Peso Tree and plowed field

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
I drive by this field every morning on my bus run. I like the plow lines and at certain times in the morning, it looks very nice. I'm not overly happy with this, but i think there is a shot here some how. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9282123 K10D, daf 50-200, LR 2 Dave --

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
You're still IN trouble, unless Darrell's last name is different than Christine's! :-) On Jun 2, 2009, at 09:56 , Cotty wrote: On 2/6/09, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Middle row: Christine Aguilera (aka Trouble!!!) ACK - sorry Christine - jetlag endemic here - just arrived home

Re: Peso Tree and plowed field

2009-06-02 Thread jdavisf8
I think you're right, David and you just may have found it. I like this. Well composed. Maybe a little more contrast in the furrows.(?) Might, also, allow the tree to stand out more against the background. Jack --- On Tue, 6/2/09, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty wrote: On 2/6/09, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Middle row: Christine Aguilera (aka Trouble!!!) ACK - sorry Christine - jetlag endemic here - just arrived home with 2 hours sleep on the overnight flight and 2 more this afternoon - that should of course be 'Christine Aguila. Now

Re: PESO 2009 - 079 - GDG

2009-06-02 Thread Luiz Felipe
Sorry, Godfrey... not my type. The photo is interesting... LF :-) Godfrey DiGiorgi escreveu: I haven't posted a self-portrait in a bit ... took this one while on my morning walk a couple of days ago enjoying the rediscovery of my Contax Tix camera.

Re: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread Ken Waller
I would highly reccommend the Pentax 300mm f4.5 FA SMC IF+ED. Its my most used lens. I have had it since new and it has never given me any troubles. True it has no tripod mount, but I've never found that to be the cause of throw away images. I've used mine with a Pentax A-1.4X-S convertor and

Re: PESO 2009 - 079 - GDG

2009-06-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi ramar...@mac.com wrote: I haven't posted a self-portrait in a bit ... took this one while on my morning walk a couple of days ago enjoying the rediscovery of my Contax Tix camera.

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Even so, it's producing some outstanding stuff (well, as outstanding as I ever get...) and the metering is lust-worthy. Doug. One of my big concerns with my K10D vs my D200 etc, is that just about every

Re: 2000 mm reflex lens

2009-06-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Oh, but they've brought into the 20th century, and added a tripod collar to save the poor camera mount plate. And how can a reflex lens have 8 elements in 6 groups? My 2000mm ƒ10 Celestron 8 has a mirror, and a secondary mirror. They must have packed a few elements into the small barrel to

Re: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread Ken Waller
has no tripod mount or availability for dedicated TC's What do you mean by dedicated ? I use a Pentax A-1.4X-S with mine and it works just fine (no AF of course) Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: John Whittingham jo...@carmel.ac.uk Subject:

Re: The Leica as a Teacher

2009-06-02 Thread Luiz Felipe
Some history... my first camera was a Pentax Km, bought in 1976 as replacement for the Spotmatic I wanted - tested one some months before and decided that was the camera I wanted to use, instead of dad's. Before the Km, I used dad's gear often enough: Agfa Karat, Leicas 3f and 3g, with 35 to

Re: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Ken Waller Subject: Re: 300mm AF lens I would highly reccommend the Pentax 300mm f4.5 FA SMC IF+ED. Its my most used lens. I have had it since new and it has never given me any troubles. True it has no tripod mount, but I've never found that to be the

Re: 2000 mm reflex lens

2009-06-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister Subject: Re: 2000 mm reflex lens Oh, but they've brought into the 20th century, and added a tripod collar to save the poor camera mount plate. And how can a reflex lens have 8 elements in 6 groups? My 2000mm ƒ10 Celestron 8 has a mirror,

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands Dave, the metering of the K-7 is effing amazing. Doug had some shots that we couldn't believe: Scenes that presented amazingly difficult tasks for metering were handled perfectly, with no blown

Re: 2000 mm reflex lens

2009-06-02 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 01:30:28PM -0700, Joseph McAllister scripsit: And how can a reflex lens have 8 elements in 6 groups? My 2000mm ƒ10 Celestron 8 has a mirror, and a secondary mirror. They must have packed a few elements into the small barrel to magnify the image from a 6 design to

