Re: UPDATE: I am the owner of three new lenses

[Thibouille]

I second that. I think most if not everybody will.

2011/4/27 Boris Liberman :
> On 4/27/2011 05:01, Jeffery Johnson wrote:
>>
>> SMC Pentax f  1:1.4/50 1079293
>> Sigma zoom 1:3.5-4.5 f28-84mm Macro 1021659
>> Sigma zoom 75-210mm F3.5-4.5 Macro 1017656
>> Pentax ME Super (non-working)
>
> Congratulations, Jeffery. I am not certain about the Sigma zooms as I have
> no experience with these whatsoever, but the 50/1.4 lens (which as I
> understand turned out to be a K version, not F version) is a gem. It is very
> highly regarded and if successfully you put it to use on your DSLR - you
> won't be disappointed.
>
> Boris
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Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

[David Mann]

On Apr 27, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Larry Colen wrote:

> I much prefer biking to running for the aforementioned reasons.  The current 
> thinking is to use minimal shoes, like the vibram 5-finger shoes because that 
> trains you to not pound so hard on your heels, and reduces injury to the rest 
> of your leg.

I'm starting to think about shoes like that, more for the lower heels that make 
you land further forward on the foot.  Mainly because one of my heels has been 
sore lately and running down a 10% gradient on tarseal will not be helping.

I've just entered another half marathon, a repeat of one I did last year.  I'm 
hoping for wind, rain, hail and snow this time :)

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LR 3.4 and lenses correction profiles (whole lot more)

[Thibouille]

Link: 
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/141875-new-lightroom-update-includes-trillion-pentax-lens-profiles.html

smc PENTAX-DA L 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED
smc PENTAX-DA L 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED
smc PENTAX-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
smc PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4-5.8 ED
smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED
smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6 ED WR
smc PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.4 AL
smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF]
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL II
smc PENTAX-DA 17-70mm F4 AL [IF] SDM
smc PENTAX-DA 16-45mm F4 ED AL
smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED[IF]
smc PENTAX-DA 12-24mm F4 ED AL [IF]
smc PENTAX-D FA 100mm F2.8 MACRO
smc PENTAX-D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR
smc PENTAX-D FA 50mm F2.8 MACRO


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Scavenger 2

[Larry Colen]

I sent this earlier today, but from the wrong account.

My scavenger collection:

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157626462969917/

This photo actually covers all of the terms:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5659923440/

It's made with cast metal, and the horses it adds to my MG gives it balls, 
which makes me very happy.

but the others:

happy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5656923454/in/set-72157626580930258

metal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5637443916/

balls
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5285850751/

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Re: Pentax sighting (about 45 years late)

[David Mann]

On Apr 27, 2011, at 11:16 AM, John Francis wrote:

> My TiVo decided I might want to watch the 1966 "Batman" movie.
> While I'm not convinced it was correct, I did happed to spot that
> the featured camera in the first press conference bore the word
> "Pentax" proudly on the pentaprism.

Terminator 2 was on TV here in the weekend.  In an early scene where Arnie is 
thrown through a window at the mall, there's a guy in the crowd holding a 
Pentax.

May be well known but it was the first time I'd noticed :)

Dave


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Re: UPDATE: I am the owner of three new lenses

[Boris Liberman]

On 4/27/2011 05:01, Jeffery Johnson wrote:

SMC Pentax f  1:1.4/50 1079293
Sigma zoom 1:3.5-4.5 f28-84mm Macro 1021659
Sigma zoom 75-210mm F3.5-4.5 Macro 1017656
Pentax ME Super (non-working)


Congratulations, Jeffery. I am not certain about the Sigma zooms as I 
have no experience with these whatsoever, but the 50/1.4 lens (which as 
I understand turned out to be a K version, not F version) is a gem. It 
is very highly regarded and if successfully you put it to use on your 
DSLR - you won't be disappointed.


Boris

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Re: Oh well

[Brian Walters]

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:26 -0500, "Jeffery Johnson"
 wrote:
> It appears that even the second go around it didn't do it correctly
> either
> but I wanted to post a correction on the one lens. The SMC Pentax
> 1:1.4/50
> and if you notice it does not have an f and it does not match the picture
> here:
> 
> http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/normal/F50f1.4.html
> 


Sounds like it's this one:

http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/normal/K50f1.4.html


No autofocus but nothing at all wrong with it otherwise.  I have one and
carry it around often.

 
Cheers

Brian

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> Oh gee it won't be long before bed calls me :(
> 
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Annual has shipped

[Christine Aguila]

should arrive 4/29!  Can't wait to see everyone's work!  Cheers, Christine

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Re: PESO:'Stumped'

[Christine Aguila]

Intriguing!  Not sure how I feel about it.  Love the texture, sheen, tone of 
the water.  Ok, I've decided:  yeah!  Cheers, Christine



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Subject: PESO:'Stumped'



Check out http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13017352
Taken on a recent spring afternoon

Comments - yeah or nay

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Re: PESO - You Talkin' to Me?

[Christine Aguila]

What Steve said!  Great neck tilt!  Cheers, Christine


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Subject: Re: PESO - You Talkin' to Me?


Perfect.  I love the tilted neck.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 7:52 AM, frank theriault
 wrote:

I don't see anyone else here. You must be talking to me.

You talking to me?

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/you-talkin-to-me.html

I have to admit, although I've never been a big fan of Canada Geese,
I'm recently coming to appreciate them as being somewhat comical at
times. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.

cheers,
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Re: Galia PESO #13 - In motion

[Christine Aguila]

Very clever & well executed, Galia!  Cheers, Christine


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Subject: Galia PESO #13 - In motion



Galia certainly liked the multi-exposure feature of her camera...

