Re: Forgive my ignorance, but what use is Lightroom?

2007-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I don't know about the USB drive issue ... my external drives are connected with FireWire and Lightroom can import a folder of data from them without any problems. I imported the two 70Gbyte directories of photos -- 2003 and 2002 -- from my archive drive, handled it without a hitch.

RE: Forgive my ignorance, but what use is Lightroom?

2007-02-22 Thread Bob W
You're missing something. Import gives you the choice of working on files from an existing location, or of using them in Lightroom's own internal database. I don't see much advantage to the latter. But once you've imported your files it's not fundamentally any different from using any other File

Re: PESO -- Mill Dam

2007-02-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Dammit Paul, you derailed my train of thought! Paul Stenquist wrote: Forgot the important part: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5628202size=lg My missing URL: http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_milldam.html P. J. Alling wrote: One more BW conversion. An abandoned

RE: PAW 2007 - 08 - GDG

2007-02-22 Thread Bob W
That's a plane tree, I think. They make very nice shapes against the sky in winter. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 22 February 2007 06:15 To: DUG; PDML List; PAW; SeePhoto Talk Subject: PAW 2007 -

Re: PESO -- Mill Dam

2007-02-22 Thread David Savage
coughtlink?/cought Cheers, Dave At 02:02 PM 22/02/2007, P. J. Alling wrote: One more BW conversion. An abandoned water mill dam on a tributary to the Connecticut river. Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0 [AL]. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. --

Re: Forgive my ignorance, but what use is Lightroom?

2007-02-22 Thread J and K Messervy
Thanks mate. Your reply put it into a bit of perspective. I have found that I can import my folder manually, I'm not sure what the point of auto importing is as it won't do that from external drives. I'll play a bit more with it, but I'm pretty happy with my current work flow...especially as

RE: PESO: Body Beautiful Boot Camp Company Logo

2007-02-22 Thread Bob W
Good God! Don't point those things at Boris, he'll go into orbit. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 22 February 2007 04:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Body Beautiful Boot Camp Company

RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I dont agree that a M42 DSLR based on licensed existing DSLR body and just modified to do M42 auto apeture would be very expensive to develop or produce. And it certainly would be nothing like the cost of a one-off exotic lens if thats what your trying to say. jco -Original Message- From:

Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/02/22 Thu AM 12:41:53 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ I'm jumping in a bit late on this, but I've got a couple of comments about my opinion of Sony Commenting on your

Re: Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're not alone. The PDML is swimming in self-fulfilling prophesies. So the digital LX _is_ on the way? Good. About £500 while you're at it, please. _With_ all the useful bits. - Email sent from

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 21/2/07, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: They just announced the 1D mk III. It's got a few interesting bits. Live view. Yep, you can have the mirror flipped up and frame with the new 3 LCD (with 5x and 10x magnification), no delays for shooting either (unlike the Oly and Panasonic in

Re: Hello all, a reintroduction

2007-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 21/2/07, Nick Wright, discombobulated, unleashed: Anyway, long story short. I still shoot Canon digital because my employer requires it. But I'm going to start purchasing old Pentax manual stuff again simply for the pleasure of photography. Hi Nick, welcome back. I suppose you better have a

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 21/2/07, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: My boyfriend has a Canon 5D, and he said that's what all the pros use. I said, Well that's ass-backwards for starters. But being a petite blonde excuses her, of course. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: PESO: Body Beautiful Boot Camp Company Logo

2007-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/2/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Good God! Don't point those things at Boris, he'll go into orbit. Let's talk about tittles. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: Chinese New Year lights

2007-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/2/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: But what about my integrity? And would you still respect me in the morning? This assumes that you have some respect.. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Compact Drive 70x Question

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
This would more or less coincide with the way I've been using my PD7X although of course I don't have ability to view the files on the device. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I've had the P2000 since Spring 2005. It's been to the UK twice, been in my bag on five trips to NY, Mexico, etc. I take care

Re: PESO -- Mill Dam

2007-02-22 Thread mike wilson
Bumps in the track will do that every time. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/02/22 Thu AM 05:21:57 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO -- Mill Dam Dammit Paul, you derailed my train of thought! Paul Stenquist wrote: Forgot the important

Re: Forgive my ignorance, but what use is Lightroom?

