Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Joseph McAllister]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 20:44 , Mark C wrote:

> {oh crap!}*
> 
> My Tokina 400 f.56 has gotten fogged with Fungus and I replaced it with a 
> SIgma 135 - 400 f 4.5 - 5.6. The Tokina was never such a great lens - I 
> haven't done much much with the SIgma other than a few casual shots but I'd 
> love a dedicated 400mm f 5.6.
> 
> - Mark C
> 
> *Oh crap - writing this I reached up to the shelf to grab the Tokina, just to 
> take a fresh look at the fungus, and knocked my old Ricohflex VII TLR to the 
> floor, resulting in the ground glass focusing screen shattering... Dang - 
> that was a $20 camera that was the best bang for the buck of any I owned 
> since the lenses are clear and the shutter works perfectly! ANother one bites 
> the dust

It might be prudent to keep a copy of this in your wallet or purse, should Mark 
C ever ask to borrow…  anything.  


> On 8/29/2011 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
>> bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
>> need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
>> my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
>> 
>> But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
>> 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.

Joseph McAllister
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Re: Irene

[Joseph McAllister]

Bill Cosby, 60s or early 70s, Right? 

On Aug 30, 2011, at 18:56 , John Sessoms wrote:

> Uh ... Right! What's a cubit?
> 
> Noah

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GESO - IndyCars at Sonoma

[John Francis]

Two weeks after Loudon, and 3000 miles across the country:

http://www.photoshop.com/users/johnf/albums/d851aa18a6b34b6dbc98dc197bb34d24

All of these shots were taken from areas accessible without a photo pass


If anyone still has the Versus race coverage on their DVR, I can be seen in
the background at about 24 minutes into the show walking thorugh the shot
while their presenters are in pit lane interviewing Ho-Pin Tung.


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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Mark C]

I'd like to see --

A new 200mm f4 or f3.5 macro
A 400mm f 5.6 (or to do something different, maybe an f4.5) or a zoom 
that covers the 400mm range.


{oh crap!}*

My Tokina 400 f.56 has gotten fogged with Fungus and I replaced it with 
a SIgma 135 - 400 f 4.5 - 5.6. The Tokina was never such a great lens - 
I haven't done much much with the SIgma other than a few casual shots 
but I'd love a dedicated 400mm f 5.6.


- Mark C

*Oh crap - writing this I reached up to the shelf to grab the Tokina, 
just to take a fresh look at the fungus, and knocked my old Ricohflex 
VII TLR to the floor, resulting in the ground glass focusing screen 
shattering... Dang - that was a $20 camera that was the best bang for 
the buck of any I owned since the lenses are clear and the shutter works 
perfectly! ANother one bites the dust


On 8/29/2011 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).

But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.





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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[John Francis]

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:04:58PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote:
> From: John Francis
> >
> > . . . If a 200/f2.8 can be made with a 72mm front element, 
> 
> The A*200/f2.8, FA*200/f2.8 & DA*200/f2.8 all have 77mm front
> filter. As did the A*135/f1.8.

Yeah - I meant 77mm.  I should know - I used to own the A* 200/2.8,
and still have the FA* 80-200/2.8.  But I failed to catch the "72".

The mistake doesn't materially affect the point I was making, though.


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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[John Francis]

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 10:18:19PM -0400, Stan Halpin wrote:
> 
> On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> 
> > I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
> > bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
> > need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
> > my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
> > 
> > But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
> > 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia
> > www.robertstech.com
> > 
> 
> The DA* zooms do a very fine job; 16-50 + 50-135 for occasions that call for 
> wide to moderately long, and the 16-50 + 60-250 for occasions that call for 
> more length. But still . . .
> 
> I would like to see a wider zoom: DA* 9-18 or 10-20.

That would be nice.

> I would like to see a longer zoom: DA* 250-500.

I doubt if we'll see anything in that range. But there might conceivably
be a market for a slightly shorter zoom (such as a 150-400 or thereabouts),
or even just a repackaging of the FA* 250-600 optics in a sealed housing,
with SDM focussing motors.  But that would be expensive - I don't know
if they'd ever sell enough of them to recover the manufacturing design
and setup costs.

It's probably cheaper to buy a four thirds camera and a 100-400 lens
than whatever Pentax would charge for this. And if you're carrying
around that much weight, an extra small camera body isn't significant.

At present, though, there doesn't seem to be a 4/3 100-400 :-(
Olympus have a 90-250/f2.8 (!!) for $5500 or so, and Sigma offer
a 300-800/f5.6 for $8000.  I'd bet that a DA* 250-500 or 250-600
would probably cost even more than that.

> I would like to see a DA* 400 or 500.

A DA* 400/f5.6 shouldn't be too hard to get to market at a vaguely
affordable price point.

> And I would like compatible 1.4, 1.7, and 2.0 teleconverters.

Amen.


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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[John Sessoms]

From: John Francis

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 07:25:41PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:

On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:


They've got that 55/1.4 that I drool after, so how about a
30/1.4, and a companion 15ish fast lens?

The fast 30 is a worthy goal, but they  have a 14/2.8. Can't much
faster than that without getting really big and expensive.



Perhaps a 100/2 or /1.7?

Probably not enough buyers, considering the price that that a lens
that long and fast would require-- probably 2K. I think it would
require a front element of at least 90 mm.


I rather doubt that.  If a 200/f2.8 can be made with a 72mm front
element, I'd expect a 100mm/1.7 to be possible at something smaller
than that - possibly even sharing the same filter thread as the
50-135/f2.8.


The A*200/f2.8, FA*200/f2.8 & DA*200/f2.8 all have 77mm front filter. As 
did the A*135/f1.8.


http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/primes/tele/index.html

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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Stan Halpin]

On Aug 29, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:

> I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
> bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
> need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
> my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
> 
> But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
> 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia
> www.robertstech.com
> 

The DA* zooms do a very fine job; 16-50 + 50-135 for occasions that call for 
wide to moderately long, and the 16-50 + 60-250 for occasions that call for 
more length. But still . . .

I would like to see a wider zoom: DA* 9-18 or 10-20.
I would like to see a longer zoom: DA* 250-500.
I would like to see a DA* 400 or 500.
And I would like compatible 1.4, 1.7, and 2.0 teleconverters.

And a DA* 19/2.5 to replace my DA 21mm but mostly just to verify that Pentax 
still has a quirky sense of humor.

It would be nice to have Pentax revisit its magic touch with macros, thinking 
particularly of DA* versions of 100 and 200mm macros.

The DA* bit is important for all of the above- both for the weather sealing and 
the quiet fast focusing. 

stan
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RE: Irene

[John Sessoms]

From: "Bob W"

From: Joseph McAllister


It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68'
above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the
nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is
tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than
having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance.

14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and
shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the
ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the
height of it thirty cubits.

16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it
above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with
lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

[...]
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou
bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and
female.

20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every
creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come
unto thee, to keep them alive.

21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather
it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

God


Uh ... Right! What's a cubit?

Noah

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Re: PESO - Fishy Falls 2

[Eactivist]

Nice shot. I doubt I'd want to get that close to  it. Slippery footing.

Well, evidentially tourists are climbing around on  rock in Yosemite in 
sandals. People used to know that hiking boots are good for  that. I guess they 
are thinking these locations are some type of amusement park  where 
everything has been made safe for them, not nature. I can't figure it out,  
personally. 

