Re: PESOs: Ivy and Annandale

2008-04-26 Thread Derby Chang
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Apr 25, 2008, at 12:42 AM, Derby Chang wrote: http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_04/08_04_parramattard/01.htm http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_04/08_04_ivy/01.htm Very nice, all three of them. Gawds, you guys are gonna push me to sell the farm

Re: A request for a photo

2008-04-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/4/08, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: pretty funny -- but steve's did it for me. but um are you saying that is YOU ON the bike? ??? Oh good grief no, that's not me. This one is: http://tinyurl.com/4xd8my -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Nigerian boxing

2008-04-26 Thread Bob W
Here's a very interesting photo essay on the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/africa_tradit ional_boxing_in_nigeria/html/1.stm Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

lens backward compatiability

2008-04-26 Thread jim
How backward compatiable are the F, FA DFA lenses with the Super A/Program? I have only an FA 80-320 zoom and it doesn't provide the correct apature information to the camera for program mode or shutter priority. Have tried my DA* and it is the same. Have a few sigma's and a tamron and they

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Amita, Give it a try. I can't imagine they are going to make you sign a non-compete agreement. The bags are probably sewn off shore. Finding and qualifying any manufacturing is a big barrier to entry into the business. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 12:39 AM, Amita Guha [EMAIL

Re: lens backward compatiability

2008-04-26 Thread Brian Walters
Hi James It's night here so I wasn't able to test over a wide range of light conditions. I have the FA 80-320 and on my Super A there seems to be little difference in Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Program modes - perhaps 1/2 a stop difference. The same for the FA 35-80 and A 35-70.

Re: PESO(s): Snowfountain Cherry

2008-04-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ann. They have some Snowfountain Cherries at the Japanese Garden in Brooklyn. Paul On Apr 26, 2008, at 12:23 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: I didnt see the close-up until I went back to this post -- lovely -- I find white flowers sooo hard to photograph - I've seen those trees but didn't

Re: PESO(s): Snowfountain Cherry

2008-04-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've never seen Baltimore Orioles here, but just a bit south of here, at Point Pele in Canada, they're abundant. Don't know why we don't have some. Plenty of other birds however, but they don't seem to like the hard little cherries that appear on this purely decorative tree. Paul On Apr 25,

Re: PESO(s): Snowfountain Cherry

2008-04-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, The Baltimore Orioles come for the blossoms (bugs?) and are pretty shy! They are more difficult to see here than in Racine, Wisconsin where we lived. The former house had 13 fruit trees planted by a Univ of Michigan arborist. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Paul Stenquist

Re: the result of the requested photo

2008-04-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Bob W wrote: It was lots of fun to do -- I need more titles!!! Here's one. I've stuck to Eng. (or rather Amer.) Lit. http://www.web-options.com/rebus.htm Bob oooh I need titles for ME to do the art work, dahling :) and I can dish 'em out but not so good at doing them

Re: A request for a photo

2008-04-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Cotty wrote: On 25/4/08, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: pretty funny -- but steve's did it for me. but um are you saying that is YOU ON the bike? ??? Oh good grief no, that's not me. This one is: http://tinyurl.com/4xd8my Well of course, recognized you _immediately_

RE: the result of the requested photo

2008-04-26 Thread Bob W
It was lots of fun to do -- I need more titles!!! Here's one. I've stuck to Eng. (or rather Amer.) Lit. http://www.web-options.com/rebus.htm [...] However in this case, the photo one the left is so small I can barely see what it is -- a room in fur trappers cabin? The

Re: the result of the requested photo

2008-04-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Bob W wrote: It was lots of fun to do -- I need more titles!!! Here's one. I've stuck to Eng. (or rather Amer.) Lit. http://www.web-options.com/rebus.htm [...] However in this case, the photo one the left is so small I can barely see what it is -- a room in fur

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-26 Thread Sandy Harris
On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... The bags are probably sewn off shore. Finding and qualifying any manufacturing is a big barrier to entry into the business. I'm in China and woul be willing to look for someone ... -- Sandy Harris, Nanjing, China

