Re: Boris PESO #35 - Etude
This looks like morning light. I find it very difficult to use WB to balance the sunlight against the shadows in morning light. It has a certain peachy quality to it which is easily lost with the WB tool. :-( Instead, I set the WB to render the sunlit parts as I want them, and then adjust the shadows with saturation and luminance in Lightroom. Ususally, it's only the blue lever that needs adjustment. Sometimes a little tweak on purple can make a difference too. Other than that, I can only criticise that there are two women in the picture that tends to draw my eye away from the composition... :-) Jostein On 31 August 2012 05:33, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I find my interest in photographer sparkled again - with Ricoh GXR A50 module I find myself often looking specifically for light and color... Here is an attempt: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/peso-2012-35-etude.html Be brutal and honest, as always. Cheers! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT fifty worst cars of all time
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis Cars I Have Owned in the last 40 years: 1960s Morris Minor 1000 Estate 1970s Triumph Vitesse Convertible 1980 Fiat 132 ... My first car, in the early 80s, was a Fiat 131. It was a rust-bucket which I bought for practically nothing, but it went like shit off a stick. I used to drive myself and 3 other people to from work at 110 mph. They always fell asleep en route, which must say something for the car. 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: OT fifty worst cars of all time
On Aug 31, 2012, at 12:29 AM, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis Cars I Have Owned in the last 40 years: 1960s Morris Minor 1000 Estate 1970s Triumph Vitesse Convertible 1980 Fiat 132 ... My first car, in the early 80s, was a Fiat 131. It was a rust-bucket which I bought for practically nothing, but it went like shit off a stick. I used to drive myself and 3 other people to from work at 110 mph. They always fell asleep en route, which must say something for the car. That the speedometer actually read in kph? -- 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.
Samsung vs Apple - An Alternative View
Different region. Different result. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-31/apple-loses-japan-patent-lawsuit-against-samsung-over-devices -- 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: OT fifty worst cars of all time
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis Cars I Have Owned in the last 40 years: 1960s Morris Minor 1000 Estate 1970s Triumph Vitesse Convertible 1980 Fiat 132 ... My first car, in the early 80s, was a Fiat 131. It was a rust-bucket which I bought for practically nothing, but it went like shit off a stick. I used to drive myself and 3 other people to from work at 110 mph. They always fell asleep en route, which must say something for the car. That the speedometer actually read in kph? Har! In the other direction I drove a friend and her young daughters through the Alps a few years ago in a French hire car and the girls were simultaneously thrilled and frightened to note from the speedo that we were taking those scary bends at over 100mph! :0) 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: OT fifty worst cars of all time
On 31 August 2012 05:34, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Whew! None of mine are there. Cars I Have Owned (clip) Here's my list with some comments. One of mine got onto the list, under a different name. 1970 Morris Mini K Australian model with a torquey, lazy 1100cc engine. Later fitment of twin 1 3/4inch SU carbies and extractors made it fly like shit off a shovel, but a broken engine mount led to one carb being smashed, and it was reverted to the standard 1 1/4 inch SU, keeping the extractors. Gearbox in sump caused fast ring and bearing wear because of metal contaminents getting into engine, an old Mini shortcoming. When oil loss reached a litre per thousand kilometres it was time to move on. 1980 Suzuki Stockman LJ80V V = van body. The Australian name for the Jimny, the original 4WD Kei car. I had this one for nine happy years, and 170,000km. The engine was getting a little knocky in the end which was an amazing long life for a sub litre engine that was taken to the redline on every gearchange for most of its life. I would have kept it for twice as long, maybe forever, if 3rd gear hadn't broken when I couldn't afford the repair. 1977 Toyota Corona Well into its 2nd decade when it was put down due to terminal tattiness, but it just wouldn't die. At one time it blew the head-gasket when I couldn't afford repairs (a frequently recurring story). The radiator was left bubbling and fizzing, and the engine oil turned to mousse. A change of fluids, some Bars-Leaks in the radiator and STP additive in the engine oil, and it healed itself and continued to improve for another year and a half. A bulletproof car if ever there was one. 1959 Morris Minor 1000 2-door An amazingly modern driving experience (excluding the pathetic brakes) for a car that was 35 years old. Wrecked on my 3rd day of ownership when it was rear-ended while stopped at the roadside. The fuel tank had run dry although indicating 1/4 full. The dealer later said about the fuel guage, Oh yeah, they all do that. That's the kind of information best shared sooner rather than later. _ 1984 Holden Camira The deservedly maligned GM J-car. In its defence it was a very sweet drive with tight, stable handling and a free-revving 1.6 litre engine that could easily exceed the redline even in 5th gear. In the end It lost the race against galloping rust. Poor detail design meant that there were dust and water traps that wouldn't drain out, exacerbating the low quality paint coverage inside the body panels and dodgy steel with fissures and random crystallization. The J-car, in it guise as the 1982 Cadillac Cimarron, earns its place in the worst 50 for this reason alone. 1981 Honda Accord Sedan Pleasant white-goods on wheels. Semi-automatic gearbox was a bore. Fairly uneventful ownership except for a top-end rebuild after a broken cam-belt, beware of used cars without log books. Rust got this one in the end, too. 1991 Toyota Camry Wagon Strong car, satisfying drive. Bulletproof like the Corona. A serious overheating event mid-life should have killed the engine, but a thorough service found no problem, so with new water hoses and plug leads (the heat melted the old set!!!) it soldiered on until the old bogeyman rust began to creep in (did I mention that I live on the coast?). 2005 Ford Focus Zetec 5-doorPleasant drive but the Zetec body-kit was too low for most suburban driveways and shopping mall car parks, grounding itself almost daily. The 4 speed auto gearbox was behind the curve at a time when most other cars were getting 5 or 6 speed autos, and was a disappointing aspect of the Focus due to the big gaps between gears. 2008 Ford Focus Ghia sedan Much the same as the previous car but without the low body-kit and with a boot (trunk) rather than a rear hatch. Comfy leather upholstery was nicer than the nasty microfibre of the Zetec, while a less sporty wheel/tyre combination made it a smoother ride. Still that same gearbox with not enough ratios. 2011 Hyundai ix35 Elite 2.0CRD Yes, a dreaded SUV. The attraction wasn't the all-wheel-drive, it was the interior space, hugely bigger than the Focus Ghia but with a smaller footprint on the road, handy in my parking-space deficient street. The turbocharged diesel engine pulls like a train. Hills don't seem to exist anymore and its cabin quietness on the freeway needs to be NOT heard to be believed. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - I wonder if Apple will try to shut this down.
Samsung Galaxy Camera Officially Unveiled: http://www.photographybay.com/2012/08/29/samsung-galaxy-camera-officially-unveiled/?awt_l=CE3oFawt_m=JTXtrI3WFv62xu regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - I wonder if Apple will try to shut this down.
