RE: OT - a Quick delurk

2009-09-07 Thread Bob W
> > cheers, > frank > Nice to have you back, albeit temporarily. Enjoyed the photos, as usual. Looking forward to the next batch. Bob -- 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 abov

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The 2009-2010 PDML Photo Annual... and exhibit

2009-09-07 Thread AlunFoto
2009/9/7 Bob Sullivan : > Jostein, > The exhibit from May to mid-June would mean GFM on of those weekends. > Maybe we could arrange a 2-for-1 meet, traveling from one event to the next. > Regards,  Bob S. Traditionally, a vernissage takes place on the day before the opening of an exhibition. Your

Re: Privacy / mail-archive.com

2009-09-07 Thread Tim Bray
Put another way: "What happens on the Internet stays on the Internet... forever". -Tim -- 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: Save your pennies: Leica M9

2009-09-07 Thread David Mann
On Sep 6, 2009, at 9:51 PM, Bob W wrote: So buying a Leica M9 will save you at least £3,500 over 3 years. That's enough to have Chas Roberts build you a custom, made-to-measure, handbuilt Audax bicycle and still have some money left to buy Rapha cycle clothing. http://www.robertscycles.com

Re: Coming to Kent/East Sussex in eraly October

2009-09-07 Thread David Mann
On Sep 7, 2009, at 9:27 AM, Bob W wrote: Dates, man. Dates! I made a nice pear, honey & date crumble the other day. Dave -- 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

Re: OT - a Quick delurk

2009-09-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Heya! Hope life's treating you well, Frank. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 7:12 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Still without a computer, but I borrowed one for a bit and I thought > I'd pop in to say hi and let y'all know I'm still alive. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pd

Re: PESO - Tiptoes

2009-09-07 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: Last one for a while*, this was taken of a mural painter at an art show. I just thought it looked kind of cool: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tiptoes.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank (*) Does this mean this shot is the last one you WILL have t

Re: PDML (UK) London September meet

2009-09-07 Thread SV Hovland
Hm, I am counting buttons here. Stavanger isn't far off from London, Ryan Air does have some cheap tickets, my wife is on a trip with friends, I have some work on the house it would be nice to get away from, I do like english beer and I have a Pentax camera... Stig Vidar Hovland ___

Re: More Lyndsaye

2009-09-07 Thread Keith Whaley
William Robb wrote: Thanks all for your kind comments on my attempt at art. Christine, I didn't even notice that pendant until late in the shoot. (I'm so bad that way) Dan, thanks for commenting. Bob, I did some PS work on the skin imperfections, probably I should have taken it somewhat furthe

Re: PDML (UK) London September meet

2009-09-07 Thread AlunFoto
I can recommend a few hotels in the area. Drop me a line off list if needed. Jostein 2009/9/7 SV Hovland : > Hm, I am counting buttons here. > > Stavanger isn't far off from London, Ryan Air does have some cheap tickets, > my wife is on a trip with friends, I have some work on the house it would

RE: Save your pennies: Leica M9

2009-09-07 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: > It's apparently going to be the price of a small car. So let's say it will > cost the same as a Fiat 500, which was the best small car of last year, > according to some poll or other. > http://www.channel4.com/4car/rt/fiat/500/2162/2 > > Taking the midpoint of the price rang

Re: 2009-10 PDML Annual

2009-09-07 Thread AlunFoto
2009/9/7 ann sanfedele : > also useful - throwing the prints agains the kitchen wall to see if they > stick > > ann Yep. Got that T-shirt: http://www.cafepress.co.uk/cp/moredetails.aspx?productNo=83198701&pr=F&showbleed=false&colorNo=1&tab=1&Zoom=2 Shortlink: http://turl.no/543 Jostein -- http

Re: Coming to Kent/East Sussex in eraly October

2009-09-07 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob W wrote: > Dates, man. Dates! As soon as I'll know them. Stay tuned. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: out of bath

2009-09-07 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
@eactivist:hehe, best thing is that there is a multitude of methods i use for these :) thanks all, glad you're liking it On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 5:22 AM, wrote: > In a message dated 9/6/2009 6:51:33 P.M. Pacific  Daylight Time, > lukastr...@gmail.com  writes: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamon

Re: OT - a Quick delurk

2009-09-07 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Frank! The news is that Pentax has decided that FF sensors are pretentious and Mark is living exclusively on Dunkin Donuts. Steve Desjardins - Original Message - From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Mon Sep 07 00:12:39 2009 Subject: OT - a Quick delurk Still

Re: PESO: out of bath

2009-09-07 Thread eckinator
Like it a lot! Cheers Ecke Slide duplicator FS - anyone? ]=) 2009/9/7 Luka Knezevic-Strika : > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/3894371076/ > > yashicamat 124 g, ilford pan 400, microphen, fake-scan by > photographing an enlargement > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > htt

Re: GESO Play

2009-09-07 Thread Derby Chang
Christine Aguila wrote: Probably not to everyone's taste, but I thought I'd give the technique a try. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/play/index.html Comments welcome, and if you don't like them, feel free to say so. Cheers, Christine I've felt like this on the occasional Sunday morning. As

Re: PESO: out of bath

2009-09-07 Thread Derby Chang
Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/3894371076/ yashicamat 124 g, ilford pan 400, microphen, fake-scan by photographing an enlargement Gorgeous, both the photo and the model. Very filmic D -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDM

RE: Interesting K7 review

2009-09-07 Thread Desjardins, Steve
I rarely enter the OS debates (being Catholic I already have a religion) but I currently own a MacBook and a Dell laptop. I inherited the MacBook when my daughter went off to Africa. I use the MacBook on a regular basis as my home computer. It's a good machine, but it's just no light-years ah

Re: GESO Play

2009-09-07 Thread Toine
No2 is very nice. Maybe a little more contrast / punch and maybe the green part cropped. Toine 2009/9/6 Christine Aguila : > Probably not to everyone's taste, but I thought I'd give the technique a > try. > > http://www.caguila.com/caguila/play/index.html > > Comments welcome, and if you don't l

OT - Mmmm....doughnut whiskey

2009-09-07 Thread Derby Chang
Bill Owens? http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/07/moonshine/ D -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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: PESO: Hummer

2009-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Frank. Good to hear from you again! Regards, Bob S On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:49 AM, frank theriault wrote: > On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 12:13 AM, P. J. Alling > wrote: >> Yes and now I hate you too... >> >> Maybe I hated you before, where's Frank with that list when I need him. > > Here I a

Re: Interesting K7 review

2009-09-07 Thread eckinator
LOL... [quote from memory] To all you iPhone owners, don't act like you invented it, you only bought the bloody thing! Cheers Ecke 2009/9/7 Desjardins, Steve : > > Let's modernize our debate and go to iPhone vs. Blackberry. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/

Re: PESO - Tiptoes

2009-09-07 Thread Derby Chang
frank theriault wrote: Last one for a while, this was taken of a mural painter at an art show. I just thought it looked kind of cool: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tiptoes.html Comments always welcome. cheers, frank That looks highly unsafe to me, but maybe there lies the t

Re: GESO - Bike Polo!

2009-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Frank, Bike Polo? I wouldn't get to close! The 2nd(?) shot with the guy focused on the ball and the mallet in full swing is great. But you don't want to be on the other end of that shot. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:33 AM, frank theriault wrote: > A bunch of (mostly) bike couriers h

Re: Interesting K7 review

2009-09-07 Thread Mark Roberts
eckinator wrote: >LOL... [quote from memory] To all you iPhone owners, don't act like >you invented it, you only bought the bloody thing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k3zvI2tyPM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fadamthinks%2Ecom%2Fiphone%2F&feature=player_embedded#t=76 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The 2009-2010 PDML Photo Annual... and exhibit

2009-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jostein, Maybe we need a finissage or a midissage to accomodate more schedules. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:50 AM, AlunFoto wrote: > 2009/9/7 Bob Sullivan : >> Jostein, >> The exhibit from May to mid-June would mean GFM on of those weekends. >> Maybe we could arrange a 2-for-1 meet,

Re: GESO - Couple of Street Photos

2009-09-07 Thread Jack Davis
Frank, good you came up to make contact and post a couple. Conversions look just fine to me and congrats on being published. Later, Jack --- On Sun, 9/6/09, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: GESO - Couple of Street Photos > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: S