Re: lens backward compatiability

2008-04-26 Thread Adam Maas
As the A contacts only pass max and minimum aperture, no variable-aperture zoom will pass correct info to a SuperA/Program unless the zoom is at minimum length. It takes an F or later body and lens for correct aperture info to be passed for variable-aperture zoom. -Adam On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at

Re: lens backward compatiability

2008-04-26 Thread Mat Maessen
On 4/26/08, jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How backward compatiable are the F, FA DFA lenses with the Super A/Program? I have only an FA 80-320 zoom and it doesn't provide the correct apature information to the camera for program mode or shutter priority. If the lens is a variable-aperture

Re: A request for a photo

2008-04-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin Subject: Re: A request for a photo Man... oh, man! I am speechless... I would never have guessed you would look like this. Cool pictures. I wish I looked like that. A quick calculation tells me I looked like that 28 years

Re: Patroit SD Cards

2008-04-26 Thread William Robb
Thanks Bob and Bruce. I ened up buying 3 of them. I'll see how they work. The specs say they are not as fast as an Ultra 2, but with the buffer size in the K20, I'm finding I am not as troubled by write speeds. The three Patriot cards cost about the same as one 8gig Ultra2 at my local best

RE: the result of the requested photo

2008-04-26 Thread Bob W
http://www.web-options.com/rebus.htm Fur room the belt holes, by Ernest Hemingway... Bob h thats a real groan! But I forgive you for sending it you know I love those groaners... :o) thankyou. Here are some real suggestions, then: A Moving Feast Down and

OT - Hard drive backup softare

2008-04-26 Thread John Celio
I'm looking for some hard drive backup software. I've been using the one that came with Vista Ultimate, but it doesn't allow me to backup individual disks by themselves. I used to have Norton Ghost when it was included with SystemWorks, but I swore off that Norton bloatware a long time ago.

Re: PESO - Gone fishin....

2008-04-26 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks to all who took the time to look comment. A small correction tho - the camera is a K20D, not the K10D. Several asked where this was taken - it was taken in the evening last week @ a local Metro Park - Kensington, about a half hour ride from my house. It was an especially good night in

Re: PESO(s): Snowfountain Cherry

2008-04-26 Thread Ken Waller
A pretty spectacular tree! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO(s): Snowfountain Cherry I'm an avid gardener, and I have hundreds of trees, shrubs and perennials. But my Snowfountain Cherry tree is

Re: the result of the requested photo

2008-04-26 Thread ann sanfedele
thanks but --- any further suggestions should be sent OFF LIST please :) :) go back to cooking , Bob ann Bob W wrote: oooh thats a real groan! But I forgive you for sending it you know I love those groaners... :o) thankyou. Here are some real suggestions, then: A Moving

Re: OT - Hard drive backup softare

2008-04-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Getting strange indications that my ISP is rejecting some messages - sorry if this appears twice. John - A couple cheap suggestions - not exactly full-fledged back-up software but they work in a pinch. If you have Nero for CD/DVD burning the suite normally comes w/Nero BackItUp. It defaults

OT: Data Storage and Backup

2008-04-26 Thread William Robb
Hi; I just took delivery of a Data Robotics Drobo which I intend to use for data storage. After looking at as many options as I reasonably could, I decided that this was they route I wanted to go. The advertised ease of set-up and use was the big decider for me. The set-up was dead simple,

Re: OT: Data Storage and Backup

2008-04-26 Thread Axel Belinfante
I just took delivery of a Data Robotics Drobo which I intend to use for data storage. [...] The only problem I can see with this is that it is not a network drive (no problem for me, I only use a single computer anyway), they have Drobo share to connect a drobo to your network (droboshare

Re: the result of the requested photo

2008-04-26 Thread David J Brooks
I have to. I have a French school bus run. Never to old to learn, or so i'm told.:-) Dave On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Naa... Never learned french ;-) Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Apr 25, 2008, at 5:44 PM, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO(s): Snowfountain Cherry

2008-04-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bob. I planted it fourteen years ago to commemorate a good friend's leaving town. It was just a twig then. Now it's spread is about 20 feet and its trunk is about a foot in diameter. Same with me.:-) Lovely

Re: PESO(s): Snowfountain Cherry

2008-04-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul, The Baltimore Orioles come for the blossoms (bugs?) and are pretty shy! Explains why they finish last in the AL every year.:-) Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com

Re: Why I'm bummed that I'll be driving a car to GFM this year...