On 8/31/2012 11:20 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: Samsung Galaxy Camera Officially Unveiled: http://www.photographybay.com/2012/08/29/samsung-galaxy-camera-officially-unveiled/?awt_l=CE3oFawt_m=JTXtrI3WFv62xu regards, Anthony They probably couldn't. The rounded corners are in the plane that is perpendicular to that of the screen. Pun intended. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)
On 8/30/2012 9:06 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: So, if Porsche comes out with a new car that has a unique shape, is it alright if GM copies that unique shape and sells cars to compete with the new Porsche? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola I do know something of precedent law, and the broad strokes that it will sometimes paint with. Allowing a company to patent the shape of a product is dangerous because that precedent can then be applied to other products (cars, toothbrushes, microwave ovens, etc) Daniel, at your spare time please have a look at last version of Honda Insight and Toyota Prius... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)
Darren, you did nothing wrong. You truly did not. So you don't have any reasons whatsoever to feel like this. Please reconsider. On 8/31/2012 12:51 AM, Darren Addy wrote: To the entire PDML community: Please accept my sincerest apologies for starting this thread (or, more correctly now, these threads). As penance, I would force myself to read each message it contains except for the fact that it would make me want to slit my wrists (more than I already do). I'd also like to thank DagT for his generous contributions of pearls before swine in these threads. Now, if you'll pardon me, I'm off to acquaint myself with the PDML unsubscribe option. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 fifty worst cars of all time
Steve McQueen had one of the few XKSS roadsters that survived the fire at the Coventry factory. Don't know where it is now, but I think it sold at auction a few years back. Paul On Aug 31, 2012, at 12:11 AM, John Francis wrote: On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 02:13:52PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: I'd much rather have a six cylinder e-type (Jag never made a car it called the XKE) than a v-12. They were faster. I'd love to upgrade one with modern engine management, and a few other tech upgrades as a track car. Heck, as long as we're dreaming, I'd like one of these: http://www.lynxmotors.co.uk/xkss.asp -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 fifty worst cars of all time
I've had too many to count. At least 50 in my lifetime, a dozen in the last twenty years. Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)
On 31 August 2012 04:06, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: So, if Porsche comes out with a new car that has a unique shape, is it alright if GM copies that unique shape and sells cars to compete with the new Porsche? If you too closely copy a work of literature or art then wouldn't there be a breach of copyright? Patent protection as well would be something of a belt 'n' braces situation. OTOH, perhaps big corporations prefer to litigate patent infringements over copyright infringements. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 fifty worst cars of all time
On 8/30/12 8:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It does not surprise me that mention of the Corvair can spark so much subject on the PDML. I learned to drive in our Corvair, my father giving me the helm on various camping trips on the back roads of Arkansas when I was 11 or 12. It was an okay car, but I preferred its successor, a '67 Camaro that was later stolen off the airport parking lot in Little Rock. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: If you're interested in (history of) math
Boris, Besides being in Russian, it is a video file format I can't play. I looked for you in the photo though. Bob On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Recently I had honors of making a video for nothing less than The Fourth Geometry Meeting dedicated to the centenary of A.D.Alexandrov in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The blog post with all the links is here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/professor-zalgaller-talks-about-ad.html Sadly, the did not make English sub-titles to the video, so you have to know Russian to view it. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #35 - Etude
Boris, Like the colors and light. Yes, it is a bit blue. Where is the golden morning light? I like the girls where they are, coming into the scene and comfortably placed in the open under the tree branch on the right. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I find my interest in photographer sparkled again - with Ricoh GXR A50 module I find myself often looking specifically for light and color... Here is an attempt: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/peso-2012-35-etude.html Be brutal and honest, as always. Cheers! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)
Joe, Thanks for the link. I'm weak on my old radio commercials and the Pepsi jingle is beyond my knowledge. I enjoyed the story of your dad's career. It really was a different time. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:13 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: We are jiving to it here. Good ol' Johnny Fosdick's Orchestra backing up Anita Bayer's vocals. Of course, it's an iMac I'm running it through. :-) Try this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxTnEbOjVCgfeature=player_detailpage The previous URL was for my replaying it. On Aug 30, 2012, at 18:42 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Joe, Something's buggy with that Utube video...if I had a blue screen of death, it would have appeared. It was a full stop. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 fifty worst cars of all time
What is this! 11 or 12 and learning to outrun the 'revenuers' on the back roads of Arkansas? I have a new respect for you Doug. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 8/30/12 8:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It does not surprise me that mention of the Corvair can spark so much subject on the PDML. I learned to drive in our Corvair, my father giving me the helm on various camping trips on the back roads of Arkansas when I was 11 or 12. It was an okay car, but I preferred its successor, a '67 Camaro that was later stolen off the airport parking lot in Little Rock. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris PESO #35 - Etude
I like the colour: the warmth of the sun foreground, the coolness of the shaded street in background. But I think that the cool background is overexposed. The brightness of that area is out of proportion. Pleasant image overall. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I find my interest in photographer sparkled again - with Ricoh GXR A50 module I find myself often looking specifically for light and color... Here is an attempt: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/peso-2012-35-etude.html Be brutal and honest, as always. Cheers! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: If you're interested in (history of) math
The Fourth Geometry Meeting? What's the point? On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Boris, Besides being in Russian, it is a video file format I can't play. I looked for you in the photo though. Bob On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Recently I had honors of making a video for nothing less than The Fourth Geometry Meeting dedicated to the centenary of A.D.Alexandrov in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The blog post with all the links is here: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/professor-zalgaller-talks-about-ad.html Sadly, the did not make English sub-titles to the video, so you have to know Russian to view it. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT fifty worst cars of all time
We've settle into a steady diet of Subaru cars and Ford pickups. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: What is this! 11 or 12 and learning to outrun the 'revenuers' on the back roads of Arkansas? I have a new respect for you Doug. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: On 8/30/12 8:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It does not surprise me that mention of the Corvair can spark so much subject on the PDML. I learned to drive in our Corvair, my father giving me the helm on various camping trips on the back roads of Arkansas when I was 11 or 12. It was an okay car, but I preferred its successor, a '67 Camaro that was later stolen off the airport parking lot in Little Rock. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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: If you're interested in (history of) math
On 31/08/2012 8:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The Fourth Geometry Meeting? What's the point? Perhaps they are trying to discover the Fifth Element. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: If you're interested in (history of) math
On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The Fourth Geometry Meeting? What's the point? Everybody there will have his own angle on things. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 fifty worst cars of all time
On Aug 30, 2012, at 11:59 PM, John Francis wrote: Cars I Have Owned in the last 40 years: 1960s Morris Minor 1000 Estate 1970s Triumph Vitesse Convertible 1980 Fiat 132 1986 Ford Mustang GT Converible 1990 Range Rover 2004 BMW Z4 As a memory exercise I've compiled my list. The indented items were the cars primarily used by spouses 1956 Pontiac 2-door coupe 1962-1965 1962 AMC Rambler Classic1965-1968 1968 AMC Ambassador 1968-1972 1967 Porsche 9121970-1971 1968 Porsche 9121971-1981 1973 Toyota pickup 1975-1976 1968 Porsche 9121976-1979 1962 Ford pickup1975-1977 1975 Honda Civic1976-? 1973 Ford van 1977-1981 1981 Subaru station wagon 1981-1990 1982 Nissan 1985-1992 1990 Chrysler mini-van 1990-1993 1991 Subaru sedan 1992-1993 1993 Jeep Wrangler 1993-1995 1993 Jeep Cherokee 1993-2000 1995 Eagle Vision 1995-present 2000 Chrysler minivan 2000-2009 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee2009-present stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: If you're interested in (history of) math