Re: GESO - Couple of Street Photos

2009-09-07 Thread Graydon
On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 12:16:33AM -0400, frank theriault scripsit: > Cheap and nasty processing using a freebie programme downloaded from > the 'net, so be charitable wrt the conversion, etc. Yo, Frank -- ufraw is free, and maybe a bit quirky, but not nasty: http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/ -- Gra

Re: GESO - Couple of Street Photos

2009-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
Good to hear from you Frank. The conversions look good on the laptop. I like them both, but the first one is a very good portrait shot. Dave On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:16 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Gotta Quarter? > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/09/gotta-quarter_06.html > > Markie W

Re: GESO - Couple of Street Photos

2009-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
What program did you use.?? Dave On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:16 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Gotta Quarter? > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/09/gotta-quarter_06.html > > Markie Wheels. > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/09/markie-wheels.html > > Cheap and nasty processing using

Re: OT - a Quick delurk

2009-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
I still have the one from my on site days at the house Frank. Its yours if you want it. Has PS 6 and internet ready. Dave On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:12 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Still without a computer, but I borrowed one for a bit and I thought > I'd pop in to say hi and let y'all know I'm

Re: GESO - Bike Polo!

2009-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
Nice st Frank Dave On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 1:33 AM, frank theriault wrote: > A bunch of (mostly) bike couriers have been having fun (along with > lots of cuts and bruises) this summer playing bike polo: > > http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/09/bike-polo.html > > Just scroll down and click on

Re: PESO: out of bath

2009-09-07 Thread ann sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/3894371076/ yashicamat 124 g, ilford pan 400, microphen, fake-scan by photographing an enlargement Love it!! cheers, frank me too I think it works, Luka - I m

Re: 2009-10 PDML Annual

2009-09-07 Thread ann sanfedele
AlunFoto wrote: 2009/9/7 ann sanfedele : also useful - throwing the prints agains the kitchen wall to see if they stick ann Yep. Got that T-shirt: http://www.cafepress.co.uk/cp/moredetails.aspx?productNo=83198701&pr=F&showbleed=false&colorNo=1&tab=1&Zoom=2 Shortlink: http://turl.no/5

sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
After five years of digital, I have finally encountered a piece of dirt that my ear blower won't dislodge. It's a small black spec in the middle of my K7D sensor, invisible to the naked eye -- at least to my naked eye. But it's definitely dirt, because it's size varies with the aperture se

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
Pentax Imagesensor cleaning kit ICK-1 has worked flawlessly several times for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXLDwbR3V54 Dario - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 5:06 PM Subject: sensor cleaning kit After

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Graydon
On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 11:06:20AM -0400, Paul Stenquist scripsit: > After five years of digital, I have finally encountered a piece of dirt > that my ear blower won't dislodge. It's a small black spec in the middle > of my K7D sensor, invisible to the naked eye -- at least to my naked eye. > B

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread ann sanfedele
taking it to a camera repair shop and ponying up $40 :-) ann - no dirt no more on her sensnor - san Paul Stenquist wrote: After five years of digital, I have finally encountered a piece of dirt that my ear blower won't dislodge. It's a small black spec in the middle of my K7D sensor, invis

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread P. J. Alling
I think Pentax makes/sells, (and similar devices are available from other sources), a sticky pad on a stick that doesn't require undue skill. It doesn't sound like you need a full cleaning, just a spot touch up. Paul Stenquist wrote: After five years of digital, I have finally encountered a

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread P. J. Alling
For me the nearest camera shop is about 45min and 30miles away, and I'm not sure I'd trust them for repair work... ann sanfedele wrote: taking it to a camera repair shop and ponying up $40 :-) ann - no dirt no more on her sensnor - san Paul Stenquist wrote: After five years of digital, I ha

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread chris.mitchell
Paul As ever, you have to decide for yourself what is safe to use, but In the following order I use: 1 Blower (no brush)- a large rubber bulb thing 2 Visible dust brush - an expensive mistake which, in my experience, has never removed anything that the blower failed to dislodge. 3 A sensor swi

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
I use: - blower - SensorKlear from Lenspen (http://www.lenspen.com/?cPath=&products_id=SK-1&tpid=146) Michel -- 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 directio

