Re: LBA, GAS, happy black Friday to me
> On Nov 30, 2022, at 1:17 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Once the knob is loosened, just push in on the knob, it releases a small > hidden safety catch... Aha! Thanks a bunch, that’s it. I did notice that the knob could push in, but didn’t jiggle it properly at the time. I notice a lot opportunity, had they made the mechanism a bit larger they could have made it arca swiss compatible. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: LBA, GAS, happy black Friday to me
Once the knob is loosened, just push in on the knob, it releases a small hidden safety catch... > On Nov 30, 2022, at 3:46 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > I mentioned the black Friday deals at KEH and B&H. I was able to resist the > K-3 III temptation, but succumbed to the DFA* 70-200/2.8 for $900 (with hood > and caps). It arrived today. It is noticably larger than the 80-200 that > John has so graciously loaned me for the past few years. It is also weather > sealed, focuses silently, has quick shift focusing, and selectable focus > ranges. > > It did not, however, come with a manual. I was able to read about the focus > switch on the Ricoh website: > https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/lens/k/telephoto/hdpentax-dfa-70-200/ > > However it isn’t entirely clear how to remove the tripod foot. I twisted the > “lock” knob but can only get the foot to wiggle, not come off. I may be > insufficiently forceful, but I’ve broken things before by being more than > sufficiently forceful. > > I tried to find a manual for it on the Ricoh site, but no luck. Can anyone > point me to one I can read? > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
LBA, GAS, happy black Friday to me
I mentioned the black Friday deals at KEH and B&H. I was able to resist the K-3 III temptation, but succumbed to the DFA* 70-200/2.8 for $900 (with hood and caps). It arrived today. It is noticably larger than the 80-200 that John has so graciously loaned me for the past few years. It is also weather sealed, focuses silently, has quick shift focusing, and selectable focus ranges. It did not, however, come with a manual. I was able to read about the focus switch on the Ricoh website: https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/lens/k/telephoto/hdpentax-dfa-70-200/ However it isn’t entirely clear how to remove the tripod foot. I twisted the “lock” knob but can only get the foot to wiggle, not come off. I may be insufficiently forceful, but I’ve broken things before by being more than sufficiently forceful. I tried to find a manual for it on the Ricoh site, but no luck. Can anyone point me to one I can read? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Black Friday
There seem to be some good deal on KEH and B&H at the moment (though one fewer than yesterday). B&H seems to have dropped the price of the k-3ii ($1600) and they have some very good deals on used ones. I was quite tempted but if I'm honest with myself the thing that would make the biggest difference in my photography would be to use the cameras I have, plus bodies tend to drop in price with time. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Black Friday Deals at Ricoh
Am 21.11.21 um 19:17 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola: https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product-category/black-friday/?mc_cid=838ed455f1&mc_eid=11341d17df I always found their super special sales offers to be much the same as the usual street prices during the rest of the year. So, I'd much rather let the good people at places like AC Foto make a living from my purchases. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Black Friday Deals at Ricoh
https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/product-category/black-friday/?mc_cid=838ed455f1&mc_eid=11341d17df Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
At 11:42 AM 11/27/2018, John wrote: >Roanoke, VA? I think that may be the closest one to Raleigh that's still open. Nah, they are still around down to the NC line. The Kroger-Harris Teeter deal was that they swapped stores - the HT's north of the VA-NC line went to Kroger, the Krogers south of the state line went to HT. Some stores in the trade adopted the new brand, some were closed or sold. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
I've got an insulated carry bag designed to keep hot foods hot. On 11/27/2018 17:08, Paul Sorenson wrote: Took a look at the recipe. Seems part of the uniqueness is serving them hot, out of the oven. Can you do that at your club? The meat's the thing. I'd do the meat according to the recipe, keep it hot in the slow cooker and serve it with some petite rolls from a decent bakery. -p On 11/27/2018 2:53 PM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:44:42PM -0500, John wrote: *"2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed".* I wasn't able to find frozen bread dough at any of the local stores (Lidl, Aldi, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods) I frequent; not even at Costco. OK, internet to the rescue. Amazon has it ... in CASE LOTS of 48 loaves. No joy there. According to Walmart.com WALMART has it, but only at certain stores (except for they *don't* have it - see my original RANT). FWIW, I finally found it at Publix - nearest store is 15 miles across town. If you're capable of almost any level of cooking you should be able to make your own bread dough. All you need is flour, water, salt and yeast. About the only options are whether you want high-protein (i.e. high-gluten) bread flour or all-purpose flour (high-protein flour has to be kneaded longer), and whether you want to add a tablespoon or so of oil. If you've got a mixer with a dough hook (or a bread machine) it's a little easier, but you can do just fine working the dough yourself on a flat surface. A fairly simple recipe for 2lbs or so of dough would be: 20 oz flour 12 oz water 1 sachet (1/4 oz) of fast-acting dried yeast 1 to 2 tsp of salt (can be omitted - I find 2 tsp excessive) 1) Put the flour in a bowl, and add the yeast and the salt to opposite sides of the bowl - too high a salt concentration can kill yeast. 2) Make a well in the centre, and add olive oil (if wanted) and most of the water. Mix well, adding more water if necessary, to form a dough. 3) Tip the dough onto a smooth lightly-floured work surface, and knead for about 10 minutes if using bread flour, or half that for regular flour. (You can find all sorts of youtube videos showing you the technique for kneading bread dough, which will also show you the consistency of dough you should be aiming for). That's it! -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
On 11/27/2018 15:53, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:44:42PM -0500, John wrote: *"2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed".* I wasn't able to find frozen bread dough at any of the local stores (Lidl, Aldi, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods) I frequent; not even at Costco. OK, internet to the rescue. Amazon has it ... in CASE LOTS of 48 loaves. No joy there. According to Walmart.com WALMART has it, but only at certain stores (except for they *don't* have it - see my original RANT). FWIW, I finally found it at Publix - nearest store is 15 miles across town. If you're capable of almost any level of cooking you should be able to make your own bread dough. All you need is flour, water, salt and yeast. About the only options are whether you want high-protein (i.e. high-gluten) bread flour or all-purpose flour (high-protein flour has to be kneaded longer), and whether you want to add a tablespoon or so of oil. If you've got a mixer with a dough hook (or a bread machine) it's a little easier, but you can do just fine working the dough yourself on a flat surface. A fairly simple recipe for 2lbs or so of dough would be: 20 oz flour 12 oz water 1 sachet (1/4 oz) of fast-acting dried yeast 1 to 2 tsp of salt (can be omitted - I find 2 tsp excessive) 1) Put the flour in a bowl, and add the yeast and the salt to opposite sides of the bowl - too high a salt concentration can kill yeast. 2) Make a well in the centre, and add olive oil (if wanted) and most of the water. Mix well, adding more water if necessary, to form a dough. 3) Tip the dough onto a smooth lightly-floured work surface, and knead for about 10 minutes if using bread flour, or half that for regular flour. (You can find all sorts of youtube videos showing you the technique for kneading bread dough, which will also show you the consistency of dough you should be aiming for). That's it! I could do that. It's just logistically problematic right now. With the kitchen only partially completed, I don't yet have enough free work surface to make the dough myself. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
Took a look at the recipe. Seems part of the uniqueness is serving them hot, out of the oven. Can you do that at your club? The meat's the thing. I'd do the meat according to the recipe, keep it hot in the slow cooker and serve it with some petite rolls from a decent bakery. -p On 11/27/2018 2:53 PM, John Francis wrote: On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:44:42PM -0500, John wrote: *"2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed".* I wasn't able to find frozen bread dough at any of the local stores (Lidl, Aldi, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods) I frequent; not even at Costco. OK, internet to the rescue. Amazon has it ... in CASE LOTS of 48 loaves. No joy there. According to Walmart.com WALMART has it, but only at certain stores (except for they *don't* have it - see my original RANT). FWIW, I finally found it at Publix - nearest store is 15 miles across town. If you're capable of almost any level of cooking you should be able to make your own bread dough. All you need is flour, water, salt and yeast. About the only options are whether you want high-protein (i.e. high-gluten) bread flour or all-purpose flour (high-protein flour has to be kneaded longer), and whether you want to add a tablespoon or so of oil. If you've got a mixer with a dough hook (or a bread machine) it's a little easier, but you can do just fine working the dough yourself on a flat surface. A fairly simple recipe for 2lbs or so of dough would be: 20 oz flour 12 oz water 1 sachet (1/4 oz) of fast-acting dried yeast 1 to 2 tsp of salt (can be omitted - I find 2 tsp excessive) 1) Put the flour in a bowl, and add the yeast and the salt to opposite sides of the bowl - too high a salt concentration can kill yeast. 2) Make a well in the centre, and add olive oil (if wanted) and most of the water. Mix well, adding more water if necessary, to form a dough. 3) Tip the dough onto a smooth lightly-floured work surface, and knead for about 10 minutes if using bread flour, or half that for regular flour. (You can find all sorts of youtube videos showing you the technique for kneading bread dough, which will also show you the consistency of dough you should be aiming for). That's it! -- Paul Sorenson Studio1941 Sooner or later "different" scares people. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 12:44:42PM -0500, John wrote: > > *"2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed".* > > I wasn't able to find frozen bread dough at any of the local stores (Lidl, > Aldi, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods) I frequent; not even at > Costco. OK, internet to the rescue. Amazon has it ... in CASE LOTS of 48 > loaves. No joy there. > > According to Walmart.com WALMART has it, but only at certain stores (except > for they *don't* have it - see my original RANT). > > FWIW, I finally found it at Publix - nearest store is 15 miles across town. If you're capable of almost any level of cooking you should be able to make your own bread dough. All you need is flour, water, salt and yeast. About the only options are whether you want high-protein (i.e. high-gluten) bread flour or all-purpose flour (high-protein flour has to be kneaded longer), and whether you want to add a tablespoon or so of oil. If you've got a mixer with a dough hook (or a bread machine) it's a little easier, but you can do just fine working the dough yourself on a flat surface. A fairly simple recipe for 2lbs or so of dough would be: 20 oz flour 12 oz water 1 sachet (1/4 oz) of fast-acting dried yeast 1 to 2 tsp of salt (can be omitted - I find 2 tsp excessive) 1) Put the flour in a bowl, and add the yeast and the salt to opposite sides of the bowl - too high a salt concentration can kill yeast. 2) Make a well in the centre, and add olive oil (if wanted) and most of the water. Mix well, adding more water if necessary, to form a dough. 3) Tip the dough onto a smooth lightly-floured work surface, and knead for about 10 minutes if using bread flour, or half that for regular flour. (You can find all sorts of youtube videos showing you the technique for kneading bread dough, which will also show you the consistency of dough you should be aiming for). That's it! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
