Re: PESO Ziggy and Julie
On Dec 19, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: That's a really sweet image of the couple. Your timing was excellent. I can't help thinking that it should be less exposed though. I mean, if that scene was as dark as you and the EXIF say, then I expect it to look dark rather than looking almost like it was taken in daylight with a noisy PS. What's that saying that's making the rounds lately? Light reveals, shadow defines. At the very least vignetting the subject by darkening the background around them would help. OK, I gave your suggestion a try. My goal was a photo of the couple, not so much a photo of a dark room, but here is a darker version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8289056058/in/set-72157632279369283/ That's good, though I'd dodge the couple's faces and hands to lighten them a little (1/3rd stop or so). Good point, though I lightened everything, then darkened just the light part of the background. Thanks for the suggestions. -- 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.
OT - Scotch Tape Series
An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ 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.
PESO - The Founder of the Feast
The local messenger association had its annual holiday dinner last weekend. Leah is a former messenger who is still very active in the community and has been the head chef (as it were) for our annual feast for many years: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - The Founder of the Feast
Nice hat, eh? :-) Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: December 20, 2012 7:01 AM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - The Founder of the Feast The local messenger association had its annual holiday dinner last weekend. Leah is a former messenger who is still very active in the community and has been the head chef (as it were) for our annual feast for many years: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Scotch Tape Series
On Dec 20, 2012, at 3:38 , Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ It's early, but so far that's the weirdest thing I've seen all day. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - The Founder of the Feast
A lovely portrait, Frank. She's comfortable in that hat. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:00 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The local messenger association had its annual holiday dinner last weekend. Leah is a former messenger who is still very active in the community and has been the head chef (as it were) for our annual feast for many years: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...
Bingo! Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 12/19/2012 11:51:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: there is a world of difference between choosing close contact with others, and having others following you without your knowledge or permission. 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 - Scotch Tape Series
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Dec 20, 2012, at 3:38 , Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ It's early, but so far that's the weirdest thing I've seen all day. That's the weirdest thing I hope to see for the rest of the year. -- -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 - Scotch Tape Series
Probably the weirdest thing you'll see for a long while... -p On 12/20/2012 8:32 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Dec 20, 2012, at 3:38 , Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ It's early, but so far that's the weirdest thing I've seen all day. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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: OT - Scotch Tape Series
That's a little too close to shooting pictures of torture/serial killer victims for me. It has to be photoshopped (since I can't imagine anyone agreeing to rip scotch tape off their face). Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 12/20/2012 1:38:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, farranth...@gmail.com writes: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ 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: PESO - The Founder of the Feast
Nice portrait, good colors. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/20/2012 4:05:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: The local messenger association had its annual holiday dinner last weekend. Leah is a former messenger who is still very active in the community and has been the head chef (as it were) for our annual feast for many years: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Ziggy and Julie
Nice portrait of a loving couple, Larry. I prefer this shot where she is not looking at you (the photographer) http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8285822107/in/set-72157632279369283/ because that way she looks more unself-consciously into the hug. HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/20/2012 1:18:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, l...@red4est.com writes: On Dec 19, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: That's a really sweet image of the couple. Your timing was excellent. I can't help thinking that it should be less exposed though. I mean, if that scene was as dark as you and the EXIF say, then I expect it to look dark rather than looking almost like it was taken in daylight with a noisy PS. What's that saying that's making the rounds lately? Light reveals, shadow defines. At the very least vignetting the subject by darkening the background around them would help. OK, I gave your suggestion a try. My goal was a photo of the couple, not so much a photo of a dark room, but here is a darker version: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8289056058/in/set-72157632279369283/ That's good, though I'd dodge the couple's faces and hands to lighten them a little (1/3rd stop or so). Good point, though I lightened everything, then darkened just the light part of the background. Thanks for the suggestions. -- 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 - Redwood Quiet
Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Redwood Quiet
I like the image, and the title suits it very well. It may not be as dramatic as the redwood image you previously posted, but it effectively convey the environment in question. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:52 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - The Founder of the Feast
That is a very attractive portrait, and fills a unique position in the series. I still think that you must do something with the entire collection, Frank, either a calendar or a book or whatever. This is a strong series and would seem to be very meaningful to all the messengers portrayed and those who know them. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:00 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The local messenger association had its annual holiday dinner last weekend. Leah is a former messenger who is still very active in the community and has been the head chef (as it were) for our annual feast for many years: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Redwood Quiet
Very tranquil. Beautiful light, Marnie. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:52 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Scotch Tape Series
From: Anthony Farr An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ regards, Anthony Interesting is not quite the word that springs to mind. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Redwood Quiet
I get the same quite feeling in a Redwood grove. The forest floor tends to be somewhat moist and covered, at least partially, with pine needles which soften the sound of your footsteps. Can almost hear an echo if you speak above a whisper. Peaceful places. This successfully conveys that feeling. Jack - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:52 AM Subject: PESO - Redwood Quiet Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this? - Update
Just a note if anyone is curious ... I followed up on Mark's suggestion that the video card may be causing the freeze-up. I found a new AGP GEForce 6200 card at the local CompUSA store. I know some of y'all don't like CompUSA/Tiger Direct, but it's a local store for me so anything I buy there I don't have the aggravation of keeping track of how much I spent so I can figure out North Carolina's stupid $#%@*# internet tax when I do my taxes next year. (Interesting ... spell-check doesn't like AGP or GEForce, but has no problem with $#%@*# ??) Anyway ... Checking the system requirements listed on the box, I learned I need a 300W power supply with 18Amp available on the +12vdc rail to use this card. I don't remember what the last power supply I installed is rated at, so before I actually buy the new video card, I'm going to have to shut everything down get inside the case again to find out if I'm going to have to install a new power supply before I can replace the video card. Don't have a lot of enthusiasm for that at the moment. I know I'll have to do it anyway when I replace the video card, but I'm not looking forward to doing it twice. On a positive note though ... because of the attention I've been giving this, I have noticed that since I upgraded the memory my monitor isn't doing that flashing/changing brightness level as often. In fact, it's almost quit doing it. I think this may be due to my having vacuumed out the case re-seating adapter cards during the upgrade. It also reinforces Mark's suggestion that the freeze-up may be caused by the video card. I have experienced only one freeze-up since my original post. I was commenting to a blog post, and it froze when I hit the space-bar at the end of a word. I remembered to try the windoze key (in the form of the Ctrl+Esc work-around), and as I expected it was no joy. The keyboard is completely locked out at that point, as is the mouse. I'll keep y'all posted. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Anybody have any experience purchasing from Buydig.com
lately? Haven't heard about them in a while. -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Scotch Tape Series
Interesting isn't the word I'd use... On 12/20/2012 4:38 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ regards, Anthony -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Scotch Tape Series
Lucky for you the year's almost over. On 12/20/2012 9:48 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Dec 20, 2012, at 3:38 , Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ It's early, but so far that's the weirdest thing I've seen all day. That's the weirdest thing I hope to see for the rest of the year. -- -bmw -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Scotch Tape Series
Certain types of Scotch tape are designed to come off pretty easy. On 12/20/2012 10:18 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: That's a little too close to shooting pictures of torture/serial killer victims for me. It has to be photoshopped (since I can't imagine anyone agreeing to rip scotch tape off their face). Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 12/20/2012 1:38:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, farranth...@gmail.com writes: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ regards, Anthony -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean
Finally got a shot of that sculpture that I quite like... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-58-jerusalem-bean.html Naturally the notion that I like it does not necessarily mean that you ought to like it either. So please be brutal and honest... Thanks. 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: Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean
on 2012-12-20 10:24 Boris Liberman wrote Finally got a shot of that sculpture that I quite like... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-58-jerusalem-bean.html that's a clever, engaging shot - i like the imperfect symmetry, but especially placing blue clouds in the reflection, with almost fully clouded behind; the hint of blue in the corner is helpful too i have to say i find the image a bit menacing, as if a huge explosion has thrown the world into the air like a handful of pebbles -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anybody have any experience purchasing from Buydig.com
