RE: GESO: Our creepy block
Good stuff! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Womer Sent: 03 November 2008 02:51 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Our creepy block I've been extremely busy with travel and work lately, and while I have been shooting a lot I have been posting very little (and had 545 PDML messages in my mailbox Saturday morning!). Friday I got home in time to catch the trick-or-treaters. We close our block to traffic, children (and some adults) dress up, and besides trick-or-treating we serve hot dogs and cider to anyone who shows up. There are usually 250-300 kids visiting our block. The pix are here: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=873351 All taken with the K10D, FA 24-90, and Sigma EF500 DG Super flash. A technical note: I and others have had some exposure consistency problems with that flash. With the 24-90 it works beautifully, and that led me to do some experiments with the 16-45. The key seems to be remembering to put down the diffuser screen at focal lengths shorter than 20mm--it doesn't just prevent vignetting, it also seems to change the flash metering in some way. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: San Francisco
Just put up the gallery from my San Francisco trip a month ago. Sorry, it's all Nikon gear except for the crappy waterproof Oly I use for kayaking. :) http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/ I just got a new Wacom tablet and I used it and the trial version of Lightroom 2 (along with PS) to edit this batch. They both made processing a lot easier and more fun. I'd actually love to hear opinions on this photo: http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/h2a323a66#h2a323a66 I like the composition but I can't decide if it's too backlit to be a successful shot. Thanks, Amita Nice work. I think the backlit shot is fine, but you might want to take the mid-tone shadows down just a little bit and/or maybe use the Punch preset. 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.
OT: The Midnight Flasher
The shirt-of-the-day at shirt.woot.com is called The Midnight Flasher. http://shirt.woot.com/Friends.aspx?k=6994 $10 shipped if you buy it today (I think it's $15 thereafter). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Portrait software
- Original Message - From: Jens Subject: Re: Re: Portrait software Hello William Over here, it's about the same. A few companies are dominating the business. Still I think it's a free market. I can try to get a piece of the cake, if I want. I am current trying too start/run a business doing photography for planning purposes - www.planfoto.dk. I know thee'll be times with very few or no orders, so I'm looking for supplementary sources of income. Portraits could be one of them. School portraits doesn't hjave to make you rich, but if you have enough orders, the salery is quite good. One school class = 1-2 weeks salery. It's like photographing in an assembly line. A frind of mine once said: You can make a living from just about anything, if you organize it well. I guess this goes for school photography too. I actually know a photographer, who became quite whealty this way. It certainly can be done. The important thing is consistency. Set our lights up one way and don't EVER adjust their position. It's different for grad photos, which I actually like doing. You have a little more leeway, but still, keep your ratios reasonable. Yousuf Karsch doesn't sell to grandmothers. PS: Many photographing companies offer such packages for schools etc. The price is often apr. 50 USD for on package wieh a number of portraits and one group portrait. If marketed right this can be a brilliant source of income. If I could fill my order book, I could make one months wages in just one week. One school class is enough for one week salery. This is worth taking into consideration, if you wnat to make a living from photography...:-) Unfortunately, around where I live (Southeastern US - North Carolina) there's one company that already has a lock on the business; already has contracts with most of the school systems. Another good line is CHURCHES - get the pastor on the hook with a really LOW PRICE for a group portrait of the congregation then sell all the individual families portrait packages They also have the contract for the Photo Studio at most WalMart, Target J.C. Penny stores. They don't hire photographers. They take kids who want to be photographers, give them a quickie course - Camera here, this light here, that light there, switches just so ... this is how the background is hung - and pay them $11.00 an hour + reimbursement for expenses. The reimbursement = $.35 a mile for the wear tear and fuel for their personal vehicle + minimal per diem. After a while the kids realize that when you add in all the unpaid travel time they're making less than they could flippin' burgers at McDonalds, so the company has to hire another batch of new kids. Still, I'd take $11.00 an hour if they'd hire me for one of the nearby J.C. Penny or Target studios, but I ain't going out on the road for that. Moot anyway - they don't hire photographers. Photographers are too hard to train. They always think they have a better way (which they do), and they tend to be loose cannons in the studio. 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: K30D
Yes, and you can buy brand new with warranty through Amazon from Cameta Camera for 809.00 or maybe even less by now. I paid 829 ten days ago and also got the three year warranty (after contacting Pentax). Walt On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:54 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you ten bucks for it. John ;) (would, actually, be interested in a used K20) Supposedly the price of the K20D dropped $200 or so recently, so you could well be able to get a new one at an affordable price. KEH has a used K20D LN - $959. LN = Like New Perfect. Includes original box and instructions and any manufacturer provided accessories. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT, so far OT you'd need a Bigma...
Does anybody have a bugle they'd care to sell? Email me off list. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: F1 season end...(spoiler)
From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/02 Sun PM 08:01:25 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: F1 season end... Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his last turn of the last lap capture of the world F1 championship! There was a song about that. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mg8m49vSM8 And of course to Philipe Massa on his great season and final race win. And to the team at Scuderia Ferrari for another stellar year of race car engineering and operations. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. - 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: OT, so far OT you'd need a Bigma...
Rick Womer wrote: Does anybody have a bugle they'd care to sell? Email me off list. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW I had one for a while in junior high, but I had no mouthpiece, so I was limited to a small range of squeaks and honks as I marched around the house. It disappeared one day while I was at school. My mother claimed innocence, intimating a very specific type of burgler might have been involved. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: San Francisco
Amita, Very much enjoyed all your images. Nice collection. Did you attend Fleet Week? The pic you specifically ask to be critiqued does suffer slightly from back lighting. The sky is high marine layer typical, but does add to the lack of depth. Some expeditious additional contrast, followed by the likely need to knock down the glare in the water, MIGHT give the scene more presence.(?) Jack --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GESO: San Francisco To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 7:42 PM Just put up the gallery from my San Francisco trip a month ago. Sorry, it's all Nikon gear except for the crappy waterproof Oly I use for kayaking. :) http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/ I just got a new Wacom tablet and I used it and the trial version of Lightroom 2 (along with PS) to edit this batch. They both made processing a lot easier and more fun. I'd actually love to hear opinions on this photo: http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/h2a323a66#h2a323a66 I like the composition but I can't decide if it's too backlit to be a successful shot. Thanks, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: F1 season end...(spoiler)
-Original Message- From: mike wilson Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his last turn of the last lap capture of the world F1 championship! There was a song about that. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mg8m49vSM8 And there's a song for Felipe Massa: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lsOBpDkwBtMfeature=related regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Portrait software