Well, we won't be seeing their liquor store here in Raleigh. Spirituous liquors can only be sold by state controlled ABC stores. They'll have wine & beer I guess, but I rarely buy those. I don't buy liquor all that often, I think the newest bottle I have in the house is 5 years old. I guess I should explain what all the angst was about. I have two "pot-luck" suppers to attend in December for two of the camera clubs I belong to. I usually take a boring old Green Bean Casserole - big can of green beans, can of condensed cream of mushroom soup & French's Crispy Fried Onions. Dump the ingredients into a crock pot on low heat & by the time I go to my meeting it's ready. This year I wanted to do something different to celebrate finally having a kitchen I can cook in (and wash dishes in). My unanticipated, UN-budgeted kitchen remodeling project is in it's fourth year. While I was standing in the check out at Lowe's Home Improvement (to pay for the sink base that is the foundation of my new kitchen) I spotted a magazine of recipes & on the cover was "Maple Pulled Pork Buns". https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/maple-pulled-pork-buns/ That's the ticket! Made my mouth start watering just looking at the cover. Added the magazine to my checkout. The moment of truth is now upon me and I'll have to make the recipe next week. Time to start gathering ingredients, make sure I have every thing I need ... One of the ingredients I need is: *"2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed".* I wasn't able to find frozen bread dough at any of the local stores (Lidl, Aldi, Trader Joes, Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods) I frequent; not even at Costco. OK, internet to the rescue. Amazon has it ... in CASE LOTS of 48 loaves. No joy there. According to Walmart.com WALMART has it, but only at certain stores (except for they *don't* have it - see my original RANT). FWIW, I finally found it at Publix - nearest store is 15 miles across town. I also found out that Publix will be opening a store within a mile of my house on the site where one of the two local camera stores I frequent used to be located. All of the stores on that block were shut down so a developer can build a multi-story condo building. It will have retail space on the ground floor, including a Publix supermarket. PS: The camera store moved and is still open. On 11/26/2018 19:48, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Wegman's is a superior supermarket chain. Their meats are top of the line, their instore bakery makes the best bread outside of France, and their liquor store is among the best around. The in-store brands of soda and other daily products are genuine bargains, and of the highest quality. I think you will enjoy shopping there. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 5:45 PM John wrote: Why would a company list an item on their website marked "In store purchase only; no pickup" when the item is not available in the stores? According to the store manager, the item is ONLY on the website. They have NEVER carried it in any of the stores she worked at. Wasted 15 miles & 3 hours time. In other NEWZ - we're getting two new grocery chains here in Raleigh ... or I should say we're getting another new grocery chain here, Publix has already opened stores in the area, although none of them is really convenient for me, but there's a sign on a new shopping center expansion about two miles from my house that says it's going to include a Wegmans. Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years or so. The new Wegmans will be about a block closer to my house than Kroger was. I'm still hoping Lowe's Foods, Harris Teeter or Publix will take over the old Kroger space. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
On 11/26/2018 18:33, Dale H. Cook wrote: At 05:44 PM 11/26/2018, John wrote: Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years or so. Kroger is still going strong in Roanoke - since Harris Teeter left and the last Winn Dixie closed (both some years ago) we pretty much have Kroger, Food Lion, Walmart (they have a couple of Neighborhood Markets here in addition to the Supercenters), and one Fresh Market. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens Roanoke, VA? I think that may be the closest one to Raleigh that's still open. Google Maps still shows the stores in the Raleigh-Durham area, but most of them are marked CLOSED, and one of those that isn't is the one I used to shop, so I know it's closed as well. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
Kroger bought Roundy's foods here in WI about a year ago and have been investing mucho $$ in store remodeling. Roundy's operates about 240 stores in Wisconsin and the Chicago area under four different banner names. -p On 11/26/2018 7:14 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Dale H. Cook wrote on 11/26/18 3:33 PM: At 05:44 PM 11/26/2018, John wrote: Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years or so. Kroger is still going strong in Roanoke - since Harris Teeter left and the last Winn Dixie closed (both some years ago) we pretty much have Kroger, Food Lion, Walmart (they have a couple of Neighborhood Markets here in addition to the Supercenters), and one Fresh Market. When I traveled to the Northwet, I used to love shopping at Freddie's. I'd notice over the past couple of years that they just weren't as good as I remembered and recently discovered that Kroger's had bought Fred Meyer's. :-( -- Paul Sorenson Studio1941 Sooner or later "different" scares people. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
Dale H. Cook wrote on 11/26/18 3:33 PM: At 05:44 PM 11/26/2018, John wrote: Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years or so. Kroger is still going strong in Roanoke - since Harris Teeter left and the last Winn Dixie closed (both some years ago) we pretty much have Kroger, Food Lion, Walmart (they have a couple of Neighborhood Markets here in addition to the Supercenters), and one Fresh Market. When I traveled to the Northwet, I used to love shopping at Freddie's. I'd notice over the past couple of years that they just weren't as good as I remembered and recently discovered that Kroger's had bought Fred Meyer's. :-( -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
Wegman's is a superior supermarket chain. Their meats are top of the line, their instore bakery makes the best bread outside of France, and their liquor store is among the best around. The in-store brands of soda and other daily products are genuine bargains, and of the highest quality. I think you will enjoy shopping there. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 5:45 PM John wrote: > Why would a company list an item on their website marked "In store > purchase > only; no pickup" when the item is not available in the stores? > > According to the store manager, the item is ONLY on the website. They have > NEVER > carried it in any of the stores she worked at. > > Wasted 15 miles & 3 hours time. > > In other NEWZ - we're getting two new grocery chains here in Raleigh ... > or I > should say we're getting another new grocery chain here, Publix has > already > opened stores in the area, although none of them is really convenient for > me, > but there's a sign on a new shopping center expansion about two miles from > my > house that says it's going to include a Wegmans. > > Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores > they > closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 > years > or so. The new Wegmans will be about a block closer to my house than > Kroger was. > > I'm still hoping Lowe's Foods, Harris Teeter or Publix will take over the > old > Kroger space. > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
At 05:44 PM 11/26/2018, John wrote: >Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they >closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years >or so. Kroger is still going strong in Roanoke - since Harris Teeter left and the last Winn Dixie closed (both some years ago) we pretty much have Kroger, Food Lion, Walmart (they have a couple of Neighborhood Markets here in addition to the Supercenters), and one Fresh Market. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Shopping NOT black Friday or cyber Monday
Why would a company list an item on their website marked "In store purchase only; no pickup" when the item is not available in the stores? According to the store manager, the item is ONLY on the website. They have NEVER carried it in any of the stores she worked at. Wasted 15 miles & 3 hours time. In other NEWZ - we're getting two new grocery chains here in Raleigh ... or I should say we're getting another new grocery chain here, Publix has already opened stores in the area, although none of them is really convenient for me, but there's a sign on a new shopping center expansion about two miles from my house that says it's going to include a Wegmans. Kroger pulled out of North Carolina a few months back & one of the stores they closed was the one nearest my house that I had been shopping the last 30 years or so. The new Wegmans will be about a block closer to my house than Kroger was. I'm still hoping Lowe's Foods, Harris Teeter or Publix will take over the old Kroger space. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
I bought a 1 Tb Samsung SSD from Amazon for $127. I need more drive space. This drive will be home to my working photos. Paul > On Nov 22, 2018, at 4:57 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Shopping? Out of the house? You would have to take your computer with you, > of course. > > Dan > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 2:28 PM John wrote: >> >> None. >> >> If I even go out of the house on "black Friday" it won't be to go shopping. >> >> > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
Here's an online black friday sale that is of some interest https://customslr.com/ I really like their rc2/arca swiss plates. Larry Colen wrote on 11/21/18 8:32 PM: What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black Friday sale? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
