OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
Hi Team, I finally have my server back up and operational, long story (thanks Christian) and a couple of lenses worth in $ value so it's better left alone. All that now behind me and now that I'm in a better humor I would like to assess how my now relatively old hardware is performing (file

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread David Savage
On 5/20/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (2 x 9000 pixels x 16bit, @ what resolution (300 PPI)? Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: PESO - last one for a long time

2007-05-20 Thread Jens Bladt
Beautiful! Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Christian Sendt: 11. maj 2007 20:11 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: PESO - last one for a

RE: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Bob W
Most of the myths around the deaths of famous people are just that - myths. I include the Kennedys in this. In general the most prosaic, dull and boring explanations are usually the correct ones. There seems to be some need within people to look for less ordinary explanations when it comes to

Copyright Violators and FlickR...

2007-05-20 Thread Cotty
Interesting one http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6665723.stm -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread David J Brooks
On 5/19/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: How about Thunder is caused by angels bowling ...or Canadians snoring. I always womdered why the bears in the habitat looked tired. Must be from lack of sleep:-) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Lightroom pointers at GFM??

2007-05-20 Thread David J Brooks
I just finished watcjing parts of the WhiBal video. He is doing the white balance conversion in Raw but is there a way todo this with jpgs. Meaqning he is opening the shot and the WhiBal shot and adjusting the WB. Can this be done in PS in Jpeg mode. Its really cloudy out this morning, for the

Re: Poor man's 85/1.4

2007-05-20 Thread Vic Mortelmans
Nice, but as the article says that at F1.4 but the edges might suffer, and considering that it's been tested on a digital camera (which still has smaller exposure area, right?), I guess it will be pretty useless on a film camera. And what's the point in stopping down? Then the 'poor man'

RE: OT: 2-wheeled journey of hell into the heart of darkness

2007-05-20 Thread Bob W
Your bike may be similar in many respects to those, but I expect the engineering that went into producing it is greatly improved, even if the appearance hasn't changed all that much. Here's an interesting article called Myths and Milestones in Bicycle Evolution:

Re: peso Dune

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Beautiful composition. I agree. Would love to see a large version. On May 19, 2007, at 10:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Lovely. Serene and intense. I wish I could see it a lot larger. G On May 19, 2007, at 12:34 PM, Toine wrote: Actually a very small dune on a very large beach:

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
It doesn't matter. It just has to be 2000 x 9000 pixels. On May 20, 2007, at 2:23 AM, David Savage wrote: On 5/20/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (2 x 9000 pixels x 16bit, @ what resolution (300 PPI)? Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Doug Franklin
AlexG wrote: women have something to say :p Oh, you're a femininist. Isn't that cute. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Copyright Violators and FlickR...

2007-05-20 Thread Bob Shell
On May 20, 2007, at 5:11 AM, Cotty wrote: Interesting one http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6665723.stm -- Cheers, Cotty Check out her photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebba/ She's one damned fine photographer! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Copyright Violators and FlickR...

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fabulous stuff. No wonder it's being stolen. But you wouldn't think they could make nice prints from images that small. Perhaps they fractaled them. Still. Paul On May 20, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Bob Shell wrote: On May 20, 2007, at 5:11 AM, Cotty wrote: Interesting one

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread David Savage
Well it made 15 seconds worth of difference. Why? I don't know. Cheers, Dave On 5/20/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It doesn't matter. It just has to be 2000 x 9000 pixels. On May 20, 2007, at 2:23 AM, David Savage wrote: On 5/20/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Copyright Violators and FlickR...

2007-05-20 Thread David Savage
On 5/20/07, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 20, 2007, at 5:11 AM, Cotty wrote: Interesting one http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6665723.stm -- Cheers, Cotty Check out her photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebba/ She's one damned fine

Re: Copyright Violators and FlickR...

