bet on it. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: John Mullan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff Can you say April Fool? That's what it sounds like, and the timing is right. - Original Message - From: J. Meeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:12 PM Subject: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff I was in my local camera store today and the clerk I deal with knows I am a Pentax guy. She let me know that their sales rep sent an email informing them that all the USA sales reps and managers had been let go. Some of the other guys behind the counter said they heard Pentax in the states is not making money and maybe Hoya is blaming the sales staff. I just thought I would pass this along. Has anyone heard anything about what this means for Pentax USA? Jim M. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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: Mark Cargill's K20D test (Paul)
Paul, Thanks for posting this K20D review. Have you ever experienced the soft frame edge syndrome discussed in this review? I didn't refer back to the article to extract the exact context of the remarks, but will do so if unclear. Thanks, Jack You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.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: Is the K20D Popular?
But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. Other than write speed, what's the trade off for using higher levels of NR? I tend to leave most in camera/image controls off use my CS2 for image modifications. I have no additional NR capabilities (other than those in CS2) Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Is the K20D Popular? You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really sold me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is the K20D Popular? I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over the K10 (right?) I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera compelling me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the K10 to replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I get the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that out. What do you guys think? CW -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
The LX is the Pentax Uber Camera of the 1980's. A full system in some ways fully equal to the Canon New F1 and Nikon F3 exceeding both in some areas falling short in others. It is the center of a full professional system. The LX wink was current on the list between LX owners. (I guess no one else was supposed to use it, though how that could be enforced was beyond me). I still have a pair of them they are beautiful cameras. Though they don't get much work these days. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/LX/LX_old.html http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/LX/LX_new.html Christine Aguila wrote: I'm sorry to say, I don't get the point of the question here. camera? car? large-sized winkicon? having-a-brain-fart-in-Chicago, Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:42 AM Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta On 4/4/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: I guess I forgot the ;-)--the wink, wink, winkicon You have an LX? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.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. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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: Is the K20D Popular?
Op Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:20:13 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'd love to optimize my lens collection, unfortunately it seem to have a life of it's own. grin Paul Stenquist wrote: The D300 may have better high ISO. Some of the testers seem to think so. Although, again, I don't know if they're setting noise reduction values in the K20. If they are, they never mention it. I think Adam said he found the D300 noise at high ISO comparable to that of the K20D. The D300 is certainly more expensive and probably a bit better built as a consequence. It doesn't have in-body shake reduction. That would be a stopper for me, as I depend on hand holding a lot with older lenses. In the end I suppose it's mostly a matter of which direction your kit will go. I think it's usually better to settle on one brand, so that you can optimize your lens selection. Paul On Apr 4, 2008, at 7:19 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I'm now on the fence. K20D or trade in the D200 for the D300, which is supposed to have better high iso. Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:04 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're welcome. Ironically, some testers have failed to notice the improved high ISO performance. But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. I suspect if it's turned off, the 3200 noise would be fairly pronounced, but I have no inclination to experiment. Paul On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote: The apparent improved high ISO performance (thanks Paul) really sold me, otherwise I'm pretty sure I could have resisted. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is the K20D Popular? I think most of us agreed that the K20 is an improvement over the K10 (right?) I'm curious about the sales. I have not found the new camera compelling me to forsake the K10 in nearly the same way that I needed the K10 to replace the *istD. I know some of you have made the switch, but I get the feeling that the K10 had more buzz. My totally unfounded gut feeling is that the K10's initial buzz lasted longer and was more widespread than that of the K20. I wonder if the sales bear that out. What do you guys think? CW -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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. -- Ciao, Lucas -- 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.