William Robb wrote: Unfortunately, around where I live (Southeastern US - North Carolina) there's one company that already has a lock on the business; already has contracts with most of the school systems. Another good line is CHURCHES - get the pastor on the hook with a really LOW PRICE for a group portrait of the congregation then sell all the individual families portrait packages They also have the contract for the Photo Studio at most WalMart, Target J.C. Penny stores. They don't hire photographers. They take kids who want to be photographers, give them a quickie course - Camera here, this light here, that light there, switches just so ... this is how the background is hung - and pay them $11.00 an hour + reimbursement for expenses. The reimbursement = $.35 a mile for the wear tear and fuel for their personal vehicle + minimal per diem. After a while the kids realize that when you add in all the unpaid travel time they're making less than they could flippin' burgers at McDonalds, so the company has to hire another batch of new kids. Still, I'd take $11.00 an hour if they'd hire me for one of the nearby J.C. Penny or Target studios, but I ain't going out on the road for that. Moot anyway - they don't hire photographers. Photographers are too hard to train. They always think they have a better way (which they do), and they tend to be loose cannons in the studio. William Robb Speaking as veteran of the portrait mills, and a guy who used to make his living training these people, I did hire photographers. But I prefered not to, because too many people who think of themselves as photographers are anything but, having only a pocket full of bad habits and an indifferent attitude toward learning useful techniques. It was usually too difficult and time-consuming to retrain the bad habits out of them, but sometimes it was worth it, if I could see some willingness to accept instruction. It's not just the volume people who have this attitude; I applied at a couple independent studios back in the day, and was given the same line, that they only hired people who knew nothing about photography so they wouldn't have to deal with all the retraining. I know it's very fashionable to mock the volume photo people, and like any other industry it has its faults, but it's also a great way to get a solid grounding in the basics of studio photography, not to mention having access to piles of equipment that you don't have to go out and purchase yourself, and if you are motivated enough to grasp the fundamentals and apply them, you can create some truly exceptional work. But only if you have the balls to stand up to a parade of toddlers and their mothers/grandmothers. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: F1 season end...(spoiler)
By the way everyone - Paula Radcliffe won the New York City Marathon yesterday. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Fine Wines Spirits From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coldish dampish in Ole Chicago as well, and I'm home with a really bad cold, but I guess it's better than being home with a really bad lover. Nobody wants to Mark! that? At some point in your life, you realize that there is no such thing... 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: F1 season end...(spoiler)
Mark Roberts wrote: By the way everyone - Paula Radcliffe won the New York City Marathon yesterday. :) you bastard -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 165 - GDG
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! Simply numbing ! A crowning achievement. Well, we can put a cap on it now. You'll gum it up sooner or later. Don't burn your bridges! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Hi All! I am surprised: am I the only who can see K20D for $789.99 + $10 shipping at Buydig.com and $799.98 +free shipping from Amazon? - both have been ~ $800 since at least Sunday morning. Igor Sun Nov 2 22:54:39 EST 2008 John Sessoms wrote: KEH has a used K20D LN - $959. LN = Like New Perfect. Includes original box and instructions and any manufacturer provided accessories. Mon Nov 3 00:10:01 EST 2008 Joseph McAllister wrote: BH Sunday evening. K20 D Body only - $899.95 Throw in the 18-55mm lens and call it a kit, $934.95 That's $50 less than it was Saturday evening. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/01 Sat PM 05:53:37 GMT To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: Fine Wines Spirits I don't usually care much for photos that rely on signs and writing to make their point - with the obvious exception of Ann's witty and often subtle signs - and I usually avoid taking such pictures. But sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do: http://www.web-options.com/M8/ There's also a picture that's embarrassingly like the sort of shit that Jack Vettriano paints. It's been a wet old day in Olde Londone Towne. I like the Bomber Harris (?) picture. Many levels to that. Any full farme? Vignetting problems? Apologies if this comes through twice. I had a timeout on the damned webmail interface. Can't use my home machine at the moment, as a power problem at the weekend seems to have wiped out my modem, router and central heating unit. (That's all separate units, not some Sony ubergizmo) - 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.
PESO - The Duke Rocks (1)
Just getting around to populating my flickr page, so I thought I'd share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2999473214/in/photostream/ Comment if you like, or even if you don't. Regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 165 - GDG
From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/03 Mon AM 07:39:02 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG On Nov 2, 2008, at 23:19 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:51 PM, Cotty wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! Simply numbing ! A crowning achievement. Well, we can put a cap on it now. You'll gum it up sooner or later. Pull the other one. It's got roots on it. - 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: K30D
and you'll receive a $100 gift certificate against some future purchase. Jack --- On Sun, 11/2/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K30D To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 9:10 PM BH Sunday evening. K20 D Body only - $899.95 Throw in the 18-55mm lens and call it a kit, $934.95 That's $50 less than it was Saturday evening. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Nov 2, 2008, at 19:54 , John Sessoms wrote: From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you ten bucks for it. John ;) (would, actually, be interested in a used K20) Supposedly the price of the K20D dropped $200 or so recently, so you could well be able to get a new one at an affordable price. KEH has a used K20D LN - $959. LN = Like New Perfect. Includes original box and instructions and any manufacturer provided accessories. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: DRAT!
That's the cover for the Infared Focus assist light. If not focusing in low light, you should be fine. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:50 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dropped my AF-540FGZ today. Smashed the red plastic cover over the sensors. Doesn't APPEAR to be any other damage. How well will it work without it? I intend to get it replaced, in fact, I'll call my repair guy Monday, but I want to do some function checks to see if there's any other damage, and I don't know if I should without the red plastic part in place. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 166 - GDG
Black White Modigliani? Nice one. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:44 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A photo from early in 2005. I like its simple shapes and light. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/166-backdoor.jpg Back Door - Palo Alto 2005 Pentax *ist DS + Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8 ISO 800 @ f/2.8 @ 1/30 sec 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: K30D
Igor, Buydig's reputation is pretty unsavory. Check with Google for more info. Could very well be hidden costs and an unpleasant encounter. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K30D To: PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 7:27 AM Hi All! I am surprised: am I the only who can see K20D for $789.99 + $10 shipping at Buydig.com and $799.98 +free shipping from Amazon? - both have been ~ $800 since at least Sunday morning. Igor Sun Nov 2 22:54:39 EST 2008 John Sessoms wrote: KEH has a used K20D LN - $959. LN = Like New Perfect. Includes original box and instructions and any manufacturer provided accessories. Mon Nov 3 00:10:01 EST 2008 Joseph McAllister wrote: BH Sunday evening. K20 D Body only - $899.95 Throw in the 18-55mm lens and call it a kit, $934.95 That's $50 less than it was Saturday evening. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT Photoshop image size help
Help. Machine is a PC with CS2. Ever since i installed cs2, my D1H files have been opening at something like 4.5x 7.5(more or less) in size at 300 dpi. I then have an application that i run that does my resize, S/H levels etc. I resize to 8x12 at 164 dpi. This has been the standard size and dpi since working with PS 6, and the D1H files.. I resized two files and used the bicubic smoother to res up to an 8x12 at 300 dpi. Now all my files open up at 8.5 x 12ish and 300 dpi. How do i get it to go back to were it was. I have some CD's to produce this week. 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: DRAT!
May, also, receive wireless flash info from on-board flash. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: DRAT! To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 8:27 AM That's the cover for the Infared Focus assist light. If not focusing in low light, you should be fine. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:50 PM, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dropped my AF-540FGZ today. Smashed the red plastic cover over the sensors. Doesn't APPEAR to be any other damage. How well will it work without it? I intend to get it replaced, in fact, I'll call my repair guy Monday, but I want to do some function checks to see if there's any other damage, and I don't know if I should without the red plastic part in place. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Duke Rocks (1)
I like the composition and conversion. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - The Duke Rocks (1) To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 7:48 AM Just getting around to populating my flickr page, so I thought I'd share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2999473214/in/photostream/ Comment if you like, or even if you don't. Regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
I love this digital revolution. In the time I have been wondering about updating the ist D to a K10D, the K20D came out. Now I have pretty much made up my mind to go for the later version, this happens. With film, I could be indecisive for years about the same camera! Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
I've bought from BuyDig.com on several occasions. My Epson R2400 came from them, IIRC. Good service, quick, no problems, new product. Godfrey --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am surprised: am I the only who can see K20D for $789.99 + $10 shipping at Buydig.com and $799.98 +free shipping from Amazon? - both have been ~ $800 since at least Sunday morning. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: F1 season end...