2007-05-20 Thread Adam Maas
Cotty wrote: Interesting one http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6665723.stm One of the ironies of the entire situation is that Rebekka is Flickr's greatest success story. She's a brilliant photographer (I'm one of the zillion users that have her on their contact list) and her

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread P. J. Alling
It's sad that Kennedy was killed, and it's sad to think that a single non-entity could kill the President of the United States. But most assassinations and attempted assassinations of US Presidents have been just that. The computer analysis of the bullet trajectory shows that the bullet

Re: Copyright Violators and FlickR...

2007-05-20 Thread AlexG
Terrible to hear. I despise watermarks but maybe it's time to start using them. I have no plans to sell anything I shoot, but i'll be god damned if some jackass thinks he can make some money off 1) something I do to amuse myself using 2) gear I paid for that will never pay for itself. And I

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Norm Baugher
Hey, leave Tom out of this. If you fall asleep while it's raining and the sun is out, tennis balls will fly out of your TV. Norm David Savage wrote: Sitting too close to the TV will give you square eyes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Way, Way OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Ya want a conspiracy theory here's one. Jimmy Hoffa is feeling the heat from Bobby Kennedy, (Attorney General and brother of the President). He goes to the Godfather of New Orleans Carlos Marcello to get the heat taken off, (The teamsters strike fund is a piggy bank for he Mob and it Hoffa

Re: Way, Way OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/19/2007 9:02:54 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Looks to me like there were multiple overlapping, conflicting conspiracies; at least 2 to kill him and another 2 or 3 to cover it up. At least some of the people who killed Kennedy wanted Castro to

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/19/2007 9:10:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: women have something to say :p === Men don't need to ask for directions. Marnie aka Doe :-P - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be

Re: Copyright Violators and FlickR...

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/20/2007 6:38:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Fabulous stuff. No wonder it's being stolen. But you wouldn't think they could make nice prints from images that small. Perhaps they fractaled them. Still. Paul === Maybe they weren't nice

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Bob Shell
On May 20, 2007, at 10:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Men don't need to ask for directions. Of course they need to, but they just don't. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Way, Way OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Bob W
The USAF killed him because he was about to reveal the secrets of Nazca, the Bermuda Triangle and Roswell, thus exposing the Illuminati. The magic bullet was a classified++ miniature fighter jet flown by a nano-scale pilot developed under the Accelerated Human Evolution Program which the USAF had

Re: Way, Way OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Heck, I didn't have to resort to bad science fiction. Have you met El-Ron? Bob W wrote: The USAF killed him because he was about to reveal the secrets of Nazca, the Bermuda Triangle and Roswell, thus exposing the Illuminati. The magic bullet was a classified++ miniature fighter jet flown by a

Re: Way, Way OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Bob Shell
On May 20, 2007, at 11:38 AM, Bob W wrote: The USAF killed him because he was about to reveal the secrets of Nazca, the Bermuda Triangle and Roswell, thus exposing the Illuminati. The magic bullet was a classified++ miniature fighter jet flown by a nano-scale pilot developed under the

Re: Lightroom pointers at GFM??

2007-05-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you're using Lightroom, you do white balance correction in exactly the same way regardless of whether you're working with a RAW, JPEG, TIFF or PSD file. If you're using Photoshop, of course you do white balance correction in Camera Raw with RAW files using a similar eyedropper tool. For

Re: Lightroom pointers at GFM??

2007-05-20 Thread David Savage
And if you have PS CS3 you can do WB, exposure, sharpening etc. non-destructively to .tif .jpg files as you would to a RAW file in ACR. Cheers, Dave On 5/21/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're using Lightroom, you do white balance correction in exactly the same way

RE: Way, Way OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Bob W
No, but I know a man who has! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/6655207.stm -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: 20 May 2007 16:58 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Way, Way OT: Help!

Re: Lightroom pointers at GFM??

2007-05-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Ah yes: forgot that CS3/Camera Raw v4 implements the same ability to work on JPEG/TIFF files as Lightroom v1.0. :-) G On May 20, 2007, at 9:52 AM, David Savage wrote: And if you have PS CS3 you can do WB, exposure, sharpening etc. non-destructively to .tif .jpg files as you would to a RAW

GFM - Borrow your burner?

