Re: Been away ... what was the big announcement

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: ann sanfedele John Sessoms wrote: > When I get busy, I get behind on the list, and the only way to catch > up is to delete all the old digests and start fresh. Only had time to > see a few of the headers while deleting all the old digests. > > So what was the big announcement on the 16th

Re: Happy holidays

2008-12-18 Thread PN Stenquist
Best to you and yours, Bill. Paul On Dec 17, 2008, at 8:25 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Same to you fella. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" Subject: Happy holidays Let me be the first to wish every PDML'er, regardless of their faith

RE: Been away ... what was the big announcement

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Bob W" On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 6:47 PM, David J Brooks > wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:24 AM, John Sessoms > wrote: > >> When I get busy, I get behind on the list, and the only > way to catch up is > >> to delete all the old digests and start fresh. Only had > time to see a

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/17/2008 5:41:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, bruce.wal...@gmail.com writes: Steve Desjardins wrote: > We all slip up and tell the truth sometimes. > > Sigh, ok, it's true. I read PDML for the pictures. -bmw LOL. Mark! Marnie aka Doe :-) ---

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Dayton Why is liking a different color stupid? I don't get it. Many times when I want something, if it has color I may choose one. If you want to look like a 'Professional photographer', then black is in. But I'm saying that many people could care less about looking like a pro.

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: " Tim ?sleby Sorry Marnie, but I think you are a few months older than the usual target segment for this white DSRL :-) You and I like discretion yes. But the younger generation definitely don't. In fact most of them have the quite opposite approach to life. They will grab anything, tha

Re: Happy holidays

2008-12-18 Thread allaround6
Thanks, Bill...and the same good wishes to all! -p -Original Message- >From: Bill Owens >Sent: Dec 17, 2008 6:05 PM >To: pdml >Subject: Happy holidays >! >Let me be the first to wish every PDML'er, regardless of their faith >(or lack thereof) a joyous and happy holiday season and a heal

Re: FS Friday: K10D etc.

2008-12-18 Thread Stan Halpin
Pavol, I know you didn't intend to put your question here on the list, but I will reply here for the general interest (?) of others who have already commented. 1. If there is a problem with lens or camera, they can be fairly easily and cheaply adjusted/repaired, or so people say. 2. If you

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Dec 17, 2008, at 12:05 , Adam Maas wrote: == Cough, women aren't quite that stupid. So basically this is a stupid move on Pentax's part. (They could have spend the marketing money on something else. I'll be really surprised if it alone garners them any new sales.) Marnie a

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Stan Halpin
I agree, not really much to fuss about. Before my time (i.e., before I realized that cameras were anything more than a box to hold film, shutter mechanism, and lens mount), I understand that Pentax introduced versions of the Spotmatic where they, for example, put an internal stop on the sh

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Alling
No, I lost my marbles. I decided to experiment on my primary PC the day before yesterday and managed to screw up the network drivers. I'm presently reading the PDML on a web interface, because my I can't find the driver file that causes my machine to reboot every time it starts with the networ

Re: Back to the list, from Brasil

2008-12-18 Thread Stan Halpin
Sorry, I'll be using the car/van. But you can borrow my motor scooter if you dig it out of the snow. stan On Dec 17, 2008, at 6:00 AM, Luiz Felipe wrote: well, if all is forgiven, maybe I'll be able to get to my seat without punishment, meeting old and new friends, even if my previous beh

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Alling
I feel sorry about the horses dignity -Original Message- >From: Christian >Sent: Dec 17, 2008 2:01 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade > >Joseph McAllister wrote: >> >> On Dec 17, 2008, at 06:15 , Christian wrote: > >>> Anyway, here's a

PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
This was taken over the Thanksgiving weekend at Utah Lake right around dusk. Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm ISO 200, 1/750 sec @ f/6.7, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/utahlake_0013.htm Comments welcome -- Best regards, Bruce -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

K2000D white (as moms, as child)

2008-12-18 Thread Roman Melihhov
Good point Tim about moms dressing like their youngsters. This "white" line is so nice way to draw attention with so little effort. I remember I liked silver *istDL more than later boring dark K100D Super. It's a shame Pentax haven't introduced this time nothing but DCF NV binoculars, rifle sco

