Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Sandy Harris
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sandy Harris wrote: ... First item on Cameraquest's price list, used RD-1 described as mint, $1800. Still a bit more than I'd want to pay for a camera of it's capabilities. A LOT more than I'd want to pay. That's more than a new K20D, roughly triple

Re: PESO: Reminiscing

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/6/08, Cesar Matamoros II, discombobulated, unleashed: P.S. I really missed being at NPW at GFMtn this year... You were missed mate. Great to see you resurface. Hope all is well! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO: Kenosha Harbor Light

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/6/08, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's a shot from sunset today up in Wisconsin. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7410100size=lg K20D with F70-210/4-5.6 1/200th @ f7.1 and ISO 200, zoomed to 70mm Magical light Bob :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 14/6/08, Sandy Harris, discombobulated, unleashed: First item on Cameraquest's price list, used RD-1 described as mint, $1800. Har, thanks Sandy. It was pointed out to me by another listmember who may well be eyeing it up. Looks like that person will have to be fast! -- Cheers, Cotty

RE: GESO: Bridezilla and send-off for Holiday

2008-06-15 Thread Anthony Farr
This one's my favourite: http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_06/08_06_bridezilla/34.htm The palette is refreshingly different from the typical dark and saturated stage shots. My next preference is for the BWs. There's not a bad shot in the gallery. Regards Anthony Farr -Original

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/6/08, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Still a bit more than I'd want to pay for a camera of it's capabilities. (Plus my supply of Leica lenses is limited...) It's an M mount, but I own no Leica lenses. Both my lenses are M39 with an adapter on each, and compare more than

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/6/08, Sandy Harris, discombobulated, unleashed: A LOT more than I'd want to pay. That's more than a new K20D, roughly triple the price of a k200d. Compared to those, the Epson has fewer megapixels, no shake reduction, lower maximum ISO, lower memory capacity, This is all true. So why do

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
Sorry folks, this is a Pentax list and I'm bleating OT about nothing to do with Pentax. Apologies. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K20D raw format support

2008-06-15 Thread AlunFoto
Thanks Fernando. Included on the list. Jostein 2008/6/15 Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Capture One, version 4 On 6/14/08, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gang, The K20D has been with us for a couple of months. Now I'm curious which raw file converters support its PEF files. Any

RE: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
A LOT more than I'd want to pay. That's more than a new K20D, roughly triple the price of a k200d. Compared to those, the Epson has fewer megapixels, no shake reduction, lower maximum ISO, lower memory capacity, ... And I've seen reports of reliability problems. I'd like an RD-1 or an

RE: PESO: Reminiscing

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
I'm glad you were able to endure such privations with such great stoicism, and it's nice that you survived so much hardship and are back with us... Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cesar Matamoros II Sent: 15 June 2008 06:35 To:

RE: Memory Card Problem.

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
I bought a couple of Sandisk Extreme III 2gb cards yesterday. I hope they perform as well as the several 1gb cards I have, which have been faultless. I don't use card readers, I download from the camera. Bob Good move. In truth, I've had better luck with this card than the Extreme III 2

RE: Berlin??? (2d query)

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
12 days from now I plan to be in Berlin, wandering and shooting. I would appreciate any advice. Be sure to wear a good cologne, a nice aftershave lotion, and a strong underarm deodorant. And it might be a good idea to wear some clothes, too. - - -George Burns Never purchase beauty

Re: Memory Card Problem.

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 5:39 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought a couple of Sandisk Extreme III 2gb cards yesterday. I hope they perform as well as the several 1gb cards I have, which have been faultless. I don't use card readers, I download from the camera. I have several of those,

Re: PESO: Reminiscing

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 3:49 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15/6/08, Cesar Matamoros II, discombobulated, unleashed: P.S. I really missed being at NPW at GFMtn this year... Me to. You were missed mate. Great to see you resurface. Hope all is well! Same here partner. I like the first

Re: Berlin??? (2d query)

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 5:47 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 12 days from now I plan to be in Berlin, wandering and shooting. I would appreciate any advice. Be sure to wear a good cologne, a nice aftershave lotion, and a strong underarm deodorant. And it might be a good idea to wear

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:52 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those above ground wires are causing a lot of grief these days in Michigan as well as other areas hit with high winds. We were hit with a pretty good thunderstorm last Sunday there are still thousands without power. We

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks folks. I wonder if i have been looking at older web pages then,. Dave On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:26 PM, Sandy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 14/6/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Just cannot justify a

RE: Memory Card Problem.