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Even so, it's producing some outstanding stuff (well, as outstanding as I ever get...) and the metering is lust-worthy. Doug. One of my big concerns with my K10D vs my D200 etc, is

Re: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
Thanks. That's worth a look. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:57 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: DA* 60-250, f6.7 @ 1/1500, ISO 400, 60mm. Continuous autofocus on K20D. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9278935size=lg

RE: Peso Tree and plowed field

2009-06-02 Thread Bob W
I drive by this field every morning on my bus run. I like the plow lines and at certain times in the morning, it looks very nice. I'm not overly happy with this, but i think there is a shot here some how. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9282123 K10D, daf 50-200, LR 2 Dave

RE: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread Bob W
how did I miss that first time round? That's a really good shot! Bob Thanks. That's worth a look. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:57 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: DA* 60-250, f6.7 @ 1/1500, ISO 400, 60mm.

Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(

2009-06-02 Thread Rick Womer
Ralf, Did you try dropping out the focusing screen and re-seating it? I have fixed alignment and focusing problems in my K10D thus. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 6/2/09, Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: My K10D has contracted a focussing problem. Optimum

Re: Peso Tree and plowed field

2009-06-02 Thread Ken Waller
Nice capture as is, but I agree there's more there. Among other things I'd try would be a lower perspective. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Peso Tree and plowed field I drive by this field every

Re: Re: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread Jens
Thanks, Ken I may tri to find one at a reasonable price. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Jun 2, 2009 22:19 Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: I would highly reccommend the Pentax 300mm f4.5 FA SMC IF+ED. Its my most used lens. I have had it since

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread Cory Waters
Thanks guys. I like the shot too but decided not to enter it because I'd gotten the idea from Tony Sweet's presentation Friday night. I figured they'd get loads of sweetened shots. Of course, with the rain they'd been getting on the mountain of late, the judges got lots of stream and

Re: Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Jens
I must say I'm quite happy with my K20D. I'm actuaælly considering buying a second one. Perhaps I should go for the K7 in stead. Or maybe the new K7 will make used prises of the K20D drop a bit (if any are available at all). I'm definitely selling my K10D. I just use it for back-up and for

Re: The world's greatest Pentax service has just gone down the drain. :-(

2009-06-02 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Did you try dropping out the focusing screen and re-seating it? I have fixed alignment and focusing problems in my K10D thus. Yes I have. Several times and with two different screens: the original screen and a Chinese split-image screen. Problem still

Re: PESO 2009 - 079 - GDG

2009-06-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3578924004_4f09cd150b_o.jpg 079 - Self Portrait On Walk - Sunnyvale 2009 Contax Tix - Kodak Advantix BW 400 film scanned with Nikon LS-40 - processed in Lightroom ?flickr page:

Re: The Leica as a Teacher

2009-06-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: snip The older photographers among us had little choice but to learn the way Mike suggests. My early photography was with an MX which I bought by not smoking for a year. I generally shot black white and rarely had anything

GFM shots from Ted

2009-06-02 Thread tbeilby
Figured how to put a few shots on my site: http://www.beilbyvisualarts.com/id7.html Comments welcomed Who did the shot of me with my 40mm? Ted -- 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

RE: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread John Whittingham
No AF, 300mm AF lens. John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Ken Waller [kwal...@peoplepc.com] Sent: 02 June 2009 21:23 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 300mm AF lens has no tripod mount or availability for

Re: Peso Tree and plowed field

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Ken, Ill try that next time, may be this weekend if weather holds. Dave On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice capture as is, but I agree there's more there. Among other things I'd try would be a lower perspective. Kenneth Waller

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Steve, I'm not Doug either, but I did fondle the K-7 on Saturday. Nothing is as small as the DS, but the K-7 is smaller and sharper angled than the K10 or K20. It feels notably smaller than the K10 or K20 and handles that way. See the comparison shots posted online. Plus the screen on the back

Re: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Franklin
I have the the Pentax F* 300/4.5, I use it all the time, and I love it. The only lens I have that's better is the FA* 200/2.8. I got the F* instead of the FA* because the F* has the tripod collar and foot. I can't compare it to any other 300s, though, since I've never had any others. --

