Re: Early 1900s in Colour

2010-06-06 Thread mike wilson
John Coyle wrote: Mike appears to be correct in identifying it as a Farman, but there are some significant differences: there are, for example, three wing strut pairs in the Kahn photo against four in the Farman Shorthorn: however, since many of these planes were basically hand-built, I would exp

Re: On topic of lenses and enablement, for a change

2010-06-06 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/3/2010 3:03 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Boris, this Pentax lens is an extremely well made "tank." I enjoyed one for several years and sold in for a bit over $1,000 USD a couple years ago. I felt it somewhat heavy and "sides" all this new D glass was out. I bought the DA* 50~135, did some semi se

Re: Detroit PDML Does Frank Tomrrow

2010-06-06 Thread Cotty
On 5/6/10, paul stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >Bill Sawyer, Ken Waller, and I are attending the Robert Frank exhibit at >Detroit Institute of the Arts. Meeting at 10 AM at the Farnsworth Ave >entrance. Lurkers welcome. Cassino too:-). I'm officially envious. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\

RE: studio light brand suggestions [Scanned][Spam score:8%]

2010-06-06 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Christine, I'm no expert on studio lighting, prefering to work with natural light, but I have to order the lighting for my employers studio. The general consensus here in the Uk is to use Bowens, I've bought Bowens Gemini 250R kits, they're pretty good value, quite comprehensive and reasonab

Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!

2010-06-06 Thread AlunFoto
2010/6/6 paul stenquist : > I expect Pentax might delay US release until the bugs are worked out, but > there's no way they'll ignore the market. Doesn't make sense in any way. IIRC, Ned Bunnell told The Online Photographer that they were still considering the import. Another thing that wouldn't

PESO: Four Spotted Chaser [Scanned]

2010-06-06 Thread John Whittingham
Out looking for some feathered subjects when I came across this: http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/photo/four-spotted-chaser-17638/large K20D + DA*300/4, C & C welcome. Regards, John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Two pictures, same style

2010-06-06 Thread SV Hovland
Yesterday I tried to take a flower picture. Normally I only do that when my wife is pointing at one and asks me to take a picture of it, but yesterday I tried all on my own. Later the same day I was downtown and took some pictures of a festival. I asked a small boy if I could take some pictures

Re: PESO - Old outbuilding wall

2010-06-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
Everything is big over here ;-) I googled the norwegian word, and mesh was the suggestion. The mosquitoes in northern parts of the country are big, but not that big BTW. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/6/5 eckinator : > Very nice Tim. Looking at the wire mesh, you guys seem

Re: Two pictures, same style

2010-06-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
Both are nice Stig. I tend to prefer the flower pickture because of the odd composition. The other one is IMO a bit to centered. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/6/6 SV Hovland : > Yesterday I tried to take a flower picture. Normally I only do that when my > wife is pointing

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 2:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > The problem with the histogram is that it shows the exposure of the jpeg, not > of the raw sensor. > > It seems to me that if you set the camera to the sensor's raw color balance, > then the jpeg and the raw file histograms would match. > > An

Re: PESO - YAF

2010-06-06 Thread David J Brooks
Pretty shot. I like the use of the tree branches to frame it Dave On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Yet Another Falls.  Jack has inspired me to go back and look at my > images of Yosemite.  Biggest problem is that they are negatives from > my Pentax 67ii and I haven't scanned

RE: Two pictures, same style

2010-06-06 Thread SV Hovland
Thanks. Yes, it is perhaps too much centered. I was concerned about this myself and made it a little bit tilted to compensate for this. Stig Vidar Hovland -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tim Øsleby Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010

Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!

2010-06-06 Thread paul stenquist
On Jun 6, 2010, at 4:20 AM, AlunFoto wrote: > 2010/6/6 paul stenquist : >> I expect Pentax might delay US release until the bugs are worked out, but >> there's no way they'll ignore the market. Doesn't make sense in any way. > > IIRC, Ned Bunnell told The Online Photographer that they were stil

Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!