Old experiences, 4-5 years ago were very good. Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 11:19 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: lately? Haven't heard about them in a while. -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Redwood Quiet
In a message dated 12/20/2012 8:47:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jdavi...@yahoo.com writes: I get the same quite feeling in a Redwood grove. The forest floor tends to be somewhat moist and covered, at least partially, with pine needles which soften the sound of your footsteps. Can almost hear an echo if you speak above a whisper. Peaceful places. This successfully conveys that feeling. Jack Thanks, Jack. That feeling is what I was going for. :-) Thought about it after I posted it, and sound does usually seems muffled in the redwoods. In a message dated 12/20/2012 8:01:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: Very tranquil. Beautiful light, Marnie. --- Thanks Bruce. Glad the light worked out, it was pretty shaded so I've lightened the shadows a bit and bumped up the contrast a bit (but think I used higher ISO or something to begin with too). It's usually very or somewhat dark under redwoods. In a message dated 12/20/2012 7:55:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, danmaty...@gmail.com writes: I like the image, and the title suits it very well. It may not be as dramatic as the redwood image you previously posted, but it effectively convey the environment in question. Dan Matyola --- Thanks, Dan. That's what I was aiming for, glad I apparently succeeded. Marnie aka Doe :-) On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:52 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Which projectors are better for Photos? (3LCD vs DLP)
Hi All, I am sure that some people on the list have the knowledge on this topic. For the purpose of presenting photo slideshows, which type of projectors are generally better: 3LCD or DLP? Criteria: accuracy of colors (preferably without too much of calibration), high brightness/contrast (so that the presentation can be done with the ambient light in the room. To better define the category, - I am looking at projectors with at least 2000-2500 lumens, and the price range is to stay within $1000-ish. Resolution: at least XGA (1024x768), possibly WXGA/HD-720 (1280x780/720). I've read a few websites with comparisons between the two types (3LCD and DLP). There are two major problems with those comparisons: 1. Most of those comparisons are several years old, and hence do not reflect the recent changes in both technologies. 2. They are shallow, biased [by the manufacturers of the specific type], or both. Your input, including references to good recent articles on the issue, is greatly appreciated! Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean
Pleasing shape and interesting reflections. Reminds me a bit of an apple core. ;-) Jack - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 9:24 AM Subject: Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean Finally got a shot of that sculpture that I quite like... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-58-jerusalem-bean.html Naturally the notion that I like it does not necessarily mean that you ought to like it either. So please be brutal and honest... Thanks. 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 #58 - Jerusalem Bean
I really like it, Boris. Clouds make it. Bit curious why there seems to be an earth circle in there, suppose it's part of the sculpture somehow. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 12/20/2012 9:24:25 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Finally got a shot of that sculpture that I quite like... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-58-jerusalem-bean.html Naturally the notion that I like it does not necessarily mean that you ought to like it either. So please be brutal and honest... Thanks. 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 #58 - Jerusalem Bean
That is a dramatic, engaging and effective image. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Finally got a shot of that sculpture that I quite like... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-58-jerusalem-bean.html Naturally the notion that I like it does not necessarily mean that you ought to like it either. So please be brutal and honest... Thanks. 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: Anybody have any experience purchasing from Buydig.com
Last time I bought from them in May and June of 2011 (spare battery for K-7, netbook memory, simple laptop). I had no problem with the orders or the store at that time or earlier. (I've been buying from them since 2005: bought from them P-DFA 100/2.8 macro in 2007, and if my memory doesn't deceive me, *ist DS was purchased from them, back in 2005.) I know that they improved their return policy 1-2 years ago, but did not have a chance/need to test it. The only problem with them I had was described in this earlier message to the list: http://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/msg598494.html (That battery, btw, has not been available from BuyDig for at least half an year now.) In short, I probably wouldn't be afraid to purchase from them. HTH, Igor On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 11:19 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: lately? Haven't heard about them in a while. -- Buy a Leica to get the full .Leica Experience., (a quick reduction of funds in the bank account). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Redwood Quiet
Yes, Redwood Quiet would be a good choice. Many years ago my wife and our dog and I spent two weeks camping the northern CA redwoods as far north as Eureka and across to Shasta. The second night we were in Miles Standish State Park, nestled at the bottom of a huge stand of immense redwoods in our 12' Scotty camper. I didn't want to leave! The quiet and solitude was intense and I have never slept so good in my life. I would give anything to be able to go back there for a few more nights Walt On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:52 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which projectors are better for Photos? (3LCD vs DLP)
Igor, my interest in projectors has been primarily for watching movies, but accurate colour and brightness are big issues for me. I own a 5 year old Dell XGA projector and I'm investigating a move up to a WXGA (720p). I can't recommend one type over another to you, but I can add to your woes: You need to take the screen into consideration. The screen plays a major role in the contrast and brightness, but also the colour accuracy. You also need to consider the source (PC, DVD player, etc.). This will affect the colour accuracy. When I recently swapped out my old DVD player for a Blu-Ray, all the colours went sideways. I did a rough recal by eye but the black point is still wrong and dark scenes in some movies look solarized now. Very annoying. I'd suggest that you should consider the possibility of needing calibration up front. Many of the monitor calibrators (colorimeters) can be used for front projection too. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All, I am sure that some people on the list have the knowledge on this topic. For the purpose of presenting photo slideshows, which type of projectors are generally better: 3LCD or DLP? Criteria: accuracy of colors (preferably without too much of calibration), high brightness/contrast (so that the presentation can be done with the ambient light in the room. To better define the category, - I am looking at projectors with at least 2000-2500 lumens, and the price range is to stay within $1000-ish. Resolution: at least XGA (1024x768), possibly WXGA/HD-720 (1280x780/720). I've read a few websites with comparisons between the two types (3LCD and DLP). There are two major problems with those comparisons: 1. Most of those comparisons are several years old, and hence do not reflect the recent changes in both technologies. 2. They are shallow, biased [by the manufacturers of the specific type], or both. Your input, including references to good recent articles on the issue, is greatly appreciated! Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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: Which projectors are better for Photos? (3LCD vs DLP)
I agree with Bruce. Our camera club has used three different projectors over the years and the screen seems to have as much or more effect than the projector. We calibrate with a ColorMunki and that helps, but in out current location we're stuck with a less than desirable screen supplied by the facility. The ColorMunki calibration goes a long way toward helping get correct colors, but there's only so much you can do with brightness and contrast when you have a bad screen. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Igor, my interest in projectors has been primarily for watching movies, but accurate colour and brightness are big issues for me. I own a 5 year old Dell XGA projector and I'm investigating a move up to a WXGA (720p). I can't recommend one type over another to you, but I can add to your woes: You need to take the screen into consideration. The screen plays a major role in the contrast and brightness, but also the colour accuracy. You also need to consider the source (PC, DVD player, etc.). This will affect the colour accuracy. When I recently swapped out my old DVD player for a Blu-Ray, all the colours went sideways. I did a rough recal by eye but the black point is still wrong and dark scenes in some movies look solarized now. Very annoying. I'd suggest that you should consider the possibility of needing calibration up front. Many of the monitor calibrators (colorimeters) can be used for front projection too. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All, I am sure that some people on the list have the knowledge on this topic. For the purpose of presenting photo slideshows, which type of projectors are generally better: 3LCD or DLP? Criteria: accuracy of colors (preferably without too much of calibration), high brightness/contrast (so that the presentation can be done with the ambient light in the room. To better define the category, - I am looking at projectors with at least 2000-2500 lumens, and the price range is to stay within $1000-ish. Resolution: at least XGA (1024x768), possibly WXGA/HD-720 (1280x780/720). I've read a few websites with comparisons between the two types (3LCD and DLP). There are two major problems with those comparisons: 1. Most of those comparisons are several years old, and hence do not reflect the recent changes in both technologies. 2. They are shallow, biased [by the manufacturers of the specific type], or both. Your input, including references to good recent articles on the issue, is greatly appreciated! Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 #58 - Jerusalem Bean
I believe you're looking at the lower portion of the base as reflected by the top portion. Jack ?? - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com eactiv...@aol.com To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:05 AM Subject: Re: Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean I really like it, Boris. Clouds make it. Bit curious why there seems to be an earth circle in there, suppose it's part of the sculpture somehow. Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 12/20/2012 9:24:25 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, bori...@gmail.com writes: Finally got a shot of that sculpture that I quite like... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-58-jerusalem-bean.html Naturally the notion that I like it does not necessarily mean that you ought to like it either. So please be brutal and honest... Thanks. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Which projectors are better for Photos? (3LCD vs DLP)
