PESO- roof top wind turbines
The latest addition to Hobart's skyline is causing controversy - some say the turbines are unsightly. http://philnortheast.com/aviewfinderdarkly/general/potw/rooftopturbines.htm K10D - 21mm Limited f7.1 @ 1/400 There has been some correction in Bibble5 for optical characteristics of the lens. Phil Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A new tradition
wendy beard wrote: 24 years ago, I took my daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. Last Monday, I took my daughter's daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. To make it a true tradition, I suppose I should have used the same Pentax :-) But anyway, here she is: Serina Josephine Groen http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/126577914 a lovely shot! ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A new tradition
Congrats, Granny ;-). I might as well look forward to taking the respective picture in years to come ;-). Wonderful photo a the sweetest little girl. Boris On 7/21/2010 2:36 AM, wendy beard wrote: 24 years ago, I took my daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. Last Monday, I took my daughter's daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. To make it a true tradition, I suppose I should have used the same Pentax :-) But anyway, here she is: Serina Josephine Groen http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/126577914 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - voice
On 7/20/2010 6:57 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Doug, Where did you find those foreign letters on the sign? It doesn't look like Kentucky any more, But the boy is wearing Swim Team in english letters? Regards, Bob S. I might as well argue, Bob, that these letter are not /entirely/ foreign. Some even look the same as certain local ones ;-). 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: Monaco II
As always - thumbs up! On 7/19/2010 10:23 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012 As always... :-) Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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- roof top wind turbines
The picture is nice. There is no controversy, the turbines are ugly. Nice work you have done. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. p...@philnortheast.com wrote: The latest addition to Hobart's skyline is causing controversy - some say the turbines are unsightly. http://philnortheast.com/aviewfinderdarkly/general/potw/rooftopturbines.htm K10D - 21mm Limited f7.1 @ 1/400 There has been some correction in Bibble5 for optical characteristics of the lens. Phil Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Another World
Yeah, right, my immediate thought was that you photographed a plastic human ;-). But then I looked closer and realized I was wrong. Well done, sir! Boris On 7/17/2010 2:31 PM, frank theriault wrote: Yet another coffee shop shot. Not on purpose; I was just looking through some older photos and this one taken last summer jumped out at me. To me she has an almost mannequin-like look to her, but mostly I like the far-away look in her eye: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-another-world.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. 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: OT Main stream radio
I have to say that on my last so far business trip to US of A, the rented car had a sat radio. I was impressed and also entertained. Local radio stations (I mean good olde ones) are crap. Except one that plays classic music which I kind of like. But having sat radio in a car would be so much more fun. Boris On 7/21/2010 2:58 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Dam fat fingers. A number of years ago, when Sirius and XM radio popped up, I said I would NEVER ever get radio I had to pay for. Well after several visits to my wife's brother in North Bay, retired trucker, and listening to Sirius, i bit the bullet last week and bought into the system. I'm SO tired of main stream FM playing the same 3-4 songs by the same 10-12 artists. So far, for a week, i have been listening to channel 74 BB Kings Bluesville, and have heard 2 repeated songs. LOVE IT 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: Eneloops again and again
Joseph, could you please tell how do you measure the power level of the batteries. I've a pack of eneloops and a pack of recyko's that I use in my flash. They never gave me any headache except when I almost used them up and forgot to recharge them. But I'd like to look at these measures that you describe myself. Thanks. Boris On 7/20/2010 8:24 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: The 3 year old new uncharged eneloops I installed in my Mighty Mouse gave it up after 5 days yesterday. They started out at 50% power level. Just recharged pair I put in the mouse yesterday show 61% power today (didn't look yesterday after installation). My keyboard with 4 Costco AA show 62% after 3 months of not being turned off at all. The mouse is shut off overnight, for 8-10 hours. Just FYI. I know you couldn't care less, but I said I's tell you! :-) Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.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: HCB at the Art Institute Chicago
On 7/19/2010 4:30 PM, William Robb wrote: We mistimed the PDML show. William Robb Apparently not, because you came and appeared in person. :-) 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: LR3 change
On Jul 20, 2010, at 6:27 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Tue Jul 20 18:40:53 CDT 2010 Doug Brewer wrote: Larry Colen wrote: In LR2, I would set up a filter on a directory, i.e. all files =4 stars. If I left that directory and came back, that's what would be displayed. In LR3, I can set up that filter, but if I leave the directory and come back, it will display everything, until I click on the faded out =4 stars at the bottom of the grid. I'd like to go back to the way it was, but I can't figure out how. I also can't RTFM because there is no FM and the help button approaches Apple levels of usefulness. Guess you need to lock the filter. Click on the lock under where it says Develop. That pad lock is available when you in Library mode and multiple photo (matrix) viewing. It's a new (IMHO very inconvenient behavior). I've reported it shortly after LR3 came out as a bug, but it turns out to be a feature. misfeature or Broken by Design. It screws up a major element in my workflow. It is very annoying. They describe how to deal with it in this thread: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2901664 And in this one, you can read why and what from various opinionated users: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2895035#2895035 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. -- 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: A new tradition
24 years ago, I took my daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. Last Monday, I took my daughter's daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. To make it a true tradition, I suppose I should have used the same Pentax :-) But anyway, here she is: Serina Josephine Groen http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/126577914 lovely shot, even though she doesn't look very interested in your camera! B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - voice
On 7/21/2010 1:01 AM, Bob W wrote: glaz nye goloss One of the most interesting things in linguistics IMO is how to write a word in one tongue so that it will be properly pronounced in another. Case to point - my GPS program is all English based, so that Gan Rave Interchange (Rave should be pronounced like in Raveh) becomes something rather different when it gives me voice instructions. that's what IPA is for. In one instance it is a type of beer which, given a large enough dose, makes anyone seem fluent in any language. In the other instance it is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which is a way of representing the sounds of different languages. I had to learn and use it when I was a student. It's very useful, although it doesn't necessarily help one reproduce the sounds. Being able to write down the clicks and stops in a language like Xhosa unfortunately doesn't mean one can repeat them back! B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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- roof top wind turbines
The latest addition to Hobart's skyline is causing controversy - some say the turbines are unsightly. http://philnortheast.com/aviewfinderdarkly/general/potw/rooftopturbines. htm that's like complaining about a wart hog's spots. The building itself is bloody ugly - putting some turbines on top doesn't make any difference. Far better to put that sort of thing on top of unremarkable city buildings than to spoil some green field site. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: LR3 change
FM for you, sir: http://forums.adobe.com/message/2885022 I've another problem, which is not a problem really, but just an annoyance. About every second time I run the sucker it crashes. I re-run it and it comes up like a charm. It used to be this way with 2.7 but it was like every twentieth time, not every second time... Boris it's possible that the new version has acquired enough extra bloat to make your machine too weak to run it. I had similar problems with a version of 2.x for a while, although they may have been exacerbated by possible hardware issues on the computer I was using. I've since bought another computer dedicated to LR, and it runs very nicely. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - voice