2010-06-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
The current Norwegian distributor are generally silent about Pentax. Their website shows the camera bodies, but absolutely nothing online about lenses. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/6/6 paul stenquist : > > On Jun 6, 2010, at 4:20 AM, AlunFoto wrote: > >> 2010/6/6 paul ste

Re: PESO: Four Spotted Chaser [Scanned]

2010-06-06 Thread Jack Davis
Very nice catch, John! One of the best such for some time. Jack --- On Sun, 6/6/10, John Whittingham wrote: > From: John Whittingham > Subject: PESO: Four Spotted Chaser [Scanned] > To: "pdml@pdml.net" > Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 1:53 AM > Out looking for some feathered > subjects when I ca

Re: Two pictures, same style

2010-06-06 Thread Jack Davis
Creative angle on both adds considerable interest. Good detail! Jack --- On Sun, 6/6/10, SV Hovland wrote: > From: SV Hovland > Subject: Two pictures, same style > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 2:04 AM > Yesterday I tried to take a flower > picture. Normally I o

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread eckinator
2010/6/6 Larry Colen : > The problem with the histogram is that it shows the exposure of the jpeg, not > of the raw sensor. > > It seems to me that if you set the camera to the sensor's raw color balance, > then the jpeg and the raw file histograms would match. > > Anybody know what that setting

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread Leon Altoff
Larry, I've always thought that the native colour balance was for daylight. Everything else is measured in terms of what colour of light is missing. It's also the most used colour balance (with flash coming a close second and it's not that different). Leon. On 6 June 2010 16:50, Larry Colen wr

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread David Parsons
I don't see how color balance would make the JPEG and RAW match. The presets in the camera are what modify the JPEG file; sharpness, saturation, etc. If you set all the in-camera controls to neutral, they will be close enough most of the time. Where you will see a difference is at the far right

Re: PUGs are up

2010-06-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ahah -- the anti mike johnson theme! got it ann Bruce Walker wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: Brian what is the theme? even if I cant up load yet I can browse around for something that would fit :) ann Ann, it's Flora and Fauna. I managed to upload some Flora. Cheers! -bmw -- PDML P

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
On 6/6/2010 2:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote: The problem with the histogram is that it shows the exposure of the jpeg, not of the raw sensor. It seems to me that if you set the camera to the sensor's raw color balance, then the jpeg and the raw file histograms would match. Anybody know what that s

Re: PUGs are up

2010-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Only if it's cat's and pretty flowers.. We need to send him a link... On 6/6/2010 10:44 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Ahah -- the anti mike johnson theme! got it ann Bruce Walker wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: Brian what is the theme? even if I cant up load yet I can browse around for something t

Re: PUGs are up

2010-06-06 Thread eckinator
How about a "Cats eating Flowers" theme for 2011? 2010/6/6 P. J. Alling : > Only if it's cat's and pretty flowers.. We need to send him a link... > > On 6/6/2010 10:44 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >> Ahah -- the anti mike johnson theme! >> got it >> >> ann >> >> Bruce Walker wrote: >> >>> Ann Sanfe

Re: Detroit PDML Does Frank Tomrrow

2010-06-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
hehe -- when I read the subject line - I thought they were going on a Theraulterian photo shoot :-) ann Boris Liberman wrote: On 6/6/2010 4:26 AM, paul stenquist wrote: Bill Sawyer, Ken Waller, and I are attending the Robert Frank exhibit at Detroit Institute of the Arts. Meeting at 10 AM a

PESO - Rooms for Rent

2010-06-06 Thread frank theriault
I've never shown a photo of this place during the day before: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/06/rooms-for-rent.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Leica CL/f2.0 40mm Summicron C, TriX. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-D

Re: PESO - Barn in Ålfoten

2010-06-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
Thanks Brian. You are right, it is tilted. I overlooked that. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2010/6/5 Brian Walters : > On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:23 +0200, "Tim Øsleby" > wrote: >> http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2010/06/lave-i-alfoten.html >> > > > That's an interesting treatment

Re: GESO - Double Daddio extravaganza

2010-06-06 Thread Brendan MacRae
- Original Message > From: Derby Chang > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Sat, June 5, 2010 3:43:17 PM > Subject: GESO - Double Daddio extravaganza > > My friends Lo and Pete played a hilarity-filled folk-blues-cabaret set last > night with Christa Hughes (of Machine Gun Fella