Unless sitting at a computer too much makes people forget  that reality can 
be dangerous.

Marnie the almost akaless 

In a  message dated 8/30/2011 5:58:19 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
rwomer1...@yahoo.com  writes:
Another shot of Niagara, this one from the top of the Canadian  falls:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14118093&size=lg

(K7,  DA 10-17)

This is about where a Japanese student lost her balance while  straddling 
the fence, and was swept over the falls to her death a couple of  weeks ago.  
The roar, wind, and spray from the falls has to be experienced  to be 
believed, and one would think they would discourage any sort of  gymnastics.

Rick  


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PESO - Fishy Falls 2

[Rick Womer]

Another shot of Niagara, this one from the top of the Canadian falls:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14118093&size=lg

(K7, DA 10-17)

This is about where a Japanese student lost her balance while straddling the 
fence, and was swept over the falls to her death a couple of weeks ago.  The 
roar, wind, and spray from the falls has to be experienced to be believed, and 
one would think they would discourage any sort of gymnastics.

Rick

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Re: Irene

[Joseph McAllister]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 14:24 , Bob W wrote:

> From: Joseph McAllister
> 
>> It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68'
>> above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the 
>> nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is 
>> tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than 
>> having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance.
> 
> 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and
> shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

Gopher wood too expensive and rare. I'd prefer a good marine caulk as well.
Actually, I'd go with a steel hull. Wood from main deck up is OK. Teak.

> 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the
> ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the
> height of it thirty cubits.

I'm retired on SS and pensions. You guys gonna pitch in with some cash?

> 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it
> above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with
> lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

If this is going to be bad, I'd rather portholes every 4 cubits on all decks 
save the bottom two. Easy on the door in the side. Cranes on the forward and 
aft sundecks, with steel sealed hatches.

> [...]
> 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou
> bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and
> female.

Forget the marine creatures in this list. They can fend for themselves. I'll 
throw garbage and scraps over the side to keep them healthy. If it'll be a long 
voyage, there will be deaths. Lets go with four of each sex and each living 
thing, sixty of the female humans, for cooking, cleaning, and making drapes for 
the windows. And for me. Only one other male needed, or better yet, a 
cryo-container of donations from a variety of other men, in case my seed has 
lost it's verve.

> 20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every
> creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come
> unto thee, to keep them alive.

Fowls in cages please. Cattle in outside cabins with slots to the outside for 
hosing out daily. Creeping thing are welcome, in terrarium like enclosures. 
Mustn't freak out the ladies.

> 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather
> it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

Done and done. If this gets too burdonsome, I'm going for a 44 foot inboard and 
my animals. My cat, and all three of my 

  Dog

> God



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Re: Irene

[Joseph McAllister]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 13:54 , John Sessoms wrote:

> From: Joseph McAllister
> 
>> We in Seattle and down in San Francisco will be counting on your
>> first responders when the big ones hit out here. And it will come.
>> AND, the media won't know about it beforehand. Well, except for the
>> Tsunami. They'll have 6-15 minutes to talk about that.
>> 
> 
> What you'll likely get is crews from Idaho & Montana.
> 
> Anyone farther away couldn't get there in time to do any good. Crews from 
> Wyoming & the Dakotas will cover Idaho & Montana (as well as their own 
> states) if necessary while the Idaho & Montana crews are helping out in 
> Washington State.

Depends on the scope of the disaster, I'm sure. But Idaho and Montana (and 
Oregon if it's Washington in need) will certainly be here. They have been 
before on occasion.
> 
>> It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68'
>> above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the
>> nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is
>> tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than
>> having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance.
> 
> Still, as Rosanna Anna Dana says "It's always something."

One of my favorite charactors, she was. Led your down the path of a story 
before exploding into the other possibilities in her soft dulcet tones!   HAH!

Joseph McAllister
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Genius can, however, be observed as insanity.


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Re: PESO: No Kidding

[Joseph McAllister]

Sorry for my Davisms in the my last post on this subject. Workin' too fast!


On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:15 , Joseph McAllister wrote:

> One of my constant bitches for many 

Joseph McAllister
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Re: PESO: Two-Tone Hot Rod

[Joseph McAllister]

True that. 

And covered that light blue municipal paint smear with something or something 
else. Now THAT hurts the eyes.

On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:16 , Paul Stenquist wrote:

> Nicely framed and exposed, but I would have liked it even more if you had 
> waited for that SUV to pass.
> 
> Paul


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Re: PESO: Two-Tone Hot Rod

[Joseph McAllister]

Not for me, Jack. For an automobile that is made to be displayed, as this is, 
those fender and running board lines are very nicely contrasted with the body 
color. Even in the same pallet, methinks.

Go to a 2011 auto show with lots of imports and have a gander at their 
futuristic color schemzzz.


On Aug 30, 2011, at 15:40 , Jack Davis wrote:

> Hits a sour color note. Fingernails on a blackboard. !!
> 
> Jack
> - Original Message -
> From: Daniel J. Matyola 
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Cc: 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:45 PM
> Subject: PESO: Two-Tone Hot Rod
> 
> For those who think the Pink Hot Rod is a bit flashy, here is one a
> bit more subdued.
> http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=122

Joseph McAllister
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Nature there isn't any humankind. Without humankind, Nature is fine.”


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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Paul Stenquist]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 8:07 PM, John Francis wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 07:25:41PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> 
>> On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
>> 
>>> They've got that 55/1.4 that I drool after, 
>>> so how about a 30/1.4, and a companion 15ish fast lens?  
>> 
>> The fast 30 is a worthy goal, but they  have a 14/2.8. Can't much faster 
>> than that without getting really big and expensive.
>> 
>> 
>>> Perhaps a 100/2 or /1.7?
>> 
>> Probably not enough buyers, considering the price that that a lens that long 
>> and fast would require-- probably 2K. I think it would require a front 
>> element of at least 90 mm.
> 
> I rather doubt that.  If a 200/f2.8 can be made with a 72mm front element,
> I'd expect a 100mm/1.7 to be possible at something smaller than that -
> possibly even sharing the same filter thread as the 50-135/f2.8.

Good point. 


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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[John Francis]

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 07:25:41PM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> 
> On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
> 
> > They've got that 55/1.4 that I drool after, 
> > so how about a 30/1.4, and a companion 15ish fast lens?  
> 
> The fast 30 is a worthy goal, but they  have a 14/2.8. Can't much faster than 
> that without getting really big and expensive.
> 
> 
> > Perhaps a 100/2 or /1.7?
> 
> Probably not enough buyers, considering the price that that a lens that long 
> and fast would require-- probably 2K. I think it would require a front 
> element of at least 90 mm.

I rather doubt that.  If a 200/f2.8 can be made with a 72mm front element,
I'd expect a 100mm/1.7 to be possible at something smaller than that -
possibly even sharing the same filter thread as the 50-135/f2.8.

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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Paul Stenquist]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:

> They've got that 55/1.4 that I drool after, 
> so how about a 30/1.4, and a companion 15ish fast lens?  

The fast 30 is a worthy goal, but they  have a 14/2.8. Can't much faster than 
that without getting really big and expensive.


> Perhaps a 100/2 or /1.7?