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The Fourth Geometry Meeting? What's the point? Everybody there will have his own angle on things. I think Steven was being deliberately obtuse. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: If you're interested in (history of) math
Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The Fourth Geometry Meeting? What's the point? Everybody there will have his own angle on things. Many of the discussions will probably be tangential to the agenda too. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 fifty worst cars of all time
I seriously considered buying a used one in about 1968 or so. The deal fell apart when the mechanic I took it to looked underneath and found it was just about to fall apart (body rot). I don't know if that was a typical problem. From: Walter Hamler In 1962 I was in the Navy stationed at the Ordinance Test Station in China Lake, out in the Mojave desert. I was barely 20 years old and had eyes for a young lady that worked in the photo lab where I was, along with several hundred others. I was flirting with her one day, threatening to pull her pony tail. She whipped around so quick, shoved all 210 pounds of me against the wall, and simply said in a stern voice, Don't! I didn't, apologized, and sheepishly left the room in a hurry. Several hours later she quietly asked me to follow her outside. There she explained that the year prior, she had taken a 61 Corvair over a cliff and the rear scalp and skull cap of her head was lost somewhere in the canyon below where the car stopped, on top of her. She had had a blowout, and she readily admitted that she had overreacted and overcorrected, causing her to spinout and go over the side. She never did blame the car, but her parents did, and after many years in court was awarded a settlement. We became close friends after that, but we never talked about the accident again. I knew it was a very touchy subject with her. And, I never mentioned the pony tail again :-) In the late 80's I had a chance to buy a later model Monza with the turbo charger, but was simply afraid to do so. Wish I had now. Walt On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Aug 30, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Utter nonsense. It's one nincompoop's list. The 1961 Corvair, for example, is there only because an idiot wrote a book. And the 1995 Explorer is there by virtue of some bad tires. But since these cars are so awful, I'll take the Series III XKE V12 off someone's hands or that Biturbo Maserati. Hell, I'm even willing to shoulder the burden of a Ferrari Mondial. My understanding is that there were indeed some issues with the early corvairs, though not nearly as bad as a particular egocentric attention whore would have liked you to believe. As I said, some of the most interesting cars were also on the list. The elite was designed to win races, and it has been argued that if a racecar didn't fall apart on the cool down lap, then it was too heavy making it more robust than it needed to be. Chapman was absolutely brilliant in that way, and I'd love to see a modern version of the Elite, made with modern materials and technology. Out of a motor the size and weight of the Coventry Climax 1.3 (originally designed for water pumps for fire fighting) you could probably get two or three times the horsepower today, on street fuel, without forced induction. I'd much rather have a six cylinder e-type (Jag never made a car it called the XKE) than a v-12. They were faster. I'd love to upgrade one with modern engine management, and a few other tech upgrades as a track car. Paul On Aug 30, 2012, at 2:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: If you're interested in (history of) math
AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The Fourth Geometry Meeting? What's the point? Everybody there will have his own angle on things. Many of the discussions will probably be tangential to the agenda too. It's a sine of the times. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: If you're interested in (history of) math
I'll cosine that, even though trigy. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 8:23 AM Subject: Re: If you're interested in (history of) math AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The Fourth Geometry Meeting? What's the point? Everybody there will have his own angle on things. Many of the discussions will probably be tangential to the agenda too. It's a sine of the times. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia http://www.robertstech.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)
Don't be silly, Darren. This is an epic thread(s). I will even point out here the other thread noting that Apple was mostly the loser in the Japanese version of all this. I may start a separate Gmail account. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:03 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Joe, Thanks for the link. I'm weak on my old radio commercials and the Pepsi jingle is beyond my knowledge. I enjoyed the story of your dad's career. It really was a different time. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:13 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: We are jiving to it here. Good ol' Johnny Fosdick's Orchestra backing up Anita Bayer's vocals. Of course, it's an iMac I'm running it through. :-) Try this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxTnEbOjVCgfeature=player_detailpage The previous URL was for my replaying it. On Aug 30, 2012, at 18:42 , Bob Sullivan wrote: Joe, Something's buggy with that Utube video...if I had a blue screen of death, it would have appeared. It was a full stop. Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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: Dry river the drought in the midwest
Those images document the situation very well! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Here are two photos taken of the Des Moines river which usually floods in the spring and supports fishing, boating, water skiing every summer in my memory. Not this year. http://donspix.posterous.com/drought-in-the-midwest-2012-the-photos-photo -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 fifty worst cars of all time
I lost the original link to the list, so I just Googled for it. Two things: 1. It appears that list was from 2007, not from 2010 as I first thought. That may explain why Toyota's later problems didn't make the list. 2. In my lifetime, I've owned one car that [almost?] made the list. I had a 1972 Pinto Wagon. I say [almost?] because the wagon wasn't prone to burst into flames in a rear end collision because they'd had to move the filler neck to the side to accommodate the rear hatch. It was kind of a strange little car. One thing I remember was that all of the hardware on the Made in the USA body was metric, while all of the German made engine hardware was SAE standard. Go figure. I put so many miles on it that I wore the lobes off the overhead cam twice. Having the engine rebuilt cost less than $500 both times. The first time it went in to be rebuilt was when I got to keep my father-in-law's pristine 57 Bel Air for a week as a loaner. And since my wife didn't know how to drive a manual transmission I didn't have to share. If that Pinto had a manual transmission, I might be driving it still. 3. The other car I owned that I don't know how it escaped the list - and the only *NEW* car I ever bought - was a 1980 Chevrolet Citation. I traded in the Pinto for a 5 Door hatchback. It was the nadir of Chevrolet's descent into cheap plastic interiors, but it wasn't actually a bad car otherwise, although the transverse V6 turned out to be one of those have to pull the engine to change the spark-plugs designs, and Chevrolet had no previous experience with designing a FWD automobile. Nor did their mechanics have any clue about working on them. I had it in to the dealer several times for a grinding noise it made when I had to accelerate in second while straightening out from a left turn (which I did every day when I left the house to go to work). They replaced the synchronizers, then they replaced the left side transmission case, then replaced the whole transmission and never managed to stop the noise from recurring for more than 1,000 miles. Put me off from owning a FWD car for many years. Now I recognize that noise is just worn CV joints. Although, if they wear that much in less than 1,000 miles, I'm going to be mighty pissed off. 4. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! ... Our four chief weapons are ... Amongst our weapons are ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris PESO #35 - Etude
I'd probably use the White Balance eye-dropper tool to sample several areas of the asphalt paving. That frequently makes for a good neutral grey. From: Jostein ?ksne This looks like morning light. I find it very difficult to use WB to balance the sunlight against the shadows in morning light. It has a certain peachy quality to it which is easily lost with the WB tool. :-( Instead, I set the WB to render the sunlit parts as I want them, and then adjust the shadows with saturation and luminance in Lightroom. Ususally, it's only the blue lever that needs adjustment. Sometimes a little tweak on purple can make a difference too. Other than that, I can only criticise that there are two women in the picture that tends to draw my eye away from the composition... :-) Jostein On 31 August 2012 05:33, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I find my interest in photographer sparkled again - with Ricoh GXR A50 module I find myself often looking specifically for light and color... Here is an attempt: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/peso-2012-35-etude.html Be brutal and honest, as always. Cheers! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT fifty worst cars of all time
