RE: Children
Children being Children. Joe http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10834691 that's a great shot - just perfect. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Pentax FF
Sorry. Lost my head for a few minutes there. Did y'all know they're using (what looks to me like) a photo of Cotty to advertise Grandfather Mountain? http://www.grandfather.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/slider-another- world.jpg given the subject of the thread, he must be looking for a hat-dog stand... I don't think it is Cotty. That guy looks too young and rugged. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Children
Very nice, Joe. A perfect moment. Paul On Apr 2, 2012, at 11:15 PM, jn289 wrote: Children being Children. Joe http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10834691 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT- Camera Auction, very OT.
That was not what I was expecting. On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:58 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.michaelyon-online.com/camera-auction.htm -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Christopher
On 2 April 2012 23:30, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think that's his camera face. Had the same expression in each of about 10 frames taken of him that afternoon. Nice guy. It was fun talking with him. Thanks for your comment and thanks to everyone else who commented and looked. Cheers, frank Funny, my dad also has a camera face; he always looks surprised, mildly annoyed, with a hint of concern. One of my greatest challenges is taking good photos of my dad! :-D —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Early Spring Training
Like the monochrome morning. Well composed, Frank. Jack - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 6:07 PM Subject: PESO - Early Spring Training It was cool and grey, but at about 8:00 Saturday morning, the Argonaut Rowing Club (one of Toronto's oldest amateur sporting clubs) was out in the rowing basin, training for the upcoming season: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/early-spring-training.html I especially liked the sky. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
DOF and rendering very pleasing. Jack - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 9:19 PM Subject: PESO: Tractorotica Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
Thanks, Jack! I was concerned I might have wielded a heavy hand with the contrast in the rendering to try and bring out a little more detail. It was shot in a pretty shady area -- one that I've walked past a hundred times without ever noticing the tractor even being there. -- Walt On 4/3/2012 7:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: DOF and rendering very pleasing. Jack - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 9:19 PM Subject: PESO: Tractorotica Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
That is an interesting and effective image. I like it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Early Spring Training
Wonderful mood, Frank! It brings back memories of rowing with the lightweight crew in college. This time of year, we would go out in a 16 man barge to break up the ice in the Connecticut before we could use the very fragile 8 plus shells. Nothing like those crisp days of early spring in the North Country. Thanks for posting this image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:07 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It was cool and grey, but at about 8:00 Saturday morning, the Argonaut Rowing Club (one of Toronto's oldest amateur sporting clubs) was out in the rowing basin, training for the upcoming season: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/early-spring-training.html I especially liked the sky. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
I like it a lot Walt. I especially appreciate your play on words: tractor/erotica. But also did you think of the notion of rot-ica -- as in decay-porn? Nice! On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PAW117 - Shadow
Very interesting effect. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:13 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA21mm, 1/15s, f/3.2, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
Thank you, Dan! I've taken a shine to old tractors as a subject. There is a certain aesthetic to them, isn't there? -- Walt On 4/3/2012 8:29 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That is an interesting and effective image. I like it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Intermission 4 - Slice of Life
Thanks for the comments, Joe. To do this kind of shot with a longer lens I'll have to get a K-5 or its successor; and at this point I'm waiting to see what the successor will have to offer. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 10:51 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Intermission 4 - Slice of Life Rick, Me being a former newspaper photographer, I would want to see more of the faces. And tighter on the man and girl on the top row. Also to the left of them some kind of reflection, sort of looks like a person's back and two arms. But on the other hand if I was shooting some legal work and there is a person or persons that I was assigned to photograph, this photograph work as to the location of the overall group of people, but I would still have tighter if I was there just for a certain person or a couple of people..Hope this make sense to you..Joe Rick, I've been looking for what I can say about this photo. I think it lacks the people of the other photos and is not very successful. Among the 6 Intermission photos, some are about dramatic geometry and the rest are about people in the space. Intermission 4 just doesn't have enough people. (I have to wonder how you got the camera into orchestra hall. It's strictly forbidden at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra hall.) Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:53 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Like the tilt look to this. Dave On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Another from the Kimmel Center in Philly: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15419354size=lg Continuing the experiment for photo.net-ophobes: http://phillyrick.smugmug.com/Other/Photo-Every-So-Often/22104662_KBBF9K#!i=1764265438k=H3jnbs6lb=1s=A Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
Thanks, Bruce! The rot-ica play didn't occur to me, but it certainly does fit, doesn't it? :-) One of these days, I'm going to work on a collection of all the old tractors tucked back in fields and off in wooded areas around my neighborhood and use that as its title. -- Walt On 4/3/2012 8:37 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: I like it a lot Walt. I especially appreciate your play on words: tractor/erotica. But also did you think of the notion of rot-ica -- as in decay-porn? Nice! On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: March best of set
On 4/2/2012 4:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: These have all been posted, and it's a pretty small set. But, in the hopes of getting other's to post their best few photos for each month, here is my March set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629549949675/ If anyone is in a seriously conservative work environment, the photo of the glowing nude shows a bit more of her breast than you usually see on public streets, but not a lot more than you'd be likely to see on a beach. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Nice set, Larry! While I take a back seat to no one in my appreciation of boobs, I have to say my favorite of the bunch is #198. Aside from the light and sense of motion I liked when I saw it originally, this time the somewhat forlorn expressions on the dancers' faces is what really struck me. It gives it a certain impact that somehow eluded me on the first viewing. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Meteor
Nice shot; it might look richer shot with a polarizer. I hate those things--way too many youthful hours spent pushing an Armstrong mower around a large suburban yard. When I was 15 I went away for the summer; my father mowed one row and went to Sears for a power mower. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 12:18 AM Subject: PESO: Meteor Powered by elbow grease :) http://www.multi.net.nz/meteor/ Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Early Spring Training
Well done, great mood Dave On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:07 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: It was cool and grey, but at about 8:00 Saturday morning, the Argonaut Rowing Club (one of Toronto's oldest amateur sporting clubs) was out in the rowing basin, training for the upcoming season: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/early-spring-training.html I especially liked the sky. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Annoyances.