Interesting Difference between Samsung GX20 and K20D
Wireless transfer mode between GX20 and new Samsung HDTV sets. About half way down the page http://www.photoreporter.com/article.asp?issueID=num=03vol=16articleType=narticleID=2036 Not useful for me and possibly wrong headed in a semi-professional DSLR but interesting none the less. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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: Interesting Difference between Samsung GX20 and K20D
I believe that the WiFi is a function of the grip. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 2:17 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wireless transfer mode between GX20 and new Samsung HDTV sets. About half way down the page http://www.photoreporter.com/article.asp?issueID=num=03vol=16articleType=narticleID=2036 Not useful for me and possibly wrong headed in a semi-professional DSLR but interesting none the less. -- 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: Interesting Difference between Samsung GX20 and K20D
Yes but it seems to be only good for slide shows on dedicated Samsung televisions. Pretty useless for me, though I'm sure someone will think its the bees knees... David Savage wrote: I believe that the WiFi is a function of the grip. Cheers, Dave On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 2:17 AM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wireless transfer mode between GX20 and new Samsung HDTV sets. About half way down the page http://www.photoreporter.com/article.asp?issueID=num=03vol=16articleType=narticleID=2036 Not useful for me and possibly wrong headed in a semi-professional DSLR but interesting none the less. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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 Chevy on Ice
So this is spring, eh. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/NTS%20PHOTOS/?action=viewcurrent=Chevyice-5799.jpg Drove through some nasty weather on Tuesday, from Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Rain, ice pellets, wet snow, wind. Hwy 17 was closed from SSM to Wawa, so we stopped and put the loads to bed. I noticed this when i was fueling up. D200, Nikon 18-70, wet knees. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: Is the K20D Popular?
- Original Message - From: Ken Waller Subject: Re: Is the K20D Popular? But none of them have said what value they set for High ISO NR in the setup menus. I have it on Weak. Other than write speed, what's the trade off for using higher levels of NR? I tend to leave most in camera/image controls off use my CS2 for image modifications. I have no additional NR capabilities (other than those in CS2) It tends to snuff fine detail. William Robb -- 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: help needed for new pentax lens website
Chuck Norris counted to infinity, twice. Dave On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anywhere close to infinity is it possible for anything to be close to infinity? Any philosophers out there? Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 April 2008 16:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: help needed for new pentax lens website I would think it best to restrict something like this to lenses that can be used without an adapter. It might be worthwhile to include m42 Pentax lenses, but I would draw the line there. BTW, although you can fit a Leica 39mm screwmount lens to a Pentax with adapters, it won't focus anywhere close to infinity. It will be macro only. Not exactly useful. Paul -- Original message -- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well you've set yourself an enduring hobby. Any m42 lens and the earlier m37 and c, (video, 8mm(?)), mount), Bessamatic or Kodak Retina IIIS/Reflex with the proper adapter, I think there may even be a Leica S (m39) mount to m42 adapter which opens all of the Leica, and copies such as Canon, (ah think of using a canon f 0.95 50mm), RF lenses, not to forget Pentax 645 and 67 lenses. Then there's the TX T4 Adapall etc. These are just the adapters I know of. The scope is daunting and the number of different lenses is astounding. Andreas Pfotenhauer wrote: Hi everybody, as mentioned in the subject, i need your help :-) I'm in the process of building a website that will hold a database with all lenses usable on Pentax bodies (with preference for the digital ones). I know, there is Bojidar Dimitrov's excellent k-mount web page (and some others), but thats not what i have in mind, because kmp has a pure technical perspective and it is restricted to Pentax lenses, while i would like to cover *all* lens producers that are usable on a Pentax body, and my project will offer more participation for users, it will be possible to rate lenses, add comments, there will be a list of external resources (URLs) pointing to lens reviews users can add to, etc .. somewhat like a Wiki but mostly with structured data (so for example one can easily filter for ultra wide lenses that offer automatic aperture, have a availability rating greater than 3 and a overall quality rating greater or equal 4) and a set of permissions with what a particular type of user(anonymous, registered user,staff,admin) can do or not. i think you get a rough idea. Problem is, this is some amount of data i have to collect and to maintain, thats why the whole thing is database driven which in turn means, no html skills will be necessary to add and maintain data, and I'm optimistic that I'll find sooner or later someone who's interested in helping me. Second Problem is, i don't know 99% of these lenses, and thats why i come to you guys. Getting functional characteristics of a lens (weight, size, focal length, aperture etc) is in most cases no big problem, thanks to google, but what i would like to have are descriptions of the lens, preferably from someone who had it in his hands and did some shots. Pictures of lenses are also very welcome. Of course contributions will be attributed and pictures will have a explicit copyright notice, with a link to the homepage of the contributor or something similar, except the contributor does not want to be mentioned. Website itself is still in alpha stage, so there is no layout and only some sample data, I'm still adding/removing/changing features, but as soon as i enter early beta I'll show you something :-) with kind regards from Germany, Andreas PS: maybe i should mention that this will *not* be a commercial thing, actually i intend to place the whole thing under a Creative Commons 3 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License (horrible name ^^), except of course for picture contributors that wish to retain their copyrights. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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