Have a look here:

http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/04/peso-2011-13-in-motion.html

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Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand

[Stan Halpin]

Our entire household will be watching. Meg's Dad, who passed away a year ago, 
was born in Cornwall. His family maintained contact with the relatives "back 
home" throughout his life. He would have been watching, if only to grumble a 
bit about the excesses. We'll honor his memory and heritage with a small 
watch-party. 

stan

On Apr 26, 2011, at 10:08 PM, William Robb wrote:

> On 26/04/2011 6:28 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.
>> 
> I'm actually quite excited for these two kids. I might very well get up at 
> 4:00 AM just to watch the ceremony.
> 
> 
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> 
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Oh well

[Jeffery Johnson]

It appears that even the second go around it didn't do it correctly either
but I wanted to post a correction on the one lens. The SMC Pentax 1:1.4/50
and if you notice it does not have an f and it does not match the picture
here:

http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/lenses/primes/normal/F50f1.4.html

Oh gee it won't be long before bed calls me :(



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Re: UPDATE: I am the owner of three new lenses

[Stan Halpin]

Congratulations! I hope you enjoy them.

stan

On Apr 26, 2011, at 10:01 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote:

> We met the lovely lady who offered her lenses and we did have a nice visit
> and a nice meal at the restaurant. I have not been home too long so I have
> yet to test the lenses with my camera but she did offer that if I do
> discover that they will not work we can meet up again and she can give me my
> money back. I did not spend an arm and leg for said lenses nor for the broke
> camera, nor the filters that are on the lenses and the camera bag.  As soon
> as I can I will take some pictures of the lenses and take some pictures with
> the lenses but for the time being here is the list of lenses and the camera.
> 
> SMC Pentax f  1:1.4/50 1079293
> Sigma zoom 1:3.5-4.5 f28-84mm Macro 1021659
> Sigma zoom 75-210mm F3.5-4.5 Macro 1017656
> Pentax ME Super (non-working)
> 
> Thanks again for everyone that gave me advice as it is really appreciated.
> 
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RE: UPDATE: I am the owner of three new lenses

[Jeffery Johnson]

Okay that didn't format the text very well so here is the list again:

SMC Pentax f  1:1.4/50 1079293
Sigma zoom 1:3.5-4.5 f28-84mm Macro 1021659 
Sigma zoom 75-210mm F3.5-4.5 Macro 1017656 
Pentax ME Super (non-working)

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Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand

[Rob Studdert]

On 27 April 2011 12:08, William Robb  wrote:
> On 26/04/2011 6:28 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
>
>>
>> I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.
>>
> I'm actually quite excited for these two kids. I might very well get up at
> 4:00 AM just to watch the ceremony.

Preview? ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kav0FEhtLug&feature=player_embedded

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Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand

[William Robb]

On 26/04/2011 6:28 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:



I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.

I'm actually quite excited for these two kids. I might very well get up 
at 4:00 AM just to watch the ceremony.



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Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand

[John Francis]

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:28:11AM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote:
> On 27 April 2011 10:13, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> > I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
> > "royal" wedding.
> 
> I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.

Can we instead discuss why somebody who one might have thought would have been
a stickler for precise terminology chose to wrap the word royal in quotes?

It is, indubitably, a royal wedding.  Just because somebody isn't part
of _your_ royal family (should you have one) doesn't make him less royal.
And whether or not you believe a royal family _should_ exist, it's hard
to argue that in fact they (and their ranks and titles) don't exist.

Personally I'll be only too happy when Saturday rolls round, and (most of)
the world resumes some semblance of normal life.


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Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand

[drd1135]

I have to watch. We have a pool on color schemes at the chemistry  department. 
I have $20 on Sea Foam. 
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On 26/04/2011 6:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
> "royal" wedding.
>

Sometimes life just sucks, doesn't it Dan.


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UPDATE: I am the owner of three new lenses

[Jeffery Johnson]

We met the lovely lady who offered her lenses and we did have a nice visit
and a nice meal at the restaurant. I have not been home too long so I have
yet to test the lenses with my camera but she did offer that if I do
discover that they will not work we can meet up again and she can give me my
money back. I did not spend an arm and leg for said lenses nor for the broke
camera, nor the filters that are on the lenses and the camera bag.  As soon
as I can I will take some pictures of the lenses and take some pictures with
the lenses but for the time being here is the list of lenses and the camera.

SMC Pentax f  1:1.4/50 1079293
Sigma zoom 1:3.5-4.5 f28-84mm Macro 1021659
Sigma zoom 75-210mm F3.5-4.5 Macro 1017656
Pentax ME Super (non-working)

Thanks again for everyone that gave me advice as it is really appreciated.

Jeffery
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Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand

[William Robb]

On 26/04/2011 6:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
"royal" wedding.



Sometimes life just sucks, doesn't it Dan.


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Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

[Eric Weir]

On Apr 26, 2011, at 2:16 PM, steve harley wrote:

> note the date format "2011/2011-04-17" -- the slash here is telling you it's 
> going to create both a 2011 folder and a 2011-04-17 folder _within_ the 
> destination folder (which is 2011); this is why you are getting two levels of 
> 2011 folders
> 
> in the date format pop-up, see if there's an option which reads simply 
> "2011-04-17"

Thanks, Steve. I knew it had to be me. And I suspected it would turn out to be 
something obvious. As it has.

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Re: Galia PESO #13 - In motion

[Stan Halpin]

Nice shot. She is going to keep you on your toes isn't she!

stan

On Apr 26, 2011, at 12:42 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:

> Galia certainly liked the multi-exposure feature of her camera...
> 
> Have a look here:
> 
> http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/04/peso-2011-13-in-motion.html
> 
> Cheers!
> 
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Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

[Stan Halpin]

The discomfort goes away after 500-600 miles of riding. 

stan

On Apr 26, 2011, at 7:19 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

> I just can't cycle.  I have never found a seat I find even remotely
> comfortable. I have a hard enough time finding a comfy seat for the
> motorcycle.
> 
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
>>> I wouldn't give up jogging because I too find that it knackers me more.
>>> It's
>> 
>> also high impact, which is good for bone strength.
>> 
>> And bad for knees.
>> 
>> I ran for many years using the most cushioned shoes I could find & the
>> 'softest' surface I could find - definitely not concrete - yet I still wound
>> up with knee pains so bad I had to give up running altogether and eventually
>> have both knees replaced, admittedly I don't have the ideal runners
>> physique.
>> 
>> Biking is a very good exercise but not as 'efficient' as running because of
>> the mechanical advantage among other things.
>> 
>> Kenneth Waller
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>> 
>> - Original Message - From: "Bob W" 
>> Subject: RE: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)
>> 
>> 
>>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>>> Drew
>> 
>> [...]
>>> 
 