2007-05-20 Thread Cotty
Hi, If you're going to GFM, can I politely ask if anyone will mind burning my selected file(s) to CD for me? I'll be bringing a rather ancient PowerBook (circa 2000!) but it has two long-life batteries aboard and a gig of RAM and it's indestructable - a great road machine. Can I FireWire my

peso: Orchid

2007-05-20 Thread Toine
Two more shots from the same island, Terschelling. This time two different orchids from the same species. http://leende.net/galleries/Terschelling%202007/6405.htm http://leende.net/galleries/Terschelling%202007/6430.htm The first is rendered with a reduced saturation and the second in bw. I like

Re: peso Dune

2007-05-20 Thread Toine
I will print it big once I receive the roll of epson paper. If you click on the image you see a larger version (1500 px wide). Toine On 5/20/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lovely. Serene and intense. I wish I could see it a lot larger. G On May 19, 2007, at 12:34 PM, Toine

Re: GFM - Borrow your burner?

2007-05-20 Thread Mat Maessen
On 5/20/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're going to GFM, can I politely ask if anyone will mind burning my selected file(s) to CD for me? I'll be bringing a rather ancient PowerBook (circa 2000!) but it has two long-life batteries aboard and a gig of RAM and it's indestructable - a

Boris (PESO) - Week 18

2007-05-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Ying and Yang... http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=17653full=1 Have your honest and brutal say... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GFM - Borrow your burner?

2007-05-20 Thread Rick Womer
I'll have my wife's MacBook along (rather than my HP), and of course you are welcome to use its burner. Rick --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, If you're going to GFM, can I politely ask if anyone will mind burning my selected file(s) to CD for me? I'll be bringing a rather ancient

Re: GFM - Borrow your burner?

2007-05-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/5/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll have my wife's MacBook along (rather than my HP), and of course you are welcome to use its burner. Excellent, thanks Rick. Hey aren't you in the UK??? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: GFM - Borrow your burner?

2007-05-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/5/07, Mat Maessen, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll have my somewhat-less-ancient G3 iBook with me, and I can do the burning for you. Just make sure to throw in a firewire cable just in case I forget mine. Mat, that's great, thanks. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: Thanks to All!

2007-05-20 Thread Rick Womer
So, you've gone freelance? A new job? Or a one-off? --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the tremendous response to my request for help this morning. It was immensely helpful. I was faced with having to develop several campaigns in one day and didn't really have

Photoshop plug-in for K10D

2007-05-20 Thread Jens Bladt
Is there af PEF plug in for Photoshop that supports K10D files, please? A friend og mine needs to know - (I use Capture One 3.7.7, which supports the K10D PEF files). Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free

GESO: Flowers

2007-05-20 Thread Jens Bladt
Please feel free to watch my latest experiments: http://www.jensbladt.dk/Blomster/Blomstalbum.html Regards Jens http://www.jensbladt.dk -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Photoshop plug-in for K10D

2007-05-20 Thread George Sinos
Jens - Adobe Camera Raw is packaged with Photoshop. It will read the PEF files. See you later, gs http://georgesphotos.net On 5/20/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there af PEF plug in for Photoshop that supports K10D files, please? A friend og mine needs to know - (I use Capture

Slaved flash, not all roses!

2007-05-20 Thread Don Sanderson
Shot a wedding and reception Friday, do this once every few years just to remind me how much hate it. ;-) Got lazy this time, instead of sync cables all over I just used a small onboard bare bulb and set my 4 monolights to slave mode. BAD idea! Forgot about all the incorrigible point and shooters!

RE: GESO: Flowers

2007-05-20 Thread Don Sanderson
Nice sound effect! Seriously though, some beautiful shots. The only niggle is that the 'pop-up' window comes up way too small and has to be scrolled or enlarged each time. Don -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jens Bladt Sent: Sunday, May

Re: Way, Way OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread graywolf
That sounds about right, Bob. Bob W wrote: The USAF killed him because he was about to reveal the secrets of Nazca, the Bermuda Triangle and Roswell, thus exposing the Illuminati. The magic bullet was a classified++ miniature fighter jet flown by a nano-scale pilot developed under the

Re: peso Dune

2007-05-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thank you, that will be magnificent at about 10 inches by whatever in print! :-) G On May 20, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Toine wrote: I will print it big once I receive the roll of epson paper. If you click on the image you see a larger version (1500 px wide). Lovely. Serene and intense. I wish

Re: Slaved flash, not all roses!