Probably not enough buyers, considering the price that that a lens that long 
and fast would require-- probably 2K. I think it would require a front element 
of at least 90 mm. And with the high ISO performance of the K5, that kind of 
speed isn't necessary, IMO.

Paul

> While I have been pleased with the results I've seen from 
> their better zooms, I still prefer the primes.
> 
> 
> Sincerely, 
> 
> Collin Brendemuehl 
> "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" 
> -- Jim Elliott 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: PESO: Two-Tone Hot Rod

[Paul Stenquist]

Nicely framed and exposed, but I would have liked it even more if you had 
waited for that SUV to pass.

Paul

On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

> For those who think the Pink Hot Rod is a bit flashy, here is one a
> bit more subdued.
> http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=122
> 
> Comments are always welcome.
> 
> Dan
> Dan Matyola
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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Re: PESO: No Kidding

[Joseph McAllister]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 14:31 , Charles Robinson wrote:

> On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:14, John Sessoms wrote:
>> 
>> Put the utilities underground where they belong and you don't got to worry 
>> about trees falling over on them.
>> 
> 
> Much more difficult to repair when lightning strikes 'em though (yes, still 
> happens when they're underground).  Tons more expensive to put 'em there, too!


One of my constant bitches for many years has been the refusal to put utilities 
underground by the most of the power companies in the last 50 years. They are 
doing it, but usually only in new developments where there is nothing in the 
way, like newly cleared ground. The only time I've ever had that luxury was in 
Fredericksburg Virginia, buth in my original townhouse purchase, and later in 
the house we had built in an area that was forest, then the roads and utilities 
were put in, finally the houses.

I champion bringing all utilities underground over the next 50 years, if for no 
other reason than the aesthetic. And kids will stop wrapping their cars around 
them. Sky divers won't get hung up in them. Nor Balloons. Our view will be 
improved greatly, photographically and by appeal, as we no longer will have to 
look at expensive pairs of sneakers dangling from them.

DOWN WITH THE WIRES, AMERICA!!!  (and everywhere else) (think what a bounty of 
jobs that would become available if the go'mint formed a DWW whose goal was to 
transition overheads to buried, ojne street at a time. Tell your 
representatives, local, state, and federal about this plan. Improve the economy 
with me! 


Joseph McAllister
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THE SENILITY PRAYER : 
Grant me the senility to forget the people
I never liked anyway, 
The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and 
The eyesight to tell the difference. 


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Re: Irene

[Keith Whaley]

Bob W wrote:

From: Joseph McAllister


It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68'
above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the
nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is
tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than
having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance.



14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and
shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.


[...]


God


He has to sign his name? Like, nobody would have a clue from whom these 
commands issued?


keith

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Re: PESO: Two-Tone Hot Rod

[Jack Davis]

Hits a sour color note. Fingernails on a blackboard. !!

Jack
- Original Message -
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Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:45 PM
Subject: PESO: Two-Tone Hot Rod

For those who think the Pink Hot Rod is a bit flashy, here is one a
bit more subdued.
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=122

Comments are always welcome.

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Re: Irene

[Brian Walters]

On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:49 -0500, "Christine Aguila"
 wrote:
> Oh, Bob, you just continue to make me laugh--and a good thing too--bitch
> of a day to day!   Thank you!  Giggling up a storm here in
> Chicago--Cheers, Christine


Now you're just encouraging him


Cheers

Brian

++
Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/


> 
> 
> On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Bob W wrote:
> 
> > From: Joseph McAllister
> > 
> >> It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68'
> >> above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the 
> >> nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is 
> >> tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than 
> >> having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance.
> > 
> > 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and
> > shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
> > 
> > 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the
> > ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the
> > height of it thirty cubits.
> > 
> > 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it
> > above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with
> > lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
> > 
> > [...]
> > 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou
> > bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and
> > female.
> > 
> > 20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every
> > creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come
> > unto thee, to keep them alive.
> > 
> > 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather
> > it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
> > 
> > God
> > 
> > 
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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Bran Everseeking]

On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:19:42 -0400
Fernando  wrote:

> Other than that, the usual: bring back the *200/4 macro and I'll buy

I would go with that and I would like the Long glass 500-800 for my wife
so i could buy the wide fast weather sealed lens. though I need to get
working again.

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Re: Irene

[Christine Aguila]

Oh, Bob, you just continue to make me laugh--and a good thing too--bitch of a 
day to day!   Thank you!  Giggling up a storm here in Chicago--Cheers, Christine


On Aug 30, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Bob W wrote:

> From: Joseph McAllister
> 
>> It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68'
>> above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the 
>> nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is 
>> tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than 
>> having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance.
> 
> 14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and
> shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
> 
> 15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the
> ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the
> height of it thirty cubits.
> 
> 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it
> above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with
> lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
> 
> [...]
> 19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou
> bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and
> female.
> 
> 20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every
> creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come
> unto thee, to keep them alive.
> 
> 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather
> it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
> 
> God
> 
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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Darren Addy]

I want the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 that Pentax co-designed with Tokina and
that therefore Tokina does NOT OFFER in a Pentax mount (presumably
because they are contractually prevented from doing so). That contract
only makes sense if Pentax actually offers it themselves. To prevent
Tokina from building it in a Pentax mount when Pentax has no intention
of building it is working against the interests of the buyers of their
cameras.

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Re: PESO: No Kidding

[Charles Robinson]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 16:14, John Sessoms wrote:
> 
> Put the utilities underground where they belong and you don't got to worry 
> about trees falling over on them.
> 

Much more difficult to repair when lightning strikes 'em though (yes, still 
happens when they're underground).  Tons more expensive to put 'em there, too!

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RE: Irene

[Bob W]

From: Joseph McAllister

> It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68'
> above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the 
> nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is 
> tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than 
> having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance.

14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and
shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the
ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the
height of it thirty cubits.

16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it
above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with
lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

[...]
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou
bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and
female.

20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every
creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come
unto thee, to keep them alive.

21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather
it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

God


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RE: PESO: No Kidding

[John Sessoms]

From: "P. J. Alling"

Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid
was concerned.  I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.
Still I don't blame them much but it's a trade off.  Trees that knock
out the power in a less than horrible storm, (which is still pretty
unlikely), or reliable power.  Irene had 65 mph winds when she reached
Connecticut but still knocked out more of the Power Grid than storms
with 100 mph winds have in the past.  Storm surge did destroy a lot of
expensive landscaping and washed out a few roads however.  I'll be off
line mostly until the power is back looks like a 4 more days to a week
of being powerless.  In the meantime here's a PESO  I apologize in
advance for the quality.  I missed a bit the focus and processed it on
my laptop.  Hope some of you get the pun.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nokidding.html

Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.


Put the utilities underground where they belong and you don't got to 
worry about trees falling over on them.


Still, I'm glad to hear you're OK.

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Re: Totally off topic query

[John Sessoms]

From: Bruce Walker

On 11-08-30 2:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

Not to sound na?ve, and I understand what Bob had to say, but what the
heck are "GTD" and "TiddlyWiki"?

Getting Things Done.  An organizing method described in a book by David
Allen. Now assisted by dozens of apps and other software.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done

-bmw


You spend all your time fooling with the damn phone and never get 
anything done.