2008-04-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 7:12 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob W wrote: Oh, that looks really fun. Is it all the t-shirts that are hard to fit? Otherwise, just strap on the tent and sleeping bag and don't change your undies for a while. We all have to

Re: K10D AF HEADS UP

2008-04-26 Thread David J Brooks
I'm of that opinion now Paul, especially after a few of your more recent comments on this. Unfortunatly, I have left a number of messages with the head tech and none have been returned. I feel a personal drive might be in order, AGAIN. Dave On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL

Re: PESO: From the Shadows

2008-04-26 Thread David J Brooks
Should be patterns, but i think you speak Brooks now, right.:-) Dave On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice comments, Dave. Thanks!! Jack --- On Fri, 4/25/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: OT: Data Storage and Backup

2008-04-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Axel Belinfante Subject: Re: OT: Data Storage and Backup I just took delivery of a Data Robotics Drobo which I intend to use for data storage. [...] The only problem I can see with this is that it is not a network drive (no problem for me, I only use a

Re: PESO(s): Snowfountain Cherry

2008-04-26 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Dave. Paul -- Original message -- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bob. I planted it fourteen years ago to commemorate a good friend's leaving town. It was just a

PESO? Polaris A400 test shot

2008-04-26 Thread Toine
Finally found a A400 5.6. Some wear and tear on the outside but the glass is clear. It's dark, a little hazy and no moon, what else to do but point the lens at Polaris to check if the dots are sharp. http://www.repiuk.nl/peso If you like you could click on the image for a fullsize version, I'm

Re: lens backward compatiability

2008-04-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Sorry, I skipped that entire generation of camera bodies. That said I wouldn't even bother putting a DA lens on the Super A. I don't care if it sort of covers the full frame, there'd be too much loss of control for my tastes. jim wrote: How backward compatiable are the F, FA DFA lenses with

Re: PESO: From the Shadows

2008-04-26 Thread Jack Davis
I do, and I like how Brooks speaks. :) Thanks! Jack --- On Sat, 4/26/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: From the Shadows To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 2:19 PM Should be

Re: PESO: From the Shadows

2008-04-26 Thread pnstenquist
Missed this one earlier. Busy day. But I like the subtle look. A fresh approach here. paul -- Original message -- From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I do, and I like how Brooks speaks. :) Thanks! Jack --- On Sat, 4/26/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL

Sigma 100~300 f/4 DG APO lens

2008-04-26 Thread Walter Hamler
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBarA=getItemDetailQ=sku=390172is=REGsi=rev#anchorToReadReviews Anyone used this lens? $1100 may not be a bad price in light of what some of the Pentax glass is going to sell for WHEN it comes out. Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Sigma 100~300 f/4 DG APO lens

2008-04-26 Thread Walter Hamler
Oops! It is not an APO. Just DG EX Walt On 4/26/08, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBarA=getItemDetailQ=sku=390172is=REGsi=rev#anchorToReadReviews Anyone used this lens? $1100 may not be a bad price in light of what some of the

Re: Convenient backpack: travel camera set + laptop - Fastpack250

2008-04-26 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 24, 2008, at 17:30, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Think Tank Photo has been around just a year or two. The founders are a photojournalist and an ex-lowepro bag designer, I met them at an SFBAPPA (San Francisco Bay Area Press Photographers Association) workshop last Fall. The designs are

Re: Sigma 100~300 f/4 DG APO lens

2008-04-26 Thread pnstenquist
And BH is listing the DA* 300mm for only $1299. The Sigma is not a good deal. Paul -- Original message -- From: Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oops! It is not an APO. Just DG EX Walt On 4/26/08, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: OT: Data Storage and Backup