>>> Well... kind of   I took up jogging as my primary method of
>>> (attempting) keep fit.  I find I can get far more knackered, far more
>>> quickly on foot :-) and with two kids demanding attention time is at a
>>> premium, also jogging is no fun so the kids don't want to come out with
>>> me. When they come cycling I cannot go fast enough to get a decent
>>> workout!..
>> 
>> Do both. If you can find a circuit that takes about as long to cycle as the
>> time you normally spend jogging, then you should be able to get a reasonable
>> workout.
>> 
>> My jogging routine takes about 35 minutes normally, which is also the time
>> it takes me to cycle to work (and the same back again). So by
>> cycle-commuting I have added over 6 hours extra exercise to my week - I do
>> some extra miles on a Thursday - and reduced my expenditure on public
>> transport by about £50/week - which I have added to my pension plan. There's
>> no downside.
>> 
>> I wouldn't give up jogging because I too find that it knackers me more. It's
>> also high impact, which is good for bone strength.
>> 
>> B
>> 
>> 
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RE: Advice

[Jeffery Johnson]

I am not sure if that is a good thing that you both had the same thought

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Lol.  I had the same thought. 
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Sod the lenses, buy her a coffee and a cake :)

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Re: Nikon teardown

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On Apr 26, 2011, at 17:35, Tim Bray wrote:

> I can't imagine our Pentaxes are that different, at a rough level of
> granularity, inside:
> http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nikon-D5100-Teardown/5271/1
> 

I love the summary in step 14:

"Approximately 4 billion screws hold the device together."

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Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

[drd1135]

See what I mean about "conventional thinking". Trainers have been telling me 
this for years.  I'm still not running in the cold, however ;-)
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Steven Desjardins wrote:

>The problem I have is that "general wisdom" on exercise changes every
>five years.  I try to run 3-4 times a week for about 5k distances.  I
>use the other 4-3 days for weights.  I have little doubt that biking
>is better on the joints

Nope, that's an old wives' tale. The Arthritis Foundation and others
have done numerous long-term studies on runners and found absolutely
no connection between knee (or any other joint) problems and running.
My father never ran at all for sport or fitness and his knees were
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Re: Advice

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Lol.  I had the same thought. 
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Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand

[Rob Studdert]

On 27 April 2011 10:13, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
> "royal" wedding.

I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.

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Re: Nikon teardown

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On 27 April 2011 08:35, Tim Bray  wrote:
> I can't imagine our Pentaxes are that different, at a rough level of
> granularity, inside:
> http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nikon-D5100-Teardown/5271/1

Interesting, humorous too:

"The light blue pad wedged between the end of the flash capacitor and
the bottom frame conducts heat away from the capacitor to cool it down
during flash-intensive shooting."

"The sensor has a special glass cover that turns red when viewed at an
angle. Neat!"

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Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
"royal" wedding.

Dan

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Bob W  wrote:
> Quite an interesting photo essay with sound on the BBC website about the
> Household Cavalry, who will be strutting their stuff on Friday:
>
> 
>
> My father (RAF) marched in the Coronation parade in 1952, and spent the
> night in the police cells sobering up - so many people bought him drinks
> afterwards while he was still in uniform.
>
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Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

[Mark Roberts]

Steven Desjardins wrote:

>The problem I have is that "general wisdom" on exercise changes every
>five years.  I try to run 3-4 times a week for about 5k distances.  I
>use the other 4-3 days for weights.  I have little doubt that biking
>is better on the joints

Nope, that's an old wives' tale. The Arthritis Foundation and others
have done numerous long-term studies on runners and found absolutely
no connection between knee (or any other joint) problems and running.
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Re: Nikon teardown

[Bong Manayon]

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:51 AM, Tim Bray  wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Bob W  wrote:
>
>> it's composed almost entirely of components. Amazing.
>
> I don't see cormorants... what am I missing? -T

You're looking at a Nikon... :-)


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Re: Pentax sighting (about 45 years late)

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John Francis wrote:

>My TiVo decided I might want to watch the 1966 "Batman" movie.
>While I'm not convinced it was correct, I did happed to spot that
>the featured camera in the first press conference bore the word
>"Pentax" proudly on the pentaprism.

Today I happened to notice a commercial on TV for some Buick car. For
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Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

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The problem I have is that "general wisdom" on exercise changes every
five years.  I try to run 3-4 times a week for about 5k distances.  I
use the other 4-3 days for weights.  I have little doubt that biking
is better on the joints, but I just hate it too much to do it
regularly.  In the winter I use the elliptical machine because I also
don't like running in the cold.  It takes some pounding off the legs
as well. I figure my diet is a far greater challenge to me than my
exercise program.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
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> On Apr 25, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Ken Waller wrote:
>
>>> I wouldn't give up jogging because I too find that it knackers me more. It's
>> also high impact, which is good for bone strength.
>>
>> And bad for knees.
>>
>> I ran for many years using the most cushioned shoes I could find & the 
>> 'softest' surface I could find - definitely not concrete - yet I still wound 
>> up with knee pains so bad I had to give up running altogether and eventually 
>> have both knees replaced, admittedly I don't have the ideal runners physique.
>>
>> Biking is a very good exercise but not as 'efficient' as running because of 
>> the mechanical advantage among other things.
>
> I much prefer biking to running for the aforementioned reasons.  The current 
> thinking is to use minimal shoes, like the vibram 5-finger shoes because that 
> trains you to not pound so hard on your heels, and reduces injury to the rest 
> of your leg.
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Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

[Larry Colen]

On Apr 25, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Ken Waller wrote:

>> I wouldn't give up jogging because I too find that it knackers me more. It's
> also high impact, which is good for bone strength.
> 
> And bad for knees.
> 
> I ran for many years using the most cushioned shoes I could find & the 
> 'softest' surface I could find - definitely not concrete - yet I still wound 
> up with knee pains so bad I had to give up running altogether and eventually 
> have both knees replaced, admittedly I don't have the ideal runners physique.
> 
> Biking is a very good exercise but not as 'efficient' as running because of 
> the mechanical advantage among other things.

I much prefer biking to running for the aforementioned reasons.  The current 
thinking is to use minimal shoes, like the vibram 5-finger shoes because that 
trains you to not pound so hard on your heels, and reduces injury to the rest 
of your leg.

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Re: Pentax sighting (about 45 years late)

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Zowie!