From: Bob W From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Francis Cars I Have Owned in the last 40 years: 1960s Morris Minor 1000 Estate 1970s Triumph Vitesse Convertible 1980 Fiat 132 ... My first car, in the early 80s, was a Fiat 131. It was a rust-bucket which I bought for practically nothing, but it went like shit off a stick. I used to drive myself and 3 other people to from work at 110 mph. They always fell asleep en route, which must say something for the car. B Yeah, it was saying FIX MY LEAKY EXHAUST! 8-D -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: If you're interested in (history of) math
Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com AlunFoto - Jostein ?ksne wrote: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The Fourth Geometry Meeting? What's the point? Everybody there will have his own angle on things. Many of the discussions will probably be tangential to the agenda too. It's a sine of the times. Oh, for a non-linear thread. But seriously, I've been enjoying Richenbach's review of the rise of rationalism's relationship with the era's developments in mathematics. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
Alright. I had a Ranger IPA and let the desire to unsubscribe pass. My Quality of Life Index stinks bad enough right now without cutting myself off from PDML (you see, I clearly have masochistic tendencies). : \ I realize that Kenny Boy is a widely reviled character here on PDML (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). : ) If I may, I would like to ask you to please hold your noses and tell me, specifically, what you disagree with in the following Kenny Boy essay on the subject of lens sharpness: http://kenrockwell.com/tech/lens-sharpness.htm Please think of this as a weekend diversion, should you not have time for it today. In addition, if you have a link to share that you think discusses this subject (lens sharpness) more lucidly, please pass that along. I'd also like to add one more layer of complexity to the discussion, but that will (hopefully) come later. I don't want to muddy the waters with it right now. I realize that the bottom line (cop-out answer) that one can't argue with is don't worry about it... just take pictures with what you've got and while I agree with that sentiment, it doesn't make my desire to understand all of the variables to obtaining a good image go away. Thanks in advance for any opinions you care to share. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 fifty worst cars of all time
True, not much, but still . . . Your chart shows your 40th birthday in 1982; so you were born in 1942, and I was born is Dec 1941. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Couldn't be by much. I am 70. Walt On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: You have purchased 5 cars since I last bought one. That must say something about each of us. G Of course, you are not quite as old as I am . . . . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Whew! None of mine are there. Cars I Have Owned 1962 Chevy Impala SS 1963/64 1957 Mercury Parklane Cruiser 1965 1957 VW Beetle 1966 1968 Toyota Corona 1968 1969 Chevy Townsman SW 1969 1958 Rambler SW 1969 1972 Toyota Corolla 1971 1981 Chevy Malibu SW 1981 1983 Nissan Maxima SW Diesel 1983 1984 Honda CRX 40 th birthday 1982 1973 VW Beetle 1985 1973 VW Camper Van 1986 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager Mini Van (Mom’s) 1990 1992 Mazda B2000 PU 1994 1990 Chevy Corsica (Rachael’s car) 1996 1983 Chevy Cavalier SW (Nathan’s car) 1997 1992 Buick LeSabre 1998 1996 Olds Cutlass Ciera (Mom’s) 1998 2005 Scion xB 2004 2001 Saturn LW200 SW (Mom’s) 2007 2000 Olds Intrique 2009 1999 Saturn SW2 SW 2011 2012 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2011 2012 Hyundai Sonata (Mom’s) 2012 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT 2012 May there be no more On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT fifty worst cars of all time
My girlfriend (now my wife) had a corvair in 1961. On three occasions, it simply stopped running, for no apparent reason, while she was driving at fairly high speeds on the highway. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Utter nonsense. It's one nincompoop's list. The 1961 Corvair, for example, is there only because an idiot wrote a book. And the 1995 Explorer is there by virtue of some bad tires. But since these cars are so awful, I'll take the Series III XKE V12 off someone's hands or that Biturbo Maserati. Hell, I'm even willing to shoulder the burden of a Ferrari Mondial. Paul On Aug 30, 2012, at 2:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - I wonder if Apple will try to shut this down.
http://themetapicture.com/samsung-youre-doing-it-wrong/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: Samsung Galaxy Camera Officially Unveiled: http://www.photographybay.com/2012/08/29/samsung-galaxy-camera-officially-unveiled/?awt_l=CE3oFawt_m=JTXtrI3WFv62xu regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris PESO #35 - Etude
Serenity abounds there. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! I find my interest in photographer sparkled again - with Ricoh GXR A50 module I find myself often looking specifically for light and color... Here is an attempt: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/peso-2012-35-etude.html Be brutal and honest, as always. Cheers! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Samsung vs Apple - An Alternative View
Apple? Against Samsung? In Japan? And you're surprised Apple lost? The Japanese may not be that fond of the Koreans, but they are still smarting at the way Apple and others demolished the Japanese electronics market. Remember Sony, no baloney? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 2:07 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Different region. Different result. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-31/apple-loses-japan-patent-lawsuit-against-samsung-over-devices -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: How did you miss this one, Frank?
http://themetapicture.com/clever-advertisement/ 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: Samsung vs Apple - An Alternative View
On 31/08/2012 11:32 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Apple? Against Samsung? In Japan? And you're surprised Apple lost? The Japanese may not be that fond of the Koreans, but they are still smarting at the way Apple and others demolished the Japanese electronics market. Remember Sony, no baloney? Really, what you are saying is that it's no surprise that an Asian company won in an Asian court, and an American company won the same case in an American court. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
Darren, I have to admit I couldn't stand mr. Rockwells way of putting things. I stopped reading about half-way, thinking that he's worse at opinionating than all of us here put together. In my humble opinion. :-) A few examples that I found, well, let's say awkward: Sales and marketing departments fuel this misconception because it scares people into buying new lenses. Scares? Isn't that an odd postulate? When he then continues to build his case, he does so by using negativisms. He goes out of his way to tell us what sharpness _isn't_. He also do it in such a way that the reader is constantly reminded of mr. Rockwells impeccable understanding of the issue: Even when I started with 35mm as a kid in the 1970s, I knew that you had to print at 20 x30 (50x75cm) in order to see any lens limitations. IIRC, some have called mr. Rockwell the Chuck Norris of photography. Statements like the above doesn't help mr. Rockwells case, I think. He rhetorically classify people as idiots if they hit a dent in their learning curve and state their frustration: Only idiots find something's limits, and let themselves get stuck there complaining about it. By the time I gave up, I thought the article was just dressed up in sharp language to cover the author's imprecise understanding of sharpness. He claims, for example that: Most lens makers' sharpest lenses are their 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/2.8, 500mm f/4 and 600mm f/4 ED and L series lenses. Look at their MTF graphs, and they really do have virtually perfect performance. Last time I looked, normal primes have higher MTFs. He claims that lenses today are -Not that I could explain it better myself, but I think I'll seek other sources for information that are more about the subject and less about other things. Jostein - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 7:15 PM Subject: Please educate me (Kenny Boy) Alright. I had a Ranger IPA and let the desire to unsubscribe pass. My Quality of Life Index stinks bad enough right now without cutting myself off from PDML (you see, I clearly have masochistic tendencies). : \ I realize that Kenny Boy is a widely reviled character here on PDML (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). : ) If I may, I would like to ask you to please hold your noses and tell me, specifically, what you disagree with in the following Kenny Boy essay on the subject of lens sharpness: http://kenrockwell.com/tech/lens-sharpness.htm Please think of this as a weekend diversion, should you not have time for it today. In addition, if you have a link to share that you think discusses this subject (lens sharpness) more lucidly, please pass that along. I'd also like to add one more layer of complexity to the discussion, but that will (hopefully) come later. I don't want to muddy the waters with it right now. I realize that the bottom line (cop-out answer) that one can't argue with is don't worry about it... just take pictures with what you've got and while I agree with that sentiment, it doesn't make my desire to understand all of the variables to obtaining a good image go away. Thanks in advance for any opinions you care to share. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