2007-02-22 Thread Brian Walters
Hi James I can't answer all of those questions as I've only been playing with Lightroom and haven't used it as seriously as others on the list. I'm also still using the Lightroom beta - delaying installing version 1 until after the beta expires. Anyway - I have no problems importing from my

Re: Forgive my ignorance, but what use is Lightroom?

2007-02-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I haven't used Lightroom yet, but it sounds like it works in much the same way as ACR. You import a group of files with Bridge or Browser, convert a file, then export it either to Photoshop or to a folder where it's saved. On Feb 22, 2007, at 6:24 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Hi James I

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread David J Brooks
On 2/21/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . She looks at my camera and says, I thought all pros used Canon cameras. My boyfriend has a Canon 5D, and he said that's what all the pros use. come:-))). Paul SigghAll these Nikons and Pentax cameras i have, and i'm still not a

Re: Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread Scott Loveless
On 2/22/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're not alone. The PDML is swimming in self-fulfilling prophesies. So the digital LX _is_ on the way? Good. About £500 while you're at it, please. _With_ all the useful bits. Yes, sir.

RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread Cory Papenfuss
specifically for people who only want to buy the new body, cost will be higher, yes, but not necessarily economically unfeasable forever which is what you are implying here. jco Actually, it's what everyone *except* you are implying including the folks who could actually build

Re: Hello all, a reintroduction

2007-02-22 Thread Nick Wright
Hehe... that's about right Cotty. Don't get me wrong I do love my job. But I'm really starting to just hate digital in general. I miss my small light quiet compact cameras. I miss grain (and hate noise). I hate paying $300 for a plastic lens when I can get a vintage Pentax equivalent for less

Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread Cory Papenfuss
I'm jumping in a bit late on this, but I've got a couple of comments about my opinion of Sony Commenting on your own opinion is rather Napoleonic, even for PDML. Err... PEBKAC. I wasn't commenting on my own opinions... just that I wanted to express my opinions on the then-topic

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread Nick Wright
Folks have been talking about this for a while. All the rumors hurt my head. ;D Frankly, as far as all that goes, I'm perfectly happy with my original Marki 1Ds. I know Canon's got to continually be coming out with the next biggest and baddest, but I still get annoyed at all the marketing hype.

Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/02/22 Thu PM 01:06:20 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital On 2/22/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're not alone.

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 22, 2007, at 7:18 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Pic please.:-) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5628194size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5628202size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: Boot Camp

2007-02-22 Thread Jack Davis
Good light distribution, IMO. They appear to be fighting as a team against someone out of frame to the right. :) I am adding the 540 (to compliment my 360) soon. The high ceiling bounce and Omnibounce spread were accomplished nicely. Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the

Re: Hello all, a reintroduction

2007-02-22 Thread mike wilson
From: A Pro (Nick Wright) I miss my small light quiet compact cameras. I miss grain (and hate noise). I hate paying $300 for a plastic lens when I can get a vintage Pentax equivalent for less than $100. ;;D Mark! - Email sent from

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread K.Takeshita
On 2/22/07 8:43 AM, Paul Stenquist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5628202size=lg Body beautiful, boob champ? What a fitting logo! :-). Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread John Whittingham
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:06:13 -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote On Feb 21, 2007, at 3:33 PM, John Whittingham wrote: Both the DA14 and the DA12-24 are excellent quality lenses and a beautiful match to the DSLRs. They're not even horrendously expensive like the Nikon or Canon 14mm lenses are.

Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread K.Takeshita
On 2/22/07 9:02 AM, John Whittingham, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reviews don't really tell you enough, imo. How can you judge a lens without using it? No, but they're a damn good starting point, nothing like a bit of scientific testing and it's never done me any harm in the past. Agree. I

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Adam Maas wrote: They just announced the 1D mk III. It's got a few interesting bits. Live view. Cool. I'm not interested, but I know a lot of people with specific needs will be thrilled. 14 bit colour in RAW mode. I expect this will quickly become the new standard over 12 bit RAW's. You're

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Ken Takeshita wrote: On 2/21/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They just announced the 1D mk III. It's got a few interesting bits. So far, people are not impressed by sample images as they say they are soft. What? You mean people are whining about image quality from a newly-introduced

RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread Anthony Farr
Actually, what I was trying to say is that the price of DSLRs is not the real, standalone price of a unique product. It is a subsidised price, where the manufacturer will accept a reduced profit or even a loss in order to tap the more lucrative lens sales that should ensue, or to deny a sale to a

PESO -- Chartreuse Coupe II [BW]

2007-02-22 Thread P. J. Alling
One more PESO and that will be enough for a while. I decided to do a BW conversion on the Chartreuse Coupe II that I posted a while ago. Of course that would have removed the reason for its name so I made a few alterations.

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I wanted to say that but decided not to. (and Mark said it much better). Mark Roberts wrote: Ken Takeshita wrote: On 2/21/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They just announced the 1D mk III. It's got a few interesting bits. So far, people are not impressed by sample

Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ You're not listening. Get used to it. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I doubt that was the case of the Epson RD-1, or any Voightlander Bessa film model for that matter as they were aimed directly at the existing Leica s and l lens base. I doubt that Cosina doesn't at least break even, (cover RD, all manufacturing costs and return on investment), on every unit

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread Adam Maas
Mark Roberts wrote: Adam Maas wrote: They just announced the 1D mk III. It's got a few interesting bits. Live view. Cool. I'm not interested, but I know a lot of people with specific needs will be thrilled. 14 bit colour in RAW mode. I expect this will quickly become the new

Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+ I doubt that was the case of the Epson RD-1, or any Voightlander Bessa film model for that matter as they were aimed directly at the existing Leica s and l lens base. I doubt that Cosina doesn't at

Re: PESO -- Chartreuse Coupe II [BW]

2007-02-22 Thread Scott Loveless
The black and white conversion looks nice, but I'm not a big fan of bw with a splash of color photos. Personal preference. Nothing wrong with it. That said, I prefer the original. On 2/22/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One more PESO and that will be enough for a while. I decided

Re: Book report to follow

2007-02-22 Thread David J Brooks
Just had a chance to look through the book. Lots of pretty pictures, lots of before and after, very little on in between. Couple of step by steps, not many like Fraser or Kelby have in their books, but a few. Mostly he desaturates and uses third party filters and plugins. Not really a great go

RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I guess you dont understand the word forever, and cant argue a topic on the topic instead of resorting to the old everyone else disagreed with you so you have got to be mistaken argument which isnt an argument when all those other posts were handily rebutted. jco -Original Message-

RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
hi, I dont agree with your economic model of DSLR pricing even on todays available models so I certainly dont agree that the M42 DSLR cannot be economically unfeasable forever becuase there would be no lenses sold to subsidize the price of the body. That is not even the case now, pricing of

Re: PESO - Aubrey

2007-02-22 Thread Rick Womer
Bruce, I think the plane of focus is about at her shoulder; the eyes are soft. Nice pic otherwise, especially the lighting and timing. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just testing out the SR a bit. My daughter was laying on the floor with one of those 'looks' Pentax K10D,

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread Adam Maas
Cotty wrote: On 21/2/07, Adam Maas, discombobulated, unleashed: They just announced the 1D mk III. It's got a few interesting bits. Live view. Yep, you can have the mirror flipped up and frame with the new 3 LCD (with 5x and 10x magnification), no delays for shooting either (unlike the

Re: PESO -- Mill Dam

2007-02-22 Thread Rick Womer
Somehow this strikes me as cluttered, Peter. --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My missing URL: http://www.mindspring.com/~morephotos/PESO_--_milldam.html P. J. Alling wrote: One more BW conversion. An abandoned water mill dam on a tributary to the Connecticut river.

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Rick Womer
You're just horsing around...g --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh whoa is me. http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile.

Re: PAW 2007 - 08 - GDG

2007-02-22 Thread Rick Womer
This is appealing. There may be either a little too much, or a little too little, of the OOF tree on the lower right, though. Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Took this on my walk today along with about a dozen others. This was the only one that fit this particular

Re: Forgive my ignorance, but what use is Lightroom?