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
F*ck! I ordered the wrong type of card! Ordered SD instead of CF. Let's hope Amazon can help. Bob On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 5:39 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought a couple of Sandisk Extreme III 2gb cards yesterday. I hope they perform as well as the several 1gb cards I have,

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 4:13 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15/6/08, Sandy Harris, discombobulated, unleashed: A LOT more than I'd want to pay. That's more than a new K20D, roughly triple the price of a k200d. Compared to those, the Epson has fewer megapixels, no shake reduction, lower

Re: Memory Card Problem.

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 6:43 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: F*ck! I ordered the wrong type of card! Ordered SD instead of CF. Let's hope Amazon can help. Nay. Keep the cards. Just get a Nikon to go with them.:) Dave Bob On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 5:39 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PESO: Kenosha Harbor Light

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice. Pleasing to the eye and great colours. Dave On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a shot from sunset today up in Wisconsin. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7410100size=lg K20D with F70-210/4-5.6 1/200th @ f7.1 and ISO 200, zoomed to

Re: GESO: Bridezilla and send-off for Holiday

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
Good stuff. Love the colour varieties Dave On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The gorgeous kids had a stonking show last night to send off their lead singer, Holiday. She's a part of the Global Youth Leadership conference at the UN

OT Motivation

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
I have to stand for 10-12 hours a day, in the heat, at the horse shows. I have a small chair, but san not always use it for long periods. I'm to short for my weight, and my feet, knees and back pay for my abuse every show. It's getting harder every year. I have four bikes in my garage, two are

PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread David Savage
G'day All, I shouldn't post this. It's really dumb not even a very good photo technically, but I will anyway (~190kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2579464653_6bdbb10f16_o.jpg K20D, FA 31mm, 1/40 @ f2.8, ISO 800 Guess which movie I saw recently. Cheers, BB :-) -- PDML

Re: OT Motivation

2008-06-15 Thread David Savage
Good luck Dave. Cheers, Dave 2008/6/15 David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have to stand for 10-12 hours a day, in the heat, at the horse shows. I have a small chair, but san not always use it for long periods. I'm to short for my weight, and my feet, knees and back pay for my abuse every

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread Derby Chang
David Savage wrote: G'day All, I shouldn't post this. It's really dumb not even a very good photo technically, but I will anyway (~190kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2579464653_6bdbb10f16_o.jpg K20D, FA 31mm, 1/40 @ f2.8, ISO 800 Guess which movie I saw recently. Cheers, BB

RE: OT Motivation

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
Good luck - you can do it! You may find jogging more efficient than cycling. If you work up to 20 minutes jogging every other day you will lose a lot of weight very quickly. This is the way I did it (Scroll down to Conditioning Suggestions from Coach Tom Generous):

Re: PESO: Kenosha Harbor Light

2008-06-15 Thread Derby Chang
Bob Sullivan wrote: Here's a shot from sunset today up in Wisconsin. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7410100size=lg K20D with F70-210/4-5.6 1/200th @ f7.1 and ISO 200, zoomed to 70mm The 8GB memory card acted funky for a bit, but I was almost out of battery. I'll be testing it more

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread Brian Walters
On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:54:41 +0800, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: G'day All, I shouldn't post this. It's really dumb not even a very good photo technically, but I will anyway (~190kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2579464653_6bdbb10f16_o.jpg K20D, FA 31mm, 1/40 @ f2.8, ISO

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Derby Chang
Cotty wrote: On 15/6/08, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Still a bit more than I'd want to pay for a camera of it's capabilities. (Plus my supply of Leica lenses is limited...) It's an M mount, but I own no Leica lenses. Both my lenses are M39 with an adapter on each,

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Mine are M39 and the Cannon 35mm 3.5 would make a very slow normal the Leica 50mm is a collapsible design which, given the way I treat cameras, would end up breaking something Cotty wrote: On 15/6/08, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Still a bit more than I'd want to pay for a

