Re: Portraits of Women on the Job!

[Mark Stringer]

Here is another impressive young woman.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMcbCnZDntQ/?taken-by=maegenwellsguitars

kind of her story in a nutshell. Would love one of her creations. 
Beautiful photography on her website. www.maegenwellsguitars.com


On 12/20/2016 9:38 AM, Christine Aguila wrote:

Just thought everyone would enjoy these amazing portraits of women working in 
traditional men’s jobs.  Outstanding photography here!  Just love it!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/12-stunning-photos-that-prove-theres-no-such-thing-as-mens-work_us_58531c10e4b0b3ddfd8bea7e

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Re: Pirelli goes natural

[Mark Stringer]

I say lets vote on it.  Like or dislike but each vote must be 
accompanied by the voter's age.

I like it...66


On 12/21/2016 1:28 AM, Marco Alpert wrote:

Couldn’t disagree more.

m


On Dec 20, 2016, at 9:45 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:

Sorry but the new calendar just doesn't cut it for me.
I much prefer the earlier editions of the calendar.
Its like Pirelli is asking me to like a bald worn out tire instead of one of 
their new super sticky P-Zeros.
I think they've lost their direction with this edition.

Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" 
Subject: Pirelli goes natural



Peter Lindbergh shot this years Pirelli Calendar without using makeup or 
retouching.

https://www.fastcocreate.com/3066063/quick-hit/the-2017-pirelli-calendar-with-nicole-kidman-and-julianne-moore-is-raw-and-unretou

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Re: 20th Anniversary PUG

[Mark Stringer]

Happy Anniversary to my fellow PUG'rs.  I'm still here, just 6959 
messages behind. Our move from Carencro, (named after a bird that eats 
dead flesh) back to Lafayette (named after some Frenchman) has me 
overwhelmed. From 4000 sq ft to 2000 sq ft I'm lucky I can find 
anything. I do know where my cameras are but not sure I remember how to 
use them. So far we have only lost one box but it is the one with all 
the remotes in it. The New Year brings much hope.


Grateful for all the good things this year!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or whatever blows your skirt up.

I'm gonna read everyone.

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RE: OT Brexit Aftermath

[Mark Stringer]

The whole god damn world is insane.  Photograph it.

Stringer
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expression of "I like it".  
Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent
(probably a cat)."

-Original Message-
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola
Sent: Monday, July 4, 2016 1:00 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
Subject: OT Brexit Aftermath

Politics in the US is insane.  It appears almost rational, however, compared
with what has been going on in England and Europe after the Brexit vote.

Is this right?  The PM resigned, and then the Brexit leaders in his party,
Johnson and Gove, said they are not interested in the job, leaving the field
open to a steon Remain Supporter.  Farange, who started it all, said "My
work here is done," and resigned the leadershipof his party., but remains a
member of the European Parliament.  The Labour Leader won't quit, so
everyone else in his party leadership quit instead.  No one on either side
of the referendum made any plans for what to do if Leave won, and the
current PM refuses to do anything, leaving it up to his successor, who may
be opposed to leaving.  Europe wants Britain to leave now, but Britain
refuses to do anything.  Even if they do, the Scots may have veto power over
the UK's withdrawal, and everyone in Northern Ireland appears to be applying
for Irish passports.

This is a rude analysis of the situation:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/the-crisis-explained-maybe?utm_term=.tjW
BLd0vL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=News%20-%200704%20Monday&utm_content=Ne
ws%20-%200704%20Monday+CID_6bc9f3d10b2c8409d3d9c5498cef83b1&utm_source=BuzzF
eed%20Newsletters#.fervzm5qz

And Down Under, things have taken a pretty strange turn as well:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/robstott/oh-god-oh-god-oh-god?utm_term=.ek5BnVRXn&u
tm_medium=email&utm_campaign=News%20-%200704%20Monday&utm_content=News%20-%2
00704%20Monday+CID_6bc9f3d10b2c8409d3d9c5498cef83b1&utm_source=BuzzFeed%20Ne
wsletters#.ivggOx4XO

It appears to me that the only person who can look at this without screaming
out loudnis Putin, the Mad Russian.

Dan Matyola
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RE: DA35 macro on a K-1

[Mark Stringer]

Square format? That's and interesting concept.  I guess I will eat sushi
today.  Looks good.

-Original Message-
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen
Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2016 8:07 PM
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Subject: DA35 macro on a K-1

I tried the DA35 on the K-1 shooting against a lighter colored background,
and yes, it does vignette a bit.  Not quite down to APS levels of crop, but
you only get about 40mm of unobstructed field of view (unless you crop your
photos square).

For your amusement, some photos from the new sushi restaurant in Felton:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667748625903

I'll just call the vignetting an artistic effect and go with that. It
probably cost Instagram several weeks of engineering to add a filter that
does the same thing.

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RE: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

[Mark Stringer]

I think I was a better photographer when all I had was a camera and one lens.  
Life was simple and I always had the right equipment because I had all of my 
equipment.

Stringer
"I like photographs but my ability for critique is limited to some expression 
of "I like it".  
Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent (probably 
a cat)."




-Original Message-
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stanley Halpin
Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 11:07 AM
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Subject: Price jumps on the new lenses? $1800 -> $2300

I have been dithering. Just not sure if I want/need the 15-30, 24-70, 70-200 
lenses. I ultimately descended into the depths of analytic consideration: I 
constructed a spreadsheet-type layout of my current and possible new lenses for 
APS-C, FF, and 645 cameras, and then stared at that for hours. Trying to 
anticipate what I would take on my next few planned trips, how I would carry 
it, what shots are “must have”, etc. And at least for now I do have all three 
bodies. Each has unique features, I already have a fairly broad set of lenses 
for the 645 and APS-C, but not for the K-1. Particularly if I want AW and 
quick-shift AF.

So throughout the last few weeks as I have been agonizing over this issue, B&H 
helpfully, through the magic of cookies and other modern magic, has been 
popping up thumbnail teasers of their ongoing special deals. Throughout, the 
24-70/2.8 has been right at $1300, the 70-200/2.8 right at $1800. This morning 
was the same. I clicked through to B&H and was shocked to see the 70-200/2.8 
now at $2300! 

I jumped over to Adorama, their prices are still $1300 and $1800. I ordered 
both lenses. I’ll worry next week about whether I will keep one or both, but it 
seemed that if I waited it might cost me $500 or more above what I had been 
expecting.

stan


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RE: Playing at night, K-1 various lenses, some astrotracer

[Mark Stringer]

Those are great shots Larry.

Stringer
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expression of "I like it".  
Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent
(probably a cat)."



-Original Message-
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen
Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:48 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss List 
Subject: Playing at night, K-1 various lenses, some astrotracer


Last night we went up towards the end of Empire Grade (between Jamison Creek
and Lockheed) to try some night photography.  I wanted to try out both
astrotracer and the Rokinon 24/1.4 with the K-1.

This might be the nicest shot photographically. I was mostly looking to
learn the gear, but it's nice when you get something half decent out of the
attempt.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27430114234/in/album-7215766773260871
4/

This images is a real cipher, because when I look at it in lightroom, the
burn-in from the adjustment brush is a lot more even.  At first I got the
weird artifact even in loupe mode, but not in develop. I've gotten rid of it
in loupe mode, but it is showing up in flickr.

Full album shot with the 24/1.4 and the 15-30, some in astrotracer here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667732608714/with/280440222
75/

If fluidr cooperates, you can see them with exif data here:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667732608714/with/2804402227
5/

I also had a go at photographing Andromeda, shot with the takumar (bayonet)
1:2.5 135mm (actually Luiz's copy of the lens)
A* 200/2.8
FA 80-200/2.8
Tamron Adaptall 300/2.8 (some in crop mode)

http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157670435249006

Since it was an experimental session, I've got a range of exposures with the
different lenses, I also showed some without cropping in lightroom to show
the field of view of each lens.

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Re: OT: BREXIT !

[Mark Stringer]

Dems have learned a new trick.  Bill taught them how to tell us it is 
raining when actually he is peeing on us.  Now Hillary has seen the 
executive order wielded like a light sabre.  Trump is obnoxious but I 
don't think he will break laws.  I have a good friend who thinks Trump 
is the devil incarnate.  I would like to vote for Bernie and avoid this 
whole mess.  I think we could survive Bernie better than Hillary if she 
goes off the rails.  Where is that giant asteroid...might make all this 
moot.


On 6/28/2016 10:36 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:13 AM, P.J. Alling 
wrote:


The results will be distasteful, if not disastrous, either way.



Distasteful without a doubt.  Disastrous, no.  The country is durable.  It
has survived idiots and incompetents in the past, and it will survive the
idiot who survives in November.

If Trump is elected, I don't see how he can possibly get any of his ideas
past Congress.  HRC may be the most dangerous, only because she is more
likely to actually push her designs through.


Dan Matyola
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Re: OT: BREXIT !

[Mark Stringer]

For the right amount of money, and advance notice Clinton probably 
wouldn't press it.


On 6/27/2016 8:52 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:

Just imagine who's finger you would want on the nuclear launch button.  Bob S.

On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 7:27 PM, Paul Stenquist  wrote:

There is no absolute truth, Bill, and Ken is entitled to his position. Hillary 
is far from an ideal presidential candidate, although I personally prefer her 
sleaziness to the recklessness of Trump. But by a narrow margin. I’ll probably 
hold my nose and vote for her. She is smarter than Trump, In my opinion. 
Poliifact is not a source of truth. It’s deeply biased. Facts are elusive.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2013/05/28/study-finds-fact-checkers-biased-against-republicans

On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:16 PM, Bill  wrote:
On Jun 27, 2016, at 8:16 PM, Bill  wrote:

On 6/27/2016 6:09 PM, Ken Waller wrote:

Hope trumps all.


But a liars pantsuit will eventually catch on fire.

Besides WHAT difference does it make ?


You should check politifact before you make yourself look like you don't know 
the facts.



Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller

- Original Message - From: "Bill" 
Subject: Re: OT: BREXIT !



On 6/27/2016 5:48 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

Should I still be hopeful?


Hope trumps all.


J

Sent from my iPhone


On Jun 27, 2016, at 4:35 PM, Bill  wrote:


On 6/27/2016 1:14 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
Well, I hope I'm not blamed for whomever is put in power next
November!


Choose wisely.






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Re: BREXIT !

[Mark Stringer]

That's why we love Pentax. Perpetual compatibility.
Stringer


On 6/27/2016 6:38 PM, Bill wrote:

On 6/27/2016 10:32 AM, Alan C wrote:

& much, much more. The Romans left an astonishing legacy. In fact, the
whole structure of British (& much of European) society.



This isn't a true story, though it is strange enough that it could be:


The US standard railroad gauge (distance between
the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an
exceedingly odd number.