2007-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Brian, If I were you, I'd download and go with the Lightroom 1.0 30 Day Free Trial. The 1.0 release has so much more functionality than the beta and runs faster, also many features have been enhanced or changed into better ways of doing things. The tutorial videos I mentioned are also very

Re: PESO -- Mill Dam

2007-02-22 Thread P. J. Alling
It is ,but I clambered 20 feet down a 90° slope to get the shot. I'll be damned if I'm going to risk falling into freezing water and not show the shot to someone. Rick Womer wrote: Somehow this strikes me as cluttered, Peter. --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My missing URL:

Peso No Service

2007-02-22 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5630338 Shot this last Sunday. Man the wind was cold.:-) This is an abandoned Mennonite Church, built around 1860's. Back in the early 70's the government of Canada expropriated a huge amount of land, to build an airport East of Toronto. Public

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread David J Brooks
I said that hoof hardedly Dave On 2/22/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're just horsing around...g --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh whoa is me. http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW

Re: PAW 2007 - 08 - GDG

2007-02-22 Thread David J Brooks
I like this one Godfrey. Looks nice against the sky and i think the bit of tree/plant in the lower right buts it into perspective. Dave On 2/22/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Took this on my walk today along with about a dozen others. This was the only one that fit this

RE: PAW 2007 - 08 - GDG

2007-02-22 Thread Tom C
Cropped, I would like it very much. ;-) Very minimalist. Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: DUG [EMAIL PROTECTED], PDML List PDML@pdml.net,PAW [EMAIL PROTECTED], SeePhoto Talk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW 2007 - 08 - GDG

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: On 2/22/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh whoa is me. You're just horsing around...g I said that hoof hardedly Dave, don't be intimidated by the neigh-sayers. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Body Beautiful Boot Camp Company Logo

2007-02-22 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 08:58:26AM +, Cotty wrote: On 22/2/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Good God! Don't point those things at Boris, he'll go into orbit. Let's talk about tittles. http://www.panix.com/~johnf/temp/bootcamp.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 08:43:36AM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Feb 22, 2007, at 7:18 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Pic please.:-) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5628194size=lg http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5628202size=lg It had to be done ...

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax! I said that hoof hardedly Good, the last thing we need is another whinny photographer. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Peso No Service

2007-02-22 Thread Rick Womer
Nice pic. It doesn't look abandoned. Also, with the history you gave, shouldn't the title be Out of Services (plural)? (sorry...couldn't resist!) Rick --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5630338 Shot this last Sunday. Man the wind was

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Dave Kennedy
I said that hoof hardedly Good, the last thing we need is another whinny photographer. Not very tack-fully said. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread Adam Maas
Note that Cosina is making a killing selling LTM and M mount lenses that are almost as good as the Leica's for 1/5th the price, and selling these to a lot of Leica users (Cosina makes the only available 15mm and 12mm lenses for RF's as well). They certainly are subsidizing the bodies with the

Re: IIIIIIIIIIIII

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Joining the appreciative chorus... Somehow I don't think I have the original message, so I'll answer here... I really like it. The breaking ice on the foreground makes it work for me. Boris William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Fernando Terrazzino Subject: PESO:

Re: Accessorize!

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Well, Cotty, I saw your jeep in person... Those tough British guys... ;-)... Boris Cotty wrote: On 19/2/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: I mean, really, please someone tell me when and why I would need to protect my memory cards unless I am somewhere in the desert or

Re: Chinese New Year lights

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Bob, Julia demands ;-) that you show us what is on the bottom of the picture. I mean that bottom that you have cut off. I for one like it. It has this fascinating quality of being so much unusual it makes one like it. Boris Bob W wrote: I'm not sure whether this one works or not. The

RE: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
hi, what evidence is there to support your theory that the bodies are being subsidized with lens sales profits? If they are selling a lot of theses lenses to Leica users, why would they even need to offer a body to sell them, let alone sell the bodies at a loss by subsidizing them? jco

Re: PESO: Tuolumne Meadows

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Peter, except rather slow picasa I must say I really like what I see. Boris Peter Lacus wrote: Hi, just a remembrance to my Southwest trip... http://picasaweb.google.com/placus/USA/photo#5031519174954113202 Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M28/3.5, AGFA RSXII-50, color unmanaged Cheers,

Re: PESO - photographing Molly

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks Godfrey, you do it again ;-) - my sentiment exactly. Not only this big camera pointing at Molly but yet another one as well... I would be frightened if I was in Molly's place. Boris Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Feb 15, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: I've been toying with

Re: Peso No Service

2007-02-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rick Womer Subject: Re: Peso No Service Nice pic. It doesn't look abandoned. The cold preserves them.. William Robb Also, with the history you gave, shouldn't the title be Out of Services (plural)?