2007-05-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 20, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Don Sanderson wrote: OK Don, say it. No more weddings, No more weddings, No more weddings, No more weddings, LOL ... I said that about 1973 and have stuck to it ever since. :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Photoshop plug-in for K10D

2007-05-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 20, 2007, at 11:24 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Is there af PEF plug in for Photoshop that supports K10D files, please? A friend og mine needs to know - (I use Capture One 3.7.7, which supports the K10D PEF files). For Photoshop CS ... Set K10D to RAW/DNG mode and use Camera Raw v2.4.

Re: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: martyrs go straight to heaven and enjoy the company of 77 virgins; The big suprise about that one is that they will all be GOP card-carrying, gun toting nuns. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Boris (PESO) - Week 18

2007-05-20 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Boris, Did you try from a more perpendicular point of view? It is what my mind demands when looking at it. (maybe it wasn't even possible) - Mensaje original De: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net; PAW Project Discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
...this is starting to look really bad: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=23297829 (Pentax corporate news, for those who do not care) ¡Descubre una nueva forma de obtener

Re: GFM - Borrow your burner?

2007-05-20 Thread Rick Womer
Yup, as of about 10.00 today, and planning to see you tomorrow evening! --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 20/5/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: I'll have my wife's MacBook along (rather than my HP), and of course you are welcome to use its burner. Excellent, thanks Rick.

Re: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 5/20/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob W wrote: martyrs go straight to heaven and enjoy the company of 77 virgins; The big suprise about that one is that they will all be GOP card-carrying, gun toting nuns. You mean something like this?

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/20/2007 1:54:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ...this is starting to look really bad: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=23297829 (Pentax corporate news, for those who do not care) === Read the article, it

Re: GFM - Borrow your burner?

2007-05-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/5/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: Yup, as of about 10.00 today, and planning to see you tomorrow evening! Excellent. Call on the landline - I should be home about 6pm. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Norm Baugher
Bob Blakely wrote: Too much self stimulation will cause you to go blind! Where are my dark glasses? Reminds me of a joke - guy goes into to his optician. He finally gets called by the doctor into his office. Doc tells the guy he has to stop masturbating. Patient asks very worried, Am I

RE: Photoshop plug-in for K10D

2007-05-20 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks a lot, Godfrey and George. I'll pass on your helpful answers at once :-) Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Godfrey DiGiorgi Sendt: 20.

Re: Photoshop plug-in for K10D

2007-05-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
One minor clarification: For this workflow: For Photoshop CS ... Set K10D to RAW/DNG mode and use Camera Raw v2.4. Or capture in RAW/PEF mode, use DNG Converter to convert them to DNG format, and then use Camera Raw v2.4. You must use DNG Converter v3.7. The DNG files it outputs can be used

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Thanks Marnie, but the poster refer to a 'Nikkei report', not to the one linked. The Nikkei report include a few more details than the FT report: Do you also refer to this Nikkei report? I am afraid I am too lazy to read all those financial articles. English is not my first language and an

RE: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Bob W
martyrs go straight to heaven and enjoy the company of 77 virgins; The big suprise about that one is that they will all be GOP card-carrying, gun toting nuns. You mean something like this? http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry/nuns.jpg They may have some opposition:

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread Mark Cassino
Digital Image Studio wrote: If any of you are willing to indulge me by performing similar tests (timing doesn't have to be too accurate) and posting your results either public or private (along with a very basic system outline, OS/CPU/RAM/Network) that would be much appreciated. My system

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/20/2007 2:56:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks Marnie, but the poster refer to a 'Nikkei report', not to the one linked. The Nikkei report include a few more details than the FT report: Do you also refer to this Nikkei report? I am

Re: Photoshop plug-in for K10D

2007-05-20 Thread Bob Blakely
Yes, and also one of my favorite little editing programs, Paint Shop Pro XI and up (Corel) now supports the K10D as well as K100D, K110D and all manner of *ist via a free upgrade. Regards, Bob... - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is there af PEF plug in for

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/20070516TDY08004.htm Yet another article that takes even a different slant. Take your choice. Marnie aka Doe :-) - Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored.