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Re: Irene

[John Sessoms]

From: Joseph McAllister


We in Seattle and down in San Francisco will be counting on your
first responders when the big ones hit out here. And it will come.
AND, the media won't know about it beforehand. Well, except for the
Tsunami. They'll have 6-15 minutes to talk about that.



What you'll likely get is crews from Idaho & Montana.

Anyone farther away couldn't get there in time to do any good. Crews 
from Wyoming & the Dakotas will cover Idaho & Montana (as well as their 
own states) if necessary while the Idaho & Montana crews are helping out 
in Washington State.



It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68'
above mean sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the
nearest subduction zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is
tidal where I live, near Puget Sound). It is less expensive than
having to pay for flood and earthquake insurance.


Still, as Rosanna Anna Dana says "It's always something."

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PESO: Two-Tone Hot Rod

[Daniel J. Matyola]

 For those who think the Pink Hot Rod is a bit flashy, here is one a
bit more subdued.
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=122

Comments are always welcome.

Dan
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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Collin Brendemuehl]

They've got that 55/1.4 that I drool after, 
so how about a 30/1.4, and a companion 15ish fast lens?  
Perhaps a 100/2 or /1.7?
While I have been pleased with the results I've seen from 
their better zooms, I still prefer the primes.


Sincerely, 

Collin Brendemuehl 
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Re: Irene

[Bob Sullivan]

Joe,
You've taken all the thrill out of living on the left coast.
Quakes are bad enough, but a Tsunami has real meaning now.
Hope you're not going to experience any soon.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 1:23 AM, Joseph McAllister  wrote:
> We in Seattle and down in San Francisco will be counting on your first 
> responders when the big ones hit out here. And it will come. AND, the media 
> won't know about it beforehand. Well, except for the Tsunami. They'll have 
> 6-15 minutes to talk about that.
>
> It's one of the reasons I choose to live in a wood frame house 68' above mean 
> sea level. 170 miles from the Pacific and 250 from the nearest subduction 
> zone. 1000 yards from the nearest river (which is tidal where I live, near 
> Puget Sound). It is less expensive than having to pay for flood and 
> earthquake insurance.
>
>
> On Aug 29, 2011, at 19:08 , Stan Halpin wrote:
>
>> I keep thinking of Agnes, 1972. Not much of a storm, but it just kept 
>> pumping rain into the mid-atlantic states to as far north as the southern 
>> Finger Lakes. My uncle (home builder) was overwhelmed with work for the next 
>> two years in Cortland NY. Extensive flood damage, entire neighborhoods wiped 
>> out. Virginia, WVa, Maryland, and Pennsylvania all got it bad.
>>
>> stan
>>
>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 8:42 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
>>
>>> Here on the coast just south of Boston, we did pretty well.
>>> Interesting that we knew to expect more wind damage than water, being
>>> on the eastern side of the storm.  But there's minimal damage to
>>> property, no flooding to speak of.  Many neighboring towns are still
>>> without power, and will be for days, but we only had a couple of very
>>> brief interruptions yesterday.  What surprised me most is the toll
>>> that the storm took in Vermont.  Major flooding, damage to homes,
>>> towns, roadways, bridges...  I'm not sure anyone expected that extent
>>> of destruction up there, being an inland state especially.
>>>
>>> Today was as beautiful a day as we've had all summer, though.
>>>
>>> :)
>>> -c
>
> Joseph McAllister
> pentax...@mac.com
>
> “ Nature is considerably more creative and inventive than humankind. Without 
> Nature there isn't any humankind. Without humankind, Nature is fine.”
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Re: PESO: No Kidding

[Jack Davis]

Not pretty..scene, that is, Peter.Nice to hear your feisty self again.

Jack
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From: P. J. Alling 
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Cc: 
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 12:00 PM
Subject: PESO: No Kidding

Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid was 
concerned.  I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.  Still I don't 
blame them much but it's a trade off.  Trees that knock out the power in a less 
than horrible storm, (which is still pretty unlikely), or reliable power.  
Irene had 65 mph winds when she reached Connecticut but still knocked out more 
of the Power Grid than storms with 100 mph winds have in the past.  Storm surge 
did destroy a lot of expensive landscaping and washed out a few roads however.  
I'll be off line mostly until the power is back looks like a 4 more days to a 
week of being powerless.  In the meantime here's a PESO  I apologize in advance 
for the quality.  I missed a bit the focus and processed it on my laptop.  Hope 
some of you get the pun.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nokidding.html

Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited

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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Paul Stenquist]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 3:42 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

> They've been discontinued.

But still available through B&H.

> 
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
>> 
>>  
>>> On 8/29/2011 2:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>>>
 I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
 bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
 need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
 my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
 
 But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.
 
 
  
>>> I'd like to see them introduce a new line of manual focus primes with an 
>>> emphasis on quality optics and affordability.  Of course, they're in it to 
>>> make money, so that scotches the whole plan.
>>> 
>>> -- Walt
>>> 
>>>
>> You can get them from Zeiss, but hurry. They're being discontinued.
>> Paul
>> 
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Re: Irene

[P. J. Alling]

Maybe he had more assistants and she really is 7 of 9...

Ann Sanfedele wrote:



On 8/30/2011 09:41, Tanya Love wrote:

You guys are speaking of the very lovely Ashley.


NOt to be confused with my very lovely 4 pawed Ashley, with whom many 
of you are familiar :-)


When I first heard the reference to # 7 I thought Tom must be a Star 
Trek ("next generation", I think) fan and the reference was to her 
similarity in attractiveness to the babe in the series named "7 of 9".


ann


  She is also an awesome

photographer now, and I first hand witnessed her hauntingly beautiful
singing voice that she uses to front their band, Boxcar Collision, 
too. They
make a perfect couple and now have a beautiful baby boy to complete 
their

family.

Oh, and yep, Ash was "#7" (and they still joke about it).

-Original Message-
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf 
Of John

Coyle
Sent: Monday, 29 August 2011 3:59 PM
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'
Subject: RE: Irene

She was definitely #7, and there is a photo of her at GFM in 2003 
with Tom:

not sure who posted them.  A very attractive young woman.

John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia




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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf 
Of Bob

Sullivan
Sent: Monday, 29 August 2011 1:36 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Irene

Stan,
Perhaps she was #7.  Didn't they all break flash heads or memory cards?
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Stan 
Halpin

wrote:

I think #7. IIRC #6 wasn't around very long - wasn't she the one who
tripped and broke

two flash heads and a light stand?


stan

On Aug 28, 2011, at 11:29 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:


Mark,
I remember Tom and just found his wedding photography business in DC.
I presume his wife is the famous #6 (or was it #7) assistant.
It's good to see he's doing well and they look happy.
His wedding photos always had an amazing relaxed/natural quality to 
them.

I think he must be quite talented at making people feel comfortable.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Mark Roberts

wrote:

Mark Roberts wrote:


I just learned via Facebook the former PDML-member Tom Van Veen had
a 15-foot tree come down on his house


Make that a 150-foot tree!


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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[P. J. Alling]

They've been discontinued.

Paul Stenquist wrote:

On Aug 29, 2011, at 5:28 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:

  

On 8/29/2011 2:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:


I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).

But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.


  

I'd like to see them introduce a new line of manual focus primes with an 
emphasis on quality optics and affordability.  Of course, they're in it to make 
money, so that scotches the whole plan.