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 7:16 PM, John Francis  wrote:
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> My TiVo decided I might want to watch the 1966 "Batman" movie.
> While I'm not convinced it was correct, I did happed to spot that
> the featured camera in the first press conference bore the word
> "Pentax" proudly on the pentaprism.
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Re: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)

[Steven Desjardins]

I just can't cycle.  I have never found a seat I find even remotely
comfortable. I have a hard enough time finding a comfy seat for the
motorcycle.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
>> I wouldn't give up jogging because I too find that it knackers me more.
>> It's
>
> also high impact, which is good for bone strength.
>
> And bad for knees.
>
> I ran for many years using the most cushioned shoes I could find & the
> 'softest' surface I could find - definitely not concrete - yet I still wound
> up with knee pains so bad I had to give up running altogether and eventually
> have both knees replaced, admittedly I don't have the ideal runners
> physique.
>
> Biking is a very good exercise but not as 'efficient' as running because of
> the mechanical advantage among other things.
>
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>
> - Original Message - From: "Bob W" 
> Subject: RE: Totally OT: Who'd have thought it? (bike related)
>
>
>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>> Drew
>
> [...]
>>
>> >
>> Well... kind of   I took up jogging as my primary method of
>> (attempting) keep fit.  I find I can get far more knackered, far more
>> quickly on foot :-) and with two kids demanding attention time is at a
>> premium, also jogging is no fun so the kids don't want to come out with
>> me. When they come cycling I cannot go fast enough to get a decent
>> workout!..
>
> Do both. If you can find a circuit that takes about as long to cycle as the
> time you normally spend jogging, then you should be able to get a reasonable
> workout.
>
> My jogging routine takes about 35 minutes normally, which is also the time
> it takes me to cycle to work (and the same back again). So by
> cycle-commuting I have added over 6 hours extra exercise to my week - I do
> some extra miles on a Thursday - and reduced my expenditure on public
> transport by about £50/week - which I have added to my pension plan. There's
> no downside.
>
> I wouldn't give up jogging because I too find that it knackers me more. It's
> also high impact, which is good for bone strength.
>
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Pentax sighting (about 45 years late)

[John Francis]

My TiVo decided I might want to watch the 1966 "Batman" movie.
While I'm not convinced it was correct, I did happed to spot that
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Re: Nikon teardown

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On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Bob W  wrote:

> it's composed almost entirely of components. Amazing.

I don't see cormorants... what am I missing? -T

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RE: Nikon teardown

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> 
> I can't imagine our Pentaxes are that different, at a rough level of
> granularity, inside:
> http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nikon-D5100-Teardown/5271/1
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it's composed almost entirely of components. Amazing.

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Re: PESO:'Stumped'

[Ecke PDML]

definitely yeah. some almost have an expression =)

2011/4/26 Bob Sullivan :
> Ken,
> That's an interesting puzzle.
> At first, I thought it was water with back-splashes from objects
> dropping into it.
> With the title as a hint, it became clear.
> The calm water is a unique contrast to the stumps.
> Well caught!
> Regards,  Bob S.
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:35 PM,   wrote:
>> Check out http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13017352
>> Taken on a recent spring afternoon
>>
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Nikon teardown

[Tim Bray]

I can't imagine our Pentaxes are that different, at a rough level of
granularity, inside:
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From Horse Guards to Helmand

[Bob W]

Quite an interesting photo essay with sound on the BBC website about the
Household Cavalry, who will be strutting their stuff on Friday:



My father (RAF) marched in the Coronation parade in 1952, and spent the
night in the police cells sobering up - so many people bought him drinks
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Re: Galia PESO #13 - In motion

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That's really pretty good.  How old is she, Boris?

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:30 PM, David J Brooks  wrote:
> Good job
>
> Dave
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
>> Galia certainly liked the multi-exposure feature of her camera...
>>
>> Have a look here:
>>
>> http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/04/peso-2011-13-in-motion.html
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Re: PESO:'Stumped'

[Bob Sullivan]

Ken,
That's an interesting puzzle.
At first, I thought it was water with back-splashes from objects
dropping into it.
With the title as a hint, it became clear.
The calm water is a unique contrast to the stumps.
Well caught!
Regards,  Bob S.

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> Taken on a recent spring afternoon
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Re: Galia PESO #13 - In motion

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Good job

Dave

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>
> Have a look here:
>
> http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/04/peso-2011-13-in-motion.html
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Re: PESO:'Stumped'

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I like this one very much.

Dave

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Re: PESO:'Stumped'

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I like it very much.  It has a strange, other-worldly feel to it, with
pleasing geometry.

Dan

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 3:35 PM,   wrote:
> Check out http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13017352
> Taken on a recent spring afternoon
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> Comments - yeah or nay
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Re: PESO - Wood anemone

[AlunFoto]

Thanks Stan,
Yes I do have the 120mm macro for the 645D. I was told that my 645D is
due back from service tomorrow, and macro is high on the list of
things to try. :-)

Jostein

2011/4/26 Stan Halpin :
> And it was well worth the look!
> I don't recall if you have the 120 macro for the 645D system. I had the A 
> version of that lens and it was easily one of my all time favorite lenses. I 
> look forward to seeing some of your macro with that setup.
>
> stan
>
> On Apr 26, 2011, at 1:48 PM, AlunFoto wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ecke, Dave B., Jack D, and Steve D. for commenting.
>> Thanks to everyone who took a look too. From the statistics, it has
>> already become the most seen page in my blog this month.
>>
>> Jostein
>>
>> 2011/4/25 AlunFoto :
>>> I recently rediscovered an old Tamron-F 2x AF TC 7MC teleconverter in
>>> a drawer, and decided to test it with the DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro WR
>>> (man, I hate letter soups).
>>> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/04/hvitveis-wood-anemone.html#engelsk
>>>
>>> Jostein
>>>
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PESO:'Stumped'

[kwaller]

Check out http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13017352
Taken on a recent spring afternoon

Comments - yeah or nay

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Re: PESO - Wood anemone

[Stan Halpin]

And it was well worth the look!
I don't recall if you have the 120 macro for the 645D system. I had the A 
version of that lens and it was easily one of my all time favorite lenses. I 
look forward to seeing some of your macro with that setup.

stan

On Apr 26, 2011, at 1:48 PM, AlunFoto wrote:

> Thanks Ecke, Dave B., Jack D, and Steve D. for commenting.
> Thanks to everyone who took a look too. From the statistics, it has
> already become the most seen page in my blog this month.
> 
> Jostein
> 
> 2011/4/25 AlunFoto :
>> I recently rediscovered an old Tamron-F 2x AF TC 7MC teleconverter in
>> a drawer, and decided to test it with the DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro WR
>> (man, I hate letter soups).
>> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/04/hvitveis-wood-anemone.html#engelsk
>> 
>> Jostein
>> 
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Re: Galia PESO #13 - In motion