Re: Never buy from Amazon

2008-12-18 Thread m.9.wilson
AlunFoto wrote: > 2008/12/16 : > > I can think of so many responses involving the word "Iraq" that I am > > spoiled for choice. > > Does Amazon have a branch in Iraq? :-) > > Jostein Cheapest AK47s on the Arabian peninsular. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.n

Re: Happy holidays

2008-12-18 Thread Cotty
On 17/12/08, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: >Let me be the first to wish every PDML'er, regardless of their faith >(or lack thereof) a joyous and happy holiday season and a healthful, >happy and prosperous new year. Cheers Bill, best to you and Phyllis. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: Never buy from Amazon

2008-12-18 Thread Cotty
On 17/12/08, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hey, totally awesome! I got my quote on a t-shirt - that makes me, like, >kinda Shakespeare, right dude? I'd say more shake than speare ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread Cotty
>>> Very small town. >>> >> >> it's a one-horse town. >> >> Bob > >I know you're trying to start a pun thread... Nay, surely not. -- 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

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Cotty
On 17/12/08, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: >Cough, women aren't quite that stupid. Cough. ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Cotty
On 17/12/08, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: > Young men tend to show their buttoms. Tim, I think you've just defined a whole new photography fashion. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com __

Re: I like shooting better than...

2008-12-18 Thread m.9.wilson
Cory Waters wrote: > We got my mom and dad a digital frame for Christmas. I've been looking > through my digital catalog and have so far put about 75 pictures on the > card I'm putting in the frame for them. I like shooing the pictures a > hellofalot better than sorting through years o

Re: Never buy from Amazon

2008-12-18 Thread m.9.wilson
John Francis wrote: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:33:49AM +, m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: > > > > PN Stenquist wrote: > > > Your one news report flies in the face of much evidence to the > > > contrary. So do you go with the one news report? Not in a logical world. > > > Paul

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread m.9.wilson
John Celio wrote: > Via Pentaxforums.com: > > 3/4 front view > http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pentaxkmwhiterightfg1.jpg > > Top view > http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pentaxkmwhitetoprp2.jpg > > I think it's pretty cool looking (literally and figuratively). > Interest

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 6:51 AM, wrote: > Interesting look. No lens hood, as I suppose that would spoil the effect > with its black flock inner. They'll announce white-flocked lens hoods just in time for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day shopping season. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Jack Davis
Tough to grab even if hyper focus. A bit different coloring, almost like a combination of sepia and a natural lake water color. I know it needs that close-up stand of grass on the lower left, but it requires the "closer-up" right side to go OOF. A common dilemma. Nice job dealing with such issues

Re: K2000D white (as moms, as child)

2008-12-18 Thread Tim Øsleby
K10D came in september 06 So a January announcement will mean that they are speeding things up. I hope they will. Because pre PMA and pre summer is good timing. 2008/12/18 Roman Melihhov : > Good point Tim about moms dressing like their youngsters. This "white" line > is so nice way to draw atten

Re: Time Travel

2008-12-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 15, 2008, at 8:06 PM, Rick Womer wrote: It also reminded me of a key disadvantage of digital. I pulled out slides and negs I shot in 1965, and they're a bit dusty and faded, but viewable with a light box and loupe, and printable. Will anybody be able to view m

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bruce, That's a nice shot, very well composed and taking advantage of the backlight. I especially like how the plant life is glowing on the shore and mountains in the background. The shore line leads your eye right into the picture. Are those two chains of buoy's in the water high on the left? Rega

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread AlunFoto
I still think the look of this particular camera sucks. To me, that's what the fuss is about. Not about whether it's a good or bad idea to _attempt_ a design to flatter a certain target group in the market, which seems to be what this discussion is turning into. Jostein 2008/12/17 Ken Waller : >

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread AlunFoto
Peter, Have you tried to uninstall the drivers, and let the machine rediscover the hardware on next startup? If it is a registry issue, that may fix it... Best, Jostein 2008/12/18 Peter Alling : > No, I lost my marbles. I decided to experiment on my primary PC the day > before yesterday and man

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Luiz Felipe
Great pics, Bruce. I took the liberty of looking the others too :-) Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:28:03 -0800, Bruce Dayton escreveu: > This was taken over the Thanksgiving weekend at Utah Lake right > around dusk. > > Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm > I

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Tim Øsleby
I think it sucks too. But my personal preference is not worth a rats ass when it comes to marketing. And that's what this camera is all about. Like it or not. 2008/12/18 AlunFoto : > I still think the look of this particular camera sucks. To me, that's > what the fuss is about. Not about whether