-- Walt



You can get them from Zeiss, but hurry. They're being discontinued.
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Re: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower

[Tom C]

> On 8/28/2011 12:28, Christine Aguila wrote:
> It's amazing to think that I only have 18 weeks left!  Where did the time go? 
>  Cheers, Christine
>
> http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/
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A lovely piece of art.

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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Fernando]

That's good to know, haven't been online that much. I didn't spring
for it before because I felt that I can't buy online and need an
extended warranty -adding too much to the price (and here in Canada we
pay extra). My concern was that I heard that people that use SDM
sporadicaly have problems -and I wouldn't be using it that often- so
I've sticking to good'ol screwdrive & MF lenses.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 6:33 AM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:
> The current 166-50/2.8 is qite excellent. I haven't seen any complaints in a 
> long time. I'm quite sure any initial assembly problems have been resolved.
> Paul


>
> On Aug 29, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Fernando wrote:
>
>> I've been shooting with a K24/2.8 for a full year, last year. I like
>> the 35mm EFV, so I would like a Limited pancake DA24/4. I switched
>> back to the DA21 this year because I was tired of guesstimating
>> exposures -good exercise nonetheless.
>>
>> Other than that, the usual: bring back the *200/4 macro and I'll buy
>> it even if I need to sell anything, and some fast glass would be nice,
>> some 20/2, 30/1.4, or 35/1.4 those can be big, but sharp wide open. A
>> mark II of the 16-50/2.8 would be nice as well.
>>
> The current 166-50/2.8 is qite excellent. I haven't seen any complaints in a 
> long time. I'm quite sure any initial assembly problems have been resolved.
> Paul
>
>> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
>>> I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
>>> bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
>>> need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
>>> my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
>>>
>>> But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
>>> 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> www.robertstech.com
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>>>
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Re: PESO: No Kidding

[Bruce Walker]

On 11-08-30 3:00 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power 
Grid was concerned.  I blame people fighting to keep their scenic 
trees.  Still I don't blame them much but it's a trade off.  Trees 
that knock out the power in a less than horrible storm, (which is 
still pretty unlikely), or reliable power.  Irene had 65 mph winds 
when she reached Connecticut but still knocked out more of the Power 
Grid than storms with 100 mph winds have in the past.  Storm surge did 
destroy a lot of expensive landscaping and washed out a few roads 
however.  I'll be off line mostly until the power is back looks like a 
4 more days to a week of being powerless.  In the meantime here's a 
PESO  I apologize in advance for the quality.  I missed a bit the 
focus and processed it on my laptop.  Hope some of you get the pun.


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nokidding.html

Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited

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Ouch!  Is everyone wearing their hardhats I hope?

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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[P. J. Alling]

I have a list.

10-17mm fisheye zoom

17-70mm f4.0

15mm

77mm limited

The long end seems to be well covered.  Something wider than 15mm would 
be nice, but I don't need a Zoom, in those focal lengths, just a wide 
wide rectilinear lens.


Mark Roberts wrote:

I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).

But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
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Re: PESO: No Kidding

[Eactivist]

Amusing.

Marnie the almost akaless  :-)

In a message dated 8/30/2011 12:00:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes:
Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline  hard as far as the Power Grid 
was concerned.  I blame people fighting  to keep their scenic trees.  
Still I don't blame them much but it's a  trade off.  Trees that knock 
out the power in a less than horrible  storm, (which is still pretty 
unlikely), or reliable power.  Irene had  65 mph winds when she reached 
Connecticut but still knocked out more of the  Power Grid than storms 
with 100 mph winds have in the past.  Storm  surge did destroy a lot of 
expensive landscaping and washed out a few roads  however.  I'll be off 
line mostly until the power is back looks like a  4 more days to a week 
of being powerless.  In the meantime here's a  PESO  I apologize in 
advance for the quality.  I missed a bit the  focus and processed it on 
my laptop.  Hope some of you get the  pun.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nokidding.html

Equipment:   Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited

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Re: PESO: No Kidding

[Larry Colen]

Great shot, it got a laugh out loud.  It's a little out of focus, but more 
power to you.

Mind if I point to it on FB?

On Aug 30, 2011, at 12:00 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:

> Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid was 
> concerned.  I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.  Still I 
> don't blame them much but it's a trade off.  Trees that knock out the power 
> in a less than horrible storm, (which is still pretty unlikely), or reliable 
> power.  Irene had 65 mph winds when she reached Connecticut but still knocked 
> out more of the Power Grid than storms with 100 mph winds have in the past.  
> Storm surge did destroy a lot of expensive landscaping and washed out a few 
> roads however.  I'll be off line mostly until the power is back looks like a 
> 4 more days to a week of being powerless.  In the meantime here's a PESO  I 
> apologize in advance for the quality.  I missed a bit the focus and processed 
> it on my laptop.  Hope some of you get the pun.
> 
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nokidding.html
> 
> Equipment:  Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
> 
> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.
> 
> 
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Re: PESO: No Kidding

[Ann Sanfedele]

On 8/30/2011 15:00, P. J. Alling wrote:

Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid
was concerned. I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees. Still
I don't blame them much but it's a trade off. Trees that knock out the
power in a less than horrible storm, (which is still pretty unlikely),
or reliable power. Irene had 65 mph winds when she reached Connecticut
but still knocked out more of the Power Grid than storms with 100 mph
winds have in the past. Storm surge did destroy a lot of expensive
landscaping and washed out a few roads however. I'll be off line mostly
until the power is back looks like a 4 more days to a week of being
powerless. In the meantime here's a PESO I apologize in advance for the
quality. I missed a bit the focus and processed it on my laptop. Hope
some of you get the pun.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nokidding.html

Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 43mm f1.9 Limited

As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored.


Phew! He lives!
Glad to see you were able to go some where to post this --
looking at that power grid map last night told me you were
not likely to have power - wondered if you fled to more powerful ground. 
(lots of puns to go with yours)


Nice (?) shot -- nice doesn't seem right somehow...hope
the power outage didn't mess up your food supply too much.

At least it provided an outlet for your creative side

Anticipate more photos from your sector when things
get more or less back to normal.  stay safe.

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PESO: No Kidding

[P. J. Alling]

Irene really hit the Connecticut shoreline hard as far as the Power Grid 
was concerned.  I blame people fighting to keep their scenic trees.  
Still I don't blame them much but it's a trade off.  Trees that knock 
out the power in a less than horrible storm, (which is still pretty 
unlikely), or reliable power.  Irene had 65 mph winds when she reached 
Connecticut but still knocked out more of the Power Grid than storms 
with 100 mph winds have in the past.  Storm surge did destroy a lot of 
expensive landscaping and washed out a few roads however.  I'll be off 
line mostly until the power is back looks like a 4 more days to a week 
of being powerless.  In the meantime here's a PESO  I apologize in 
advance for the quality.  I missed a bit the focus and processed it on 
my laptop.  Hope some of you get the pun.


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20nokidding.html

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Re: Totally off topic query

[Eactivist]

Drat. It sounded more interesting than  that.

Marnie the almost akaless

In a message dated 8/30/2011  11:30:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes:
On  11-08-30 2:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> Not to sound naïve, and I  understand what Bob had to say, but what the 
> heck are "GTD" and  "TiddlyWiki"? 