On 7/21/2010 11:37 AM, Bob W wrote: that's what IPA is for. In one instance it is a type of beer which, given a large enough dose, makes anyone seem fluent in any language. In the other instance it is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which is a way of representing the sounds of different languages. I had to learn and use it when I was a student. It's very useful, although it doesn't necessarily help one reproduce the sounds. Being able to write down the clicks and stops in a language like Xhosa unfortunately doesn't mean one can repeat them back! I looked it up on Wikipedia. Turned on the Russian page. It is one text of my native language that I totally fail to comprehend. I mean - I get the idea of course, but trying to read into details - and voila - all the words are suddenly Chinese to me. But thanks anyway ;-). 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 - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
I'm trying to persuade my wife to move up to something better than her old Casio Exilim. I'm tempted by the Micro 4/3 systems, and the Olympus E-PL1 seems to have the ease of use and simplicity that my wife is looking for (without being so large that she would refuse to carry it around) at a pretty decent price. Even with an extra lens (the 40-150) it's still cheaper than the Panasonic, and has in-body image stabilisation. The optional electronic view- finder might be interesting, too, although it's more likely to be something that I would use than something my wife would consider. if I was looking at that sort of camera I would also take a long hard look at the Lumix GF-1. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - voice
In the other instance it is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which is a way of representing the sounds of different languages. I had to learn and use it when I was a student. It's very useful, although it doesn't necessarily help one reproduce the sounds. Being able to write down the clicks and stops in a language like Xhosa unfortunately doesn't mean one can repeat them back! I looked it up on Wikipedia. Turned on the Russian page. It is one text of my native language that I totally fail to comprehend. I mean - I get the idea of course, but trying to read into details - and voila - all the words are suddenly Chinese to me. But thanks anyway ;-). Boris you have to learn about things like labiodental fricatives first. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6DVeyKyL-Q -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: LR3 change
On 7/21/2010 11:48 AM, Bob W wrote: it's possible that the new version has acquired enough extra bloat to make your machine too weak to run it. I had similar problems with a version of 2.x for a while, although they may have been exacerbated by possible hardware issues on the computer I was using. I've since bought another computer dedicated to LR, and it runs very nicely. My computer is not particularly powerful, but it seems to be above the limits of minimal spec, and not below them. I agree that this can be a reason but I would expect that in such a case the sucker would simply take longer to load. If however, due to slow load it crashes, it smells like a bug to me. 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: SoFoBoMo (and GESO) - Macquarie's Towns
Most impressive body of work. You sure took full advantage of the light... 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 - Al G at 92
Paul, very well done. I am thinking that passing regards to Marcia with note that she has certain resemblance to her father would be in order here... Boris On 7/7/2010 2:51 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Had a family gathering a couple weeks ago to celebrate Marcia's father's 92nd birthday. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage2.htm Cropped vertical from a horizontal image. Pentax K-X, 1/60, f/5.6, iso 800, Tamron 20-200 @ 100mm, AF-540FGZ bounced off the wall behind my right shoulder. Comments and suggestions OK... :-) -p -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HCB at the Art Institute Chicago
On 7/21/2010 3:21 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
On 7/19/2010 4:30 PM, William Robb wrote:
We mistimed the PDML show.
William Robb
Apparently not, because you came and appeared in person.
:-)
Boris
are you sure the opposite isn't true?
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Re: PESO - Kensington Porches
Rick, is it /supposed/ to lean to the left? On 7/10/2010 4:49 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Another from my photo walk in London in early May. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11206013 (K10D, DA 16-45, ISO 560, f/8 @ 1/45) A bit trite, perhaps, but I love patterns like this and can't resist. 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.
Re: HCB at the Art Institute Chicago
On 7/21/2010 2:19 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: On 7/21/2010 3:21 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 7/19/2010 4:30 PM, William Robb wrote: We mistimed the PDML show. William Robb Apparently not, because you came and appeared in person. :-) Boris are you sure the opposite isn't true? I am non-negative... 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 - Kensington Porches
It doesn't. The horizontals are horizontal, and the verticals converge because the camera wasn't horizontal. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 7/21/10, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Rick, is it /supposed/ to lean to the left? On 7/10/2010 4:49 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Another from my photo walk in London in early May. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11206013 (K10D, DA 16-45, ISO 560, f/8 @ 1/45) A bit trite, perhaps, but I love patterns like this and can't resist. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Another World
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:06 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, right, my immediate thought was that you photographed a plastic human ;-). But then I looked closer and realized I was wrong. Well done, sir! Thanks, Boris, and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. 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 - A Tasty Morsel
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 8:29 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I like beavers but I've never seen a real one up close ;-) Mark! (I worked very hard to not phrase my response to look anything like this...) Yes, I'm quite proud of myself for ~not~ using juvenile tltles for these. So far so good. I'm glad you all liked this one. I think that in fact I did pick the best one to show first. I've got maybe two more I'll show when I get the chance in a day or two - I'll put them together in a little GESO - and that'll be it for the beavers for now. At least until I see them again. Thanks for all the kind comments. Glad you all liked this one. And thanks to all who looked and didn't comment. 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: HCB at the Art Institute Chicago
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: FYI: July 25 - Oct 3. Should be good-nearly 300 photographs. Cheers, Christine http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/cartierbressonmodern Drool... He's only my all-time photographic hero. Hope you enjoy, Christine! 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 - hot diggitty dog
perfect timing! On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 9:14 PM, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11289671size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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.
Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
Today is Belgium's national holiday. On Juli 21, 1831, King Leopold I was introduced and Belgium was, so to speak, officially opened. There wil be the usual parade in Brussels this afternoon, with King Albert II, the armed forces, and the popuation, and there'll be la drache nationale, the taditional rainshower going down on them all. It's alreay on its way up from Northern France. Une joyeuse fête nationale/een gelukkige nationale feestdag! And may there be many more to come. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
Happy Birthday, Belgium! On 7/21/2010 2:44 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Today is Belgium's national holiday. On Juli 21, 1831, King Leopold I was introduced and Belgium was, so to speak, officially opened. There wil be the usual parade in Brussels this afternoon, with King Albert II, the armed forces, and the popuation, and there'll be la drache nationale, the taditional rainshower going down on them all. It's alreay on its way up from Northern France. Une joyeuse fête nationale/een gelukkige nationale feestdag! And may there be many more to come. Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Manually focusing on the wrong sharp edge?