On Apr 2, 2012, at 17:51, P. J. Alling wrote: So, I've been using the K20D for nearly two years now and I really wish that Pentax had put focal length input on the Fn menu or maybe had it pop up if you had a A lens mounted when you switched SR off then on again. That would make using A zoom lenses much, much easier. Just turn the camera off and back on again and you'll be prompted. Won't you? That's how it always worked for me. And... if it's the same focal length you had the last time you set it manually, that's what the default will be. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO: Tractorotica
Wow. Tractor Porn. Right here on pdml. With a capital T and that rhymes with... Oh, never mind. Seriously, great shot (love the vegetation), beautifully rendered. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 3, 2012 4/3/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Tractorotica Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Children by Joe Dixon
Lurker pulls his head out to say: Two of our best commenting on a stunning shot by Joe Dixon. Frankly, what Joe did was impossible. First he used a Film Camera, and an old one at that. A Pentax LX that could be Thirty-two years old, if he has the Early Version made the first year. Next he used a lens without auto-focus on two moving subjects. At close range, no less. Supposedly this lens could be up to 28 years old. A rumored Pentax A* 20mm f:\2.8 ED. Frankly I doubt such a lens was ever made. The whole thing sounds made up. Hmph! Film, no less. Everyone knows you can only take good pictures with the very newest equipment. 'Cept for me. I've got some of the new stuff and still can't do crap. g -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
New lens prices
So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been optimistic about the future. But these new lens prices seem, shall we say, less than well-considered. I guess I can understand a pricing policy designed to give bricks-and-morter shops a chance to compete, but I don't see how it's necessary to nearly double the price of some lenses to do that. Sorry, but I don't see people lining up to pay $1500 for a DA* 16-50mm. Can anybody explain this to me? On the bright side, the price of the FA 31mm Limited hasn't changed, and in comparison it now seems like a heck of a deal. How could I not buy one? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
Thank you, Frank! *Somebody's* got to scandalize this list! -- Walt On 4/3/2012 9:34 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Wow. Tractor Porn. Right here on pdml. With a capital T and that rhymes with... Oh, never mind. Seriously, great shot (love the vegetation), beautifully rendered. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 3, 2012 4/3/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Tractorotica Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: It's just two buttons
Needs to be viable enough that someone else would want to do the work, since Larry thinks it's too tedious for him to do himself. From: Stan Halpin How viable does it need to be? So Larry puts in an hour of his time (priceless, but lets say $100 for simplicity). Buy a web address (dadadotsme.com) and put up a brief description: another one hour = $100. Submit to Apple's ap store. Wait for the money to pour in. Of the millions and millions of iOS users, surely there are a few hundred hamsters who would be intrigued by such an ap . . . stan On Apr 2, 2012, at 9:16 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On Apr 2, 2012, at 12:20 PM, George Sinos wrote: You can do that on your iPhone Larry. I don't have an iPhone Go to SettingsSounds All the way at the bottom is Vibration Patterns. Select vibration On that screen you can define all the custom vibration patterns you want, then you can assign them phone numbers. It would be rather tedious to make a morse code ringtone for each of the people in my phone book, it would actually be easier to write an app that just translated the name to morse code. Set up a buffer, and a table look up, and for each letter in the name beep the morse code out the speaker. Someone who knows the app space could probably write it in an hour. The only question is are there enough weird people out there who would buy it to make it commercially viable. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: It's just two buttons
On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: How viable does it need to be? So Larry puts in an hour of his time (priceless, but lets say $100 for simplicity). Buy a web address (dadadotsme.com) and put up a brief description: another one hour = $100. Submit to Apple's ap store. Wait for the money to pour in. Of the millions and millions of iOS users, surely there are a few hundred hamsters who would be intrigued by such an ap . . . I don't believe iOS provides apps with the ability to change contacts' ringtones, so the economics are moot. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4993031/how-to-set-ioss-ringtone-from-a-tweak -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Children
That's great, Joe! Composition great, expressions great, interaction between subjects caught at just the right moment! Love it. Cheers, Christine On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:15 PM, jn289 wrote: Children being Children. Joe http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10834691 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO - Recreation
Another beautiful shot. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Sent: April 2, 2012 4/2/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Recreation Another from Saturday morning. No grayscale conversion performed. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15454355size=lg Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso Wet daffy
Very nice, Dave. I got some wet daffodil shots from Sunday morning, too, but they aren't as nice as that one. ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Sent: April 2, 2012 4/2/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Peso Wet daffy On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, That's very wet looking and a successful shot. It reminds me why I don't have a shot like that. Very WET. Bad weather makes good photographs.:-) Dave Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Obviously a unique perspective and one very well rendered. Sharp and nicely exposed. Jack - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net; Petch Dianne dianne.pe...@yahoo.com; Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 7:30 AM Subject: Peso Wet daffy http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15463993 Taken during the rain Sunday K-5, D FA 50 f2.8 at f 6.3 cropped in LR4 Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
Prices are rising across the board on camera equipment, due to cost of materials, cost of doing business, and the general economic climate. Look at Canon's 5D III .. it's not *that* much more camera than the 5D II yet its intro price is $1000 higher. And Nikon, Canon and Leica have all done lens price revisions lately. Buy less, use it more. G On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been optimistic about the future. But these new lens prices seem, shall we say, less than well-considered. I guess I can understand a pricing policy designed to give bricks-and-morter shops a chance to compete, but I don't see how it's necessary to nearly double the price of some lenses to do that. Sorry, but I don't see people lining up to pay $1500 for a DA* 16-50mm. Can anybody explain this to me? On the bright side, the price of the FA 31mm Limited hasn't changed, and in comparison it now seems like a heck of a deal. How could I not buy one? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Children