Why was that gauge used?

Because that’s the way they built them in England,
and English expatriates built the US Railroads.

Why did the English build them like that?

Because the first rail lines were built by the
same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and
that’s the gauge they used.

Why did “they” use that gauge then?

Because the people who built the tramways used
the same jigs and tools that they used for building
wagons, which used that wheel spacing.

Okay! Why did the wagons have that particular
odd wheel spacing?

Well, if they tried to use any other spacing,
the wagon wheels would break on some of the old,
long distance roads in England, because that’s
the spacing of the wheel ruts.

So who built those old rutted roads?

Imperial Rome built the first long distance
roads in Europe (and England) for their legions. The
roads have been used ever since.

And the ruts in the roads?

Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts,
which everyone else had to match for fear of
destroying their wagon wheels.
Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome, they
were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing.

The United States standard railroad gauge of 4
feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original
specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot.
And bureaucracies live forever. So the next time you
are handed a specification and wonder what horse’s
ass came up with it, you may be exactly right,
because the Imperial Roman war chariots were made
just wide enough to accommodate the back ends of two
war horses. Now the twist to the story…

When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its
launch pad, there are two big booster rockets
attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These
are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs. The SRBs are
made by Thiokol at their factory at Utah. The
engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred
to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to
be shipped by train from the factory to the launch
site. The railroad line from the factory happens to
run through a tunnel in the mountains. The SRBs had
to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly
wider than the railroad track, and the railroad
track, as you now know, is about as wide as two
horses’ behinds.

So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what
is arguably the world’s most advanced transportation
system was determined over two thousand years ago by
the width of a horse’s ass. … and you thought
being a HORSE’S ASS wasn’t important!



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Re: BREXIT ! & What have the Romans ever done for us?

[Mark Stringer]

Those were my Celtic ancestors who were very happy with their animal 
skins and dancing naked around the fire.  Sounds like Woodstock.

Stringer

On 6/27/2016 2:32 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote:

Hello Mark, when much of Europe were still in the dark ages, wore
animal skin and were wild, the Romans were a highly evolved, advanced
and a cultured lot - read civilization before Christ (BC).

They "tamed" much of "wild Europe & Britannia". Brought modern skills
and knowledge - astronomy, architecture, the arts & drama.

Of course the only other Civilization more advanced then was the Indus
Valley Civilization & India.

Regards.
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Re: PESO - Branford Point, In Memoriam

[Mark Stringer]

I offer my belated sympathy.  I lost my mother in 2010. I miss her 
always! She was 96 and well right up to her stroke.


She was a good woman and Saints fan and I knew she had pull with the 
Lord.  In a moment of levity, I asked her to see if she couldn't help 
the Saints win a Superbowl before she passed on Feb 4.  On Feb 7 the 
Saints won Superbowl XLIV.


Her memorial service was three weeks later (she was cremated).  Often 
there aren't many attendees to the funeral of an old person.  The church 
was full.  All ages too.  She was a retired teacher and active in the 
church.  Several of our family members are musicians and vocalists and 
all performed.  It was a very entertaining service.

She would have loved it and maybe she did.

Seriously, you have my sincere condolences.

Stringer

On 6/24/2016 12:39 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

My mother died peacefully last Thursday at an excellent hospice in Branford, 
very near where I took this photo.

To her I owe my love of choral singing, canoes, mountain lakes, hiking, 
cooking... and so, so much more. A onetime sketch and watercolor artist, she 
always encouraged my photography, and had several of my prints hanging in her 
apartment.

Her spirit is everywhere, yet I miss her.

Rick











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Re: OT: BREXIT !

[Mark Stringer]

I don't have an opinion but I have enjoyed this thread immensely!

On 6/23/2016 11:17 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I am more than a little surprised at the result.

I don't know if it a good thing or a bad thing, ;  That's for the British
to decide for themselves.

Good luck with all that.

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RE: GESO and lens review: United Colors of Mitakon (25 f/0.95)

[Mark Stringer]

Nice review and lens.  Looking forward to the low light review.

Stringer
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expression of "I like it".  
Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent
(probably a cat)."



-Original Message-
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 12:19 AM
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Subject: GESO and lens review: United Colors of Mitakon (25 f/0.95)

Hi!

About a week ago I received my copy of Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 25mm
f/0.95 for m43. It turns out it was very successful acquisition...

I wrote a brief review of this lens that of course is accompanied with a
number of sample images:

http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/06/united-colors-of-mitakon-speedmast
er.html

Feel free to critique and comment, especially if you spot some bad English
grammar.

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RE: GESO: On and off track

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Yes I enjoyed them.

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Subject: GESO: On and off track

The last few weeks I’ve been pretty busy, racing at Pacific Raceways near 
Seattle, and then at Mid-Ohio (in the sort of middle of Ohio) and I did manage 
to snap a few pictures.  Unfortunately with my race schedule, I only had a 
couple opportunities to photograph other races, but I enjoy taking pictures of 
people around the paddock just as much.  In fact, I think my favorite photos 
from Seattle are of a father and young son who were spectating, and getting in 
some father-son quality time: https://flic.kr/p/H7Jzza

Pictures from Pacific Raceways: https://flic.kr/s/aHsky6zFWt

Pictures from Mid-Ohio: https://flic.kr/s/aHskC7Nmrp
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RE: PESO: A cat picture

[Mark Stringer]

Great shot with that F*300. I have that lens and will always have that lens.
Not indifferent to this one!

Stringer
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expression of "I like it".  
Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or snake) or indifferent
(probably a cat)."






-Original Message-
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Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 10:15 PM
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Subject: PESO: A cat picture

My wife heard Bella shriek, looked and saw her in the waterfall that feeds
the fish pond and a cat leaping away as fast as it could go. Said cat ended
it's flight some 30 feet up a tree, where it still is. I think it's settled
in for the night.

K1, F*300 f/4.5 at f8, 1250th, ISO 1600.

http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/kitty1.html

It's quite a handsome little fella.

enjoy

bill


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RE: On the subject of Infrared

[Mark Stringer]

What is the issue with in body image stabilization?


Stringer
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expression of "I like it".  Otherwise "I don't like it" (probably a bug or
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A simple mirrorless without ibis makes for an easier conversion.  Something
to consider. Get a Sony nex with adapter and look at it as an ir back.
That's what I would do since the optical viewfinder becomes useless with
full spectrum.
On Jun 10, 2016 6:40 PM, "Larry Colen"  wrote:

> Back when I had a working IR K-5, I bought a large sheet of plastic IR 
> filter, about 1/8" thick to make filters for speedlights and studio 
> flashes so that they would only transmit in IR.  It was much cheaper 
> than buying the 3" squares of gel from B&H.  If anybody needs some, in 
> order to have an IR only light source, let me know.
>
> If I were to do something like convert on of my old bodies to IR (or 
> full spectrum), who is doing a good, reasonably priced, job on Pentax 
> DSLRs these days?
>
> My preference for an IR body would be to have the body be full 
> spectrum, and if I need IR only, or visible only, just put a filter in 
> front of the lens. With live view, IR only is much less of an issue. I 
> had some difficulty finding IR block filters. Does anyone have 
> specific recommendations for such?
>
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RE: On the subject of Infrared

[Mark Stringer]

I had Lifepixel convert my Lumix GX8 and sold the Oly E-PL5. I went full
spectrum.  I bought into the mirrorless conversion for ease of use.  I
cannot get it straight if Pentax live view would work as well. I read some
articles and I have a K-x.  It is moot for now tho.  You may know better
since you have experience.  

I have two really good lens and can adapt my Pentax lenses for fun.  The GX8
has a bright lcd and bright viewfinder.  For outdoor use I think this will
help me a lot.

kolarivision.com and precisioncamera.com  and lifepixel.com all do
conversions.


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Back when I had a working IR K-5, I bought a large sheet of plastic IR
filter, about 1/8" thick to make filters for speedlights and studio flashes
so that they would only transmit in IR.  It was much cheaper than buying the
3" squares of gel from B&H.  If anybody needs some, in order to have an IR
only light source, let me know.

If I were to do something like convert on of my old bodies to IR (or full
spectrum), who is doing a good, reasonably priced, job on Pentax DSLRs these
days?

My preference for an IR body would be to have the body be full spectrum, and
if I need IR only, or visible only, just put a filter in front of the lens.
With live view, IR only is much less of an issue. I had some difficulty
finding IR block filters. Does anyone have specific recommendations for
such?


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RE: PESO: Spotted Bush Kelpie

[Mark Stringer]

Very nice.  I like giraffes and that is a good photo.  They may be as mean
as camels but they look stately, gentle and contemplative.

Stringer

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Just for fun:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/27548285676/

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RE: FINAL DAY of Magnum Square Print Photo Sale

[Mark Stringer]

Thanks Godfrey.  I bought the print of Cartier-Bresson on the roof by Dennis 
Stock. On this note I used to buy auction catalogs of art.  They really are 
good reproductions better than most coffee table books. Okay that was $100 of 
fun.

Stringer

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To: PDML List ; PAW Picture-A-Week project ; 
SeePhoto Talk ; BAPhotoShooters BAPA 
; Workshop Reunion 

Subject: FINAL DAY of Magnum Square Print Photo Sale

Magnum is finishing up another 'Square Photo Sale' … 6x6 inch sized prints from 
the portfolios of their photographers … and today's the last day for this 
round. There are about nine hours to go… 

http://shop.magnumphotos.com/?a_aid=magnumphotos&chan=nlshop061016&utm_source=Magnum+Photos+Shop&utm_campaign=b64719741b-Shop_NL_6_10_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_18bc3c957a-b64719741b-2070457&mc_cid=b64719741b&mc_eid=464f0cfa59

I've bought a few of these from the last such sale. They're exquisite hand-held 
size gems. Even if you don't find anything or don't want to buy, it's very fun 
to look through the photos. 

I found one in this round (Werner Bischof's two monks in Tokyo) that I had to 
have—I remember that shrine well and had my own magical moment there 25 years 
ago. Ach, can so much time really have flown past? 

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Oly IR, Pentax lens and Oak tree

[Mark Stringer]

Put a couple of pics up with the OlyE-PL5 with a FA20-35 adapted to it. 
 Also a pic of an oak tree by the office with the FA20-35.  Only lens 
with me today. Infrared SuperColor 590nm. DA lens do not have an 
aperture ring.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/27566019685/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/27493487281/in/dateposted-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/27467655782/in/dateposted-public/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/27532467216/in/dateposted-public/

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Re: GESO Hold my calls

[Mark Stringer]

Lucky you.  Anxious to see you shots.