On 7/19/2010 10:24 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm curious if other people have this problem when manually focusing, and what they do to fix it. Larry, unlike others in this thread, I use Katz Eye screen with focusing aids (split screen, etc). If opportunity presents itself I might try the KE screen without any aids, but stock screen of Pentax cameras, my eyes and A 50/1.2 don't work together at all. I think that practice may help. Also apparently, sometimes it helps if shoot with the other eye wide open... 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: LR3 change
it's possible that the new version has acquired enough extra bloat to make your machine too weak to run it. I had similar problems with a version of 2.x for a while, although they may have been exacerbated by possible hardware issues on the computer I was using. I've since bought another computer dedicated to LR, and it runs very nicely. My computer is not particularly powerful, but it seems to be above the limits of minimal spec, and not below them. I agree that this can be a reason but I would expect that in such a case the sucker would simply take longer to load. If however, due to slow load it crashes, it smells like a bug to me. Boris I seem to recall some time ago you were investigating the possibility of access to the LR database outside of LR. Did you ever achieve that? If so could you have, erm, invalidated the warranty somehow? B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO - A Tasty Morsel
I like beavers but I've never seen a real one up close ;-) Mark! (I worked very hard to not phrase my response to look anything like this...) Yes, I'm quite proud of myself for ~not~ using juvenile tltles for these. So far so good. You have to BEA VERy very careful to avoid that... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Al G at 92
Lovely portrait shot. Needs a frame and wall Dave On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Paul Sorenson allarou...@earthlink.net wrote: Had a family gathering a couple weeks ago to celebrate Marcia's father's 92nd birthday. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage2.htm Cropped vertical from a horizontal image. Pentax K-X, 1/60, f/5.6, iso 800, Tamron 20-200 @ 100mm, AF-540FGZ bounced off the wall behind my right shoulder. Comments and suggestions OK... :-) -p -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
I have had mine for over a year now and couldn't be happier. The image quality is astounding and it is very easy to use. I would recommend the new model that has the built in flash and the available electronic viewfinder. You might also consider the newer Panasonic G2 I believe. A little bigger but uses the same lenses, micro 4/3. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: SoFoBoMo (and GESO) - Macquarie's Towns
Great gallery. I like this one, http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/MacquariesTowns/slides/_IGP7682j.html but there are a many more to.:-) Dave On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: G'day all Well, I had another go at SoFoBoMo* this year. I chose a topic close to home but it was still a challenge to get 35+ photos that I was happy with to include in the 'book'. Anyway, if anyone would like to take a look, the book can be found here. http://www.sofobomo.org/book-279-Macquarie-s-Towns It's a 12 MB download so as an alternative there's a GESO of the images here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/MacquariesTowns/index.html Comments, criticisms etc welcome. * SoFoBoMo (Solo Photo Book Month) is an idea that was initiated by Paul Butzi in 2008. It is a group event where photographers all make electronic photo books from start to finish, in 31 days. All of the books completed since 2008 can be downloaded from the SoFoBoMo website (http://www.sofobomo.org/HomePage). Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Kensington Porches
I like the flow to this Dave On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another from my photo walk in London in early May. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11206013 (K10D, DA 16-45, ISO 560, f/8 @ 1/45) A bit trite, perhaps, but I love patterns like this and can't resist. 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: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
Good old Leopold! If it hadn't been for him we would never have seen Apocalypse Now! There were Belgae living in Britain even before Caesar came here. They were friends with the Parisii. Caesar said the Belgae were the bravest of all the Galic tribes because they were complete strangers to civilisation, and were constantly at war with the Germans. http://www.bulledair.com/planches/planche_asterix24_1107018323_4426d And where would we be without lambic, gueuze, Jacques Brel and Poirot? B Today is Belgium's national holiday. On Juli 21, 1831, King Leopold I was introduced and Belgium was, so to speak, officially opened. There wil be the usual parade in Brussels this afternoon, with King Albert II, the armed forces, and the popuation, and there'll be la drache nationale, the taditional rainshower going down on them all. It's alreay on its way up from Northern France. Une joyeuse fête nationale/een gelukkige nationale feestdag! And may there be many more to come. Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: LR3 change
On 7/21/2010 3:02 PM, Bob W wrote: I seem to recall some time ago you were investigating the possibility of access to the LR database outside of LR. Did you ever achieve that? If so could you have, erm, invalidated the warranty somehow? B Two reasons why you are wrong this time, Bob: 1. LR3 rebuilt a brand new database from that of LR2 on my computer. 2. Actually, I did not do anything at all with the database files. I did not play with them, tweak them or modify them in any way. 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: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
On 7/21/2010 3:18 PM, Bob W wrote: Good old Leopold! If it hadn't been for him we would never have seen Apocalypse Now! There were Belgae living in Britain even before Caesar came here. They were friends with the Parisii. Caesar said the Belgae were the bravest of all the Galic tribes because they were complete strangers to civilisation, and were constantly at war with the Germans. http://www.bulledair.com/planches/planche_asterix24_1107018323_4426d And where would we be without lambic, gueuze, Jacques Brel and Poirot? B You're forgetting Belgian Fries :-). 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: VOT: Roots
GATTACA the movie... It seems big brother even don't have to watch ;-). Boris On 7/7/2010 11:08 AM, Bob W wrote: Here's quite an interesting story which could turn into something useful for people such as Americans, Canadians and so on whose families came from Europe many generations ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_east_and_fife/10520789.stm In some cases, of course, a person's village of origin is encoded in their surname... Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Kitchen remodel
Judging from the exposure info, your (kitchen) life became brighter... :-) Boris On 6/19/2010 8:53 AM, John Francis wrote: As regular readers of this list might know, I've been living in the middle of a kitchen remodel for the last month or so. It's now nearing completion (after only losing around a week to unexpected problems - that's not all that bad). We are eagerly awaiting a chance to use what we spent the money on. I told my wife that we could have got his-and-hers 645Ds (heck, we could have got new his-and-hers MINIs), but she wasn't impressed. I've documented some of the changes on my Picture-A-Week site. Here's the before picture: http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW1019 and here's the way things look today: http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW1024 There are a few other pictures there as well, showing some of the intermediate stages. I'll be adding a few more after tomorrow when the cooktop is connected and the refrigerator and dishwasher are installed. After that we'll still have to finish off by adding tile, and repainting the walls, but at least we'll have a kitchen (and dishwasher!) again. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - voice
On 2010-07-21 5:13, Bob W wrote: you have to learn about things like labiodental fricatives first. Just watch out for the bilabial fricatives. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Sun-drenched shutters