Getting Things Done.  An organizing method described  in a book by David 
Allen. Now assisted by dozens of apps and other  software.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done

-bmw  


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Re: Pink Hot Rod

[Walt Gilbert]

On 8/29/2011 11:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=121

Comments Welcome

Dan Matyola
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That is a great-looking ride.  I'd drive it in a heartbeat -- and I live 
in *Kentucky*!


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Re: Pink Hot Rod

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks for looking and commenting, Brian, Marnie, Jack, Larry & Bruce.
 Tat vehicle certainly grabbed my attention!  I also like the big
fenders, and decided to exaggerate them with a wide angle image.

Dan
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On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Bruce Walker  wrote:
> On 11-08-30 12:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>>
>>
>> http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=121
>>
>> Comments Welcome
>>
>> Dan Matyola
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>>
>
> Ya gotta be tough, or ya gotta be ZZ Top. :)  Cools wheels, man!
>
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Re: Totally off topic query

[Bruce Walker]

On 11-08-30 2:24 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Not to sound naïve, and I understand what Bob had to say, but what the 
heck are "GTD" and "TiddlyWiki"? 


Getting Things Done.  An organizing method described in a book by David 
Allen. Now assisted by dozens of apps and other software.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done

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RE: Totally off topic query

[Bob W]

> >> If any of you practices GTD with the help of TiddlyWiki, please
> contact
> >> me off list, 'cause I'd like to learn from you the good tricks.
> >>
> >> Boris
> >>
> >
> > Cotty practises S&M with his tiddly winky.
> >
> > B
> 
> Not to sound naïve, and I understand what Bob had to say, but what the
> heck are "GTD" and "TiddlyWiki"?
> --
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GTD is a time management system. No idea what tiddly wiki is. Google would
probably tell me if I could be arsed to check.

B


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Re: Pink Hot Rod

[Bruce Walker]

On 11-08-30 12:30 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=121

Comments Welcome

Dan Matyola
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Ya gotta be tough, or ya gotta be ZZ Top. :)  Cools wheels, man!

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Re: Totally off topic query

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Bob W  wrote:
>>
>> If any of you practices GTD with the help of TiddlyWiki, please contact
>> me off list, 'cause I'd like to learn from you the good tricks.
>>
>> Boris
>>
>
> Cotty practises S&M with his tiddly winky.
>
> B

Not to sound naïve, and I understand what Bob had to say, but what the
heck are "GTD" and "TiddlyWiki"?
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Re: Pink Hot Rod

[Larry Colen]

On Aug 30, 2011, at 11:02 AM, Jack Davis wrote:

> Sweet!

I think I have a hot wheel that looks like that.


> 
> Jack
> - Original Message -
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RE: Totally off topic query

[Bob W]

> 
> Hello there.
> 
> If any of you practices GTD with the help of TiddlyWiki, please contact
> me off list, 'cause I'd like to learn from you the good tricks.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Boris
> 

Cotty practises S&M with his tiddly winky.

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Re: Pink Hot Rod

[Jack Davis]

Sweet!

Jack
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RE: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills

[Bob W]

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
> Brian Walters


> Thanks for the comments on this set and thanks to everyone who took a
> look.  I have to say that while I enjoyed the experience I have a
> natural aversion to flying - my firm belief is that flying is an
> unnatural act that is likely to end badly  - the line "these things go
> down" from the movie 'Midnight Run' comes to mind
> 

"If God had meant us to fly, he'd have given us tickets"

B
> A few specific replies:
> 
> On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:06 +0100, "Bob W"  wrote:
> > Stand up and take a bow, Mr & Mrs Arthus-Bertrand. That's a very
> > enjoyable
> > set. I particularly like the sand spits, especially the one covered
> in
> > birds, and the shots of the Painted Hills are (sorry!) the best of
> the
> > lot.
> 
> I saw Arthus-Bertrand's exhibition 'Earth from Above' a few years ago
> in
> Melbourne.  Wonderful stuff.  Here's a link if anyone isn't familiar
> with it
> 
> http://www.yannarthusbertrandgalerie.com/?lang=en
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:03 -0500, "Christine Aguila"
>  wrote:
> > These are beautiful, Brian.  What's amazing about Bird Habitat is
> that
> > the tip of the peninsula looks like an elegant bird beak.
> 
> I hadn't noticed that.  You're right.  Thanks for pointing it out.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:04 +0100, "Chris Mitchell"
>  wrote:
> > Superb Brian. And congrats to Margaret for my favourite:
> > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Lake-Eyre/slides/IMGPDS-0604aj.html
> 
> Are you mad?  I'd never hear the end of it..
> 
> (actually I did pass your congrats on - and I'm never hearing the end
> of
> it)
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:03 -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
> > Oh, wow, those are lovely.
> >
> > I like them  all (well, except for the last), but I especially like
> #1,
> > #3,
> > #6, #7, and #11.  (Think I counted right.)
> 
> I suppose the last one doesn't really fit the theme of the gallery but
> the shadow of the plane landing was an opportunity I couldn't pass up.
> I like it, but it might have been better as a separate PESO.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Brian
> 
> ++
> Brian Walters
> Western Sydney Australia
> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
> 
> 
> > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Brian Walters
> 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > First -  thanks again to those who provided advice a month or so
> ago on
> > >  photographing from a light plane.  This flight was part of our
> recent
> > > trip to the 'red Centre' of Australia.
> > >
> > > The flight  was in a Cessna 210, carrying 4 passengers plus the
> pilot.
> > > The lack of  wing struts on this plane was a bonus for photography.
> The
> > > two  biggest problems were reflections in the windows, which were
> > > difficult  to avoid, and the mild jerkiness of the flight.  I used
> my
> > > K200D  with the 16-45 mm zoom attached.  I had other lenses
> available but
> > >  the cramped conditions made it difficult to change lenses, so I
> > >  eventually gave up on the idea.  As it happened, the 16-45 mm
> range
> > >  proved to be pretty much ideal.  My wife used an old Optio for the
> first
> > > part of the flight but it wasn't up to the job so she commandeered
> the
> > > *istDS with 50 mm f1.7 FA attached for the second half.  Both  of
> us shot
> > > in shutter priority mode with the speed set to 1/350 - 1/500  sec.
> > >
> > > I hope you enjoy this small selection:
> > >
> > >  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Lake-Eyre/index.html
> >
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Re: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower

[Eactivist]

Heh. ann, you were right. (She said I'd have to  re-explain it, Cotty.)

-  repost

Marnie the akaless

(I will explain this once, then refer to  it about two more times. When I 
first came on the Net everyone was using  handles. As a single woman, 
younger, I also got hit on a fair amount in certain  venues. So it seemed like 
a 
good idea to have a handle. I went first with  femaledeer then later with 
doeadeer as an email address. I shortened it to Doe  in my signature/tag line. 
So for about 15 years in certain venues I was known as  Doe. All that seems 
silly now, so I am going to drop it here, where I have used  my own name 
anyway. I'll reserve it for people who actually know me by that  handle. For a 
few weeks I will be the akaless, then just Marnie.) 

In a  message dated 8/30/2011 12:36:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
cotty...@mac.com  writes:
On 29/8/11, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated,  unleashed:

>Marnie  the akaless

Sans  Doe??

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Re: Pink Hot Rod

[Eactivist]

Wow, that IS pink.

Marnie the akaless  :-)

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danmaty...@gmail.com  writes:
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Re: Irene

[Eactivist]

Heheheheheh.