On 6/9/2016 1:48 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

Hold my calls, I'll be busy

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157669544642765



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Re: Two Questions - more or less

[Mark Stringer]

Articles on IR w Pentax
https://www.pentaxuser.com/article/infrared-photography-with-a-pentax-digital-slr---part-2-471

https://www.pentaxuser.com/article/infrared-photography-with-a-pentax-digital-slr---part-1-466

http://pentaxslr.eu/Pro_News/aid=12/using_pentax_dslrs_for_ir_photography/

On 6/6/2016 8:16 PM, John wrote:

1. Is anyone using Windoze 10 yet?

If so, how do you like it & is it any good for running PhotoshopCS6
Extended? I don't use Lightroom or CC.

2. If you had to choose among an *ist-D, a K10D or a K20D to convert for
IR, which would you sacrifice? Who would you choose to do the conversion?




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Re: Not that anyone cares but Adorama confirms the K-70 by offering it for pre order.

[Mark Stringer]

I would really like to have the articulating lcd and the built in 
wireless.  Not sure what I would be losing on the K3II.  Would get a 
flash in place of the GPS. Not sure I need either. There is a side by 
side comparison on dpreview.


On 6/9/2016 12:55 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:

It's no K-1 but it seems that Ricoh isn't abandoning APS-C.

I really wish they'd decide on a naming convention and stick to it.



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RE: PESO: Renting a Bike

[Mark Stringer]

I like this one also.

Stringer



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A customer renting a bike at the Capital location near Union Station, in
Washington, DC
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18244517
Comments, Suggestions and Criticisms are invited.

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RE: PESO: Urban Repast

[Mark Stringer]

Great pic and yes provocative

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Street scene, Washington, DC, near Union Station:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18244528&size=md
Comments, criticisms and suggestions are invited.

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RE: Two Questions - more or less More IR

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Larry wrote...once I bought a K-x I hardly ever used my K20...

Kx was my most used camera for a long time. When I bought it, one main
attraction was the 4 aa batteries.  Amazing how long it would go on 4
rechargeable batteries.

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Mark Stringer wrote:

> the old B&W film days.  Both have instant surrealism which I think is 
> harder to achieve with color.  These days any digital image can be 
> made surreal but all of the mundane subjects I am tired of are new again
in IR.
>
> Stringer (aka "no mas Mark")
>
> -Original Message-
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John
> Sent: Monday, June 6, 2016 8:16 PM
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> Subject: Two Questions - more or less
>
> 1. Is anyone using Windoze 10 yet?
>
> If so, how do you like it&  is it any good for running PhotoshopCS6 
> Extended? I don't use Lightroom or CC.
>
> 2. If you had to choose among an *ist-D, a K10D or a K20D to convert 
> for IR, which would you sacrifice? Who would you choose to do the
conversion?

I think that if my goal were IR, and I had a K20, I'd sell it and buy a K-r
(even a K-x) or just about anything newer.  I loved the UI on my K20, but
once I bought a K-x I hardly ever used my K20 outside "the studio", unless
it was raining out.  The images from the K-x were that much better.  The K-r
is a K-x with every shortcoming improved. I'll be putting my K-5ii up for
sale in the next few days, and I'll probably be lucky to get $300 for it. At
that, in many ways, it'll outperform just about every other Pentax short of
a K-1.  The difference in performance between a K-5 and a K20 is hard to
believe.

If you're shooting with a K-100, you can just about get away with IR without
doing a conversion, just putting an IR pass filter on it because the IR
block filter on it is so weak.

When I was getting my first K-5 repaired, I had them convert it to full
spectrum IR.  It was lots of fun, unfortunately, the camera died shortly
thereafter for other reasons.  You can do lots of fun things with a full
spectrum camera and an IR flash.

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RE: Two Questions - more or less More IR

[Mark Stringer]

Live view on the k20d is basic and shuts off after 3 minutes. I would read
up on the live view mode before choosing the k20d.  I have a micro 4/3/s Oly
E-PL5 and a Lumix GX8.  These mirrorless cameras make IR easy.  I have a
k20d and a Kx.  Seems the Kx would be the better choice but I don't need
another IR camera but I want to use my Pentax lens.   I had the Gx8
converted because I wanted a brighter LCD and it has a bright electronic
viewfinder also.  I have a new K3II and some very fine lens but have spent
most of my time doing IR and learning to use GIMP.  I love IR like I loved
the old B&W film days.  Both have instant surrealism which I think is harder
to achieve with color.  These days any digital image can be made surreal but
all of the mundane subjects I am tired of are new again in IR.

Stringer (aka "no mas Mark")

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1. Is anyone using Windoze 10 yet?

If so, how do you like it & is it any good for running PhotoshopCS6
Extended? I don't use Lightroom or CC.

2. If you had to choose among an *ist-D, a K10D or a K20D to convert for IR,
which would you sacrifice? Who would you choose to do the conversion?


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Re: PESOs: Swagger

[Mark Stringer]

Gotta have swag.  Looks like he is doing it right!

On 6/7/2016 4:07 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

This 8 year old has what ballplayers call swagger. He asks for time out with 
the moves of a major league ballplayer, never mind that there is no 
player-called time out in little league:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18244052&size=lg

Then he eyeballs the pitcher (who is an adult coach) and works  his bat:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18244053&size=lg

And when the pitch arrives, he looks it right into his bat and crushes it. Some 
kids are born with it.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18244079&size=lg









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Re: PESO: Wideout

[Mark Stringer]

She looks very focused.  Good pic!
Stringer

On 6/7/2016 3:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

This attractive young lady was running wide receiver patterns at the park, and 
a man was completing 30 and 40 yard passes to her. I didn’t take many shots, 
because I was there to shoot little league baseball, but she was good. She went 
up for the ball a couple times and must have been more than two feet off the 
ground. Wearing receiver gloves too I see. Soft hands, meaning she doesn’t bat 
the ball away but hangs onto it. Probably plays for a women’s flag football 
team, although I’d like to think she’s trying out for her high school’s tackle 
football team. Women playing full contact football has become more common  
around here. K-1 with the DFA 15o/450 at f5.6, ISO 3200, 1/2500, 450 mm off a 
monopod. Cropped to about 50% of frame.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18244137&size=lg



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Re: June PUG is Up!

[Mark Stringer]

Very fine images.  I like them all.  Congratulations to the 
photographers.  Shadowplay and I Dont Want To See got my attention as 
Shadowplay is very creative and I Don't Want to See makes me want to see 
who is behind the hands.


On 6/6/2016 5:49 PM, Brian Walters wrote:

G'day

Another well-supported gallery with some diverse interpretations of the
theme - from the literal to the baffling..

Also - our first submissions with a K-1 - one as the picture taker and
another as the subject (Cotty - take note).

As usual you'll find the gallery here:

http://pug.komkon.org/

(you may need to refresh your browser if you see the previous gallery
there).

Note: The automated submission process usually works well but it's not
infallible.  So, if you made a submission and you don't see it in the
gallery, let me know.

+

Next Up: "History".  Ann is already quickly out of the blocks on this
one!

Full Submissions Guidelines here:

http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html

You can submit here:

http://pug.komkon.org/submit/


Cheers

Brian

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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
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RE: PESO: Moon Under the Yardarm

[Mark Stringer]

Great pic. Very nicely done.

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Another Mykonos Scene:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18240435
Comments, Criticisms and Suggestions are Invited and Appreciated

Dan Matyola
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RE: PESO blowed up

[Mark Stringer]

Wow! I didn't know there was such a thing.

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Posted for entertainment rather than photographic value.  The reason why I'm
not a fan of the plastic radiators.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/27230397941/in/album-7215766862311017
1/

For those that care about such things, the rest of the album also shows the
$140 all aluminum replacement I bought for the car.

Last Thursday, Nicole and I were teaching at Thunderhill (on the 5 mile
track). I was taking my student for a ride in the second session.  On the
back straight I heard a "whump" noise and my windshield was suddenly covered
with water.  That was a fairly easy problem to diagnose.

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RE: PESO - some unsorted pictures

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All nicely done.  I like them all.

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As I´m delurking a little I might as well show some new pictures :-) 
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/photos-2/Unsorted.html
The 15 at the bottom are from this year. 

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RE: PESO - A portrait of KS1341-D

[Mark Stringer]

Wow (in a good way)!

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Part of a cosplay shoot. KS1341-D is an android with plans to enslave the
earth.

http://portfolio.brucemwalker.com/index/IB3m9_aENH9o

645Z, DFA645 55mm/2.8, f:8, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO; Key light: 8.5" reflector
with 30 degree grid, above-left.
Fill: 22" beauty dish with sock, left, feathered.

Model, styling: Kirstin Sabrina Dane ~ vintagealchemy.tumblr.com Makeup,
face painting: Coral Brandenburg ~ FB coralbrandenburg96

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RE: PESO - Golden Pavilion 2

[Mark Stringer]

Has a bonsai feel to it.  I love bonsai. Very good photo.  Great
composition.

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One more from the Golden Pavilion


https://flic.kr/p/E16tZA
or
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18237407

Kyoto, Jan 2016

Pentax K-x, Tamron AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di-II LD 1/80s @ f/8, ISO640

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RE: B&W developing problem Any ideas?

[Mark Stringer]

No I think you nailed it. Different tank and reel would probably do it.

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Subject: B&W developing problem Any ideas?

A friend offered to develop the fils from my recent trip to France with the
MX. A section of one of the films had this issue:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wkimsvuztcn2ybh/received_10154185414666565.jpeg?dl
=0

Presumably not fixed. I wonder if it's badly loaded in the spiral. Any ideas
from the collective PDML wisdom?

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RE: PESO Sagano bamboo grove

[Mark Stringer]

The bamboo is beautiful.

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Subject: PESO Sagano bamboo grove

Another from Kyoto, last January.

Between nonomiya shrine and the back of tenryuji is a walk through Sagano
bamboo grove.

According to a couple of friends who were there late last year, in November
it's still popular and crowded despite being so late in the season. However
by January the temperature around Kyoto has dropped to nearly freezing, and
there aren't that many tourists bothering to come here.

https://flic.kr/p/DzFx5d
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http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18231560

Pentax K-x, Tamron AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di-II LD
1/80 @ f/5.6, ISO 8000

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RE: PESO: Please Clean Up

[Mark Stringer]

cute

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I spotted this sign in the Pedion tou Areos (Field of Mars) park across from
an Athens hotel.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18235879

Comments are invited

Dan Matyola
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RE: PESO: Mykonos Sunset

[Mark Stringer]

Don't know if this is a great pic or if I just need a vacation.

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I just returned from a week in Greece.  Here is one of my images from the
trip:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18235691&size=lg
K-5 IIs, DA 18-138 zoom
Comments are invited.

Dan Matyola
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RE: PESO: Aegean Feast

[Mark Stringer]

Great pic.  Looks good!