On 7/4/2010 12:51 AM, Cotty wrote: Bob there were half a dozen in that excellent gallery that exceeded all expectation - simply superb. You know what's nice about this list, you know people for many years but when you see their work get better and better all the time, it's very inspiring - we must all feel the same. Just fabulous work mate - well done. The blokes on the bench is sheer poetry What Cotty said. I totally agree - superb gallery. 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: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: And where would we be without lambic, gueuze, Jacques Brel and Poirot? Not to forget Tintin, Lucky Luke, Toots Thielemans, the Brothers Dardenne, and surrealism. A whole lot of great things and people for a rather small country. :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Eneloops again and again
Like Merlin, I am backwards in Time. On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Paul Dunderdale dund...@mcb.net wrote: ... and a Tardis? On 20 Jul 2010, at 19:35, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I bought a package deal of 12 Eneloop 2000mah AA, 4 LaCrosse 2600mah AA and 4 LaCross 1000mah AAA batteries with the LaCrosse BC-900 charger in December 2010. Paul http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunders/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: PESO cropping advice sought - Kuantan Mosque detail
Ecke, I am voting, although late, for Gentle Crop version, but perhaps you ought to reshoot, 'cause your original frame is too busy... Boris On 6/29/2010 9:21 PM, eckinator wrote: http://tinyurl.com/EckeThump3 http://preview.tinyurl.com/EckeThump3 Your input is very much appreciated as I am rather unsure how aggressively to crop here - right now I like the gentler crop better. That one is also on my eckinator.posterous.com 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: PESO - Al G at 92
Thanks, Boris. I'll pass that along to Marcia... -p On 7/21/2010 6:11 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Paul, very well done. I am thinking that passing regards to Marcia with note that she has certain resemblance to her father would be in order here... Boris On 7/7/2010 2:51 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Had a family gathering a couple weeks ago to celebrate Marcia's father's 92nd birthday. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage2.htm Cropped vertical from a horizontal image. Pentax K-X, 1/60, f/5.6, iso 800, Tamron 20-200 @ 100mm, AF-540FGZ bounced off the wall behind my right shoulder. Comments and suggestions OK... :-) -p No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3019 - Release Date: 07/21/10 01:36:00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Al G at 92
Thanks, Dave. I matted and framed it and offered it to Marcia for her home office. She agreed it was a good pix of her Dad, but declined, saying she didn't want her father staring down at her all the time. Guess I'll have to put it up on the wall in my own office. :-) -p On 7/21/2010 7:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Lovely portrait shot. Needs a frame and wall Dave On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Paul Sorensonallarou...@earthlink.net wrote: Had a family gathering a couple weeks ago to celebrate Marcia's father's 92nd birthday. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage2.htm Cropped vertical from a horizontal image. Pentax K-X, 1/60, f/5.6, iso 800, Tamron 20-200 @ 100mm, AF-540FGZ bounced off the wall behind my right shoulder. Comments and suggestions OK... :-) -p -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3019 - Release Date: 07/21/10 01:36:00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Help ... advice on m42 extension tubes
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 8:17 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: These will only work properly with M42 screw mount lenses. Pentax stopped making lenses in this mount in the mid 1970s. To use them on any K mount camera either film or digital you will have to get a Pentax M42 to K mount adapter. Some third party adapters compromise infintiy focus, but that probably isn't an issue for macro shooting with extension tubes. It will be if you wish to not use the tubes. If you want to use these with some of the later film cameras, mostly the low end MZ/ZX series film cameras, won't even allow you to fire their shutters without an A mount or later lens. The only relatively high level camera you have to worry about not working is the Film *ist. I may have forgotten something but I'm sure others will fill in or contradict me if I'm wrong, or if they just feel contrary. A detail that I had left out is that I already have a bunch of m42 super taks growing in my closet and am somewhat used to shooting them on my K-x. --- Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Langdale pano
I don't care about the join, but I marvel at how peaceful is the scene. Boris On 6/26/2010 2:33 PM, mike wilson wrote: Took some snaps at a friend's wedding last weekend. At the end of the day, the view from our hotel room was... http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/langdalepanocopy.jpg Two-shot hand-held pano, ~750KB Can you see the join? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
Love listening to Toots Thielemans and I'm a woodwind player. RB On Jul 21, 2010, at 7:10 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: And where would we be without lambic, gueuze, Jacques Brel and Poirot? Not to forget Tintin, Lucky Luke, Toots Thielemans, the Brothers Dardenne, and surrealism. A whole lot of great things and people for a rather small country. :-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO cloudy day seascapes
That shot with the green ball is pretty neat, Christine. On 6/18/2010 6:14 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: we were at a dog beach on a cloudy day. I've always loved cloudy, windy, and cool days at the beach. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/sea/ comments welcome. cheers, christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso - Metro-North
Ann, it looks good in color. The idea of b/w conversion does not occur to me as I look at it! Boris On 6/18/2010 6:43 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Took the Pentax lens with me on an overnight to visit friends a couple of hours north of NYC... and got this on the way from the train window. (yes, I did convert it to BW, too, but like it better in color) http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/Random-stuff/2607384_N3Nso/1/904798116_h8SiL/Large http://tinyurl.com/2ako6e8 ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
The E-PL1 is a pretty darn good camera. The Olympus optional EVF is a nicer viewfinder than the Panasonic optional EVF for the GF1. To me that makes the difference between them, although there are some aspects of the GF1 controls and layout I find more to my liking. However, between these two, the Olympus viewfinder trumps those minor inconveniences. On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:21 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: I'm trying to persuade my wife to move up to something better than her old Casio Exilim. I'm tempted by the Micro 4/3 systems, and the Olympus E-PL1 seems to have the ease of use and simplicity that my wife is looking for (without being so large that she would refuse to carry it around) at a pretty decent price. Even with an extra lens (the 40-150) it's still cheaper than the Panasonic, and has in-body image stabilisation. The optional electronic view- finder might be interesting, too, although it's more likely to be something that I would use than something my wife would consider. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: A new tradition
On Jul 20, 2010, at 18:36, wendy beard wrote: 24 years ago, I took my daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. Last Monday, I took my daughter's daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. To make it a true tradition, I suppose I should have used the same Pentax :-) But anyway, here she is: Serina Josephine Groen http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/126577914 Very nice. Beautiful! -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.