Igor, With the same lightbulb, the DLPs deliver brighter images than do LCD because of the difference in technology, so it's usually hard to beat the DLP on brightness. However, in my experience, many DLPs have difficulties with yellow hues that goes beyond what can be rectified by calibration. LCD projectors will also need calibration, tho... :-) I think my advice would be to go for an LCD model that sports a sRGB mode as one of its preset colour modes, and prepare to spend a good bit of money on a decent canvas for it. Jostein - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org To: PDML@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:00 PM Subject: Which projectors are better for Photos? (3LCD vs DLP) Hi All, I am sure that some people on the list have the knowledge on this topic. For the purpose of presenting photo slideshows, which type of projectors are generally better: 3LCD or DLP? Criteria: accuracy of colors (preferably without too much of calibration), high brightness/contrast (so that the presentation can be done with the ambient light in the room. To better define the category, - I am looking at projectors with at least 2000-2500 lumens, and the price range is to stay within $1000-ish. Resolution: at least XGA (1024x768), possibly WXGA/HD-720 (1280x780/720). I've read a few websites with comparisons between the two types (3LCD and DLP). There are two major problems with those comparisons: 1. Most of those comparisons are several years old, and hence do not reflect the recent changes in both technologies. 2. They are shallow, biased [by the manufacturers of the specific type], or both. Your input, including references to good recent articles on the issue, is greatly appreciated! Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - The Founder of the Feast
pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: That's a fine photo of Christmas cheer. Message: 3 Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:00:38 + (UTC) From:knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To:PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - The Founder of the Feast Message-ID: 1549147769.47978.1356004847608.javamail.se...@ap0.p2.fra.samsungsocialhub.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 The local messenger association had its annual holiday dinner last weekend. Leah is a former messenger who is still very active in the community and has been the head chef (as it were) for our annual feast for many years: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank If the world were clear, art would not exist. -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Scotch Tape Series
They all look stuck up to me ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com Subject: OT - Scotch Tape Series An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ 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: PESO - The Founder of the Feast
Nice capture knarF! I'm sure she'd appreciate a copy. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: PESO - The Founder of the Feast The local messenger association had its annual holiday dinner last weekend. Leah is a former messenger who is still very active in the community and has been the head chef (as it were) for our annual feast for many years: http://realcanadianhats.blogspot.ca/2012/12/blog-post.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. Cheers, frank 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.
I know I'll probably regret this...
... but the vision of a Pentax rep, combined with the price dropping below 600GBP and interest-free credit means that I am now a K-5 owner. Even worse, the i-fc is available on the Pentax and Tamron lens lineups. I'm doomed. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
peso 1st Winter snow adorns a holly branch
I quite like this blown up large. CC welcomed before I start posting it everywhere. K-5 and 50-300. http://donspix.posterous.com/snow-adorns-the-holly-branch-just-in-time-for#!/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
January PUG - Countdown
'morning all Well it's Dec 21 here and the apocalypse hasn't happened - admittedly, the day is young... However, it looks as if those of you who have been holding off submitting (on the basis that we wouldn't be around view the gallery) can now safely submit. Three submissions so far. The details: Theme: Texture. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 pixels on the longest side. * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. 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 1st Winter snow adorns a holly branch
Don, Well done. They say it's coming here by nightfall. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: I quite like this blown up large. CC welcomed before I start posting it everywhere. K-5 and 50-300. http://donspix.posterous.com/snow-adorns-the-holly-branch-just-in-time-for#!/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I know I'll probably regret this...
Mike, What is i-fc? Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:24 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: ... but the vision of a Pentax rep, combined with the price dropping below 600GBP and interest-free credit means that I am now a K-5 owner. Even worse, the i-fc is available on the Pentax and Tamron lens lineups. I'm doomed. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Redwood Quiet
Hi Marnie - I like the subject composition but feel its too dark overall. I ran it thru photoshop to see if it was my PC or what. I got a much more pleasing (to me) vibrant image by adjusting the white point in levels. The numerous tiny white spots (sky peeking thru I believe) in your image are producing a tiny bit of info at the far RH side - white point - of the histogram, I adjusted the white point significantly to the LH side to the point just shy of affecting the colors, and while the white points were brighter it produced a more attractive image - IMO - YMMV. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com Subject: PESO - Redwood Quiet Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: I know I'll probably regret this...
Quoting mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: ... but the vision of a Pentax rep, combined with the price dropping below 600GBP and interest-free credit means that I am now a K-5 owner. Even worse, the i-fc is available on the Pentax and Tamron lens lineups. I'm doomed. Aren't we all? If the Mayans are right, you'll never have to repay the credit, so spend up big! On the other hand, if the Mayans are right you've only got a few hours to take lots of photos... 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 1st Winter snow adorns a holly branch
Quite beautiful, Don. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: I quite like this blown up large. CC welcomed before I start posting it everywhere. K-5 and 50-300. http://donspix.posterous.com/snow-adorns-the-holly-branch-just-in-time-for#!/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean
Certainly an unusual subject. For my $.02 worth - The subject needs more room in the image, its too close to the edges the building on the RH side needs to go. I do think the centering works in this instance. An even lower perspective might be even more interesting. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Subject: Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean Finally got a shot of that sculpture that I quite like... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-58-jerusalem-bean.html Naturally the notion that I like it does not necessarily mean that you ought to like it either. So please be brutal and honest... Thanks. 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: Anybody have any experience purchasing from Buydig.com
I've purchased from them in the last 12 months and numerous times in the past 10 years. No issues or complaints. Tom C, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso The Winter Farm
Thanks for look and comments, Boris. pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 2 Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:42:05 +0200 From: Boris Libermanbori...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Peso The Winter Farm Message-ID:50d2971d.1070...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed It most certainly works for me, Don. On 12/17/2012 11:05 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: The weather has been grey gloomy but I could not wait for decent clouds and this is just what Iowa looks like without some Winter snow. Comments Critique always welcomed. http://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/8282416548/in/photostream/lightbox/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Anybody have any experience purchasing from Buydig.com
And that comes from a troll, so you can buy with confidence. Tom C. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: I've purchased from them in the last 12 months and numerous times in the past 10 years. No issues or complaints. Tom C, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: peso 1st Winter snow adorns a holly branch
Well captured ! A bit of a nit is the LRH corner the snow covered leaf that appears as a dark line - I'd get rid of it, clone it out . Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com Subject: peso 1st Winter snow adorns a holly branch I quite like this blown up large. CC welcomed before I start posting it everywhere. K-5 and 50-300. http://donspix.posterous.com/snow-adorns-the-holly-branch-just-in-time-for#!/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 1st Winter snow adorns a holly branch
Beautifully sharp and well composed. NICE! Jack From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:24 PM Subject: peso 1st Winter snow adorns a holly branch I quite like this blown up large. CC welcomed before I start posting it everywhere. K-5 and 50-300. http://donspix.posterous.com/snow-adorns-the-holly-branch-just-in-time-for#!/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Anybody have any experience purchasing from Buydig.com
And that comes from a troll, so you can buy with confidence. FYI - In Michigan anyone living below (south of) the bridge (Mackinaw Bridge) is called a troll. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Tom C caka...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Anybody have any experience purchasing from Buydig.com And that comes from a troll, so you can buy with confidence. Tom C. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Tom C caka...@gmail.com wrote: I've purchased from them in the last 12 months and numerous times in the past 10 years. No issues or complaints. Tom C, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT - Scotch Tape Series
Huh. I sort of know that having seen it in some movie (not scotch tape, but hose, women's stockings, same idea, it distorts the features). You have looked at his other photos on site, right? Models painted white then dripped with some red that looks sort of like blood. I guess one can be happy he's doing his whatever fantasies with photography rather than in real life. Or so one hopes. Marnie aka Doe And I made my previous statement BEFORE I looked at his other pics. On 21 December 2012 02:18, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: That's a little too close to shooting pictures of torture/serial killer victims for me. It has to be photoshopped (since I can't imagine anyone agreeing to rip scotch tape off their face). In a message dated 12/20/2012 1:38:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, farranth...@gmail.com writes: Scotch tape face wrapping is a lesser known alternative to the classic bank-robbers' stocking mask. The last portrait evokes this historical usage, http://wesnamanphotography.com/wp-content/gallery/scotch-tape/will-done_.jpg. Rubber bands wrapped around the face serve the same purpose, and are an even more obscure form of ad-hoc disguise to use when committing crimes, although they do leave pressure marks that might finger the 'perp' if he's found within a few minutes. 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: I know I'll probably regret this...