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One of the delights of travel is dining on something a bit different.
This is my dinner from our evening in Mykonos:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18235782&size=lg
K-5 IIs, 18-135 Zzoom
Comments and criticisms are invited.

Dan Matyola
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RE: Some people are just crazy

[Mark Stringer]

Just the times we live in.  Over reaction and over sensitivity abound. It
really is sweet and a photo I would think maybe the child will appreciate
later in life.  If it was my father and me as a child it would be displayed
in my home.

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Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 9:14 PM
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Subject: Some people are just crazy


I am not sure this photo is great, but it is definitely not disgusting. 
Some people are simply paranoid. Literally (literally) :


"Is this picture disgusting or beautiful?" 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-36322279

Igor

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RE: Golden pond in BW

[Mark Stringer]

Really good but the lighting in the color portrait really nails it.

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Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 2:46 PM
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Subject: Golden pond in BW

Boris commented on one of my portraits in a previous post. Many people seem
to prefer this B&W version. I didn't note earlier that these were taken with
my K 50 & 18-135 a combination I am coming to appreciate more all the time.

https://flic.kr/p/GTWNi7


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RE: Geso Evening on the Lake

[Mark Stringer]

Very nice.  Love the lighting

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Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 11:24 AM
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Subject: Geso Evening on the Lake

A few shots at the lake including some portraits of the fisherpeople taken
this Wed. Is next months theme Golden hour? Did I mention I took these two
days ago. Oh well C&C as always.


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RE: OT: Telemarketers

[Mark Stringer]

I set up a MagicJack using the same number I've had for years.  All calls go
to voice mail. Anything important they leave a message. The telemarketers
and scammers never leave a message.  I get an email with the voice message
attached. All other calls are handled on our cell phones.  The house phone
is heavily muted. It can be heard, you can call out but actually we don't
use it at all. Much cheaper than ATT landline.  We've been operating this
way for about 5 years.  I don't answer my cell phone unless I recognize the
caller.  Of course we all have smartphones and that costs a fortune. ATT dsl
costs a fortune as does cable internet. We have ATT dsl for now.  Fiber
optic has not made it to us yet.  

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WTF is going on with telemarketers.

I have an unlisted number. It's on the FTC National Do Not Call Registry. I
signed up my phone numbers for "Do Not Call" years ago.

I'm still getting robo-calls; more than one an hour.

I can't remember the last time my phone rang & it was someone I wanted to
talk to.

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RE: PESO - A Cell

[Mark Stringer]

Photo is great and I learned something. Luwians aka Luites (per Britannica)
whose land mass was too great to protect from the Mycenaean Kings (Greeks,
Helen, Troy all that stuff). A region now part of Turkey below the Black
Sea. An interesting start to my day. Thanks!
Thanks!
Stringer

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Bob, Marco, Bruce, Paul, Christine, John and Rick,

Thank you all very much for visiting and commenting.

Below is a general view of the site (text in Turkish):
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/inonu-magaralari-turizme-aciliyor-27009794


John, I was also curious about the Luwians sometime ago. It is unfortunate
we don't know much about them. Let us hope the Hittite tablets waiting to be
found and/or read tell us more about them.

Rick, the camera was Ricoh GXR with A12 module (essentially a 35mm macro
lens combined with an APS-C sensor).

Bulent
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2016-05-17 4:16 GMT+03:00 Rick Womer :
> The texture and lighting are very effective, with great composition.
>
> What camera and lens?
>
> Rick
>
> On May 16, 2016, at 3:37 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote:
>
>> Inside a cave system which was part of an early settlement (since 
>> 2000
>> BC) in central Anatolia.
>>
>> Blog:
>> https://celasun.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/the-cell/
>>
>> Larger image (skips the text above with a larger image) :
>> https://celasun.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/the-cell/r0015105_lzn_conv_g
>> _sm/
>>
>> Ricoh GXR A12.
>>
>> Comments appreciated.
>>
>> Bulent
>>
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RE: Puzzle

[Mark Stringer]

I say the basket from a boiler (for crawfish and crab)

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It's obvious what this is, but what was it?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/27007808105/

Alan C

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no mas mark

[Mark Stringer]

Okay.  Ann thinks too many Mark's. Hence forth I shall be Stringer.  If I 
worked for a paper I could be Stringer the stringer.

Stringer

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Good point , Stringer

You have to be careful saying "mark" in the body of a post here:- )although 
your comment is MARK worthy :-)

and then I bet you could get confused with Cassino too.. ( puns always
intended)

Nicole, the pigeon shot is super, and the surfboard without rider gave me a 
chuckle.. I wish it were a bit darker overall.  I think you could prune this 
group of 20 a bit for more impact - but that's coming from someone who things 
if you've seen one surfing photo you've seen them all  so perhaps unfair.
The  stump that others have mentioned is interesting, but the birdie is the 
winner for me.  It's a money shot for a poster

ann

On 5/13/2016 7:18 AM, Mark Stringer wrote:
> I'm "looking at you" makes me think of "judgement day".  On judgment day the 
> sinner is to stand before God and be judged.  My interpretation of judgement 
> day, with some levity but not entirely, is that humans will stand before the 
> animal kingdom and have to atone for the neglect, abuse and mistreatment of 
> animals.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Nicole Jacque
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 6:44 PM
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List 
> Subject: PESOs: I'm looking at you & Surf's up!
>
> These pictures were from a stop in a little coastal town named Cayucos along 
> Hwy 1.
>
> This guy was staring at me from the rafters under the pier:  
> https://flic.kr/p/GZYkbT
>
> Surf’s up: https://flic.kr/p/H44ikq
>
> Full album here:  https://flic.kr/s/aHskAaag6X


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RE: PESOs: I'm looking at you & Surf's up!

[Mark Stringer]

I'm "looking at you" makes me think of "judgement day".  On judgment day the 
sinner is to stand before God and be judged.  My interpretation of judgement 
day, with some levity but not entirely, is that humans will stand before the 
animal kingdom and have to atone for the neglect, abuse and mistreatment of 
animals.

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These pictures were from a stop in a little coastal town named Cayucos along 
Hwy 1.

This guy was staring at me from the rafters under the pier:  
https://flic.kr/p/GZYkbT

Surf’s up: https://flic.kr/p/H44ikq

Full album here:  https://flic.kr/s/aHskAaag6X
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Re: GESO: Yuma County Colorado tornadoes, Saturday May 7, 2016

[Mark Stringer]

Thanks for that! Scary.  The stuff my nightmares are made of.  Really 
good work.


On 5/9/2016 12:47 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

I had my most successful chase day ever on Saturday (saw 3 tornadoes),
but not my most photogenic photographs.

I left North Platte, NE at 4 PM hoping to get to Holyoke or Wray, CO
to see some Colorado Front Range tornadoes. Got to the rest area at
Julesburg, CO (on Interstate 80) and grabbed a free Colorado road map.
Then proceeded south of Julesburg on Hwy 385. A line of supercells was
already forming just west of 385 and they were moving to the N/NNW as
they were close the surface low. My target was the southernmost storm
that was moving N/NNE.

The cell just north of that one had been tornado warned once already
(as I was leaving Julesburg) but I did not want to target it for long,
fearing I would be run over by the hail core of the storm coming up
behind it. Still, I thought I would keep an eye on it as I went by it
on my way to the more southerly cell.

I saw what appeared to be a Rear Flank Downdraft (RFD) cut in that
storm as I came along side. When it was clear that a funnel was
forming I pulled off the highway (there was no shoulder) and jumped
out to take pics. Here is the tornado, which I believe is in contact
with the ground (but can't be positive because of a hill in between
us).

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/26880136486/in/dateposted-public/

While I was taking the photos of this tornadoes entire life cycle, the
CSWR convoy of radar trucks went flying north past me up the highway,
with a bunch of chasers following them. ( http://www.cswr.org/ ) Their
target did not affect mine, I still thought that the storm approaching
Wray would be the most interesting of the day. It was.

The tornado that made national news began over the city of Wray as a
tiny little funnel in the sky that I captured as I was traveling back
through Wray after exploring a bit to its west. In the amount of time
it took me to reach the intersection of Hwy 385 again, it has already
reached the ground with a needle-like appearance:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/26847394921/

Quickly it morphed into a larger tornado:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/26309615994/

Fortunately, this part of the front range is sparsely populated, but I
did see one house along the highway that lost its roof, drove over
downed powerlines across the highway (driving around a 5th wheel
trailer that had been deposited directly in the highway) and captured
this image of the receding tornado with some parked semi trailers that
it tossed around.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/26915145455/

I later saw a 3rd tornado out my passenger window,  but by the time I
got off the road it had already lifted. I have no idea how long I was
oblivious to it as I drove along side it, but it was a good couple of
miles away and moving away from me.

All in all, I was very happy with my forecast, my route, and my
targeting. I only wish I had gotten some more photogenic images,
rather than documentary ones.



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RE: K-1 Vignetting? Some surprises...

[Mark Stringer]

DA 40, I thought was full frame.  That is close but shooting right to the edge 
of the lens.

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> On May 9, 2016, at 8:55 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Stanley Halpin wrote:
>> 
>> In sum, the 35/2.8, 40/2.8, and 55/1.4 all seem to have value when used with 
>> the K-1, without too much compromise.
> 

And the evidence…

A small gallery here. I didn’t keep these full size as the vignetting at 
question is visible, or not, even at reduced image size.

The first image is from the 24/2.0 [Yes Larry, NOT 1.4] to show the scene. Then 
one or more shots from the DA 15mm, 35mm macro, 40mm, and 55mm and one from the 
50-135/2.8.

http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p1033969621

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RE: GESO: Shooting Hoops with the K-1

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Very nice. Fun.  Most beautiful thing in the world is youth.

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The K-1 locks focus great in daylight. Haven’t had enough experience with other 
light to say for sure, but it makes action sports shooting easy. Hid behind the 
corner of the house with the K-1 and the 150-450 and shot the kids shooting 
hoops. That lens is a nice fit with the k-1 and battery grip. Good balance for 
handheld shooting. If I was doing this in earnest, I’d use a monopod and shoot 
at ISO 400 or 800, but not a problem without it. All these are at ISO 1600, 
which is nice and clean with this camera. 

How did Gracie get so big? These boys used to tower over her. 

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RE: GESO: Old cars with a new camera.

[Mark Stringer]

Nice shots!

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Subject: GESO: Old cars with a new camera.

My charming wife and I go out for breakfast once on the weekend. 
Saturday mornings, a small group of old car buffs meet for breakfast, and
they bring old cars.

http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/cars2/index.html

Shot with the K1 and the 31mm LTD.

I swear to god, if someone told me twenty years ago that digital would
eventually give this sort of quality, I would have laughed in his face.
The pictures are a bit large.
Note the inadvertent selfie.