Re: PESO - Rooms for Rent

2010-06-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
as you no doubt know, the juxtaposition of sign, people, sign makes this :-) nice one, Knarf! ann (who remembers strolling by that place with you 6 years ago ) frank theriault wrote: I've never shown a photo of this place during the day before: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/06/ro

Re: PESO - Rooms for Rent

2010-06-06 Thread Jack Davis
Terrific! One for the archives, Frank. Jack --- On Sun, 6/6/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Rooms for Rent > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 7:55 AM > I've never shown a photo of this > place during the day before: > > http://

Lightroom catalogs chaining (a question really)

2010-06-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Suppose I've a LR catalog A. Now, it is very big and I want to take part of it out and make a separate catalog (suppose it is all my family album pictures for sake of example). So I make catalog B that contains a subset of pictures from catalog A. I then go and remove from A all the pictures t

Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday!

2010-06-06 Thread William Robb
-- From: "paul stenquist" Subject: Re: I got to play with a 645D yesterday! Very odd. It's as though they don't really want to sell the camera. Perhaps production capability is minimal. If it's not distributed >worldwide, we may still see full

RE: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Who cares? With my istDS,I quickly discovered the camera's LCD is of very high contrast such that if you shoot and adjust for a good middle exposure on the LCD, the RAW itself will be even better exposed to make custom JPEGS later from the RAW files adjusted by the test exposure LCD images. -- J.C

Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Bob W
I spent the better part of the today with Chris at Bletchley Park, exploring the code-breaking exhibitions. It's a great day out for anyone interesting in the history of computing or WWII, and highly recommended, although Bletchely and the museum of computing are scandalously under-funded, so it al

RE: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Bob W
Oh, I forgot to say, Chris also handed over The Book. Thanks to everyone who signed it for me - I really appreciate it. I have only skimmed it so far and already I have to buy another thesaurus with more superlatives in... > > I spent the better part of the today with Chris at Bletchley Park, >

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 6, 2010, at 10:03 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > Who cares? With my istDS,I quickly discovered the camera's > LCD is of very high contrast such that if you shoot and adjust > for a good middle exposure on the LCD, the RAW itself will be even better > exposed to make custom JPEGS later from th

Re: studio light brand suggestions [Scanned][Spam score:8%]

2010-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
For continuous light, I tend to buy clamp lights from the hardware store. Relatively inexpensive, easy to replace and almost infinitely versatile in their placement. I have been extremely impressed with the service at Paul C Buff / alienbee. When a bulb went out on one of my white lightnings,

RE: Lightroom catalogs chaining (a question really)

2010-06-06 Thread Bob W
> Hi! > > Suppose I've a LR catalog A. Now, it is very big and I want to take > part of it out and make a separate catalog (suppose it is all my > family album pictures for sake of example). So I make catalog B that > contains a subset of pictures from catalog A. I then go and remove > from A all

Re: Two pictures, same style

2010-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 6, 2010, at 2:04 AM, SV Hovland wrote: > Yesterday I tried to take a flower picture. Normally I only do that when my > wife is pointing at one and asks me to take a picture of it, but yesterday I > tried all on my own. > > Later the same day I was downtown and took some pictures of a fe

GESO - Bob, Colossus, concrete and wood.

2010-06-06 Thread Chris Mitchell
Bob just beat me to it - but I managed to get a couple of Colossus. So there. http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/CowsBP/ An excellent day out and a challenge to get some different pictures of the cows which, by popular demand, we had to do. I went for the low angle approach to attempt to avoid the clich

RE: GESO - Bob, Colossus, concrete and wood.

2010-06-06 Thread Bob W
> Bob just beat me to it - but I managed to get a couple of Colossus. So > there. > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/CowsBP/ > > An excellent day out and a challenge to get some different pictures of > the > cows which, by popular demand, we had to do. I went for the low angle > approach to attempt to

Re: GESO - Bob, Colossus, concrete and wood.