It will probably prove to be the best mistake you make in 2012. mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: ... but the vision of a Pentax rep, combined with the price dropping below 600GBP and interest-free credit means that I am now a K-5 owner. Even worse, the i-fc is available on the Pentax and Tamron lens lineups. I'm doomed. -- 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 - Scotch Tape Series
Very weird, but actually funny, for the most part. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Dec 20, 2012, at 3:38 , Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ It's early, but so far that's the weirdest thing I've seen all day. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG - Countdown
On Dec 20, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Brian Walters wrote: 'morning all Well it's Dec 21 here and the apocalypse hasn't happened - admittedly, the day is young... I think you need to wait for sunset at Tulúm (on the Yucatan peninsula) before you can relax. That is the easternmost Mayan site on the mainland . . . 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: I know I'll probably regret this...
On 20/12/2012 21:36, Bob Sullivan wrote: Mike, What is i-fc? Regards, Bob S. interest-free credit. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:24 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: ... but the vision of a Pentax rep, combined with the price dropping below 600GBP and interest-free credit means that I am now a K-5 owner. Even worse, the i-fc is available on the Pentax and Tamron lens lineups. I'm doomed. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: I know I'll probably regret this...
The only regret you will have is not buying the K5 sooner. Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson Sent: December 20, 2012 4:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: I know I'll probably regret this... On 20/12/2012 21:36, Bob Sullivan wrote: Mike, What is i-fc? Regards, Bob S. interest-free credit. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:24 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: ... but the vision of a Pentax rep, combined with the price dropping below 600GBP and interest-free credit means that I am now a K-5 owner. Even worse, the i-fc is available on the Pentax and Tamron lens lineups. I'm doomed. -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
I went over to Costco this afternoon to buy my 2013 supply of toilet tissue. They had a big mound of Nikon D600 kits (two lenses - 24-85 70-300 + some wireless plugin device) that caught my eye. I browsed around a bit there were other Nikons DSLRs, bridge cameras (those things that look like a DSLR, but don't have interchangeable lenses) point 'n shoots. Ditto for Canon Sony. It was pretty obvious Costco was selling them. A guy was restocking one the mounds of the Canon DSLR kits while I was there. No Pentax K-01, K-5 (any flavor), K-30 or WG-1 kits in the store. Nothing to suggest Pentax even exists anymore, much less that Costco actually sells them. I just don't understand how Pentax can expect to attract new users without cameras in the stores to attract buyers to the Pentax brand. I was really tempted by the D600 kit. American Express upped my credit limit last month. The only thing that really held me back was my determination not to make ANY major purchase before 2013. Plus I really do want to wait see if Pentax will introduce a camera I want to buy. I waited a long time for Pentax to finally introduce the *ist-D. I can probably wait a bit longer to see if they will ever introduce another camera I want to buy. I just don't know if I'm going to live that long. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:27 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: ... I was really tempted by the D600 kit. American Express upped my credit limit last month. The only thing that really held me back was my determination not to make ANY major purchase before 2013. ... I just don't know if I'm going to live that long. I think you're just waiting to see if the world ends tomorrow. If it does, think of the After World's End Sale Days all the major vendors will have! -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT - Scotch Tape Series
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eactiv...@aol.com That's a little too close to shooting pictures of torture/serial killer victims for me. It has to be photoshopped (since I can't imagine anyone agreeing to rip scotch tape off their face). how else are they gonna get it off? B Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 12/20/2012 1:38:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, farranth...@gmail.com writes: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Redwood Quiet
Was wondering it it was still too dark. I am not a photoshopper, but I could try some of that in Elements. Maybe. I can only do levels, actually, I don't think I can do white points in levels (if someone knows better, pls correct me). I gave up on PS years ago. Too costly to upgrade, too steep a learning curve. Thanks, Ken, I'll look into it. Anyway, I'm always flattered when someone post processes one of my images. Marnie :-) I looked at the metadata, it's a bit soft because I shot it at f4.0. I always forget I can adjust ISO too. In a message dated 12/20/2012 12:42:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: Hi Marnie - I like the subject composition but feel its too dark overall. I ran it thru photoshop to see if it was my PC or what. I got a much more pleasing (to me) vibrant image by adjusting the white point in levels. The numerous tiny white spots (sky peeking thru I believe) in your image are producing a tiny bit of info at the far RH side - white point - of the histogram, I adjusted the white point significantly to the LH side to the point just shy of affecting the colors, and while the white points were brighter it produced a more attractive image - IMO - YMMV. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com Subject: PESO - Redwood Quiet Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Scotch Tape Series
LOL. He is an expert photoshopper, just look at his other shots. M :-) Oops, there go the eyebrows. Oops. In a message dated 12/20/2012 2:36:29 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eactiv...@aol.com That's a little too close to shooting pictures of torture/serial killer victims for me. It has to be photoshopped (since I can't imagine anyone agreeing to rip scotch tape off their face). how else are they gonna get it off? B Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 12/20/2012 1:38:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, farranth...@gmail.com writes: An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
I was on a tear about this just last week after calling the local brick mortar shop where I bought my K-x only to get the same runaround I got when I called six months prior. The guy yammered on about the Pentax/Ricoh thing as though I was completely unaware of it. I then called Pentax customer service to see if there might be another shop within driving distance only to be told that I'd have to live near a BH or an Adorama to see a physical specimen. When I got my K-x, I'd narrowed the choice down to that and the Canon T2i. The K-x was cheaper and did everything I wanted a camera to do at the time (being my first new DSLR purchase), and I didn't want to wait while I saved up more cash for the T2i kit I wanted at Best Buy. So, I went to the camera shop and plunked down the dough. As I said in my series of gripes on Facebook, if I were just starting out in photography today, I'd be a Canon shooter. There's just no way in hell I would have bought a camera that I could hold in my hands and walk out the door with right there on the spot. The hell of it is, I keep seeing all these great deals on Canon and Nikon bodies in classifieds (e.g., a lightly used 7D for $850) and but for my complete lack of compatible glass, I'd be sorely tempted to change systems. I simply can't afford the investment. So, for the time being, barring some manner of financial windfall, I remain a Pentaxian. I love my cameras, but I sure wish my brand loyalty were being reciprocated with some degree of availability. -- Walt On 12/20/2012 4:27 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I went over to Costco this afternoon to buy my 2013 supply of toilet tissue. They had a big mound of Nikon D600 kits (two lenses - 24-85 70-300 + some wireless plugin device) that caught my eye. I browsed around a bit there were other Nikons DSLRs, bridge cameras (those things that look like a DSLR, but don't have interchangeable lenses) point 'n shoots. Ditto for Canon Sony. It was pretty obvious Costco was selling them. A guy was restocking one the mounds of the Canon DSLR kits while I was there. No Pentax K-01, K-5 (any flavor), K-30 or WG-1 kits in the store. Nothing to suggest Pentax even exists anymore, much less that Costco actually sells them. I just don't understand how Pentax can expect to attract new users without cameras in the stores to attract buyers to the Pentax brand. I was really tempted by the D600 kit. American Express upped my credit limit last month. The only thing that really held me back was my determination not to make ANY major purchase before 2013. Plus I really do want to wait see if Pentax will introduce a camera I want to buy. I waited a long time for Pentax to finally introduce the *ist-D. I can probably wait a bit longer to see if they will ever introduce another camera I want to buy. I just don't know if I'm going to live that long. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Scotch Tape Series