Re: PESO - Porch
Nice shadow detiail Dave On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: This is the porch of the bookstore that was OPEN per my previous PESO. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11294974size=lg (K7, DA 16-45) 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: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
And where would we be without lambic, gueuze, Jacques Brel and Poirot? Not to forget Tintin, Lucky Luke, Toots Thielemans, the Brothers Dardenne, and surrealism. A whole lot of great things and people for a rather small country. :-) Ralf Belgium is like a branch office of Hungary. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
And where would we be without lambic, gueuze, Jacques Brel and Poirot? B You're forgetting Belgian Fries :-). English invention! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The E-PL1 is a pretty darn good camera. The Olympus optional EVF is a nicer viewfinder than the Panasonic optional EVF for the GF1. To me that makes the difference between them, although there are some aspects of the GF1 controls and layout I find more to my liking. However, between these two, the Olympus viewfinder trumps those minor inconveniences. Having used the 5D MkII + EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L zoom lens for a while, I find the reverse operation of the Canon zoom rings rather odd: when you try opening the scene by turning counterclockwise, you end up zooming in on the subject, when you want to zoom in, you get a wider framing! The same happens with Olympus 4/3 m4/3 lenses. I believe the correct zoom rotation of the Panasonic lenses will be enough a reason for me for choosing Panasonic instead of Olympus. Yes, the only two players of the 4/3 m4/3 standard didn't standardize the zoom ring rotation! BTW, the EF f/2.8 24-70mm USM L is quite a dog of a lens, mainly due to its heavy field curvature. It features good flare resistance and nice bokeh though. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: A new tradition
On 7/20/2010 6:36 PM, wendy beard wrote: 24 years ago, I took my daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. Last Monday, I took my daughter's daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. To make it a true tradition, I suppose I should have used the same Pentax :-) But anyway, here she is: Serina Josephine Groen http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/126577914 Wendy.Beautiful picture! May you do the next in the series. John G. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3018 - Release Date: 07/20/10 14:36:00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Belgium is like a branch office of Hungary. I'd always take Thielemans and surrealism over Czardas and a ballpoint pen. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 Noisy Miner
Rob, The feather detail is spectacular. Nice of him to pose for you! Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A very good capture! Lighting, focus and exposure appear spot on. Love the captured feather detail. The grate its on and the cutoff tail are minor distractions. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com Subject: PESO Noisy Miner Hi Team, I haven't posted a bird pic for years but this one amused me, it's a rather agitated native Noisy Miner. They are ferociously territorial and I obviously stepped over the line, I was being dive bombed and generally hassled but I caught this shot as it was eyeing me off for the next assault. The image was shot hand held using my K-x and FA200/2.8 @ F3.2, 1/400, ISO 1250, the K-x AF was no match for this guy. http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~aglcnews/temp/IMGX02127.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noisy_Miner Hope you enjoy. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 08:09:48AM -0400, Walter Hamler wrote: I have had mine for over a year now and couldn't be happier. The image quality is astounding and it is very easy to use. I would recommend the new model that has the built in flash and the available electronic viewfinder. I believe you're talking about the EP1 (and the new model, the EP2). Blame Olympus for the confusing nomenclature. I'm looking at the E-PL1 (the dumbed-down model, with less buttons to push). It also offers the option of the EVF. It's a pretty new camera - only on the market for a couple of months now - and comes at an attractive price. You might also consider the newer Panasonic G2 I believe. A little bigger but uses the same lenses, micro 4/3. A little bigger might be a stumbling block, but I'll take a look at it. Thanks for the suggestion. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:03:35AM +0100, Bob W wrote: I'm trying to persuade my wife to move up to something better than her old Casio Exilim. I'm tempted by the Micro 4/3 systems, and the Olympus E-PL1 seems to have the ease of use and simplicity that my wife is looking for (without being so large that she would refuse to carry it around) at a pretty decent price. Even with an extra lens (the 40-150) it's still cheaper than the Panasonic, and has in-body image stabilisation. The optional electronic view- finder might be interesting, too, although it's more likely to be something that I would use than something my wife would consider. if I was looking at that sort of camera I would also take a long hard look at the Lumix GF-1. OK - that's another camera to take a look at. Thanks, Bob. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
That's good information Godfrey. Nice to know that it passes your sniff test - that makes me fairly confident it will do everything that I expect from it. On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 07:27:28AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The E-PL1 is a pretty darn good camera. The Olympus optional EVF is a nicer viewfinder than the Panasonic optional EVF for the GF1. To me that makes the difference between them, although there are some aspects of the GF1 controls and layout I find more to my liking. However, between these two, the Olympus viewfinder trumps those minor inconveniences. On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:21 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: I'm trying to persuade my wife to move up to something better than her old Casio Exilim. ?I'm tempted by the Micro 4/3 systems, and the Olympus E-PL1 seems to have the ease of use and simplicity that my wife is looking for (without being so large that she would refuse to carry it around) at a pretty decent price. ?Even with an extra lens (the 40-150) it's still cheaper than the Panasonic, and has in-body image stabilisation. ?The optional electronic view- finder might be interesting, too, although it's more likely to be something that I would use than something my wife would consider. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 09:46:24PM -0700, gldnbearz wrote: I got mine approx 2 weeks ago. Still getting used to it, but the size is definitely in its favor. I like being able to zoom manually instead of electronically. There are days when I reached for a zoom/tele button like a digi PS b/c that's what the form feels like in my hand. In-body IS is what made me choose this over the Panasonic version, as well as the Olympus lenses being smaller. Also sensor being larger than that in a PS (i.e., Canon G10 which I didn't connect with) is another good thing. That's pretty much my thinking, too. Thanks for checking it for me :-) I've taken a look at the sample image gallery on dpreview, and it looks pretty good. Many of the images there are taken with the 14-42 lens (which is what my wife would want), and even pixel-peeping shows no show-stopper flaws. Performance at ISO 1600 looks fine, too (the last image in the gallery, at ISO 1600, may be of particular interest to a Pentax list). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Takumar vs Super Takumar ??
I am thinking of acquiring some older M42 prime lenses to use on my K20D. I seem to remember that the Super Takumars were considered a step back in quality and optics from the Takumars. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Have not decided which lengths to focus on, prob just on what is available and what I can afford. Anything else I should watch for, like coatings? Jerry -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Eneloops again and again
Joseph McAllister wrote: The 3 year old new uncharged eneloops I installed in my Mighty Mouse gave it up after 5 days yesterday. They started out at 50% power level. Just recharged pair I put in the mouse yesterday show 61% power today (didn't look yesterday after installation). My keyboard with 4 Costco AA show 62% after 3 months of not being turned off at all. The mouse is shut off overnight, for 8-10 hours. Just FYI. I know you couldn't care less, but I said I's tell you! :-) Pentax UK very kindly gave me 4 AA Eneloops and a charger when I bought the KX. They haven't been used because I was also given a set of disposables and, at about 1500+ exposures, they are still going strong. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Takumar vs Super Takumar ??