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:09 AM, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use mutt on FreeBSD So there's two of us! (Actually, I use Gmail now. But for ~10 years I used mutt on FreeBSD. And SpamAssassin, which was the best spam-blocker I've ever seen, especially once I trained it on my own mail and added a few custom rules. For example, my real friends do not call me Mph.) Fortunately for me the only thing I saw was Felipe Massa's name; I stopped reading at that point Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coldish dampish in Ole Chicago as well, and I'm home with a really bad cold, but I guess it's better than being home with a really bad lover. Nobody wants to Mark! that? - 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: OT Photoshop image size help
Got it. Thanks anyway.:-) Dave On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:30 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Help. Machine is a PC with CS2. Ever since i installed cs2, my D1H files have been opening at something like 4.5x 7.5(more or less) in size at 300 dpi. I then have an application that i run that does my resize, S/H levels etc. I resize to 8x12 at 164 dpi. This has been the standard size and dpi since working with PS 6, and the D1H files.. I resized two files and used the bicubic smoother to res up to an 8x12 at 300 dpi. Now all my files open up at 8.5 x 12ish and 300 dpi. How do i get it to go back to were it was. I have some CD's to produce this week. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- 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: GESO: Our creepy block
Rick, Think we should all head over toyour street next year. It looks like fun. Flash was pretty effective. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 2:11 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good stuff! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Womer Sent: 03 November 2008 02:51 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Our creepy block I've been extremely busy with travel and work lately, and while I have been shooting a lot I have been posting very little (and had 545 PDML messages in my mailbox Saturday morning!). Friday I got home in time to catch the trick-or-treaters. We close our block to traffic, children (and some adults) dress up, and besides trick-or-treating we serve hot dogs and cider to anyone who shows up. There are usually 250-300 kids visiting our block. The pix are here: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=873351 All taken with the K10D, FA 24-90, and Sigma EF500 DG Super flash. A technical note: I and others have had some exposure consistency problems with that flash. With the 24-90 it works beautifully, and that led me to do some experiments with the 16-45. The key seems to be remembering to put down the diffuser screen at focal lengths shorter than 20mm--it doesn't just prevent vignetting, it also seems to change the flash metering in some way. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: The Midnight Flasher
Matthew Hunt wrote: The shirt-of-the-day at shirt.woot.com is called The Midnight Flasher. http://shirt.woot.com/Friends.aspx?k=6994 $10 shipped if you buy it today (I think it's $15 thereafter). I notice they also have a deal today on a Pentax Optio M50 for $89.00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Grace does Velma, a Halloween Gallery
From: John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/01 Sat PM 10:04:36 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO: Grace does Velma, a Halloween Gallery From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 8:22 AM, PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You wiener!! :-)) We had over 100 kids last night. But we have township ordinances that require them to come within a span of 90 minutes, so it's not too much of a burden. Of course my wife insists on giving out relatively expensive candy, so it's not without cost. But Grace was in heaven, both trick or treating then answering the door afterward. Paul Our area has grown up, so if we get 15 or so kids we are doing well. Never recognized any of them, so they must have been from other areas. Dave Yeah, I'd planned to hide out inside and ignore it this year, but at the last minute decided to buy a bag of candy. My house is kind of creepy anyway, so I don't have to decorate for Halloween, but I do have to sit out on the porch to wait for the kids. I was bundled up, but still like to froze my tuchus off. I got 3 groups for a total of maybe a dozen kids in two hours of sitting out there. Looked like the oldest might have been 12 or 13, but she seemed to be in it more because she had her little brother in tow than for the loot herself. The little kids were just as cute as they could be, but I didn't try to take pictures of any of them. Just don't feel comfortable about it. At least this year I bought candy I can eat later. I like to never got rid of the candy last year. I borrowed a skeleton from work, put one of those break-stick lights in the skull, made a black backcloth and arranged a string to open the door. Sadly, only one group ran off screaming. - 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: OT, so far OT you'd need a Bigma...
-Original Message- From: Doug Brewer Rick Womer wrote: Does anybody have a bugle they'd care to sell? Email me off list. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW I had one for a while in junior high, but I had no mouthpiece, so I was limited to a small range of squeaks and honks as I marched around the house. It disappeared one day while I was at school. My mother claimed innocence, intimating a very specific type of burgler might have been involved. -- As a small child I had a drum that suffered the same fate ;-) Regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Jack, No problems for me with Buydig.com with good prices and delivery. Bought the original 'Altoids tin' Optio and another later version Optio there, Also picked up the *ist DS and K10D thru them. OK by me... Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Igor, Buydig's reputation is pretty unsavory. Check with Google for more info. Could very well be hidden costs and an unpleasant encounter. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K30D To: PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 7:27 AM Hi All! I am surprised: am I the only who can see K20D for $789.99 + $10 shipping at Buydig.com and $799.98 +free shipping from Amazon? - both have been ~ $800 since at least Sunday morning. Igor Sun Nov 2 22:54:39 EST 2008 John Sessoms wrote: KEH has a used K20D LN - $959. LN = Like New Perfect. Includes original box and instructions and any manufacturer provided accessories. Mon Nov 3 00:10:01 EST 2008 Joseph McAllister wrote: BH Sunday evening. K20 D Body only - $899.95 Throw in the 18-55mm lens and call it a kit, $934.95 That's $50 less than it was Saturday evening. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 12:16 PM, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Find me some rumors that are actually believable, please. I'v been told wrestling is fake. Oh, God no! My world is crumbling... Dave John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 October mailbox.
All it needs is a single eye on the right side of the pumpkin... David J Brooks wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8150019 I pass this every day. Not sure why, but i like this one. K10D, 50-200, minor LR crop. Dave -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: F1 season end...
On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 08:14:09AM -0400, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 1:09 AM, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use mutt on FreeBSD So there's two of us! (Actually, I use Gmail now. But for ~10 years I used mutt on FreeBSD. And SpamAssassin, which was the best spam-blocker I've ever seen, especially once I trained it on my own mail and added a few custom rules. For example, my real friends do not call me Mph.) My choice of mail client and OS is a consequence of my choosing panix as a hosting service - I wanted somewhere with usenet access, and with no mail filtering other than anything I choose to do myself. I used to use elm, but nowadays I've pretty much switched over to mutt full time. I call SpamAssassin from my .procmailrc; it still filters out almost all the junk, no matter how hard the spammers try to circumvent it. And I've got other tools to filter out viruses (not that any of those are likely to target FreeBSD, so if one ever does slip through there's not much chance of it doing any damage). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: San Francisco
Amita, That's an inspiring look at San Francisco. We've got to schedule a visit! And some of those shots are really nice, especially given your equipment handicap. :-) The back lit marina hillside needs more color/contrast/punch. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just put up the gallery from my San Francisco trip a month ago. Sorry, it's all Nikon gear except for the crappy waterproof Oly I use for kayaking. :) http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/ I just got a new Wacom tablet and I used it and the trial version of Lightroom 2 (along with PS) to edit this batch. They both made processing a lot easier and more fun. I'd actually love to hear opinions on this photo: http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/h2a323a66#h2a323a66 I like the composition but I can't decide if it's too backlit to be a successful shot. Thanks, 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Last I checked buydig had it for ~$939 and BH for ~$999 body only. I'm waiting for a sale... John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you ten bucks for it. John ;) (would, actually, be interested in a used K20) Supposedly the price of the K20D dropped $200 or so recently, so you could well be able to get a new one at an affordable price. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, so far OT you'd need a Bigma...