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
I'd be a bit worried about leaving some sticky goo on the sensor. Dave On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Pentax Imagesensor cleaning kit ICK-1 has worked flawlessly several times > for me. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXLDwbR3V54 > Dario > > > - Original Message

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:24 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > taking it to a camera repair shop and ponying up $40 :-) > > ann - no dirt no more on her sensnor - san I have always taken my Nikons to their repair shop in Mississauga to clean them. My Pentax cameras have been in for repair enough times t

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Toine
I have the pentax ick1 kit for things like that. Never used it (yet). It looks like the most idiot proof device for me. And pentax recommends it. Toine 2009/9/7 Paul Stenquist : > After five years of digital,  I have finally encountered a piece of dirt > that my ear blower won't dislodge. It's a s

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
It's not supposed to do that, and it has never given less than perfect results over the years. I've used it a couple times on my K10D, 3-4 times on my K20D (that camera has seen very rough use) and it always brought the dirt away, without adding none. Both Dust Alert and my pictures show that.

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks for all the responses. The Pentax kit was out of stock from many vendors, but I found one at opticplanet.com and ordered one Paul On Sep 7, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: It's not supposed to do that, and it has never given less than perfect results over the years. I've used

Re: Some Grousing about the On Line Photographer.

2009-09-07 Thread Miserere
P.J., I'm not sure that he's claiming having come up with the concept, but rather the name, "DMD". I have been asking for such a camera on the p-net Pentax forum for the better part of two years, as have many others. I wrote a blog post to Pentax requesting it, as have many others on their blogs,

Re: Green Line Syndrome fixed with new firmware

2009-09-07 Thread Miserere
2009/9/3 John Sessoms : > From: Miserere >> >> 2009/9/2 Mark Roberts : >>> >>> > Speaking of "green line", isn't it about time for a Boston PDML? >> >> Or even Red Line. But yes, it probably is about time. How many >> Bostonians are there on this list? >> >> >>  --M. > > If you mean "proper Bostoni

Re: GESO - Couple of Street Photos

2009-09-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/6/2009 9:16:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Gotta Quarter? http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/09/gotta-quarter_06.html Markie Wheels. http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/09/markie-wheels.html Cheap and nasty processing using a f

Re: GESO - Bike Polo!

2009-09-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/6/2009 10:33:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: A bunch of (mostly) bike couriers have been having fun (along with lots of cuts and bruises) this summer playing bike polo: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/09/bike-polo.html Just scroll

Re: PESO - Tiptoes

2009-09-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/6/2009 10:37:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Last one for a while, this was taken of a mural painter at an art show. I just thought it looked kind of cool: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tiptoes.html Comments always welcome.

RE: Coming to Kent/East Sussex in eraly October

2009-09-07 Thread Bob W
Ok. I'm away the weekend of 9th-12th October, so choose that weekend if you want to avoid me. Otherwise I hope I can get there. Bob > > Bob W wrote: > > > Dates, man. Dates! > > As soon as I'll know them. Stay tuned. > > Ralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: OT: Sony Releases A850 FF Camera for $2,000

2009-09-07 Thread Miserere
2009/9/5 P. J. Alling : > There may be no scandal in owning two manufactures systems, but there is a > serious duplication of effort, and cost.  If I were going to have a 24x36mm > sensor camera and a APS-C sensor camera, I think it would make a whole lot > more sense to buy into Canon, Nikon or So

RE: GESO - Bike Polo!

2009-09-07 Thread Bob W
> A bunch of (mostly) bike couriers have been having fun > (along with lots of cuts and bruises) this summer playing bike polo: > > http://mondociclismo.blogspot.com/2009/09/bike-polo.html > > Just scroll down and click on the photos to enlarge. > > Comments always welcome, even from Pet

RE: PDML (UK) London September meet

2009-09-07 Thread Bob W
If you want to drink the finest English beer we will go to the Union which is the brewery tap for the Meantime Brewery, Greenwich's excellent prize-winning brewery > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On > Behalf Of SV Hovland > Sent: 07 Sept