[Bulent Celasun]

With two sons of my size and not a single experiment like this; I envy you ;)

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Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

[steve harley]

On 2011-04-26 12:06 , Eric Weir wrote:

I'm still having a problem with this, Godfrey. I set up the import the way you 
describe in the last paragraph above, i.e., into subfolders unchecked, and the 
subfolders suggested by Lightroom unchecked. Lightroom seems to have a mind of 
its own, however, at least my installation. It puts the dated folders in a 
subfolder of the folder I take myself to have set as the folder into which the 
images will be imported.


note the date format "2011/2011-04-17" -- the slash here is telling you 
it's going to create both a 2011 folder and a 2011-04-17 folder _within_ 
the destination folder (which is 2011); this is why you are getting two 
levels of 2011 folders


in the date format pop-up, see if there's an option which reads simply 
"2011-04-17"


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Re: Controlling location to which LR imports

[Eric Weir]

On Mar 13, 2011, at 1:03 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

> It's very important that you look carefully at what Lightroom's import
> dialog is telling you. Look at
> http://homepage.mac.com/godders/lr-import.jpg ...
> 
> - On the left panel, you see the source location. Note the light band
> highlighting "Imported on March 12, 2011" which ends with a pointer to
> the content window '>' ... this is telling you what you've selected
> for Lightroom to import.
> 
> - At the top, notice that "Copy" is highlighted ... LR will import
> these files and make a copy of them to a destination for you.
> 
> - On the right, notice the big pointer, another ">" arrow, indicating
> the 'Desktop' folder as the destination. Notice also that I've elected
> to move them organized "by date" using the date format "mmdd", and
> that "into subfolder" is NOT checked. This means that LR will create a
> dated subfolder and put the 80 image files into it under Desktop. If I
> check the "Into Subfolder" option and gave it a name for a new
> subfolder, it would create the new subfolder under Desktop and THEN
> create new data-named subfolders under that. If you change the
> organize mode, it will change how it creates the destination you want
> to put them.

I'm still having a problem with this, Godfrey. I set up the import the way you 
describe in the last paragraph above, i.e., into subfolders unchecked, and the 
subfolders suggested by Lightroom unchecked. Lightroom seems to have a mind of 
its own, however, at least my installation. It puts the dated folders in a 
subfolder of the folder I take myself to have set as the folder into which the 
images will be imported.

I've put images of my settings and the result on Picasa. What am I doing wrong? 
[It's gotta be me! It can't be Lightroom!]
https://picasaweb.google.com/103420210337495775480/LRImportSettingsAndResult?authkey=Gv1sRgCL7L2KTmldzwPA#
 

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Re: PESO - Wood anemone

[AlunFoto]

Thanks Ecke, Dave B., Jack D, and Steve D. for commenting.
Thanks to everyone who took a look too. From the statistics, it has
already become the most seen page in my blog this month.

Jostein

2011/4/25 AlunFoto :
> I recently rediscovered an old Tamron-F 2x AF TC 7MC teleconverter in
> a drawer, and decided to test it with the DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro WR
> (man, I hate letter soups).
> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2011/04/hvitveis-wood-anemone.html#engelsk
>
> Jostein
>
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Re: PESO - You Talkin' to Me?

[Steven Desjardins]

Perfect.  I love the tilted neck.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 7:52 AM, frank theriault
 wrote:
> I don't see anyone else here.  You must be talking to me.
>
> You talking to me?
>
> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/you-talkin-to-me.html
>
> I have to admit, although I've never been a big fan of Canada Geese,
> I'm recently coming to appreciate them as being somewhat comical at
> times.  Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.
>
> cheers,
> frank
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Re: Galia PESO #13 - In motion

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Very clever, and well rendered.

Dan

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Boris Liberman  wrote:
> Galia certainly liked the multi-exposure feature of her camera...
>
> Have a look here:
>
> http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/04/peso-2011-13-in-motion.html
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> Cheers!
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Galia PESO #13 - In motion

[Boris Liberman]

Galia certainly liked the multi-exposure feature of her camera...

Have a look here:

http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2011/04/peso-2011-13-in-motion.html

Cheers!

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Re: Peso's Cemetery walk today

[David J Brooks]

Thanks for the comments all. Its been a while since that lens has come
out of the bag.

Dave

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Christine  Aguila
 wrote:
> I like the 1st one very much, Dave.  Cheers, Christine
>
>
> - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" 
> To: "Pentax Discuss" ; "Barbara Brooks" ;
> "Petch Dianne" 
> Cc: "Home, Sarah" ; "Conley Leah"
> ; "Smillie,Dale" 
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 5:10 PM
> Subject: Peso's Cemetery walk today
>
>
>> I had today off, a school holiday so no busing. I thought i would put
>> the Zenitar 16mm fisheye on the K10D and walk
>> down to the Stouffville cemetery, about a mile form my house. Original
>> idea was to do a time lapse movie test, but so far not working out on
>> iMovie for me just yet.
>>
>> Any way, these three stand out for me:
>>
>> Remembrance
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13016912
>>
>> Grandma:
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13016913
>>
>> Bench:
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13016914
>>
>> K10d Zenitar 16mm fisheye, LR 3
>>
>> Comments welcome
>>
>> Dave
>>
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Re: PESO - You Talkin' to Me?