Doug, Probably one of the old calvary veterans preparing for a re-enactment of the San Juan Hill charge with Teddy Roosevelt. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick Womer wrote: Does anybody have a bugle they'd care to sell? Email me off list. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW I had one for a while in junior high, but I had no mouthpiece, so I was limited to a small range of squeaks and honks as I marched around the house. It disappeared one day while I was at school. My mother claimed innocence, intimating a very specific type of burgler might have been involved. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Our creepy block
We had one of these. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8146352 Is this direct light or are you using the bounce card. Dave On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been extremely busy with travel and work lately, and while I have been shooting a lot I have been posting very little (and had 545 PDML messages in my mailbox Saturday morning!). Friday I got home in time to catch the trick-or-treaters. We close our block to traffic, children (and some adults) dress up, and besides trick-or-treating we serve hot dogs and cider to anyone who shows up. There are usually 250-300 kids visiting our block. The pix are here: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=873351 All taken with the K10D, FA 24-90, and Sigma EF500 DG Super flash. A technical note: I and others have had some exposure consistency problems with that flash. With the 24-90 it works beautifully, and that led me to do some experiments with the 16-45. The key seems to be remembering to put down the diffuser screen at focal lengths shorter than 20mm--it doesn't just prevent vignetting, it also seems to change the flash metering in some way. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Damn I just looked at BH it's now ~$900. The most local Ritz has a K10D display, that they're trying to unload for $999. No wonder they can't sell it. Joseph McAllister wrote: On Nov 2, 2008, at 12:44 , John Francis wrote: On Sun, Nov 02, 2008 at 12:37:57PM -0800, John Celio wrote: Damn... For sale: Pentax K20 D, less than 3000 images, small scratch on LCD. Make offer! Well, it's not in mint condition anymore, and it's about to become obsolete. I'll give you ten bucks for it. John ;) (would, actually, be interested in a used K20) Supposedly the price of the K20D dropped $200 or so recently, so you could well be able to get a new one at an affordable price. In the process of replacing many lenses, I've noticed that even the price of some DA lenses has dropped at BH recently - like between friday morning and saturday afternoon. Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
The design actually dates from 1966, with very small tweaks and mostly to the coatings... Joseph Tainter wrote: Interesting idea that FA lenses could make a comeback. I assumed they disappeared because of the mandate for lead-free glass: Changing the glass formulations would change the refractive index index and render the old designs unusable. This is the excuse in some circles (Roland Mabo on dpreview), but I suspect that the real reasons are that they were too expensive to produce, had an image circle that was larger than needed, and the * ones didn't sell well. Shifting lens production to Vietnam at the same time that the *ist D came out gave Pentax an opportunity to start over with mostly new designs that would be less expensive to produce. Note that the oldest optical design is the FA 50 F1.4, dating I believe to 1977. If any of the FA lenses had lead in the glass, wouldn't it be this one? Three of the current lenses--the 50 and 100 macros and the 200--are the same as the FA optical designs, or nearly so. Did the FA originals have lead? I suspect that the information on this Chinese web site is a bunch of malarkey. Pentax does not have the capacity to produce all of those old FA lenses in a reasonable time, and it would make little sense for them to do so in the absence of a camera with a 24 x 36 mm sensor. If they were to, they would be labeled DA or D FA, not FA. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Mark Roberts I don't think that the sensor size even crosses their mind. Just my opinion. You're probably right about the regular consumers. The amateur enthusiasts, on the other hand, obsess about it more than they should. You should see the looks i get when the horsey folk find out i still shoot a 2.74 meg camera. :-) 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: K30D
It would be nice if Pentax could just keep a presence on the store shelves. When the K10D was released the afore mentioned Ritz shop had a prominent Pentax section where it could be easily seen, with a K100, K110, and a space for the K10, (out of stock, perpetually). Now that the K20 is out they don't have one in stock, (or a place to display it or the K200D for that matter), and the discontinued Pentax gear is hidden under the counter mats next to the cash register. Milford Camera which used to have the K100D on display has no Pentax on display at all. The big box stores have Canon, Olympus and sometimes Nikon and Sony... PN Stenquist wrote: I agree. Canon just has brand equity and store placement. They're in the media and on the shelves. Pentax can't compete there, but Pentax can offer very good product at a good price and take a nice piece of the pie. You don't have to be a volume leader to be successful. Paul On Nov 2, 2008, at 7:03 PM, George Sinos wrote: Not responding to Mark - just tagging on here: I don't think 99% of non-pro or extemely enthusiastic amateur comera buyers have the slightest idea that there is more than one size of sensor. I don't think that the sensor size even crosses their mind. Just my opinion. gs -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: F1 season end...
On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:29:18 -0500 John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My choice of mail client and OS is a consequence of my choosing panix as a hosting service - I wanted somewhere with usenet access, and with no mail filtering other than anything I choose to do myself. I used to use elm, but nowadays I've pretty much switched over to mutt full time. I call SpamAssassin from my .procmailrc; it still filters out almost all the junk, no matter how hard the spammers try to circumvent it. And I've got other tools to filter out viruses (not that any of those are likely to target FreeBSD, so if one ever does slip through there's not much chance of it doing any damage). ever since i've been on pdml (and that would just be sept 06), i've seen your mails sent from mutt. :-) i've tried mutt and pine myself briefly, but i haven't looked back since i found sylpheed-claws (now claws-mail) sometime in 2001. used to use spamassassin from within claws till i started using gmail's pop service. no need for spamassassin now. regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
mike wilson wrote: From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coldish dampish in Ole Chicago as well, and I'm home with a really bad cold, but I guess it's better than being home with a really bad lover. Nobody wants to Mark! that? I really thought it went without saying... - 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. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT, so far OT you'd need a Bigma...
Doug Brewer wrote: Rick Womer wrote: Does anybody have a bugle they'd care to sell? Email me off list. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW I had one for a while in junior high, but I had no mouthpiece, so I was limited to a small range of squeaks and honks as I marched around the house. It disappeared one day while I was at school. My mother claimed innocence, intimating a very specific type of burgler might have been involved. MARK! I see so many ways to cut this, but I'll leave that to the master. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:53 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't usually care much for photos that rely on signs and writing to make their point - with the obvious exception of Ann's witty and often subtle signs - and I usually avoid taking such pictures. But sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do: http://www.web-options.com/M8/ There's also a picture that's embarrassingly like the sort of shit that Jack Vettriano paints. It's been a wet old day in Olde Londone Towne. I especially like this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cool-day-in-warm-sun.html and this one: http://www.web-options.com/M8/content/L1030025_large.html cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - The Duke Rocks (1)
This is interesting, didn't someone mention that Pentax was going to make a product announcement after the first of the year. It seems now is the time to begin to clear the old inventory if a new replacement was in the offing. Anthony Farr wrote: Just getting around to populating my flickr page, so I thought I'd share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2999473214/in/photostream/ Comment if you like, or even if you don't. Regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Warming Sunrays
Did you offer to buy that poor girl a drink, Frank? Something steaming she can huddle over? Well handled tough exposure of a human interest scene. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Warming Sunrays To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 9:55 AM I was out playing around with my Zenitar 16mm fisheye on the weekend. On the *istD it's more of a semi-fisheye, I guess, but it's still a fun lens. The air was cool but the sun felt warm, or to put it another way, it was damned cold in the shade, which explains these people seeking a sunny bench outside a coffee shop. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cool-day-in-warm-sun.html Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 165 - GDG
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/03 Mon AM 07:39:02 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG On Nov 2, 2008, at 23:19 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:51 PM, Cotty wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! Simply numbing ! A crowning achievement. Well, we can put a cap on it now. You'll gum it up sooner or later. Pull the other one. It's got roots on it. You ought to get a plaque for that one -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Sounds like a Detroit PDML field trip and luncheon. Paul Name the place time I'll be there. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year Sounds like a Detroit PDML field trip and luncheon. Paul On Oct 31, 2008, at 9:15 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: This opens in Detroit on December 10. The Snow Leopard shots look spectacular... Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:06 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Wildlife Photographer of the Year It opens tomorrow. I plan to go in about a week. Here's a rather toothsome taster: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/sci_nat_wildlife_ph otog rapher_of_the_year/html/5.stm 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: OT, so far OT you'd need a Bigma...
