Re: The Prodigal Camera Returns
Congratulations now you can buy a new K-7.
On 3/15/2010 11:05 PM, John Celio wrote:
Fingers crossed, John!
Keep us posted.
It's looking good so far! There is some very, very faint banding in
underexposed ISO 1600 photos, but it's not really noticeable. I'll
try to post some comparison photos this week, but seriously I am very
pleased. This is a bazillion times better than before.
Props to Pentax/C.R.I.S. on one unexpected thing that really impressed
me: my camera hasn't been this clean since I bought it! I was
amazed. Besides some light wear on the LCD cover and strap lugs, you
wouldn't know this camera is three years old.
John
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Re: PESO First Snowdrop
Your snowdrop shots are always a treat. Very nicely done, sir! -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, March 15, 2010, 2:49:15 PM, you wrote: PNS That's a snowdrop, so it must be Spring in Michigan. PNS http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10810753size=lg PNS K7, Vivitar Series1 90/2.5 Macro, f16/ @ 1/180th, AF540 flash with PNS lightsphere attached. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML Book Update
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:40 AM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: From the photos selected, we gathered the ones that are eligible for the Chicago exhibit and passed them on to Sue Barton, the curator. She expects to have her decisions made by the end of this coming weekend. . I've just placed an order for a couple of hundred dollars worth of paper and ink. I'll be re-calibrating and re-profiling the printer this weekend. Spring Break begins in a couple of days and I hope to get a lot of printing done next week. So, how many photos got accepted? And more to the point, how long is it going to take for all that ink to fade from your fingers? ;-) -Adam -- http://www.mountainfort.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Useful resource: Pentax P-TTL flash comparison
On 3/8/2010 2:58 PM, Miserere wrote: I don't know about other PDMLers, but I've had that page bookmarked for a long time; useful stuff. And Matt happens to be a Boston guy, so he probably says flah-shes. As for people detesting flashes, I think there are two types of photographers: Those who know how to strobe, and those that hate strobes. I'm somewhere in between :-) Likewise. When I bought my Metz flash I went out to look for info, found this page and bookmarked it. I agree with you on your photographers classification, though it is very coarse. I, for one, can use flash and use flash although with rather limited experience and very rarely. And yes, I prefer to photograph in available light. Though, I don't do that for money, thus I am almost completely harmless... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: question for the brits American to English translation
On 3/13/2010 3:13 PM, Tanya Love wrote: Ok, so here's my (Aussie, which is kinda, sorta Pommie) take on it all, as taught to me by Thomas Van Veen at GFM... The rest snipped. Sounds very much like somewhat more subtle differences in Russian spoken in Moscow, where I am from, and St Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad), where my wife is from. Why can't you guys agree that you all speak in a language called Modern English that naturally differs ever (not) so slightly from area to area? ;-) Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Congrats, Tim!
Cool! But then again, I just got an Android cell phone from my company... Tim, do you hear me? ;-) Boris On 3/15/2010 6:47 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Congratulations to our very own Tim Bray who landed a new job with Google, on the Android team. http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=6043tag=nl.e539 -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: Robin [Scanned] [Spam score:8%]
Thanks Christian. Regards, John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christian Skofteland [pterali...@aim.com] Sent: 15 March 2010 13:10 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Robin [Scanned] [Spam score:8%] On 3/12/2010 5:24 PM, John Whittingham wrote: Taken locally: K20D DA*300/4, comment and critique welcome: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10798410 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10798410 John Nice shot. Your robins are more attractive than our robins... Christian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - In the Doorway
On 16/3/10, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: A belated thanks to Dave, Christine and Cotty for the nice comments. !?!? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: WPP image disqualified
On 3/7/2010 11:18 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Seems to me the crop and the B+W conversion do more to alter the content of the image than the foot clone. Still, I guess there is a slippery slope argument, and thems the rules. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-10049-10543 To me it seems like a great example of a difference between spirit of the rules and letter of the rules... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: question for the brits American to English translation
On Mar 15, 2010, at 3:33 AM, David Savage wrote: No, no Tan: KIWI !! Maybe not for long... http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/politics/3449992/NZ-Australia-merger-talk-pointless-Key Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: urgently need impression about Metz flash
On 3/8/2010 2:55 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Additionally: 3. How useful is the second reflector (source) when you tilt/swivel the flash head? My old Metz 40MZ-2 (or something like this) has a secondary light source. It also has two slide on gray filters to control the output of this source. I use it fairly often when photographing kids in Galia's class - it eliminates eye shadows, adds a bit of sprinkle to the eyes and generally is useful. It is especially useful when tilting/swiveling the flash because in my case it usually means underexposure due to specifics of the way this flash integrates with my camera. HTH Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Congrats, Tim!
