Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-17 Thread John Sessoms 

From: "P. J. Alling"

Not only do I have to hate half of the list, now I have to hate a KID!


Yeah, looks like you got your work cut out for you. ;-D

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-17 Thread eckinator 
2010/5/17 Cotty :
>
> In her youth she was well hung and sold at galleries

You're married to a CANVAS HAMMOCK???

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-17 Thread Cotty 
On 16/5/10, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Judging by Stef's photos, your wife must be one hell of a good
>photographer.

In her youth she was well hung and sold at galleries

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-16 Thread Larry Colen 


On May 10, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Cotty wrote:




Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and
he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed  
pitch-

side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off
some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:



My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked  
at

the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!


Judging by Stef's photos, your wife must be one hell of a good  
photographer.


Tell the kid, very well done.

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-16 Thread Boris Liberman 

On 5/11/2010 12:35 AM, Cotty wrote:

My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!


My regards to Stef and your wife. Please pass young mister Cotty that he 
sure got it right ;-).


Boris

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-16 Thread P. J. Alling 

Not only do I have to hate half of the list, now I have to hate a KID!

On 5/10/2010 5:35 PM, Cotty wrote:

Well, some you win, some you lose.

My son Stef (who some met at GFM last year) is getting more and more
into photography, and will be studying it at 'A' Level in the autumn
[effectively high school here] over 2 years. He's been using the *ist Ds
for lots of projects but before he starts his course he has decided that
he wants to go the Canon route - can't think why!!

When he did work experience last summer with a local paper they had
Nikon and Canon gear, and well, he's decided. So we've been looking out
for an original 1D on eekbay and they seem to be going for about 3 or
400 GBP here but we've hooked a bargain and nabbed one for 240, so he's
a happy bunny. It's the old old 4 MP version, the original but crucially
for him it will do 8fps, which is what he needs for sports photography.

Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and
he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed pitch-
side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off
some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:



My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!

Sadly I don't have any Canon lenses so the hunt will be on for a wide
and tele-zooms now. Until then, looks like I'll have to replace the
Pentax mounts with Canon ones on the K15 and A*85/1.4

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi 
He's done some excellent work, good stuff!

Good to hear Stef's getting into it. A Canon 1D should be a fine
shooter. The good lenses are a bit pricey but are solid performers.

> My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
> the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!

LOL ... Say hi to Alma for me, eh? And remind her: Youth and innocence
is no match for Age and Treachery. ]'-)
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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-11 Thread Chris Mitchell 
Sounds potentially expensive!

Some impressive pictures though. Congrats to Stef.

Chris
> 
> From: Cotty 
> Date: 2010/05/10 Mon PM 09:35:09 GMT
> To: pentax list 
> Subject: Defection and Bargain
> 
> Well, some you win, some you lose.
> 
> My son Stef (who some met at GFM last year) is getting more and more
> into photography, and will be studying it at 'A' Level in the autumn
> [effectively high school here] over 2 years. He's been using the *ist Ds
> for lots of projects but before he starts his course he has decided that
> he wants to go the Canon route - can't think why!!
> 
> When he did work experience last summer with a local paper they had
> Nikon and Canon gear, and well, he's decided. So we've been looking out
> for an original 1D on eekbay and they seem to be going for about 3 or
> 400 GBP here but we've hooked a bargain and nabbed one for 240, so he's
> a happy bunny. It's the old old 4 MP version, the original but crucially
> for him it will do 8fps, which is what he needs for sports photography.
> 
> Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and
> he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed pitch-
> side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off
> some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:
> 
> 
> 
> My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
> the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!
> 
> Sadly I don't have any Canon lenses so the hunt will be on for a wide
> and tele-zooms now. Until then, looks like I'll have to replace the
> Pentax mounts with Canon ones on the K15 and A*85/1.4
> 
> --
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>   Cotty
> 
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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread Cotty 
On 11/5/10, drd1...@gmail.com, discombobulated, unleashed:

>The crowd shot is amazing, as is his timing for action shots.

The galling part is that big wide shot of the stadium was done blind,
camera over head, one of about 6, minor rotation correction and very
very slight crop to compensate.

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread Cotty 
On 10/5/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:

>Get him two 645Ds - one for each hand - and he can double his shooting
>rate.

LOL. And some weight training!

Tan, he's 16.

The long shots are on a crappy 70-200 pump-action zoom and the wider
stuff is all 18-55.