For Sale (Black) Friday: Pentax 67 with 57mm f/4.5 lens
My old faithful 67 just doesn't get enough use to justify keeping it around these days. Looking for a loving home. $500.00 + shipping for camera body and lens. Includes non-metered prism as shown (it's obviously dented and apparently has a chip in the prism somewhere, but it can't be seen through the viewfinder and obviously doesn't affect photos). http://www.robertstech.com/temp/67-1a.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/67-2a.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/67-3a.jpg http://www.robertstech.com/temp/67-4a.jpg -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
I don't understand your comment, Alan. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 2:31 AM Alan C wrote: > I feel sorry for all the misinformed African rural residents who will > spent the next few months paying for today. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
I feel sorry for all the misinformed African rural residents who will spent the next few months paying for today. Alan C On 23-Nov-18 08:39 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 23 November 2018 at 01:28 John wrote: Actually there is ... there's an authorized Pentax dealer about half a mile from my house. It's where I got (and get) most of my Pentax kit. They did have some problems getting stock around about the time Hoya bought Pentax (had to order the K10D from B&H), but since Ricoh took over I've been able to get everything Pentax I want or need from Southeastern Camera in Raleigh. I might bestir myself to enjoy the day outside, but I'm not doing any shopping tomorrow. Wherever the crowds are getting great deals, I plan to be somewhere else. There's nothing I need so badly that I'd go out shopping tomorrow; not even anything from Pentax. I even went and did my weeks grocery shopping a day early so I wouldn't have to go into the store on Friday. I hope all the merchants have absolutely wonderful holiday sales this year and do so well they give all their employee's gigantic Christmas bonuses (especially the minimum wage employees), but I ain't going out there to fight Black Friday crowds. Local Police call today "Blackeye Friday". On 11/22/2018 14:40, Larry Colen wrote: Besides, it's not like there are any brick and mortar stores around that carry Pentax. Larry Colen wrote on 11/22/18 11:37 AM: John wrote on 11/22/18 11:27 AM: None. If I even go out of the house on "black Friday" it won't be to go shopping. Likewise. But there do seem to be some good online ads about. On 11/21/2018 23:32, Larry Colen wrote: What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black Friday sale? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
> On 23 November 2018 at 01:28 John wrote: > > > Actually there is ... there's an authorized Pentax dealer about half a mile > from > my house. It's where I got (and get) most of my Pentax kit. > > They did have some problems getting stock around about the time Hoya bought > Pentax (had to order the K10D from B&H), but since Ricoh took over I've been > able to get everything Pentax I want or need from Southeastern Camera in > Raleigh. > > I might bestir myself to enjoy the day outside, but I'm not doing any > shopping > tomorrow. Wherever the crowds are getting great deals, I plan to be somewhere > else. > > There's nothing I need so badly that I'd go out shopping tomorrow; not even > anything from Pentax. I even went and did my weeks grocery shopping a day > early > so I wouldn't have to go into the store on Friday. > > I hope all the merchants have absolutely wonderful holiday sales this year > and > do so well they give all their employee's gigantic Christmas bonuses > (especially > the minimum wage employees), but I ain't going out there to fight Black > Friday > crowds. Local Police call today "Blackeye Friday". > > > On 11/22/2018 14:40, Larry Colen wrote: > > Besides, it's not like there are any brick and mortar stores around that > > carry > > Pentax. > > > > > > Larry Colen wrote on 11/22/18 11:37 AM: > >> > >> > >> John wrote on 11/22/18 11:27 AM: > >>> None. > >>> > >>> If I even go out of the house on "black Friday" it won't be to go > >>> shopping. > >> > >> Likewise. But there do seem to be some good online ads about. > >> > >>> > >>> On 11/21/2018 23:32, Larry Colen wrote: > >>>> What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black > >>>> Friday sale? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
Actually there is ... there's an authorized Pentax dealer about half a mile from my house. It's where I got (and get) most of my Pentax kit. They did have some problems getting stock around about the time Hoya bought Pentax (had to order the K10D from B&H), but since Ricoh took over I've been able to get everything Pentax I want or need from Southeastern Camera in Raleigh. I might bestir myself to enjoy the day outside, but I'm not doing any shopping tomorrow. Wherever the crowds are getting great deals, I plan to be somewhere else. There's nothing I need so badly that I'd go out shopping tomorrow; not even anything from Pentax. I even went and did my weeks grocery shopping a day early so I wouldn't have to go into the store on Friday. I hope all the merchants have absolutely wonderful holiday sales this year and do so well they give all their employee's gigantic Christmas bonuses (especially the minimum wage employees), but I ain't going out there to fight Black Friday crowds. On 11/22/2018 14:40, Larry Colen wrote: Besides, it's not like there are any brick and mortar stores around that carry Pentax. Larry Colen wrote on 11/22/18 11:37 AM: John wrote on 11/22/18 11:27 AM: None. If I even go out of the house on "black Friday" it won't be to go shopping. Likewise. But there do seem to be some good online ads about. On 11/21/2018 23:32, Larry Colen wrote: What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black Friday sale? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
Shopping? Out of the house? You would have to take your computer with you, of course. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 2:28 PM John wrote: > None. > > If I even go out of the house on "black Friday" it won't be to go shopping. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
Besides, it's not like there are any brick and mortar stores around that carry Pentax. Larry Colen wrote on 11/22/18 11:37 AM: John wrote on 11/22/18 11:27 AM: None. If I even go out of the house on "black Friday" it won't be to go shopping. Likewise. But there do seem to be some good online ads about. On 11/21/2018 23:32, Larry Colen wrote: What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black Friday sale? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
John wrote on 11/22/18 11:27 AM: None. If I even go out of the house on "black Friday" it won't be to go shopping. Likewise. But there do seem to be some good online ads about. On 11/21/2018 23:32, Larry Colen wrote: What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black Friday sale? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
None. If I even go out of the house on "black Friday" it won't be to go shopping. On 11/21/2018 23:32, Larry Colen wrote: What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black Friday sale? -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
I was thinking more along the lines of whether any lenses or camera bodies were on your wishlist, but just slightly beyond your budget. For example, Godfrey reminded me that a 43/1.9 is something that I've wanted for years, and if I could find an amazing deal on a used one I might be tempted into enough financial delusion to pick one up. mike wilson wrote on 11/22/18 10:34 AM: "Earn" is hardly applicable to that transaction. On 22 November 2018 at 07:53 Bob W-PDML wrote: I want Leica to sell me their full range of lenses and two or three M10s for a penny each. They would earn my undying loyalty. B On 22 Nov 2018, at 04:33, Larry Colen wrote: What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black Friday sale? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
"Earn" is hardly applicable to that transaction. > On 22 November 2018 at 07:53 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > I want Leica to sell me their full range of lenses and two or three M10s for > a penny each. They would earn my undying loyalty. > > B > > > On 22 Nov 2018, at 04:33, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black > > Friday sale? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday wishlist
I want Leica to sell me their full range of lenses and two or three M10s for a penny each. They would earn my undying loyalty. B > On 22 Nov 2018, at 04:33, Larry Colen wrote: > > What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black > Friday sale? > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Black Friday wishlist
What photo related items, new or used, would you love to see on a black Friday sale? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Black Friday Pentax sales are announced
Just in case somebody is interested in buying Pentax cameras (or lenses) other than K-3, the Black Friday sale is already advertised on PF: http://www.pentaxforums.com/cat/deals.html E.g., K-5 goes for $599 until December 2, and there are some substantial deals for lenses. I don't know if there would be any additional deals posted later. HTH, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Photowalk
Thanks, Boris. In Lightroom, I desaturated the blue and aqua. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 1:39 AM Subject: Re: Black Friday Photowalk Fascinating. Sorry for being late replying, but it gave me the opportunity to notice that you have produced two versions of the same gallery - with and without the strong vignette. It seems the truth is as usual in the middle, 'cause some of the shots benefit from the effect, and with others the vignette is a distraction. You sure had fun. A question though - how did you performed the partial discoloration on this shot: http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/content/IMGP4145_large.html Cheers! Boris On 11/27/2010 4:45 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Photowalk--with a curative :-)
Thanks, Brian. I actually like a lot of the shots much better without the vigging. No more vigging [sic] for me :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Black Friday Photowalk--with a curative :-) On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:17 -0600, "Christine Aguila" wrote: LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & woman blurry pic. I like that one). Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html Much better. The vignetting spoiled the enjoyment - for me anyway. No. 1 is a really intriguing image - had me scratching my head for a while but your explanation to Ralf makes it all clear. That's my favourite of the set but 4, 5 and 6 all give it a close run. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Photowalk
Fascinating. Sorry for being late replying, but it gave me the opportunity to notice that you have produced two versions of the same gallery - with and without the strong vignette. It seems the truth is as usual in the middle, 'cause some of the shots benefit from the effect, and with others the vignette is a distraction. You sure had fun. A question though - how did you performed the partial discoloration on this shot: http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/content/IMGP4145_large.html Cheers! Boris On 11/27/2010 4:45 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Photowalk--with a curative :-)