On Aug 31, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Darren Addy wrote: Alright. I had a Ranger IPA and let the desire to unsubscribe pass. My Quality of Life Index stinks bad enough right now without cutting myself off from PDML (you see, I clearly have masochistic tendencies). : \ I realize that Kenny Boy is a widely reviled character here on PDML (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). : ) If I may, I would like to ask you to please hold your noses and tell me, specifically, what you disagree with in the following Kenny Boy essay on the subject of lens sharpness: http://kenrockwell.com/tech/lens-sharpness.htm Please think of this as a weekend diversion, should you not have time for it today. In addition, if you have a link to share that you think discusses this subject (lens sharpness) more lucidly, please pass that along. Have you ever hung out on photography fora where people who recently knew nothing about photography, now know a little, and talk like they know everything? The ones who just learned that you can control depth of field by adjusting the aperture, and make me sound humble? Rockwell sounds like that. My problem with Rockwell is that some of the things that he says are important truths, and some of the things that he writes sound like he is a long time disciple of Timothy Leary. For example I agree entirely with this: Do you know what limits the sharpness of most of my photos, even those made with crappy equipment? It's the same things I mention elsewhere: imperfect focus, limited depth-of-field, and subject and camera motion. Your creative input to a photo makes far more of an imprint on the image than any small, and often invisible, difference in sharpness from one lens to another. Then he throws out something like this: Ansel knew about fractals before Mandelbrot ever wrote about them. Fractals means that there are similar levels of detail at every magnification, so that regardless of how close or how far you are away from trees, complete forests or individual leaves, there is always detail to be seen Which is not the definition of fractal by a long shot. He points to this page as some of his best pictures ever: http://www.kenrockwell.com/trips/2007-10-395/18.htm Those photos aren't bad, but if those are his best, then he's not even as good as Peter Lik. Another thing that I believe annoys people about Rockwell is that he writes as if he is the font of all knowledge photographic. This is very appealing to people that want simple answers, particularly beginners. Unfortunately a lot of the things he says are wrong, and are mixed in with some important truths. I think that a lot of his columns would make good fodder for discussion, not only what is write or wrong, but why and when. He says that nobody shoots f/2.8 in decent light. I often don't stop down that much unless the light is pretty good. Then again, my definition of pretty good light is somewhere around enough light to read a newspaper. Overall, this seems to be one of his better articles. He makes some good points, and not too many gaffes. I find myself running up against the limits of my lens sharpness now and then, but it's rarely the limiting factor. -- 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: If you're interested in (history of) math
But seriously, I've been enjoying Richenbach's review of the rise of rationalism's relationship with the era's developments in mathematics. It's important not to take maths too seriously. http://www.southalabama.edu/mathstat/people/photos/eeyore-project/index.html J. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Samsung vs Apple - An Alternative View
No, I didn't say that; you did. You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:54 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 31/08/2012 11:32 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Apple? Against Samsung? In Japan? And you're surprised Apple lost? The Japanese may not be that fond of the Koreans, but they are still smarting at the way Apple and others demolished the Japanese electronics market. Remember Sony, no baloney? Really, what you are saying is that it's no surprise that an Asian company won in an Asian court, and an American company won the same case in an American court. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Samsung vs Apple - An Alternative View
On 31/08/2012 12:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: No, I didn't say that; you did. You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment. Of course you couldn't come out and say that, but it's still not surprising, is is? -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Interesting images
Are they all for real? http://www.buzzfeed.com/microsoftoutlook/20-amazing-photos-you-dont-want-to-miss-76ab 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: Samsung vs Apple - An Alternative View
It's not surprising because most countries do not protect intellectual property very well. Many Asian countries gain great revenue from pirates and copy cats, so they have no incentive to enforce American (or European) patents. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 2:34 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 31/08/2012 12:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: No, I didn't say that; you did. You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment. Of course you couldn't come out and say that, but it's still not surprising, is is? -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
Lots of pontificating, lots of words, not much information in that link. Sharpness matters to produce edge contrast in photos. And you can notice the difference without pixel peeping. I'm amazed he can write 2+pages of non-sense on the subject. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Alright. I had a Ranger IPA and let the desire to unsubscribe pass. My Quality of Life Index stinks bad enough right now without cutting myself off from PDML (you see, I clearly have masochistic tendencies). : \ I realize that Kenny Boy is a widely reviled character here on PDML (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). : ) If I may, I would like to ask you to please hold your noses and tell me, specifically, what you disagree with in the following Kenny Boy essay on the subject of lens sharpness: http://kenrockwell.com/tech/lens-sharpness.htm Please think of this as a weekend diversion, should you not have time for it today. In addition, if you have a link to share that you think discusses this subject (lens sharpness) more lucidly, please pass that along. I'd also like to add one more layer of complexity to the discussion, but that will (hopefully) come later. I don't want to muddy the waters with it right now. I realize that the bottom line (cop-out answer) that one can't argue with is don't worry about it... just take pictures with what you've got and while I agree with that sentiment, it doesn't make my desire to understand all of the variables to obtaining a good image go away. Thanks in advance for any opinions you care to share. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Interesting images
Well, I'd say they are all real images, but not all are real photographs (I think most of them are, though). The two that appear to me the most manipulated/artificial are the Aurora Borealis one (particularly if you look at the water reflection you'll see that reality is not being presented) and also the Rio super moon (note the clouds over the mountain tops on the left and how they seem to magically disappear when they get to the moon). This just looks like a composite of two shots. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Are they all for real? http://www.buzzfeed.com/microsoftoutlook/20-amazing-photos-you-dont-want-to-miss-76ab 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. -- The key to seeing the world's soul, and in the process wakening one's own, is to get over the confusion by which we think that fact is real and imagination an illusion. It is the other way around. -Thomas Moore, Original Self -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
He shoots JPEGs. He says RAW is a waste of time. http://www.kenrockwell.com/trips/2007-10-395/tech.htm 'Nuff said! -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
You'll get a better education reading TOP: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/08/titletk.html On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Alright. I had a Ranger IPA and let the desire to unsubscribe pass. My Quality of Life Index stinks bad enough right now without cutting myself off from PDML (you see, I clearly have masochistic tendencies). : \ I realize that Kenny Boy is a widely reviled character here on PDML (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). : ) If I may, I would like to ask you to please hold your noses and tell me, specifically, what you disagree with in the following Kenny Boy essay on the subject of lens sharpness: http://kenrockwell.com/tech/lens-sharpness.htm Please think of this as a weekend diversion, should you not have time for it today. In addition, if you have a link to share that you think discusses this subject (lens sharpness) more lucidly, please pass that along. I'd also like to add one more layer of complexity to the discussion, but that will (hopefully) come later. I don't want to muddy the waters with it right now. I realize that the bottom line (cop-out answer) that one can't argue with is don't worry about it... just take pictures with what you've got and while I agree with that sentiment, it doesn't make my desire to understand all of the variables to obtaining a good image go away. Thanks in advance for any opinions you care to share. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