Peso Brick windows Redo

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9282120 Did this in LR as opposed to Preview. LR2 adjusted and saved for email. It does not look this bright in LR, i'm afraid. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region,

Re: Peso Brick windows Redo

2009-06-02 Thread Brian Walters
Hmmm I don't know why it looks different in LR than as presented here, but just judging what I can see, I think something between this and the original image would be just about right. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia

Re: PESO - Smoking at Queen and Ossington Part I

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
You have a well focused hip Frank. Dave On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 1:09 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I was going to post this tomorrow, but since it looks like I might not be on a computer for a while, I'll do it now:

Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Luiz Felipe ...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time... How do you guys say potato??? It's pronounced Do you want fries with that? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Peso Tree and plowed field

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:08 PM, jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I think you're right, David and you just may have found it. I like this. Well composed. Maybe a little more contrast in the furrows.(?) Might, also, allow the tree to stand out more against the background. Jack I really need to

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: Thanks guys.  I like the shot too but decided not to enter it because I'd gotten the idea from Tony Sweet's presentation Friday night.  I figured they'd get loads of sweetened shots.  Of course, with the rain they'd been

Re: Peso: Odd country sighting

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: mike wilson William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Peso: Odd country sighting On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 1:59 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: I wasn't quite sure what to make of this.

Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

2009-06-02 Thread David Savage
2009/6/3 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: Luiz Felipe ...looks like I'm going to learn english the third time... How do you guys say potato??? It's pronounced Do you want fries with that? Chips. Only the American fast food joints call them fries. :-) DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Peso: Odd country sighting

2009-06-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Nasty stuff. Handled a few in my day. Good for spreading Brie on crackers too. The holes in it made it good for stirring soups. I left my last one in a cabinet in New Hampshire next to the 1 kilo brown bottle of DDT and the Rose Powder. On Jun 2, 2009, at 16:03 , John Sessoms wrote:

No GFM:-(

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: paul stenquist My daughter's second chemo session is scheduled for Friday. I take her to the hospital and pick her up when she's finished, so I had to cancel my GFM reservation. Once again. In any case, they refunded my money with a smile, as always. So a spot has opened up, although

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
BTW was this just a regular double exposere or Tony's spin to it aswell. Dave On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: Thanks guys.  I like the shot too but decided not to enter it because I'd gotten the idea from Tony Sweet's presentation Friday night.  I

Re: OT - Oz is a big place.

2009-06-02 Thread Joseph McAllister
Fries are skinnier than the standard British chips. We gave up the serving of those fat chips full of grease when some kid stepped on a few one day, threw them back in the oil for a bit to clean off the dirt and invented the Potato Chip. Some years later, an America's Cup deckhand stepped

Re: Ricehigh is at it again

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan So what's the price of the new K-7 ? ! ! If you've got me to pay $1,400 for a new K-7, I'll surely pay $1,500 for a full frame Pentax. Regards, Bob S. If memory serves, both the K-10D and K-20D debuted in that price range before falling back somewhat. -- PDML

Re: irreverent GFM questions

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Scott Loveless On 5/27/09, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: I was going to shoot some film, but I'm finding it hard to find some room for a third camera. :-) Cheers, Christine There's always room for film. Or is it Jell-O? I can't remember. Since they're both

Re: Ricehigh is at it again

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Franklin Anthony Farr wrote: OTOH it's an interesting method of market research. Just fly a few extravagent kites and see how much interest they arouse. If the rumoured products are unpopular then the company merely disclaims them. Politicians and their ilk do it all the

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/6/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: And Stan Harding is really Stan Halpin. More trouble! ROTFL Oh for Pete's sakeer I mean Stan's sake. Where the hell did I get 'Harding' from??? Feeling more human tonight - back to the grind tomorrow. Apologies Stan. Total brain

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread Cory Waters
It was done in camera.  I could hardly believe it because all the presenters say this can only be done with Cannon or Nikon cameras... (evil grin) One sharp focused and one really softwas done in camera by my now three generation old K10.  It couldn't have been easier. CW On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at