Just this minute saw this terrific image for the first time. What a wonderful shot for the album. Congrats, Joe! Jack - Original Message - From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 8:15 PM Subject: Children Children being Children. Joe http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10834691 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Safety First
Love the way the pizza crust mimics her smile. Beautiful! Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com Sent: April 2, 2012 4/2/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Safety First Cute Paul! IMHO I do think the crop is a little too tight but YMMV Message: 10 Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 18:22:48 -0400 From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Safety First Message-ID: 2c3bea4e-d4ef-4f29-91fc-f4420ca79...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15460688 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: work for food
Very strong and powerful photo (and not just because of the sign). cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net Sent: April 2, 2012 4/2/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: work for food Saw this driving by a location..Joe P.S. film shot http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9232531 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Children
Joyous! Great photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net Sent: April 2, 2012 4/2/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Children Children being Children. Joe http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10834691 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - L SALES FINAL
My daughter bought a Kindle. My wife saw it and got one also. They both love 'em and share titles, plus the library has Kindle books for loan as well. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:18 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Maybe I'd be happer with an iPad or one of the dedicated thingamajigs, but I'm not willing to drop the big bux to find out. I've been thinking towards a Kindle lately but I don't really read enough to justify getting one. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
All very good, but I love that squirrel as it daintily tip-toes along the fence. Hilarious! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 3, 2012 4/3/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02 Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Christopher
Pictures of your parents can be the worst. Catch them with their grandchildren for the best expressions. They forget about the camera then. (Worked for me, after we finally had some grandchildren for them!) Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:25 AM, Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: On 2 April 2012 23:30, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I think that's his camera face. Had the same expression in each of about 10 frames taken of him that afternoon. Nice guy. It was fun talking with him. Thanks for your comment and thanks to everyone else who commented and looked. Cheers, frank Funny, my dad also has a camera face; he always looks surprised, mildly annoyed, with a hint of concern. One of my greatest challenges is taking good photos of my dad! :-D —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: It's just two buttons
It sounds like it would be one of those fun apps that may appeal to a few people. I reality, for me, I don't need or want special vibration codes for everyone in my address book. I have a code set for the family members that may need me in an emergency. That way when I'm teaching, or other times when I have the audio ringer turned off, I can tell by the pattern of the vibration whether I can ignore the incoming message, or if I should actually take the phone out of my pocket and look at the screen. I'm in the generation that grew up before cell phones and pagers and don't feel the need to instantly respond to every ring or buzz of the phone. I remember when nobody called you unless it was important. How times have changed. Not necessarily better or worse, but very different. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: How viable does it need to be? So Larry puts in an hour of his time (priceless, but lets say $100 for simplicity). Buy a web address (dadadotsme.com) and put up a brief description: another one hour = $100. Submit to Apple's ap store. Wait for the money to pour in. Of the millions and millions of iOS users, surely there are a few hundred hamsters who would be intrigued by such an ap . . . I don't believe iOS provides apps with the ability to change contacts' ringtones, so the economics are moot. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4993031/how-to-set-ioss-ringtone-from-a-tweak -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Meteor
Rick, Same story here. My dad got a power mower after I went to college, and he had to mow! Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Nice shot; it might look richer shot with a polarizer. I hate those things--way too many youthful hours spent pushing an Armstrong mower around a large suburban yard. When I was 15 I went away for the summer; my father mowed one row and went to Sears for a power mower. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 12:18 AM Subject: PESO: Meteor Powered by elbow grease :) http://www.multi.net.nz/meteor/ Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
Groan. The 16-50 has been on my wish list for a while... I guess I should have bought it $700 ago. I can understand incremental price increases, but almost double? Yikes. For a long time, one of the advantages of Pentax has been the value proposition... if that goes away, then what? Just as expensive as Canikon, but quirkier, and with no FF option? -c On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been optimistic about the future. But these new lens prices seem, shall we say, less than well-considered. I guess I can understand a pricing policy designed to give bricks-and-morter shops a chance to compete, but I don't see how it's necessary to nearly double the price of some lenses to do that. Sorry, but I don't see people lining up to pay $1500 for a DA* 16-50mm. Can anybody explain this to me? On the bright side, the price of the FA 31mm Limited hasn't changed, and in comparison it now seems like a heck of a deal. How could I not buy one? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Prices are rising across the board on camera equipment, due to cost of materials, cost of doing business, and the general economic climate. Look at Canon's 5D III .. it's not *that* much more camera than the 5D II yet its intro price is $1000 higher. And Nikon, Canon and Leica have all done lens price revisions lately. Buy less, use it more. The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as its Canon and Nikon equivalents. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as its Canon and Nikon equivalents. Right. So the question is: is that a good idea, given Pentax's position in the market? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