Re: help needed for new pentax lens website
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:36 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 42 Are you suggesting coconuts migrate? Not at all. They could be carried. Dave Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: help needed for new pentax lens website 42 John Francis wrote: How many countable infinities are there? On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 05:28:24PM -0400, Steve Desjardins wrote: I've always liked the countable infinities. The uncountable ones seem so passe. Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/03/08 5:11 PM Steve Desjardins wrote: Sure, according to the Mathematicians. And they're almost as unhelpful as the philosophers. Steve the philosophy major Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] 4/3/2008 11:53 AM anywhere close to infinity is it possible for anything to be close to infinity? Any philosophers out there? Which infinity? The infinity of natural numbers? The infinity of real numbers? The infinity of human stupidity? -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
In a message dated 4/4/2008 10:01:56 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Usually, for me, if a disc is bad, it is bad from the beginning. That's why you should *always* run a verification/validation pass immediately after burning a CD/DVD, and make at least two independently from the original working set of files. I'm sorry but this is not rocket science. It's pretty easy to achieve highly reliable archives with today's systems, with a minimum of fuss and computer savvy. Good quality equipment, well designed archiving policy and proper procedures do the job. Godfrey == Well, actually, Godfrey, not sure how to do a verification/validation pass. And you can't help, as you're Mac and I am PC. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316) -- 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: gallery visit ...
Michael Kenna is not entirely to my taste, although I understand his appeal and recognise that he's a really good photographer. I do like a lot of his Japanese work though - it's a very appropriate country for his style. There's a video of him at work here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3glZrvAFVUU Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 04 April 2008 14:48 To: SeePhoto Talk; PDML List Subject: gallery visit ... I went to San Francisco yesterday. Spent a couple of hours at SF MOMA enjoying the Lee Friedlander retrospective exhibition as well as the several other photography exhibitions underway at present. That was good but then I went to the First Thursday evening at 49 Geary gallery building. The Steven Wirtz Gallery had the opening reception for Michael Kenna's latest, photos from Mont St. Michel and New York. Stunning work: I could spend hours looking at his photos. I had a few moments to chat with him and pressed him to produce a book of the New York photos ... someday in the future. It's just amazing to see work of this calibre. If you have the opportunity, it's well worth it to get to the city if only for this show. Godfrey -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
Well, actually, Godfrey, not sure how to do a verification/validation pass. And you can't help, as you're Mac and I am PC. Marnie aka Doe :-) A read-after-write check should be built into the hardware (albeit switchable from the operating system). Bob -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta Well, actually, Godfrey, not sure how to do a verification/validation pass. And you can't help, as you're Mac and I am PC. I know Nero can be told to verify the data after the burn is complete. I'm always suspicious until I've stuck the CD into another drive and made sure that at the very least, the directory structure is in place. I recall reading a technobabble article a few years ago about the number of errors that can happen during a normal burn process, and how if you keep copying the same data from CD to CD to CD, eventually, you will end up with an unusable coaster, and also that a CD can self introduce errors just sitting there, slowly oxidizing. I don't recall the source of the article, but reading it was enough to make me start looking into hard drives instead of optical media, and to stick with good quality writers and discs for CD burning. William Robb -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:22:33 +0100 Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, actually, Godfrey, not sure how to do a verification/validation pass. And you can't help, as you're Mac and I am PC. Marnie aka Doe :-) well both are PC's really. I add another confusion as i run Ubuntu Linux on my PC. but as Bob said there should be a verification option in the burning software. i have run discs out of windows and mac OS PC's at friends homes and have found the verifications but really have no idea what applications I used there. I burn 2 dvds and two sets of CDs as backup each month. One is a straight copy of the originals and edits and the other is a compressed file copy. I also keep copies on my machine and an hidden directory on my son's machine ( he has all the excess storage in the house) I am looking at net based storage solutions as well. paranoia and multiple replications. Bran -- 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: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff
Probably wishful thinking on the part of the store personnel. Distribution of goods, relationships with local retail outlets, has been a weak point of Pentax for a long time. Treated like mushrooms is an old metaphor that describes local stores in this relationship. We can only hope that the new Pentax actually makes some moves to improve the situation. Whether a 100% turnover is the answer or not is hard for anyone outside to discern. stan On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:22 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: If you try googling on it you get nothing. If it were happening I would think someone would have posted somewhere besides here. Adam Maas wrote: Or the usual dealer BS. It amazes me just how much utter crap salesmaggots say about various brands, all of it with absolutely no basis in reality. -Adam On 4/4/08, John Mullan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you say April Fool? That's what it sounds like, and the timing is right. - Original Message - From: J. Meeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:12 PM Subject: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff I was in my local camera store today and the clerk I deal with knows I am a Pentax guy. She let me know that their sales rep sent an email informing them that all the USA sales reps and managers had been let go. Some of the other guys behind the counter said they heard Pentax in the states is not making money and maybe Hoya is blaming the sales staff. I just thought I would pass this along. Has anyone heard anything about what this means for Pentax USA? Jim M. -- 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. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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: Calling all the Kiwi's
Thanks Jon! That is the name. I was searching my brain and could not remember. I went to the website and the google link. Boy, that area has grown a lot since I was there! I also saw some pics in the web recently of downtown ChCh and it has grown a lot also. I guess we forget that progress (?) is constantly going on world wide! Thanks for your input! Walt On 4/4/08, Jon Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like the sign of the takahe, http://www.signofthetakahe.com/ http://local.google.com/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=q=sign+of+the+takahesll=-43.573489,172.630985sspn=0.010602,0.01502ie=UTF8ll=-43.581526,172.63504spn=0.00265,0.003755t=hz=18 The first photo is of cathedral square, and both of those buildings are gone now. The second is of the town hall, where I once worked as a cleaner. Some very nice photos in there, makes me wish I could go and take few myself. Jon Hart. -- 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: Calling all the Kiwi's
Peter, good to hear from you. My friend Roger whose boat we were on in the pics from the Blenheim/Picton now lives on the outskirts of Sydney. He lives far enough out that he has an observatory building for his telescopes. I hope you and your wife have a great time in NZ. I never visited N Island, but S Island has got to be some of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen. As soon as my daughter gets married and leaves home I have already told my Margaret that we are going back there again for at least 2 months! Walt This is very interesting... My wife and I are spending a fortnight there in September for our 25th wedding anniversary. Will be fun to compare - especially Franz Josef Glacier! Ciao, Peter in Western Sydney -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Apr 4, 2008, at 13:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, actually, Godfrey, not sure how to do a verification/ validation pass. And you can't help, as you're Mac and I am PC. Marnie aka Doe :-) Marnie - It really depends upon what you're using to run your backups to disc. But MOST software has an option to immediately do a verify/compare between your source files and the burned disc immediately after the disc is written. Might not give you that cool checksum verification that Godfrey is talking about, but it's better than nothing. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Apr 4, 2008, at 14:52, Bran Everseeking wrote: I burn 2 dvds and two sets of CDs as backup each month. One is a straight copy of the originals and edits and the other is a compressed file copy. I also keep copies on my machine and an hidden directory on my son's machine ( he has all the excess storage in the house) Is your intent to actually COMPRESS files (which, if they're JPEG files, won't really happen) or to just park them inside of some larger file structure which has error-checking and such? -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org -- 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 2008 - 59 - GDG
A triptych considering ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/59-focusing.jpg Olympus E-1 + Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH ISO 400 @ f/2.5 @ 1/500 sec Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Apr 4, 2008, at 1:59 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: Well, actually, Godfrey, not sure how to do a verification/ validation pass. And you can't help, as you're Mac and I am PC. It really depends upon what you're using to run your backups to disc. But MOST software has an option to immediately do a verify/compare between your source files and the burned disc immediately after the disc is written. Might not give you that cool checksum verification that Godfrey is talking about, but it's better than nothing. That's what Apple's Mac OS X built-in CD/DVD burning software does, as well as Roxio Toast. Godfrey -- 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: Pets in your home, photos and fee