Steve, When you use Nikon equipment, you don't need to shoot RAW. Everybody knows that. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: He shoots JPEGs. He says RAW is a waste of time. http://www.kenrockwell.com/trips/2007-10-395/tech.htm 'Nuff said! -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca • http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
I think that Darren is trying to make us forget he started the Apple vs. Samsung thread by bringing up Public Enema #1. (lol). BTW, Larry, detail at every length scale is a legitimate property of fractals. I'm not saying that that it's a useful application of the concept in this case, however. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Steve, When you use Nikon equipment, you don't need to shoot RAW. Everybody knows that. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: He shoots JPEGs. He says RAW is a waste of time. http://www.kenrockwell.com/trips/2007-10-395/tech.htm 'Nuff said! -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca • http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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: OT: Interesting images
I like the poodle moth. As for the moon, it might be an extreme crop. Or a picture from an alternate dimension. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I'd say they are all real images, but not all are real photographs (I think most of them are, though). The two that appear to me the most manipulated/artificial are the Aurora Borealis one (particularly if you look at the water reflection you'll see that reality is not being presented) and also the Rio super moon (note the clouds over the mountain tops on the left and how they seem to magically disappear when they get to the moon). This just looks like a composite of two shots. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Are they all for real? http://www.buzzfeed.com/microsoftoutlook/20-amazing-photos-you-dont-want-to-miss-76ab 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. -- The key to seeing the world's soul, and in the process wakening one's own, is to get over the confusion by which we think that fact is real and imagination an illusion. It is the other way around. -Thomas Moore, Original Self -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT fifty worst cars of all time
...and I was born is Dec 1941... A day that will live in infamy. . . :-o On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: True, not much, but still . . . Your chart shows your 40th birthday in 1982; so you were born in 1942, and I was born is Dec 1941. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Couldn't be by much. I am 70. Walt On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: You have purchased 5 cars since I last bought one. That must say something about each of us. G Of course, you are not quite as old as I am . . . . Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Whew! None of mine are there. Cars I Have Owned 1962 Chevy Impala SS 1963/64 1957 Mercury Parklane Cruiser 1965 1957 VW Beetle 1966 1968 Toyota Corona 1968 1969 Chevy Townsman SW 1969 1958 Rambler SW 1969 1972 Toyota Corolla 1971 1981 Chevy Malibu SW 1981 1983 Nissan Maxima SW Diesel 1983 1984 Honda CRX 40 th birthday 1982 1973 VW Beetle 1985 1973 VW Camper Van 1986 1990 Plymouth Grand Voyager Mini Van (Mom’s) 1990 1992 Mazda B2000 PU 1994 1990 Chevy Corsica (Rachael’s car) 1996 1983 Chevy Cavalier SW (Nathan’s car) 1997 1992 Buick LeSabre 1998 1996 Olds Cutlass Ciera (Mom’s) 1998 2005 Scion xB 2004 2001 Saturn LW200 SW (Mom’s) 2007 2000 Olds Intrique 2009 1999 Saturn SW2 SW 2011 2012 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2011 2012 Hyundai Sonata (Mom’s) 2012 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT 2012 May there be no more On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1658545,00.html They also have some of the most interesting cars on this list too. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
LoL..that just saved me a contribution to the roast and lightened my day. Thanks, Steve. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ - Original Message - From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 12:34 PM Subject: Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy) I think that Darren is trying to make us forget he started the Apple vs. Samsung thread by bringing up Public Enema #1. (lol). BTW, Larry, detail at every length scale is a legitimate property of fractals. I'm not saying that that it's a useful application of the concept in this case, however. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Steve, When you use Nikon equipment, you don't need to shoot RAW. Everybody knows that. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca wrote: He shoots JPEGs. He says RAW is a waste of time. http://www.kenrockwell.com/trips/2007-10-395/tech.htm 'Nuff said! -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca • http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
free book from Blurb ... China with the M9 Monochrom
A friend, Jono Slack, from one of the photo forums I frequent was given the opportunity to work with a Leica M9 Monochrom while it was still pre-release. He's compiled a book of his photos and made them available on Blurb.com. http://www.blurb.com/ebooks/reader.html?e=318723SSAID=389818#/front The camera is neat. But his photographs are the wonderful part IMO. (For the PDML, one section of the book features cormorants... :-) Enjoy! Godfrey - http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy [...] I realize that Kenny Boy is a widely reviled character here on PDML (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). : ) [...] it doesn't matter what he writes, or whether he is correct or not, the fact is that everything on his website is about him, and him alone. His ego gets in the way of anything he might have to say. The quality of his writing is dismally poor, and his photographs are shit. Otherwise he's fine. 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: OT fifty worst cars of all time
For the record, I am from the radical Pentax/Apple/Volkswagen wing of this party. (Also a bit into astronomy and home beer brewing.) My main requirements for a car these days are that it stay out of the repair shop and be able to carry an 8 Dobsonian, when needed. As for the List: I admit to owning a couple of early-70s Pinto station wagons, back in our salad days. Then, my main requirement was that a car cost under $500. : ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
At 2:18 PM -0500 8/31/12, Bob Sullivan wrote: Steve, When you use Nikon equipment, you don't need to shoot RAW. Everybody knows that. But he was using a Canon 5D!!! -- Steve Sharpe d...@eastlink.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
It's Kenny Boy Rockwell. He has some very strong opinions that do not appear to derive from experience. Occasionally he does get something right, purely because even a blind pig finds an occasional acorn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: free book from Blurb ... China with the M9 Monochrom
Thanks! stan On Aug 31, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: A friend, Jono Slack, from one of the photo forums I frequent was given the opportunity to work with a Leica M9 Monochrom while it was still pre-release. He's compiled a book of his photos and made them available on Blurb.com. http://www.blurb.com/ebooks/reader.html?e=318723SSAID=389818#/front The camera is neat. But his photographs are the wonderful part IMO. (For the PDML, one section of the book features cormorants... :-) Enjoy! Godfrey - http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Was gonna mark this OT, but...
I guess it is somewhat on topic. ; ] http://themetapicture.com/how-you-know-you-are-getting-old/ -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: You'll get a better education reading TOP: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/08/titletk.html (digression) I appreciate the link (I've read some of his stuff before) however, I have to say that I have a *fundamental problem* with someone who is illustrating the output of 4 different lens types (1: Lens with neither contrast nor resolution, 2: Lens with good resolution but low contrast, 3: Lens with good contrast but low resolution, 4: Lens with both adequate contrast and adequate resolution) but who then illustrates it by using the exact *same* image for each case (taken with the same lens but messed with in post-processing) to make the point. He has simulated making a point, but not quite made 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: Samsung vs Apple - An Alternative View
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: Apple? Against Samsung? In Japan? And you're surprised Apple lost? Well, I didn't say I was surprised. I was just reporting the result. Apple actually lost in Australia late in 2011 as well. Not sure what that means in the overall scheme of things. In the final wash up I expect both companies will end up selling phones and tablets in all markets, much as they are doing now. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ The Japanese may not be that fond of the Koreans, but they are still smarting at the way Apple and others demolished the Japanese electronics market. Remember Sony, no baloney? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 2:07 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Different region. Different result. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-31/apple-loses-japan-patent-lawsuit-against-samsung-over-devices -- 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.