Probably a good idea given their cost structure... On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as its Canon and Nikon equivalents. Right. So the question is: is that a good idea, given Pentax's position in the market? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Thanks, Frank! I got a few shots of him, but that was the only one that looked like anything more than just a squirrel on a fence. :-) -- Walt On 4/3/2012 11:00 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: All very good, but I love that squirrel as it daintily tip-toes along the fence. Hilarious! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 3, 2012 4/3/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02 Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
re: Children
Nothing brightens the day like pictures of joy. You can almost hear the laughter. Nice one. Message: 2 Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:15:10 -0400 From: jn289 jn...@verizon.net To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Children Message-ID: a06240801cba01b727028@[192.168.1.3] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Children being Children. Joe http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=10834691 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
The DA 55~300 increase is actually late in coming. A Fan - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 9:13 AM Subject: Re: New lens prices Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Prices are rising across the board on camera equipment, due to cost of materials, cost of doing business, and the general economic climate. Look at Canon's 5D III .. it's not *that* much more camera than the 5D II yet its intro price is $1000 higher. And Nikon, Canon and Leica have all done lens price revisions lately. Buy less, use it more. The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as its Canon and Nikon equivalents. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as its Canon and Nikon equivalents. Right. So the question is: is that a good idea, given Pentax's position in the market? Probably a good idea given their cost structure... Could be. But I note that the Nikon 17-55/2.8 at $1424.00 (BH) isn't weather sealed; the Canon 16-35/2.8 at 1699.00 *is* weather sealed but costs almost $200 more than the Pentax and only goes to 35mm at the long end. At a certain point, Pentax has to price their lenses comparably to the competition because a lot of people will assume that cheaper means inferior and expensive = better. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
On 4/3/2012 11:35 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Sullivanrf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Bryan Jacobybryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: The Penatx 16-50, for example, is now priced in the same ballpark as its Canon and Nikon equivalents. Right. So the question is: is that a good idea, given Pentax's position in the market? Probably a good idea given their cost structure... Could be. But I note that the Nikon 17-55/2.8 at $1424.00 (BH) isn't weather sealed; the Canon 16-35/2.8 at 1699.00 *is* weather sealed but costs almost $200 more than the Pentax and only goes to 35mm at the long end. At a certain point, Pentax has to price their lenses comparably to the competition because a lot of people will assume that cheaper means inferior and expensive = better. It's a good thing I love the old manual primes so much! Though, I can't help but wonder how much pressure this will put on the vintage glass market. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: At a certain point, Pentax has to price their lenses comparably to the competition because a lot of people will assume that cheaper means inferior and expensive = better. The critical thing is that Ricoh/Pentax increase the build quality (particularly on this specific lens!) so that it's worth the new price point. Based on the problematic history reported here and elsewhere, I wouldn't pay this amount of money for the DA*16-50/2.8 lens. I had one, I sold it to a friend (and I wouldn't do that if I had any reservations about the one I had), but I've seen reports from others on everything from poor centering to failed focus motors, and mixed reviews on warranty service for it too. That could ba a $1400 hassle. I paid a similar price for a couple of the Olympus ZD lenses I've owned. Comparing them to the new Pentax lenses I've owned, I could easily see why they were worth the additional money: far superior construction quality, flawless reliability. (I won't get into debates about their optical performance.) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: The critical thing is that Ricoh/Pentax increase the build quality (particularly on this specific lens!) so that it's worth the new price point. Based on the problematic history reported here and elsewhere, I wouldn't pay this amount of money for the DA*16-50/2.8 lens. I had one, I sold it to a friend (and I wouldn't do that if I had any reservations about the one I had), but I've seen reports from others on everything from poor centering to failed focus motors, and mixed reviews on warranty service for it too. That could ba a $1400 hassle. Agreed. I was having a hard time justifying the purchase at the old price, due to the lens' uneven reputation. I can't imagine shelling out at the new price. -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
on 2012-04-03 10:35 Mark Roberts wrote At a certain point, Pentax has to price their lenses comparably to the competition because a lot of people will assume that cheaper means inferior and expensive = better. i can see that working both ways — good equipment at a better price can also build a reputation but i can't say that i understand the shape of the Pentax market; as a single data point myself, i had been cautiously considering purchasing new Pentax lenses, but now i'm not even considering it; to make the price increase logical, Ricoh must expect enough profit from reduced unit sales to offset people like me i think Ricoh missed an opportunity to couple the price increase with a really strong support plan, and/or better warranty; that would have gotten the market's attention in a positive way -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: March best of set
I have to agree with Walt, that first photo is stunning. Such a look of ennui on their faces. Tired after a long week of work? Bored of the music, dancing? Each other? Beautifully framed. Great photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 3, 2012 4/3/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: March best of set On 4/2/2012 4:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: These have all been posted, and it's a pretty small set. But, in the hopes of getting other's to post their best few photos for each month, here is my March set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629549949675/ If anyone is in a seriously conservative work environment, the photo of the glowing nude shows a bit more of her breast than you usually see on public streets, but not a lot more than you'd be likely to see on a beach. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Nice set, Larry! While I take a back seat to no one in my appreciation of boobs, I have to say my favorite of the bunch is #198. Aside from the light and sense of motion I liked when I saw it originally, this time the somewhat forlorn expressions on the dancers' faces is what really struck me. It gives it a certain impact that somehow eluded me on the first viewing. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ thanks -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax FF
On 1/4/12, Subash, discombobulated, unleashed: https://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k-3-announced.html i wouldn't like to be cotty's hat right now. :) cotty, we need photos... Subash dear chap. Don't you guys play tricks on each other in India ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Rats!