2010-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
Nice sets, both of you. I'd love to go to Bletchley park myself one of these days. It turns out that this is my second exposure to the concrete cows. The first one was in my friend Charlie's book "The Atrocity Archives", where they play a very minor part, and sure enough, they're the same cow

RE: PESO: Four Spotted Chaser [Scanned] [Spam score:8%]

2010-06-06 Thread John Whittingham
Thanks Jack, much appreciated. Best regards, John From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jack Davis [jdavi...@yahoo.com] Sent: 06 June 2010 12:39 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Four Spotted Chaser [Scanned] [Spam

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread David Parsons
Don't try for accurate colors in a bar setting. Just set a custom WB off a sheet of white paper with the light. If they have mixed light sources, you are not going to be able to balance for them all anyway. If you hitting a limit at 2000K, you are deep into the red end of the lighting spectrum,

Re: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I liked these quite a bit -- it _is_ interesting Wonder if they ever used the site for any episodes of Foyle's War (which I love love love) Ann Bob W wrote: I spent the better part of the today with Chris at Bletchley Park, exploring the code-breaking exhibitions. It's a great day out

Re: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/6/10, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >I spent the better part of the today with Chris at Bletchley Park, exploring >the code-breaking exhibitions. It's a great day out for anyone interesting >in the history of computing or WWII, and highly recommended, although >Bletchely and the museum o

Re: GESO - Bob, Colossus, concrete and wood.

2010-06-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/6/10, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Bob just beat me to it - but I managed to get a couple of Colossus. So >there. >http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/CowsBP/ > >An excellent day out and a challenge to get some different pictures of the >cows which, by popular demand, we had to do. I

Re: OT Card reader question

2010-06-06 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-06-05 10:03, eckinator wrote: a good card reader is a lot faster in my experience That's why I use a card reader ... several times faster transfer rates. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCR

RE: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Bob W
I don't know about Foyle's War, but they did have some Bombes there which were used as props for the film Enigma from Robert Harris's novel. Bob > > I liked these quite a bit -- it _is_ interesting > > Wonder if they ever used the site for any episodes of Foyle's War > (which I love love

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread Fernando
Hi Larry, This discussion might be of some use -it's based on the K10D but at least describes the method to get -what I understand- is an answer to your question: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=22957362&page=1 On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 2:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >

RE: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Bob W
[...] > > Sorry I couldn't make it guys. Busy slaving over a very hot Mac all > weekend editing video to go in iPhone Apps! Nice to see the pics - was > the U-boat still in the car park? we missed you! and Mike - it would be good to get together sometime. Chris and I discussed the possibility of

RE: GESO - Bob, Colossus, concrete and wood.

2010-06-06 Thread Bob W
[...] > >An excellent day out and a challenge to get some different pictures of > the > >cows which, by popular demand, we had to do. I went for the low angle > >approach to attempt to avoid the cliché. > > Look at the size of them udders!! > >

RE: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Chris Mitchell
Bob W wrote: > I spent the better part of the today with Chris at Bletchley Park, > exploring > the code-breaking exhibitions. It's a great day out for anyone > interesting > in the history of computing or WWII, and highly recommended, although > Bletchely and the museum of computing are scandalous

Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread paul stenquist
Bill Sawyer, Ken Waller, and I had a good time at the Detroit Institute of Art. The Robert Frank exhibit consisted of his shots of Detroit, many of which are not in his book, "The Americans." Some of the images are superb, with plenty of storytelling and nice rendering. A few are borderline in r

PAW21 - Fell in a well

2010-06-06 Thread DagT
Another accidental picture http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html K20D, DA*55mm, 1/60, f/2.8, ISO100 The previous PAWs are here: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/page7.html and four new pictures here: http://www.thrane.name/page3/page8/page8.html DagT -- PDML Pentax-Di

RE: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Bob W
> [...] Sat for two hours before I > could get a flatbed out there. Paid him $175 to haul the Jeep 25 miles > to my place and drop it in the driveway. Figure I'll still come out > ahead by beating the wheels off myself and buying two tires at a > discount tire store. If he had taken it to a Detroit

Re: PESO - YAF

2010-06-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Very nice. The blue sky really sets of the scene, and the composition is perfect. Dan On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 9:07 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > Yet Another Falls.  Jack has inspired me to go back and look at my > images of Yosemite.  Biggest problem is that they are negatives from > my Pentax 67ii