Enjoy.

bill

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Re: There's a good chance my week will improve

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I feel your pain.  I have so much new equipment and it seems there is 
always some distraction. Funeral, company that goes with it, kids living 
quarters at college, ceiling fans falling, and my persistent headache 
and lack of energy, doctor visits and on and on.  Just keep pushing the 
pile...


On 5/4/2016 2:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

Things have been very stressful around here, getting the house ready to
host a dance camp over memorial day.  Repairs, cleanup, and a lack of
support.
One cool thing that happened is that I scored on a very inexpensive (as
in Nicole's office was getting rid of) an old Power Mac, one of the
expandable types with replaceable drives and stuff. This is close to the
ideal system for processing photos. Unfortunately, due to Apple's
attitudes towards backward compatibility, all sorts of things won't work
with it, like my thunderbolt monitor, and most PCIE USB 3 cards. As
such, despite it being a windfall, it has also incurred a fair amount of
cost in both money and time.

On Saturday I started having issues with my septic system.  There is a
slight chance that it might be repaired for only a few thousand dollars,
but the most probable outcome is looking like $40,000 for an engineered
system.

Yesterday morning, Zab was woken by a thump in the front yard. By the
time she got tot he front yard, the perpetrator had driven off, but she
was amused to find the Narrow Bridge sign from 50' up the road on our
front stairs.  Another day of repairs for me, but on some levels
amusing, particularly if she wasn't the one who had to do the work. What
she did not notice was the caved in driver's door on my miata, or the
way the retaining wall for the driveway collapsed after the miata was
pushed into it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667293488840

While talking with Ray, my contractor who does great work for a
reasonable price, and who I have good working rapport with, mentioned
that he is applying for a job with the county. One that would probably
pay better than he is earning on his own, plus which has benefits.

Over the weekend we started hearing the distinctive scrabbling of
wildlife in portions of the house where we don't want wildlife.




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Re: iPESO: Dryad

[Mark Stringer]

Yeah, don't you just want to give it a "hug".

On 5/1/2016 9:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

From the woods along a residential driveway in Short Hills:

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18226811
iPhone 6s Plus
Comments are invited.

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Re: April "best of" GESO

[Mark Stringer]

Yes I like those.  I think that is the first time I've seen the very 
green photo.  I guess I'm becoming a little girl.  I didn't like the 
spider nor do I like snakes.  Getting soft I guess.


On 5/1/2016 9:51 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

On the cusp of another PDML annual, I started my monthly favorites after
having such a rough time picking keepers the first time I submitted to
the annual.

Here are my favorites from last month:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157664489715453



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Re: Peso - First IR

[Mark Stringer]

Yes. Kind of "other worldly".

On 4/23/2016 9:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

It has an eerie feeling, for some reason.

Dan Matyola
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On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 10:14 PM, Mark Stringer  wrote:

https://flic.kr/p/G7Sv2w

I like this.  Makes the ordinary extraordinary.

I think there is something surreal about photographs. Some more than others
and surreal is good.  Some people thought Ansel Adams work was common.  It
was some of the most surreal photography I've ever seen.  I don't think
these folks ever stood in front of one of his photos.  The subject might
seem familiar but you can never see it in real life the way it appears in
his photos.

Well I'm not gonna get an 8x10 view and build an enlarger like the large
hadron collider.  But this is fun.

Mark S

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Re: PESO - Art Market

[Mark Stringer]

I think the lady behind the table also has a question about the umbrella.

On 4/24/2016 5:34 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:

So if I say I like it, where doesthat put me ? :-)

It's kinda fun - one wonders if holding that umbrella so high is of any
use at kepping the lady dry

ann


On 4/24/2016 2:15 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:

Out for a stroll in Oxford today. Rain on and off. Actually I don't
really like this but I'll PESO it anyway.










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Re: Exposure mystery

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Is there a "best practices" on initial settings? I saw a youtube video 
and some settings were done to eliminate random unsharp photos. Nothing 
about random exposure problems.  If anyone knows of such and article or 
other videos I'd like to review them as the K3II is still somewhat new 
to me.


On 4/24/2016 11:43 AM, Larry Colen wrote:

Last week we were showing an out of town visitor the sights.  I did a
rapid fire series of frames on a wave crashing, all shot at ISO 100,
f/5.6 1/1000 of a second. The second exposure in the set of four is
about a stop darker than the other three.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157667360682042

This is both puzzling and troubling.  Has anyone else ever run into
issues like this?  Maybe the shutter leaves stuck a bit and the slit
wasn't as open as it should have been for that one frame?




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Re: OT: Monitor Specs

[Mark Stringer]

Mark
I recently bought an Asus PA248Q from B&H.  I can't elaborate as to why 
except that I think is was a good low price choice.  I got into specs 
but quickly tired as I think my recent camera decisions (i.e., K3-II in 
lieu of the K-1) were at the forefront. I also quickly realized that 
professional monitors, which may be a requirement for you, were not for 
me. I'll do my own prints on an Epson and can redo if not satisfied. 
I've always thought monitors were a bit quirky as well as unreliable. I 
have two monitors at work and have never been able to calibrate them but 
who cares if an Excel spreadsheet looks a little different from one to 
another.


I haven't set my new monitor up yet so I can't offer a review. My 
household is in disarray at the moment with the passing of my wife's 
mother (Sat evening) who lived with us. She was in hospice care for over 
a year and a full time job for my wife (an RN). It is a good thing 
really as she was 94 and suffering.


Happy hunting!

Mark S


On 4/24/2016 5:33 PM, Mark C wrote:

I'm thinking about upgrading my current monitor. What specs should I be
looking at?

I'm considering -

IPS panel technology

Minimum 1900 x 1080 / 1900 x 1200 preferred. I am only looking for a 24
inch monitor given to be part of a two monitor system, so I doubt I will
be able to get much greater resolution without going larger.

Anti glare Screen

Digital input (DVI or HDMI) (should be a given but I have run into a few
with VGA only.)

I don't know what to make of these stats:

Contrast ratio. When I calibrate my monitors the iDisplay utility
reports a contrast ration of about 900:1 for the better monitor I'm
using and about 850:1 for the older TN monitor. When shopping I see
quoted figures from 1000:1 to 2,000,000:1 on monitors that don't seem
much different in price or class. Not sure what to make of this spec.

Percent of gamut. Percent of what gamut? sRGB? More is better?

Brightness in terms of CD/CM2. Is more better? Ive read that a
calibrated monitor should be about 122 CD/CM2. Everything I have looked
at way exceeds that. In a couple cases users have commented that the
monitor is too bright and they can't dim it enough to accurately
calibrate it. But that could be a problem with the controls on that
specific model. Any suggested target level?

That's all I'm looking at - anything I should consider but am oblivious
to? Any recommendations or warnings about brands?

Thanks

Mark


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Peso - First IR

[Mark Stringer]

https://flic.kr/p/G7Sv2w

I like this.  Makes the ordinary extraordinary.

I think there is something surreal about photographs. Some more than 
others and surreal is good.  Some people thought Ansel Adams work was 
common.  It was some of the most surreal photography I've ever seen.  I 
don't think these folks ever stood in front of one of his photos.  The 
subject might seem familiar but you can never see it in real life the 
way it appears in his photos.


Well I'm not gonna get an 8x10 view and build an enlarger like the large 
hadron collider.  But this is fun.


Mark S

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Re: Peso: Ex-pat New Yorker comes home - brief mini PDML get-together

[Mark Stringer]

yum...

On 4/22/2016 7:47 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:

Had a lovely visit with Godders today.. and he took me to lunch at one
of my favorite places in my neighborhood..

https://annsan.smugmug.com/Friends-and-Family/PDMLers-in-person/i-ghMBhLz/L

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Re: The Return of the Prodigal Lens AND the Prodigal Camera

[Mark Stringer]

Wow.  Makes me think a bridge camera with a mega zoom might be the new 
path. Breaks, just throw it away and get the latest one.


On 4/22/2016 6:46 PM, Zos Xavius wrote:

So after no less than 3 trips to Precision my "lucky" third K-3 has
returned today and I have yet to find anything wrong with it.
Hopefully the sealing is still good. I fully intend on finding out in
the next thunderstorm we get.

I decided to send them my 12-24 finally at the same time after letting
it collect dust for a couple of years. I had heard incorrectly that
they couldn't be serviced, but I figured I would at least find out.
Turns out they can service them, but not in America. The round trip to
Japan was a month and a half and it came back looking like a brand new
lens along with my K-3. I took some test shots and after a little
focus adjustment it looks like the old 12-24 I once knew and loved.
They left me with the gouged up hood from where it hit the pavement
though lol. Think pentax wants me to buy a new lens hood? :)

This experience has tempted me to send anything outside of warranty
directly to Japan for service. It was $250 to rebuild the lens.
Strangely I don't think they replaced the rear part of the lens so I
guess my self repair on the stripped screw threads is holding pretty
well.

The K-3 from precision was another story. I sent them a K-3, a 20-40
and a 55-300, both of which were decentered. The 55-300 came back
decentered even worse. I had no hopes that they would fix my 20-40
properly. I complained. Pentax sent me brand new lenses that were much
better. The K-3 came back and the AF points in the viewfineder were
completely in the wrong place. I sent it back. When it came back the
camera was overexposing in daylight by about two stops. Something was
miscalibrated. Back it went that day. It seems fine, but I haven't had
any broad daylight to test it with. I would hope that they wouldn't
let the same problem happen twice.

Total repair time: 2 months. Not great at all. Not after all this time
they have had to get their act together at precision. I did get two
decent replacements for my lenses so I really have to thank Pentax for
doing that for me. I have been told by some people that things are
changing in that regard and that the service situation will be greatly
improved. I really hope so. This is the kind of stuff that makes
people ditch systems, especially working pros. Not having a 2nd body
for a long time really cramped my style and forced me to swap lenses
constantly which in the thick of things is the last thing you want to
be pissing around with and missing shots. My k-7 is passable as a 2nd
body in good light but that's about it. I wouldn't try to shoot an
indoors event with it unless I had some pretty fast glass attached.

Hoping for some sun this weekend. :)



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Re: iCrap

[Mark Stringer]

I feel your pain.  I avoid apple but my wife and daughter have iphones 
and an ipad.  They think I'm their tech dept.


Everything else is pretty frustrating also. I sit down to do something 
and spend and hour waiting for updates "dont turn off your computer". 
Then fixing something that no longer works, like all the baggage Windows 
10 brought with it.


On 4/22/2016 7:32 PM, Bill wrote:

Or should I say crApple.
How the hell did these people get a reputation for making equipment that
"just works"?
This iPad is the most frustrating piece of shit that I have ever
encountered.
My fucking 1972 Triumph Trident that took more more foreplay than a
frigid fucking nun to get anything out of was easier to deal with.
Fuck Apple.