Subject: Re: Dry river the drought in the midwest
Thanks for looking Dan. I probably should put these on facebook or someplace like that. A few years from now when people are complaining about the flooding they might be interesting viewing. Then again if the droughts continue there may not be water to photograph. It just occurred to me my title was an oxymoron. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 1 Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:07:25 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Dry river the drought in the midwest Message-ID: caomwt1ymtn8osdiktnlgwdjzk2ekakdgqepsn7vy7jt+axa...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Those images document the situation very well! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Don Guthrieshark50...@gmail.com wrote: Here are two photos taken of the Des Moines river which usually floods in the spring and supports fishing, boating, water skiing every summer in my memory. Not this year. http://donspix.posterous.com/drought-in-the-midwest-2012-the-photos-photo -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
Quoting Bob W p...@web-options.com: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Darren Addy [...] I realize that Kenny Boy is a widely reviled character here on PDML (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). : ) [...] it doesn't matter what he writes, or whether he is correct or not, the fact is that everything on his website is about him, and him alone. His ego gets in the way of anything he might have to say. The quality of his writing is dismally poor, and his photographs are shit. Otherwise he's fine. Exactly. An irritating point with all of his articles is the bit at the bottom under Help me help you. I don't mind him requesting donations - after all, he is apparently trying to make his web site pay its way. But expecting readers to pay him 5 bucks for the privilege of printing out an article is bizarre. I wonder if anyone ever does. -- 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: OT: Interesting images
From: Daniel J. Matyola Are they all for real? http://www.buzzfeed.com/microsoftoutlook/20-amazing-photos-you-dont-want-to-miss-76ab Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola 20 Amazing Photos You Don't Want To Miss only has 19 photos. Number 18. This Unbelievable Shot Of The 2012 Supermoon In Rio de Janeiro is an obvious composite. Number 17. An Up Close Picture Of One Of The World's Largest Insects, The Giant Camel Spider uses wide angle lens distortion to make them look a lot larger than they really are. Camel Spiders aren't that big, and technically are not spiders. Like bees wasps, if you leave them alone they'll mostly leave you alone. Other than those, I think they're all for real. Even #17 is for real, if you allow for it using camera trickery to exaggerate the size. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: free book from Blurb ... China with the M9 Monochrom
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi A friend, Jono Slack, from one of the photo forums I frequent was given the opportunity to work with a Leica M9 Monochrom while it was still pre-release. He's compiled a book of his photos and made them available on Blurb.com. http://www.blurb.com/ebooks/reader.html?e=318723SSAID=389818#/front The camera is neat. But his photographs are the wonderful part IMO. (For the PDML, one section of the book features cormorants... :-) Enjoy! It's telling me my browser is not supported suggesting I use Google Chrome. Funny, nothing at all wrong with that same browser when I ordered the PDML Annual a couple of days ago. I'll copy the URL to my file transfer scratchpad try from one of my other computers later. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Was gonna mark this OT, but...
From: Paul Sorenson I guess it is somewhat on topic. ; ] http://themetapicture.com/how-you-know-you-are-getting-old/ -p Thanks a lot! I'd barely escaped from there after Darren Dan posted links to The Meta Picture. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: free book from Blurb ... China with the M9 Monochrom
Quoting John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi A friend, Jono Slack, from one of the photo forums I frequent was given the opportunity to work with a Leica M9 Monochrom while it was still pre-release. He's compiled a book of his photos and made them available on Blurb.com. http://www.blurb.com/ebooks/reader.html?e=318723SSAID=389818#/front The camera is neat. But his photographs are the wonderful part IMO. (For the PDML, one section of the book features cormorants... :-) Enjoy! It's telling me my browser is not supported suggesting I use Google Chrome. Same here but if you dismiss the panel telling you your browser isn't supported you should be able to continue on as if it had never appeared in the first place. I downloaded it without problems using Firefox. Thanks for the link Godfrey - looking forward to browsing it with my morning coffee. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Funny, nothing at all wrong with that same browser when I ordered the PDML Annual a couple of days ago. I'll copy the URL to my file transfer scratchpad try from one of my other computers later. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: OT: Jury verdict is for Apple (vs Samsung)
on 2012-08-29 16:03 DagT wrote OK, I think my last word here is that my work is helping small firms protect their inventions. that explains it! thanks for a good conversation, Dag; you obviously have much more depth than me in this area, and a lot more riding on it professionally; it has kept me on my toes to respond to you, and i will remember your points -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Leaked promo video of the upcoming iPhone 5
Since this has been out for 12 days and already has 5,300,000+ views, I have to assume that I'm nearly the last person in the world with an internet connection to be aware of it, but just in case any of you haven't seen it yet.. I'm sure you will love it (regardless of whether you love or hate Apple). Hee hee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=uIRBxRlsYR0 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
on 2012-08-31 11:54 Jostein Øksne wrote IIRC, some have called mr. Rockwell the Chuck Norris of photography. Statements like the above doesn't help mr. Rockwells case, I think. or the Steven Seagal of photographic punditry in other words, he's not exactly sharp, but perhaps sharpness is overrated? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 fifty worst cars of all time
on 2012-08-30 22:06 J.C. O'Connell wrote I have owned about 7 cars in my life, all american and all held up pretty well. No imports for me. i've managed to steer clear of anything domestic, or on that list; got my driver's license at 30, at which time i already owned a 1970 saab 95 wagon; since then i've had a 1982 honda accord hatch, 1987 saab 900s, and 1992 saab 900t since June i haven't owned a car and it's alright; i may buy another pre-GM Saab someday, i had my last one for 15 years and just don't need or want anything else; my partner has had a succession of ancient Toyota Corollas, and is now on her second Audi A4 Avant 1.8T, which is pretty sweet but steers like a racing bike and costs twice as much to maintain as my Saabs did -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
On Aug 31, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I think that Darren is trying to make us forget he started the Apple vs. Samsung thread by bringing up Public Enema #1. (lol). BTW, Larry, detail at every length scale is a legitimate property of fractals. I'm not saying that that it's a useful application of the concept in this case, however. It is a property of fractals, but it isn't the definition of fractals. Just because having four wheels is a property of a Corvette, having four wheels isn't the definition of a Corvette. -- 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.