Re: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: I spent the better part of the today with Chris at Bletchley Park, exploring the code-breaking exhibitions. It's a great day out for anyone interesting in the history of computing or WWII, and highly recommended, although Bletchely and the museum of computing are scandalously under-

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/6/10, paul stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >Good PDML Detroit. Bad trip home. Quite an adventure, glad to see you're safe and still a virgin :) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com __

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
Thanks a bunch. It seems as if the short answer is to try the K5000 setting and that should get it pretty close. If I were better at measurbating, I could probably optimize a little closer. On Jun 6, 2010, at 1:44 PM, Fernando wrote: > Hi Larry, > > This discussion might be of some use -it's

Re: Sensor native color balance setting?

2010-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 6, 2010, at 1:13 PM, David Parsons wrote: > Don't try for accurate colors in a bar setting. Just set a custom WB > off a sheet of white paper with the light. If they have mixed light > sources, you are not going to be able to balance for them all anyway. Exactly. > > If you hitting a

RE: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Chris Mitchell
paul Stenquist wrote: > Anyway, I'm home now, enjoying an adult beverage. > > Good PDML Detroit. Bad trip home. > > Paul Good to hear that you got home safely Paul. Sounds pretty traumatic to me. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Mark Roberts
paul stenquist wrote: Not everything that's out of focus and poorly exposed is art Speck! Sorry to hear about the "adventure" on the return trip, though. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

First GFM report

2010-06-06 Thread Mark Roberts
...without photos. I'm back at my friends' cabin about 50 miles from GFM. Just catching my breath before the drive home tomorrow. The weekend was long, beautiful, grueling and rewarding. Nothing beats seeing old friends at such a fabulous place for such a great event. I arrived at the mount

Re: PESO - Old outbuilding wall

2010-06-06 Thread Graydon
On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 01:29:51AM +0200, Tim Øsleby scripsit: > I think the "knife" is just a leaf caught by the mesh. Ah well. > Sorry to let you down Graydon. Not knowing what to think stemmed from not knowing what I was looking at. This is very likely due to a wetware deficiency on my part.

Re: First GFM report

2010-06-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/6/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >The weekend was long, beautiful, grueling and rewarding. Nothing beats >seeing old friends at such a fabulous place for such a great event. Stef and I reminisced about last year's trip by looking through some pics and video on Saturday evening

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bob W wrote: [...] Sat for two hours before I could get a flatbed out there. Paid him $175 to haul the Jeep 25 miles to my place and drop it in the driveway. Figure I'll still come out ahead by beating the wheels off myself and buying two tires at a discount tire store. If he had taken it to a

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread paul stenquist
On Jun 6, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > Bob W wrote: > >>> [...] Sat for two hours before I >>> could get a flatbed out there. Paid him $175 to haul the Jeep 25 miles >>> to my place and drop it in the driveway. Figure I'll still come out >>> ahead by beating the wheels off myse

Re: First GFM report

2010-06-06 Thread paul stenquist
Sounds like a good time. Looking forward to your pics. Paul On Jun 6, 2010, at 6:39 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > ...without photos. > > I'm back at my friends' cabin about 50 miles from GFM. Just catching my > breath before the drive home tomorrow. > > The weekend was long, beautiful, grueling and

RE: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Bill Sawyer
Ouch, Paul!! I'm glad it wasn't worse, and that it was daylight. Junk in the roadway - also normal for Detroit. Fun day otherwise, thanks for bringing the Leica. They should be reopening the standing photography exhibit in the fall, no idea yet what they have planned. Maybe we can do it again, t

Re: First GFM report

2010-06-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 6/6/10, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>The weekend was long, beautiful, grueling and rewarding. Nothing beats >>seeing old friends at such a fabulous place for such a great event. > , and by golly She Who Must Be Obeyed even > wants

Re: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 09:37:20PM +0100, Bob W wrote: > I don't know about Foyle's War, but they did have some Bombes there which > were used as props for the film Enigma from Robert Harris's novel. > > Bob So was the U-boat mockup. (Paid for by Mick Jagger, IIRC). I need to hunt down my photo