Rat's Restaurant, seen from Grounds for Sculpture http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15455589 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax FF
On 1/4/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: *Posted on 04-01-2012* https://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k-3-announced.html ASSHOLES! Not only that, but full frame assholes, John. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax FF
On 2/4/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: Sorry. Lost my head for a few minutes there. Did y'all know they're using (what looks to me like) a photo of Cotty to advertise Grandfather Mountain? http://www.grandfather.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/slider-another- world.jpg It's no wonder if I'm just a little off kilter. 8-D I cannot tell a lie. It is me. I was looking for any full frames drifting in the clouds! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
Nope, not on my android, anyway. The video box told me to update my Flash, which I did but it still won't play. Keeps telling me to update... Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com Sent: April 3, 2012 4/3/12 To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK? Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ thanks -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Safety First
Thanks Frank. On Apr 3, 2012, at 11:46 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Love the way the pizza crust mimics her smile. Beautiful! Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com Sent: April 2, 2012 4/2/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Safety First Cute Paul! IMHO I do think the crop is a little too tight but YMMV Message: 10 Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 18:22:48 -0400 From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Safety First Message-ID: 2c3bea4e-d4ef-4f29-91fc-f4420ca79...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15460688 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
no problem here. plays just fine. G On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ thanks -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Opportunity on Amazon Warehouse deals Pentax 16-50mm ?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000NO5QV6/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8qid=1333477764sr=8-1condition=used These are returns (for whatever reason) but since they were purchased before the price increase, Amazon may not have priced them accordingly. Right now they represent over $500 off of NEW. Probably won't last long. (They are all eligible for 30 day return policy, so little worries of getting something defective). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
Comes across loud and clear on my laptop. I'm sending it on to my kids for the hearing message. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ thanks -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - L SALES FINAL
Never have to recharge the battery on a real book, and you can still read a real book that has a bullet hole in it. From: Bob Sullivan My daughter bought a Kindle. My wife saw it and got one also. They both love 'em and share titles, plus the library has Kindle books for loan as well. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:18 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Maybe I'd be happer with an iPad or one of the dedicated thingamajigs, but I'm not willing to drop the big bux to find out. I've been thinking towards a Kindle lately but I don't really read enough to justify getting one. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Rats!
A McRats for cats? :-( Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:07 AM Subject: PESO: Rats! Rat's Restaurant, seen from Grounds for Sculpture http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15455589 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Opportunity on Amazon Warehouse deals Pentax 16-50mm ?
Used items without warrentee... :-( Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000NO5QV6/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8qid=1333477764sr=8-1condition=used These are returns (for whatever reason) but since they were purchased before the price increase, Amazon may not have priced them accordingly. Right now they represent over $500 off of NEW. Probably won't last long. (They are all eligible for 30 day return policy, so little worries of getting something defective). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Recreation
Yes, but it is s black. I have to say, however, it sounds like you're learning. ;-)) Jack ;-) - Original Message - From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, April 2, 2012 1:09 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Recreation Tom, Like the idea, but I feel there is too much solid?dense black on the bottom 'prox 25%. I'd try cropping about?20?- 25%?from the bottom edge and 'prox three eights of an inch from the top. ? Also, I?realize you didn't invite CC. :-\ Jack I thought the bottom line of foreground trees, 'the black', easily followed the rule of thirds, dividing the image vertically in the lower portion of the frame, counterbalanced by the two higher juxtaposed hillsides that essentially divide the image vertically a third of the way from the top of the frame. :-) Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - L SALES FINAL
John, They are not for me, but I do appreciate the Kindle when we go on vacation. Only one 'book' to haul. Never need to go shopping for new reading material. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:48 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Never have to recharge the battery on a real book, and you can still read a real book that has a bullet hole in it. From: Bob Sullivan My daughter bought a Kindle. My wife saw it and got one also. They both love 'em and share titles, plus the library has Kindle books for loan as well. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:18 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Maybe I'd be happer with an iPad or one of the dedicated thingamajigs, but I'm not willing to drop the big bux to find out. I've been thinking towards a Kindle lately but I don't really read enough to justify getting one. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
Last year's earthquake tsunami along with other natural disasters in Asia have affected the cost of production. I know that when Thailand flooded last year hard-drive prices spiked. I bought a 1.5TB drive for $60.00 in July and after the floods, the cheapest I could find that same drive was about $200.00. It's back down to $100.00 now. Looks like prices have come down some since they're beginning to recover. Maybe the same will happen with camera lens prices. From: Christine Nielsen Groan. The 16-50 has been on my wish list for a while... I guess I should have bought it $700 ago. I can understand incremental price increases, but almost double? Yikes. For a long time, one of the advantages of Pentax has been the value proposition... if that goes away, then what? Just as expensive as Canikon, but quirkier, and with no FF option? -c On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been optimistic about the future. ?But these new lens prices seem, shall we say, less than well-considered. I guess I can understand a pricing policy designed to give bricks-and-morter shops a chance to compete, but I don't see how it's necessary to nearly double the price of some lenses to do that. Sorry, but I don't see people lining up to pay $1500 for a DA* 16-50mm. ?Can anybody explain this to me? On the bright side, the price of the FA 31mm Limited hasn't changed, and in comparison it now seems like a heck of a deal. ?How could I not buy one? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