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread Mark Roberts 
drd1...@gmail.com wrote:

>The crowd shot is amazing, as is his timing for action shots. Get him a 645D. 
>Nah, he needs something faster.  

Get him two 645Ds - one for each hand - and he can double his shooting
rate.


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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread Matthew Hunt 
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Tanya Love  wrote:

> Crapola, that third shot of the crowd is AWESOME!  How old is he again? I'm
> swearing too (but I swear anyways! Lol).

Agreed, that's just an excellent shot. But throughout he shows an
ability to get in a close and fill the frame with people (even with
wide lenses), which most people take time to develop.

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread paul stenquist 
Nice pics.
The Canon is a good choice. Four megapixels is plenty for newspaper 
photography, and, as you said,  the eight frames per second speed is essential. 
Now he just needs something along the lines of a 400/2.8. Save your pennies!
Paul


On May 10, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Cotty wrote:

> Well, some you win, some you lose.
> 
> My son Stef (who some met at GFM last year) is getting more and more
> into photography, and will be studying it at 'A' Level in the autumn
> [effectively high school here] over 2 years. He's been using the *ist Ds
> for lots of projects but before he starts his course he has decided that
> he wants to go the Canon route - can't think why!!
> 
> When he did work experience last summer with a local paper they had
> Nikon and Canon gear, and well, he's decided. So we've been looking out
> for an original 1D on eekbay and they seem to be going for about 3 or
> 400 GBP here but we've hooked a bargain and nabbed one for 240, so he's
> a happy bunny. It's the old old 4 MP version, the original but crucially
> for him it will do 8fps, which is what he needs for sports photography.
> 
> Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and
> he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed pitch-
> side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off
> some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:
> 
> 
> 
> My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
> the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!
> 
> Sadly I don't have any Canon lenses so the hunt will be on for a wide
> and tele-zooms now. Until then, looks like I'll have to replace the
> Pentax mounts with Canon ones on the K15 and A*85/1.4
> 
> --
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>  Cotty
> 
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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread drd1135 
The crowd shot is amazing, as is his timing for action shots. Get him a 645D. 
Nah, he needs something faster.  
-Original Message-
From: Cotty 
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 22:35:09 
To: pentax list
Subject: Defection and Bargain

Well, some you win, some you lose.

My son Stef (who some met at GFM last year) is getting more and more
into photography, and will be studying it at 'A' Level in the autumn
[effectively high school here] over 2 years. He's been using the *ist Ds
for lots of projects but before he starts his course he has decided that
he wants to go the Canon route - can't think why!!

When he did work experience last summer with a local paper they had
Nikon and Canon gear, and well, he's decided. So we've been looking out
for an original 1D on eekbay and they seem to be going for about 3 or
400 GBP here but we've hooked a bargain and nabbed one for 240, so he's
a happy bunny. It's the old old 4 MP version, the original but crucially
for him it will do 8fps, which is what he needs for sports photography.

Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and
he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed pitch-
side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off
some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:



My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!

Sadly I don't have any Canon lenses so the hunt will be on for a wide
and tele-zooms now. Until then, looks like I'll have to replace the
Pentax mounts with Canon ones on the K15 and A*85/1.4

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread drd1135 
The crowd shot is amazing, as is his timing for action shots. Get him a 645D. 
-Original Message-
From: Cotty 
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 22:35:09 
To: pentax list
Subject: Defection and Bargain

Well, some you win, some you lose.

My son Stef (who some met at GFM last year) is getting more and more
into photography, and will be studying it at 'A' Level in the autumn
[effectively high school here] over 2 years. He's been using the *ist Ds
for lots of projects but before he starts his course he has decided that
he wants to go the Canon route - can't think why!!

When he did work experience last summer with a local paper they had
Nikon and Canon gear, and well, he's decided. So we've been looking out
for an original 1D on eekbay and they seem to be going for about 3 or
400 GBP here but we've hooked a bargain and nabbed one for 240, so he's
a happy bunny. It's the old old 4 MP version, the original but crucially
for him it will do 8fps, which is what he needs for sports photography.

Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and
he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed pitch-
side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off
some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:



My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!

Sadly I don't have any Canon lenses so the hunt will be on for a wide
and tele-zooms now. Until then, looks like I'll have to replace the
Pentax mounts with Canon ones on the K15 and A*85/1.4

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RE: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread Tanya Love 
Crapola, that third shot of the crowd is AWESOME!  How old is he again? I'm
swearing too (but I swear anyways! Lol).