Marnie   Maybe  there was a subconscious connection on Tom's part. :-) (If 
it is #7.)

In  a message dated 8/30/2011 6:53:34 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
ann...@nyc.rr.com  writes:
When I first heard the reference to # 7 I thought Tom must be a Star  
Trek ("next generation", I think) fan and the reference was to her  
similarity in attractiveness to the babe in the series named "7 of  9".

ann  


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Re: PAW86 - Passing

[Ann Sanfedele]

On 8/30/2011 00:14, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:

Made me chuckle.


Me too
ann


Marnie the akaless  :-)

In a message dated 8/28/2011 1:40:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
li...@thrane.name writes:
Have been preparing the apartment for sale all week  so I have to use
another old  one...

http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html
K-5,  DA14mm, 1/30s, f/7.1, ISO100.

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Re: Irene

[Ann Sanfedele]

On 8/30/2011 09:41, Tanya Love wrote:

You guys are speaking of the very lovely Ashley.


NOt to be confused with my very lovely 4 pawed Ashley, with whom many of 
you are familiar :-)


When I first heard the reference to # 7 I thought Tom must be a Star 
Trek ("next generation", I think) fan and the reference was to her 
similarity in attractiveness to the babe in the series named "7 of 9".


ann


  She is also an awesome

photographer now, and I first hand witnessed her hauntingly beautiful
singing voice that she uses to front their band, Boxcar Collision, too. They
make a perfect couple and now have a beautiful baby boy to complete their
family.

Oh, and yep, Ash was "#7" (and they still joke about it).

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Sent: Monday, 29 August 2011 3:59 PM
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She was definitely #7, and there is a photo of her at GFM in 2003 with Tom:
not sure who posted them.  A very attractive young woman.

John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia




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Stan,
Perhaps she was #7.  Didn't they all break flash heads or memory cards?
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Stan Halpin
wrote:

I think #7. IIRC #6 wasn't around very long - wasn't she the one who
tripped and broke

two flash heads and a light stand?


stan

On Aug 28, 2011, at 11:29 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:


Mark,
I remember Tom and just found his wedding photography business in DC.
I presume his wife is the famous #6 (or was it #7) assistant.
It's good to see he's doing well and they look happy.
His wedding photos always had an amazing relaxed/natural quality to them.
I think he must be quite talented at making people feel comfortable.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Mark Roberts

wrote:

Mark Roberts wrote:


I just learned via Facebook the former PDML-member Tom Van Veen had
a 15-foot tree come down on his house


Make that a 150-foot tree!


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Re: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower

[Rick Womer]

Mark!

--- On Mon, 8/29/11, Christine Aguila  wrote:

> 
> ...well, it's really just a reflection of
> the mood I was in at the time combined with a fair weather
> loyalty to reality  :-).   Big cheers,
> Christine
> 
> 
> 
>  
> On Aug 28, 2011, at 3:39 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
> 
> > Christine, several things jump out to me with your
> sunflower - YMMV
> > 
> > The mostly centered composition is ok but the
> proximity of the petals to the top edge draws my eye away
> from the subject - you need more space at the top above the
> image - it would appear more of a crafted image as opposed
> to a snap - which this image isn't.
> > 
> > The bright spot at around the 7 o'clock position is
> unfortunate.
> > 
> > But mostly I don't get the desaturation of the
> colors.
> > 
> > Just my $.02 s worth.
> > 
> > Kenneth Waller
> > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
> > 
> > - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila"
> 
> > Subject: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower
> > 
> > 
> >> It's amazing to think that I only have 18 weeks
> left!  Where did the time go?  Cheers, Christine
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RE: Irene

[Tanya Love]

You guys are speaking of the very lovely Ashley.  She is also an awesome
photographer now, and I first hand witnessed her hauntingly beautiful
singing voice that she uses to front their band, Boxcar Collision, too. They
make a perfect couple and now have a beautiful baby boy to complete their
family.

Oh, and yep, Ash was "#7" (and they still joke about it).

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She was definitely #7, and there is a photo of her at GFM in 2003 with Tom:
not sure who posted them.  A very attractive young woman.

John Coyle
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Stan,
Perhaps she was #7.  Didn't they all break flash heads or memory cards?
Regards,  Bob S.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Stan Halpin 
wrote:
> I think #7. IIRC #6 wasn't around very long - wasn't she the one who 
> tripped and broke
two flash heads and a light stand?
>
> stan
>
> On Aug 28, 2011, at 11:29 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>> I remember Tom and just found his wedding photography business in DC.
>> I presume his wife is the famous #6 (or was it #7) assistant.
>> It's good to see he's doing well and they look happy.
>> His wedding photos always had an amazing relaxed/natural quality to them.
>> I think he must be quite talented at making people feel comfortable.
>> Regards,  Bob S.
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Mark Roberts 
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>>>
 I just learned via Facebook the former PDML-member Tom Van Veen had 
 a 15-foot tree come down on his house
>>>
>>> Make that a 150-foot tree!
>>>
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PESO "Here and now"

[Bruce Walker]

I attended a wedding of a former colleague and friend on Sunday. It was 
a small one, about 30 guests; family and close friends.  Of course I 
brought the kit with me.


In the evening at the reception during the DJ/dancing bit I was 
experimenting with mixed flash and ambient and dragging the shutter. I 
went fully manual, flash attached (also manual) head rotated to bounce 
off wall right behind me. I set the 16-50's aperture at 5.0 to give me 
some focus/DoF wiggle room. When I metered the room, the shutter was 
down around 1/5th sec.


Here's one shot that stood out. Two of the guests ...
http://500px.com/photo/1795162


K20D, DA* 16-50mm @ 50mm, f/5.0, 1/5th sec, ISO 1600.
AF-540FGZ M mode, 1/32 power.
PP in LR3.

Comments welcome!

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Re: PESO: Gluten Free Menu

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Brian.

Yes, I wanted to include those dudes in the shot.  I got better images
of the bare-chested guy with the tatoo and his friend, but I felt that
including the faces at the other table captured the scene better:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14097799
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14097802

I also wanted to highlight the "Gluten Free" sign, which seemed to me
to be incongruous with the spirit of these diners.

BTW, this is a very nice Italian restaurant, run by a family I have
known for decades.  No way they would be permitted to sit inside like
that.  .

Dan
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On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Brian Walters  wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:49 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola"
>  wrote:
>> http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=120
>>
>> Comments Welcome
>
> Nicely spotted.  The two guys at back with the reversed baseball caps
> caught my eye.  One of them seems to be giving you the hairy eyeball
>
> Cheers
>
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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Jack Davis]

A DA* 100-400 f/4 or 4.5 would raise my temperature some.

Jack
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On 8/29/11 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
> bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
> need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
> my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
>
> But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
> 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.
>
>

one that would compensate for my lack of talent.

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Re: Pink Hot Rod

[Brian Walters]

On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:30 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola"
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> Comments Welcome



Yoiks!!!


Cheers

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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

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On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:21 -0400, "Steven Desjardins" 
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> I don't want Pentax to make new lenses.  I just want the money to buy
> some of the ones they have now.


Amen to that!