You're probably not far off the mark with $60/hr to start with. Certainly don't charge any less. You might be with the client for about an hour but you've still got your processing time afterwards. You could even up the price a bit more (say $75) and include an 8x10 or a smaller print package. Make up a few flyers with some examples of your work to leave at the pet store. Weren't you talking at one time about doing a photo shoot at the store? That would maybe kickstart your business and help you get referrals. You could then charge a nominal fee which would include a print special offer! and it would get the customers back in to the store too. Wendy On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 7:14 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Cotty and every one else for the tips. Sounds like its a bit of a head ache at times, but possibly an interesting side line. I'll have to see if any of the pet store inquires pan out, and play it by ear. 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
Don't use the built in software in XP use something like Nero which will automatically verify the burn, if you ask it to. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/4/2008 10:01:56 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Usually, for me, if a disc is bad, it is bad from the beginning. That's why you should *always* run a verification/validation pass immediately after burning a CD/DVD, and make at least two independently from the original working set of files. I'm sorry but this is not rocket science. It's pretty easy to achieve highly reliable archives with today's systems, with a minimum of fuss and computer savvy. Good quality equipment, well designed archiving policy and proper procedures do the job. Godfrey == Well, actually, Godfrey, not sure how to do a verification/validation pass. And you can't help, as you're Mac and I am PC. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316) -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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: Pets in your home, photos and fee
When Nate wants to shoot the cats, I stand behind him and wave my fingers over his head, sometimes while whistling at them or whatever to get their attention. It works pretty well at getting them looking in the direction of the lens. Treats are good as well if you want them to stay in one place while you shoot. Just give them a couple wherever your setup is and they will stay there for at least a few moments. Good luck have fun! Amita -- 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 2008 - 59 - GDG
Very good - very interesting and unusual. I particularly like the flicker of light? curtain? whatever in the middle one. It gives the whole assemblage some movement and life. There is a nice sense of mystery in the pictures, as if a murder has been committed in the room. Or perhaps I've seen Rear Window too many times. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 04 April 2008 22:45 To: DUG; PDML List; SeePhoto Talk; PAW Picture-A-Week project Subject: PESO 2008 - 59 - GDG A triptych considering ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/59-focusing.jpg Olympus E-1 + Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH ISO 400 @ f/2.5 @ 1/500 sec Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
In my blissful ignorance, I've always done the verify. I guess that's because I've always used either the apple sofware or toast. Now I use Toast 9 exclusively. It's excellent. In addition to doing he verify, it automatically will pick the best write speed if you allow it that option. On my LaCie burner, the best write speed is usually fairly fast -- 8 or 9X. Paul -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Apr 4, 2008, at 1:59 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: Well, actually, Godfrey, not sure how to do a verification/ validation pass. And you can't help, as you're Mac and I am PC. It really depends upon what you're using to run your backups to disc. But MOST software has an option to immediately do a verify/compare between your source files and the burned disc immediately after the disc is written. Might not give you that cool checksum verification that Godfrey is talking about, but it's better than nothing. That's what Apple's Mac OS X built-in CD/DVD burning software does, as well as Roxio Toast. Godfrey -- 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: Calling all the Kiwi's
I spent a blissful three weeks working on the south island some nine or ten years ago. I loved it. I could live there in a heartbeat. Wonderful place, wonderful people. Paul -- Original message -- From: Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peter, good to hear from you. My friend Roger whose boat we were on in the pics from the Blenheim/Picton now lives on the outskirts of Sydney. He lives far enough out that he has an observatory building for his telescopes. I hope you and your wife have a great time in NZ. I never visited N Island, but S Island has got to be some of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen. As soon as my daughter gets married and leaves home I have already told my Margaret that we are going back there again for at least 2 months! Walt This is very interesting... My wife and I are spending a fortnight there in September for our 25th wedding anniversary. Will be fun to compare - especially Franz Josef Glacier! Ciao, Peter in Western Sydney -- 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 2008 - 59 - GDG
Interesting concept. It held my interest. The blind effect is intriguing. Paul -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] A triptych considering ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/59-focusing.jpg Olympus E-1 + Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH ISO 400 @ f/2.5 @ 1/500 sec Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- 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.
HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
Hi, A friend of mine is thinking of buying a pentax DSLR and wanted to try a couple of old F Series lenses on a K10D. He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. I am worried that I may end up infecting my own lenses with fungus.. Given that the lens did not spend more than a couple of minutes on my K10D what is the risk of the fungus getting to my own lenses via the body. I've never had a lens with fungus on it so I don't have much experience in this regard. Regards Patrick Genovese -- 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: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
I wouldn't worry about it, although i might wipe the lens mount with a towel dipped in bleach. But be careful not to get bleach on the plastic. That lens might be recoverable too. Tell your friend to take it to an expert camera repair shop. If the coatings haven't been etched by the fungus, it can be fixed. I have a beautiful lens that I bought for next to nothing ten years ago because it was fungus infected. It was disassmebled and sterilized by a pro. It came back perfect, and has worked flawlessly ever since. Paul -- Original message -- From: Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, A friend of mine is thinking of buying a pentax DSLR and wanted to try a couple of old F Series lenses on a K10D. He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. I am worried that I may end up infecting my own lenses with fungus.. Given that the lens did not spend more than a couple of minutes on my K10D what is the risk of the fungus getting to my own lenses via the body. I've never had a lens with fungus on it so I don't have much experience in this regard. Regards Patrick Genovese -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
Charles Robinson wrote: It really depends upon what you're using to run your backups to disc. But MOST software has an option to immediately do a verify/compare between your source files and the burned disc immediately after the disc is written. Having been burned before, I never trust that. In my house, it's not a valid backup until I've copied every last byte back to another disk and done a binary comparison between those new copies and the originals. I have a small external (USB) hard drive I use exclusively for this. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta In my blissful ignorance, I've always done the verify. I guess that's because I've always used either the apple sofware or toast. Now I use Toast 9 exclusively. It's excellent. In addition to doing he verify, it automatically will pick the best write speed if you allow it that option. On my LaCie burner, the best write speed is usually fairly fast -- 8 or 9X. That sounds exactly like Nero for PC. William Robb -- 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: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem
- Original Message - From: Patrick Genovese Subject: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem Hi, A friend of mine is thinking of buying a pentax DSLR and wanted to try a couple of old F Series lenses on a K10D. He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. I am worried that I may end up infecting my own lenses with fungus.. Given that the lens did not spend more than a couple of minutes on my K10D what is the risk of the fungus getting to my own lenses via the body. I've never had a lens with fungus on it so I don't have much experience in this regard. It's unlikely from that short an exposure, I think, but you never know until it's too late. If you are nervous, a gentle and thorough blowing out of the mirror box would certainly not hurt. Use it as an excuse to clean the dust off your sensor. William Robb -- 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.
My first A* Lens
Athough better late than never, I just got my first SMC PENTAX-A* lens today, the A* 300mm F4.0. I cant believe the small size in length, its only about the length of a typical 200mm but it does have the typical large front element of an F4 300mm. The color saturation, contrast, and resolution are all excellent in my quick and dirty tests and with ZERO visible CA across the APS format. I am very happy with this one. Only problem is now I want the other A* lenses and they are all very costly... JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 7:17 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta Charles Robinson wrote: It really depends upon what you're using to run your backups to disc. But MOST software has an option to immediately do a verify/compare between your source files and the burned disc immediately after the disc is written. Having been burned before, I never trust that. In my house, it's not a valid backup until I've copied every last byte back to another disk and done a binary comparison between those new copies and the originals. I have a small external (USB) hard drive I use exclusively for this. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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: My first A* Lens
J. C. O'Connell wrote: Athough better late than never, I just got my first SMC PENTAX-A* lens today, the A* 300mm F4.0. I cant believe the small size in length, If it's half as good as the F* 300/4.5 it's an awesome lens. Congratulations. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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 Chevy on Ice
I see you got to the hub of the problem. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Peso Chevy on Ice So this is spring, eh. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/NTS%20PHOTOS/?action=viewcurrent=Chevyice-5799.jpg Drove through some nasty weather on Tuesday, from Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Rain, ice pellets, wet snow, wind. Hwy 17 was closed from SSM to Wawa, so we stopped and put the loads to bed. I noticed this when i was fueling up. D200, Nikon 18-70, wet knees. 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: Peso Chevy on Ice
Good eye. Cool pic. Paul On Apr 4, 2008, at 8:09 PM, Ken Waller wrote: I see you got to the hub of the problem. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Peso Chevy on Ice So this is spring, eh. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/NTS%20PHOTOS/? action=viewcurrent=Chevyice-5799.jpg Drove through some nasty weather on Tuesday, from Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Rain, ice pellets, wet snow, wind. Hwy 17 was closed from SSM to Wawa, so we stopped and put the loads to bed. I noticed this when i was fueling up. D200, Nikon 18-70, wet knees. 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. -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:00:59 -0500 Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is your intent to actually COMPRESS files (which, if they're JPEG files, won't really happen) or to just park them inside of some larger file structure which has error-checking and such? -Charles the latter. compression is less than 10 % for the usual months mix of dng and jpg. Bran -- 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: Lightroom 2.0 beta
BTW. If any existing Lightroom users feel so inclined, Would you be willing to send me a Lightroom 2 Beta invitation. That way I can try the program out for longer than 30 Days. TIA Cheers, Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 10:56 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:04 AM 4/04/2008, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:46 PM, David Savage wrote: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a trifle horrified I'm a trifle lover. Mtrifle...om nom nom nom No pudding for you, young man! Awww -- 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.