No idea what this android thing is, but a good job is a good job, congrat's. Dave On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations to our very own Tim Bray who landed a new job with Google, on the Android team. http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=6043tag=nl.e539 -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-x
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Thanks very much Larry and Bruce for the detailed reports. I have set a label to this K-x thread so i can find it again on my gmail account. I'm kinda used to the focus indicators showing in the finder, but i mostly use the centre one anyway, so should not be a huge challenge. I forgot the K-x would shoot video, that might be a plus right there. John, sorry i went back and re read your reply, i see what you were getting at.:-), although it might be better to get the kit. Dave Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO First Snowdrop
Nice one. Like the background in this one. My neighbour has snowdrops but they are not out just yet. My daffy's are up about 8-10 but no flower heads Dave On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 5:49 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That's a snowdrop, so it must be Spring in Michigan. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10810753size=lg K7, Vivitar Series1 90/2.5 Macro, f16/ @ 1/180th, AF540 flash with lightsphere attached. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Back on the list
Hi Vic. Good to hear your still around. Your old PZ-1 is still working and just finished a roll of Tmax.:-) Dave On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM, sonpix son...@mac.com wrote: Hi guys I've been off the list for a long time. But I have decided to sell a number of my lenses and some gear so will be back on to offer it to you prior to looking for sellers outside the group. I take it Fridays remain as the only sale days??? Vic -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Hiding
I like it. The line up of the pickets? is very pleasing Dave On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: This bicycle was trying to hide from me, but could't quite manage it: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10807533size=lg (K10D, FA 50/1.7, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/50) 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2010 - 044 - GDG
Ha s a very calm feel to it. Dave On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 1:15 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: A new photo, made last Fall. A new workshop announcement. As always ... http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/chit-chat-in-fog Comments always appreciated, thanks for looking! Godfrey -- a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Beware the Ides of March
Good balance between old and new Dave On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: These are said to be the very steps on which the assassination of Julius Caesar took place on March 15, 44 BCE. Taken on Valentine's Day last month. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10809854 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: KX Viewfinder
On 3/5/2010 4:12 PM, frank theriault wrote: More than one person on this list has mentioned that the KX might fit my needs in a body. I just read a post from Mark where he mentions that the viewfinder's a bit small and darkish. Frank, I don't have KX, but I can offer you a question - do you often use manual focusing on your *istD. If your answer is yes, then I would prescribe you some caution. If you don't involve yourself with manually focused lenses, then I would suggest that you just go for it ;-). Boris P.S. I might as well hazard a guess that going for it is what will happen anyway, given the nature of lens transaction you and I had in the past ;-). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Train Arriving
I agree with Frank, crop some of the RHS. I like the train just getting into the shot like this. Dave On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:29 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Oops. Try this link: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10810590 I really like this one, but I think I might try cropping some off the right. While I like the stairs in there, that pillar is quite ponderous and takes up too much of the frame IMHO. Maybe almost to the left edge of that pillar? Of course I could be wrong, just suggesting you might try it to see what you think. Good timing and I really like his blurry foot! 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: peso - running
Good timing and composition Dave On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4433873803/ Yes another photo I took with TAMRON SP AF 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di - I love this lens. Your opinion is welcome. Thanks, --Sasha -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spice jars
You can make those. I had to buy mine at Canadian Tire.;-) Love the shot. Simple design but effective Dave On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:00 PM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: My wife just finished a project where she made magnetic spice jars (with clear lids) to store spices on the side of the refrigerator. Once they were all up there, they called to me (photographically). http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP8684_small.jpg K10D, Tamron 90mm macro @ f9, 5 seconds at ISO 100. And if you crave it full-sized (2.5megs!): http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP8684_large.jpg -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - In the Diorway
Love it. Dave On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 10:39 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: My prior PESO was called In the Doorway. I couldn't resist: This is In the Diorway http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/03/in-diorway.html I can't imagine that there will be any comments, but if you insist, I'm fine with 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO - PoleCandy Amateur Pole Competition
You get some of the greatest gigs. Great gallery Dave On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: You can't deny this stuff takes some amazing physical dexterity. I find it mesmerising to watch http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_03/10_03_polecandy/index.htm -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESOs - Performance shots
All are very good, but I really liked the last two Dave On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: My daughter Anna and her 3 friends have formed a musical theatre performance collective called Upside Down Frown Productions. Their first show, This has Nothing to do With Love, was in the basement bar of an Italian restaurant in central London. A sellout both nights. I was there to provide the sound system, but couldn't resist taking some pictures during the dress rehearsal (Anna's the one with the blue bands on her mic). http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/NothingtodoWithLove/slides/_IGP1800.jpg http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/NothingtodoWithLove/slides/_IGP1841.jpg http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/NothingtodoWithLove/slides/_IGP1847.jpg http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/NothingtodoWithLove/slides/_IGP1854.jpg http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/NothingtodoWithLove/slides/_IGP1859.jpg The performance was fantastic; the light was absolutely rubbish - K7D, DA* 16-50 and DA* 50-135, ISO 3200, mostly a 60th at f2.8. Comments welcome. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spice jars
2010/3/16 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: My wife just finished a project where she made magnetic spice jars (with clear lids) to store spices on the side of the refrigerator. very nice shot, well structured and lit - oh and please can I have a list of materials and instructions? I always see these in stores and boycott their highway robbers' pricing TIA Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Congrats, Tim!
2010/3/15 ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Somehow turning into an Android doest sound like something that merits congratulations... ann ( trying to finesse the Brits on this one) well we can call him the Timinator now ]=) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - running
what frank said! thanks for sharing ecke 2010/3/16 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com: On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Sasha Sobol sa...@asobol.com wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sobol/4433873803/ Yes another photo I took with TAMRON SP AF 28-75mm F2.8 XR Di - I love this lens. Your opinion is welcome. My opinion is that it's a terrific photo!! 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: Digital Darkroom
Christine, I'll comment just on few points: On 3/13/2010 4:37 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: *At the Computer* -Photoshop Elements Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to ponder, really. -Cd/dvd burner for digital back-up I pray you reconsider. May be BluRay burner and media but even then... The sheer volume of what has to be put on this media. And especially so, if you tend to keep the processed (ready to print, etc) files along with the negatives... Given the (*) signs, please don't consider my comments as an offering to discussion, since it is likely to make it off-the-intended-topic. But perhaps you could give 'em a moment or two of your thought. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 First Snowdrop
2010/3/15 P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: That's a snowdrop, so it must be Spring in Michigan. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10810753size=lg K7, Vivitar Series1 90/2.5 Macro, f16/ @ 1/180th, AF540 flash with lightsphere attached. Nice one, Paul. I got a report from a colleague about the first observed coltsfoot today also. Declaring spring here seems a bit premature yet, though. There's still about 60 cm snow in the front garden. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: urgently need impression about Metz flash
2010/3/16 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: I use it fairly often when photographing kids in Galia's class - it eliminates eye shadows, adds a bit of sprinkle to the eyes and generally is useful. Um... Cry a lot, do they? :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: urgently need impression about Metz flash
I've never used a Metz, but I used to have a Cullman with a second reflector. I found this handy. Not for catch light, but to avoid raccoon eyes when bouncing flash from above the subject. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/3/8 Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org: Hi All, I was trying to place an order for a Pentax AF 540 FGZ flash, when I discovered that Metz 58 AF-1PS costs just $15 more. I've never had experience with any Metz flashes. Two main concerns that I have: 1. From what I read, all control is done via soft buttons, - e.g. via contextual menus. How ergonomic/cumbersome is it? 2. Have you had any issues with the compatibility with Pentax bodies (e.g. metering reproducibility, functionality, etc.)? Additionally: 3. How useful is the second reflector (source) when you tilt/swivel the flash head? I will need to place an order soon (Sunday, maybe Monday), so I would appreciate your quick responses. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Beware the Ides of March