I really, really want to ask... But I won't. Rick Womer wrote: Does anybody have a bugle they'd care to sell? Email me off list. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Our creepy block
Direct on-camera flash. Rick --- On Mon, 11/3/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: GESO: Our creepy block To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 12:08 PM We had one of these. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8146352 Is this direct light or are you using the bounce card. Dave On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been extremely busy with travel and work lately, and while I have been shooting a lot I have been posting very little (and had 545 PDML messages in my mailbox Saturday morning!). Friday I got home in time to catch the trick-or-treaters. We close our block to traffic, children (and some adults) dress up, and besides trick-or-treating we serve hot dogs and cider to anyone who shows up. There are usually 250-300 kids visiting our block. The pix are here: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=873351 All taken with the K10D, FA 24-90, and Sigma EF500 DG Super flash. A technical note: I and others have had some exposure consistency problems with that flash. With the 24-90 it works beautifully, and that led me to do some experiments with the 16-45. The key seems to be remembering to put down the diffuser screen at focal lengths shorter than 20mm--it doesn't just prevent vignetting, it also seems to change the flash metering in some way. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Re: Fine Wines Spirits
mike wilson wrote: From: Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coldish dampish in Ole Chicago as well, and I'm home with a really bad cold, but I guess it's better than being home with a really bad lover. Nobody wants to Mark! that? Wasn't necessary ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: Our creepy block
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been extremely busy with travel and work lately, and while I have been shooting a lot I have been posting very little (and had 545 PDML messages in my mailbox Saturday morning!). Friday I got home in time to catch the trick-or-treaters. We close our block to traffic, children (and some adults) dress up, and besides trick-or-treating we serve hot dogs and cider to anyone who shows up. There are usually 250-300 kids visiting our block. The pix are here: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=873351 All taken with the K10D, FA 24-90, and Sigma EF500 DG Super flash. A technical note: I and others have had some exposure consistency problems with that flash. With the 24-90 it works beautifully, and that led me to do some experiments with the 16-45. The key seems to be remembering to put down the diffuser screen at focal lengths shorter than 20mm--it doesn't just prevent vignetting, it also seems to change the flash metering in some way. Rick Fun! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
On Nov 3, 2008, at 10:30, Jack Davis wrote: Igor, Buydig's reputation is pretty unsavory. Check with Google for more info. Could very well be hidden costs and an unpleasant encounter. I've never had a bad experience in my handful of interactions with Buydig.com. Same goes for my brother and my dad. -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 - Warming Sunrays
I was out playing around with my Zenitar 16mm fisheye on the weekend. On the *istD it's more of a semi-fisheye, I guess, but it's still a fun lens. The air was cool but the sun felt warm, or to put it another way, it was damned cold in the shade, which explains these people seeking a sunny bench outside a coffee shop. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cool-day-in-warm-sun.html Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 October mailbox.
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 2:46 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8150019 I pass this every day. Not sure why, but i like this one. K10D, 50-200, minor LR crop. I like it! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
Coldish dampish in Ole Chicago as well, and I'm home with a really bad cold, but I guess it's better than being home with a really bad lover. Nobody wants to Mark! that? er, wouldn't like to draw attention to ourselves... 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: GESO: San Francisco
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just put up the gallery from my San Francisco trip a month ago. Sorry, it's all Nikon gear except for the crappy waterproof Oly I use for kayaking. :) http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/ I just got a new Wacom tablet and I used it and the trial version of Lightroom 2 (along with PS) to edit this batch. They both made processing a lot easier and more fun. I'd actually love to hear opinions on this photo: http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/h2a323a66#h2a323a66 I like the composition but I can't decide if it's too backlit to be a successful shot. Thanks, Amita There are some ~great~ shots in there, Amita! Thanks for sharing them with us. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT, so far OT you'd need a Bigma...
No, but I can fart in G-minor if that helps. Does anybody have a bugle they'd care to sell? Email me off list. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
http://www.web-options.com/M8/ There's also a picture that's embarrassingly like the sort of shit that Jack Vettriano paints. It's been a wet old day in Olde Londone Towne. I especially like this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cool-day-in-warm-sun.html in fact, you think it's so good it must be one of mine! and this one: http://www.web-options.com/M8/content/L1030025_large.html Ta! 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: K30D
Jack, As several people on the list wrote, Buydig appears to have a good record. You can check photo.net community as well. I personally purchased my DS, and a lens. My DS had to be sent back due to the problem with the buil-in flash, and I had no problem or hassle with the return and replacement. Although I had made quite several purchases from Adorama, my more recent experience with them was less than satisfying (they were misleading about product availability - both on their website and via the phone). That actually stopped me from purchasing my DS from them 3.5 years ago, and then subsequently some lenses. Note that BeachCamera is under the same management as BuyDig and also appears to have very reasonable record. Of course, you have to be alert with all low-margin mail-order companies, especially NY/NJ-based, including BH. And the typical somewhat rough manner of the customer service-client relation typical to NYC appears rude to people living, say, in MidWest. BTW, while Amazon's rules (e.g. those related to product return) appear to be more liberal than those of the NYC photo retailers, if something goes off the track, their customer service is hard to deal with - it's a huge corporate machine. Igor Mon Nov 3 11:30:08 EST 2008 Jack Davis wrote: Igor, Buydig's reputation is pretty unsavory. Check with Google for more info. Could very well be hidden costs and an unpleasant encounter. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
BH is as honest as they come. Very good service, no-hassle replacement of defective merchandise and a large volume of in-stock equipment. I buy all my cameras and lenses from BH, as do a number of other list members, and I've never had a problem. Paul On Nov 3, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Jack, As several people on the list wrote, Buydig appears to have a good record. You can check photo.net community as well. I personally purchased my DS, and a lens. My DS had to be sent back due to the problem with the buil-in flash, and I had no problem or hassle with the return and replacement. Although I had made quite several purchases from Adorama, my more recent experience with them was less than satisfying (they were misleading about product availability - both on their website and via the phone). That actually stopped me from purchasing my DS from them 3.5 years ago, and then subsequently some lenses. Note that BeachCamera is under the same management as BuyDig and also appears to have very reasonable record. Of course, you have to be alert with all low-margin mail-order companies, especially NY/NJ-based, including BH. And the typical somewhat rough manner of the customer service-client relation typical to NYC appears rude to people living, say, in MidWest. BTW, while Amazon's rules (e.g. those related to product return) appear to be more liberal than those of the NYC photo retailers, if something goes off the track, their customer service is hard to deal with - it's a huge corporate machine. Igor Mon Nov 3 11:30:08 EST 2008 Jack Davis wrote: Igor, Buydig's reputation is pretty unsavory. Check with Google for more info. Could very well be hidden costs and an unpleasant encounter. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.web-options.com/M8/ There's also a picture that's embarrassingly like the sort of shit that Jack Vettriano paints. It's been a wet old day in Olde Londone Towne. I especially like this one: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cool-day-in-warm-sun.html in fact, you think it's so good it must be one of mine! Oops! I meant to say that I really liked this one (in addition to the rainy-day umbrella shot): http://www.web-options.com/M8/content/L1030011_large.html Sorry about that. Clearly shoddy cut and pasting on my part. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