Re: PESO - Sunday afternoon

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Lovely... Caught in the act ;-). Boris Alastair Robertson wrote: http://www.pbase.com/image/74468165 Masha loves her novels - I caught her unawares as she soaked up some sun last Sunday. K10D A*200/2.8 Tripod F8 1/30 ISO 100 Comments welcome Alastair -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO, Another dog picture

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
The lamp, Sir William, the lamp! :-( Boris William Robb wrote: Bella takes her duties a a guard dog quite seriously. Here, she has spotted some kids on the sidewalk and si staring them away. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/bella/bella1922.html Have fun William Robb --

Re: Comparing Photos

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Tom, I found the recent comments on the the three PESO's I posted quite interesting. I appreciate the feedback and naturally don't expect everyone's taste to be the same. I'm happy that they were generally well received. ... To me, judging one against the other is like comparing a

Re: PESO: more DRI

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Ralf, this is magnificent picture, but please tell me what DRI means? Thanks! BOris Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Been playing around some more with DRI and things begin to look encouraging: http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/770012/display/7977355 This is one from our last trip to

Re: IIIIIIIIIIIII

2007-02-22 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Thanks, Boris. On 2/22/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joining the appreciative chorus... Somehow I don't think I have the original message, so I'll answer here... I really like it. The breaking ice on the foreground makes it work for me. Boris William Robb wrote: -

Re: GESO: photos from my little exhibit this past weekend and a displayidea

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Ann, this is going to be a long thread for the wrong reason I can see now ! this is the right link http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=449168 (I know I don't NEED to explain - but it happened cause i had to cut and paste the link of yours from netscape into firefox when

Re: PESO - photo_id=5600820

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Tom, positively we need to invent a smartass smiley that will be our club trademark ;-). Boris Tom C wrote: Hey Boris! Thanks. I was going to show it with some others in close succession, but I'd deserve what I'd get you know. You didn't offend me. I just chose Friday to be a

Re: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

2007-02-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hmmm, again I don't see the original message in my mailbox. Godfrey, there is certain timelessness in these shots. There is one Russian rock-song that I keep recalling looking at them. This song I love dearly. Anyway, this is wonderful body of art. Thanks! Boris Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice

Re: Poll - Your Backup Copies?

2007-02-22 Thread Eactivist
Thanks to everyone for their replies. I found it quite interesting. This was not the type of poll I would tally, since it was more individual, so I won't. I hope others found it interesting as well. And if you still want to answer, feel free. Thx again!, Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: PESO - Soft Lights - GDG

2007-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks Boris! :-) G On Feb 22, 2007, at 10:52 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Godfrey, there is certain timelessness in these shots. There is one Russian rock-song that I keep recalling looking at them. This song I love dearly. Anyway, this is wonderful body of art.

Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread John Whittingham
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:14:19 -0500, K.Takeshita wrote On 2/22/07 9:02 AM, John Whittingham, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reviews don't really tell you enough, imo. How can you judge a lens without using it? No, but they're a damn good starting point, nothing like a bit of scientific

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread ann sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: Adam Maas wrote: They just announced the 1D mk III. It's got a few interesting bits. Live view. Cool. I'm not interested, but I know a lot of people with specific needs will be thrilled. That's a great feature - and if the lcd screen is the one that flips out

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread ann sanfedele
Great, Paul! Maybe you need to come to NY to deliver them hehe ann Paul Stenquist wrote: At 4PM today I got a call from the photo desk at the NY Times. They wanted to know if I could shoot an exercise class in West Bloomfield, Michigan at six. Of course I said yes and ducked out of work