From: Cotty Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ thanks Clicking the link gives a Page not found. The URL truncates at ...-too-loud-for-too. Once I paste -long/ onto the end of the URL and have no script allow scripts from itv.com, vimeocdn.com and cloudfront.net, I can see it. North Carolina, USA -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby bryan.jac...@gmail.com wrote: So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been optimistic about the future. But these new lens prices seem, shall we say, less than well-considered. I guess I can understand a pricing policy designed to give bricks-and-morter shops a chance to compete, but I don't see how it's necessary to nearly double the price of some lenses to do that. Sorry, but I don't see people lining up to pay $1500 for a DA* 16-50mm. Can anybody explain this to me? I sure can't, especially when I can get a tamron 16-50/2.8 for $400 - $500. The weather proofing and the brand name are not worth $1000 to me. --- Sam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax FF
From: Cotty On 1/4/12, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed: *Posted on 04-01-2012* https://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k-3-announced.html ASSHOLES! Not only that, but full frame assholes, John. I would buy that camera if it were real. I think just about every Pentax shooter in the world would buy one. I would even borrow money to buy a *second one* for backup. My anger is for them jerking my chain; tantalizing me with something I can't have. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: I was having a hard time justifying the purchase at the old price, due to the lens' uneven reputation. I can't imagine shelling out at the new price. I bought my 16-50 as soon as the lens was introduced and it's worked without a hitch for years, including several rain-sodden hikes across Grandfather Mountain. It's my most-used lens. I know I'm just one data point but it's the data points that experience a failure that usually make the loudest noises ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Opportunity on Amazon Warehouse deals Pentax 16-50mm ?
KEH.com often has them for less and they guarantee them for at least 30 days, I think their current guarantee is 6 mos. On 4/3/2012 2:37 PM, Darren Addy wrote: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000NO5QV6/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8qid=1333477764sr=8-1condition=used These are returns (for whatever reason) but since they were purchased before the price increase, Amazon may not have priced them accordingly. Right now they represent over $500 off of NEW. Probably won't last long. (They are all eligible for 30 day return policy, so little worries of getting something defective). -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
On Apr 3, 2012, at 12:18 PM, Sam L wrote: I sure can't, especially when I can get a tamron 16-50/2.8 for $400 - $500. The weather proofing and the brand name are not worth $1000 to me. The weather proofing is critical for me. The 16-50 on the K-5 is a nearly perfect daily driver combination. It's fast enough for most lighting situations, it covers the critical zoom range, and in most cases, it's sharp enough that any difference in sharpness between it and a prime is moot, if it's even noticeable. Being able to take my camera out and shoot no matter what the weather, even if it's raining, or a dust storm, is crucial. I've gotten some of my best photos because I didn't need to worry if my camera got wet. I would love to have a DA* (weather sealing and quick shift focus) version of the DA35 macro as a daily driver prime. That would be close to the perfect lens for photo walks in the woods. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: March best of set
On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:57 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I have to agree with Walt, that first photo is stunning. Thanks Frank. Such a look of ennui on their faces. Tired after a long week of work? Bored of the music, dancing? Each other? They are dancing to the blues. Both the music and the dance are in large part about finding joy in sorrow. I don't remember what song was playing, but it was almost certainly about some sorrowful topic, and good dancers dance not only with each other and the beat of the music, but to the soul of the song. Beautifully framed. Great photo. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com Sent: April 3, 2012 4/3/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: March best of set On 4/2/2012 4:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: These have all been posted, and it's a pretty small set. But, in the hopes of getting other's to post their best few photos for each month, here is my March set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629549949675/ If anyone is in a seriously conservative work environment, the photo of the glowing nude shows a bit more of her breast than you usually see on public streets, but not a lot more than you'd be likely to see on a beach. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Nice set, Larry! While I take a back seat to no one in my appreciation of boobs, I have to say my favorite of the bunch is #198. Aside from the light and sense of motion I liked when I saw it originally, this time the somewhat forlorn expressions on the dancers' faces is what really struck me. It gives it a certain impact that somehow eluded me on the first viewing. -- Walt -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Considering how much Leicas cost...
Steven Desjardins wrote on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:26:32 -0700 It would go so well with my white loafers . . . Just think… A white Leica, white shoes, and loud sports coat - a full Cleveland! Regards, Jim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - L SALES FINAL
Funny you should mention that. I just read a book (a play, actually) with a bullet hole right in the middle of it. I thought it might be about a breakfast diner or maybe about how to cook eggs, but it wasn't. It was about crazy Danish royals and ghosts and murder and revenge and stuff. It was Shakespeare's Omlet. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com Sent: April 3, 2012 4/3/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - L SALES FINAL Never have to recharge the battery on a real book, and you can still read a real book that has a bullet hole in it. From: Bob Sullivan My daughter bought a Kindle. My wife saw it and got one also. They both love 'em and share titles, plus the library has Kindle books for loan as well. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:18 AM, David Mann dmann...@gmail.com wrote: On Apr 3, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Maybe I'd be happer with an iPad or one of the dedicated thingamajigs, but I'm not willing to drop the big bux to find out. I've been thinking towards a Kindle lately but I don't really read enough to justify getting one. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
Quoting Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ Yep. Made it's way downunder OK, although the URL got split in my email client and had to be amended manually. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Why LR 4?