On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:48 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com It's not well known that Caesar (Julius, that is) became very fond of reminiscing as he grew older. In fact he often talked of his salad days. After his death they became known as Caesar Salad days and the rest is culinary history... Bad jokes aside, I forgot to mention that it was a really cool photo - for the historical significance of the place if for no other reason. Well executed photo. 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 - Train Arriving
Thanks for the comments and suggestions! I tried various crops, including Frank's suggestion of getting rid of most of the closest pillar; but I kinda like the way the yellow box on the pillar and the yellow platform edge interact. I won't have a chance to post other crops until tomorrow evening. I'll try a monochrome rendering too, but I suspect there are too many mid-tones. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 3/16/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I agree with Frank, crop some of the RHS. I like the train just getting into the shot like this. Dave On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:29 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Oops. Try this link: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10810590 I really like this one, but I think I might try cropping some off the right. While I like the stairs in there, that pillar is quite ponderous and takes up too much of the frame IMHO. Maybe almost to the left edge of that pillar? Of course I could be wrong, just suggesting you might try it to see what you think. Good timing and I really like his blurry foot! 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO First Snowdrop
Paul, I always enjoy your first snowdrop pic. This one is beautiful, as usual. We can tell it is spring in Philly because we got 3 inches of rain on Saturday instead of 2 feet of snow. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 3/15/10, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO First Snowdrop To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 5:49 PM That's a snowdrop, so it must be Spring in Michigan. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10810753size=lg K7, Vivitar Series1 90/2.5 Macro, f16/ @ 1/180th, AF540 flash with lightsphere attached. --PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Digital Darkroom
2010/3/13 Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com: If you're gonna go apeshit on storage anyway, remember it's cheap. Consider doing a RAID 10 or RAID 0+1 array to reduce your OMG I need my backups exposure. Keep one or two replacement drives, replace failures immediately, and you won't have to worry too much. My 4x320GB-drive RAID 10 array has been running for about 15 months. I had to replace two drives in the first four months, and none since. No down time, no lost data. As long as only one drive dies at a time, you don't lose anything, and the firmware can fix up the new drive in the background, so it doesn't even get in the way. uhm please take it from a certified hp storage engineer that mirrored stripeset RAIDs - called by the various manufacturers 0-1, 0+1, 1-0, 1+0, depending on their technical flavors, or for the sake of simplicity RAID 10 in the following - has both unnessarily high slack, i.e. difference between phyiscal space and space available for use, and unnecessarily low failure tolerance. I will not go into technical details here unless asked but let me put it this way: RAID 0, 1 and 10 all have n/2 slack, i.e. you lose half your disk space for redundancy no matter what. RAID 0 and 1 are limited to two disks each, hence, RAID 10 is limited to four disks. RAID 0 will not tolerate disk loss. RAID 1 will tolerate loss of one disk. RAID 10 will tolerate loss of one disk under all conditions and loss of two disks only if no stripe is broken so you're playing va banque if you do not immediately replace a failed disk in a RAID 10. That means purchase of a spare disk, online or offline is a should or must. RAID 0,1 and 10 are all non extensible arrays whereas RAID 5 and 6 are both extensible by adding as many disks as your controller can take. RAID 5 has n-1 slack with a minimum disk count of 3, i.e. you lose the space of one disk but never more than one third of the physical space you paid for. The quota improves every time you add another disk. RAID 5 will tolerate the loss of one disk so again a spare disk is a should or must. RAID 6 is like RAID 5 except in that it has a minimum disk count of four and n-2 slack but tolerates the loss of two disks. Data recovery from a faild RAID 5 or 6 is much easier than from a failed RAID 0 or 10 so there is a difference in theoretical risks. Summary: RAID 0 and 10: highest risk, highest space and system cost. RAID 1: moderate risk, highest space and moderate system cost but pointless as opposed to having two USB disk in site rotation and a copy/backup routine to match. RAID 5: lowest space cost, 2nd lowest system cost, 2nd highest security RAID 6: 2nd lowest space cost, 2nd highest system cost, highest security Hope this helps Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Congrats, Tim!
Nice upgrade ;-) On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:30 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/3/15 ann sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Somehow turning into an Android doest sound like something that merits congratulations... ann ( trying to finesse the Brits on this one) well we can call him the Timinator now ]=) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Back on the list
ha ha that's great Dave. Good to see you're still burning film... and that the PZ1 is still giving you pleasure.. Vic On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:38 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Hi Vic. Good to hear your still around. Your old PZ-1 is still working and just finished a roll of Tmax.:-) Dave On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM, sonpix son...@mac.com wrote: Hi guys I've been off the list for a long time. But I have decided to sell a number of my lenses and some gear so will be back on to offer it to you prior to looking for sellers outside the group. I take it Fridays remain as the only sale days??? Vic -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Spice jars
Great shot of an unusual subject. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 3/15/10, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Subject: PESO: Spice jars To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 9:00 PM My wife just finished a project where she made magnetic spice jars (with clear lids) to store spices on the side of the refrigerator. Once they were all up there, they called to me (photographically). http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP8684_small.jpg K10D, Tamron 90mm macro @ f9, 5 seconds at ISO 100. And if you crave it full-sized (2.5megs!): http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2010/IMGP8684_large.jpg -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2010 - 044 - GDG
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 1:15 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: A new photo, made last Fall. A new workshop announcement. As always ... http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/chit-chat-in-fog Comments always appreciated, thanks for looking! The fog is amazing - adds to the mood. 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: KX Viewfinder
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:45 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Frank, I don't have KX, but I can offer you a question - do you often use manual focusing on your *istD. If your answer is yes, then I would prescribe you some caution. If you don't involve yourself with manually focused lenses, then I would suggest that you just go for it ;-). Boris P.S. I might as well hazard a guess that going for it is what will happen anyway, given the nature of lens transaction you and I had in the past ;-). Well, I'm not going for a KX any time in the near future, much as I may (or may not) want to. I'm in my usual state of impecuniosity (which probably isn't a word since I just made it up - basically I'm broke - so what else is new?). I was just curious. I think that due to the low-light night shots that I take, I do manually focus often enough that a good, bright viewfinder would be an asset. 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 - Hiding
On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: This bicycle was trying to hide from me, but could't quite manage it: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10807533size=lg (K10D, FA 50/1.7, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/50) ~Very~ nice - well composed and executed with just the right amount of dof. 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: GESO - PoleCandy Amateur Pole Competition
Some terrific shots in this gallery, sir. But then again I am wondering why people of OZ need poles to walk upside down ;-). Boris On 3/14/2010 11:57 PM, Derby Chang wrote: You can't deny this stuff takes some amazing physical dexterity. I find it mesmerising to watch http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_03/10_03_polecandy/index.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - PoleCandy Amateur Pole Competition
2010/3/16 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: Some terrific shots in this gallery, sir. But then again I am wondering why people of OZ need poles to walk upside down ;-). That is because Aussies are all scared shitless to fall through the ozone hole and into space... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: question for the brits American to English translation
On 2010-03-16 1:57, P. J. Alling wrote: If you want to you could stock up the night before anyway. Georgia is nearly submerged in Blue Laws, as is much of the US South. For example, there are quite a few polities in which you can buy liquor by the drink (go to a bar) on Sunday but you can't buy alcohol in a store on Sunday. But the one that really kills me is that you can't by package alcohol while the election polls are open. You can go to a bar, though. Like I wouldn't /need/ to be drunk when voting for the worthless idiots that most often on the ballot. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying people with dark side and Nikon stuff, and TV's and toast machines. (I think I forgot to congratulate you, other Tim, just left some smart ass comment). -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Spice jars
On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:03, eckinator wrote: 2010/3/16 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: My wife just finished a project where she made magnetic spice jars (with clear lids) to store spices on the side of the refrigerator. very nice shot, well structured and lit - oh and please can I have a list of materials and instructions? I always see these in stores and boycott their highway robbers' pricing Here ya go: http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Spice-Rack-1/ I think the total expenditure was about $35 AND I have a stack of extra teeny-tiny rare-earth magnets to play with! Bonus! -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Dust between prism and focus screen?