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 22, 2007, at 1:18 PM, Dave Kennedy wrote: I said that hoof hardedly Good, the last thing we need is another whinny photographer. Not very tack-fully said. By the way, I had to shoot a bit of the next class as well: bridle boot camp. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread Adam Maas
ann sanfedele wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Adam Maas wrote: They just announced the 1D mk III. It's got a few interesting bits. Live view. Cool. I'm not interested, but I know a lot of people with specific needs will be thrilled. That's a great feature - and if the lcd

pentax 645D cogitations

2007-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Just looking at the press release from http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/news/2007/200708.html The 645D looks to be solidifying in design spec. Key points of interest to me: - ~32Mpixel currently - compatibility with existing Pentax 645 lenses (all most likely) - CF and SD card slots (don't chuck

Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+

2007-02-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I used the Cosina Voigtlander 70/2.8 on my old screwmount Leica. Very nice lens. I paid $250 for it in LN condition and sold it for $270 when I had to raise money for D number two. Paul On Feb 22, 2007, at 1:18 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Note that Cosina is making a killing selling LTM and M mount

Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
All true. However, barring series variation, you won't find a dog among the DA lenses, particularly not the 14.2.8 or DA 12-24. Here's another pic from the DA 12-24 that brought me some cash: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5429605size=lg On Feb 22, 2007, at 2:37 PM, John

Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 22, 2007, at 6:14 AM, K.Takeshita wrote: Reviews don't really tell you enough, imo. How can you judge a lens without using it? No, but they're a damn good starting point, nothing like a bit of scientific testing and it's never done me any harm in the past. Agree. I for one

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Cotty
Oh whoa is me. You're just horsing around...g I said that hoof hardedly Dave, don't be intimidated by the neigh-sayers. What's you mane point? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Wish I could. No NY on my horizon now, but things change. Delivered the pics (5x7 @ 300 dpi high quality jpegs) at midnight last night. Everyone is happy. Paul On Feb 22, 2007, at 3:13 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Great, Paul! Maybe you need to come to NY to deliver them hehe ann Paul

Re: Big News from Canon.

2007-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/2/07, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: That's a great feature - and if the lcd screen is the one that flips out on a hinge so you can shoot from the waist and see what you've got - sigh. wish I had some dough for that... It's not, Ann. To quote Larry Sanders, 'no flipping'.

Re: Accessorize!

2007-02-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/2/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, Cotty, I saw your jeep in person... Those tough British guys... ;-)... I was sailing a Laser at the time Boris. And probably thinking of titties, hence the dunking. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: NY Times stringers shoot Pentax!

2007-02-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: Oh whoa is me. You're just horsing around...g I said that hoof hardedly Dave, don't be intimidated by the neigh-sayers. What's you mane point? There's no point to this. Not a bit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Accessorize!

2007-02-22 Thread Christian
Cotty wrote: I was sailing a Laser at the time YOU? on a LASER? No f-ing way you'd fit. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO, Another dog picture

2007-02-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Re: PESO, Another dog picture The lamp, Sir William, the lamp! :-( It's a nice picture of a dog on a couch beside sewing machine with a lamp on it. Some things can't be helped. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread John Whittingham
On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:04:07 -0600, William Robb wrote - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital I review specs, test reports, and ask/read people's opinions before I buy things too. I don't judge the items in question until I've

Re: PESO - photo_id=5600820

2007-02-22 Thread Russell Kerstetter
On 2/22/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom, positively we need to invent a smartass smiley that will be our club trademark ;-). Boris http://www.muller-godschalk.com/noturning.html and scroll for smartass -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Hello all, a reintroduction

2007-02-22 Thread Nick Wright
Mark? ... James? ;;D On 2/22/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: A Pro (Nick Wright) I miss my small light quiet compact cameras. I miss grain (and hate noise). I hate paying $300 for a plastic lens when I can get a vintage Pentax equivalent for less than $100. ;;D

Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital

2007-02-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Pentax SMC 15mm f/3.5 on digital I review specs, test reports, and ask/read people's opinions before I buy things too. I don't judge the items in question until I've actually used them. This is the conundrum of the modern

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