Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks
I think that image well portrays the problems of biking in an urban area in foul weather. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of the car in the foreground: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/watch-tracks.html?m=1 If our cyclist Chris has to swerve around an illegally parked car those tracks will have him down in an instant. A slice o' winter couriering fun! Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks
scary, that - has a very old timey feel to it except for those shiny recent model cars. DId I mention I like it? ann On 1/10/2014 09:20, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I think that image well portrays the problems of biking in an urban area in foul weather. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of the car in the foreground: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/watch-tracks.html?m=1 If our cyclist Chris has to swerve around an illegally parked car those tracks will have him down in an instant. A slice o' winter couriering fun! Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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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Very good; well composed, Frank. I like how the rider contrasts so well against his background. I was going to say that's gotta be Richmond or Adelaide even before I noticed the file name. :-) On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of the car in the foreground: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/watch-tracks.html?m=1 If our cyclist Chris has to swerve around an illegally parked car those tracks will have him down in an instant. A slice o' winter couriering fun! Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks
The dangers of cycling are displayed well, there is a lot of traffic and the tram tracks are barely visible. I slipped on them once on foot. I like the contrast of the lone rider against lots of cars. Definitely a keeper! On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 7:32 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of the car in the foreground: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/watch-tracks.html?m=1 If our cyclist Chris has to swerve around an illegally parked car those tracks will have him down in an instant. A slice o' winter couriering fun! Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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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When I'm King of the World I will ban motor vehicles from all streets whose architecture predominantly predates the birth of the internal combustion engine, on aesthetic grounds. B On 10 Jan 2014, at 15:15, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: scary, that - has a very old timey feel to it except for those shiny recent model cars. DId I mention I like it? ann On 1/10/2014 09:20, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I think that image well portrays the problems of biking in an urban area in foul weather. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:32 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of the car in the foreground: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/watch-tracks.html?m=1 If our cyclist Chris has to swerve around an illegally parked car those tracks will have him down in an instant. A slice o' winter couriering fun! Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:12 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: When I'm King of the World I will ban motor vehicles from all streets whose architecture predominantly predates the birth of the internal combustion engine, on aesthetic grounds. If those streets are in a specific part of the city (usually downtown), there's an effective solution to that: make public transportation in those areas cheap and effective, build parking lots near tram / bus stations around the area (normal fee). Make parking on those streets bloody expensive. -- Attila (not running for office) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Watch the Tracks
On Jan 10, 2014, at 6:32 pm, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of the car in the foreground: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/watch-tracks.html?m=1 Love it, especially the Rolls :) And the mist in the distance. I'd actually be tempted to try a fairly severe crop to get rid of the two leftmost cars. If our cyclist Chris has to swerve around an illegally parked car those tracks will have him down in an instant. I'm getting sick of illegally parked vehicles... A few years ago they wrote a law to ban the use of cellphones while driving unless they're handsfree. So now when someones phone asks for attention they pull over immediately regardless of driveways, cycleways or yellow lines. Yeah I know it's better than texting while driving but you'd think we could learn to ignore a phone for a couple of minutes. Rant over :) 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.
PESO - Watch the Tracks
Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of the car in the foreground: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/watch-tracks.html?m=1 If our cyclist Chris has to swerve around an illegally parked car those tracks will have him down in an instant. A slice o' winter couriering fun! Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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'm liking this shot, Frank. There is something about it that really catches my attention. I don't really see the tracks you are talking about - I guess the snow covered them up. Good work. -- Bruce Sent from my iPad On Jan 9, 2014, at 9:32 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Probably the worst part of cycling on snowy days in Toronto is navigating the streetcar (tram) tracks that are everywhere downtown. The snow obscures them and makes them particularly slippery. You can see them by the wheel of the car in the foreground: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/watch-tracks.html?m=1 If our cyclist Chris has to swerve around an illegally parked car those tracks will have him down in an instant. A slice o' winter couriering fun! Comments welcome. Cheers, frank “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks!