Frankly, I would not worry much about the slight differences between them. They are all superb fun. If you find one reasonably priced BUY IT. Take for example the 50mm f1.4. I learned on this list just a few days ago that there are two versions of the Super Takumar, an earlier 8 element design and a later 7. The 7 element design continued up to the last SMC Takumar and only the coatings changed. I suppose the conventional wisdom would be that the coatings only got better over time, but some people actually desire the earliest model for portraiture BECAUSE it is a bit softer wide open. There is nothing like the feeling of the old Taks (any of them) and I especially appreciate that they are designed to NOT ROLL OFF your table top. :) Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESOs Wedding party
Two weeks ago I snapped a wedding for a couple. Last weekend, I did the same for the wedding party, which they held after coming back from honeymoon. There was another photographer at the party and I surreptitiously took some pics of her. Compose and focus: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/party/pages/IMGP1314.htm Chimp: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/party/pages/IMGP1315.htm Meh...: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/party/pages/IMGP1317.htm The picture? http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/partyII/pages/IMGP8883.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: Takumar vs Super Takumar ??
Often Super Taks were identical optical formulas to the SMC Taks that
replaced them. The SMC Taks only having improved coatings with improved
flare resistance.
On 7/21/2010 12:16 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote:
I am thinking of acquiring some older M42 prime lenses to use on my K20D. I
seem to remember that the Super Takumars were considered a step back in quality
and optics from the Takumars. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Have not
decided which lengths to focus on, prob just on what is available and what I can
afford. Anything else I should watch for, like coatings?
Jerry
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Re: Takumar vs Super Takumar ??
The Super Takumars are generally a step up in quality over the older Takumars and Auto Takumars, and the SMC Takumars are generally either the same as the Supers with better coatings or another step up. That said, anything older than a Super Takumar is going to be relatively rare. -Adam On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Jerry in Arizona glewis4...@yahoo.com wrote: I am thinking of acquiring some older M42 prime lenses to use on my K20D. I seem to remember that the Super Takumars were considered a step back in quality and optics from the Takumars. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Have not decided which lengths to focus on, prob just on what is available and what I can afford. Anything else I should watch for, like coatings? Jerry -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Manually focusing on the wrong sharp edge?
On Jul 21, 2010, at 4:54 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 7/19/2010 10:24 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm curious if other people have this problem when manually focusing, and what they do to fix it. Larry, unlike others in this thread, I use Katz Eye screen with focusing aids (split screen, etc). If opportunity presents itself I might try the KE screen without any aids, but stock screen of Pentax cameras, my eyes and A 50/1.2 don't work together at all. I found that the stock screens did not work at all well for me for manual focusing, and that the katzeye screens really help. I think that the stock screens are optimized for autofocus. Unfortunately the Pentax autofocus system seems to be optimized for manual focus. Autofocus on the K-x is especially troublesome in this situation because without the light up dots, I can't tell what it's focusing on. That and the fact that in the light I need it, by the time the camera focuses, whatever I wanted to take a picture of is 3 seconds in the past. There is an aspect of the split screen that it allows your eye to focus on what is in the center of the screen, no matter how out of focus it is. I think that practice may help. Also apparently, sometimes it helps if shoot with the other eye wide open... 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. -- 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: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
Walter Hamler wrote Sent: 21 July 2010 13:10 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1? I have had mine for over a year now and couldn't be happier. The image quality is astounding and it is very easy to use. I would recommend the new model that has the built in flash and the available electronic viewfinder. You might also consider the newer Panasonic G2 I believe. A little bigger but uses the same lenses, micro 4/3. Walt We've just got my wife a G2. The body is a little bigger than the Pen and the GF-1, but overall it's only about .25 deeper. Still goes in a (large) handbag. Pros - built in EVF (higher resolution than the addon ones), The LCD display rotates and it comes in a fetching shade of blue (thereby meeting one of Karin's key selection criteria). Cons - slightly larger and anti-shake is built into the lens, not the body. Oh, and the world's worst manual. We've got a K-mount adaptor so my old manual lenses have a new lease of life and the FA* 300 4.5 becomes a 600 4.5 on the MFT system. I'll post some pictures one day. Sorry, I mean I'll get Karin to post some pictures one day. She has to continue to believe that it's her camera and not a sneaky new toy for me to use when I feel like it. 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.
RE: On pun and fun
From: Boris Liberman There is an English word - fun. And then there is a word _fun_ny. Now, there is another English word - pun. Am I right that _pun_ny is not a legal word? Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary lists it; constituting or involving a pun Inflected forms are punnier and punniest Can't check the Oxford English Dictionary because I don't have a subscription. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: NYC mailbox
If you live in the USA you'll get the problem here. That's a USPS drop box on the right. alternate caption Maybe not so funny sorry about no Tinyurl... my tiny url button seems to have disappeared... hmm and just after I updated Firefox last nite.. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/942661062_V4xEs/Medium I have a serious mailboxes photo from the old days... I'll get that up for the July PUG eventually. comments welcome - but really this is just a comment in itself :) ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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- roof top wind turbines
On Jul 20, 2010, at 11:32 PM, p...@philnortheast.com wrote: The latest addition to Hobart's skyline is causing controversy - some say the turbines are unsightly. http://philnortheast.com/aviewfinderdarkly/general/potw/rooftopturbines.htm It would be hard to make that building much uglier than it started out. As such it is also hard to get a pretty photo of it. I don't see anything wrong with the photo technically, and it's a great documentation shot of the building and turbines. I think that it would be quite a challenge to get a pretty shot of such an ugly building without playing detail shot games. K10D - 21mm Limited f7.1 @ 1/400 There has been some correction in Bibble5 for optical characteristics of the lens. How do you like bibble 5? Since I converted to using lightroom, I haven't upgraded my bibble 4.10 yet and tried it out. -- 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: PESO Noisy Miner
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 01:12:14AM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: Hi Team, I haven't posted a bird pic for years but this one amused me, it's a rather agitated native Noisy Miner. They are ferociously territorial and I obviously stepped over the line, I was being dive bombed and generally hassled but I caught this shot as it was eyeing me off for the next assault. The image was shot hand held using my K-x and FA200/2.8 @ F3.2, 1/400, ISO 1250, the K-x AF was no match for this guy. http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~aglcnews/temp/IMGX02127.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noisy_Miner Hope you enjoy. Nicely caught and the detail is great. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.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- roof top wind turbines
Wind turbines unsightly? Depends upon what you are comparing it to: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/An_oil_rig_offshore_Vungtau.jpg Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Feed Us Your Photoblog
I don't update as much as I should, but I usually post the best shots from events. I'm pretty pleased with the latest set of dockdogs images http://www.muddypawz.net/blog personal site http://www.beard-redfern.com Wendy On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 3:32 PM, John Celio n...@neovenator.com wrote: Traffic's been kinda slow lately, so I figure now is the time to post something like this: If you've got a photoblog, post your blog's URL and RSS feed URL (if you have one). Feel free to describe what you post or other info, but keep it brief. Feed URL would be preferable, I think, because keeping up with blogs is so much easier with an RSS Reader (I use Google Reader, but there are other options out there). To start things off, here's mine: Blog: http://blog.neovenator.com (mirrored at http://neovenator.livejournal.com) RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/neovenator/BxVy Details: I post one photo every weekday, and I try to keep text to a minimum. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Wendy Beard Carp, 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: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
Hi Walt- I think maybe you are talking about the EP1 (which has been out a year or so) and John is looking at the EPL1 (which came out w/in the last few months). The EPL1 comes with the built-in flash, but neither the EP1 nor EP2 has it. As for the EVF, both the EP2 and EPL1 can use it. Pat On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:09 AM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: I have had mine for over a year now and couldn't be happier. The image quality is astounding and it is very easy to use. I would recommend the new model that has the built in flash and the available electronic viewfinder. You might also consider the newer Panasonic G2 I believe. A little bigger but uses the same lenses, micro 4/3. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
Yes, I noted early on that the way the zoom ring turns on the EPL1 is opposite that on the Pentax. I keep zooming in when I mean to zoom out vice versa. If you've never gotten used to how a zoom ring works, this might not be a bother. On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Having used the 5D MkII + EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L zoom lens for a while, I find the reverse operation of the Canon zoom rings rather odd: when you try opening the scene by turning counterclockwise, you end up zooming in on the subject, when you want to zoom in, you get a wider framing! The same happens with Olympus 4/3 m4/3 lenses. I believe the correct zoom rotation of the Panasonic lenses will be enough a reason for me for choosing Panasonic instead of Olympus. Yes, the only two players of the 4/3 m4/3 standard didn't standardize the zoom ring rotation! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: NYC mailbox
Interesting. I think it's a viral advertisement for the blog spray
painted on the mailbox. The alternate title would fit better, I just
visited the blog, and Funny? Not so much. Maybe if I were doing drugs.