Re: Quick GFM Gallery

2009-06-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery13/ More later, maybe. Gotta catch up on a lot of things that were left undone while I was away at the mountain. c'est fromage I'm blushing! ...for those who weren't at GFM: Doug and I decided to give

Re: OT PESO - Juggernaut

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: mike wilson David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All Speaking of trains: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disavage/3545844358/ Direct link (~100kb) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3545844358_3cd524ab78_o.jpg EvilDCam700, Smegma 24-70mm f2.8 @ 62mm, f32 @ 1/5,

Re: Peso Tree and plowed field

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: That's a beautiful scene, and 99.9% of people who've ever taken a picture would be extremely happy with that photo, but I agree with you that the scene is well worth working a bit more. It would be a wonderful spot to

Re: OT - Big Changes

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
Any chance to make more money is good i suppose.;-) I'm sure yo will be getting a tom of good street shots. If you feel the need to peso, maybe I and my mac laptop caqn meet up once in a while for such. Dave On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:32 PM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: oh, yeah, sorry Dave. I've been knee-deep in computer issues today and have only half watched the list. Here are three samples, just quick grabs to see how the camera handled things:

Re: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
Thanks Bob. On Jun 2, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Bob W wrote: how did I miss that first time round? That's a really good shot! Bob Thanks. That's worth a look. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:57 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:

Re: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
Interesting angle and framing. Dave On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: DA* 60-250, f6.7 @ 1/1500, ISO 400, 60mm. Continuous autofocus on K20D. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9278935size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GFM shots from Ted

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
Some excellent shots. Thanks for sharing. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 5:38 PM, tbei...@sbcglobal.net tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Figured how to put a few shots on my site: http://www.beilbyvisualarts.com/id7.html Comments welcomed Who did the shot of me with my 40mm? Ted -- PDML

Re: No GFM:-(

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
Thanks John. We're hanging in there. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:17 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: paul stenquist My daughter's second chemo session is scheduled for Friday. I take her to the hospital and pick her up when she's finished, so I had to cancel my GFM reservation. Once again. In

Re: Quick GFM Gallery

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
A lot of excellent shots here. The last one is superb, as is the river/ rapids that almost fills the frame. Like the horses as well. Many winners. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 8:04 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Doug Brewer wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery13/

Re: Peso Brick windows Redo

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
Much better. Now the shadow works for you. You might still burn in the left side just a bit more. But it's a good shot. I like it. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 1:52 PM, David J Brooks wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9282120 Did this in LR as opposed to Preview. LR2 adjusted and

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread Stan Halpin
It is Stan Halpin, not Harding. But that's ok. She is far better known around by the public here that I am, and I often get the Mr. Harding business... stan On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:51 AM, Cotty wrote: On 1/6/09, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: How about a key to put names to

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Cory Waters waters.c...@gmail.com wrote: It was done in camera.  I could hardly believe it because all the presenters say this can only be done with Cannon or Nikon cameras... (evil grin) Thats because they don't know any better. One sharp focused and one

Re: OT - Big Changes

2009-06-02 Thread Stan Halpin
Good luck with it Frank. I will miss your PESOs, I hope you can work up some sort of computer system. Is it possible to put imaging software on a thumb drive and run it from there on a library or other public machine? Or are there free or low cost photo hosting sites that have on-line image

Re: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread David Mann
Yeah, what he said. A previous owner of my F*300 had taken some heavy machinery to the foot to reduce its height. I think I preferred my F* over the old A*. Cheers, Dave On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:20 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: I have the the Pentax F* 300/4.5, I use it all the time, and I love

Re: Home from GFM

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan Not enough deer butt in that one... On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 4:54 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Cory Waters Forgot an a there... Stef is A natural. ?REALLY good mushroom shots. To begin quoting from the weekend: There can never be enough rump in

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Cory Waters Thanks Paul, If you'd seen the winning images, you wouldn't be surprised at all. The leafs on a rock shot did get a dishonorable mention in the program and I was pretty proud of that. CW paul stenquist wrote: Some nice shots. I'm surprised you didn't earn at least an