[David J Brooks]

The body language says it all

Dave

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 7:52 AM, frank theriault
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> I don't see anyone else here.  You must be talking to me.
>
> You talking to me?
>
> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/you-talkin-to-me.html
>
> I have to admit, although I've never been a big fan of Canada Geese,
> I'm recently coming to appreciate them as being somewhat comical at
> times.  Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.
>
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Panorama How To (with kittens :D)

[Timber]

Hi List,

As some of you asked how to do Panoramas here's my little tutorial to
start with:

First of all you need:
- A tripod with a head that can turn 360 degrees (full circle) around
it's Horizontal axis. I don't really recommend the use of ballheads as
they tend to move freely in other directions as well...
My setup is: Giottos MT 9361 + MH 5001

- A wide angle lens. The KitLens is perfectly fine to start with
(kittens are not) but later on you might want to get a Ultra Wide Angle
lens, like the Sigma 10-20, Pentax DA 10-17 fisheye or the Samyang 8mm
Fisheye. The wider the lens the less picture you need to take -> makes
life easier. Just an example: @18mm you need 12 pictures in each row
(every  30 degrees), at least 3 rows + nadir and zenit. That equals 38
pictures. @8mm Fisheye you only need 1 row of 4 pictures and a Zenit and
Nadir. That's 6 pictures. Zenit and Nadir is the all the way down and
all the way up pictures.
My setup is: Pentax DA L 18-55 kitlens for the Pentax K-r

- A panoramic head attachment that allows you to rotate the camera with
the rotation's center being exactly at the center of the front lens
(called No Parallax Point). There are various options for this, most
commonly the Nodal Ninja is used. If you just want to try Panorama
photography, if it's your cup of tea or not, then I would advice to make
your own version from a couple pounds. It won't be as precise as the
Nodal Ninja and you might not be able to do interiors with it easily,
but it wouldn't cost you 200+ GBP or $300+ ... I would say for very
occasional Panorama works or for the learning process a DIY pano-head
will do. I made mine based on Peter Loud's Nodal Samurai
( http://www.peterloud.co.uk/nodalsamurai/nodalsamurai.html ). 
My setup: DIY Pano-head :)

So once you have all the setup together then find a good spot for the
picture. To begin with panoramas I'd recommend large, open places first
as the less space you have the more obvious the non-precision of the
head will be. For example with my head and the kitlens doing interiors
requires at least 2 more rows for the perfect results.

What you need to create the panorama is enough pictures to have enough
overlapping where the stiching software can blend the pictures. The more
the overlapping the better the results will be. Sometimes the software
does the job fully but sometimes you need to help it with giving control
points manually. If you've done enough pictures with loads of
overlapping the it won't be a problem. So I say spend a bit more time
with the taking the pictures than spending hours to add control points
or worst case scenario, abandon your project because the lack of
overlaps. "Fail to plan and you plan to fail."

The software I use is PTGui for Windows. I found a similar program for
Ubuntu, called Hugin, but it's just not that good as PTGui.
Unfortunately PTGui is not free (unless you do warez... :P), but it has
a demo version you can try which adds Watermarks... 

Using the PTGui is pretty simple. Load the pictures, let the software
align them and create the panorama! :D

Then when you render your panorama there are various options to make the
panorama, the most common is to create a spheric panorama that you can
use to create a Quicktime VR-Cube where you can look around, or the one
I posted earlier is called "Little Planet"

If you have questions feel free to ask :) but as I am a beginner on this
field (made only 4-5 panos so far) I might not be able to go into deep
technical details :)

Happy Panoraming! :D
.timber
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Re: PUG "Special Edition" - PDML Photo Annual Refusés

[Boris Liberman]

On 4/22/2011 01:57, Brian Walters wrote:

S any interest?


Count me in.

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Re: PESO - You Talkin' to Me?

[Ecke PDML]

The caption makes it =)
Made me smile.
Thank you
Ecke

2011/4/26 frank theriault :
> I don't see anyone else here.  You must be talking to me.
>
> You talking to me?
>
> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/you-talkin-to-me.html
>
> I have to admit, although I've never been a big fan of Canada Geese,
> I'm recently coming to appreciate them as being somewhat comical at
> times.  Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.
>
> cheers,
> frank
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Re: Which body/lens?

[Bruce Walker]

On 11-04-25 5:06 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:

Next weekend when I shoot a conference in the Chicago area.
http://godfaithculture.com
I'm taking the DSLR and shooting everything in raw.
Will probably use 2 lenses: A35/2 and A70-210/4.
Maybe the FA50/1.4 depending on room size.
Flash is a Sunpak 611.  Plenty of light,
with a little Westcott thingie on it for softness.

But I'm also going to shoot b&w film.  And this forces a choice.
(That's the question.)
I'd like to use just 1 lens on the b&w body.
The body will be either the SP1000 or the KX.  With a small flash.
(there should be one laying around here somewhere)
I'm thinking ... just 50mm on the film?  Or maybe the 21mm?
DOF is tempting, but so is 50mm sharpness.
And so is carrying less gear.  The KX is such a tank!

Lens options are: FA50/1.4, A35/2, 21/3.5 m42.

Sincerely,

Collin Brendemuehl
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"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose"
-- Jim Elliott


I recommend you toss a coin, choose a body and lens at random, shoot 
with what you took and learn from the experience.  That last bit is the 
important part, btw.


I used to agonize over "The Right Choice", over analyze and waste brain 
budget. Now I tend to select what I feel like at that moment, possibly 
combinations I hadn't tried before, even if they don't seem to make 
sense. Or I resort to my faves. Whatever will get me out the door.


But analyze during editing and post-processing. Look at what you brought 
home and think about the results. Next time you'll know better what to take.


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Re: Sendai, Japan - 1946

[Bob Sullivan]

Joe,
I hadn't considered that avenue.
I'll keep it in mind.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Joseph McAllister  wrote:
> There are still quite a few media representatives over in that area, though I 
> suspect more interest from the documentary crowd. You'll notice few if any 
> news broadcast of late that used new images.
>
> But, if you would try to contact CNN, MSNBC, BBC, or the like, they may be 
> able to help you get something done, or get a package to a representative of 
> the town or prefecture. In the process of doing so they might offer you a 
> stipend for the rights to use the images on air, or online.
>
> Worth a shot. Ideally, they could put you in touch with someone over there to 
> deal with and stay out of it so they don't screw up what you may have in mind.
>
>
> On Apr 25, 2011, at 21:43 , Stan Halpin wrote:
>
>> I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the 
>> priority scale for most of the Sendai "officialdom" but a potentially useful 
>> anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as 
>> well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an 
>> American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation 
>> notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his 
>> wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must 
>> be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese 
>> consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them.
>> One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father 
>> served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with 
>> the people they worked with?
>>
>> As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of 
>> this I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my 
>> mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad 
>> took, mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, 
>> knowing that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria 
>> or wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was 
>> terrible at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people 
>> were . . . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but 
>> the potential benefit is so low, with the potential "cost" (time investment 
>> to chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off 
>> pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear 
>> a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a 
>> receptive and appreciative new home for your photos.
>>
>> stan
>>
>> On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
>>
>>> We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday.
>>> She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946.
>>> He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai.
>>> I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be
>>> done with them.
>>> The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but
>>> the pictures of people and places might be interesting.
>>> I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children.
>>> Any suggestions?
>>> Regards,  Bob S.
>>>
>>
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Re: Sendai, Japan - 1946