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/18/2008 5:27:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, alunf...@gmail.com writes: I still think the look of this particular camera sucks. To me, that's what the fuss is about. Not about whether it's a good or bad idea to _attempt_ a design to flatter a certain target group in the ma

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Christian
Bruce Dayton wrote: This was taken over the Thanksgiving weekend at Utah Lake right around dusk. Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm ISO 200, 1/750 sec @ f/6.7, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/utahlake_0013.htm Comments welcome Nice one, Bruce. Like the muted colors. -- Christian

Re: PDML book update

2008-12-18 Thread Christian
ann sanfedele wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: I quite enjoy going through the list of shots (http://www.robertstech.com/pdmlbook/submissions.php) and reading the titles -- most of them give no indication of what the photo itself is like. Except Christian Skofteland's, of course... Yeah, he wa

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks for the comments, Jack - they are appreciated. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 18, 2008, 4:25:59 AM, you wrote: JD> Tough to grab even if hyper focus. A bit different coloring, JD> almost like a combination of sepia and a natural lake water color. JD> I know it needs that clos

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Bob, Yes, those are bouys - actually, they are a water ski course. This particular area of the lake is called Mud Lake - out in the shallows with the rushes. The nice thing about it is the depth and plant growth shelters it from the wind making things really rough. So a natural place to w

State of the art in DVD archiving

2008-12-18 Thread Dario Bonazza
Hi all, Lately I'm getting DVD's (TDK & Verbatim) which appear to be made of two discs sticked one upon another, without a proper sealing/finishing on their outer edge. Do you think they are genuine products or cheap fakes? Besides that, what in your opinion is the state of the art in DVD suppor

Re: ... K10D etc. etc

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 8:12 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Yes, but you should know that white goes with everything > Not after Labour Day.:-) Dave > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 5:09:24 PM, you wrote: >>> Yeah, but would you buy it in white ? > > MR> If Pentax bui

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Peter Alling I feel sorry about the horses dignity There is a special room in hell for people who dress animals up in costumes for holidays. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the lin

OT Slightly, This is what happens when you wait

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
I have been trying to be good this year, and not p=buy on credit, but do it the old fashion way and save up the money, then buy the item., Sorry for the global economic down turn i cause.:-) Saved up the money for the NIkon SB800 speed light flash i wanted for the D200 and D2H. Guess what, its d

re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Dayton This was taken over the Thanksgiving weekend at Utah Lake right around dusk. Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm ISO 200, 1/750 sec @ f/6.7, Handheld http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/utahlake_0013.htm Comments welcome I really like the rim lit quality of all those feathery f

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty >>> Very small town. >>> >> >> it's a one-horse town. >> >> Bob > >I know you're trying to start a pun thread... Nay, surely not. It's time to rein this in. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDM

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cotty Cough, women aren't quite that stupid. Cough. I laughed so hard I think I just coughed up a lung. -- 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 dir

Re: Happy holidays

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
And to you, and every one else on the list, Cotty to.:-) Dave On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > Let me be the first to wish every PDML'er, regardless of their faith > (or lack thereof) a joyous and happy holiday season and a healthful, > happy and prosperous new year. > > Bill

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:21 PM, frank theriault wrote: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:28 PM, John Celio wrote: >> Via Pentaxforums.com: >> >> 3/4 front view >> http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pentaxkmwhiterightfg1.jpg >> >> Top view >> http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pentaxkmwhitet

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
Bruce. Very nice shot. like the composition, and the floats ULC seem to add to the photo. I like the highlights in the fragmit. Dave On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 2:28 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > This was taken over the Thanksgiving weekend at Utah Lake right > around dusk. > > Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
Good shot. Our Santa Claus parade starts in front of our house.:-)That's how small we are. Dave On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Christian wrote: > Moving to a small town has been a real kick for me. Saturday we walked down > to Main Street (3 blocks from the house) to watch the annual Christm

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:34 AM, Cotty wrote: > > Very small town. >>> >>> it's a one-horse town. >>> >>> Bob >> >>I know you're trying to start a pun thread... > > Nay, surely not. If the shoe fits. Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: Time Travel

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> I've not lost a single digital image I've created, starting in 1984. I >> don't know how many thousands of negatives, slides, and prints have been >> lost as I could never account them properly. I don't miss them. > > Same here. I've lost fa