Re: Ricehigh is at it again

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Franklin
John Sessoms wrote: From: Doug Franklin Politicians and their ilk do it all the time. They call it a trial balloon. I thought that was Run it up the flag-pole and see who salutes! It /was/. Times change. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread J.C. O'Connell
The way cool thing about the a* and m* 300mm/4 lenses that is often Not mentioned is they are super compact and lightweight. Shorter And lighter than any other kmount pentax 300mm lenses ever made. That matters A lot when you are talking about a 300mm lens and you want to hand Hold it. The A*

Re: Quick GFM Gallery

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Franklin
Mark Roberts wrote: C'est fromage In the immortal words of Steve Martin: Omelette du fromage! -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- 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: 300mm AF lens

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Franklin
David Mann wrote: A previous owner of my F*300 had taken some heavy machinery to the foot to reduce its height. Yikes! I like the foot because it gives me a good handhold when I'm not using the monopod. With IS, it's an eminently handholdable lens at the 1/125 to 1/250 shutter speeds I

Re: GOAY: GFM

2009-06-02 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: Which brings up another question. Does anyone know how long it will take for the 2009 winners to get posted? I gave Landis a disc of all the winners before leaving but I expect it will be a couple of weeks before their web people get them on line. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Chris Pound from Pentaximaging - no nonsense promo vid on K-7

2009-06-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: Derby Chang I think I love you, K-7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNCHdsZI88g I didn't really get much of a hands on at GFM; only got to look at it for a few minutes there. I guess I could have explored it more thoroughly, but there were others waiting and I wanted to get back out

test

2009-06-02 Thread p. j. alling
test -- -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K.

test

2009-06-02 Thread webstertwentysix
test -- -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K.

SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!

2009-06-02 Thread webstertwentysix
Just what the subject says. I was out walking with a relatively full kit and I spied what I thought was a Cormorant, but turned out to be what looked like a diving duck of some kind. I mounted the the F 1.7x adapter and the A*300, and couldn't achieve focus. I thought it was the adapter, but

Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Franklin
webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: A*300 So does anyone know of a good lens repair place in the US, it's a cinch that Pentax won't repair it I wouldn't bet on that. Call them. If anyone can fix it right, they can. Personally, I've had very good experience with Pentax Colorado several

RE: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!

2009-06-02 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Double check it isnt a problem with the camera by trying On another body or by careful inspection of test shots taken With lens set at infinity and aimed at infinty and again With lens set at infinity and aimed at 200/300 yards. J.C. O'Connell ( mailto:hifis...@gate.net ) -Original

Re: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Cool shot! Great perspective - you and that lens seem to be getting along very well so far. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, June 1, 2009, 3:31:41 PM, you wrote: PS DA* 60-250, f6.7 @ 1/1500, ISO 400, 60mm. Continuous autofocus on K20D. PS http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9278935size=lg

Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!

2009-06-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I tested several other lenses on the camera body in question and all of them focus to infinity. I guess it could be the *ist-Ds so I'll try in on the D and one of my LX's or MX's just to make sure, but I'm pretty sure that I eliminated the body as a problem when it could focus the F 70-210 to

Re: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Can you give us more insight on the handling and usage? Does it have a tripod mount? Do you use it on a tripod or monopod? How hand holdable is it, etc...we can see the imaging capability, but would be great to know it's handling. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, June 1, 2009, 7:09:19 PM, you

Re: got the K7 in my hot little hands

2009-06-02 Thread Doug Brewer
Desjardins, Steve wrote: Doug, How does it feel in your hands? I was very fond of the *ist D and DS but less so of the K10D. I'm kind of hoping for a cross between the *ist D and the MZ-S. ;-) It seems to be about the size of the istD, but sharper, with a more pronounced grip, and it is

Stupid test

2009-06-02 Thread P. J. Alling
This is a stupid test of a work around of Gmail's mailing list can't see your own post filter, Please ignore. -- -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might

RE: Stupid test

2009-06-02 Thread David Savage
Umm you can. Once someone reply's, or you check your sent items mailbox. DS -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Wednesday, 3 June 2009 11:16 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Stupid test This is a

Re: Stupid test

2009-06-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't like stupid machinery deciding what I can and cannot do. If this works it will be a very round about hack, (because the straight forward one didn't work). David Savage wrote: Umm you can. Once someone reply's, or you check your sent items mailbox. DS -Original Message-