PN Stenquist wrote: BH is as honest as they come. Very good service, no-hassle replacement of defective merchandise and a large volume of in-stock equipment. I buy all my cameras and lenses from BH, as do a number of other list members, and I've never had a problem. Ditto. Just ordered an AF540FGZ yesterday. Received shipping conformation at 9:30 this morning. I'll have it on Wednesday. I could have saved about $25 if I'd bought it elsewhere. Not worth the hassle/risk. BH rules! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Wildlife Photographer of the Year
I'm up for that. It's open until late April, so we have lots of time. Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of PN Stenquist Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 10:41 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Wildlife Photographer of the Year Sounds like a Detroit PDML field trip and luncheon. Paul On Oct 31, 2008, at 9:15 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: This opens in Detroit on December 10. The Snow Leopard shots look spectacular... Bill Sawyer Livonia, MI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 4:06 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Wildlife Photographer of the Year It opens tomorrow. I plan to go in about a week. Here's a rather toothsome taster: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/sci_nat_wildlife_ph otog rapher_of_the_year/html/5.stm 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Fine Wines Spirits
http://www.web-options.com/M8/ I like the Bomber Harris (?) picture. Many levels to that. Any full farme? Vignetting problems? Here's an uncropped variant: http://www.web-options.com/L1030012.jpg It is Bomber Harris. The chap in bronze, that is. Not the chap in the mac. I haven't had any real-world problems with the M8 yet, apart from a tiny piece of dust on the sensor. I've never had to clean a sensor before, but this should blow off quite nicely. I did manage to get 2 of the infamous M8 problems in one frame a few evenings ago while I was playing with it. I took a photo in my hallway with a light just in the top of the frame and this yielded the green streak problem; in the same frame was a deep black cotton jacket which came out magenta. Apologies if this comes through twice. I had a timeout on the damned webmail interface. Can't use my home machine at the moment, as a power problem at the weekend seems to have wiped out my modem, router and central heating unit. (That's all separate units, not some Sony ubergizmo) Sounds like a damned useful device. Get on to the patent office, quick. 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: K30D
Igor, When I read your post, I simply went straight to Google to see what I could find about BuyDig's reputation. The first few headings I cam upon were very negative and were offered to you as an alert. I've never personally dealt with them. I agree, through personal experience, that Adorama can be be slick and deceptive. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K30D To: PDML@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 11:55 AM Jack, As several people on the list wrote, Buydig appears to have a good record. You can check photo.net community as well. I personally purchased my DS, and a lens. My DS had to be sent back due to the problem with the buil-in flash, and I had no problem or hassle with the return and replacement. Although I had made quite several purchases from Adorama, my more recent experience with them was less than satisfying (they were misleading about product availability - both on their website and via the phone). That actually stopped me from purchasing my DS from them 3.5 years ago, and then subsequently some lenses. Note that BeachCamera is under the same management as BuyDig and also appears to have very reasonable record. Of course, you have to be alert with all low-margin mail-order companies, especially NY/NJ-based, including BH. And the typical somewhat rough manner of the customer service-client relation typical to NYC appears rude to people living, say, in MidWest. BTW, while Amazon's rules (e.g. those related to product return) appear to be more liberal than those of the NYC photo retailers, if something goes off the track, their customer service is hard to deal with - it's a huge corporate machine. Igor Mon Nov 3 11:30:08 EST 2008 Jack Davis wrote: Igor, Buydig's reputation is pretty unsavory. Check with Google for more info. Could very well be hidden costs and an unpleasant encounter. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts??
Any experts out there know of any compatibility Issues with using Ricoh and Chinon K mount lenses On all PENTAX K mount bodies, SLR/DSLR? I seem to remember some problems mentioned years Ago but forgot. Worst case would be lenses getting Stuck on or damaging the K mount Pentax bodies. JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Nor have I! I actually enjoy rewarding their integrity by giving them what business I can. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K30D To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 12:09 PM BH is as honest as they come. Very good service, no-hassle replacement of defective merchandise and a large volume of in-stock equipment. I buy all my cameras and lenses from BH, as do a number of other list members, and I've never had a problem. Paul On Nov 3, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Jack, As several people on the list wrote, Buydig appears to have a good record. You can check photo.net community as well. I personally purchased my DS, and a lens. My DS had to be sent back due to the problem with the buil-in flash, and I had no problem or hassle with the return and replacement. Although I had made quite several purchases from Adorama, my more recent experience with them was less than satisfying (they were misleading about product availability - both on their website and via the phone). That actually stopped me from purchasing my DS from them 3.5 years ago, and then subsequently some lenses. Note that BeachCamera is under the same management as BuyDig and also appears to have very reasonable record. Of course, you have to be alert with all low-margin mail-order companies, especially NY/NJ-based, including BH. And the typical somewhat rough manner of the customer service-client relation typical to NYC appears rude to people living, say, in MidWest. BTW, while Amazon's rules (e.g. those related to product return) appear to be more liberal than those of the NYC photo retailers, if something goes off the track, their customer service is hard to deal with - it's a huge corporate machine. Igor Mon Nov 3 11:30:08 EST 2008 Jack Davis wrote: Igor, Buydig's reputation is pretty unsavory. Check with Google for more info. Could very well be hidden costs and an unpleasant encounter. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Ever have your wife go online and find the item you've been babbling about ordering for,a lot less at Slime Photo. Good luck with your explanation. *=( I think my wife has finally gotten it. :) Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K30D To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 12:16 PM PN Stenquist wrote: BH is as honest as they come. Very good service, no-hassle replacement of defective merchandise and a large volume of in-stock equipment. I buy all my cameras and lenses from BH, as do a number of other list members, and I've never had a problem. Ditto. Just ordered an AF540FGZ yesterday. Received shipping conformation at 9:30 this morning. I'll have it on Wednesday. I could have saved about $25 if I'd bought it elsewhere. Not worth the hassle/risk. BH rules! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Paul, I didn't say otherwise. I also purchased some lenses from them. (I actually don't remember if I purchased my zx-5n from them or from Adorama.) While I do not know their standing prior to 1996-1997, my impression was that somewhere around that time they drastically improved. Henry Posner made a special effort addressing complaints, in Usenet photo groups, photo.net community, etc, hence improving their image, Back in 1997 my choice of stores was BH, Adorama, CWO. Today it is BH, Buydig, possibly Amazon and Adorama. Still, every time I place an order with either of these stores, I concentrate on making sure I verify all details, and watch out for all possible caveats - in order to avoid potential problems. Igor Mon Nov 3 15:09:46 EST 2008 PN Stenquist wrote: BH is as honest as they come. Very good service, no-hassle replacement of defective merchandise and a large volume of in-stock equipment. I buy all my cameras and lenses from BH, as do a number of other list members, and I've never had a problem. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Grace does Velma, a Halloween Gallery
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 8:48 PM, PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=873122 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. That's a great costume! Looks just like Velma! Also looks like Grace had a fun time - as kids should on Hallowe'en. Thanks for sharing these, Paul. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts??