Re: Been away ... what was the big announcement

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Santa is running illegal alligator wrestling matches in the sewer? He does have time on his hands, most of the year. Dave > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Merlin Who wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 8:52 PM, Bob W wrote: On

Re: PESO - Checking Devices at Davisville Station

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
Really like the line work and comp on this one. The three people are staggered well. Now, add a car and steering wheel , and you have most of the people i see.:-) Dave On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:42 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Nowadays, I can't tell if they're cells, Blackberries, iPhones or >

Re: PESO: Another day, another car in the front yard

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Hello Charles, > > Actually kind of a cool shot. Sorry about the car, but the blue > lights from behind make it seem a bit eery. Nice composition as well. > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce My thoughts also Dave -- Equine Photography www.

question about Epson printers (R2800, R1900)

2008-12-18 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hello! I am again considering if I should buy a photo printer. I see that R2400 got replaced by R2880, and I see that Christine has been very happy with it. Does anybody have R1900? What is the difference from R2880? I see that they are using different types of inks, but I am not sure which one

PESO - Eye Spy

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
I think this one's kind of neat: http://knarf-underground.blogspot.com/2008/12/eye-spy.html Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRI

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 2:28 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > This was taken over the Thanksgiving weekend at Utah Lake right > around dusk. > > Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm > ISO 200, 1/750 sec @ f/6.7, Handheld > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/utahlake_0013.htm > > Comments welcome That's bea

Re: State of the art in DVD archiving

2008-12-18 Thread Luiz Felipe
Dario, I just gave up guessing wich media is fake and wich is original - in Brasil even the higher priced may be faked. Guess we can't rely on visual inspection to spot counterfeit media. I try to stay out of problems by burning two copies of different brands, and try to use Sony, Maxell or TDK

OT: Shakespeare sucketh, yea, even like unto a Hoover

2008-12-18 Thread Bob W
Shall I compare thee to a pile of poo? This is nothing to do with photography, but I know there are many here among us who enjoy a gloriously bad website, so here's one: http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/ It's about Shakespeare's sonnets, right? That's what the title says, and it's written in b

RE: Never buy from Amazon

2008-12-18 Thread Bob W
> On 17/12/08, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Hey, totally awesome! I got my quote on a t-shirt - that > makes me, like, > >kinda Shakespeare, right dude? > > > I'd say more shake than speare ;-) > you've been peeping again, haven't you -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n

Re: question about Epson printers (R2800, R1900)

2008-12-18 Thread Jack Davis
Igor, my only contribution is to mention that the K3 ink is their latest and, of course, the latest is always played up as the best. Jack (content owner of an R1800 since it first came out) --- On Thu, 12/18/08, Igor Roshchin wrote: > From: Igor Roshchin > Subject: question about Epson print

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread John Sessoms
From: AlunFoto I still think the look of this particular camera sucks. It's not the "look" that I find unappealing. A "white" K10D or K20D wouldn't bother me, although the color of the body wouldn't be a factor either way in a purchase decision. The bottom line for me is does the camera giv

Re: PESO - Eye Spy

2008-12-18 Thread Jack Davis
Is he chewing his nails out of fear of what that standing person is up to? Interesting, Frank. Jack --- On Thu, 12/18/08, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Eye Spy > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 10:14 AM > I think this one

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Ken Waller
Very good Capture ! I like the light & the composition. The side lighting really makes it. Not so sure about the rows of pilings in the ULH corner. Where's Utah Lake ? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" Subject: PESO - Dusk at the L

RE: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread John Celio
> The bottom line for me is does the camera give me the tools I want to > take the kind of photographs I want to take. The K2000 does NOT. And > making a "white" version is just lipstick on a pig. > > From Nikon we get the D3, D3x, and D700 > From Canon we get EOS 5D, EOS 50D, ... even the EOS R

Re: Union Square redux

2008-12-18 Thread Amita Guha
>> It snowed a bit here today, but unfortunately not when I was on Union >> Square >> >> http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371_i3HHm/1/437909860_JJ6Z3/Large Wow, that's a nice shot, Ann! Were you in one of the stores when you took it? That Optio did very nicely. Did you get to do any shopping

Re: Happy holidays

2008-12-18 Thread Amita Guha
Thanks, Bill! Happy holidays to all of you, and may all your photographic wishes come true. :) Amita -- 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: Another day, another car in the front yard