On 4/2/2012 1:48 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Rick Womerrwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: I switched to Lightroom 3 mostly for its superior noise reducing abilities. I've been very happy with it. Looking through the features of LR4, I'm not seeing anything compelling. Am I missing something? I upgraded for the free beer, Considering what Adobe charges that better be good beer. Dave Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
On Apr 3, 2012, at 14:27, Mark Roberts wrote: I bought my 16-50 as soon as the lens was introduced and it's worked without a hitch for years, including several rain-sodden hikes across Grandfather Mountain. It's my most-used lens. I know I'm just one data point but it's the data points that experience a failure that usually make the loudest noises ;-) Only problem I've had is when I dropped my camera bag and the lens took the brunt of impact. My fault. Had to get it serviced. Otherwise, I love having this camera out when I'm walking in the rain. It sits over my shoulders on TOP OF the camera bag, so I'm ready even if I'm in a downpour. Effective and entertaining, especially when someone points to my bag and says uhm, sir? your camera's getting wet! Yes, I know. BUT with that being said: I wouldn't pay $1500 for that. Even the approx $800 price was a bit much to swallow way back when. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - L SALES FINAL
On 4/3/2012 1:47 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Funny you should mention that. I just read a book (a play, actually) with a bullet hole right in the middle of it. I thought it might be about a breakfast diner or maybe about how to cook eggs, but it wasn't. It was about crazy Danish royals and ghosts and murder and revenge and stuff. It was Shakespeare's Omlet. You're always yolking around. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
On Apr 3, 2012, at 15:50, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ Yep. Made it's way downunder OK, although the URL got split in my email client and had to be amended manually. Same here. It arrived truncated/formatted as shown above - with the long/ on its own second line. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - L SALES FINAL
On 03/04/2012 22:56, Larry Colen wrote: On 4/3/2012 1:47 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Funny you should mention that. I just read a book (a play, actually) with a bullet hole right in the middle of it. I thought it might be about a breakfast diner or maybe about how to cook eggs, but it wasn't. It was about crazy Danish royals and ghosts and murder and revenge and stuff. It was Shakespeare's Omlet. You're always yolking around. It's why he's always panned by the critics. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Walt, photo 6311 is great, walking the fence..Joe Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Children by Joe Dixon
Morris, this was a 200 mm F2.8 A Pentax lens...Also Pentax did make a 20 mm F2.8 A lens which I have one. Also have a 20 mm F4.0 M Pentax lens... Thanks for the remarks on the photo. I have some other photos of other children playing, when I get to it I will post them. Again Thanks, Joe Lurker pulls his head out to say: Two of our best commenting on a stunning shot by Joe Dixon. Frankly, what Joe did was impossible. First he used a Film Camera, and an old one at that. A Pentax LX that could be Thirty-two years old, if he has the Early Version made the first year. Next he used a lens without auto-focus on two moving subjects. At close range, no less. Supposedly this lens could be up to 28 years old. A rumored Pentax A* 20mm f:\2.8 ED. Frankly I doubt such a lens was ever made. The whole thing sounds made up. Hmph! Film, no less. Everyone knows you can only take good pictures with the very newest equipment. 'Cept for me. I've got some of the new stuff and still can't do crap. g -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: work for food
On Apr 2, 2012, at 22:12, jn289 wrote: Saw this driving by a location..Joe P.S. film shot http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9232531 It's a well-executed photo, but we have so many exit-ramp guys here in Minneapolis that I just don't even look at 'em anymore. It would be interesting to see what would happen if work/food were offered, rather than the occasional stray dollar bill or two. My cynical wager is that most times (not all!) the offer of work in exchange for food would be rejected. Can't support a drug habit with food. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Considering how much Leicas cost...
Same person who'd buy a white storm trooper K-x, if they had the money. You don't have to be Cesar... On 4/2/2012 3:41 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Can't imagine who would buy a white leather covered camera? Well, if it were white snakeskin... Hello, Cesar, are you there? :-) cheers, frank, wondering where Gateboy is What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Godfrey DiGiorgigdigio...@gmail.com Sent: April 2, 2012 4/2/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Considering how much Leicas cost... lol! are we sure that isn't a late April Fools Day joke? Can't imagine who would buy a white leather-covered camera. one misleading detail, however, is saying that the unicorn variant goes for $31,770 over the regular model's $8,000. Regular model M9-P (itself a special variant ...!) goes for $8000, sure, but without any lens at all. That lens goes for another $11,000 so the competing standard model is $19,000 ... so a 40% premium for a limited edition special of a special edition ... Hmm. Maybe it is worth it .. G On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: ...don't you think the company could afford a more skilled Photoshop artist to create their composite images? http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/22/leicas-m9-p-white-unicorn-for-japan/ (Perhaps the image was put together by Engadget...) -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Can you see this video if are outside the UK?