I've gone down several times, as recently as last summer. They are far more treacherous in the rain and some of the older trackage has very large gaps and sit in high metal ridges. If one is riding briskly and a parked car throws open door, you've got to swerve, bunny hop and hope for the best. ;-) Thanks for the comment and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Pete McIntosh peter...@gmail.com Sent: February 27, 2012 2/27/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks! Nice. I remember vividly my 1st cycling experience with tram tracks here in Melbourne. In fact I still have the scars... :-) Regards, Pete Max in Melbourne -- Sent from my iPhone4 On 27/02/2012, at 23:38, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 Feb 28, 2012, at 6:27 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've gone down several times, as recently as last summer. They are far more treacherous in the rain and some of the older trackage has very large gaps and sit in high metal ridges. If one is riding briskly and a parked car throws open door, you've got to swerve, bunny hop and hope for the best. ;-) I've got a lumpy collarbone to show for what wet tracks can do. Thanks for the comment and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. And while I'm at it, great shot, excellent feeling of movement in it. -- 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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I've got bumps on each shoulder: one from a nasty separation, the other from a broken collarbone. Very common cyclist injuries, I'm afraid. Glad you're a member of the club. ;-) Thanks for the kind words, Larry. Bumped into Jim (subject of the photo) today and showed him the photo on my phone. He liked it a lot - always nice to get such feedback. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Sent: February 28, 2012 2/28/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks! On Feb 28, 2012, at 6:27 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've gone down several times, as recently as last summer. They are far more treacherous in the rain and some of the older trackage has very large gaps and sit in high metal ridges. If one is riding briskly and a parked car throws open door, you've got to swerve, bunny hop and hope for the best. ;-) I've got a lumpy collarbone to show for what wet tracks can do. Thanks for the comment and thanks to everyone else who looked and commented. And while I'm at it, great shot, excellent feeling of movement in it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Feb 28, 2012, at 7:47 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've got bumps on each shoulder: one from a nasty separation, the other from a broken collarbone. Very common cyclist injuries, I'm afraid. Glad you're a member of the club. With all due respects, I'd rather I wasn't. Fortunately the fracture I got when I highsided another bike wasn't nearly so painful. -- 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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On Feb 29, 2012, at 3:27 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've gone down several times, as recently as last summer. They are far more treacherous in the rain and some of the older trackage has very large gaps and sit in high metal ridges. If one is riding briskly and a parked car throws open door, you've got to swerve, bunny hop and hope for the best. ;-) Bunny hopping a fixie must take a bit of skill. Dave (also a member of the clavicle club) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 don't think it takes more skill than doing it on a freewheel bike, it takes different skill. There's different timing involved: one must synchronize the hop with one's pedal stroke. For the past few weeks I've been on a road bike and at first I found bunny hopping to be very difficult until I got the timing down pat. I guess the problem with doing it on a fixie is that you may not have the time/distance to wait for your pedals to be in the right place if an emergency presents itself. That's what happened last summer when I went down. Cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz Sent: February 29, 2012 2/29/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Watch Those Tracks! On Feb 29, 2012, at 3:27 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've gone down several times, as recently as last summer. They are far more treacherous in the rain and some of the older trackage has very large gaps and sit in high metal ridges. If one is riding briskly and a parked car throws open door, you've got to swerve, bunny hop and hope for the best. ;-) Bunny hopping a fixie must take a bit of skill. Dave (also a member of the clavicle club) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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.
PESO - Watch Those Tracks!
Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Ideal motion blur and composition. Jack - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 4:38 AM Subject: PESO - Watch Those Tracks! Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I concur with Jack. Excellent motion blur, Frank! Never did much riding downtown but I too have a healthy respect for those damned streetcar tracks. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Ideal motion blur and composition. Jack - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 4:38 AM Subject: PESO - Watch Those Tracks! Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- -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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Very nice. Dave On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Excellent work there, Mr. Knarf! I agree with everything said thus far. -- Walt On 2/27/2012 6:38 AM, frank theriault wrote: Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.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 think the traffic is more of a hazard than the tracks! Nice composition and sense of action, Frank. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 7:38 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Nice. I remember vividly my 1st cycling experience with tram tracks here in Melbourne. In fact I still have the scars... :-) Regards, Pete Max in Melbourne -- Sent from my iPhone4 On 27/02/2012, at 23:38, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Toronto messenger Jim Kuz deftly navigates streetcar tracks: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/watch-those-tracks.html More than one cyclist has gone down after catching a wheel in those things. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