On 7/21/2010 1:48 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
If you live in the USA you'll get the problem here. That's a USPS
drop box on the right.
alternate caption Maybe not so funny
sorry about no Tinyurl... my tiny url button seems to have
disappeared... hmm and just after I updated Firefox last nite..
http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/2564371_i3HHm/1/942661062_V4xEs/Medium
I have a serious mailboxes photo from the old days... I'll get that up
for the July PUG eventually.
comments welcome - but really this is just a comment in itself :)
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Re: A new tradition
Ah, the innocence... Great capture. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com Subject: RE: A new tradition 24 years ago, I took my daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. Last Monday, I took my daughter's daughter's first photograph with a Pentax. To make it a true tradition, I suppose I should have used the same Pentax :-) But anyway, here she is: Serina Josephine Groen http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/126577914 lovely shot, even though she doesn't look very interested in your camera! B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: HCB at the Art Institute Chicago
Rick Womer wrote: No, I think we should blame it on Christine for not arranging the HCB show to coincide with the PDML show! (Or maybe she tried, and the Art Institute thought the PDML would give them too much competition...) Seriously, I think we would have had more list members make the trip to Chicago if it had been the HCB exhibit coinciding with our little show at Dank Haus. Would have been very cool. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Happy 21st of Juli, Belgium!
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Today is Belgium's national holiday. On Juli 21, 1831, King Leopold I was introduced and Belgium was, so to speak, officially opened. The pub across the road from me specializes in Belgian beers and they're having a celebration in which everyone who buys a Duvel gets the official glass in comes in. I'll definitely be stopping by! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Where is Lightroom hiding?
I'm running Lightroom 3 on a MacBook. I can find the application anywhere in the Application folder. Adobe Reader, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Elements are there, but not Lightroom. There is a Light room folder in my Pictures folder, but the only thing in it are two files, one called Lightroom 3 Catalog Previews.lrdata and one called Lightroom 3 Catalog.lrcat. Anybody know where the Lightroom folder/app is on my machine? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Moving folders that have been imported into Lightroom
Elementary question that probably should be addressed by getting a book and doing an online course on managing files and photos in Lightroom, which I will do soon; but for now: I've decided I'd like to keep my Lightroom managed files on a USB hardrive. I've imported only two not very important folders -- they're not even my own images -- into Lightroom, but they are are on the hard drive of my machine. How can I move them. I don't see a way in Lightroom itself. My thought is to delete the folders from within Lightroom and then reimport them after I've got all my folders onto the USB hard drive. Is there anything wrong with that way of going about it? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Manually focusing on the wrong sharp edge?
On 2010-07-21 13:13, Larry Colen wrote: Unfortunately the Pentax autofocus system seems to be optimized for manual focus. MARK! :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: ... [G2] ... - built in EVF (higher resolution than the addon ones) ... Just for accuracy: The G1, GH1 and G2 all have the same built-in EVF module with the same specs. The GF1 is capable of using a Panasonic EVF clip-on accessory finder. The Olympus E-P2 and E-PL1 are both capable of using the same Olympus EVF accessory finder. The Olympus EVF accessory has approximately the same resolution as the Panasonic G1/G2/GH1 built-in EVF module, but it is a different technology. The Olympus EVF optical system results in slightly lower magnification than Panasonic opted for the built-in EVF. Both are quite good with slightly different imaging characteristics. Some people prefer one over the other. To my eye, they are much of sameness, just a slightly different look and feel. The Panasonic GF1 accessory is a lower resolution, slower refresh device. It is still useful, but does not have the near optical clarity and smoothness in operation of either the higher end EVFs built-into the Panasonic G1/G2/GH1 or the Olympus accessory EVF. ... The G2 is a good incremental update of the G1 body, I spent some time working with it and the E-PL1 (both belonging to friends of mine) a few weeks back. Aside from the much talked about touch screen control (which is remarkably useful) and video features, for those like me who use Micro-FourThirds bodies as a complement to FourThirds SLR system, the G2 is capable of providing auto-focus with almost all Olympus and Panasonic FourThirds SLR lenses. The only glitch for me is that the G2 does not support using the Olympus EC14 teleconverter at all, which means I still can't use the 35 Macro+EC14 combination for 1.4:1 macro magnification or the 50 Macro+EC14 for a useful 70mm f/2.8 focal length lens. If Panasonic's next models out still don't support the EC14, I'll likely buy an E-P2 body + EVF as this teleconverter with my current Olympus/Panasonic SLR lens kit is an essential piece that I depend upon. I have an alternative lens in this focal length and speed, but as good as it is it is not up to the quality of the Olympus ZD lens combination. If Panasonic releases a higher end body with weather sealing and this capability, it will pretty much obviate my need for the SLR bodies completely. -- 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: OT - Anyone got opinions on the Olympus Pen E-PL1?