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Thanks again Marnie. So, personally, I feel it is too soon to be an alarmist. Now, after May 24th, maybe you can be then. ;-) So it seems than my 'moratorium' about buying Pentax equipment should last at least 3 days more... ;-) Time to go to bed. - Mensaje original De: [EMAIL

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/05/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rob - My results - 70 gig WD Raptor SATA Drive - 12 seconds to save, 15 to load. 250 gig WD SATA - 20 seconds to save, 20 seconds to load. 120 gig Maxtor EIDE drive - 2 minutes to save and 1:45 to load (!) 500 gig WD My Book USB 2.0

Re: Slaved flash, not all roses!

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I said that in 1977, and have only violated it once. But that was for my favorite model. On May 20, 2007, at 3:54 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On May 20, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Don Sanderson wrote: OK Don, say it. No more weddings, No more weddings, No more weddings, No more weddings, LOL

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yawn... On May 20, 2007, at 4:37 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: ...this is starting to look really bad: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=23297829 (Pentax corporate news, for those who do not care)

Re: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Which means there won't be any. There are no GOP nuns. They're all card-carrying liberals. Paul On May 20, 2007, at 4:05 PM, mike wilson wrote: Bob W wrote: martyrs go straight to heaven and enjoy the company of 77 virgins; The big suprise about that one is that they will all be GOP

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/05/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yawn... There's a lot of it going around apparently, Pentax execs have been asleep at the wheel for some years now. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/20/2007 5:51:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yawn... == I think that's silly. The is the most crucial junction Pentax has ever been at (since I have been on list anyway, about 5-6 years). It could easily be bought out and the camera

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Rob, Oxford IDE Device 1 58 p-LUN, 465.76 gig: 17 seconds to save, thirteen seconds to open Maxtor OX 7100, 280 gig: 13 seconds to save, 11 seconds to open I have another of eachof the above.. They seem to perform the same way. Three are firewire. One is wired internally on a Mac G4 dual

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread David Savage
You keep saying that Paul, but if the Penatx camera division goes tit's up (big if), you'll wake up pretty damn quickly. Cheers, Dave At 08:44 AM 21/05/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yawn... On May 20, 2007, at 4:37 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: ...this is starting to look really bad:

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/05/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rob, Oxford IDE Device 1 58 p-LUN, 465.76 gig: 17 seconds to save, thirteen seconds to open Maxtor OX 7100, 280 gig: 13 seconds to save, 11 seconds to open I have another of eachof the above.. They seem to perform the same way. Three

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 20, 2007, at 5:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul: yawn I think that's silly. The is the most crucial junction Pentax has ever been at (since I have been on list anyway, about 5-6 years). It could easily be bought out and the camera division gotten rid of. Currently, that

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: You keep saying that Paul, but if the Penatx camera division goes tit's up (big if), you'll wake up pretty damn quickly. I think Paul's points are: 1 - All this stuff is mostly rumor at this point 2 - All the list hand-wringing over it accomplishes nothing, -- PDML

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm just tired of all those who spend so much time watching the sky to see if it's falling. If I were inclined to dump my Pentax gear, I would do it now. But I'm not going to. It works quite well, thank you. A yawn is appropriate. Paul On May 20, 2007, at 8:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/20/2007 6:33:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sure, it's a question mark as to what's going to happen. But I don't see the point of a bazillion speculative posts about something that I have no power to affect, and on which I have insufficient,

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Exactly. Sell your equipment if you must. Otherwise, relax. paul On May 20, 2007, at 9:32 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: You keep saying that Paul, but if the Penatx camera division goes tit's up (big if), you'll wake up pretty damn quickly. I think Paul's points are: 1 -