Re: OT The date has been set

2009-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 08:07:23AM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Boris, > Some times the economics of the new couple work out better that way. If it had been 13 rather than 3 months between between my proposing to my ex-wife and the wedding date, my economics would have worked

RE: Save your pennies: Leica M9

2009-09-07 Thread Bob W
> > Bob W wrote: > > It's apparently going to be the price of a small car. So > let's say it > > will cost the same as a Fiat 500, which was the best small > car of last > > year, according to some poll or other. > > http://www.channel4.com/4car/rt/fiat/500/2162/2 > > > > Taking the mi

RE: Save your pennies: Leica M9

2009-09-07 Thread Bob W
> > > So buying a Leica M9 will save you at least £3,500 over 3 years. > > That's > > enough to have Chas Roberts build you a custom, made-to-measure, > > handbuilt Audax bicycle and still have some money left to buy Rapha > > cycle clothing. > > http://www.robertscycles.com/products.html >

Re: Pentax - SPAMmers!

2009-09-07 Thread Miserere
I have decided not to organise the Boston PDML get-together, lest I get sent menacing e-mails from disgruntled PDMLers, or worse, I get reported to the FBI for spamming. It could have been fun... --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-

Re: Save your pennies: Leica M9

2009-09-07 Thread Miserere
2009/9/5 Mark Roberts : > 18 megapixels > Full-frame sensor > 16-bit Raw files (DNG format!) > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/09/leaked-leica-m9.html Does it have a pop-up flash? That's a dealbreaker for me. --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

RE: OT: Sony Releases A850 FF Camera for $2,000

2009-09-07 Thread J.C. O'Connell
If you buy only FF lenses, you can use them on APS or FF bodies. If you buy FF body, you can use APS or FF lenses too, you just crop image when using APS lenses, either in camera automatically, or in post processing. I don’t know if Pentax has a key on their DA lenses but they should have, so when

Re: OT: Sony Releases A850 FF Camera for $2,000

2009-09-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
P. J. Alling wrote: There may be no scandal in owning two manufactures systems, but there is a serious duplication of effort, and cost. If I were going to have a 24x36mm sensor camera and a APS-C sensor camera, I think it would make a whole lot more sense to buy into Canon, Nikon or Sony, and be

Vernissage Gathering was ANNOUNCEMENT . . . exhibit

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
I would be more than willing to help organize a vernissage gathering if that's of interest to PDMLers. May 7th 2010 is a Friday, and I'm assuming a wine, fruit and cheese opening Friday night will take place at Dank Haus. Sue usually does this for exhibits. If you wanted to schedule the PDML m

Re: Interesting K7 review

2009-09-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/9/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >eckinator wrote: > >>LOL... [quote from memory] To all you iPhone owners, don't act like >>you invented it, you only bought the bloody thing! > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k3zvI2tyPM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fadamthinks% >2Ecom%2Fiphone%2F&feature

Re: GESO Play

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Toine--yep, a bit more contrast to #2 might just do it. Thanks to Paul, Ann, Jack, Dave, Marnie, Ken, Frank--great hear from you, Frank--and Derby! It was kind of fun to do, but I think I prefer the more traditional. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Toine" To

Re: GESO - Bike Polo!

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Frank: Wow, great to hear from you and see your pics. These polo shots are great--and that has to be dangerous. I liked the Got a Quarter portrait as well. Very nice there. Stay in touch. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: PESO - Tiptoes

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
What Marnie said! Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 12:54 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Tiptoes In a message dated 9/6/2009 10:37:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, knarftheria...@gmail.com writes: Last one for a while, this was taken of a m

Re: Peso - Old and new

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Nice composition, Ann. Is that Carl Fisher as in music? We used to have one on Wabash, I think--and now it might be near Depaul off State st. Can't remember exactly--I'll have to do the google :-). Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" To: "Pentax-Discuss

RE: Save your pennies: Leica M9

2009-09-07 Thread Bob W
> > 2009/9/5 Mark Roberts : > > 18 megapixels > > Full-frame sensor > > 16-bit Raw files (DNG format!) > > > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/ > > 09/leaked-leica-m9.html > > Does it have a pop-up flash? That's a dealbreaker for me. > They give you a free