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Having used the 5D MkII + EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L zoom lens for a while, I find the reverse operation of the Canon zoom rings rather odd: when you try opening the scene by turning counterclockwise, you end up zooming in on the subject, when you want to zoom in, you get a wider framing! The same happens with Olympus 4/3 m4/3 lenses. I believe the correct zoom rotation of the Panasonic lenses will be enough a reason for me for choosing Panasonic instead of Olympus. Yes, the only two players of the 4/3 m4/3 standard didn't standardize the zoom ring rotation! Hmm. I've never noticed they were different ... despite using Panasonic and Olympus zooms for three+ years. I don't remember which way Pentax zoom rings turned, or Nikon or Canon either. My hands figure this out for me and I don't think about it. ;-) BTW, the EF f/2.8 24-70mm USM L is quite a dog of a lens, mainly due to its heavy field curvature. It features good flare resistance and nice bokeh though. I had that lens for a bit when I had Canon gear. I remember it as doing quite a nice job, but I hated carrying it around ... it was huge and heavy, particularly with the hood fitted. And it was one of those dumb lenses that get physically bigger as the focal length gets smaller, which makes them a handful when you're working wide and in tight with your subject. I sold it and bought the 28/1.8+50/1.4+100/2, which did a much better job for me. A couple of wedding photographers I know love that lens, however. -- 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: Where is Lightroom hiding?
On Jul 21, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Eric Weir wrote: Anybody know where the Lightroom folder/app is on my machine? Following up on this, the Adobe Updater just asked if I wanted to update Adobe Camera Raw 4.6. I said yes. Then the Updater said it was unable to locate the product to be updated. I take it the product to be updated was Lightroom 3. So not only can I not find it, neither can the Adobe Updater. Yet it's here somewhere. Gotta be. It runs. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is Lightroom hiding?
Eric Weir wrote: On Jul 21, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Eric Weir wrote: Anybody know where the Lightroom folder/app is on my machine? Following up on this, the Adobe Updater just asked if I wanted to update Adobe Camera Raw 4.6. I said yes. Then the Updater said it was unable to locate the product to be updated. I take it the product to be updated was Lightroom 3. So not only can I not find it, neither can the Adobe Updater. Yet it's here somewhere. Gotta be. It runs. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net is it in your dock? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Takumar vs Super Takumar ??
takumars are single coated manual aperture lenses for the most part. Super takumars were single coated with automatic apertures. the final smc takumars were smc coated. Those are the most desireable especially on lenses with a lot of elements like zooms or wide angles. J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of CheekyGeek Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Takumar vs Super Takumar ?? Frankly, I would not worry much about the slight differences between them. They are all superb fun. If you find one reasonably priced BUY IT. Take for example the 50mm f1.4. I learned on this list just a few days ago that there are two versions of the Super Takumar, an earlier 8 element design and a later 7. The 7 element design continued up to the last SMC Takumar and only the coatings changed. I suppose the conventional wisdom would be that the coatings only got better over time, but some people actually desire the earliest model for portraiture BECAUSE it is a bit softer wide open. There is nothing like the feeling of the old Taks (any of them) and I especially appreciate that they are designed to NOT ROLL OFF your table top. :) Darren Addy Kearney, NE -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Moving folders that have been imported into Lightroom
There's nothing wrong with deleting and then reimporting them after you've moved them ... but of course, you'll lose all the editing history and information you might have added by working with the files in Lightroom already. The way to move the files, for modest batches of files like this, is to work within Lightroom. I'm using LR 2.7 to describe this, I don't have LR3 running on this machine at present. - In the Library module, click on the + symbol on the Folder panel title bar. - A drop down menu will appear, choose Add Folder... - Navigate to the volume where you want to put the files. - Create a new folder there, then click OK. Note that (if it wasn't already in the Folder panel) the new volume and new folder you just created now appear in the Folder panel. - Click on the folder that you wanted to move there in the Folder panel and drag it to the new location. Lightroom will warn you that it will be moving the files on disk. Click OK and it will do the job for you, deleting the files from the old location and creating them in the new location. It's best to organize your image file repository as a single directory tree on whatever volume you want to put it on. For instance, at the top level of my data drive, I have a folder named Photo-Files, under which I have folders by year, under which I have in-progress. My original files are placed into date-ordered sub-folders of their appropriate year's in-progress directory. This allows me to show the entire tree in the Folder panel and move entire trees easily from one location to another, when needed. On my website at http://www.gdgphoto.com/articles/, article #8 discusses an efficient way to move very large numbers of files when necessary. Lightroom isn't particularly efficient when doing this to huge volumes of files so there are techniques for doing it using efficient OS file system tools in combination with how to re-connect Lightroom to the file repository properly and without loss of data. enjoy! On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: Elementary question that probably should be addressed by getting a book and doing an online course on managing files and photos in Lightroom, which I will do soon; but for now: I've decided I'd like to keep my Lightroom managed files on a USB hardrive. I've imported only two not very important folders -- they're not even my own images -- into Lightroom, but they are are on the hard drive of my machine. How can I move them. I don't see a way in Lightroom itself. My thought is to delete the folders from within Lightroom and then reimport them after I've got all my folders onto the USB hard drive. Is there anything wrong with that way of going about it? Thanks, -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: LR3 change
On 2010-07-21 04:15 , Boris Liberman wrote: My computer is not particularly powerful, but it seems to be above the limits of minimal spec, and not below them. I agree that this can be a reason but I would expect that in such a case the sucker would simply take longer to load. yeah machine too weak is not a reason for crashing -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Where is Lightroom hiding?
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Jul 21, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Eric Weir wrote: Anybody know where the Lightroom folder/app is on my machine? Following up on this, the Adobe Updater just asked if I wanted to update Adobe Camera Raw 4.6. I said yes. Then the Updater said it was unable to locate the product to be updated. I take it the product to be updated was Lightroom 3. So not only can I not find it, neither can the Adobe Updater. Yet it's here somewhere. Gotta be. It runs. If you installed Lightroom using the Adobe installer and without changing the default setting, the Lightroom application will be in the Mac OS X path /Applications/Adobe Lightroom 3.app Adobe Camera Raw is a plugin located in different places depending on which version of Photoshop or Photoshop Elements you have installed. It is not used by Lightroom at all. Lightroom's raw processing engine is organized internally within the Lightroom application bundle and only updated with updates to the Lightroom application. -- 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: PESOs Wedding party
Cute, and well documented Dave On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 12:54 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Two weeks ago I snapped a wedding for a couple. Last weekend, I did the same for the wedding party, which they held after coming back from honeymoon. There was another photographer at the party and I surreptitiously took some pics of her. Compose and focus: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/party/pages/IMGP1314.htm Chimp: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/party/pages/IMGP1315.htm Meh...: http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/party/pages/IMGP1317.htm The picture? http://www.mikeawilson.co.uk/temp/partyII/pages/IMGP8883.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. -- 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.