On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:17 -0600, "Christine Aguila" wrote: > > LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it > unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & > woman blurry pic. I like that one). > > Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). > > http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html > Much better. The vignetting spoiled the enjoyment - for me anyway. No. 1 is a really intriguing image - had me scratching my head for a while but your explanation to Ralf makes it all clear. That's my favourite of the set but 4, 5 and 6 all give it a close run. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Photowalk--with a curative :-)
On Nov 27, 2010, at 7:19 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Yes, they are sparrows, but the blue color is due to my unrealistic rendering > in Lightroom--call it artisitic license! :-) Sorry for the confusion. Well, it's a beautiful shot anyway. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday
Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 2:49 PM Subject: OT: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday We took the train into The City, then walked from Penn Station the 25 blocks or so to The Park. Broadway was almost impassable at points, with shoppers, tourists and theater-goers. We had an early -- and hearty -- dinner at the Russian Tea Room We have a Russian Team Room in Chicago as well--and I dined there with a bunch of PDMLers when everyone was in Chicago last May. I think you mean RUSHING team room - wasn;'t that a pizza parlor ? ann ducks -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Photowalk
- Original Message - From: "Ralf R. Radermacher" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 3:37 PM Subject: Re: Black Friday Photowalk Christine Aguila wrote: I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. A really nice series. Is that you in #1? Thanks, Ralf. Yep, that's me in #1. I'm looking up at a reflective surface of a movie theater marquee. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday
Sounds like a great day. I'd love to see "Driving Miss Daisy," but I doubt I'll be in NY any time soon. When I was working at a NY agency we frequently worked on Black Friday. I remember threading my way through the crowd at full speed from 53rd and Lex to the Port Authority at 42nd and 9th. I think the tourists look at high-speed on-foot commuters as rude, but we just wanted to get home! Paul On Nov 27, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > I hope everyone here in the US had a great Thanksgiving, and is on the > road to recovery. > > After a nice traditional meal at home (turkey and much, much more), > with family and friends, we had a full Black Friday (The traditional > start of Christmas shopping in the US). My idea of shopping is going > on line, or doing it the old-fashioned way -- by catalogs. > > Nevertheless, yesterday I found myself in the belly of the beast. > > In the morning, my wife and her friend hit Flemington (a country town > nearby with lots of factory outlets) for some quick bargains, while I > did some yard work. Then, we headed into the City. On Black Friday. > Insane. > > We took the train into The City, then walked from Penn Station the 25 > blocks or so to The Park. Broadway was almost impassable at points, > with shoppers, tourists and theater-goers. We had an early -- and > hearty -- dinner at the Russian Tea Room (slightly to the left of > Carnegie Hall, and just south of the park). Then, since we had some > time, we headed over to Fifth Avenue, which was even more festive, and > every bit as crowded, as Broadway. We stopped to enter the confusion > and chaos of the busiest store in the City: the flagship Apple Store > at Fifth Avenue and 58th. > (http://images.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/gallery/images/photo1.jpg). > If there is a recession, you couldn't tell from this place; there > was a line of people entering, and we could hardly move around on the > main retail floor, below street level. > > We then walked south on Fifth Avenue, past all the expensive fashion > and jewelry stores, to St Pat's and Rockefeller Center, which was also > mobbed. The tree was up but undecorated, the skaters were waltzing on > the ice below the square, and shoppers and tourists bumped into one > another every few inches. Even before the lighting of the big tree, > the decorations were sumptuous. > > Finally, we fought our way back to 45th and Broadway, to the Golden > Theater, and the ultimate goal of the evening: Driving Miss Daisy, > with Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. It is a very good play, > but that is quite besides the point. Watching two of the greatest > actors of our time playing against each other was an overwhelming > experience, and everything we had hoped for. > > Finally, the hour and a quarter train ride home, to warm up and loosen > up in the hot tub before collapsing in exhaustion. Quite a day for > three old fogies from Jersey and Baltimore. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Photowalk
Christine Aguila wrote: > I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do > shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day > with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. A really nice series. Is that you in #1? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday
- Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 2:49 PM Subject: OT: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday We took the train into The City, then walked from Penn Station the 25 blocks or so to The Park. Broadway was almost impassable at points, with shoppers, tourists and theater-goers. We had an early -- and hearty -- dinner at the Russian Tea Room We have a Russian Team Room in Chicago as well--and I dined there with a bunch of PDMLers when everyone was in Chicago last May. (slightly to the left of Carnegie Hall, and just south of the park). Then, since we had some time, we headed over to Fifth Avenue, which was even more festive, and every bit as crowded, as Broadway. We stopped to enter the confusion and chaos of the busiest store in the City: the flagship Apple Store at Fifth Avenue and 58th. (http://images.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/gallery/images/photo1.jpg). If there is a recession, you couldn't tell from this place; there was a line of people entering, and we could hardly move around on the main retail floor, below street level. Yesterday, I stopped into an Apple store to look around. It wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be--even the staff looked concerned. I checked out the iPhone4 and tried to see if anyone would confirm the rumor that the iPhone is coming to Verizon in February; no one would. I'm going to wait; if it doesn't come, then I'll go with the Droid. We then walked south on Fifth Avenue, past all the expensive fashion and jewelry stores, to St Pat's and Rockefeller Center, which was also mobbed. The tree was up but undecorated, the skaters were waltzing on the ice below the square, and shoppers and tourists bumped into one another every few inches. Even before the lighting of the big tree, the decorations were sumptuous. Finally, we fought our way back to 45th and Broadway, to the Golden Theater, and the ultimate goal of the evening: Driving Miss Daisy, with Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. It is a very good play, but that is quite besides the point. Watching two of the greatest actors of our time playing against each other was an overwhelming experience, and everything we had hoped for. Finally, the hour and a quarter train ride home, to warm up and loosen up in the hot tub before collapsing in exhaustion. Quite a day for three old fogies from Jersey and Baltimore. Wow, that's a great day, Dan. I love these kinds of days. I'd like to get back to New York with my husband. I've only been once--when I was 14. I took a walk in Central Park, bummed a cigarette from some guy walking by, and bought a $7 bracelet from a Hari Krishna selling his wares. Ah, I felt so worldly. Those were the days. Where are the pics? No street scenes? :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday
No. (Other than an espresso in the station, waiting for the train home). Dan http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:54 PM, wrote: > Sounds like a fine day. Did YOU buy anything? > -Original Message- > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net > Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:49:49 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday > > I hope everyone here in the US had a great Thanksgiving, and is on the > road to recovery. > > After a nice traditional meal at home (turkey and much, much more), > with family and friends, we had a full Black Friday (The traditional > start of Christmas shopping in the US). My idea of shopping is going > on line, or doing it the old-fashioned way -- by catalogs. > > Nevertheless, yesterday I found myself in the belly of the beast. > > In the morning, my wife and her friend hit Flemington (a country town > nearby with lots of factory outlets) for some quick bargains, while I > did some yard work. Then, we headed into the City. On Black Friday. > Insane. > > We took the train into The City, then walked from Penn Station the 25 > blocks or so to The Park. Broadway was almost impassable at points, > with shoppers, tourists and theater-goers. We had an early -- and > hearty -- dinner at the Russian Tea Room (slightly to the left of > Carnegie Hall, and just south of the park). Then, since we had some > time, we headed over to Fifth Avenue, which was even more festive, and > every bit as crowded, as Broadway. We stopped to enter the confusion > and chaos of the busiest store in the City: the flagship Apple Store > at Fifth Avenue and 58th. > (http://images.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/gallery/images/photo1.jpg). > If there is a recession, you couldn't tell from this place; there > was a line of people entering, and we could hardly move around on the > main retail floor, below street level. > > We then walked south on Fifth Avenue, past all the expensive fashion > and jewelry stores, to St Pat's and Rockefeller Center, which was also > mobbed. The tree was up but undecorated, the skaters were waltzing on > the ice below the square, and shoppers and tourists bumped into one > another every few inches. Even before the lighting of the big tree, > the decorations were sumptuous. > > Finally, we fought our way back to 45th and Broadway, to the Golden > Theater, and the ultimate goal of the evening: Driving Miss Daisy, > with Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. It is a very good play, > but that is quite besides the point. Watching two of the greatest > actors of our time playing against each other was an overwhelming > experience, and everything we had hoped for. > > Finally, the hour and a quarter train ride home, to warm up and loosen > up in the hot tub before collapsing in exhaustion. Quite a day for > three old fogies from Jersey and Baltimore. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Eric: Yes, they are sparrows, but the blue color is due to my unrealistic rendering in Lightroom--call it artisitic license! :-) Sorry for the confusion. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Eric Weir" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 3:04 PM Subject: Re: Black Friday Photowalk--with a curative :-) On Nov 27, 2010, at 7:33 PM, Eric Weir wrote: On Nov 27, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 10-11-27 9:17 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & woman blurry pic. I like that one). Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). This is a great gallery, Christine, and I especially like the birds. So did I. Does anyone know what kind of birds they were? Not a birder, but they don't look like anything I've ever seen. If these birds were brown instead of blue they might be English Sparrows. They are English Sparrows and they're not blue? They're brown? http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/content/IMGP4328_large.html -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Nov 27, 2010, at 7:33 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > On Nov 27, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> On 10-11-27 9:17 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >>> >>> - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" >>> > And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on > the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) >>> >>> LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it >>> unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & >>> woman blurry pic. I like that one). >>> >>> Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). >> >> This is a great gallery, Christine, and I especially like the birds. > > So did I. Does anyone know what kind of birds they were? Not a birder, but > they don't look like anything I've ever seen. If these birds were brown instead of blue they might be English Sparrows. They are English Sparrows and they're not blue? They're brown? http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/content/IMGP4328_large.html -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday
Sounds like a fine day. Did YOU buy anything? -Original Message- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:49:49 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: Recovering from Thanksgiving and Black Friday I hope everyone here in the US had a great Thanksgiving, and is on the road to recovery. After a nice traditional meal at home (turkey and much, much more), with family and friends, we had a full Black Friday (The traditional start of Christmas shopping in the US). My idea of shopping is going on line, or doing it the old-fashioned way -- by catalogs. Nevertheless, yesterday I found myself in the belly of the beast. In the morning, my wife and her friend hit Flemington (a country town nearby with lots of factory outlets) for some quick bargains, while I did some yard work. Then, we headed into the City. On Black Friday. Insane. We took the train into The City, then walked from Penn Station the 25 blocks or so to The Park. Broadway was almost impassable at points, with shoppers, tourists and theater-goers. We had an early -- and hearty -- dinner at the Russian Tea Room (slightly to the left of Carnegie Hall, and just south of the park). Then, since we had some time, we headed over to Fifth Avenue, which was even more festive, and every bit as crowded, as Broadway. We stopped to enter the confusion and chaos of the busiest store in the City: the flagship Apple Store at Fifth Avenue and 58th. (http://images.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/gallery/images/photo1.jpg). If there is a recession, you couldn't tell from this place; there was a line of people entering, and we could hardly move around on the main retail floor, below street level. We then walked south on Fifth Avenue, past all the expensive fashion and jewelry stores, to St Pat's and Rockefeller Center, which was also mobbed. The tree was up but undecorated, the skaters were waltzing on the ice below the square, and shoppers and tourists bumped into one another every few inches. Even before the lighting of the big tree, the decorations were sumptuous. Finally, we fought our way back to 45th and Broadway, to the Golden Theater, and the ultimate goal of the evening: Driving Miss Daisy, with Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. It is a very good play, but that is quite besides the point. Watching two of the greatest actors of our time playing against each other was an overwhelming experience, and everything we had hoped for. Finally, the hour and a quarter train ride home, to warm up and loosen up in the hot tub before collapsing in exhaustion. Quite a day for three old fogies from Jersey and Baltimore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'd never force my Usher's Green Stripe on any other poor, hapless soul. ;-) (It's actually amazingly good ... *for the price*.) On 11/27/2010 2:06 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: "Walter Gilbert" I like . . . my scotch extra affordable. Given your disclosure here, please know you and I could never drink together :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I hope everyone here in the US had a great Thanksgiving, and is on the road to recovery. After a nice traditional meal at home (turkey and much, much more), with family and friends, we had a full Black Friday (The traditional start of Christmas shopping in the US). My idea of shopping is going on line, or doing it the old-fashioned way -- by catalogs. Nevertheless, yesterday I found myself in the belly of the beast. In the morning, my wife and her friend hit Flemington (a country town nearby with lots of factory outlets) for some quick bargains, while I did some yard work. Then, we headed into the City. On Black Friday. Insane. We took the train into The City, then walked from Penn Station the 25 blocks or so to The Park. Broadway was almost impassable at points, with shoppers, tourists and theater-goers. We had an early -- and hearty -- dinner at the Russian Tea Room (slightly to the left of Carnegie Hall, and just south of the park). Then, since we had some time, we headed over to Fifth Avenue, which was even more festive, and every bit as crowded, as Broadway. We stopped to enter the confusion and chaos of the busiest store in the City: the flagship Apple Store at Fifth Avenue and 58th. (http://images.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/gallery/images/photo1.jpg). If there is a recession, you couldn't tell from this place; there was a line of people entering, and we could hardly move around on the main retail floor, below street level. We then walked south on Fifth Avenue, past all the expensive fashion and jewelry stores, to St Pat's and Rockefeller Center, which was also mobbed. The tree was up but undecorated, the skaters were waltzing on the ice below the square, and shoppers and tourists bumped into one another every few inches. Even before the lighting of the big tree, the decorations were sumptuous. Finally, we fought our way back to 45th and Broadway, to the Golden Theater, and the ultimate goal of the evening: Driving Miss Daisy, with Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones. It is a very good play, but that is quite besides the point. Watching two of the greatest actors of our time playing against each other was an overwhelming experience, and everything we had hoped for. Finally, the hour and a quarter train ride home, to warm up and loosen up in the hot tub before collapsing in exhaustion. Quite a day for three old fogies from Jersey and Baltimore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Nov 27, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 10-11-27 9:17 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >> >> - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" >> And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) >> >> LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it >> unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & >> woman blurry pic. I like that one). >> >> Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). > > This is a great gallery, Christine, and I especially like the birds. So did I. Does anyone know what kind of birds they were? Not a birder, but they don't look like anything I've ever seen. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: "Theodore Beilby" Keep experimenting. Roger that! Thanks, Ted. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: "Bruce Walker" I think that using the adjustment brush and painting in an irregular vignette in a few of the images would improve its appearance Cool idea! Thanks a bunch. Big cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: "Walter Gilbert" I like . . . my scotch extra affordable. Given your disclosure here, please know you and I could never drink together :-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Ann: I tried the crop and I don't think it works as well. But thanks for the suggestion! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 9:21 AM Subject: Re: Black Friday Photowalk--with a curative :-) OOOH much better! at least for moi -- and , apparently, likely to be for a few others - now that I've read more comments. never good to have too much syrup on the pancakes. ... I'm not sure my initial suggestion for the stairs was a good one... but a bit less off the top and bottom I think would be nice. ann Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & woman blurry pic. I like that one). Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html One thing though, Bob, I was shooting with the DA 40mm pancake--not the 43mm. Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking a look. Big cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 10-11-27 9:17 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & woman blurry pic. I like that one). Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html One thing though, Bob, I was shooting with the DA 40mm pancake--not the 43mm. Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking a look. Big cheers, Christine This is a great gallery, Christine, and I especially like the birds. I think you could find a compromise between the 1st gallery's strong vignette's and this one. I think what my issue is with the strong vignetting is that you chose a simple oval in all cases (post-crop vignette in LR, I imagine?). I think that using the adjustment brush and painting in an irregular vignette in a few of the images would improve its appearance and likely satisfy more of the previous nay-sayers. :) -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob Sullivan wrote: Christine, That's better overall without the vignetting, but you could keep it on your self portrait. You had a good day shooting! Regards, Bob S. I concur... the self-portrait being the frisky kind of thing it is :) ann On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & woman blurry pic. I like that one). Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html One thing though, Bob, I was shooting with the DA 40mm pancake--not the 43mm. Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking a look. Big cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Christine, That's better overall without the vignetting, but you could keep it on your self portrait. You had a good day shooting! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" > >>> And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on >>> the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) > > > > LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it > unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & > woman blurry pic. I like that one). > > Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). > > http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html > > One thing though, Bob, I was shooting with the DA 40mm pancake--not the > 43mm. > > Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking a look. > > Big cheers, Christine > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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OOOH much better! at least for moi -- and , apparently, likely to be for a few others - now that I've read more comments. never good to have too much syrup on the pancakes. ... I'm not sure my initial suggestion for the stairs was a good one... but a bit less off the top and bottom I think would be nice. ann Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & woman blurry pic. I like that one). Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html One thing though, Bob, I was shooting with the DA 40mm pancake--not the 43mm. Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking a look. Big cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Christine, I do like these Unlike the others, I don't think you overdid the vignetting , however, I would move the midpoint slider to about 70. Just my thought. I feel it works with the desaturation and color retention that you are using. Keep experimenting. Ted -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well, not "unanimously". Viewed as a group, I can see where it might be heavy-handed. But, taken individually, I didn't see any shots where it didn't work. I can see where a little more subtle effect would have more appeal to most people, though. But then, subtlety has never been my strong suit . I like my cheese extra sharp, and my scotch extra affordable. -- Walt On 11/27/2010 8:17 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & woman blurry pic. I like that one). Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html One thing though, Bob, I was shooting with the DA 40mm pancake--not the 43mm. Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking a look. Big cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi Ann: I'll play with the cropping on that one. Thanks for the suggestions. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 9:52 PM Subject: Re: Black Friday Photowalk Christine Aguila wrote: I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine alwasy glad to look at your gesos ; I'm not as crazy about the circular vignette bit as others... but understand the fun These are my faves http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/content/IMGP4328_large.html http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/content/IMGP4399_large.html http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/content/IMGP4148_large.html Re this last one, were it mine, Id crop top and bottom so the "staircase" goes right to top edge and bottom edge. Does look like you had fun! xo, ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Photowalk--with a curative :-)
- Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) LOL!!! Too funny. Ok, I've minimized the "vignetting crap" since it unanimously annoyed folks (though I kept the hard vignette on the man & woman blurry pic. I like that one). Hopefully, this will minimize the pain :-). http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfridaylowvig/index.html One thing though, Bob, I was shooting with the DA 40mm pancake--not the 43mm. Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking a look. Big cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I like #'s 1 and 9. Good job. Dave On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do > shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day > with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. > > http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html > > Comments welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Christine, The birds are stunning. Old Abe Lincoln is also a favorite. And your first shot was intriguing. I couldn't figure how you got Super Christine to fly out of that wall. Then I decided you must be shooting up into a reflective surface. I love the resulting self portrait! And now the bad news. If you continue with that vignetting crap on the 43mm Limited, Pentax is gonna recall your lens! :-) Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do > shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day > with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. > > http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html > > Comments welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Enjoyed these. A lot of nice autumn tonality. Paul On Nov 26, 2010, at 9:45 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do > shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day > with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. > > http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html > > Comments welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 26/11/10, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do >shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day >with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. > >http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html Good job Trouble. Keep experimenting with the vignetting - try different densities and amounts. I'm sure you have already ;) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Nov 26, 2010, at 6:45 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do > shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day > with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. > > http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html That's an excellent set of photos. You may have gone just a touch overboard on the vignetting though. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hey Christine - as always I like the way you see things! #'s 4, 5, and 16, particularly 16 are the ones that most caught my attention. Too bad you had a crappy lens that interfered with a good presentation of the images! ;-] Seriously, I really don't care for the psuedo-vignette effect and think it gets in the way of what could otherwise be real winners. Maybe it is just that the whole set is rendered this way - like sugar in coffee, a small touch can be pleasant, but too much becomes cloying. Just MHO . . . stan On Nov 26, 2010, at 9:45 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do > shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day > with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. > > http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html > > Comments welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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It's a nice collection. I'll refrain from detailed commentary until I have something larger that a 3" screen to view them on. --Original Message-- From: Christine Aguila Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: pdml@pdml.net ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Black Friday Photowalk Sent: Nov 26, 2010 8:45 PM I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wow, Christine! Wonderful rendering. Loved them all! -- Walt On 11/26/2010 8:45 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Christine Aguila wrote: I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine alwasy glad to look at your gesos ; I'm not as crazy about the circular vignette bit as others... but understand the fun These are my faves http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/content/IMGP4328_large.html http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/content/IMGP4399_large.html http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/content/IMGP4148_large.html Re this last one, were it mine, Id crop top and bottom so the "staircase" goes right to top edge and bottom edge. Does look like you had fun! xo, ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Nov 26, 2010, at 9:45 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do > shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day > with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. > > http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html I liked the shot of the birds. The colors, the action, the detail. Not that I know that much about birds, but these are unfamiliar. And such a large flock. -- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Black Friday Photowalk
I wasn't much interested in photographing people today, and I never do shopping on Black Friday. Very cold today, but sunny. Really had a fun day with the camera today, and even more fun rendering in Lightroom. http://caguila.com/caguila/blackfriday2010/index.html Comments welcome. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
B&H black Friday special
Some good prices on memory cards plus free shipping. $34.95 for 8 gig Sandisk Extreme III. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/SanDisk-Cards/ci/15997/N/4289367607 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Not a Black Friday deal
I stopped into the Wolf Camera upstairs in the mall from where my photo-lab is located. The guy who runs it knows I shoot Pentax. He told me they were offering a special on the K20D for $899 - Body with battery grip & a $100 gift card. Good through Dec 31, he said. He also said they don't stock the K20D, so I'd have to order it. I didn't find that deal on their web site, but it might be worth asking about. They do show the K200D kit with a bonus BG3 and I'm wondering if he's getting the two cameras confused. I'm thinking about it, but not real hard. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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One of my favorites. I still use it as a slow normal zoom. >>> "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/27/2008 7:44 PM >>> Yes but I'm all set for FF Pentax, I've still got my 20-35mm FA 4.0 really nice as an ultra wide on film,. even better as a ~28 mm equivalent on APS-C and also no where near $2000 when new. It breaks my heart that it's been discontinued. Adam Maas wrote: > And that's a crop lens. So it would be one of the ways of saving $2000 > dollars by running in DX crop mode. It sucks at 18mm on FF (Been > there, done that with the Tokina on an F100, it's not anything > approaching a solution for FF use). > > Truly good ultra-wide zooms for F mount come down to the 14-24 f2.8 > (the king of ultra-wide zoom performance on any mount right now, beats > every prime in its range except the 21 Distagon) at $2k CDN and the > 17-35 f2.8 AF-S which gets worse as it gets wider but is extremely > good at 35mm. That's around $1500CDN new if you can actually find one. > > -Adam > > On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:24 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hum, last I herd the Pentax 12-24 was pretty decent, and that doesn't cost >> anywhere near to $2000. The Tokina version might or might not be SMC but it >> has a pretty good reputation. I always considered 18mm pretty much ultra >> wide on 35mm. >> >> Adam Maas wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> From: "David Savage" >>> > Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" > resolution, > but they do work. > > What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if you're only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover the full frame? >>> So you don't have to shell out an extra $2000 right away to get a good >>> ultra-wide zoom. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. >>--Al Capone. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > > > -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. !SIG:492f3fda264832018364022! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Black Friday Pentax deals?