Re: out of bath

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
cleverly humorous, Luka--Excellent! Love the bw. Print probably looks terrific. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Luka Knezevic-Strika" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 8:51 PM Subject: PESO: out of bath http://www.flickr.com/photos/t

Re: Hummer

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Well, I'm not a birder, but I have to believe this shot would be well received among the birding class :-). Very nice, Bob. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" To: "PDML" Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 11:03 PM Subject: PESO: Hummer Here's a keeper f

Katz Eye K7 Focusing screen now available

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
just received this from Katz Eye: "Dear Fellow Photographer, We are writing you today because you expressed an interest in the Katz Eye Optics focusing screen for the Pentax K-7 camera. We are pleased to announce that this model is now available! Thank you very much for your patience during o

RE: PDML (UK) London September meet

2009-09-07 Thread SV Hovland
That made it. I am coming :-) Nothing beats Kilkenny, but I could try to be brave and try some English beer, too. Stig Vidar Hovland > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Bob W > Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 8:21 PM > To: '

Re: GESO - Couple of Street Photos

2009-09-07 Thread eckinator
Sweet! Especially the first one. Nice capture. Is that a tree shadow or a mural in the background? Cheers Ecke (fondly remembering his year in "T'ron'o") 2009/9/7 frank theriault : > Gotta Quarter? > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2009/09/gotta-quarter_06.html > > Markie Wheels. > > http://k

Re: Hummer

2009-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Christine. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Well, I'm not a birder, but I have to believe this shot would be well > received among the birding class :-).  Very nice, Bob.  Cheers, Christine > > > - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" > To: "PDML" > Se

Re: PESO 2009 - 165 - GDG

2009-09-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 10:51 PM, frank theriault wrote: >>  http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/165-reach-of-leaves > Godfreyesque minimalism. > > Lovely photo. thanks Frank! Hey, good to see you posting again. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@p

PESO Akira in tree

2009-09-07 Thread Christine Aguila
Dedicated to all our tree-climbing days of yester-year. Frankly, I miss'em. http://www.caguila.com/caguila/akiratree/index.html Cheers, Christine -- 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: PESO Akira in tree

2009-09-07 Thread eckinator
Go geocaching - it took me back to climbing trees =) Cheers Ecke 2009/9/7 Christine Aguila : > Dedicated to all our tree-climbing days of yester-year.  Frankly, I miss'em. > > http://www.caguila.com/caguila/akiratree/index.html > > > Cheers, Christine > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PD

Re: PESO Akira in tree

2009-09-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Christine, The trees make a graceful shape and the boy's expression is good. Kind of like, "What's this crazy lady up to now!" Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Dedicated to all our tree-climbing days of yester-year.  Frankly, I miss'em. > > http://www.cag

RE: PDML (UK) London September meet

2009-09-07 Thread Chris Mitchell
Great! Look forward to meeting you. Chris > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > SV Hovland > Sent: 07 September 2009 21:10 > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: PDML (UK) London September meet > > That made it. I am com

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/7/2009 8:06:34 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes: After five years of digital, I have finally encountered a piece of dirt that my ear blower won't dislodge. It's a small black spec in the middle of my K7D sensor, invisible to the naked eye --

Re: Pentax - SPAMmers!

2009-09-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/7/2009 11:39:52 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, miser...@gmail.com writes: I have decided not to organise the Boston PDML get-together, lest I get sent menacing e-mails from disgruntled PDMLers, or worse, I get reported to the FBI for spamming. It could have been fun... --

Re: ACP - The Lake, The Immortals and the Glomesh Project

2009-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Derby Chang Derby Chang wrote: > > Popped into the Australian Centre for Photography yesterday afternoon > for a floor talk by two of the artists, Michelle Lord (all the way from > Birmingham, UK) and Nairn Scott (all the way from College of Fine Arts > up the street) in the current exhibi

Re: PESO: out of bath

2009-09-07 Thread mike wilson
eckinator wrote: Like it a lot! Cheers Ecke Slide duplicator FS - anyone? ]=) Which one? 2009/9/7 Luka Knezevic-Strika : http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamoneki/3894371076/ yashicamat 124 g, ilford pan 400, microphen, fake-scan by photographing an enlargement -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: GESO - Bike Polo!