I've one hard dust particle stuck to the prism. Blowing doesnt help. Wouldnt want to touch the prism so I managed to blow it to the lower part of the screen where it would less be visible on ground details and so. Focusing screen is clean either. Of course dust on focusing screen doesnt affect captured image but its highly annoying, needless to say that I had this problem with nearly all of my Pentax DSLR's, dust got between AF screen and prism after a short while. K20D, DA 10-17, D-XENON 18-55, DA* 16-50, FA 50 F1.4, DA 50-200, ELINCHROM, BOWENS more @ roman.blakout.net | roman.4models.info -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Spice jars
On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:23, Charles Robinson wrote: On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:03, eckinator wrote: 2010/3/16 Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com: My wife just finished a project where she made magnetic spice jars (with clear lids) to store spices on the side of the refrigerator. very nice shot, well structured and lit - oh and please can I have a list of materials and instructions? I always see these in stores and boycott their highway robbers' pricing Here ya go: http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Spice-Rack-1/ I think the total expenditure was about $35 AND I have a stack of extra teeny-tiny rare-earth magnets to play with! Bonus! Addendum from the wife: I got the cans from Specialty Bottle Supply (specialtybottle.com) and the magnets from Applied Magnets on Amazon.com Apparently less-expensive than the places listed on instructables.com -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PDML Boston this Saturday, March 20
Miserere and I have decided on a mid-day meet-up to hang around downtown Boston for some street photography. We're meeting at the Park Street T station at 11:00 - late enough that I can get in my morning run :) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Dust between prism and focus screen?
Had the same issue, took out the matte/focus screen with the changer tool I have here since I bought the grid screen, cleaned it with the ICK-1 (a blower works almost as well) and reinserted it. It is tougher when the dust is in the prism assembly, so blowing with the screen in place is a bad idea or so I was told (yo unever know how good advice is on the internet these days). But what I can tell you from personal experience is that the Pentax sensor cleaner aka ICK-1 is safe to gently tough the screen with. Cheers Ecke 2010/3/16 Roman Melihhov ro...@blakout.net: I've one hard dust particle stuck to the prism. Blowing doesnt help. Wouldnt want to touch the prism so I managed to blow it to the lower part of the screen where it would less be visible on ground details and so. Focusing screen is clean either. Of course dust on focusing screen doesnt affect captured image but its highly annoying, needless to say that I had this problem with nearly all of my Pentax DSLR's, dust got between AF screen and prism after a short while. K20D, DA 10-17, D-XENON 18-55, DA* 16-50, FA 50 F1.4, DA 50-200, ELINCHROM, BOWENS more @ roman.blakout.net | roman.4models.info -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
Congratulations, Tim (of Norway) ;-). Boris On 3/16/2010 3:22 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying people with dark side and Nikon stuff, and TV's and toast machines. (I think I forgot to congratulate you, other Tim, just left some smart ass comment). -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: urgently need impression about Metz flash
On 3/16/2010 1:03 PM, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/3/16 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: I use it fairly often when photographing kids in Galia's class - it eliminates eye shadows, adds a bit of sprinkle to the eyes and generally is useful. Um... Cry a lot, do they? :-) Jostein Oh... After fifth reading of your message I see your humour, mista... Well, I can make them cry if I buy a strong power pack and shoot at 5fps ;-). Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Dust between prism and focus screen?