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > Living on a busy street, on a corner, it seems like about every few months > we have someone's vehicle up and over the curb into our yard. This Spring > we lost the streetlight on our corner (still not replaced) and today with a > bit of

Re: State of the art in DVD archiving

2008-12-18 Thread Ken Waller
Besides that, what in your opinion is the state of the art in DVD support for archiving pictures? In other words, which DVD's would you recommend? I much prefer external memory for storage, given the speed of download and the cost of these units. I saw a tetrabyte of external storage for $139.0

OT ? for the Pun discuss mailing list --

2008-12-18 Thread ann sanfedele
++== A Russian couple was walking down the street in Moscow one night, when the man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining", he said to his wife. "No, that felt more like snow to me", she replied. "No, I'm sure it was just rain" he said. Well

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: From: Cotty >>> Very small town. >>> >> >> it's a one-horse town. >> >> Bob > >I know you're trying to start a pun thread... Nay, surely not. It's time to rein this in. What? Are you trying to stirrup trouble? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pd

Re: PESO - Dusk at the Lake

2008-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Bruce: That's lovely. Leading shore line really makes for great composition. I've tried several times to photograph that plant (not sure what its called) but have never been successful. Really, really lovely! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" To: "P

Re: Union Square redux

2008-12-18 Thread ann sanfedele
Hi Amita thanks -- that shot was very lucky - for the most part I'm getting more and more annoyed with the Optio on some fronts and liking it on others... I really splurged upping that z10 to w60... there is still far too much noise at all levels, but being waterproof is definitely a plus.

Re: State of the art in DVD archiving

2008-12-18 Thread Dario Bonazza
Ken Waller wrote: I much prefer external memory for storage, given the speed of download and the cost of these units. I saw a tetrabyte of external storage for $139.00 USD. I do both (hard disk + DVD+/-R) hence my question remains. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net htt

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread ann sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: Cotty >>> Very small town. >>> >> >> it's a one-horse town. >> >> Bob > >I know you're trying to start a pun thread... Nay, surely not. It's time to rein this in. What? Are you trying to stirrup trouble? He's just horsing aroun

Re: Happy holidays

2008-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
Wishing you a great Holiday Season & New Year to you too! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" To: "pdml" Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:05 PM Subject: Happy holidays Let me be the first to wish every PDML'er, regardless of their faith (or lack thereof)

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:08 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > There is a special room in hell for people who dress animals up in costumes > for holidays. There's yet another room in hell for people who dress ~as~ animals for the holidays... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -H

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade Mark Roberts wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: Cotty >>> Very small town. >> >> it's a one-horse town. >> >> Bob > >I know you're trying

Re: OT ? for the Pun discuss mailing list --

2008-12-18 Thread Christian
That's a long way to get a pun -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ ann sanfedele wrote: ++== A Russian couple was walking down the street in Moscow one night, when the man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining", he said t

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:55 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade Mark Roberts wrote: John Sessoms wrote: From: Cotty >>> Very small town. >>> >> >> it's a one-horse town

Re: OT ? for the Pun discuss mailing list --

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:43 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > > ++== > A Russian couple was walking down the street in Moscow one night, when the > man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining", he said to his wife. > "No, that felt more like snow to me",

Re: Union Square redux

2008-12-18 Thread PN Stenquist
Nice shot, Ann. I don't remember those tents. In my Union Square days there was just a small farmer's market on the Broadway side of the park. Have you ever read /Time and Again/ by Jack Finney? Much of it takes place in the Union Square, Gramercy Park and Lady's Mile neighborhoods, circa 1

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:20 PM, John Celio wrote: > Then why don't you quit complaining, sell your obviously inadequate > Pentax crap and go buy a Nikon. > Give me two minutes. I just have to go make some popcorn, grab a beer and sit back to watch this flame war develop. Looks like it could b

PESO: Ashley on the Penon/Cantax

2008-12-18 Thread ann sanfedele
http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2526444_XRhmm/1/439044326_fRYzn/Large 800 ISO - I love how sharp this lens is -- but as it i manual focus it takes me 10 frames to get one in focus in low light. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_p

Re: OT: Shakespeare sucketh, yea, even like unto a Hoover

2008-12-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/ Shall I compare this to a train wreck now? Its whole design all logic doth defy, The text and background colors I avow, Make train wrecks easier upon the eye, Sometimes the text is centered on the page, While images are upon the left arrive, Th