2008-04-26 Thread George Sinos
William - The Drobo is on my to do list - It's unusual to not see any serious negative commentary on a tech product. The drobo seems to get great reviews everywhere. I saw a video where Patrick Norton pulled a drive out while it was in the process of writing. The Drobo took it in stride, and

Re: Sigma 100~300 f/4 DG APO lens

2008-04-26 Thread Walter Hamler
Is it available yet? I have read some preliminary reports about it but didn't know it was available yet. Also the 300 is a prime;, I was thinking a medium to long zoom. Walt On 4/26/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And BH is listing the DA* 300mm for only $1299. The Sigma is not

Re: Sigma 100~300 f/4 DG APO lens

2008-04-26 Thread Joseph Tainter
And BH is listing the DA* 300mm for only $1299. The Sigma is not a good deal. Paul -- Original message -- From: Walter Hamler hamlerwalter at gmail.com Oops! It is not an APO. Just DG EX Walt On 4/26/08, Walter Hamler hamlerwalter at gmail.com wrote:

Re: Sigma 100~300 f/4 DG APO lens

2008-04-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
The 300/4 will be available any day now. In a medium to long zoom, you'll soon have the DA* 60-250. Either lens should be superior to the Sigma. Personally, after owning a couple of their lenses and their flash I won't buy anything Sigma makes. But that's just me. Paul On Apr 26, 2008, at

Re: PESO? Polaris A400 test shot

2008-04-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Toine, That's an interesting picture. Is there some earth rotation in your pictures? The smaller stars seem to be oblong objects, not circular. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 5:30 PM, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally found a A400 5.6. Some wear and tear on the outside but the

Re: PESO: From the Shadows

2008-04-26 Thread Jack Davis
I, also, felt the setting to be a unique departure. Thanks, Paul. Jack --- On Sat, 4/26/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: From the Shadows To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, April 26,

PESO: Pooh puts it on!

2008-04-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
There are times when Grace is on her own in the family room. That's when we can expect surprises. After she fell asleep this afternoon, I found her friend Pooh in this attire: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7205288size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Data Storage and Backup

2008-04-26 Thread David Savage
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 3:17 AM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi; I just took delivery of a Data Robotics Drobo which I intend to use for data storage. After looking at as many options as I reasonably could, I decided that this was they route I wanted to go. The advertised

Re: OT - Hard drive backup softare

2008-04-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! John, if it helps at all, the external hard drive that I have came bundled with EMC Retrospect software. There are various versions of it. The one I have is not offered for sale and it is tuned down. However it does what it is supposed to do. For instance, I had to restore files several

Re: PESO? Polaris A400 test shot

2008-04-26 Thread David Savage
Dude, look at all those stuck pixels... Cheers, Dave :-) On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 6:30 AM, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally found a A400 5.6. Some wear and tear on the outside but the glass is clear. It's dark, a little hazy and no moon, what else to do but point the lens at Polaris

Re: OT - Hard drive backup softare

2008-04-26 Thread David Savage
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! John, if it helps at all, the external hard drive that I have came bundled with EMC Retrospect software. There are various versions of it. The one I have is not offered for sale and it is tuned down. However it

Re: Pooh puts it on!

2008-04-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Paul: Pooh looks like he needs a pool-side margarita after an afternoon's play. Sweet one! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:32 PM Subject: PESO: Pooh puts it on!

Re: PESO? Polaris A400 test shot

2008-04-26 Thread Toine
Exposure time is 30s. That's why I picked Polaris which is inline withe the earths axis. All others stars appear to moving around polaris. On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 4:45 AM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Toine, That's an interesting picture. Is there some earth rotation in your pictures?

Re: PESO? Polaris A400 test shot

2008-04-26 Thread Toine
I think I really need a K20D to remap those stuck pixels. On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 6:11 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dude, look at all those stuck pixels... Cheers, Dave :-) On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 6:30 AM, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally found a A400 5.6. Some wear