Re: Stupid test

2009-06-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 6/2/09, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I don't like stupid machinery deciding what I can and cannot do. If this works it will be a very round about hack, (because the straight forward one didn't work). Once someone replies, your message is right there in the thread. Or you

GESO: The New Generation

2009-06-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Last week, I spent a lot of time on my little rose garden in front of our house. I pruned and fertilized the surviving rose plants and planted two new ones to replace the ones that died over the winter. I was quite pleased with how good it looked. Saturday, I went out to admire the blooms, but

YAGFMG (Yet another GFM Gallery)

2009-06-02 Thread Stan Halpin
My own quick gallery plus links to the others posted so far... Note, many of my shots were before GFM, elsewhere in NC, as labeled. Shots including me are by Meg. stan http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p1036362180 http://cwaters.smugmug.com/gallery/8409204_ggmwR#552134882_ZdcSy

Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
I would check with Pentax Colorado. They might still be able to repair that lens. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:43 PM, webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Just what the subject says. I was out walking with a relatively full kit and I spied what I thought was a Cormorant, but turned out to be what

Re: Quick GFM Gallery

2009-06-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well you have a couple of stunners in there - great work! -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 7:20:45 AM, you wrote: MR http://www.robertstech.com/blog/photos/gallery13/ MR More later, maybe. MR Gotta catch up on a lot of things that were left undone while I was MR away at the

Re: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
Thanks. Yes, I love the lens. Shot a couple hundred frames at Grace's soccer game today. Lots of keepers. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:06 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Cool shot! Great perspective - you and that lens seem to be getting along very well so far. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, June

Re: YAGFMG (Yet another GFM Gallery)

2009-06-02 Thread Stan Halpin
And there was at least one other, by Ted, that I've lost the link to. stan On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:35 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: My own quick gallery plus links to the others posted so far... Note, many of my shots were before GFM, elsewhere in NC, as labeled. Shots including me are by Meg.

Re: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
It has a tripod mount. It's easily removable, so I leave it off for hand holding. The only time I've used it on a tripod was when testing/ adjusting the autofocus. It's easily handholdable. Feels good. At 60mm, it's about the same length as the DA*50-135, but a bit fatter. It extends

Re: Stupid test

2009-06-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
It's SPAM for me now... On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:15 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: This is a stupid test of a work around of Gmail's mailing list can't see your own post filter, Please ignore. -- -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or

Re: Chris Pound from Pentaximaging - no nonsense promo vid on K-7

2009-06-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
A wonderful video presentation. I want that camera! Dan On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:20 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Derby Chang I think I love you, K-7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNCHdsZI88g I didn't really get much of a hands on at GFM; only got to look at it

Re: YAGFMG (Yet another GFM Gallery)

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
Good stuff. Thanks for posting. Christine is a hottie! Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:35 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: My own quick gallery plus links to the others posted so far... Note, many of my shots were before GFM, elsewhere in NC, as labeled. Shots including me are by Meg. stan

stupid test2

2009-06-02 Thread P. J. Alling
You know the drill carry on -- -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog.

Re: GFM shots from Ted

2009-06-02 Thread David J Brooks
Nice gallery there Ted. Dave On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:38 PM, tbei...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Figured how to put a few shots on my site: http://www.beilbyvisualarts.com/id7.html Comments welcomed Who did the shot of me with my 40mm? Ted -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

stupid test 3 to confirm stupid test 2 (this should be the last)

2009-06-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Anyone who'd like to know how I did it, I'll e-mail off list, they'll be properly appalled. -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul;

Re: PESO: Feet

2009-06-02 Thread paul stenquist
Make that it extends another 2.5 inches or so at 250 mm. Brain fade. Although it's a substantial lens, it's relatively compact. And it's built like a tank. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:41 PM, paul stenquist wrote: It has a tripod mount. It's easily removable, so I leave it off for hand

Re: SMC A* 300mm f4.0 no longer focuses to infinity!

2009-06-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I thought all A lenses were on the no longer serviced list. But I'll look into it and give them a call. It's toll free so it couldn't hurt. paul stenquist wrote: I would check with Pentax Colorado. They might still be able to repair that lens. Paul On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:43 PM,

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