Re: PESO: Ashley on the Penon/Cantax

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:28 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2526444_XRhmm/1/439044326_fRYzn/Large > > > 800 ISO - > I love how sharp this lens is -- but as it i manual focus it takes me 10 > frames to get one in focus in low light. Very pretty girl. And beautifully

Re: OT ? for the Pun discuss mailing list --

2008-12-18 Thread Jack Davis
Ann, have you no shame? =:>) Jack --- On Thu, 12/18/08, ann sanfedele wrote: > From: ann sanfedele > Subject: OT ? for the Pun discuss mailing list -- > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 12:43 PM > ++== > A Russian co

Re: PESO: Ashley on the Penon/Cantax

2008-12-18 Thread David J Brooks
Nice head shot, looks like our Norman. Good DOF here. BTW what is required to shoot a pentax 50 on a rebel, besides Cotty's sledge hammer and saw.:-) Dave On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:28 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2526444_XRhmm/1/439044326_fRYzn/Large > > > 800 I

Re: Been away ... what was the big announcement

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > He does have time on his hands, most of the year. He has time on his hands all year long! He exploits thousands of vertically challenged workers, knowing he can pay them slave-wages because they're otherwise unemployable due to their dis

Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Alling
I think those are adjoining rooms with furniture supplied by Katharine the Great... -Original Message- >From: frank theriault >Sent: Dec 18, 2008 3:54 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO - Spotted at the Christmas Parade > >On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 12:08 PM, John Sessoms

Re: PESO: Ashley on the Penon/Cantax

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Alling
If you have one of the 1.6x crop Canons you can use Pentax lenses with an adapter, and you don't even have to emasculate the Pentax lens... -Original Message- >From: David J Brooks >Sent: Dec 18, 2008 5:12 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO: Ashley on the Penon/Cantax >

Re: Happy holidays

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > Let me be the first to wish every PDML'er, regardless of their faith > (or lack thereof) a joyous and happy holiday season and a healthful, > happy and prosperous new year. > Thank you, Bill. All the best to you and Phyllis! cheers, frank

Re: PESO - Oz Bird

2008-12-18 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 6:42 PM, John Coyle wrote: > Sorry guys - if you were hoping for one of the sun-bronzed, blonde, > blue-eyed beauties we get here - this is quite different. > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8349547 That's a hell of a photo, John! The line of blooms is an outs

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Steve Desjardins
OTOH, look how much fun we're having with this. I think it's really an Xmas present for the PDML. -- 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: OT: Shakespeare sucketh, yea, even like unto a Hoover

2008-12-18 Thread Bob W
> (For those who do scroll down enough to see't), ... > Who will for long enough abide such shee't, Hang your head! The best part of the site is the very last bit at the bottom of the page. 'Wishful thinking' doesn't even begin to describe putting a copyright notice on such stuff. Bob > > > >

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Alling
Yes, I did try that. Unfortunatly it finds the same bad drivers all over again. It seems that Iomega replaces a number of dll's, (.sys files but they're dll's none the less), with older versions. It looks like it BSOD's on a loopback that is supposedly fixed by Win2K service pack 4. Because

RE: Shakespeare sucketh, yea, even like unto a Hoover

2008-12-18 Thread Anthony Farr
It's an age since I've seen a packapoo ticket as breathtakingly bad as that Regards, Anthony P.S. Can you recommend a good eye-bleach? > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Bob W > Sent: Friday, 19 December 2008 6:56 AM > To: 'Pen

Re: White K2000 pics

2008-12-18 Thread Peter Alling
>internal stop on the shutter speed dial so it would only move to >1/500 rather than 1/1000. Nau, a way cheaper solution than that. They just took the 1/1000 off the shutter speed dial. It still had the click stop and you could still set it. -Original Message- >From: Stan Halpin >Se

Re: Union Square redux

2008-12-18 Thread Amita Guha
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:07 PM, PN Stenquist wrote: > Nice shot, Ann. I don't remember those tents. In my Union Square days there > was just a small farmer's market on the Broadway side of the park. The tents are for the holiday fair on the south side of the park. The farmer's market used to be

Re: Union Square redux

2008-12-18 Thread Amita Guha
On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:53 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > come visits sometime! Ashley is getting cuter my the minute I will come visit, after the holidays! That pic you posted of Ashley is fantastic! Amita -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pd

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