I feel a bit better now. I will feel even better when I copy and paste
this to their tech support.

bill



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FSF - Lens

[Mark Stringer]

$370 Pentax smc P-FA 24mm F2.0 Wide Angle - With Case, Caps and Hood -

$180 Pentax DA Limited 40 mm f/2.8 Fixed Focal Length Lens

$160 PENTAX 28MM F/2.8 SMC F  With Caps

$210 PENTAX 18-250MM F/3.5-6.3 SMC DA ED AL IF  With Caps and Hood -

$150 Pentax smc P-DA 16-45mm F4.0 ED/AL Zoom Lens - With Caps and Hood

$180 PENTAX 85MM F/2.2 SMC SOFT K MOUNT MANUAL FOCUS  With Caps

Time for me to sell.  The items are priced about 50% above what KEH 
might pay.  I don't want to sell for keh offer.  Ebay is painful.  If 
you are interested I can send pics.


An example...The FA 24/2 with caps case and hood is listed on KEH for 
$499 and they would buy one for $259 same condition. Midpoint is $379. 
Anyway that is my logic.  I'm calling them all excellent by KEH standards.


I guess I will do ebay in a couple of weeks.  The 85/2.2 is on there now.

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OT: USPS nuts

[Mark Stringer]

I mailed a package on April 4, it arrived in Scottsboro, AL on April 6. 
It was refused, "return to sender", USPS had it back in Lafayette April 
8 but instead of forwarding to USPS Carencro, they sent it back to 
Alabama.  USPS Birmingham sent it to Huntsville but Huntsville saw it 
was "return to sender" and sent it back to Birmingham, who promptly sent 
it to Huntsville, who sent it to Scottsboro and it is out for delivery 
again.


It has been on the road for 11 days and it is not done yet.

This is just funny but they have done this before where a package was 
sent from Memphis to Jackson to Memphis to Jackson and then stayed at 
one or the other for several days before it was sent on to me.


I think I'm going to have a UPS or Fedex only policy but ebay makes it 
so easy to print a label.  I'm about done with ebay too.  That is 
another story.


Sorry for the rant.

Mark S

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Re: PDML: Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply.)

[Mark Stringer]

Smugmug, one of the boroughs of NYC.

On 4/14/2016 9:19 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:

You already know mine, Darren -- and I'm betting lots of others do two..
but clicking on the link to my web page immediately informs:-)
ann
annsan.smugmug.com

On 4/14/2016 10:07 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

I'm curious as to where in the world PDML people are located. A few of
you I may know (or know approximately) but this thread would be a
handy way for people to just hit "reply" and provide their
region/city/country. One practical use: It might help all of us to
know where prospective meet-ups might be scheduled when traveling,
etc.

As you may know I'm in South-Central Nebraska U.S. - near Grand Island.






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Re: PDML: Where are you located? (Lurkers also welcome to reply.)

[Mark Stringer]

Carencro, LA named after the carrion crow, an eater of dead flesh. 
Always a dream of mine to live someplace exotic. There is an old Indian 
story that explains it.  Isn't there always?


(about 4 miles north of Lafayette, LA in Lafayette Parish named after 
the French General Lafayette, who aided the Americans in the 
Revolutionary War, aka Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, 
Marquis de Lafayette. How quaint?)



On 4/14/2016 9:07 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

I'm curious as to where in the world PDML people are located. A few of
you I may know (or know approximately) but this thread would be a
handy way for people to just hit "reply" and provide their
region/city/country. One practical use: It might help all of us to
know where prospective meet-ups might be scheduled when traveling,
etc.

As you may know I'm in South-Central Nebraska U.S. - near Grand Island.



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Re: experimental geso Thunderhill at night

[Mark Stringer]

Well, that is good enough reason to keep it and even better on a K-1. I 
also have a DA14/2.8. That is the widest and fastest I have. Astronomy 
is another of my latent hobbies and these wide field views are so 
impressive.


On 4/9/2016 10:43 AM, Larry Colen wrote:



Mark Stringer wrote:

I'm impressed and encouraged. I guess you could call it rich field
photography. I like them all. What was your technique? Just the K-3II
Astrotracer? Any pointers on the setup"


I didn't think about it until just now, but it would be interesting to
see how the pixel shift mode works for night photography, giving you
effectively 3-4 times the exposure, and possibly averaging out some of
the noise.

The FA 24/2 that you are selling would probably be a pretty good lens
for doing this sort of work with.




On 4/8/2016 8:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

There were relatively clear skies at thunderhill racetrack this week,
and I tried a bit of night time panoramas. I'd really like wider faster
lenses, and bigger sensors. I also think that it would work better with
just a little bit of moon in the sky to light the track, but not so much
as to wash out the stars.

While there are rough bits on the photos, I really want to explore this
concept further:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157666817994741/







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Re: PESO: OOOH Look

[Mark Stringer]

Nice expression.  I like that photo.

On 4/9/2016 9:57 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

At the local St Patrick's Day Parade:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18215518
K-5 IIs, DA 18-135
Comments are invited

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Re: experimental geso Thunderhill at night

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I'm impressed and encouraged. I guess you could call it rich field 
photography. I like them all.  What was your technique?  Just the K-3II 
Astrotracer? Any pointers on the setup"


On 4/8/2016 8:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

There were relatively clear skies at thunderhill racetrack this week,
and I tried a bit of night time panoramas.  I'd really like wider faster
lenses, and bigger sensors.  I also think that it would work better with
just a little bit of moon in the sky to light the track, but not so much
as to wash out the stars.

While there are rough bits on the photos, I really want to explore this
concept further:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157666817994741/



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Re: OT: SpaceX finally did it.

[Mark Stringer]

Looked easy enough when I was a kid in the cartoons.  I can't believe 
they finally did it. That sea was pitchin', that landing bitchin'. Oh 
I'm rapping.


On 4/8/2016 8:25 PM, John wrote:

They finally had a successful landing on the drone ship after delivering
a cargo to the ISS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPGUQySBikQ




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FS Friday FA 24/2 AL

[Mark Stringer]

https://www.flickr.com/gp/mostlypentax/p6e660

this link connects to the album for whoever has it.  If you have a 
problem let me know.  I think most members are familiar with the lens.


Not the best photos but I can summarize.  Glass is perfect, hood, barrel 
and edges show scuffing, soft case is in great shape.  Should have kept 
the lens in it.


KEH says $468 w caps.  I'll say $425 w caps, hood, soft case.  If you 
buy it and find something non functional (you won't) I'll take it back.


I'll consider an offer too.

Thanks,
Mark S

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Re: Peso: Neighbor

[Mark Stringer]

About that.  Maybe 6"

On 4/7/2016 3:03 PM, Mark C wrote:

Cool. Trying to get a sense of the scale - 4 or 5 inches high? When I
was a kid we had burrowing crawfish in the yard, but I have not seen
then since.

On 4/7/2016 1:59 PM, Mark Stringer wrote:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/26267732556/in/dateposted-public/


My neighbor made an addition to its residence last night.

It was a lot easier to take the shot with the Lumix 4/3 with the
rotatable screen than to set up with the flu card.  Flu card works but
is not real handy.  I took some pics with the K3II at Lake Martin but
did not have it set to record raw and did not process very well.

Thanks for looking.
Mark S.




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Re: Peso: Neighbor

[Mark Stringer]

My "neighbor" is a crawfish.

On 4/7/2016 1:15 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

He added a termite mound? :)

J

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Subject: Peso: Neighbor

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/26267732556/in/dateposted-public/

My neighbor made an addition to its residence last night.

It was a lot easier to take the shot with the Lumix 4/3 with the
rotatable screen than to set up with the flu card.  Flu card works but
is not real handy.  I took some pics with the K3II at Lake Martin but
did not have it set to record raw and did not process very well.

Thanks for looking.
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Peso: Neighbor

[Mark Stringer]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/26267732556/in/dateposted-public/

My neighbor made an addition to its residence last night.

It was a lot easier to take the shot with the Lumix 4/3 with the 
rotatable screen than to set up with the flu card.  Flu card works but 
is not real handy.  I took some pics with the K3II at Lake Martin but 
did not have it set to record raw and did not process very well.


Thanks for looking.
Mark S.

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Re: PESO: Breakfast

[Mark Stringer]

Those look delicious.  My weakness is fried catfish and shrimp.  I can't 
pass them up.  After the shrimp, someone brought an Italian cream cake. 
 I didn't pass it up either.


On 4/7/2016 12:43 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote:

My favorite fast food - breakfast or not - is bread shrimp. Here in
India we call them Prawns. Yum yum!

So we went to this food court in the Orion Mall in Bangalore. I saw a
sample of Breaded Butterfly Shrimps.
Butterfly Shrimps?? - what are these I asked the Manager, as the
shrimps were twice as broad on either side with the tail in the
center.

He said, we slice, split and spread the shrimps out and then bread
them. It was yum yum with the two kinds of sauces served with it.

Here are a sample of Breaded Butterfly shrimps.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/et85r5twmt76p49/AAAimWDjSdZuGlIjGfHE5m4Ma?dl=0

Regards.
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PESO: Breakfast

[Mark Stringer]

vendors bring this in.  hard to resist.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/26205778311/in/dateposted-public/

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Re: Advice wanted for Antivirus/Firewall (Windows 10)

[Mark Stringer]

I've been using Defender and Malwarbytes (paid version). I'm satisfied.

On 4/5/2016 1:02 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote:

Hello John, I tried all the Free AV stuff you mention + some more. So
I removed all of them including Symantec or something that came
bundled with my Toshiba 4K laptop running Windows 10. I also removed
Spybot Search & Destroy as I read online that it shuts down Microsoft
AV & Firewall.

So you guessed it right now, I downloaded the Free Windows Defender
from the Microsoft Web Site. Along with Windows Firewall that came
pre-loaded with Windows 10. They are both doing a great job.

Microsoft even added a right click link on any file to scan it for
viruses. And it automatically updates itself daily without fail.

Give it a trial without biasing yourself from internet reads.

Regards.
Bipin

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Re: Still Around

[Mark Stringer]

Nice photos.

On 4/3/2016 9:32 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote:

I haven't been active in a long time. Started a 9to5 a little over a
year ago, had computer issues for several months and slowly getting back
into photography. For some reason I was getting group messages but it
stopped on my BellSouth account and then it stopped on my yahoo account.
Out of the blue I am getting a few messages here and there so figured I
would let everyone know I am some what back.

If you are interested you can visit my recent section to see some of my
new photo captures http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com/recent.html

Hopefully this message makes its way to the group. If you respond to
this message and I don't respond back it is because I still don't see
all group messages.


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Re: Peso-Skiddaddle

[Mark Stringer]

super shot!