Ricoh P lenses are not safe to mount on Pentax AF bodies as the P indicator pin is located in the same spot as the AF drive and can easily jam the lens on the mount. You can modify the lens to be safe by removing the P pin. Chinon's are safe and fully compatible -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:23 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any experts out there know of any compatibility Issues with using Ricoh and Chinon K mount lenses On all PENTAX K mount bodies, SLR/DSLR? I seem to remember some problems mentioned years Ago but forgot. Worst case would be lenses getting Stuck on or damaging the K mount Pentax bodies. JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESO: a forest
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spotted a single green tree in a forest. The shot didn't look like a keeper while chimping so I tried some vertical panning with SR off: http://www.repiuk.nl/peso Cool! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts??
Essentially, although the P lenses lack the A electrical contacts. All P lenses are labelled with a green P on the nameplate, ie a '50mm f2 P' -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:44 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's a Ricoh P lens? Their version of the A lenses? JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts?? Ricoh P lenses are not safe to mount on Pentax AF bodies as the P indicator pin is located in the same spot as the AF drive and can easily jam the lens on the mount. You can modify the lens to be safe by removing the P pin. Chinon's are safe and fully compatible -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:23 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any experts out there know of any compatibility Issues with using Ricoh and Chinon K mount lenses On all PENTAX K mount bodies, SLR/DSLR? I seem to remember some problems mentioned years Ago but forgot. Worst case would be lenses getting Stuck on or damaging the K mount Pentax bodies. JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
there is still a reason to have Photoshop around ...
I have this photo of a yellow carousel horse which is going into a folio I'm printing. This is one of the first times I've run into a serious gamut problem. My first print attempt, batched up with a number of other photos in sequence, was set for color-managed printing from Lightroom 2.1 to the R2400, using Exhibition Fiber Paper with Epson's supplied PixelGenius paper profile and Perceptual rendering intent. The photo has a smoothly reflective section which shades from deep yellow right up to about the 92% white and back again. This looked like a stairstep horror as it staged from a greenish yellow to a pinkish orange, to bare white, then back again. Ugh. I rendered the image with the Lightroom adjustments and opened it in Photoshop. Configured the Proof Setup for the paper target. Wow, the difference between Perceptual and Relative Colormetric rendering on this image is enormous. Turning on Gamut Warning, a huge range of the image was masked. I did a tweak to the image using an HSV layer, dropping the saturation and then another layer popping up the mid tone brightness slightly while pulling down the toe end. This brought it all down into range. The difference between Perceptual and Relative Colormetric Going back into Lightroom, I made similar adjustments in the Develop module, flipping back and forth between the rendered Photoshop TIFF image and the DNG adjustments until it looked better. I then rendered that out and brought it back into Photoshop ... this one passed the proof and gamut warning tests, even with Perceptual rendering intent. And proof that the color managed workflow works: the finished output print is now identical to what I see on screen. :-) Ok, Adobe: I guess there are those occasions when one needs the soft proofing and gamut warning. Lightroom 2.5, eh? ]'-) 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: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts??
What's a Ricoh P lens? Their version of the A lenses? JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts?? Ricoh P lenses are not safe to mount on Pentax AF bodies as the P indicator pin is located in the same spot as the AF drive and can easily jam the lens on the mount. You can modify the lens to be safe by removing the P pin. Chinon's are safe and fully compatible -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:23 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any experts out there know of any compatibility Issues with using Ricoh and Chinon K mount lenses On all PENTAX K mount bodies, SLR/DSLR? I seem to remember some problems mentioned years Ago but forgot. Worst case would be lenses getting Stuck on or damaging the K mount Pentax bodies. JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
On Nov 3, 2008, at 11:55 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: ... Of course, you have to be alert with all low-margin mail-order companies, especially NY/NJ-based, including BH. And the typical somewhat rough manner of the customer service-client relation typical to NYC appears rude to people living, say, in MidWest. ... I would not include BH Photo in the same class with BuyDig and other low-margin mail-order companies. BH Photo is a huge operation, with a massive brick and mortar store and several enormous warehouses, probably a couple billion dollars in business annually. I've been doing business with them for 20+ years, to the tune of several to tens of thousands of dollars a year, and there has *never* been a case when a problem of any kind was not professionally and effectively handled, in a timely manner. They are the premier professional photographic retailer in the United States, and possibly the world. They may be gruff on the phone but, hey, I grew up in New York too. So waddaya want? Pleasantries? Dis is biz'ness. ]:-) 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: OT, so far OT you'd need a Bigma...
Bob, that's just too much information. Bob W wrote: No, but I can fart in G-minor if that helps. Does anybody have a bugle they'd care to sell? Email me off list. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts??
So the Ricoh P lense act like K/M lenses on pentax bodies if You do the mod right? JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:48 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts?? Essentially, although the P lenses lack the A electrical contacts. All P lenses are labelled with a green P on the nameplate, ie a '50mm f2 P' -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:44 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's a Ricoh P lens? Their version of the A lenses? JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts?? Ricoh P lenses are not safe to mount on Pentax AF bodies as the P indicator pin is located in the same spot as the AF drive and can easily jam the lens on the mount. You can modify the lens to be safe by removing the P pin. Chinon's are safe and fully compatible -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:23 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any experts out there know of any compatibility Issues with using Ricoh and Chinon K mount lenses On all PENTAX K mount bodies, SLR/DSLR? I seem to remember some problems mentioned years Ago but forgot. Worst case would be lenses getting Stuck on or damaging the K mount Pentax bodies. JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
I agree, through personal experience, that Adorama can be be slick and deceptive. Adorama is typically the first company to list new Pentax gear, long before it is available and before the competition lists new stuff. Then they have been among the last actually to offer that gear for sale. I think this is a bit deceptive on their part. Other than this practice, I suspect that they are mostly just inept. If you call to ask about something, the person who answers just reads from a computer script. The customer service reps don't actually know anything. My favorite is that they will say that an item is backordered--this for a new item that they have not yet gotten their first shipment of. How difficult can it be to generate a different computer message for gear that they haven't yet gotten? I have ordered several new items when Adorama listed the gear on their web site, sometimes months before actual availability. The final straw came with the K10D. I ordered it from them months in advance, then watched in frustration as nearly everyone else on this list who ordered from other places got theirs. I called Adorama, but was told (as usual) It's backordered. I pointed out that it couldn't be backordered; it was a new item. The rep acknowledged this. I then told this person that seemingly every other camera store in the country had it. Why didn't they? She told me she would look into it. Guess what? My K10D shipped that day. I think it had been in their warehouse, but the right hand (sales) and the left hand (warehouse) were not communicating. This is why I say that Adorama is more inept than deceptive. I think Adorama is honest and I still order from them. But I now order newly-released stuff elsewhere. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts??