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of eactiv...@aol.com You have looked at his other photos on site, right? Models painted white then dripped with some red that looks sort of like blood. http://wesnamanphotography.com/wp-content/gallery/scotch-tape/will- done_.jpg. the pictures of the women remind me of a film whose English title is House of Tolerance. Set in a 'maison close' in fin-de-siecle Paris, it is ravishing to look at, but there is real horror at the heart of it. Being a French film it is a metaphor about women. An excellent film, well worth watching. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jan/29/house-of-tolerance-review-apollo nide B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Redwood Quiet
Marnie, Non-sense! You can do Lightroom. And find yourself a student to get a $99 discount version.. You can learn as you go, plus Godfrey is an expert. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:36 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Was wondering it it was still too dark. I am not a photoshopper, but I could try some of that in Elements. Maybe. I can only do levels, actually, I don't think I can do white points in levels (if someone knows better, pls correct me). I gave up on PS years ago. Too costly to upgrade, too steep a learning curve. Thanks, Ken, I'll look into it. Anyway, I'm always flattered when someone post processes one of my images. Marnie :-) I looked at the metadata, it's a bit soft because I shot it at f4.0. I always forget I can adjust ISO too. In a message dated 12/20/2012 12:42:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: Hi Marnie - I like the subject composition but feel its too dark overall. I ran it thru photoshop to see if it was my PC or what. I got a much more pleasing (to me) vibrant image by adjusting the white point in levels. The numerous tiny white spots (sky peeking thru I believe) in your image are producing a tiny bit of info at the far RH side - white point - of the histogram, I adjusted the white point significantly to the LH side to the point just shy of affecting the colors, and while the white points were brighter it produced a more attractive image - IMO - YMMV. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com Subject: PESO - Redwood Quiet Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Scotch Tape Series
All I can think of to say is - why? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2012 7:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT - Scotch Tape Series An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ 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: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them? I can tell you where six of them are in my basement workshop. : ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Scotch Tape Series
On 21 December 2012 08:44, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Marnie aka Doe And I made my previous statement BEFORE I looked at his other pics. I'm almost scared to look. The Scotch tape series was the only set I saw, having followed a link to it, and not having looked beyond. Now I know where I'm going today. 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: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
John (and Walt too), This forum is my substitute for holding a new Pentax in my hands. I've bought everything mail order, sight unseen. That's a *ist DS, K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5 K-5IIs. Once you are locked in by the investment in lenses, you're locked in. You go for the best price you can. And that's mail-order, even 5 years ago when the *ist D was in local camera shops. You're a hobbyist, not a pro. What do you NEED to do with that new camera that you can't do right now? No seriously, how is your current camera/lens holding you back! Stop falling for all the marketing hype and just shoot some pictures. Photography is a hard business to make money in. The successful ones I've seen are better salesmen than photographers. So just get over it...or wait for Godfrey's 'After the World's End Sale Days'. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:27 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I went over to Costco this afternoon to buy my 2013 supply of toilet tissue. They had a big mound of Nikon D600 kits (two lenses - 24-85 70-300 + some wireless plugin device) that caught my eye. I browsed around a bit there were other Nikons DSLRs, bridge cameras (those things that look like a DSLR, but don't have interchangeable lenses) point 'n shoots. Ditto for Canon Sony. It was pretty obvious Costco was selling them. A guy was restocking one the mounds of the Canon DSLR kits while I was there. No Pentax K-01, K-5 (any flavor), K-30 or WG-1 kits in the store. Nothing to suggest Pentax even exists anymore, much less that Costco actually sells them. I just don't understand how Pentax can expect to attract new users without cameras in the stores to attract buyers to the Pentax brand. I was really tempted by the D600 kit. American Express upped my credit limit last month. The only thing that really held me back was my determination not to make ANY major purchase before 2013. Plus I really do want to wait see if Pentax will introduce a camera I want to buy. I waited a long time for Pentax to finally introduce the *ist-D. I can probably wait a bit longer to see if they will ever introduce another camera I want to buy. I just don't know if I'm going to live that long. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
I can't disagree with you at all, Bob. I've never been disappointed with any of my Pentax purchases since I got my K-x. I meant it when I said I truly love my gear. It's just that it's difficult to evangelize on behalf of the brand when you're forced to tell people, Well, you can't get it in stores. You're just going to have to take my word for it: They're great cameras, and you won't find a better value. Just the other night, I was trying to push the K-30 on a guy who is an aspiring nature photographer who wants to take photos of waterfowl from a blind. I ticked off its advantages and the prices compared to similarly-appointed bodies from Canon and Nikon, but I just can't see an aspiring photographer taking the plunge on a mail-order camera without the benefit of someone giving him pointers on how the thing works. And I can't help thinking the brand suffers from this lack of availability at brick-and-mortar outlets, and that the brand can only stand so much suffering before it finally succumbs to market forces and a shrinking pool of devotees. Sure, it's a piddling thing to get worked into a lather over, but it does concern me. I like being a Pentax shooter, and I'd like to be one for good. I'm not concerned about full-frame bodies and bleeding-edge technology so much as being able to count on the brand's existence in the long term. I just don't see how they can win over neophytes and converts without at least some corporeal presence at the point of sale. -- Walt On 12/20/2012 5:33 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: John (and Walt too), This forum is my substitute for holding a new Pentax in my hands. I've bought everything mail order, sight unseen. That's a *ist DS, K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5 K-5IIs. Once you are locked in by the investment in lenses, you're locked in. You go for the best price you can. And that's mail-order, even 5 years ago when the *ist D was in local camera shops. You're a hobbyist, not a pro. What do you NEED to do with that new camera that you can't do right now? No seriously, how is your current camera/lens holding you back! Stop falling for all the marketing hype and just shoot some pictures. Photography is a hard business to make money in. The successful ones I've seen are better salesmen than photographers. So just get over it...or wait for Godfrey's 'After the World's End Sale Days'. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:27 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I went over to Costco this afternoon to buy my 2013 supply of toilet tissue. They had a big mound of Nikon D600 kits (two lenses - 24-85 70-300 + some wireless plugin device) that caught my eye. I browsed around a bit there were other Nikons DSLRs, bridge cameras (those things that look like a DSLR, but don't have interchangeable lenses) point 'n shoots. Ditto for Canon Sony. It was pretty obvious Costco was selling them. A guy was restocking one the mounds of the Canon DSLR kits while I was there. No Pentax K-01, K-5 (any flavor), K-30 or WG-1 kits in the store. Nothing to suggest Pentax even exists anymore, much less that Costco actually sells them. I just don't understand how Pentax can expect to attract new users without cameras in the stores to attract buyers to the Pentax brand. I was really tempted by the D600 kit. American Express upped my credit limit last month. The only thing that really held me back was my determination not to make ANY major purchase before 2013. Plus I really do want to wait see if Pentax will introduce a camera I want to buy. I waited a long time for Pentax to finally introduce the *ist-D. I can probably wait a bit longer to see if they will ever introduce another camera I want to buy. I just don't know if I'm going to live that long. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