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread P. J. Alling
And why should you be different... Cotty wrote: Sorry folks, this is a Pentax list and I'm bleating OT about nothing to do with Pentax. Apologies. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Well, it probably wasn't Spiderman... Though there are a few movies out that might provoke that reaction... David Savage wrote: G'day All, I shouldn't post this. It's really dumb not even a very good photo technically, but I will anyway (~190kb)

PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
At twilight with the K20D and DA* 50-135, f5, 1/30th, 540 flash, f5 1/30th, ISO 600 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7410951size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread Beaker
The Muppet Movie Cheers Mike On Jun 15, 2008, at 6:54 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, I shouldn't post this. It's really dumb not even a very good photo technically, but I will anyway (~190kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2579464653_6bdbb10f16_o.jpg K20D, FA 31mm, 1/40 @

Re: PESO: Kenosha Harbor Light

2008-06-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Lovely indeed. The birds *inside* the rainbow make it for me. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a shot from sunset today up in Wisconsin. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7410100size=lg K20D with F70-210/4-5.6 1/200th @ f7.1 and ISO 200,

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread Boris Liberman
You live in a land of very strange cars, Paul ;-). On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At twilight with the K20D and DA* 50-135, f5, 1/30th, 540 flash, f5 1/30th, ISO 600 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7410951size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Note to self: Never frustrate Mr Savage in any way, whatsoever. Never ever try to challenge his savage ;-) self ;-). On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 1:54 PM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, I shouldn't post this. It's really dumb not even a very good photo technically, but I will

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread Jack Davis
Incredibly Hulky, Dave. 8-() Jack --- On Sun, 6/15/08, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 3:54 AM G'day All, I shouldn't post this.

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's the incredible bulk! :-)). Not a bad job actually. At least in web size. Fun stuff, but I think you have too much time on your hands:-). Paul On Jun 15, 2008, at 6:54 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, I shouldn't post this. It's really dumb not even a very good photo technically,

Re: PESO: Kenosha Harbor Light

2008-06-15 Thread Jack Davis
Terrific catch, Bob. Lighting and composition are excellent!! Jack --- On Sat, 6/14/08, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Kenosha Harbor Light To: PDML pdml@pdml.net, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008,

Double Click AF?

2008-06-15 Thread Jack Davis
Was scanning dp forum, yesterday, and saw a couple posts which referred to K20D double click AF..without explanation. Anyone know what this is about? Thanks, Jack -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO: Kenosha Harbor Light

2008-06-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Jack said. Great shot. Perfect exposure. Paul On Jun 15, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Terrific catch, Bob. Lighting and composition are excellent!! Jack --- On Sat, 6/14/08, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Kenosha

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It is often the case that less is be more. Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Jun 15, 2008, at 12:01 AM, Sandy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sandy Harris wrote: ... First item on Cameraquest's price list, used RD-1 described as mint, $1800. Still a

Re: PESO: Kenosha Harbor Light

2008-06-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Quite lovely, Bob! G On Jun 14, 2008, at 10:46 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Here's a shot from sunset today up in Wisconsin. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7410100size=lg K20D with F70-210/4-5.6 1/200th @ f7.1 and ISO 200, zoomed to 70mm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Berlin??? (2d query)

2008-06-15 Thread mike wilson
From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/15 Sun AM 10:38:19 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Berlin??? (2d query) On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 5:47 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 12 days from now I plan to be in Berlin, wandering and shooting.

Re: Katz Eye question

2008-06-15 Thread mike wilson
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/15 Sun AM 04:21:53 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Katz Eye question Hi! I seem to have a problem/issue/strange thing with the K-E screen that I bought. It says (as I asked for it) that it has the optibrite

Re: Katz Eye question

2008-06-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Focusing screens with split image focusing aids are very sensitive to being exactly on the lens optical axis for clean imaging with the focusing aid. The Pentax K10D's screen retaining hardware and overall tolerances for positioning of the prism to focusing screen has a good deal of

PESO 2008 - 88 - GDG

2008-06-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Been a busy couple of weeks. Finally finding time to process some of the photos made on the last baphotoshooters outing to Mountain View on June 3. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/88-mermaid.jpg The Mermaid - This Cafe Life 2008 Panasonic L1 + Olympus 11-22/2.8-3.5 ISO 100 @ f/8 @

Re: Katz Eye question

2008-06-15 Thread Thibouille
It won't affect AF as AF is done lower than focussing screen. It may affect AE however. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 6:21 AM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I seem to have a problem/issue/strange thing with the K-E screen that I bought. It says (as I asked for it) that it has the

RE: PESO 2008 - 88 - GDG

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
That looks nice and European. Especially the decision to ruin the look of it with the electrical or plumbing thing running into the wall. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 15 June 2008 16:51 To: PAW

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread Fernando
I really like how the faces are frozen while the rest is moving; very nice capture. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At twilight with the K20D and DA* 50-135, f5, 1/30th, 540 flash, f5 1/30th, ISO 600

Re: Memory Card Problem.