Yes, they're straight K mount lenses apart from the P pin. -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 5:19 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So the Ricoh P lense act like K/M lenses on pentax bodies if You do the mod right? JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:48 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts?? Essentially, although the P lenses lack the A electrical contacts. All P lenses are labelled with a green P on the nameplate, ie a '50mm f2 P' -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:44 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's a Ricoh P lens? Their version of the A lenses? JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 3:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Compatibility of Ricoh and Chinon K mounts?? Ricoh P lenses are not safe to mount on Pentax AF bodies as the P indicator pin is located in the same spot as the AF drive and can easily jam the lens on the mount. You can modify the lens to be safe by removing the P pin. Chinon's are safe and fully compatible -Adam On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:23 PM, JC OConnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any experts out there know of any compatibility Issues with using Ricoh and Chinon K mount lenses On all PENTAX K mount bodies, SLR/DSLR? I seem to remember some problems mentioned years Ago but forgot. Worst case would be lenses getting Stuck on or damaging the K mount Pentax bodies. JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESO - The Duke Rocks (1)
Excellent composition - looks like he's on the top of a wave. I just wonder - why this statue at Freshwater? I'm not all that well informed regarding surfing, but did Duke Paoa Kahanamoku have some association with Australian surfing? Why not a statue of Midget Farrelly? :-) Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 02:48:35 +1100, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Just getting around to populating my flickr page, so I thought I'd share: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2999473214/in/photostream/ Comment if you like, or even if you don't. Regards, Anthony -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Joe, I think you may well be right about Adorama being inept and/or disorganized. I received an AF540 flash some time back that would not zoom. I called Adorama who immediatley emailed me a UPS lable which I promptly used to send it back. After a quiet period, I contacted them and learned that they couldn't locate the flash and Pentax Repair had no record of having received it. A week or so later, I received a call that they were sending me a new flash. It arrived about five days later. Used it and an AF360 as recently as today. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: K30D To: pdml@pdml.net pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 1:33 PM I agree, through personal experience, that Adorama can be be slick and deceptive. Adorama is typically the first company to list new Pentax gear, long before it is available and before the competition lists new stuff. Then they have been among the last actually to offer that gear for sale. I think this is a bit deceptive on their part. Other than this practice, I suspect that they are mostly just inept. If you call to ask about something, the person who answers just reads from a computer script. The customer service reps don't actually know anything. My favorite is that they will say that an item is backordered--this for a new item that they have not yet gotten their first shipment of. How difficult can it be to generate a different computer message for gear that they haven't yet gotten? I have ordered several new items when Adorama listed the gear on their web site, sometimes months before actual availability. The final straw came with the K10D. I ordered it from them months in advance, then watched in frustration as nearly everyone else on this list who ordered from other places got theirs. I called Adorama, but was told (as usual) It's backordered. I pointed out that it couldn't be backordered; it was a new item. The rep acknowledged this. I then told this person that seemingly every other camera store in the country had it. Why didn't they? She told me she would look into it. Guess what? My K10D shipped that day. I think it had been in their warehouse, but the right hand (sales) and the left hand (warehouse) were not communicating. This is why I say that Adorama is more inept than deceptive. I think Adorama is honest and I still order from them. But I now order newly-released stuff elsewhere. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT PESO - Sunrise over Downtown Toronto
Missed the clock change yesterday so I was at work an hour early when the sun came up instead of stuck on the bus. http://flickr.com/photos/mawz/2999158677/ Larger/Direct link: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2999158677_0983a62880_o.jpg D300/16-85VR -- 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: PESO: a forest
On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:46:07 -0500, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spotted a single green tree in a forest. The shot didn't look like a keeper while chimping so I tried some vertical panning with SR off: http://www.repiuk.nl/peso Cool! cheers, frank Very Cool!! Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG
On Nov 3, 2008, at 10:41 , Ken Waller wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/03 Mon AM 07:39:02 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG On Nov 2, 2008, at 23:19 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:51 PM, Cotty wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! Simply numbing ! A crowning achievement. Well, we can put a cap on it now. You'll gum it up sooner or later. Pull the other one. It's got roots on it. You ought to get a plaque for that one Not much margin for error in that bite! Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - 165 - GDG
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 3, 2008, at 10:41 , Ken Waller wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG From: Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/11/03 Mon AM 07:39:02 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO 2008 - 165 - GDG On Nov 2, 2008, at 23:19 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 2, 2008, at 10:51 PM, Cotty wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/165-dentist.jpg Dentist - Sunnyvale 2008 Nice work! Clearly you've got the drill down for this stuff! Simply numbing ! A crowning achievement. Well, we can put a cap on it now. You'll gum it up sooner or later. Pull the other one. It's got roots on it. You ought to get a plaque for that one Not much margin for error in that bite! Thats because it was drilled into us. Dave Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Godfrey, I fully agree with you. Still, nothing contradicts the statement that they are a mail-order company, and in this business their price margin is relatively low. (Compare it to that of Dell, Circuit City, etc.) Actually, I am not know if their NYC store (which I've seen many times from outside, but never had time to walk in, even when I lived in Manhattan) has the same prices as the mail order or their are higher. Your last paragraph is a great description of what I was trying to express earlier. :-) Cheers, Igor Mon Nov 3 16:01:30 EST 2008 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I would not include BH Photo in the same class with BuyDig and other low-margin mail-order companies. BH Photo is a huge operation, with a massive brick and mortar store and several enormous warehouses, probably a couple billion dollars in business annually. I've been doing business with them for 20+ years, to the tune of several to tens of thousands of dollars a year, and there has *never* been a case when a problem of any kind was not professionally and effectively handled, in a timely manner. They are the premier professional photographic retailer in the United States, and possibly the world. They may be gruff on the phone but, hey, I grew up in New York too. So waddaya want? Pleasantries? Dis is biz'ness. ]:-) 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: OT PESO - Sunrise over Downtown Toronto
Hmmm..very nice, Adam. Even cool. Jack --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT PESO - Sunrise over Downtown Toronto To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 1:49 PM Missed the clock change yesterday so I was at work an hour early when the sun came up instead of stuck on the bus. http://flickr.com/photos/mawz/2999158677/ Larger/Direct link: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2999158677_0983a62880_o.jpg D300/16-85VR -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT PESO - Sunrise over Downtown Toronto
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Missed the clock change yesterday so I was at work an hour early when the sun came up instead of stuck on the bus. http://flickr.com/photos/mawz/2999158677/ Larger/Direct link: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2999158677_0983a62880_o.jpg Quite lovely! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: K30D
Prices in the store are exactly the same as what is shown on the website, but you pay NYC sales tax. Sometimes they have store-only specials too. The reference you made was to low-margin mail-order companies, not mail order companies, which implies companies that are basically box handlers with maybe a warehouse and little else, no service organization etc. BH Photo is a big operation, not a low-margin mail- order company at all, with customer service, training classes, support services, brick'n'mortar store, etc. They have competitive pricing, for sure ... they like to do biz'ness, eh? I'm sorry my New York manner offends your delicate sensibilities. G On Nov 3, 2008, at 2:02 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: I fully agree with you. Still, nothing contradicts the statement that they are a mail-order company, and in this business their price margin is relatively low. (Compare it to that of Dell, Circuit City, etc.) Actually, I am not know if their NYC store (which I've seen many times from outside, but never had time to walk in, even when I lived in Manhattan) has the same prices as the mail order or their are higher. Your last paragraph is a great description of what I was trying to express earlier. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: GESO: San Francisco
From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just put up the gallery from my San Francisco trip a month ago. Sorry, it's all Nikon gear except for the crappy waterproof Oly I use for kayaking. :) http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/p249448256/ I like #5. It makes that tree look like it's wearing one of those rainbow clown wigs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: F1 season end...(spoiler)
Here she is on her way to winning the London Marathon a few years ago. This is round about the 5 mile mark where it passes close to my house. http://www.web-options.com/68010029.jpg She's run 10 marathons and failed to win only 2 of them - both at the Olympics. An incredible athlete. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: 03 November 2008 15:05 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: F1 season end...(spoiler) By the way everyone - Paula Radcliffe won the New York City Marathon yesterday. :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