PESO - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If you do the math that would make her twenty three. Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. It suited her. Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still meowed to be carried to the litter box!) A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, without a whimper. Gonna miss her like heck. Best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
Sorry Frank. Your little friends are hard to lose. 23 is good run. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 6:13 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If you do the math that would make her twenty three. Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. It suited her. Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still meowed to be carried to the litter box!) A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, without a whimper. Gonna miss her like heck. Best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
Yeah, but he was only using that property. Look at it this way. Kenny Boy gets so much stuff wrong that this is really close to right by his standards. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Aug 31, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I think that Darren is trying to make us forget he started the Apple vs. Samsung thread by bringing up Public Enema #1. (lol). BTW, Larry, detail at every length scale is a legitimate property of fractals. I'm not saying that that it's a useful application of the concept in this case, however. It is a property of fractals, but it isn't the definition of fractals. Just because having four wheels is a property of a Corvette, having four wheels isn't the definition of a Corvette. -- 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. -- 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 - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
Sorry to hear, Frank. A pet's life is always too short... -c On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 6:13 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If you do the math that would make her twenty three. Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. It suited her. Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still meowed to be carried to the litter box!) A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, without a whimper. Gonna miss her like heck. Best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
Difficult moments, but obviously a 23 year blessing. . Jack - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 3:13 PM Subject: PESO - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P. I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If you do the math that would make her twenty three. Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. It suited her. Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still meowed to be carried to the litter box!) A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, without a whimper. Gonna miss her like heck. Best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: free book from Blurb ... China with the M9 Monochrom
You're welcome. I know nothing of Blurb's browser incompatibilities. I just posted the link that Jono sent. I used it myself with Safari on OS X, 'bought' the epub, and downloaded it to my iPad with the link Blurb provided in an email. Works fine on my systems, both of them (OS X and iOS). Godfrey On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: Godfrey DiGiorgi A friend, Jono Slack, from one of the photo forums I frequent was given the opportunity to work with a Leica M9 Monochrom while it was still pre-release. He's compiled a book of his photos and made them available on Blurb.com. http://www.blurb.com/ebooks/reader.html?e=318723SSAID=389818#/front The camera is neat. But his photographs are the wonderful part IMO. (For the PDML, one section of the book features cormorants... :-) Enjoy! It's telling me my browser is not supported suggesting I use Google Chrome. Same here but if you dismiss the panel telling you your browser isn't supported you should be able to continue on as if it had never appeared in the first place. I downloaded it without problems using Firefox. Thanks for the link Godfrey - looking forward to browsing it with my morning coffee. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Funny, nothing at all wrong with that same browser when I ordered the PDML Annual a couple of days ago. I'll copy the URL to my file transfer scratchpad try from one of my other computers later. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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. -- 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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
Steven Desjardins wrote: Kenny Boy gets so much stuff wrong that this is really close to right by his standards. Bam! -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.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: Please educate me (Kenny Boy)
On Aug 31, 2012, at 12:16 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: You'll get a better education reading TOP: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/08/titletk.html That is a much better written article on the subject. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Alright. I had a Ranger IPA and let the desire to unsubscribe pass. My Quality of Life Index stinks bad enough right now without cutting myself off from PDML (you see, I clearly have masochistic tendencies). : \ I realize that Kenny Boy is a widely reviled character here on PDML (and beyond), and I'm not clear if this is because his information or conclusion is (often?) wrong, or if he is just hated as a Pontificator (or worse, Nikon Fanboy). : ) If I may, I would like to ask you to please hold your noses and tell me, specifically, what you disagree with in the following Kenny Boy essay on the subject of lens sharpness: http://kenrockwell.com/tech/lens-sharpness.htm Please think of this as a weekend diversion, should you not have time for it today. In addition, if you have a link to share that you think discusses this subject (lens sharpness) more lucidly, please pass that along. I'd also like to add one more layer of complexity to the discussion, but that will (hopefully) come later. I don't want to muddy the waters with it right now. I realize that the bottom line (cop-out answer) that one can't argue with is don't worry about it... just take pictures with what you've got and while I agree with that sentiment, it doesn't make my desire to understand all of the variables to obtaining a good image go away. Thanks in advance for any opinions you care to share. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
Sorry to hear about that, Frank. We've lost a few four legged friends over the years and it's always a sad time. We've never had a cat get to 23 though. That's amazing longevity - she was obviously much loved. Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting knarftheria...@gmail.com: I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If you do the math that would make her twenty three. Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. It suited her. Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still meowed to be carried to the litter box!) A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, without a whimper. Gonna miss her like heck. Best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- 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: PESO - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
Condolences. It's always hard to lose a family member. Especially the ones with four legs and fur. On Aug 31, 2012, at 3:13 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If you do the math that would make her twenty three. Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. It suited her. Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still meowed to be carried to the litter box!) A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, without a whimper. Gonna miss her like heck. Best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time
Quoting steve harley p...@paper-ape.com: on 2012-08-30 22:06 J.C. O'Connell wrote I have owned about 7 cars in my life, all american and all held up pretty well. No imports for me. i've managed to steer clear of anything domestic, or on that list; got my driver's license at 30, at which time i already owned a 1970 saab 95 wagon; since then i've had a 1982 honda accord hatch, 1987 saab 900s, and 1992 saab 900t since June i haven't owned a car and it's alright; i may buy another pre-GM Saab someday, Saabs have been genetically modified? Those Swedes are pretty clever Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ i had my last one for 15 years and just don't need or want anything else; my partner has had a succession of ancient Toyota Corollas, and is now on her second Audi A4 Avant 1.8T, which is pretty sweet but steers like a racing bike and costs twice as much to maintain as my Saabs did -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 fifty worst cars of all time
On Aug 31, 2012, at 1:12 PM, Darren Addy wrote: For the record, I am from the radical Pentax/Apple/Volkswagen wing of this party. (Also a bit into astronomy and home beer brewing.) My main requirements for a car these days are that it stay out of the repair shop and be able to carry an 8 Dobsonian, when needed. So it's true, you do have eight inches that'll make the ladies see stars. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT fifty worst cars of all time
on 2012-08-31 16:57 Brian Walters wrote Quoting steve harley p...@paper-ape.com: since June i haven't owned a car and it's alright; i may buy another pre-GM Saab someday, Saabs have been genetically modified? Those Swedes are pretty clever it wasn't perpetrated by Swedes, and i prefer the heirloom strain -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
on 2012-08-31 16:13 knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 calico? you must have cared for her very well to reach that age, but i'm sure that also makes it harder my sympathies -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: free book from Blurb ... China with the M9 Monochrom
After decades of being told by banks and other sites that they were compatible only with IE, or Chrome, or Firefox, I was overjoyed when I visited the Library of Virginia website, where I read at the top of the screen Not entirely compatiblle with Chrome or Firefox. Use Safari if possible. On Aug 31, 2012, at 15:43 , Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You're welcome. I know nothing of Blurb's browser incompatibilities. I just posted the link that Jono sent. I used it myself with Safari on OS X, 'bought' the epub, and downloaded it to my iPad with the link Blurb provided in an email. Works fine on my systems, both of them (OS X and iOS). Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
My condolences. We had a cat that lived to 22, a feral cat we lured into the house when he was barely more than a kitten. I remember sitting up with him the night he passed away. Not easy. Paul On Aug 31, 2012, at 6:13 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If you do the math that would make her twenty three. Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. It suited her. Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still meowed to be carried to the litter box!) A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, without a whimper. Gonna miss her like heck. Best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Leaked promo video of the upcoming iPhone 5
Is that a Samsung NX-10? (;-) On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 5:50 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Since this has been out for 12 days and already has 5,300,000+ views, I have to assume that I'm nearly the last person in the world with an internet connection to be aware of it, but just in case any of you haven't seen it yet.. I'm sure you will love it (regardless of whether you love or hate Apple). Hee hee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=uIRBxRlsYR0 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - R.I.P. The Divine Ms. P.
Really sorry to hear that, Frank. Lovely portrait. On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 6:13 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If you do the math that would make her twenty three. Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. It suited her. Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still meowed to be carried to the litter box!) A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, without a whimper. Gonna miss her like heck. Best, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT: Leaked promo video of the upcoming iPhone 5
No, you're not the last one. I just learned of it through your post. Very funny. Thanks for posting. Cheers, Christine On Aug 31, 2012, at 4:50 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Since this has been out for 12 days and already has 5,300,000+ views, I have to assume that I'm nearly the last person in the world with an internet connection to be aware of it, but just in case any of you haven't seen it yet.. I'm sure you will love it (regardless of whether you love or hate Apple). Hee hee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=uIRBxRlsYR0 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 San Francisco then and now
I've seen pictures like this done by a Russian photographer. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196268/What-1906-San-Francisco-earthquake-happened-today-Photo-trickery-shows-hit-city.html -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Interesting images
The Sahara Dessert (sic) picture is sweet. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