No problem in Ontario. iMac , firefox Dave On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Hi team, If you are located outside the UK, can you see and hear the video on this page? (scroll down a bit) http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-04-03/ear-damage-too-loud-for-too- long/ thanks -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
My kinda ride. Nicely done Dave On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax FF
Drop the in body SR and the pop up flash and I'll bet it could be done. On 4/2/2012 4:03 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Steven Desjardins A question to the more engineering oriented ones on the list. How hard would it be for Pentax to stick a FF sensor in something like a K5 body? Ball peen hammer, hydraulic press, some duct tape or super glue ... no problem; oughta' fit right in there. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Very nice set. Way to early for all of those bugs up here. Dave On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
These are impressively sharp..and well rendered. Walt, if you have the time and don't mind, please identify which of these were taken with the Promaster. Thanks, much! Jack - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 7:02 AM Subject: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02 Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: I was having a hard time justifying the purchase at the old price, due to the lens' uneven reputation. I can't imagine shelling out at the new price. I bought my 16-50 as soon as the lens was introduced and it's worked without a hitch for years, including several rain-sodden hikes across Grandfather Mountain. It's my most-used lens. I know I'm just one data point but it's the data points that experience a failure that usually make the loudest noises ;-) I remember you telling me how much you like that lens! And a couple of times since then, I've been ready to pull the trigger, and... I see a fresh batch of mixed reviews, and I stop. Beyond that, I don't love the external zoom... The weather sealing is nice, but... really, I'm not much for rainy hikes. All that humidity totally wrecks my hair. :) -c -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Tractorotica
Thanks, Dave! I knew you'd be one who might be interested in seeing it. -- Walt On 4/3/2012 4:54 PM, David J Brooks wrote: My kinda ride. Nicely done Dave On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I know there are a few folks on the list who like old tractors, and I happened upon another one today while I was out on an otherwise non-productive photowalk. I left too early and the sun was too high -- same-old, same-old. I suppose I got a few decent shots, but nothing that I'm enthusiastic about working on beyond this one, so I figured I'd share it for those who appreciate this sort of thing. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6894840204/ K20D, A-50/1.7, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/100 Hope y'all like it! If not, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Thank you, Joe! I tell ya, it looks a lot more methodical in the photo than it was in-person. The little dude acted like he was born on that fence. -- Walt On 4/3/2012 4:18 PM, jn289 wrote: Walt, photo 6311 is great, walking the fence..Joe Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Thanks again, Dave! We've got a whole gang of bugs down here. I got stung on the neck by a wasp and on the chin by a bee while mowing just yesterday, in fact. If you'd like, I can pack some up and ship 'em to you -- I'll even cover the shipping! -- Walt On 4/3/2012 4:55 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Very nice set. Way to early for all of those bugs up here. Dave On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Many thanks, Jack! The squirrel and the butterfly shots were all taken with the Promaster on the K-x, and the rest were shot with the K20D and A-50/1.7. I wasn't crazy about that Promaster when I first got it, but it's starting to grow on me. I think the smartest thing I did was taking the damned skylight filter off of it. -- Walt On 4/3/2012 5:04 PM, Jack Davis wrote: These are impressively sharp..and well rendered. Walt, if you have the time and don't mind, please identify which of these were taken with the Promaster. Thanks, much! Jack - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 7:02 AM Subject: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02 Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax FF
It'd be easier to put a 24x36 sensor into a 645D body, and call it the 643D. It might even be possible to redesign it with a shorter registration distance (and smaller mirror) so you can use K-mount lenses. On 4/3/2012 2:54 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Drop the in body SR and the pop up flash and I'll bet it could be done. On 4/2/2012 4:03 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Steven Desjardins A question to the more engineering oriented ones on the list. How hard would it be for Pentax to stick a FF sensor in something like a K5 body? Ball peen hammer, hydraulic press, some duct tape or super glue ... no problem; oughta' fit right in there. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: New lens prices
I must have missed that. I'm sure glad I've already got the 16-50, 50-135 60-250; Between them they now add up to around $2000 more than I paid. They're nice glass, but I'd think hard before paying that much. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02
Yeah, you don't routinely need two additional light dispersing glass surfaces. ;-) Thanks for info. Jack - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 3:18 PM Subject: Re: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02 Many thanks, Jack! The squirrel and the butterfly shots were all taken with the Promaster on the K-x, and the rest were shot with the K20D and A-50/1.7. I wasn't crazy about that Promaster when I first got it, but it's starting to grow on me. I think the smartest thing I did was taking the damned skylight filter off of it. -- Walt On 4/3/2012 5:04 PM, Jack Davis wrote: These are impressively sharp..and well rendered. Walt, if you have the time and don't mind, please identify which of these were taken with the Promaster. Thanks, much! Jack - Original Message - From: Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 7:02 AM Subject: GESO: Photowalk from 4/02 Hi all, Just wanted to share these photos from yesterday. There's a little redundancy, but not overmuch. The only real interesting tidbit is that I took the K-x fitted with the Promaster 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 along with the K20D fitted with the A 50/1.7 in order to have some reach, and it wasn't until the end of my photowalk that I discovered that I'd had my ISO on the K-x set to, get this, 6400! In broad daylight, under a mid-afternoon sun with a cloudless sky! I don't know how it got that way unless I accidentally hit the magical combination on the 4-way while squatting down to take a shot with the K20D. In any event, the shots turned out relatively well, all things considered. Though, I was disappointed to see the blown-out highlights in the butterfly shots. Still, all in all, I can't complain as I got at least a few decent shots at the expense of a little shoe leather. Anyway . . . here. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629730945173/ I have to say, I like that Promaster 70-300 more and more as I come to use it more often. As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are eagerly solicited. Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