2008-06-15 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: RE: Memory Card Problem. F*ck! I ordered the wrong type of card! Ordered SD instead of CF. Let's hope Amazon can help. They will happily sell you a Nikon, I am sure. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Memory Card Problem.

2008-06-15 Thread Doug Brewer
On Jun 13, 2008, at 11:30 PM, William Robb wrote: A short while ago I bough a few cheap and cheerful 8GB cards. Today at the dog show, I was shooting a series of pictures using the K20 and the 540 FGZ flash when the camera stopped working, and I got a memory card error, specifically

Re: Berlin??? (2d query)

2008-06-15 Thread Doug Brewer
On Jun 14, 2008, at 10:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: 12 days from now I plan to be in Berlin, wandering and shooting. I would appreciate any advice. The guy with the gun has the right of way. Beware of freelance dentists. Always check your bungie harness. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Berlin??? (2d query)

2008-06-15 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Brewer Subject: Re: Berlin??? (2d query) On Jun 14, 2008, at 10:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: 12 days from now I plan to be in Berlin, wandering and shooting. I would appreciate any advice. The guy with the gun has the right of way. Beware of

Re: Memory Card Problem.

2008-06-15 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Brewer Subject: Re: Memory Card Problem. William Robb I've been wary of the 8GB cards, sticking happily with my pile of 2GBs. I will be watching the Sandisk cards I bought pretty closely. The Patriot card that (apparently) failed had been used the

PESO - Another 600mm shot

2008-06-15 Thread AlunFoto
http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/06/600mm-early-attempts.html A link to my blog this time, hope you don't mind. Yesterday I felt more comfortable with the 600mm, but it takes some time to get used to. I also tried out using a Wimberley Sidekick on a ReallyRightStuff ballhead instead of the much

Re: OT Motivation

2008-06-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, You and me both. Good Luck. Bob S. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 5:54 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to stand for 10-12 hours a day, in the heat, at the horse shows. I have a small chair, but san not always use it for long periods. I'm to short for my weight, and my feet,

Re: PESO - Another 600mm shot

2008-06-15 Thread Jack Davis
Love it! I'd like to see a larger image so as to marvel at its clarity contrast, please. ;) Jack --- On Sun, 6/15/08, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Another 600mm shot To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, June 15,

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, I love the single eyebrow! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 5:54 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, I shouldn't post this. It's really dumb not even a very good photo technically, but I will anyway (~190kb)

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yah,what he said! Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really like how the faces are frozen while the rest is moving; very nice capture. On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At twilight with the K20D and

Re: Katz Eye question

2008-06-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks everyone who responded. I will probably open it one more time and try to realign the screen. Basically, my understanding is that I haven't done much harm. I've googled this issue and it turns out that many people indicate that the AF needs a bit of touch up. And they of course mention

Re: Berlin??? (2d query)

2008-06-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Doug Brewer wrote: On Jun 14, 2008, at 10:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: 12 days from now I plan to be in Berlin, wandering and shooting. I would appreciate any advice. The guy with the gun has the right of way. Beware of freelance dentists. Always check your bungie harness.