Cheers

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>  I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
>  bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
>  need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
>  my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
> 
>  But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
>  12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.
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Re: PESO: Gluten Free Menu

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On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:49 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola"
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Nicely spotted.  The two guys at back with the reversed baseball caps
caught my eye.  One of them seems to be giving you the hairy eyeball


Cheers

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Re: Irene

[John Sessoms]

Lot of people don't know that Hurricane Camille in 1969 killed more 
people in Virginia than it killed along the Gulf coast. Almost all of it 
from flash floods.


Nelson County VA got 27 inches of rain in 12 hours and had 123 
fatalities; 1% of the local population killed in a single storm. It's 
said it rained so hard that it drowned birds up in the trees.


From: Stan Halpin

I keep thinking of Agnes, 1972. Not much of a storm, but it just kept
pumping rain into the mid-atlantic states to as far north as the
southern Finger Lakes. My uncle (home builder) was overwhelmed with
work for the next two years in Cortland NY. Extensive flood damage,
entire neighborhoods wiped out. Virginia, WVa, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania all got it bad.

stan

On Aug 29, 2011, at 8:42 PM,Christine Nielsen wrote:


Here on the coast just south of Boston, we did pretty well.
Interesting that we knew to expect more wind damage than water,
being on the eastern side of the storm.  But there's minimal damage
to property, no flooding to speak of.  Many neighboring towns are
still without power, and will be for days, but we only had a couple
of very brief interruptions yesterday.  What surprised me most is
the toll that the storm took in Vermont.  Major flooding, damage to
homes, towns, roadways, bridges...  I'm not sure anyone expected
that extent of destruction up there, being an inland state
especially.

Today was as beautiful a day as we've had all summer, though.



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Re: PESO - Fishy Falls

[Brian Walters]

On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:02 -0700, "Rick Womer" 
wrote:
> We took a trip to Toronto, via Rochester and Niagara Falls, in May.  Here
> is a fisheye view of the falls from the Canadian side:
> 
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14104715&size=lg
> 


Gee, that's good.  Having the tour boat that close to the falls really
adds to the impact. 


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Re: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower

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On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:28 -0500, "Christine Aguila"
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> It's amazing to think that I only have 18 weeks left!  Where did the time
> go?  Cheers, Christine


Not running out of subjects, then.

> 
> http://aguilapaw.posterous.com/



Very nice rendering.  I agree with other comments about the close
cropping at the top, but it's a minor point.


Cheers

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Re: PESOs - Dingo at the Waterhole

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On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:56 -0600, "steve harley" 
wrote:

> interesting setting, i like the subtle colors and textures; and speaking
> of 
> subtlety, the dingo is fascinating in its subtle unfamiliarity -- it does
> have 
> a form similar to coyote, but a less delicate head; here's a too-well-fed 
> coyote loping through my backyard this May for comparison (its coat is
> wet, 
> when dry the coat is velvety):
> 
> 
> 


Thanks - it makes an interesting comparison.  To my (untrained) eye the
coyote seems to have a more wolf-like head.


Cheers

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Re: GESO - Aerial Photography, Lake Eyre and Painted Hills

[Brian Walters]

Hi all

Thanks for the comments on this set and thanks to everyone who took a
look.  I have to say that while I enjoyed the experience I have a
natural aversion to flying - my firm belief is that flying is an
unnatural act that is likely to end badly  - the line "these things go
down" from the movie 'Midnight Run' comes to mind

A few specific replies:

On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:06 +0100, "Bob W"  wrote:
> Stand up and take a bow, Mr & Mrs Arthus-Bertrand. That's a very
> enjoyable
> set. I particularly like the sand spits, especially the one covered in
> birds, and the shots of the Painted Hills are (sorry!) the best of the
> lot.

I saw Arthus-Bertrand's exhibition 'Earth from Above' a few years ago in
Melbourne.  Wonderful stuff.  Here's a link if anyone isn't familiar
with it

http://www.yannarthusbertrandgalerie.com/?lang=en



On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:03 -0500, "Christine Aguila"
 wrote:
> These are beautiful, Brian.  What's amazing about Bird Habitat is that
> the tip of the peninsula looks like an elegant bird beak.

I hadn't noticed that.  You're right.  Thanks for pointing it out.



On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:04 +0100, "Chris Mitchell"
 wrote:
> Superb Brian. And congrats to Margaret for my favourite:
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Lake-Eyre/slides/IMGPDS-0604aj.html

Are you mad?  I'd never hear the end of it..

(actually I did pass your congrats on - and I'm never hearing the end of
it)



On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:03 -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
> Oh, wow, those are lovely.
> 
> I like them  all (well, except for the last), but I especially like #1,
> #3, 
> #6, #7, and #11.  (Think I counted right.)

I suppose the last one doesn't really fit the theme of the gallery but
the shadow of the plane landing was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. 
I like it, but it might have been better as a separate PESO.



Cheers

Brian

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> On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Brian Walters   
> wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > First -  thanks again to those who provided advice a month or so ago on
> >  photographing from a light plane.  This flight was part of our  recent
> > trip to the 'red Centre' of Australia.
> >
> > The flight  was in a Cessna 210, carrying 4 passengers plus the pilot.
> > The lack of  wing struts on this plane was a bonus for photography.  The
> > two  biggest problems were reflections in the windows, which were
> > difficult  to avoid, and the mild jerkiness of the flight.  I used my
> > K200D  with the 16-45 mm zoom attached.  I had other lenses available but
> >  the cramped conditions made it difficult to change lenses, so I
> >  eventually gave up on the idea.  As it happened, the 16-45 mm range
> >  proved to be pretty much ideal.  My wife used an old Optio for the  first
> > part of the flight but it wasn't up to the job so she commandeered  the
> > *istDS with 50 mm f1.7 FA attached for the second half.  Both  of us shot
> > in shutter priority mode with the speed set to 1/350 - 1/500  sec.
> >
> > I hope you enjoy this small selection:
> >
> >  http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Lake-Eyre/index.html  
> 
> 
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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Paul Stenquist]

On Aug 29, 2011, at 11:19 PM, Fernando wrote:

> I've been shooting with a K24/2.8 for a full year, last year. I like
> the 35mm EFV, so I would like a Limited pancake DA24/4. I switched
> back to the DA21 this year because I was tired of guesstimating
> exposures -good exercise nonetheless.
> 
> Other than that, the usual: bring back the *200/4 macro and I'll buy
> it even if I need to sell anything, and some fast glass would be nice,
> some 20/2, 30/1.4, or 35/1.4 those can be big, but sharp wide open. A
> mark II of the 16-50/2.8 would be nice as well.
> 
The current 166-50/2.8 is qite excellent. I haven't seen any complaints in a 
long time. I'm quite sure any initial assembly problems have been resolved.
Paul

> On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts  wrote:
>> I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
>> bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
>> need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
>> my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
>> 
>> But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
>> 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.
>> 
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Re: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower

[Joseph McAllister]

No Doe aka
Doe no mo!

On Aug 30, 2011, at 00:35 , Cotty wrote:

> On 29/8/11, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> Marnie  the akaless
> 
> Sans Doe??
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Re: What lens would you like Pentax to make?

[Cotty]

On this occasion only, I have amended the attribution line.


On 29/8/11, Doug Brewer, totally completely utterly and ultimately
discombobulated, unleashed:

>one that would compensate for my lack of talent.



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Re: PAW--Week 34--Sunflower

[Cotty]

On 29/8/11, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Marnie  the akaless

Sans Doe??

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