Walt, I think the best revenge is posting outstanding photos shot with a Pentax camera and lens. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I can't disagree with you at all, Bob. I've never been disappointed with any of my Pentax purchases since I got my K-x. I meant it when I said I truly love my gear. It's just that it's difficult to evangelize on behalf of the brand when you're forced to tell people, Well, you can't get it in stores. You're just going to have to take my word for it: They're great cameras, and you won't find a better value. Just the other night, I was trying to push the K-30 on a guy who is an aspiring nature photographer who wants to take photos of waterfowl from a blind. I ticked off its advantages and the prices compared to similarly-appointed bodies from Canon and Nikon, but I just can't see an aspiring photographer taking the plunge on a mail-order camera without the benefit of someone giving him pointers on how the thing works. And I can't help thinking the brand suffers from this lack of availability at brick-and-mortar outlets, and that the brand can only stand so much suffering before it finally succumbs to market forces and a shrinking pool of devotees. Sure, it's a piddling thing to get worked into a lather over, but it does concern me. I like being a Pentax shooter, and I'd like to be one for good. I'm not concerned about full-frame bodies and bleeding-edge technology so much as being able to count on the brand's existence in the long term. I just don't see how they can win over neophytes and converts without at least some corporeal presence at the point of sale. -- Walt On 12/20/2012 5:33 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: John (and Walt too), This forum is my substitute for holding a new Pentax in my hands. I've bought everything mail order, sight unseen. That's a *ist DS, K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5 K-5IIs. Once you are locked in by the investment in lenses, you're locked in. You go for the best price you can. And that's mail-order, even 5 years ago when the *ist D was in local camera shops. You're a hobbyist, not a pro. What do you NEED to do with that new camera that you can't do right now? No seriously, how is your current camera/lens holding you back! Stop falling for all the marketing hype and just shoot some pictures. Photography is a hard business to make money in. The successful ones I've seen are better salesmen than photographers. So just get over it...or wait for Godfrey's 'After the World's End Sale Days'. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:27 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I went over to Costco this afternoon to buy my 2013 supply of toilet tissue. They had a big mound of Nikon D600 kits (two lenses - 24-85 70-300 + some wireless plugin device) that caught my eye. I browsed around a bit there were other Nikons DSLRs, bridge cameras (those things that look like a DSLR, but don't have interchangeable lenses) point 'n shoots. Ditto for Canon Sony. It was pretty obvious Costco was selling them. A guy was restocking one the mounds of the Canon DSLR kits while I was there. No Pentax K-01, K-5 (any flavor), K-30 or WG-1 kits in the store. Nothing to suggest Pentax even exists anymore, much less that Costco actually sells them. I just don't understand how Pentax can expect to attract new users without cameras in the stores to attract buyers to the Pentax brand. I was really tempted by the D600 kit. American Express upped my credit limit last month. The only thing that really held me back was my determination not to make ANY major purchase before 2013. Plus I really do want to wait see if Pentax will introduce a camera I want to buy. I waited a long time for Pentax to finally introduce the *ist-D. I can probably wait a bit longer to see if they will ever introduce another camera I want to buy. I just don't know if I'm going to live that long. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
Lord knows, I try. Alas, I'm but a wretched servant. -- Walt On 12/20/2012 5:50 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Walt, I think the best revenge is posting outstanding photos shot with a Pentax camera and lens. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: I can't disagree with you at all, Bob. I've never been disappointed with any of my Pentax purchases since I got my K-x. I meant it when I said I truly love my gear. It's just that it's difficult to evangelize on behalf of the brand when you're forced to tell people, Well, you can't get it in stores. You're just going to have to take my word for it: They're great cameras, and you won't find a better value. Just the other night, I was trying to push the K-30 on a guy who is an aspiring nature photographer who wants to take photos of waterfowl from a blind. I ticked off its advantages and the prices compared to similarly-appointed bodies from Canon and Nikon, but I just can't see an aspiring photographer taking the plunge on a mail-order camera without the benefit of someone giving him pointers on how the thing works. And I can't help thinking the brand suffers from this lack of availability at brick-and-mortar outlets, and that the brand can only stand so much suffering before it finally succumbs to market forces and a shrinking pool of devotees. Sure, it's a piddling thing to get worked into a lather over, but it does concern me. I like being a Pentax shooter, and I'd like to be one for good. I'm not concerned about full-frame bodies and bleeding-edge technology so much as being able to count on the brand's existence in the long term. I just don't see how they can win over neophytes and converts without at least some corporeal presence at the point of sale. -- Walt On 12/20/2012 5:33 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: John (and Walt too), This forum is my substitute for holding a new Pentax in my hands. I've bought everything mail order, sight unseen. That's a *ist DS, K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5 K-5IIs. Once you are locked in by the investment in lenses, you're locked in. You go for the best price you can. And that's mail-order, even 5 years ago when the *ist D was in local camera shops. You're a hobbyist, not a pro. What do you NEED to do with that new camera that you can't do right now? No seriously, how is your current camera/lens holding you back! Stop falling for all the marketing hype and just shoot some pictures. Photography is a hard business to make money in. The successful ones I've seen are better salesmen than photographers. So just get over it...or wait for Godfrey's 'After the World's End Sale Days'. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:27 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I went over to Costco this afternoon to buy my 2013 supply of toilet tissue. They had a big mound of Nikon D600 kits (two lenses - 24-85 70-300 + some wireless plugin device) that caught my eye. I browsed around a bit there were other Nikons DSLRs, bridge cameras (those things that look like a DSLR, but don't have interchangeable lenses) point 'n shoots. Ditto for Canon Sony. It was pretty obvious Costco was selling them. A guy was restocking one the mounds of the Canon DSLR kits while I was there. No Pentax K-01, K-5 (any flavor), K-30 or WG-1 kits in the store. Nothing to suggest Pentax even exists anymore, much less that Costco actually sells them. I just don't understand how Pentax can expect to attract new users without cameras in the stores to attract buyers to the Pentax brand. I was really tempted by the D600 kit. American Express upped my credit limit last month. The only thing that really held me back was my determination not to make ANY major purchase before 2013. Plus I really do want to wait see if Pentax will introduce a camera I want to buy. I waited a long time for Pentax to finally introduce the *ist-D. I can probably wait a bit longer to see if they will ever introduce another camera I want to buy. I just don't know if I'm going to live that long. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
Mayans predict ...
... that Pentax announces full frame DSLR. World comes to an end. Enjoy your weekend. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Mayans predict ...