Re: PESO - Another 600mm shot

2008-06-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Funny, their heads look brown. AlunFoto wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/06/600mm-early-attempts.html A link to my blog this time, hope you don't mind. Yesterday I felt more comfortable with the 600mm, but it takes some time to get used to. I also tried out using a Wimberley

Re: Berlin??? (2d query)

2008-06-15 Thread Fernando
Never roller skate in a buffalo herd. I can't stop laughing... On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 1:59 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: On Jun 14, 2008, at 10:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: 12 days from now I plan to be in Berlin, wandering and shooting. I would appreciate any

Re: OT Motivation

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/6/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Time to get back to the low 200lb range. My feet requested this around 9:30 last night. Next year at GFM you won't recognise me. Nice one Dave. Make sure you exercise for at least half an hour at a time - fat doesn't start to burn off

Re: PESO - Another 600mm shot

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/6/08, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/06/600mm-early-attempts.html A link to my blog this time, hope you don't mind. Lovely shot of the gulls mate. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/6/08, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: At twilight with the K20D and DA* 50-135, f5, 1/30th, 540 flash, f5 1/30th, ISO 600 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7410951size=lg Excellent! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO: Self Portrait Silliness

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
On 15/6/08, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: I shouldn't post this. No you shouldn't. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2579464653_6bdbb10f16_o.jpg -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT Motivation

2008-06-15 Thread Rebekah
Good luck Dave! I use P90x, have you ever heard of it? kick-ass workout program :) rg2 On 6/15/08, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15/6/08, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: Time to get back to the low 200lb range. My feet requested this around 9:30 last night. Next

Re: GESO: Bridezilla and send-off for Holiday

2008-06-15 Thread Rebekah
what beautiful colors - I love this one especially: http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_06/08_06_bridezilla/18.htm Great stuff :) rg2 On 6/15/08, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good stuff. Love the colour varieties Dave On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Derby Chang [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Fernando. My favorite car pics are those where you can see what the occupants are doing. Paul -- Original message -- From: Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] I really like how the faces are frozen while the rest is moving; very nice capture. On Sun, Jun 15,

Re: Katz Eye question

2008-06-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Focusing screens with split image focusing aids are very sensitive to being exactly on the lens optical axis for clean imaging with the focusing aid. I just got a reply from Rachael Katz herself. Boy, that was fast, and it is Sunday! It turns out that if I

Re: PESO - Another 600mm shot

2008-06-15 Thread pnstenquist
Another nice shot. Looks like you've got a handle on the big glass. Paul -- Original message -- From: AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/06/600mm-early-attempts.html A link to my blog this time, hope you don't mind. Yesterday I felt

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Cotty. -- Original message -- From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 15/6/08, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: At twilight with the K20D and DA* 50-135, f5, 1/30th, 540 flash, f5 1/30th, ISO 600

Uh oh

2008-06-15 Thread Cotty
Son: Dad, can I have a go with your gear? Dad: Okay but wash your hands first - your a teenager and teenagers have permanently sticky hands. Son: Whatever. Dad: That's the 1DmarkII and 70-200 2.8 L IS with a 2X teleconverter. Should be okay for yonder pigeon. Son: This is cool. Dad: Don't

Re: PESO - Another 600mm shot

2008-06-15 Thread mike wilson
Colours vary from a dark ruddy brown to charcoal grey. White in winter. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/06/15 Sun PM 06:00:32 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Another 600mm shot Funny, their heads look brown. AlunFoto wrote:

Re: Uh oh

2008-06-15 Thread pnstenquist
Big boy, big camera. Thery'e a good match! I think you whould give it to him:-). Paul -- Original message -- From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Son: Dad, can I have a go with your gear? Dad: Okay but wash your hands first - your a teenager and teenagers have

Re: Fong Lightsphere Day One

2008-06-15 Thread Tim Øsleby
2008/6/14 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: No pics to show yet. Theiy're in the camera, and I'm going to bed. But this device delivers more than one might expect. With the cover in place and a ceiling of ten feet or so, it gives you about 50/50 light, nicely diffused. With a ceiling of about 15 feet

Re: Uh oh

2008-06-15 Thread P. J. Alling
You forgot to try, it's not faster, it just seems faster, because... Cotty wrote: Son: Dad, can I have a go with your gear? Dad: Okay but wash your hands first - your a teenager and teenagers have permanently sticky hands. Son: Whatever. Dad: That's the 1DmarkII and 70-200 2.8 L IS with

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread Tim Øsleby
Cool as usual. I like the lady who is looking at something. Sets my imagination off. (Don't worry my imagination is inocent as a baby) Slow sync? MaritimTim 2008/6/15 Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: At twilight with the K20D and DA* 50-135, f5, 1/30th, 540 flash, f5 1/30th, ISO 600

Re: OT Motivation

2008-06-15 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: Good luck - you can do it! You may find jogging more efficient than cycling. If you work up to 20 minutes jogging every other day you will lose a lot of weight very quickly. Bob's right on this. Cycling's much easier on your body when you're starting out. The trouble is, that