Tan.x.

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From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Cotty
Sent: Tuesday, 11 May 2010 7:35 AM
To: pentax list
Subject: Defection and Bargain

Well, some you win, some you lose.

My son Stef (who some met at GFM last year) is getting more and more into
photography, and will be studying it at 'A' Level in the autumn [effectively
high school here] over 2 years. He's been using the *ist Ds for lots of
projects but before he starts his course he has decided that he wants to go
the Canon route - can't think why!!

When he did work experience last summer with a local paper they had Nikon
and Canon gear, and well, he's decided. So we've been looking out for an
original 1D on eekbay and they seem to be going for about 3 or
400 GBP here but we've hooked a bargain and nabbed one for 240, so he's a
happy bunny. It's the old old 4 MP version, the original but crucially for
him it will do 8fps, which is what he needs for sports photography.

Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and he
tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed pitch- side
until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off some
impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:



My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at the
pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!

Sadly I don't have any Canon lenses so the hunt will be on for a wide and
tele-zooms now. Until then, looks like I'll have to replace the Pentax
mounts with Canon ones on the K15 and A*85/1.4

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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread Jack Davis 
Envy you, Cotty! Benefits include your saving on black tape Stef won't be 
needing to hide "PENTAX."

Jack

--- On Mon, 5/10/10, Cotty  wrote:

> From: Cotty 
> Subject: Defection and Bargain
> To: "pentax list" 
> Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 2:35 PM
> Well, some you win, some you lose.
> 
> My son Stef (who some met at GFM last year) is getting more
> and more
> into photography, and will be studying it at 'A' Level in
> the autumn
> [effectively high school here] over 2 years. He's been
> using the *ist Ds
> for lots of projects but before he starts his course he has
> decided that
> he wants to go the Canon route - can't think why!!
> 
> When he did work experience last summer with a local paper
> they had
> Nikon and Canon gear, and well, he's decided. So we've been
> looking out
> for an original 1D on eekbay and they seem to be going for
> about 3 or
> 400 GBP here but we've hooked a bargain and nabbed one for
> 240, so he's
> a happy bunny. It's the old old 4 MP version, the original
> but crucially
> for him it will do 8fps, which is what he needs for sports
> photography.
> 
> Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match
> last week and
> he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t
> allowed pitch-
> side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he
> picked off
> some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:
> 
> 
> 
> My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when
> she looked at
> the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few
> years!
> 
> Sadly I don't have any Canon lenses so the hunt will be on
> for a wide
> and tele-zooms now. Until then, looks like I'll have to
> replace the
> Pentax mounts with Canon ones on the K15 and
> A*85/1.4
> 
> --
> 
> 
> Cheers,
>   Cotty
> 
> 
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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread pdml 

> Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and
> he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed pitch-
> side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off
> some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:
>
> 
>

great stuff - he's got an eye for it, and the timing to go with it

> My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
> the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!
>
>

you're not trying hard enough



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Re: Defection and Bargain

2010-05-10 Thread David J Brooks 
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Cotty  wrote:

> When he did work experience last summer with a local paper they had
> Nikon and Canon gear, and well, he's decided. So we've been looking out
> for an original 1D on eekbay and they seem to be going for about 3 or
> 400 GBP here but we've hooked a bargain and nabbed one for 240, so he's
> a happy bunny. It's the old old 4 MP version, the original but crucially
> for him it will do 8fps, which is what he needs for sports photography.

Nothing wrong with 4mp, i still use my 3mp D1H with good results.
>
> Meanwhile, I filmed at an important local football match last week and
> he tagged along with the *ist Ds, and although he wasn;t allowed pitch-
> side until the end (had to stick with me, it was 'busy') he picked off
> some impressive shots - 10 of which can be seen here:
>
> 

Not my game, but some good ones there.
>
> My wife thinks she is a reasonable photographer, and when she looked at
> the pics she swore like I haven't heard in quite a few years!

Sailor is she.;-)
>
> Sadly I don't have any Canon lenses so the hunt will be on for a wide
> and tele-zooms now. Until then, looks like I'll have to replace the
> Pentax mounts with Canon ones on the K15 and A*85/1.4

Finally.;-)

Dave
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