On 16 March 2010 09:38, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: Had the same issue, took out the matte/focus screen with the changer tool I have here since I bought the grid screen, cleaned it with the ICK-1 (a blower works almost as well) and reinserted it. It is tougher when the dust is in the prism assembly, so blowing with the screen in place is a bad idea or so I was told (yo unever know how good advice is on the internet these days). But what I can tell you from personal experience is that the Pentax sensor cleaner aka ICK-1 is safe to gently tough the screen with. Cheers Ecke I second Ecke's recommendation. Just take the screen out (you can do it with a pair of normal tweezers) and use a blower inside the camera. I've never actually wet-cleaned the focusing screen, as a lens brush was enough to get the dust off. I do this at least twice a year. --M. -- http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Queen Mary 2
I dare you take a shot with wider perspective ;-).' Boris On 3/15/2010 6:49 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day all, I, along with what seemed like most of Perth's population, rose early on a muggy grey Sunday morning to see the Queen Mary 2 come in to Fremantle for a 1 day stop to stock up on provisions : http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4431347386/ Direct link (~220kb) http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2747/4431347386_27c03cf7df_o.jpg D700, AF-S 70-200mm f2.8 @200mm, 1/320 @ f4, ISO 6400 Enjoy, Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: WPP image disqualified
Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/7/2010 11:18 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Seems to me the crop and the B+W conversion do more to alter the content of the image than the foot clone. Still, I guess there is a slippery slope argument, and thems the rules. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-10049-10543 To me it seems like a great example of a difference between spirit of the rules and letter of the rules... Boris It certainly is. Quite plainly put, the jury's decision was a monumentally irrational (aka: stupid) one... keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML Boston this Saturday, March 20
On 16 March 2010 09:35, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Miserere and I have decided on a mid-day meet-up to hang around downtown Boston for some street photography. We're meeting at the Park Street T station at 11:00 - late enough that I can get in my morning run :) Also late enough that I can get in my morning nap :-) We're still working on the itinerary, so if anyone has any suggestions of where to head to from Park St., they are welcome. I was thinking of hanging around The Common a bit, then heading to the Farmer's Market and around Quincy Market (there should be plenty of street performers), then maybe the North End. If people want to do lunch, the Boston Beerworks would fit into this itinerary nicely. They do decent food and brew their own beers. --M. -- http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
Dude, a job is a job, so congratulations! Do you get discounts on Pentax gear? :-) --M. -- http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 16 March 2010 09:22, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying people with dark side and Nikon stuff, and TV's and toast machines. (I think I forgot to congratulate you, other Tim, just left some smart ass comment). -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO First Snowdrop
On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:23 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Paul, I always enjoy your first snowdrop pic. This one is beautiful, as usual. We can tell it is spring in Philly because we got 3 inches of rain on Saturday instead of 2 feet of snow. Rick We had a lot of rain over the weekend, but it's gorgeous now. Sunny and 60 all week. That should bring the daffodils out as well. Then next week, if this is a normal Michigan spring, it will drop to to about 10 degrees F with 50 mph winds, and everything will die:-). Paul http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 3/15/10, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO First Snowdrop To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 5:49 PM That's a snowdrop, so it must be Spring in Michigan. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10810753size=lg K7, Vivitar Series1 90/2.5 Macro, f16/ @ 1/180th, AF540 flash with lightsphere attached. --PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
Well then, congratulations to you as well. I look forward to getting my Nikon stuff:-). Paul On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying people with dark side and Nikon stuff, and TV's and toast machines. (I think I forgot to congratulate you, other Tim, just left some smart ass comment). -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Peso Spring pond shot
Had a charter to a day camp yesterday. The property has a pond, so i wondered around whilst the kids learned some stuff. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813158 K10D, DA F 50-200 f 16 Comments welcome. Dave BTW i may have solved my copy and paste on photo dot net. If i up load pictures one at a time it works, if i use the multiple photo link, it wont copy and paste -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
Thank you. And thank you to Boris and Miserere to. Pardon me Paul, but I think you need a new nose hair trimmer more ;-) I can recommend the dual axe multi trimmer (good for ear hair to). It is 30% off this week. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/3/16 P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: Well then, congratulations to you as well. I look forward to getting my Nikon stuff:-). Paul On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying people with dark side and Nikon stuff, and TV's and toast machines. (I think I forgot to congratulate you, other Tim, just left some smart ass comment). -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML Book Update
Adam Montoya wrote: On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:40 AM, m...@robertstech.com wrote: From the photos selected, we gathered the ones that are eligible for the Chicago exhibit and passed them on to Sue Barton, the curator. She expects to have her decisions made by the end of this coming weekend. I've just placed an order for a couple of hundred dollars worth of paper and ink. I'll be re-calibrating and re-profiling the printer this weekend. Spring Break begins in a couple of days and I hope to get a lot of printing done next week. So, how many photos got accepted? And more to the point, how long is it going to take for all that ink to fade from your fingers? ;-) Sue just emailed me her first 20 picks for the exhibit. She promises more selections tomorrow. Probably ~20 more to come. I printed out a new target pattern on Ilford Gold Fibre Silk paper yesterday. After it's had 24 hours to dry I'll hook up the spectrocolorimeter and generate a new profile. Should be able to start work tonight or tomorrow. I have some ink and paper here, so I should be able to get by until the shipment from BH arrives Thursday. I'll let you know about the ink on my hands... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Beware the Ides of March
From: Larry Colen On 3/15/2010 2:01 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Bruce Dayton So just what is an 'Ide' anyway and are there 'Ides' for any other month? Inquiring minds want to know. Interesting place and nicely done. Thanks for sharing it. Romans counted dates backwards from three fixed points: the Nones, the Ides and the Kalends of the following month. The Romans originally had a 10 month lunar calender. Martius was the first month, and the tenth month was December, then there's about 61 days of winter that weren't in any month before the next year starts. One of my favorite bits of trivia is that the reason that months 9, 10, 11 and 12 are named 7, 8, 9 and 10 is because there were two months added, which were named for Julius and Augustus Ceaser. Except that those two months that were added are January February, ca 713 BC by Numa Pompilius. The new calendar still didn't have enough days, running about 355. The High Priest of Rome had charge of the calendar, and was responsible for adding in inter-calery months ad hoc to continually re-sync their with the physical year. They'd add a leap month every other year, and it would be inserted into the MIDDLE of February. When Julius Caesar was Pope (Pontifex Maximus) he reformed the Roman Calendar so that it should have automatically stayed in sync, but they proclaimed too many leap years in the early empire - approximately every 3 years from 45 BC to 8 AD. The months named for the two Caesars already existed as Quintilis (5) and Sextilis (6). Quintilis became Julius (actually Iulius since the Roman alphabet didn't have the letter 'J') because that's the month Caesar was born. I'm not sure why Sextilis became Augustus, other than it's the month that follows Julius. Octavian was born in September. Other Roman Emperors re-named months to honor themselves or their predecessors as well, but those are the only two that stuck. Our current calendar is approximately that Julius instituted, with about 18 days chopped out by Pope Gregory (hence Gregorian Calendar) to get Easter back to the right time of year. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
P N Stenquist wrote: On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying people with dark side and Nikon stuff, and TV's and toast machines. Well then, congratulations to you as well. I look forward to getting my Nikon stuff:-). The hell with that! I want me one of them toast machines! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Beware the Ides of March
From: Doug Brewer Daniel J. Matyola wrote: These are said to be the very steps on which the assassination of Julius Caesar took place on March 15, 44 BCE. Taken on Valentine's Day last month. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10809854 was I the only one who thought of this when I saw the post title: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBMo8xHGNs Apparently yes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