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Friday, 28 November 2008 11:26 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Black Friday Pentax deals? >20mm on FF is, for me, the boundary between wide and ultra-wide. >Having gone wider, I can't go back for some uses. I'd rather have a 17 >and 28mm pair of primes than a 20-35mm zoom. 20mm is a fun FL <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/3058776028_371fa77655_o.jpg> >I would be interested in seeing how the 20-35 performs on FF digital. >But I doubt it matches the Nikkor 14-24 in performance (or size and >cost). > Had a play with the 14-24mm at the D700 launch. It is a very nice lens. Problem with it though is it's massive bulbous front element & the difficulty in using filters with it. In this neck of the woods polarising filters a pretty much a must during the day at this time of year. A mate of mine has the 17-35mm & while a bit soft at the wide end, it's still very usable. It is the lens I tend to watch the price on, on ebay. Cheers, Dave On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 7:44 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes but I'm all set for FF Pentax, I've still got my 20-35mm FA 4.0 really > nice as an ultra wide on film,. even better as a ~28 mm equivalent on APS-C > and also no where near $2000 when new. It breaks my heart that it's been > discontinued. > > Adam Maas wrote: >> >> And that's a crop lens. So it would be one of the ways of saving $2000 >> dollars by running in DX crop mode. It sucks at 18mm on FF (Been >> there, done that with the Tokina on an F100, it's not anything >> approaching a solution for FF use). >> >> Truly good ultra-wide zooms for F mount come down to the 14-24 f2.8 >> (the king of ultra-wide zoom performance on any mount right now, beats >> every prime in its range except the 21 Distagon) at $2k CDN and the >> 17-35 f2.8 AF-S which gets worse as it gets wider but is extremely >> good at 35mm. That's around $1500CDN new if you can actually find one. >> >> -Adam >> >> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:24 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hum, last I herd the Pentax 12-24 was pretty decent, and that doesn't >>> cost >>> anywhere near to $2000. The Tokina version might or might not be SMC but >>> it >>> has a pretty good reputation. I always considered 18mm pretty much ultra >>> wide on 35mm. >>> >>> Adam Maas wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: "David Savage" >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" >>>>>> resolution, >>>>>> but they do work. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if >>>>> you're >>>>> only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover >>>>> the >>>>> full frame? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> So you don't have to shell out an extra $2000 right away to get a good >>>> ultra-wide zoom. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. >>> --Al Capone. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. >--Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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20mm on FF is, for me, the boundary between wide and ultra-wide. Having gone wider, I can't go back for some uses. I'd rather have a 17 and 28mm pair of primes than a 20-35mm zoom. I would be interested in seeing how the 20-35 performs on FF digital. But I doubt it matches the Nikkor 14-24 in performance (or size and cost). -Adam On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 7:44 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes but I'm all set for FF Pentax, I've still got my 20-35mm FA 4.0 really > nice as an ultra wide on film,. even better as a ~28 mm equivalent on APS-C > and also no where near $2000 when new. It breaks my heart that it's been > discontinued. > > Adam Maas wrote: >> >> And that's a crop lens. So it would be one of the ways of saving $2000 >> dollars by running in DX crop mode. It sucks at 18mm on FF (Been >> there, done that with the Tokina on an F100, it's not anything >> approaching a solution for FF use). >> >> Truly good ultra-wide zooms for F mount come down to the 14-24 f2.8 >> (the king of ultra-wide zoom performance on any mount right now, beats >> every prime in its range except the 21 Distagon) at $2k CDN and the >> 17-35 f2.8 AF-S which gets worse as it gets wider but is extremely >> good at 35mm. That's around $1500CDN new if you can actually find one. >> >> -Adam >> >> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:24 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hum, last I herd the Pentax 12-24 was pretty decent, and that doesn't >>> cost >>> anywhere near to $2000. The Tokina version might or might not be SMC but >>> it >>> has a pretty good reputation. I always considered 18mm pretty much ultra >>> wide on 35mm. >>> >>> Adam Maas wrote: >>> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "David Savage" > > >> >> Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" >> resolution, >> but they do work. >> >> > > What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if > you're > only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover > the > full frame? > > So you don't have to shell out an extra $2000 right away to get a good ultra-wide zoom. >>> >>> -- >>> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. >>> --Al Capone. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. >--Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Yes but I'm all set for FF Pentax, I've still got my 20-35mm FA 4.0 really nice as an ultra wide on film,. even better as a ~28 mm equivalent on APS-C and also no where near $2000 when new. It breaks my heart that it's been discontinued. Adam Maas wrote: And that's a crop lens. So it would be one of the ways of saving $2000 dollars by running in DX crop mode. It sucks at 18mm on FF (Been there, done that with the Tokina on an F100, it's not anything approaching a solution for FF use). Truly good ultra-wide zooms for F mount come down to the 14-24 f2.8 (the king of ultra-wide zoom performance on any mount right now, beats every prime in its range except the 21 Distagon) at $2k CDN and the 17-35 f2.8 AF-S which gets worse as it gets wider but is extremely good at 35mm. That's around $1500CDN new if you can actually find one. -Adam On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:24 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hum, last I herd the Pentax 12-24 was pretty decent, and that doesn't cost anywhere near to $2000. The Tokina version might or might not be SMC but it has a pretty good reputation. I always considered 18mm pretty much ultra wide on 35mm. Adam Maas wrote: On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "David Savage" Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, but they do work. What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if you're only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover the full frame? So you don't have to shell out an extra $2000 right away to get a good ultra-wide zoom. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?
And that's a crop lens. So it would be one of the ways of saving $2000 dollars by running in DX crop mode. It sucks at 18mm on FF (Been there, done that with the Tokina on an F100, it's not anything approaching a solution for FF use). Truly good ultra-wide zooms for F mount come down to the 14-24 f2.8 (the king of ultra-wide zoom performance on any mount right now, beats every prime in its range except the 21 Distagon) at $2k CDN and the 17-35 f2.8 AF-S which gets worse as it gets wider but is extremely good at 35mm. That's around $1500CDN new if you can actually find one. -Adam On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:24 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hum, last I herd the Pentax 12-24 was pretty decent, and that doesn't cost > anywhere near to $2000. The Tokina version might or might not be SMC but it > has a pretty good reputation. I always considered 18mm pretty much ultra > wide on 35mm. > > Adam Maas wrote: >> >> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> From: "David Savage" >>> >> >> Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, but they do work. >>> >>> What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if >>> you're >>> only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover >>> the >>> full frame? >>> >> >> So you don't have to shell out an extra $2000 right away to get a good >> ultra-wide zoom. >> >> >> > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. >--Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Black Friday Pentax deals?
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not that I expect them from our friendly Neighborhood Pentax marketing folks > (it is still plural, surely), but are there any deals out there for the > holidays? Amazon: Buy a Pentax K20D DSLR, Get a Free Optio A40 Digital Camera and Crossover Bag Through Monday, Dec. 1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=xs_gb_rss_74162/?&docId=1000312591&ccmID=380205 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hum, last I herd the Pentax 12-24 was pretty decent, and that doesn't cost anywhere near to $2000. The Tokina version might or might not be SMC but it has a pretty good reputation. I always considered 18mm pretty much ultra wide on 35mm. Adam Maas wrote: On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "David Savage" Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, but they do work. What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if you're only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover the full frame? So you don't have to shell out an extra $2000 right away to get a good ultra-wide zoom. -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Canon EF-S crop lenses can't even be used on their 1.3x crop bodies. -Adam On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 4:39 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well at the very least you can use them. IIRC Canon cropped sensor > lenses can't be used on their FF digi bodies. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > 2008/11/27 P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> John Sessoms wrote: >>> >>> From: "David Savage" Joseph McAllister Sent: > > > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the > > > best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes > > of > > > DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was > > > if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be > > > useless. No necessarily. Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, but they do work. >>> >>> What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if >>> you're only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't >>> cover the full frame? >> >> So you'll have to replace all those APS-C lenses with 24x36mm format lenses. >> You get to indulge in more lens enablement, and Pentax makes more money, >> everybody wins... >> >> -- >> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. >>--Al Capone. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "David Savage" >> >> >> Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" >> resolution, >> but they do work. > > What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if you're > only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover the > full frame? So you don't have to shell out an extra $2000 right away to get a good ultra-wide zoom. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM, John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "David Savage" >> >> Joseph McAllister Sent: >>> >>> > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the > >>> > best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of > >>> > DA >>> > and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was > >>> > if/when >>> > Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be > useless. >> >> No necessarily. >> >> Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" >> resolution, >> but they do work. > > What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if you're > only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover the > full frame? I have two DX lenses, and three FF lens, so far i win.:-) As Dave S points out, at least they can be used, and not have to collect dust somewere. A lot of people over at nikond1 dot net have 1 FF body and 1 aps-c body, D200, D300 etc. I hope to be among those soon.:-) Dave Dave > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well at the very least you can use them. IIRC Canon cropped sensor lenses can't be used on their FF digi bodies. Cheers, Dave 2008/11/27 P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > John Sessoms wrote: >> >> From: "David Savage" >>> >>> Joseph McAllister Sent: > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the > > best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes > of > > DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was > > if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be > > useless. >>> >>> No necessarily. >>> >>> Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" >>> resolution, >>> but they do work. >> >> What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if >> you're only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't >> cover the full frame? > > So you'll have to replace all those APS-C lenses with 24x36mm format lenses. > You get to indulge in more lens enablement, and Pentax makes more money, > everybody wins... > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. >--Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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John Sessoms wrote: From: "David Savage" Joseph McAllister Sent: > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the > best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of > DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was > if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be > useless. No necessarily. Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, but they do work. What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if you're only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover the full frame? So you'll have to replace all those APS-C lenses with 24x36mm format lenses. You get to indulge in more lens enablement, and Pentax makes more money, everybody wins... -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I read that you are in a testy mood tonight, so I've turned off the ads and flashing links. :-) Lenses. I have some 27 FF lenses, mostly A, F, and FA. I know, I'm a whining fop. But I've spent 40 years collecting this stuff. Don't worry, I have an estate and no descendants, so it's all up for grabs sometime in the unknown future! :-) Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Nov 26, 2008, at 21:15 , John Sessoms wrote: From: "David Savage" Joseph McAllister Sent: > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the > best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of > DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was > if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be > useless. No necessarily. Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, but they do work. What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if you're only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover the full frame? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: "David Savage" Joseph McAllister Sent: > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the > best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of > DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was > if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be > useless. No necessarily. Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, but they do work. What's the point of shelling out the bucks for a full frame DSLR, if you're only going to be able to shoot "cropped" because the lenses won't cover the full frame? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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And, I just found out that having the card number on my B&H receipt does me no good without the PIN number, which is NOT on my receipt. So those NY boys owe me either a PIN or a physical card. And of course, they're closed until tomorrow AM. Poo Bah Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On Nov 26, 2008, at 17:37 , Stan Halpin wrote: Your are right. I had to pull out my super-close-up reading glasses to be able to see it. Mine expires 6/30/13. Which is moot in any case as I used the card to take $100 off the second K20D. stan On Nov 26, 2008, at 6:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Stan, The B&H Gift Card does expire 12/31/2009. Check the lower right corner area of the back of the card. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Nope - nothing on the receipt. My order date was Nov 9, by the way. Obviously between then and now they have made at least one adjustment in their pricing/marketing approach for this camera. stan On Nov 26, 2008, at 6:42 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Check your receipt, Stan. See if there is a comparable number printed on it. I didn't get a card either (through my ins. co.), but I did get a $100 gift card number on my packing list, which was from my ins. co. by the way, not B&H - though they (B&H) did drop ship it FOR my ins. co.. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Nov 26, 2008, at 16:17 , Stan Halpin wrote: I got a B&H Gift Card worth $100, no expiration date shown. That was a couple of weeks ago on K20D #1. When I ordered the #2 body three days ago, no gift card, no special offer (except for the Pentax 3-year extended warranty, a pass-through from Pentax). The price had gone down $50, so a net increase of $50 between two weeks ago and now. stan On Nov 26, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Actually, you don't get a card (when they offered it) you get a special access code number on your shipping receipt that gives you a $100 discount on your next purchase. And that has to be used by Dec. 31st. You might see if Pentax came out with a rebate on the K20D that replaced the gift card deal. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Your are right. I had to pull out my super-close-up reading glasses to be able to see it. Mine expires 6/30/13. Which is moot in any case as I used the card to take $100 off the second K20D. stan On Nov 26, 2008, at 6:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Stan, The B&H Gift Card does expire 12/31/2009. Check the lower right corner area of the back of the card. Jack --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Black Friday Pentax deals? To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 4:17 PM I got a B&H Gift Card worth $100, no expiration date shown. That was a couple of weeks ago on K20D #1. When I ordered the #2 body three days ago, no gift card, no special offer (except for the Pentax 3-year extended warranty, a pass-through from Pentax). The price had gone down $50, so a net increase of $50 between two weeks ago and now. stan On Nov 26, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Actually, you don't get a card (when they offered it) you get a special access code number on your shipping receipt that gives you a $100 discount on your next purchase. And that has to be used by Dec. 31st. You might see if Pentax came out with a rebate on the K20D that replaced the gift card deal. As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be useless. Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Nov 26, 2008, at 12:59 , P. J. Alling wrote: Yea, the Gift card was gone the next day, dammit. Jack Davis wrote: I see that B&H is still offering the 2 Year extended warranty on the K20D for purchases 'til 12/31/08, but I don't see the Gift Card currently being offered. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:03 PM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joseph McAllister > Sent: Thursday, 27 November 2008 6:29 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Black Friday Pentax deals? >> >> As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the >> best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of >> DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was >> if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be >> useless. > > No necessarily. > > Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, > but they do work. Apparently at 5mp, but thats ok with me, i still use 2.74 mp cameras.:-) Dave > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stan, > The B&H Gift Card does expire 12/31/2009. > Check the lower right corner area of the back of the card. Lower left if viewing with a mirror. Dave > > Jack > > > --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Black Friday Pentax deals? >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 4:17 PM >> I got a B&H Gift Card worth $100, no expiration date >> shown. That was a couple of weeks ago on K20D #1. When I >> ordered the #2 body three days ago, no gift card, no special >> offer (except for the Pentax 3-year extended warranty, a >> pass-through from Pentax). The price had gone down $50, so a >> net increase of $50 between two weeks ago and now. >> >> stan >> >> On Nov 26, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: >> >> > Actually, you don't get a card (when they offered >> it) you get a special access code number on your shipping >> receipt that gives you a $100 discount on your next >> purchase. And that has to be used by Dec. 31st. You might >> see if Pentax came out with a rebate on the K20D that >> replaced the gift card deal. >> > >> > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting >> a new K20D was the best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, >> but I am enjoying the boxes of DA and DA* lenses. The >> downside, as I told my insurance company, was if/when Pentax >> comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be useless. >> > >> > Joseph McAllister >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Nov 26, 2008, at 12:59 , P. J. Alling wrote: >> > >> >> Yea, the Gift card was gone the next day, dammit. >> >> >> >> Jack Davis wrote: >> >>> I see that B&H is still offering the 2 >> Year extended warranty on the K20D for purchases 'til >> 12/31/08, but I don't see the Gift Card currently being >> offered. >> >>> Jack >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph McAllister Sent: Thursday, 27 November 2008 6:29 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Black Friday Pentax deals? > > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the > best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of > DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was > if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be > useless. No necessarily. Nikon's DX lenses work on the D3/D700. Admittedly at a "cropped" resolution, but they do work. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Check your receipt, Stan. See if there is a comparable number printed on it. I didn't get a card either (through my ins. co.), but I did get a $100 gift card number on my packing list, which was from my ins. co. by the way, not B&H - though they (B&H) did drop ship it FOR my ins. co.. Joseph McAllister Pentaxian On Nov 26, 2008, at 16:17 , Stan Halpin wrote: I got a B&H Gift Card worth $100, no expiration date shown. That was a couple of weeks ago on K20D #1. When I ordered the #2 body three days ago, no gift card, no special offer (except for the Pentax 3- year extended warranty, a pass-through from Pentax). The price had gone down $50, so a net increase of $50 between two weeks ago and now. stan On Nov 26, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Actually, you don't get a card (when they offered it) you get a special access code number on your shipping receipt that gives you a $100 discount on your next purchase. And that has to be used by Dec. 31st. You might see if Pentax came out with a rebate on the K20D that replaced the gift card deal. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Stan, The B&H Gift Card does expire 12/31/2009. Check the lower right corner area of the back of the card. Jack --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Black Friday Pentax deals? > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 4:17 PM > I got a B&H Gift Card worth $100, no expiration date > shown. That was a couple of weeks ago on K20D #1. When I > ordered the #2 body three days ago, no gift card, no special > offer (except for the Pentax 3-year extended warranty, a > pass-through from Pentax). The price had gone down $50, so a > net increase of $50 between two weeks ago and now. > > stan > > On Nov 26, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > > > Actually, you don't get a card (when they offered > it) you get a special access code number on your shipping > receipt that gives you a $100 discount on your next > purchase. And that has to be used by Dec. 31st. You might > see if Pentax came out with a rebate on the K20D that > replaced the gift card deal. > > > > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting > a new K20D was the best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, > but I am enjoying the boxes of DA and DA* lenses. The > downside, as I told my insurance company, was if/when Pentax > comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be useless. > > > > Joseph McAllister > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 26, 2008, at 12:59 , P. J. Alling wrote: > > > >> Yea, the Gift card was gone the next day, dammit. > >> > >> Jack Davis wrote: > >>> I see that B&H is still offering the 2 > Year extended warranty on the K20D for purchases 'til > 12/31/08, but I don't see the Gift Card currently being > offered. > >>> Jack > >> > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I got a B&H Gift Card worth $100, no expiration date shown. That was a couple of weeks ago on K20D #1. When I ordered the #2 body three days ago, no gift card, no special offer (except for the Pentax 3- year extended warranty, a pass-through from Pentax). The price had gone down $50, so a net increase of $50 between two weeks ago and now. stan On Nov 26, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Actually, you don't get a card (when they offered it) you get a special access code number on your shipping receipt that gives you a $100 discount on your next purchase. And that has to be used by Dec. 31st. You might see if Pentax came out with a rebate on the K20D that replaced the gift card deal. As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new K20D was the best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I am enjoying the boxes of DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as I told my insurance company, was if/when Pentax comes out with their FF body, these lenses will be useless. Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Nov 26, 2008, at 12:59 , P. J. Alling wrote: Yea, the Gift card was gone the next day, dammit. Jack Davis wrote: I see that B&H is still offering the 2 Year extended warranty on the K20D for purchases 'til 12/31/08, but I don't see the Gift Card currently being offered. Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Actually, I did receive a gift 'card' that looks every bit that of a standard plastic credit card. I suppose that's for those who shop at the brick and mortar B&H. The card carries a rather lengthy number in the area of the encoded magnetic strip. Jack --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Joseph McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Joseph McAllister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Black Friday Pentax deals? > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 1:28 PM > Actually, you don't get a card (when they offered it) > you get a special access code number on your shipping > receipt that gives you a $100 discount on your next > purchase. And that has to be used by Dec. 31st. You might > see if Pentax came out with a rebate on the K20D that > replaced the gift card deal. > > As an aside, I'm not quite convinced that getting a new > K20D was the best replacement for my stolen 67 gear, but I > am enjoying the boxes of DA and DA* lenses. The downside, as > I told my insurance company, was if/when Pentax comes out > with their FF body, these lenses will be useless. > > Joseph McAllister > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > On Nov 26, 2008, at 12:59 , P. J. Alling wrote: > > > Yea, the Gift card was gone the next day, dammit. > > > > Jack Davis wrote: > >> I see that B&H is still offering the 2 Year > extended warranty on the K20D for purchases 'til > 12/31/08, but I don't see the Gift Card currently being > offered. > >> Jack > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