2009-09-07 Thread Ken Waller
Welcome back knarF ! Good captures, showing how its done. Were your images taken while you were also on a bike. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: GESO - Bike Polo! A bunch of (mostly) bike couriers have been having

Re: Save your pennies: Leica M9

2009-09-07 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: Bob W wrote: It's apparently going to be the price of a small car. So let's say it will cost the same as a Fiat 500, which was the best small car of last year, according to some poll or other. http://www.channel4.com/4car/rt/fiat/500/2162/2 Taking the midpoint of

Re: GESO - Bike Polo!

2009-09-07 Thread ann sanfedele
Ken Waller wrote: Welcome back knarF ! Good captures, showing how its done. Were your images taken while you were also on a bike. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f geez, Ken - we HOPE NOT ! Frank's had enough tumbles - hope he doesn't join in, camera in hand or not. Fun shots

Re: PESO: out of bath

2009-09-07 Thread eckinator
I have five and at least four need to go: Bowens Copytran, looks great but no box Novoflex Castel-Cop Digi for their adjustment rails and family bellows, like new in box, some warranty left Novoflex Balpent-AS auto bellows with Auto Noflexar 4/60 and Balson-AK copier, 49 and 52 mm M Rings, fully fu

Re: Pentax - SPAMmers!

2009-09-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
There's no reason not to organize a PDML event on the list. The reason that one member cried foul last time around was due to the list being CCed on the e-mail which screwed up some mail management systems. No big deal. It's over and forgotten. Organize away! Paul On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:39 PM,

Re: Pentax - SPAMmers!

2009-09-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: >On Sep 7, 2009, at 2:39 PM, Miserere wrote: > >> I have decided not to organise the Boston PDML get-together, lest I >> get sent menacing e-mails from disgruntled PDMLers, or worse, I get >> reported to the FBI for spamming. >> >There's no reason not to organize a PDML event

Re: OT The date has been set

2009-09-07 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:24 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Larry Colen >> >> On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 08:07:23AM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>> >>> > Boris, >>> > Some times the economics of the new couple work out better that way. >> >> If it had been 13 rather than 3 months between between my pro

OT: Organic

2009-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
Noticed when I went grocery shopping this week that the local chain supermarket I shop at no longer carries regular vegetables & fresh produce. Everything is now "Organic". I can't see or detect any difference other than the higher prices. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: The 2009-2010 PDML Photo Annual... and exhibit

2009-09-07 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan Jostein, The exhibit from May to mid-June would mean GFM on of those weekends. Maybe we could arrange a 2-for-1 meet, traveling from one event to the next. Regards, Bob S. Or possibly a mini traveling exhibition just for the GFM weekend? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDM

Re: OT The date has been set

2009-09-07 Thread P. J. Alling
David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:24 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 08:07:23AM -0500, Bob Sullivan wrote: Boris, Some times the economics of the new couple work out better that way. If it had been 13 rather than 3 month

Re: OT: Organic

2009-09-07 Thread P. J. Alling
John Sessoms wrote: Noticed when I went grocery shopping this week that the local chain supermarket I shop at no longer carries regular vegetables & fresh produce. Everything is now "Organic". I can't see or detect any difference other than the higher prices. "Organic" is a tax on the gullibl

Re: GESO - Bike Polo!

2009-09-07 Thread Rick Womer
Frank. Frank. Frank. Sheesh. You can't shoot sports with a Pentax. Absolutely not with an istD. You need either a Canon or a Nikon. These photos cannot possibly exist. You have precipitated an existential crisis. Nice to have you around again, BTW! Cheers, Rick http://photo.net/photos

Re: OT: Organic

2009-09-07 Thread paul stenquist
Find a new supermarket. You should at least have the option of choice. Paul On Sep 7, 2009, at 7:36 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Noticed when I went grocery shopping this week that the local chain supermarket I shop at no longer carries regular vegetables & fresh produce. Everything is now "Organi

Re: sensor cleaning kit

2009-09-07 Thread Tim Bray
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > After five years of digital,  I have finally encountered a piece of dirt > that my ear blower won't dislodge. It's a small black spec in the middle of > my K7D sensor, invisible to the naked eye -- at least to my naked eye. But > it's definite

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