The toast machines are really good. They have the new Pentax anti slip coating. 20% off this week. But one is not enough. Dr. Lisa wants one too. How is she doing BTW? Being a pain in the back? ;-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/3/16 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: P N Stenquist wrote: On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:22 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying people with dark side and Nikon stuff, and TV's and toast machines. Well then, congratulations to you as well. I look forward to getting my Nikon stuff:-). The hell with that! I want me one of them toast machines! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
Congrats and good to see you on dry land!Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: It seems I'm finally getting a job. Been without one since my wet adventure two years ago. It is nothing fancy, just a regular shop job. But if I play my cards right I will have the pleasure of supplying people with dark side and Nikon stuff, and TV's and toast machines. (I think I forgot to congratulate you, other Tim, just left some smart ass comment). -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Good news - the other Tim is not the only one
2010/3/16 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com: Congrats and good to see you on dry land! Regards, Bob S. Drifting is no good. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Please translate some American for me
From: Bob W There is a phrase in the article in this website that I am not familiar with. I think it's an American phrase meaning that you could be mugged, or you could get lost or confused - not sure which from the context. The phrase is you might get turned around in the 15th is a very non-touristy neighborhood where you might get turned around on your own. That being said, be sure to take along your Plan de Paris 3rd paragraph: http://www.parislogue.com/travel-tips/paris-artists-studios-la-ruche.html You might get turned around. == You might get lost. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: WPP image disqualified
- Original Message - From: Keith Whaley Subject: Re: WPP image disqualified To me it seems like a great example of a difference between spirit of the rules and letter of the rules... Boris It certainly is. Quite plainly put, the jury's decision was a monumentally irrational (aka: stupid) one... The problem with this sort of thing is where do they draw the line in the sand? Do they draw it at cloning out an errant foot because it is not a subject of the image submitted to the contest? What if they allow this, and next year, someone clones out something that, while not a subject of the image, is something that makes a huge difference to the impact of the image. As an aside, imagine for a moment how much weaker the picture he submitted would have been with that errant foot left in. The press takes it on the chin every time it is discovered that a photo published by a news agency has been manipulated by having things taken out or added, and now they are taking it on the chin because they are not allowing photographs that have had things manipulated or added. I have to question how they are supposed to come to terms with this. Would it be more fair to leave the image in place? What if it wins, but wouldn't have wone, had the manipulation not happened (this is more likely the scenario). What happens if the runner up discovers that his unmanipulated photo got beaten by one that was manipulated? Would we be pillorying the jusdging process for not disqualifying the winning photo at that point? Like it or not, press photography is not about fine art, where most anything goes. It is about presenting what was in front of the camera at any given moment. Allowing the huge amount of manipulation that the photographer did (monochrome and contrast enhancement) for impact is OK, it isn't altering what was there. Cloning details out is altering what was there, and this is something the press has to be very careful about, whether it is a photo contest or a picture of an Iranian missile launch (I'm certain we all remember the derision that one generated). 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: question for the brits American to English translation
From: Michael Beacom On Mar 12, 2010, at 4:42 PM, Cotty wrote: On 13/3/10, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's a crumpet http://tinyurl.com/2pth3n THIS is crumpet http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/billiepiper.jpg -- Cheers, Cotty Can you get them at a chip shop? If you've got the right kind of transportation to get there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7VglzL_NZEfeature=related -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Waiting for UPS
My wife arrived home about 5:00pm and wanted to know if I had planted the blueberry bushes yet. Of course, I had not gone more than 20 ft from the front door, so the bushes were still sitting in a bowl of water awaiting being put in their respective holes in the back yard. I was sent out to put them in the ground immediately. As soon as I had my hands covered with dirt and mud, I hear the sound of a large brown truck stopping in front of the house. Go figure... I did manage to finish planting the bushes before grabbing my box knife and slinging packing across the room. First out of the box, White KX, I look up and she is standing there with her hands out. She was almost as excited as I was. Then I was digging for the battery and charger. She asks, What is that? as I take a very small box out. I say an extra battery. For which camera? she asks. The K7 is my answer. What about my camera? she asks. It takes AA's is my response. I want to send this camera back! I want it to have a rechargeable battery. It seems that when she was in China, the people that used AA's had trouble getting batteries. I then reminded her that the *istD had non-rechargeable Li's and she didn't have trouble. Now she Loves the little stormtrooper. She said she is going to carry it everywhere. Meanwhile the K7 battery is still charging. 7:30pm, it is still charging. I go through the Kx's menus and make some settings that I think suit her style of shooting and knowledge level. Finally at 7:45, I can't stand it any longer, surely the battery must be nearly full. I put it in the camera and turn on the switch. The battery registers full and I begin setup after putting the other battery in the charger. As of now, I haven't shot anything worth keeping, just messing around shots and exploring different settings, etc. In fact, I just formatted the card to clean it up. I am very impressed with the fact of how many settings are available by pressing the info button. Guess I won't miss the function button like the K 10D had. Today is cold and dreary but I bet I will be out this afternoon despite all the things I am supposed to get done here at the house. By the way, it still fits my hand as well as I remembered from GFM. More Later Ted The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer. Albert Maysles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Spring pond shot
A pleasant scene. I like the placement of the solitary bullrush. Paul On Mar 16, 2010, at 10:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Had a charter to a day camp yesterday. The property has a pond, so i wondered around whilst the kids learned some stuff. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813158 K10D, DA F 50-200 f 16 Comments welcome. Dave BTW i may have solved my copy and paste on photo dot net. If i up load pictures one at a time it works, if i use the multiple photo link, it wont copy and paste -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Beware the Ides of March
From: frank theriault On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The name Caesar (sp!) is quite interesting. It was the family name but because of the fame of Julius and Augustus (who was his adopted son), it became a prestige name which the later emperors adopted. From there it has changed into other royal names such as Czar and Kaiser. Numerous cities were also named Caesarea and the name lives on. In Turkey we have Kayseri; north of Jaffa is Qaisariyeh. The most unexpected transformation, in my opinion, is the Spanish city of Zaragoza - derived from Caesar Augustus. It's not well known that Caesar (Julius, that is) became very fond of reminiscing as he grew older. In fact he often talked of his salad days. After his death they became known as Caesar Salad days and the rest is culinary history... Uh, since he was born in 100BC, shouldn't that be as he grew YOUNGER? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PDML Book Update
2010/3/16 Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com: I printed out a new target pattern on Ilford Gold Fibre Silk paper yesterday. After it's had 24 hours to dry I'll hook up the spectrocolorimeter and generate a new profile. Mark, Which meter are you using? Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: urgently need impression about Metz flash
2010/3/16 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: 2010/3/16 Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com: I use it fairly often when photographing kids in Galia's class - it eliminates eye shadows, adds a bit of sprinkle to the eyes and generally is useful. Um... Cry a lot, do they? :-) Oh... After fifth reading of your message I see your humour, mista... Well, I can make them cry if I buy a strong power pack and shoot at 5fps ;-). You could also attach a hose and a shower head to your flash, I guess. Could be nice in summer, you know. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO 2010 - 044 - GDG
Thanks for the comments! :-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso Spring pond shot
My, that's a bedraggles Bull Rush! ;) Tough winter? Jack --- On Tue, 3/16/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Peso Spring pond shot To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Cc: Home Sarah sarah.h...@firstgroup.com, Conley Leah leah.con...@firstgroup.com, Smillie Dale dale.smil...@firstgroup.com Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:08 AM Had a charter to a day camp yesterday. The property has a pond, so i wondered around whilst the kids learned some stuff. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813158 K10D, DA F 50-200 f 16 Comments welcome. Dave BTW i may have solved my copy and paste on photo dot net. If i up load pictures one at a time it works, if i use the multiple photo link, it wont copy and paste -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Congrats, Tim!