Re: First GFM report

2010-06-06 Thread Bob Sullivan
Lynn came with me again this year. She enjoyed the presentations and visiting with old friends. It was only a few weeks since Doug, Ted, and Mark were in Chicago. She took pictures and we submitted 3 to the contest, but no winners. It's easy to get in the spirit of the weekend. The people are alway

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
paul stenquist wrote: On Jun 6, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Bob W wrote: [...] Sat for two hours before I could get a flatbed out there. Paid him $175 to haul the Jeep 25 miles to my place and drop it in the driveway. Figure I'll still come out ahead by beating the wheel

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread paul stenquist
On Jun 6, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > paul stenquist wrote: > >> On Jun 6, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >> >>> Bob W wrote: >>> >>> > [...] Sat for two hours before I > could get a flatbed out there. Paid him $175 to haul the Jeep 25 miles > to m

Re: OT Card reader question

2010-06-06 Thread Joseph McAllister
They probably do not offer it anymore (the prices are a lot less too) but the first 8 gig SDHC Sandisk cards I bought at Costco over two years ago came with a single card reader (USB 2.0 is usually the clue) in each package. Only 1/2 inch wider and 3/4 in ch longer than the card itself. Lea

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Ken Waller
Ouch Paul ! Sorry to hear about your incident. Glad you came out OK except for the dent to your wallet! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" Subject: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely Bill Sawyer, Ken Waller, and I h

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Ken Waller
I had my Optio S to uphold the Pentax name in such august company - it never made it out of my wasitpack. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "paul stenquist" Subject: Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely On Jun 6, 2010, at 7:09

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Ken Waller
And to think I had joked about Paul's jeep having the Detroit option (a missing externally mounted spare tire). Who woulda thunk it? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bill Sawyer" Subject: RE: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

Re: First GFM report

2010-06-06 Thread Theodore Beilby
Just an update from me. Pulled into Memphis at about 10:45 pm central tonight after leaving the campground at 12:30 pm eastern. Glad I had a better drive than Paul did. Mark left out one thing about our hike Saturday morning, the rocks were very slippery up the creek and I went down holding my

Re: Lightroom catalogs chaining (a question really)

2010-06-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 07/06/2010, Bob W wrote: > In my opinion it's not a good idea to use several catalogues. I have just > consolidated several into one because it was getting out of hand trying to > track what was there. I can't see the benefit of having 2 catalogues. I don't run LR yet (though I have it, thank

Re: Detroit PDML, It Began Nicely

2010-06-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 07/06/2010, paul stenquist wrote: > Good PDML Detroit. Bad trip home. Nice report on the PDML meet (I've never had a bad one), very glad to hear that you came out of the tire incident personally unscathed, it could obviously have been quite nasty hadn't you kept your cool. -- Rob Studdert (

Re: equipment issues this week

2010-06-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 04/06/2010, Larry Colen wrote: > I don't think I mentioned that on Monday I went to a dance in the city. when > I got back to the car, a little after 2, I saw that my trunk was open. Not good Larry, there's been too much of this caper lately ;-( > Last night, when I got home from photograph

PESO -- "Off with Ye and your devils contraption!

2010-06-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Another shot from the Renaissance Festival. Some of the natives objected to my magic picture box. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20acurse.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 28~200 f3.8~5.6 As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- {\rtf1\ansi\a

Re: equipment issues this week

2010-06-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Jun 6, 2010, at 9:59 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 04/06/2010, Larry Colen wrote: >> I don't think I mentioned that on Monday I went to a dance in the city. >> when I got back to the car, a little after 2, I saw that my trunk was open. > > Not good Larry, there's been too much of this caper

RE: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Chris Mitchell
John Francis wrote: > > I need to hunt down my photographs from thar 2001 visit ... > Yes do - it would be interesting to see how it's changed over the years. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, ple

Re: Chris, Colossus and Concrete Kine

2010-06-06 Thread Boris Liberman
Yes, it was my impression as well that Chris is a gentleman of direct approach... ;-) Boris On 6/6/2010 9:40 PM, Bob W wrote: I spent the better part of the today with Chris at Bletchley Park, exploring the code-breaking exhibitions. It's a great day out for anyone interesting in the history