PESO: A few pics from today

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I shot quite a bit today. I think I have quite a few nice street pics, but I haven't had time to really study them all. But here are a few that caught my eye right away. At the car wash, baby: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5989720size=lg Posing:

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/20/2007 6:42:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm just tired of all those who spend so much time watching the sky to see if it's falling. If I were inclined to dump my Pentax gear, I would do it now. But I'm not going to. It works quite well,

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/05/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm just tired of all those who spend so much time watching the sky to see if it's falling. If I were inclined to dump my Pentax gear, I would do it now. But I'm not going to. It works quite well, thank you. A yawn is appropriate. It's not

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread David Savage
At 09:32 AM 21/05/2007, Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: You keep saying that Paul, but if the Penatx camera division goes tit's up (big if), you'll wake up pretty damn quickly. I think Paul's points are: 1 - All this stuff is mostly rumor at this point 2 - All the list hand-wringing

Re: OT Indulge me? (PS speed tests)

2007-05-20 Thread Mark Cassino
Digital Image Studio wrote: Thanks for doing that, in the main your results pretty much accord with mine, though the speed of your Maxtor is bit of a mystery. Maybe your Secondry contoller isn't set to DMA mode? In the Device manager under the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers tab check the Advanced

PESO: I don't want to be a box!

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5989890 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
No a yawn is appropriate, because it's a conversation based on misinformation. Let's wait until we have some real information. Then we can wring our hands, bail, or do whatever is appropriate. But why speculate based on what is apparently partial truths mixed with a lot of BS. Paul On May

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/20/2007 7:25:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No a yawn is appropriate, because it's a conversation based on misinformation. Let's wait until we have some real information. Then we can wring our hands, bail, or do whatever is appropriate. But

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 20, 2007, at 7:00 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: It's not really, this is a conversation about Pentax on a Pentax discussion list. Try to exercise just a little empathy, granted Pentax's future is not entirely clear at the moment. However consider for just a moment that some others

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems to me the only thing we have to discuss is when to have the party and whether to wear black or white. ;-) Seems to me the only thing I don't like is being told what to discuss. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio Subject: Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but... Seems to me the only thing I don't like is being told what to discuss. You probably wouldn't like being told to wear a little pink tutu. WW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: A few pics from today

2007-05-20 Thread Jack Davis
Like the car wash catch. Candid with good energy. All interesting shots. Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I shot quite a bit today. I think I have quite a few nice street pics, but I haven't had time to really study them all. But here are a few that caught my eye right

PESO: Spring Blossoms

2007-05-20 Thread Mike Hamilton
Way up here in the northern hemisphere, spring has arrived (finally) in full glory. I've been basking in the gorgeous smells that these blossoms release, and they are inspiring to photograph. Here's one you might enjoy: http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2007/05/20/spring-blossoms/ K10D,

Re: PESO: I don't want to be a box!

2007-05-20 Thread Jack Davis
...I'd rather be a Girl Scout cookie? Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5989890 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/05/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You probably wouldn't like being told to wear a little pink tutu. WW I'm generally pretty flexible. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread David Savage
At 11:02 AM 21/05/2007, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio Subject: Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but... Seems to me the only thing I don't like is being told what to discuss. You probably wouldn't like being told to wear a little pink tutu.

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I only wear my pink tutu on special occasions. That makes it special:-). Paul On May 20, 2007, at 11:11 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 21/05/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You probably wouldn't like being told to wear a little pink tutu. WW I'm generally pretty flexible. --

Re: Don't want to sound too alarmist but...

2007-05-20 Thread Jack Davis
Uncertainty is distracting. Unknown vagrant possibilities unsettling. All brought on by honest care and concern. Speculation is the natural course. We shouldn't be surprised. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 20, 2007, at 7:00 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: It's

Re: PESO: I don't want to be a box!

2007-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
On May 20, 2007, at 11:09 PM, Jack Davis wrote: ...I'd rather be a Girl Scout cookie? Jack Each to his own, Jack :-)) Paul http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5989890 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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