From: David J Brooks No idea what this android thing is, but a good job is a good job, congrat's. It's an open-source consortium owned/backed by Google that's trying to do to Apple's iphone what Linux is doing to Microsoft Windows. Google is in it because they expect to make a *LOT* of money ... which doesn't automatically make them evil. I have several acquaintances with the iphone. They all keep telling me what a Luddite I am because I don't have one, in between cursing ATT because they can't get their iphones to actually work. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Congrats, Tim!
WTG, other Tim. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: KX Viewfinder
On Mar 16, 2010, at 2:45 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/5/2010 4:12 PM, frank theriault wrote: More than one person on this list has mentioned that the KX might fit my needs in a body. I just read a post from Mark where he mentions that the viewfinder's a bit small and darkish. Frank, I don't have KX, but I can offer you a question - do you often use manual focusing on your *istD. If your answer is yes, then I would prescribe you some caution. If you don't involve yourself with manually focused lenses, then I would suggest that you just go for it ;-). I have little difficulty with manual focusing on my K-x, but then, I have the katzeye screen. I have some minor challenges, in low light, focusing the 20/1.8, but I think that's because there's so little change between in focus and out on distance shots. And, when I can't manually focus, auto focus doesn't seem to work either. Boris P.S. I might as well hazard a guess that going for it is what will happen anyway, given the nature of lens transaction you and I had in the past ;-). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Digital Darkroom
Is that why most art directors have cut up fingers? ;-) I do that too, actually, for some one-off bits but the Rototrim is more consistent when you're trying to cut a dozen prints to exactly the same dimensions. Lock down a guide for cut one, make all twelve, lock down a guide for cut two, make all twelve, etc. The right tool for the right job. On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 5:52 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: You want a Rototrim paper cutter, standard of the industry. Pick one size larger than what you think you need. I bought 15 inch, should have gotten 24 inch. LIke most art directors, I cut prints using a box cutter with a fresh blade and a t-square on a mat-room cutting board with one-inch grids. Much faster than a paper cutter and equally accurate. 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. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Digital Darkroom
From: eckinator RAID 5 has n-1 slack with a minimum disk count of 3, i.e. you lose the space of one disk but never more than one third of the physical space you paid for. The quota improves every time you add another disk. RAID 5 will tolerate the loss of one disk so again a spare disk is a should or must. I should know this, but either I don't or I've completely forgotten it. How difficult is it to change the configuration of a RAID 5 from three disks to four disks ... or from four to five ... once you have the data on there? For example, if I start with a three disk RAID 5 in a tower with room connections for six disks. After I save up a bit more money, I want to add a fourth disk to the array, and later a fifth and sixth. How much hassle is it? Can I just add the disk and let the controller automatically re-configure the stripes? Or am I going to have to back the data up somewhere else temporarily and start over? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: WPP image disqualified
From: Keith Whaley Boris Liberman wrote: On 3/7/2010 11:18 PM, Derby Chang wrote: Seems to me the crop and the B+W conversion do more to alter the content of the image than the foot clone. Still, I guess there is a slippery slope argument, and thems the rules. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-10049-10543 To me it seems like a great example of a difference between spirit of the rules and letter of the rules... Boris It certainly is. Quite plainly put, the jury's decision was a monumentally irrational (aka: stupid) one... Remember that this was a PHOTOJOURNALISM competition. Their decision reflects and shapes the standards of professionalism. The rule against alteration in the image goes to the heart of whether photojournalism is trustworthy in the digital age. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Digital Darkroom
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: *At the Computer* -Photoshop Elements Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to ponder, really. I do 90%+ of my editing in Lightroom nowadays, but there are invariably some details on some photos that need a pixel editor to work on most efficiently. Again, it's a case of right tools for the right job. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: KX Viewfinder
One thing you have to be careful with is the K-x kit lens is the 18-55 which is a small, dark lens. Unless you compare viewfinders with the exact same lens on, you will see differences that aren't related to the viewfinder. I have in my possession an *istD, K10D and K20D to compare against. I have compared the K-x viewfinder with all of those each with the same lens on and tried many different lenses. I am a mostly manual focus shooter so am keenly aware of viewfinder focusing issues. After doing all those comparisons, I can say that there is not obvious difference between the finders of all these bodies. Basically if you just picked up one of them and started using it, you would not have a feeling of 'wow, this is different' - I hope this helps clarify. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 2:45:04 AM, you wrote: BL On 3/5/2010 4:12 PM, frank theriault wrote: More than one person on this list has mentioned that the KX might fit my needs in a body. I just read a post from Mark where he mentions that the viewfinder's a bit small and darkish. BL Frank, I don't have KX, but I can offer you a question - do you often BL use manual focusing on your *istD. If your answer is yes, then I would BL prescribe you some caution. If you don't involve yourself with manually BL focused lenses, then I would suggest that you just go for it ;-). BL Boris BL P.S. I might as well hazard a guess that going for it is what will BL happen anyway, given the nature of lens transaction you and I had in the BL past ;-). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 people you meet...