On 4/2/2016 6:39 PM, Jack Davis wrote:



Last visit of the season to any of the local wildlife refuges.
Perhaps better some action rather than just sitting on a limb staring blankly 
into space.(?)
Yeah, I too climbed trees a lot as a kid.
This one almost got away before I got the shutter released.
Believe it may be a Red Tail hawk.

C&C?

J

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Re: PESO - Bridge

[Mark Stringer]

Yes that is a nice image. Good lighting and attractive. I'm not an 
expert on any kind of photography, especially models, but I like the 
photo for more than one reason.


On 4/2/2016 12:25 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:

One for the yoga fans ... NSFW yoga.

http://off-axis.brucemwalker.com/image/142127664892

645Z, DFA645 90mm/2.8, f:11, 1/125th sec, 100 ISO
Key light: 7 foot silver parabolic, directly overhead pointing down.

Molly Fassbender; Judi Willrich makeup and hair.

Comments (except body shaming remarks) welcome!



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Re: Extremely OT: Check your pulse if this performance doesn't give you goose pimples

[Mark Stringer]

Hardware.

On 4/2/2016 10:40 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

I prefer the original.  Perhaps I find something incongruous about
shouting the words to "Sounds of Silence."

What is the matter with his chin?
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola


On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Darren Addy  wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg

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Re: Extremely OT: Check your pulse if this performance doesn't give you goose pimples

[Mark Stringer]

Credible maybe incredible.  I'm an old S&G fan.  The official video is 
very appealing in a monochrome sort of way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

On 4/2/2016 8:45 AM, Darren Addy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg



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FS Friday

[Mark Stringer]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/191840005065?  listing starts at 7p PDT

There it is, my 77 limited.

Thanks for looking.

MarkS

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Re: OT: You can never have too many lenses?

[Mark Stringer]

That is a great system!

On 3/31/2016 8:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

On Mar 31, 2016, at 1:22 PM, Stanley Halpin  wrote:


In general ...


I have a simple rule: I make a list because I can't remember what I've got. And 
if I've got to make a list, I have too much and sell off the excess.

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Re: Return of the prodigal lens

[Mark Stringer]

Appears to be working nicely.  How do you get flickr to show the lens 
you are using?


On 3/31/2016 9:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote:

My 16-50 returned on Monday. Precision did finish the work on Wednesday,
just not soon enough to get it shipped in time to get here *before* the
weekend.  -grumble-

In any case, it is back, it works, the hood goes on properly.  I haven't
done any sort of serious testing with it, but it seems to be OK.  I had
noticed some poppies up the street from me, so here's a silly set of
flower photos, where the lens basically passed the smoke test.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157664294614214

Speaking of the smoke test, I should go tighten the battery clamp down
on my miata. It came loose last night can caused a bit of mischief.



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Re: paypal withholding funds

[Mark Stringer]

Thanks Ann

On 3/31/2016 9:19 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:

Of course he won't , Mark... it isn't a problem , it's the way ebay
works -- you should be covered for the full amount if he doesn't deliver.

ann

On 3/31/2016 9:48 AM, Mark Stringer wrote:

I bought a lens from someone with only 4 transactions of history. He
will not ship the lens until he gets the funds in his paypal account.

anyone else have a problem like this?  I feel like I am in a three way
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Re: OT: You can never have too many lenses?

[Mark Stringer]

Seems to be a hoarder.  Yeah It is also said you can never have too many 
guitars but they take up more space.  It is an excuse to not have to 
make hard decisions.  Something I am confronted with now.  My camera and 
lens buying spree needs to be subsidized with the sale of some owned 
gear.  I may have a 77/1.8 up for sale soon.


Mark S

On 3/31/2016 8:30 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote:

I often browse through a travel/vacation message board forum; one of the many 
sub-forums within the site is centered on travel photography, and one of the 
continuing threads there is “List Your Cameras.” As I understand it, this is a 
holdover from early days and was intended to facilitate finding someone else 
with the same camera gear if/when you needed someone knowledgeable to give you 
some help with a camera question.

Anyway, I was struck by this person’s collection (including the Pentax gear 
which makes this a bit less OT…) There have been comments here on PDML recently 
about buying/selling gear vs. holding onto the old, and I thought this example 
might nicely illustrate one person’s struggle with this issue.

The poster says:


Currently, I have:
Sony A580 DSLR
Sony A6000 mirrorless
Update: I pre-ordered a Sony A68 SLT which will take over for my A580 - moving 
my A580 to backup duty...due to arrive in May
Update: I ordered a Sony A6300 mirrorless to replace my A6000, which will now 
stick around as my backup mirrorless system

Lenses currently in use (alphabetically):
Chinon Chinar 135mm F2.8 (Pentax K-mount)
Chinon Chinar 28mm F2.8 (Pentax K-mount)
Chinon Chinar 50mm F1.9 (Pentax K-mount)
Konica Hexanon 40mm F1.8 (Konica K/AR mount)
Konica Hexanon 50mm F1.7 (Konica K/AR mount)
Minolta 50mm F1.7 (Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount)
Minolta 300mm F4 APO G (Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount)
Osawa 28mm F2.8 (Pentax K-mount)
Pentax 50mm F2 (Pentax K-mount)
Rokinon 70-2100mm F3.5-5.6 (Pentax K-mount)
Update: Sigma 30mm F1.4 (Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount) TRADED IN
Soligor Dual Focal 28/35mm (Konica K/AR mount)
Sony DT18-250mm F3.5-6.3 (Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount)
Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (Sony E-mount)
Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS (Sony E-mount)
Update: Tamron 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 (Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount) TRADED IN
Update: Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro (Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount) TRADED IN
Update: Tamron 200-500mm F5-6.3 (Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount) TRADED IN
Vivitar Series One 28mm F2.8 (Konica K/AR mount)
Vivitar Series One 70-210mm F3.5 macro (Konica K/AR mount)
Vivitar Series One 200mm F3.5 (Konica K/AR mount)
Added the following:
Sony FE 70-200mm F4 OSS (Sony E-mount)
Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS (Sony E-mount)
Sony E 35mm F1.8 OSS (Sony E-mount)
Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.4 (Leica M mount)
Tamron 150-600mm F5-6.3 (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
Sony DH1758 1.7x teleconverter (already owned, but pulled out of storage to use 
on my e-mount cameras)
Tamron 1.4x teleconverter for Alpha mount
Will be purchasing Sony FE70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS lens when available in May
Sony LA-EA3 Alpha-NEX adapter

Previous digital cameras:
Update: I traded in my 2nd A580 body that I had as a backup, along with my A550 
DSLR
Update: I traded my NEX-5N and EVF which was my backup system
Sony A550 DSLR (still have in storage) Update: traded in
Sony NEX-3 Update: traded in, used towards purchase of Tamron lens
Sony A300 DSLR (gave to friend - still in use)
Fuji F200
Sony TX1 (still have in storage)
Sony T100 (gave to family - still in use)
Sony L1 (gave to family - still in use)
Sony H5 (gave to family - still in use)
Sony F717
Sony U20 (still have in storage)
Canon S100
Sony Mavica FD91

Film cameras I have (but don't use much anymore!):
Pentax ME-Super
Canon EOS-IX
Konica FT1
Chinon CM4




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paypal withholding funds

[Mark Stringer]

I bought a lens from someone with only 4 transactions of history.  He 
will not ship the lens until he gets the funds in his paypal account.


anyone else have a problem like this?  I feel like I am in a three way 
standoff.


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Re: Boris PESO #16 - Seven Seas of Rhye

[Mark Stringer]

Did Freddie sing that?  Sensational image Boris.  Really beautiful?

On 3/29/2016 1:46 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:

John, the name of the song is in the title of the email and also title
of the photo - seven seas of rhye...

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On 29 March 2016 21:33:52 John  wrote:


On 3/29/2016 1:38 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:

Hi!

http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/03/2016-14-seven-seas-of-rhye.html


Listening to Queen as I post... Oddly it seems to fit the photograph.

What do you think/say?



Depends on what Queen song? Can't tell if it fits or not without knowing
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First light K-3 II

[Mark Stringer]

So much for all the photos I was gonna take with various lens.  I've 
been a little under the weather but the FluCard arrived so I shot around 
in the living room with the 35/2.8.


https://flic.kr/s/aHskxkGGNB

this the link to the flucard album, they are also viewable in my 
photostream. Nothing to critique.  Just playing with the technology.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostlypentax/

Thanks Bill for the heads up on the flucard.

Mark S

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Re: My new K-3 II

[Mark Stringer]

So that is what it is for.  Thanks.  I'll get one.

On 3/29/2016 11:05 AM, Bill wrote:

On 3/29/2016 9:14 AM, Mark Stringer wrote:

My new K-3 II hasn't seen first light yet (as an astronomer would say).
  The camera is intuitive for anyone having used previous cameras.  So I
am comfortable with it. What I missed right off was the non articulating
screen. (should I move over to the Pentax Forums?) Not whining, I knew
it didn't have one. Any right angle view finder accessories on the
market?


Pick up the Pentax Flu Card and use your smart phone. It works like a
hot damn.

bill




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My new K-3 II

[Mark Stringer]

My new K-3 II hasn't seen first light yet (as an astronomer would say). 
 The camera is intuitive for anyone having used previous cameras.  So I 
am comfortable with it. What I missed right off was the non articulating 
screen. (should I move over to the Pentax Forums?) Not whining, I knew 
it didn't have one. Any right angle view finder accessories on the market?


If you are wavering on the K-1, that screen would be just right.  I 
don't need one to take a selfie.


I had to wait 3 hours almost for the battery to charge. My planned shot 
was of the crawfish mounds in the yard.  I'm still gonna get the shot 
but I am not going to lay on the ground.


I have a bag full of lens and going to shoot some today to see what I 
like and don't like about my them.


I have with me the F 300/4.5, DA 14, DA 18-250, DA 16-45, FA 20-35 and a 
FA 50/1.4.  Of course I brought my new lens HDDA 35/2.8.  Anyone have 
any recommendations for non-Pentax lens?  Sigma seems to keep popping up 
in reviews.


I'll post some pics in a day or two.

Mark

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Re: Changes (aging) new beginnings & HD v SMC

[Mark Stringer]

I wouldn't rid myself of a good lens just to get the HD nor would I pass 
up a good used lens.  The article you may have read and I read was here


http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/hd-pentax-limited-primes/introduction.html

worth reading by any member concerned about the difference.  As steve 
harley wrote, there are some trade offs.