I thought the world would come to an end BEFORE we get a Pentax FF DSLR... - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Collin Brendemuehl Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:46 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Mayans predict ... ... that Pentax announces full frame DSLR. World comes to an end. Enjoy your weekend. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Redwood Quiet
I have played with levels a bit in Elements, removing the flattened white end and it is marginally better. Sure, Bob, and :-P. Heh. Marnie aka Doe :-) Not a student this year, but often have been in the pass, specifically to get software cheaper. Re tongue, appropriate when someone suggests I do MORE work. In a message dated 12/20/2012 3:00:59 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Marnie, Non-sense! You can do Lightroom. And find yourself a student to get a $99 discount version.. You can learn as you go, plus Godfrey is an expert. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:36 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Was wondering it it was still too dark. I am not a photoshopper, but I could try some of that in Elements. Maybe. I can only do levels, actually, I don't think I can do white points in levels (if someone knows better, pls correct me). I gave up on PS years ago. Too costly to upgrade, too steep a learning curve. Thanks, Ken, I'll look into it. Anyway, I'm always flattered when someone post processes one of my images. Marnie :-) I looked at the metadata, it's a bit soft because I shot it at f4.0. I always forget I can adjust ISO too. In a message dated 12/20/2012 12:42:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: Hi Marnie - I like the subject composition but feel its too dark overall. I ran it thru photoshop to see if it was my PC or what. I got a much more pleasing (to me) vibrant image by adjusting the white point in levels. The numerous tiny white spots (sky peeking thru I believe) in your image are producing a tiny bit of info at the far RH side - white point - of the histogram, I adjusted the white point significantly to the LH side to the point just shy of affecting the colors, and while the white points were brighter it produced a more attractive image - IMO - YMMV. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: eactiv...@aol.com Subject: PESO - Redwood Quiet Not the same group of Redwoods as last time and not as good, but maybe good enough for the calendar I am putting together for friends. (And I am pretty sure they are Redwoods.) Friend and I were sort of lost in Berkeley hills and came across a park with a grassy area and picnic tables. There was a Redwood grove up on the edge of the hill, so I almost called this Unexpected Redwoods. One of the thing I like about Redwoods, it is usually very quiet standing under them, peaceful and calming. http://www.mapphotography.com/PAWS/pages/redquiet.html Comments welcome. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I know I'll probably regret this...
Gerrit Visser wrote: The only regret you will have is not buying the K5 sooner. I'll second that. -- 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: peso 1st Winter snow adorns a holly branch
Quite Nice. Well composed. But when I read holly, awww, shucks, I was hoping for a red berry here and there. Darn. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/20/2012 12:25:05 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, shark50...@gmail.com writes: I quite like this blown up large. CC welcomed before I start posting it everywhere. K-5 and 50-300. http://donspix.posterous.com/snow-adorns-the-holly-branch-just-in-time-for#! / -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: I know I'll probably regret this...
Likewise. Paul Stenquist On Dec 20, 2012, at 8:42 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Gerrit Visser wrote: The only regret you will have is not buying the K5 sooner. I'll second that. -- 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Scotch Tape Series
That's kind of tacky. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/20/2012 12:22:33 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kwal...@peoplepc.com writes: They all look stuck up to me ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com Subject: OT - Scotch Tape Series An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ 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: Mayans predict ...
So THAT's what's causing it. Please Pentax, No! Go back to the Q! G On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: ... that Pentax announces full frame DSLR. World comes to an end. Enjoy your weekend. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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: OT - Scotch Tape Series
My reaction is that one or two shots might be interesting, but by the time you've looked at three pages of them it gets repetetive and tiresome. On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 09:15:31AM +1000, John Coyle wrote: All I can think of to say is - why? John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2012 7:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT - Scotch Tape Series An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ 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: Mayans predict ...
I think it's all just a plot by Cotty. He'd rather destroy the whole world than eat that hat. From: J.C. O'Connell I thought the world would come to an end BEFORE we get a Pentax FF DSLR... From: Collin Brendemuehl ... that Pentax announces full frame DSLR. World comes to an end. Enjoy your weekend. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
Correction: What ever happened to Pentax? From: Bob Sullivan John (and Walt too), This forum is my substitute for holding a new Pentax in my hands. I've bought everything mail order, sight unseen. That's a *ist DS, K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5 K-5IIs. Once you are locked in by the investment in lenses, you're locked in. You go for the best price you can. And that's mail-order, even 5 years ago when the *ist D was in local camera shops. You're a hobbyist, not a pro. What do you NEED to do with that new camera that you can't do right now? No seriously, how is your current camera/lens holding you back! Stop falling for all the marketing hype and just shoot some pictures. Photography is a hard business to make money in. The successful ones I've seen are better salesmen than photographers. So just get over it...or wait for Godfrey's 'After the World's End Sale Days'. Regards, Bob S. Yeah, you can get better prices on-line. Wasn't my point. What do people look for on-line? They look for the brands they know about; the ones they've seen at Walmart, Costco, Target ... or they buy from Walmart, Costco, Target or once upon a time Wolf Camera/Ritz Camera (are there any camera chains left?). Sometimes, they even shop at independent camera stores like the two here in Raleigh. They may look at the camera in Walmart look on-line at Walmart.com for a better price and then end up buying from Amazon, Adorama BH. But they don't look at Nikon/Canon/Sony at Walmart and then go looking on-line for Pentax. There's actually a couple of different things going on here from my point of view. 1. People ain't gonna buy Pentax if they don't know Pentax exists. And without Pentax being in the stores, for far too many people Pentax does *NOT* exist. Pentax needs more than just old fogies like us looking on Amazon for the best deal on last year's discontinued model. At some point too many of us won't be around any longer and not enough people will know Pentax exists to keep the brand viable. When there's nobody left to buy Pentax cameras, there won't be any new Pentax cameras. 2. I want certain things in a new camera. And I *DO* *WANT* a new camera (I don't NEED a new camera, but I want one). Pentax doesn't offer anything that even comes close to what I want. But, someone else does. Or at least they offer a camera that gives me a whole lot of what I want, say 90%. The only real drawback is that none of my current lenses will fit it. Replacing all that glass is going to be painful. But it's doable. How much longer does it make sense for me to wait to see if Pentax is ever going to offer me a camera that comes close enough to what I want that I should wait however much longer it will actually take to get one into my hands. I'll make a little personal prediction here ... one year from today, either Pentax will have introduced a Full-frame DSLR that's within close enough shouting distance to the Nikon D600 or in 2014 I won't be shooting with Pentax any longer. If so, I'll miss Pentax. I can't begin to say how much that's going to hurt. I hope I'll be able to console myself with a camera that gives me what I want. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
John, 1. It's only a tool. You should get over your Pentax loyalty. 2. Yes, there will be $$$ pain involved. 3. You sure you can't make do with your Pentax stuff? Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:46 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Correction: What ever happened to Pentax? From: Bob Sullivan John (and Walt too), This forum is my substitute for holding a new Pentax in my hands. I've bought everything mail order, sight unseen. That's a *ist DS, K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5 K-5IIs. Once you are locked in by the investment in lenses, you're locked in. You go for the best price you can. And that's mail-order, even 5 years ago when the *ist D was in local camera shops. You're a hobbyist, not a pro. What do you NEED to do with that new camera that you can't do right now? No seriously, how is your current camera/lens holding you back! Stop falling for all the marketing hype and just shoot some pictures. Photography is a hard business to make money in. The successful ones I've seen are better salesmen than photographers. So just get over it...or wait for Godfrey's 'After the World's End Sale Days'. Regards, Bob S. Yeah, you can get better prices on-line. Wasn't my point. What do people look for on-line? They look for the brands they know about; the ones they've seen at Walmart, Costco, Target ... or they buy from Walmart, Costco, Target or once upon a time Wolf Camera/Ritz Camera (are there any camera chains left?). Sometimes, they even shop at independent camera stores like the two here in Raleigh. They may look at the camera in Walmart look on-line at Walmart.com for a better price and then end up buying from Amazon, Adorama BH. But they don't look at Nikon/Canon/Sony at Walmart and then go looking on-line for Pentax. There's actually a couple of different things going on here from my point of view. 1. People ain't gonna buy Pentax if they don't know Pentax exists. And without Pentax being in the stores, for far too many people Pentax does *NOT* exist. Pentax needs more than just old fogies like us looking on Amazon for the best deal on last year's discontinued model. At some point too many of us won't be around any longer and not enough people will know Pentax exists to keep the brand viable. When there's nobody left to buy Pentax cameras, there won't be any new Pentax cameras. 2. I want certain things in a new camera. And I *DO* *WANT* a new camera (I don't NEED a new camera, but I want one). Pentax doesn't offer anything that even comes close to what I want. But, someone else does. Or at least they offer a camera that gives me a whole lot of what I want, say 90%. The only real drawback is that none of my current lenses will fit it. Replacing all that glass is going to be painful. But it's doable. How much longer does it make sense for me to wait to see if Pentax is ever going to offer me a camera that comes close enough to what I want that I should wait however much longer it will actually take to get one into my hands. I'll make a little personal prediction here ... one year from today, either Pentax will have introduced a Full-frame DSLR that's within close enough shouting distance to the Nikon D600 or in 2014 I won't be shooting with Pentax any longer. If so, I'll miss Pentax. I can't begin to say how much that's going to hurt. I hope I'll be able to console myself with a camera that gives me what I want. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 - Scotch Tape Series
On 21 December 2012 13:46, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: My reaction is that one or two shots might be interesting, but by the time you've looked at three pages of them it gets repetetive and tiresome. That's the downside of a narrowly themed series. I don't know what minimum number qualifies a set of pictures as a series, but they often seem to be labouring the point before the last entry is reached. Philippe Hausman’s ‘Celebrities Jumping’ series would have got the point across in three or four images IMO, but then it possibly wouldn't have been a series. It would have been just a few pictures. 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- Instagram now has right to sell your photos...