[Bob Sullivan]

Tim,
Bingo - just what I was looking for!
When I get the shots together, I'll let you know.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM, Tim Bray  wrote:
> I have quite a few readers in Japan.  If you scanned and posted a few
> I could shoot off some flares and see if any expressions of interest
> came in.  -Tim
>
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Stan Halpin
>  wrote:
>> I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the 
>> priority scale for most of the Sendai "officialdom" but a potentially useful 
>> anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as 
>> well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an 
>> American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation 
>> notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his 
>> wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must 
>> be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese 
>> consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them.
>> One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father 
>> served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with 
>> the people they worked with?
>>
>> As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of 
>> this I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my 
>> mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad 
>> took, mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, 
>> knowing that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria 
>> or wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was 
>> terrible at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people 
>> were . . . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but 
>> the potential benefit is so low, with the potential "cost" (time investment 
>> to chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off 
>> pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear 
>> a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a 
>> receptive and appreciative new home for your photos.
>>
>> stan
>>
>> On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
>>
>>> We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday.
>>> She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946.
>>> He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai.
>>> I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be
>>> done with them.
>>> The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but
>>> the pictures of people and places might be interesting.
>>> I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children.
>>> Any suggestions?
>>> Regards,  Bob S.
>>>
>>
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Re: Sendai, Japan - 1946

[Bob Sullivan]

Stan,
I share your suspicions that it is a low priority for 'officialdom'.
I was hoping the PDML might help with the connection.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Stan Halpin
 wrote:
> I suspect that that sort of personal history would be quite low on the 
> priority scale for most of the Sendai "officialdom" but a potentially useful 
> anchor for those in the photos. Which is probably what you are thinking as 
> well. The only way I could imagine to make a connection would be via an 
> American living in Japan, a true test of the six-degrees-of-separation 
> notion. Our friend from sunny Brighton moved to Japan to be closer to his 
> wife's family as I recall, but I have no idea how to contact him. There must 
> be other links like those that could be pursued. Is there a Japanese 
> consulate or Interest Section in Chicago? You could contact them.
> One other thought - if you have contact information for those your father 
> served with, if any survive, maybe one of those maintained connections with 
> the people they worked with?
>
> As part of our moving process I have been trying to downsize. As part of this 
> I have gone into the boxes of stuff that came from my father or from my 
> mother when they passed away. I have thrown away numerous photos my dad took, 
> mostly related to his work; every time I feel a twinge of regret, knowing 
> that someone out there in Greece or Bolivia or Argentina or Nigeria or 
> wherever might be thrilled to have a copy of the photo. But he was terrible 
> at taking notes, and he didn't need to since he knew who the people were . . 
> . Because it is Sendai I would put a bit more effort into it, but the 
> potential benefit is so low, with the potential "cost" (time investment to 
> chase down connections, etc.) so high, that I would probably write it off 
> pretty quickly as a nice but horribly impractical notion. And I hope to hear 
> a report back from you that you were able to connect the dots and find a 
> receptive and appreciative new home for your photos.
>
> stan
>
> On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
>
>> We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday.
>> She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946.
>> He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai.
>> I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be
>> done with them.
>> The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but
>> the pictures of people and places might be interesting.
>> I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children.
>> Any suggestions?
>> Regards,  Bob S.
>>
>
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Re: Sendai, Japan - 1946

[Bob Sullivan]

Christina,
Thanks for your thoughts.  I have to get back our to Woodstock with my
Macro and shoot a slide show..
Regards,  Bob S.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Christine  Aguila
 wrote:
> Or maybe just a nice slideshow if you can get the email of a family contact
> for the "buddies".  Maybe just nice prints for a photo album of your dad's
> experience for your own family.  Cheers, Christine
>
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> - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" 
> To: "PDML" 
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 8:03 PM
> Subject: Sendai, Japan - 1946
>
>
>> We went to dinner at my sister's yesterday.
>> She showed me pictures that my dad took in 1946.
>> He was a dentist in the US Army and spent most of '46 in Sendai.
>> I haven't seen the pictures since childhood, but wonder what could be
>> done with them.
>> The pictures of his buddies and fellow doctors are nothing special, but
>> the pictures of people and places might be interesting.
>> I suspect some of these folks are still living, especially the children.
>> Any suggestions?
>> Regards,  Bob S.
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PESO - You Talkin' to Me?

[frank theriault]

I don't see anyone else here.  You must be talking to me.

You talking to me?

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/you-talkin-to-me.html

I have to admit, although I've never been a big fan of Canada Geese,
I'm recently coming to appreciate them as being somewhat comical at
times.  Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

cheers,
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STAN BRIAN STEVE RE: Advice

[Jeffery Johnson]

Thank you all for the advice that you have given and sorry this is so short
seeing as you Stan wrote out a lot of information. I really have no plans of
spending an arm and a leg on the lenses. One of the main reasons is, well to
be honest, I just can't afford it. Well I have to get off here and head on
to work. If I end up getting the lenses I will report back on them and it
will probably be the weekend before I experiment with them to see how well I
am going to be able to use older lenses.

Again thanks so much it is truly appreciated...

Jeffery

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-Original Message-
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan
Halpin
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 10:29 PM
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Apologies in advance if I am telling you something you already know . . .

There are at least 3 questions you should ask when thinking about a used
lens. The first question is the one you are asking here: will this lens work
on my camera? And it is a good question! Three are more than a few of us who
got carried away with a super eBay deal on a Pentax lens, forgetting to note
that the lens is an older screw-mount that requires an adapter.

>From others' replies it sounds like there is a good chance that these are
appropriate lenses. However, next you need to ask "do I want this lens on my
camera?" There are at least two reasons that you might not want to buy and
use a lens that fits on our camera. First, if the front or (even worse) the
rear lens elements are scratched, then any images you take are going to be
somewhat degraded. Depending on how bad the scratching, how much image
degradation, maybe you can live with it for a while, but definitely don't
pay much if anything because you will be replacing those lenses soon.
Second, the more serious issue is whether or not the lens shows signs of
fungus growth on the lens elements. This hasn't been discussed on the PDML
recently, but it is something you need to know about. Open the aperture and
look through the lens, both from the back and the front. Point the lens
towards a white or off white wall if possible. Oftentimes it helps if you
look through at a slight angle rather than straight through. If you see fine
tracings like a small spider-web on the inside lens surfaces, run, do not
walk, but run away from that purchase. Don't even accept such a lens as a
gift. They are virtually impossible to clean (though a good technician a can
dismantle the lens and give it a try, but that is expensive). Worse, the
fungal spores may propagate to other lenses in your bag/storage closet. It
isn't likely, but why take the chance? Unless it is a very rare and
potentially valuable lens worth the time and effort to try and clean it,
don't mess with an infected lens.