Historical Pentax Lens Street Prices When New : First Draft Database Available NOW
I have just spent the evening compiling the first revision of PENTAX historical new street prices. This first rev. includes screw and K lenses of spring 1976, k an m lenses of Feb '79 and Oct. '81. These dates are interesting because spring '76 both a full line of screw and K were being sold and the K mounts were brand new ( although nearly all were reworked m42 designs) , feb '79 the M series were brand new, and late '81 was near the dawn of the A series. Some suprises to me, especially when adjusted for inflation. The first 80-200 F4.5 zoom was astronomical in price! The early K135-600/6.7 had an inflation adjusted price of over $3500 in 2007 dollars, thats got to be the most expensive K/M lens ever made. Over twice the price of the K15mm F3.5. Seems like the SMCK Bellows 100mm/4.0 was the cheapest real SMC K mount lens ever sold by Pentax. The k135/2.5 lens, which is now a prized collectors item was being closed out DIRT cheap in the early 80's, most likely it was too big in the M era! Anyway, I am going to vastly expand this as time goes by but this first version seems like it would be somewhat interesting to some Pentax fans I would think. Anyone can feel free to publish this if desired, it would have all slipped out sooner or later, but compilation credit would be appreciated. It was work. I got all the data from old magazine ad from back issues I bought on ebay. If anyone has any other data from magazine ads from other dates, I would glady add to the database compilation and redistribute. I would welcome others comments on these price values vs. lens models too. http://www.jchriso.com/temp/PHLPN.xls jco -- 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 2008 - 60 (set of 16) - GDG
Some street photos in San Francisco ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157604387278924/ Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- 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 2008 - 59 - GDG
Bob said it well. This is pretty cool. Nice work, there Godfrey. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, April 4, 2008, 3:39:03 PM, you wrote: BW Very good - very interesting and unusual. I particularly like the BW flicker of light? curtain? whatever in the middle one. It gives the BW whole assemblage some movement and life. There is a nice sense of BW mystery in the pictures, as if a murder has been committed in the BW room. BW Or perhaps I've seen Rear Window too many times. BW Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 04 April 2008 22:45 To: DUG; PDML List; SeePhoto Talk; PAW Picture-A-Week project Subject: PESO 2008 - 59 - GDG A triptych considering ... http://homepage.mac.com/godders/59-focusing.jpg Olympus E-1 + Summilux-D 25mm f/1.4 ASPH ISO 400 @ f/2.5 @ 1/500 sec Comments and critique always appreciated. enjoy Godfrey -- 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 Chevy on Ice
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 8:09 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see you got to the hub of the problem. Wheel thanks Ken. I never tire of these kind of shots.' ' Dasve Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Peso Chevy on Ice So this is spring, eh. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/NTS%20PHOTOS/?action=viewcurrent=Chevyice-5799.jpg Drove through some nasty weather on Tuesday, from Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Rain, ice pellets, wet snow, wind. Hwy 17 was closed from SSM to Wawa, so we stopped and put the loads to bed. I noticed this when i was fueling up. D200, Nikon 18-70, wet knees. 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: Peso Chevy on Ice
Thanks Paul. Almost missed this shot.Thanks to slow gas pumps, i noticed it. Dave Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 9:14 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good eye. Cool pic. Paul On Apr 4, 2008, at 8:09 PM, Ken Waller wrote: I see you got to the hub of the problem. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Peso Chevy on Ice So this is spring, eh. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/NTS%20PHOTOS/? action=viewcurrent=Chevyice-5799.jpg Drove through some nasty weather on Tuesday, from Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Rain, ice pellets, wet snow, wind. Hwy 17 was closed from SSM to Wawa, so we stopped and put the loads to bed. I noticed this when i was fueling up. D200, Nikon 18-70, wet knees. 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. -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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: Lightroom 2.0 beta
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 9:43 PM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW. If any existing Lightroom users feel so inclined, Would you be willing to send me a Lightroom 2 Beta invitation. That way I can try the program out for longer than 30 Days. Thou shall count to 30, 31 is RIGHT OUT. Dave TIA Cheers, Dave On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 10:56 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:04 AM 4/04/2008, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:46 PM, David Savage wrote: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a trifle horrified I'm a trifle lover. Mtrifle...om nom nom nom No pudding for you, young man! Awww -- 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. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ 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.