Deleted my Instagram account, but I only had one photo on it. I haven't had the app on my phone for some time. Just didn't hold my interest, so no real big protest on my part. The recent events reminded me I, indeed, did have one photo posted to my account. All gone now. Cheers, Christine On Dec 20, 2012, at 8:47 AM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Bingo! Marnie aka Doe ;-) In a message dated 12/19/2012 11:51:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, p...@web-options.com writes: there is a world of difference between choosing close contact with others, and having others following you without your knowledge or permission. 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. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 - Scotch Tape Series
From: Anthony Farr An interesting set of portraits: http://wesnamanphotography.com/portfolio/scotch-tape-series/ I'll admit it right here: that's just not my cup of tea. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Distraction
What Christine said, what Ken said... On 12/9/2012 9:47 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: What Ken said! Cheers, Christine On Dec 9, 2012, at 1:07 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Sure is - Nice capture Paul. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: PESO - Distraction Looking at other ways of looking. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16657172size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mayans predict ...
http://themetapicture.com/media/funny-mayans-calendar-tequila.jpg 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: PESO 2012 - 136 - GDG
The tonality is superb, Godfrey! On 12/9/2012 9:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Another new photo, this one made in Vancouver last weekend ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8258596436/lightbox Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated. Godfrey -- a photo blog: 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: I know I'll probably regret this...
On Dec 20, 2012, at 1:24 PM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: ... but the vision of a Pentax rep, combined with the price dropping below 600GBP and interest-free credit means that I am now a K-5 owner. Even worse, the i-fc is available on the Pentax and Tamron lens lineups. I'm doomed. Sounds like a good form of doom to me. You're going to love the K-5! Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax? You know, I used to have a K1000. What ever happened to them?
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:46 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: But they don't look at Nikon/Canon/Sony at Walmart and then go looking on-line for Pentax. I did. There's actually a couple of different things going on here from my point of view. 1. People ain't gonna buy Pentax if they don't know Pentax exists. And without Pentax being in the stores, for far too many people Pentax does *NOT* exist. Pentax needs more than just old fogies like us looking on Amazon for the best deal on last year's discontinued model. At some point too many of us won't be around any longer and not enough people will know Pentax exists to keep the brand viable. When there's nobody left to buy Pentax cameras, there won't be any new Pentax cameras. 2. I want certain things in a new camera. And I *DO* *WANT* a new camera (I don't NEED a new camera, but I want one). Pentax doesn't offer anything that even comes close to what I want. But, someone else does. Or at least they offer a camera that gives me a whole lot of what I want, say 90%. The only real drawback is that none of my current lenses will fit it. Replacing all that glass is going to be painful. But it's doable. How much longer does it make sense for me to wait to see if Pentax is ever going to offer me a camera that comes close enough to what I want that I should wait however much longer it will actually take to get one into my hands. I'll make a little personal prediction here ... one year from today, either Pentax will have introduced a Full-frame DSLR that's within close enough shouting distance to the Nikon D600 or in 2014 I won't be shooting with Pentax any longer. If so, I'll miss Pentax. I can't begin to say how much that's going to hurt. I hope I'll be able to console myself with a camera that gives me what I want. Stop complaining and just switch already. Even if Pentax does release a full frame camera next year, it won't have enough megapixels, or the frame rate won't be high enough, or there won't be enough AF points, or AF will be too slow, or they won't have FF lenses with modern coatings, or any of a number of perceived faults that will give people a reason to bitch and moan about how far behind Pentax is. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: January PUG - Countdown
I aim to play! When's the deadline? Cheers, Christine On Dec 20, 2012, at 2:29 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: 'morning all Well it's Dec 21 here and the apocalypse hasn't happened - admittedly, the day is young... However, it looks as if those of you who have been holding off submitting (on the basis that we wouldn't be around view the gallery) can now safely submit. Three submissions so far. The details: Theme: Texture. Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/submit/ Submission Guidelines here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html The main requirements are: * Max. pixel dimensions: 800 pixels on the longest side. * Max file size: 300k * Third party equipment is acceptable provided either the camera body or lens used is Pentax. * If you embed a colour space in the image, it should be sRGB to ensure that the image is displayed correctly on line. 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.
Re: December PUG now up. A Revision!
Just had a chance to look at December PUG. Wonderful gallery. Some outstanding photos in there... Boris (being somewhat humbled) On 12/8/2012 3:32 AM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day again It seems that my dyslexia failed to notice that Pete McIntosh's submission was for the 'Open Gallery' category. Not your fault, Pete. The submission was clearly marked 'Open Gallery'. My apologies. Anyway, a quick bit of html hacking has (hopefully) corrected the mistake, although anyone looking at the gallery for a second time might need to refresh a few pages to get the sequence of images correct (the older versions might still be in your browser's cache). http://pug.komkon.org/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 #58 - Jerusalem Bean
That's an interesting Bean, Boris. Framing is a bit tight--maybe better light? Cheers, Christine On Dec 20, 2012, at 11:24 AM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Finally got a shot of that sculpture that I quite like... http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/12/peso-2012-58-jerusalem-bean.html Naturally the notion that I like it does not necessarily mean that you ought to like it either. So please be brutal and honest... Thanks. 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: Which projectors are better for Photos? (3LCD vs DLP)
Coincidently, I was just at the Epson web site browsing through the projectors, and read Epson recommends at least 2600 lumens. Just FYI. Cheers, Christine On Dec 20, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Hi All, I am sure that some people on the list have the knowledge on this topic. For the purpose of presenting photo slideshows, which type of projectors are generally better: 3LCD or DLP? Criteria: accuracy of colors (preferably without too much of calibration), high brightness/contrast (so that the presentation can be done with the ambient light in the room. To better define the category, - I am looking at projectors with at least 2000-2500 lumens, and the price range is to stay within $1000-ish. Resolution: at least XGA (1024x768), possibly WXGA/HD-720 (1280x780/720). I've read a few websites with comparisons between the two types (3LCD and DLP). There are two major problems with those comparisons: 1. Most of those comparisons are several years old, and hence do not reflect the recent changes in both technologies. 2. They are shallow, biased [by the manufacturers of the specific type], or both. Your input, including references to good recent articles on the issue, is greatly appreciated! Thank you, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