Well it's that time again. Foto Freo: http://www.fotofreo.com/ The bi-annual festival of photography that runs for a month. It's workshops (Magnum are running a series of workshops at the same time as the festival), talks exhibitions galore. I had a pleasant evening listening to Australian Magnum photographer Trent Parke, discuss his photographic journey, a look back at his roots work that lead him to where he is now. Later one I got to meet the man as well as a couple of the international exhibitors: Viviane Dalles, French photographer currently based in Thailand: http://www.vivianedalles.com/ Sohrab Hura: Indian documentary photographer: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index.php?option=com_contacttask=viewcontact_id=703Itemid=239catids=263bandwidth=low It really is enlightening to sit around a table, drinking beer and talking photography, not gear. To say I'm humbled inspired would be an understatement. It's an exciting time to be a photographer/enthusiast in this corner of the world. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Sk8tr
G'day All, Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the arrival of the Queen Mary 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4435319852/ Direct link (~kb) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4435319852_cc4eb1c5cc_o.jpg D700, AF-S 24-7mm @ 66mm, 1/1000 @ f8, ISO 400. Enjoy, Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Hiding
On 3/16/2010 5:57 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 9:37 PM, Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: This bicycle was trying to hide from me, but could't quite manage it: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10807533size=lg (K10D, FA 50/1.7, ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/50) ~Very~ nice - well composed and executed with just the right amount of dof. I agree with frank. I'm afraid I missed it the first time around. cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Digital Darkroom
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:47:59PM +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: Christine, I'll comment just on few points: On 3/13/2010 4:37 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: *At the Computer* -Photoshop Elements Do you *really* need Elements if you have Lightroom? Just a question to ponder, really. Yes - they do different jobs. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Sk8tr
Good placement of the kid. Like the angle shot Dave On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 12:18 PM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the arrival of the Queen Mary 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4435319852/ Direct link (~kb) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4435319852_cc4eb1c5cc_o.jpg D700, AF-S 24-7mm @ 66mm, 1/1000 @ f8, ISO 400. Enjoy, Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso Spring pond shot
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: My, that's a bedraggles Bull Rush! ;) Tough winter? No not really, but the property is now home to a bunch of grade 1's and 2's. That might have more to do with it.:-) Dave Jack --- On Tue, 3/16/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Peso Spring pond shot To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Cc: Home Sarah sarah.h...@firstgroup.com, Conley Leah leah.con...@firstgroup.com, Smillie Dale dale.smil...@firstgroup.com Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7:08 AM Had a charter to a day camp yesterday. The property has a pond, so i wondered around whilst the kids learned some stuff. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813158 K10D, DA F 50-200 f 16 Comments welcome. Dave BTW i may have solved my copy and paste on photo dot net. If i up load pictures one at a time it works, if i use the multiple photo link, it wont copy and paste -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Dust between prism and focus screen?
On 3/16/2010 6:42 AM, Miserere wrote: On 16 March 2010 09:38, eckinatoreckina...@gmail.com wrote: Had the same issue, took out the matte/focus screen with the changer tool I have here since I bought the grid screen, cleaned it with the ICK-1 (a blower works almost as well) and reinserted it. It is tougher when the dust is in the prism assembly, so blowing with the screen in place is a bad idea or so I was told (yo unever know how good advice is on the internet these days). But what I can tell you from personal experience is that the Pentax sensor cleaner aka ICK-1 is safe to gently tough the screen with. Cheers Ecke I second Ecke's recommendation. Just take the screen out (you can do it with a pair of normal tweezers) and use a blower inside the camera. I've never actually wet-cleaned the focusing screen, as a lens brush was enough to get the dust off. I do this at least twice a year. When removing the focusing screen, it may be handy to have on hand: dust free latex gloves, in case you drop the screen and need to pick it up by hand distilled or deionized water, in case things go really wrong and you need to rinse off the screen Be wary of the shim behind the focusing screen, if it falls out, it may take some dexterity to put it back in. There are good instructions on getting to the focusing screen on the Katzeye website. --M. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso Spring pond shot
Thanks Paul. I played around a bit to find a position i liked. Dave On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:50 AM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: A pleasant scene. I like the placement of the solitary bullrush. Paul On Mar 16, 2010, at 10:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Had a charter to a day camp yesterday. The property has a pond, so i wondered around whilst the kids learned some stuff. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813158 K10D, DA F 50-200 f 16 Comments welcome. Dave BTW i may have solved my copy and paste on photo dot net. If i up load pictures one at a time it works, if i use the multiple photo link, it wont copy and paste -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Peso Geese on pond
From the charter Monday http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10813159 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
One of the greats is gone
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/arts/16moore.html -Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Sk8tr
On 3/16/2010 9:18 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the arrival of the Queen Mary 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4435319852/ Nice shot, excellent job processing it. I don't suppose you have a frame taken either a second earlier or later, so that he is either before or after the steel rail? Direct link (~kb) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4435319852_cc4eb1c5cc_o.jpg D700, AF-S 24-7mm @ 66mm, 1/1000 @ f8, ISO 400. Enjoy, Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - The people you meet...
On 3/16/2010 9:13 AM, David Savage wrote: It really is enlightening to sit around a table, drinking beer and talking photography, not gear. Mark! While most of the quotes tend to be flippant and humorous, there's something very profound about Dave's statement above. I love gearfaggotry, it's a great excuse to buy new toys, but it really does come down to going out and taking photos. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Sk8tr
On 17 March 2010 00:51, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On 3/16/2010 9:18 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Took this while wandering back to my car after photographing the arrival of the Queen Mary 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/4435319852/ Nice shot, excellent job processing it. Ta I don't suppose you have a frame taken either a second earlier or later, so that he is either before or after the steel rail? I do, but his leg position is less dynamic. DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