Re: Fong Lightsphere Day One

2008-06-15 Thread pnstenquist
Different and better in many ways. It spreads the ight more than the lumiquest 80/20 in its most diffuse mode, which is with the cap in place and pointing at the ceiling. And it's capable of more power when shooting through the cap as though it were a softbox than the 80/20 woud be with a soid

RE: Uh oh

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
Take him for a long walk in the woods and feed him to gypsies. Otherwise you'll have to give him the camera. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 15 June 2008 20:38 To: pentax list Subject: Uh oh Son: Dad, can I

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread pnstenquist
It's 1/30th second with the flash in normal mode. I probably should have been in trailing shutter synch. Next time:-). Paul -- Original message -- From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool as usual. I like the lady who is looking at something. Sets my imagination

PESO -- Ice cream for two.

2008-06-15 Thread P. J. Alling
I spent the last couple of days at the Branford Festival, (there's personal history here but I'm not going into it, let's just say that the Rotary Pancake Breakfast is a Tradition). Yesterday I brought along the *ist-Ds and a set of three zooms. Not much of any note happened but I shot a

RE: PESO - Another 600mm shot

2008-06-15 Thread Bob W
Easy to confuse at first glance with a common tern, but the terns are beautiful and fascinating to watch. Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mike wilson Sent: 15 June 2008 20:55 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO -

Re: PESO -- Ice cream for two.

2008-06-15 Thread pnstenquist
Very nice. Well composed and exposed. Paul -- Original message -- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] I spent the last couple of days at the Branford Festival, (there's personal history here but I'm not going into it, let's just say that the Rotary Pancake

PESO: raindrops

2008-06-15 Thread Toine
Lots of rain this weekend: http://www.repiuk.nl/peso istD, DA35 macro, app. 1:1 Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: raindrops

2008-06-15 Thread Tim Bray
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 1:18 PM, Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lots of rain this weekend: http://www.repiuk.nl/peso My eyes are smiling. -T istD, DA35 macro, app. 1:1 Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Uh oh

2008-06-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Bob's right. I'd start looking for another camera if the gypsies don't show up. Of course, you have the R-D1 now, so giving him the Canon is no big loss. :-) Godfrey On Jun 15, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Bob W wrote: Take him for a long walk in the woods and feed him to gypsies. Otherwise you'll

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread Doug Brewer
On Jun 15, 2008, at 4:13 AM, Cotty wrote: On 15/6/08, Sandy Harris, discombobulated, unleashed: A LOT more than I'd want to pay. That's more than a new K20D, roughly triple the price of a k200d. Compared to those, the Epson has fewer megapixels, no shake reduction, lower maximum ISO,

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread P. J. Alling
If I could get one for a little less than what I originally paid for a *ist-Ds I might be very interested, but for the current used price I could get a K20D and a K10D for backup, or the K20D with a 16-50mm f2.8. No matter how nice it isn't that valuable. Doug Brewer wrote: On Jun 15, 2008,

Re: Six NYC pics on R-D1

2008-06-15 Thread pnstenquist
Exactly. It's a PC camera. The current cool thing. But definitely not worth the money. Nothing in its resume suggests that it is. Paul -- Original message -- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] If I could get one for a little less than what I originally paid for

Re: OT Motivation

2008-06-15 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: OT Motivation Mont importantly, find some people to work out with on a regular basis. I am finding attaching a car tyre to my dog and going for a brisk walk is helping get started on the road to fitness, both for me and Jester,

Re: Berlin??? (2d query)

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 1:59 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: On Jun 14, 2008, at 10:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote: 12 days from now I plan to be in Berlin, wandering and shooting. I would appreciate any advice. The guy with the gun has the right of way. Beware

Re: PESO - Another 600mm shot

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
Great composition and clarity Dave On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 12:53 PM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://alunfoto.blogspot.com/2008/06/600mm-early-attempts.html A link to my blog this time, hope you don't mind. Yesterday I felt more comfortable with the 600mm, but it takes some time

Re: PESO: Looker

2008-06-15 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really like how the faces are frozen while the rest is moving; very nice capture. Yes. me to Dave On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At twilight with the K20D and DA* 50-135, f5,

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