OT: For those with teenagers...
... those who deal with them regularly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veIGGP1Uh4 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: My first A* Lens
This is a fantastic lens http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20theegretislanding.html Taken with the A*300 f4.0 and F 1.7x AF adapter Doug Franklin wrote: J. C. O'Connell wrote: Athough better late than never, I just got my first SMC PENTAX-A* lens today, the A* 300mm F4.0. I cant believe the small size in length, If it's half as good as the F* 300/4.5 it's an awesome lens. Congratulations. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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.
Pentax lens prices - historical comparison
Those of you who have a filter that prevents you from viewing postings by a list member who goes by his initials which include J and C and O, you might want to unfilter for a bit and look at his 4 April 2008 8:47:56 PM CDT posting. He has begun compiling historic lens prices, and in the message he provides a URL to download his work in progress. A nobel venture; hopefully, if you have some data to add to the mix, you will set aside for the moment any differences arising from past discussions... stan -- 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: Reliabilty of CD storage - was: Lightroom 2.0 beta
Thanks for all the answers. I think checksums or byte comparisons are best, but I will look into what my software offers. Actually, never done any verification, so anything will probably be better than nothing. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316) -- 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: My first A* Lens
I realized Pentax may have made a big goof with their lens designations with the A series. There was no designation for COMPACT fully auto (A) lenses. If there was, the A*300/4 would be the most Mish A lens ever. I still cant believe how short it is. If I knew that I would have bought it a long time ago. Pentax blew it with their lens designations for sure. They should have called the compact A lenses MA or something similar, not just A. UNLESS, does A* mean compact A? I always thought it meant high performance A, not compact A. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 12:38 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: My first A* Lens This is a fantastic lens http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20theegretislanding.html Taken with the A*300 f4.0 and F 1.7x AF adapter Doug Franklin wrote: J. C. O'Connell wrote: Athough better late than never, I just got my first SMC PENTAX-A* lens today, the A* 300mm F4.0. I cant believe the small size in length, If it's half as good as the F* 300/4.5 it's an awesome lens. Congratulations. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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: Lightroom 2.0 beta
In a message dated 4/4/2008 6:44:16 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BTW. If any existing Lightroom users feel so inclined, Would you be willing to send me a Lightroom 2 Beta invitation. That way I can try the program out for longer than 30 Days. TIA Cheers, Dave Adobe, unfortunately, is pretty good at the time expiration thing. Better than most. Marnie aka Doe :-) Still debating if I am going to try the Beta. - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316) -- 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 Chevy on Ice
Looks like some kind of tire slashing device from an 007 movie. Nice catch. David J Brooks wrote: So this is spring, eh. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/NTS%20PHOTOS/?action=viewcurrent=Chevyice-5799.jpg Drove through some nasty weather on Tuesday, from Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie Ontario. Rain, ice pellets, wet snow, wind. Hwy 17 was closed from SSM to Wawa, so we stopped and put the loads to bed. I noticed this when i was fueling up. D200, Nikon 18-70, wet knees. Dave -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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 -- Night Scene
Bad title but it's late. I was walking across Yale's campus tonight after taking in a concert, when she said I don't think I've ever seen that building before. Well she must have at one time or other, but during the day it's a nondescript office building at night it looks a little different. http://www.mindspring.com/~distilfink/PESO%20--%20nightscene.html Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 limited As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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.