Mark

On 3/28/2016 9:59 PM, steve harley wrote:

On 2016-03-28 6:19 , Mark Stringer wrote:

Now I want to see the HD stuff vs the regular smc lens, use what I
have and
update my lens kit.


i have the SMC D FA 35/2.8; i recall seeing a review which specifically
compared the SMC and HD versions of this lens, and found pretty minor
differences *except* that the HD version dulled the flare slightly so
that if you do night shots and like the star effect on streetlights,
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Re: Changes (aging) new beginnings

[Mark Stringer]

Stan, I think you are very engaged in your photography.  I used to be 
and hoping to be again.  I have a 645 and lens, a couple of 6x7, 67's a 
bunch of lens of various ages.  I'm hoping to trim all of that.  I am 
sure I am not going back to film, or a darkroom.  Next time I move I 
will downsize and all this stuff needs to go.  I also have a Besler 45 
enlarger, trays all kinds of stuff.  I'm a slave to my possessions. I 
tend them, protect them, and move them but I don't love them any more.


Thanks for your encouraging words.  I was really impressed with the Gx8 
but my sentimentality for Pentax left me wanting more.  I think the K3II 
is it.  I going home to unbox it and take a picture.  I'll post it.


Mark

On 3/28/2016 10:57 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote:

Mark, one thing I have quite enjoyed about the Pentax APS-C cameras and lenses 
is the size. And also the solid build. And the 1.5x crop factor. And the image 
quality those times when I do my part to get things right.

Early on, first with the APS-C and then the 4/3 cameras there was much fuss 
made about the trade-offs with the smaller sensors, and frequently mentioned 
was that the smaller sensors in smaller bodies would have smaller lenses that 
would make transportage so much easier… I guess that is true to some extent, 
but I am not sure (operating from memory here and not pages of specs) that the 
DA*50-135 is all that much more compact than the FA*80-200. In any case, I have 
found the APS-C in general and the K-3 in particular to be very usable cameras.

Back in the film days I played around a bit with weird photographic engines. 
Never a Holga, but various TLRs, old folders, etc. For a while I had 2-3 Pentax 
645 bodies and a fairly broad range of lenses. (Last seen when I traded the 
remainder of my kit to a list member for a K-10 IIRC). I found the 645 a very 
comfortable camera to use.

So going on 2 years ago when Pentax introduced the 645Z I took the plunge. The 
combination of K-3 and 645Z has been good to me. Each is a different tool for 
different purposes, and having both available helps me slow down and think 
about what I am trying to do.

When the K-1 was introduced I thought about the size and weight compared to the 
K-3. But then I thought about the size and weight compared to the 645Z and 
realized that the K-1 is yet another in a long line of reasonably compact 
cameras. On its own, as a single camera system I don’t think I would be 
bothered at all. Carrying the K-1 and 645Z as a two camera system, the way I 
have been with the K-3 and 645Z, may however push the boundaries of 
portability. We’ll see. For now I am visualizing a 2+1 system wherein I carry 
K-1 and 645Z, my wife moves to the K-3 from the K-r she has been using, and I 
grab the K-3 from her when I want the benefit of the 1.5x crop factor. [Note 
that my current most used combination on the K-3 is the DA*50-135 + HD 1.4x 
teleconverter.]

I can’t predict which one or two or three cameras I might still be using a year 
from now. But I am sure that if I ultimately fallback to the K-3 I will have 
few regrets. It is a wonderful camera. I look forward to seeing your results 
with it.

stan



On Mar 28, 2016, at 8:19 AM, Mark Stringer  wrote:

I was very happy with the K-1 specs. Pentax did not disappoint.  Maybe one day 
I will give the full frame a try. The K-1 is really what got me excited.  K-3II 
seems to be the K-1 just a little smaller. I can see myself toting it around.  
It is not the camera so much as the camera/lens combo in full frame.

The K-1 with the 70-200 is a  great setup and I almost pulled the trigger on 
the lens.  After watching lot of youtube stuff and seeing the size of the full 
frame gear side by side to alternatives I realized it was not to be at this 
time.

Now I want to see the HD stuff vs the regular smc lens, use what I have and 
update my lens kit.  My lens collection is very good but older. There is talk 
the older FA for film may not provide what newer lens can on the new digital 
sensors.  I will see.  I don't want to be disappointed and will go for the 
newer lens which are probably smaller and better.

Boning up on my Lightroom skills also.  I have LR 5.  It will never the the "old days" ME 
Super, 67 and lots of time in the darkroom but I am looking for the "new days" now.

You know I think I paid about what a K-1 costs for my *istD.  I still have it.

On 3/28/2016 2:30 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:

Mark C wrote:


I don't think you can go wrong with the K-3II. As Paul says, the APS-C
cameras are superb.

In terms of getting out and shooting - I gave myself a photo-a-day
assignment for 2016 - rather spontaneously around 4 PM New Year's day
while contemplating that I hadn't dome much of any photo work in the
preceding month. I've stuck to it and while much of what I've come up
with is crap it has really forced me to shoot. In even just 3 months in
there ha

Re: Changes (aging) new beginnings

[Mark Stringer]

I was very happy with the K-1 specs. Pentax did not disappoint.  Maybe 
one day I will give the full frame a try. The K-1 is really what got me 
excited.  K-3II seems to be the K-1 just a little smaller. I can see 
myself toting it around.  It is not the camera so much as the 
camera/lens combo in full frame.


The K-1 with the 70-200 is a  great setup and I almost pulled the 
trigger on the lens.  After watching lot of youtube stuff and seeing the 
size of the full frame gear side by side to alternatives I realized it 
was not to be at this time.


Now I want to see the HD stuff vs the regular smc lens, use what I have 
and update my lens kit.  My lens collection is very good but older. 
There is talk the older FA for film may not provide what newer lens can 
on the new digital sensors.  I will see.  I don't want to be 
disappointed and will go for the newer lens which are probably smaller 
and better.


Boning up on my Lightroom skills also.  I have LR 5.  It will never the 
the "old days" ME Super, 67 and lots of time in the darkroom but I am 
looking for the "new days" now.


You know I think I paid about what a K-1 costs for my *istD.  I still 
have it.


On 3/28/2016 2:30 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote:

Mark C wrote:


I don't think you can go wrong with the K-3II. As Paul says, the APS-C
cameras are superb.

In terms of getting out and shooting - I gave myself a photo-a-day
assignment for 2016 - rather spontaneously around 4 PM New Year's day
while contemplating that I hadn't dome much of any photo work in the
preceding month. I've stuck to it and while much of what I've come up
with is crap it has really forced me to shoot. In even just 3 months in
there have been plenty of days where I have trudged out to get a photo
when I would otherwise have stayed put. I highly recommend a PAD or PAW
project to stimulate to photographic activity.


I certainly don't regret buying the K-3ii. I also started to take pictures
every day on the first of January this year, without fail; I've already
braved the high wind and rain today to take some. I'd like to say that I had
some grand plan, but the truth of the matter is that I needed to force
myself out every day to exercise and deal with some back issues (successful
so far), and also because it's pointless owning such a camera and not using
it. The next purchase is another 4TB hard drive, as the smaller drive I use
day to day is almost at capacity, as a result of daily photography.

I do regret not pre-ordering a K-1. From what I've seen and read, it is
pretty much exactly what I would have wanted from a full frame camera. I'd
also feel confident about the purchase being right first time, whereas some
cameras that are new get recalled to get things fixed - isn't the Nikon D750
(certain batches?) on a second recall?

Malcolm




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Re: Changes (aging) new beginnings

[Mark Stringer]

Thanks.  I think you are right about a project.

On 3/27/2016 8:33 PM, Mark C wrote:

I don't think you can go wrong with the K-3II. As Paul says, the APS-C
cameras are superb.

In terms of getting out and shooting - I gave myself a photo-a-day
assignment for 2016 - rather spontaneously around 4 PM New Year's day
while contemplating that I hadn't dome much of any photo work in the
preceding month. I've stuck to it and while much of what I've come up
with is crap it has really forced me to shoot. In even just 3 months in
there have been plenty of days where I have trudged out to get a photo
when I would otherwise have stayed put. I highly recommend a PAD or PAW
project to stimulate to photographic activity.

Mark

On 3/27/2016 7:50 PM, Mark Stringer wrote:

With the approaching release of the K-1, and seeing the HD FA
24-70/2.8 post by Paul Stenquist, and reviewing the enormity of size
of FF lens, I set out to survey the smaller sensor sizes APS-c and
Micro 4/3. I decided that Pentax has waited too long, for me at least,
to release a full frame.

Long story short I cancelled my K-1 and ordered a K-3 II.  I have a
collection of lens that will work either way.  I ordered a HD DA 35
2.8 with which Larry Colen has produced many beautiful photographs.
Also a HD DA 100. Should be here tomorrow and soon I should post a pic
from my K-3 II, the first in a long time. I think the K-3 II is an
awesome camera especially compared to my K20d and Kx.  I intend to go
for the best APS-c specific lens and avoid the larger full frames.
There are a lot of good HD DA lens.

Just in case it isn't awesome I have a Lumix Gx8.  I just have to get
my tired, lazy ass out and start shooting.  We will be entering the
festival season with Festival International and Jazz Fest approaching
and others.

I hope this is the catalyst for rehabilitation from numerous health
issues the last couple of years. I'm excited.

I have a lot to sell once I figure out what I want to keep.  I think
it will pay for most of this upgrade. The group will get a heads up.

Mark Stringer
Pentax (mostly) since 1985











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Changes (aging) new beginnings

[Mark Stringer]

With the approaching release of the K-1, and seeing the HD FA 24-70/2.8 
post by Paul Stenquist, and reviewing the enormity of size of FF lens, I 
set out to survey the smaller sensor sizes APS-c and Micro 4/3. I 
decided that Pentax has waited too long, for me at least, to release a 
full frame.


Long story short I cancelled my K-1 and ordered a K-3 II.  I have a 
collection of lens that will work either way.  I ordered a HD DA 35 2.8 
with which Larry Colen has produced many beautiful photographs.  Also a 
HD DA 100. Should be here tomorrow and soon I should post a pic from my 
K-3 II, the first in a long time. I think the K-3 II is an awesome 
camera especially compared to my K20d and Kx.  I intend to go for the 
best APS-c specific lens and avoid the larger full frames.  There are a 
lot of good HD DA lens.


Just in case it isn't awesome I have a Lumix Gx8.  I just have to get my 
tired, lazy ass out and start shooting.  We will be entering the 
festival season with Festival International and Jazz Fest approaching 
and others.


I hope this is the catalyst for rehabilitation from numerous health 
issues the last couple of years. I'm excited.


I have a lot to sell once I figure out what I want to keep.  I think it 
will pay for most of this upgrade. The group will get a heads up.


Mark Stringer
Pentax (mostly) since 1985








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Re: Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

[Mark Stringer]

Not sure what it is but I downloaded it.

On 3/24/2016 1:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote:

And it isn't even April Fools Day!
https://www.google.com/nikcollection/




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