Third question: if the lens fits (and seems like it may be useful), and it
is reasonably scratch-free and totally fungus free, you may still want to
pass if the price is too high. Too high doesn't depend on what you can
afford; if you have $50 to burn and are offered a $25 lens, that price may
still be too high. Price/value is determined by scarcity, condition, and
utility. The scarcity and condition are tough unless you have been carefully
tracking multiple markets including eBay and others, and unless you have
seen enough examples of what people call "like new", "good condition", etc.
Hopefully the lenses you are interested in are available through KEH. My
working rule-of-thumb when I was more actively involved in buying and
selling lenses is that I would not pay more than 80% of the KEH "bargain"
price for the lens. In other words, if KEH had a "bargain" SMC 50/1.4 for
$100, I would not pay anyone else more than $80 for the same lens in "good"
condition. I would rather deal with KEH, pay a little extra, and be
confident that I was getting good merchandise that could be easily returned
in the odd event that I found something wrong.

Hope this helps . . .

stan
 
On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:56 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote:

> I have a want ad on craigslist for lenses that will work on a Pentax
camera.
> Well after two months of having the ad on craigslist I have heard from 
> a lovely lady that has the following lenses. Now she read the 
> information to me over the phone as the only computer she has access 
> to is at work so she was not able to email me that information. I will 
> be meeting her tomorrow afternoon after work at a neutral location (a 
> restaurant) to buy said lenses. I am new to older lenses so will these 
> even work on my K-R without having to get an adopter and also are these
worth buying.
> 
> SMC Pentax f  1:1.4/50
> zoom l37 52mm Nikon (the description she gave was for the filter that 
> is on the lens so not even sure what this lens could be.) sigma zoom 
> 1:3.5-4.5 f28-84mm
> 
> Need help with this this evening as I stated 

Re: I'll be writing for the phoblographer

[Boris Liberman]

On 4/25/2011 03:25, Larry Colen wrote:

Someone posted a link here to a phoblographer article, I made a couple of 
comments on it, one thing led to another ...

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2011/04/23/please-welcome-pentax-photographer-larry-colen-to-the-staff-of-the-phoblographer/

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Ok then. So you can wear a stromtrooper helmet and your camera can tell 
white apart from color...


Seriously however - congratulations. I would then wait in anticipation 
of your writing, Darth Colen...


Boris

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Re: OT Ecke thump!

[Boris Liberman]

On 4/23/2011 17:17, Ecke PDML wrote:

Dear All
Changing the mailbox I use for the PDML to a dedicated one because you
guys have been making my phone hum the new mail tune all day...
Cheers
Ecke


I simply set my phone not to produce sounds if it decides to notify me 
of an incoming e-mail...


Boris



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Re: Which body/lens?

[Boris Liberman]

On 4/26/2011 00:06, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:

Next weekend when I shoot a conference in the Chicago area.
http://godfaithculture.com
I'm taking the DSLR and shooting everything in raw.
Will probably use 2 lenses: A35/2 and A70-210/4.
Maybe the FA50/1.4 depending on room size.
Flash is a Sunpak 611.  Plenty of light,
with a little Westcott thingie on it for softness.

But I'm also going to shoot b&w film.  And this forces a choice.
(That's the question.)
I'd like to use just 1 lens on the b&w body.
The body will be either the SP1000 or the KX.  With a small flash.
(there should be one laying around here somewhere)
I'm thinking ... just 50mm on the film?  Or maybe the 21mm?
DOF is tempting, but so is 50mm sharpness.
And so is carrying less gear.  The KX is such a tank!

Lens options are: FA50/1.4, A35/2, 21/3.5 m42.

Sincerely,


Collin, I suggest taking KX and using A35/2 for moderate fast lens. It 
is also faster than the 21 lens. Also you would be able to swap lenses 
between your DSLR and the KX if necessary. So my suggestion is FA 50, A 
35 and A 70-210 and ... a body cap if you would have to e.g. put your A 
35/2 on your DSLR whereas you would have to cover your KX mount with 
something.


In fact, it seems to me that with 70-210 on your DSLR and 35 mm on your 
KX you may be covered nicely. FA 50/1.4 may be useful for backup and/or 
really low light situations if you would not be able to use flash for 
any reason.


Boris

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Re: PESO: PDML mascot (no, not a kitten)

[Steven Desjardins]

The LUG already picked it?  (or Canon, or Nikon, or . . .)

I see far more of these than cormorants.  They keep our rural roads
nice and clean.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> Why dhouldn't this guy be our mascot?
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192180&size=md
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> WARNING:  Unappetizing image!
>
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> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Stan Halpin
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>> Seen on the river today . . .
>>
>> http://smhalpin.posterous.com/
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Re: PESO: My own little World

[Cory Waters]

This is the second one of these that I've seen and I too need a "For 
Dummies" version of how you did it.

CW


On 4/25/2011 1:26 PM, Don Guthrie wrote:

Ok, so long story short. Here's my own little world, made with kitlens
and a really cheap solution for panoramic head :D
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timbah/5650664057/

Comments are welcomed.

Best regards,
.timber


Ok the only reason I clicked on the link was to see why & how you use
kittens to take a panorama. Speed reading is not all its cracked up to be.

Let me say this - I am a total sucker for these pictures and should try
it sometime. It would make a great icon for facebook and such. Is there
a step by step for dummies ?

Thanks for proving one man is an island.



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Re: Your camera is entirely inadequate

[Thibouille]

Beh, any view camera with digital back CAN do that ;)

Le lundi 25 avril 2011, Tim Bray  a écrit :
> Alpa: http://www.alpa.ch/en/
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geso bad portraits

[Larry Colen]

I'm not going to claim that these are technically great photographs, we just 
had a lot of fun taking them, and I think they might get a chuckle or two from 
the folks on this list.

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157626456281597/

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