RE: For What It's Worth ...

2010-10-19 Thread John Coyle
The only problem I've noticed with the AF330FTZ and both the MZ-S and the *ist-D is a tendency to blow out highlights when indoors and using an ISO of 400 or higher. Otherwise, given the normal considerations as to subject mix, the combinations have been reasonable, to say the least. John Coyle

Re: For What It's Worth ...

2010-10-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Anthony, Yes, my Super Program (Super A) never gave me problems with TTL flash. Actually, the PZ-1 (Z-1) was on the money with slides as well. I've kept the *istDS just for TTL flash, which seems to work at ISO 200. The K-20D and K-7D I haven't exactly figured out yet with the 540FTZ flash. I shoot

Re: For What It's Worth ...

2010-10-19 Thread Anthony Farr
On 20 October 2010 13:58, William Robb wrote: > > I had pretty much given up on Pentax in camera metering, > especially the flash control. > Every Pentax I've had that had TTL flash metering from the LX onwards was > undependable for flash exposure. The TTL flash in my dear departed Super A

Re: PESO - Lonesome Gull

2010-10-19 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all Thanks to all who looked/commented. Much appreciated. Some specific responses. On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:20 -0400, "David J Brooks" wrote: > Very dramatic shot. The gull make it.;-) It's surprising how such a small component of an image can make such a difference. +++

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-19 Thread drd1135
It's a really interesting shot. I wouldn't hang it on the wall but it might make a good PC wallpaper. -Original Message- From: "Brian Walters" Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:25:39 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO

Re: OT - scale

2010-10-19 Thread drd1135
What's 48 orders of magnitude amongst friends? -Original Message- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:56:34 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - scale Yes, a L-O-T larger! On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, Been on business to all those places. I understand driving with the equipment has advantages. I-77 down thru West Virginia would be your friend. Otherwise, pick an airport with good (&direct) airservice from Detroit, then rent a car. Check Raleigh, Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Roanok

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:12 -0500, "Bob Sullivan" wrote: > Rick, > Very different type of picture from your usual. > That can't be a red caboose running down the tracks, can it? > I wish the tracks and gravel in the foreground were in sharper focus. > But overall, it keeps me guessing - in a good wa

Re: QC times 2 for the takumars of the sixties

2010-10-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: "P. J. Alling" On 10/19/2010 9:05 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Jeffery Smith >> Remember the little oval silver stickers? I bought a few Nikon lenses >> from someone named Chen in Hong Kong that lacked those "passed" >> stickers, and both lenses were disappointing. Don't know if that

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Rick, Very different type of picture from your usual. That can't be a red caboose running down the tracks, can it? I wish the tracks and gravel in the foreground were in sharper focus. But overall, it keeps me guessing - in a good way. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Rick Womer

Re: For What It's Worth ...

2010-10-19 Thread William Robb
-- From: "John Sessoms" Subject: For What It's Worth ... The only problem I encountered was using the AF 540FGZ at the reception. It gives inconsistent exposure. FWIW, until I got the K7 and Paul mentioned that the metering had been improved

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Rick Womer And the chances of making two connections in the modern age of air travel are... Unless I had pressing business, I would drive, take two days each way (or at least one way), and do some recreational/speculative/stock photography en route. There's some beautiful countryside betw

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 19, 2010, at 10:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Paul, > A hard place to get to. > Raleigh is probably 2.5 to 3 hours away. > Pick a single flight out of Detroit and drive the rest of the way. > Regards, Bob S. > Thanks Bob. Greensboro is only a bit over an hour from Martinsville, but it has

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I do own an MZ-S, my second most favorite camera - next to the LX :-) - the PZ1-P I have is the one that used to belong to Hugh Morton. I got it at Grandfather Mountain after his death... Talking about camera feel and such... Funny thing is that when the PZ1-P came out I ended up at a camera

Re: OT - scale

2010-10-19 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, a L-O-T larger! On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:43 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Yottameters are larger. > > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >> >> I can't tell a Yottameter from a Yoctometer! >> >> Dan >> >> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > >>> > On 10/18/2010 01:47 PM,

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Paul, A hard place to get to. Raleigh is probably 2.5 to 3 hours away. Pick a single flight out of Detroit and drive the rest of the way. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 8:38 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > > On Oct 19, 2010, at 9:23 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > >> I think Roanoke, VA would be clo

Re: PESO - The Critic

2010-10-19 Thread drd1135
A delightful shot. -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:04:49 To: Pentax List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - The Critic Saturday afternoon in Rittenhouse Square, Philly: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=

Re: PESO - Autumn Harvest

2010-10-19 Thread drd1135
Be careful Frank. Macros are addictive (and sometimes sting. ). The bee is nicely sharp, which is hard. -Original Message- From: frank theriault Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:07:08 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -

Re: OT - scale

2010-10-19 Thread John Sessoms
Yottameters are larger. From: "Daniel J. Matyola" I can't tell a Yottameter from a Yoctometer! Dan On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > On 10/18/2010 01:47 PM, Derby Chang wrote: >> >> I am going to try to use yoctometer in a sentence today > > yoctometer or yottometer

Re: PESO 2010 - 165, 172 - GDG

2010-10-19 Thread drd1135
The rosary shot is beautifully composed and has a powerful mood about it. -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:18:19 To: DUG; SeePhoto Talk; PAW Picture-A-Week project; PDML List; BAPhotoShooters Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT coachelletta video shot with tilt shift

2010-10-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Charles Robinson On Oct 18, 2010, at 12:06, Larry Colen wrote: > > http://aerofilm.blogspot.com/2010/10/sam-ohares-new-tilt-shift-film.html I'll be happy when the "tilt-shift" fad dies away. It was cute the first 10,000 times. -Charles The NEXT BIG THING is 3D. I saw them today at

RE: GESO: Fall Ohio Drive

2010-10-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Brian Walters" On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:50 +, "Collin Brendemuehl" wrote: > p.s. > > And it was nice to cap off the evening with a Badger victory!!! > I have no idea what that means but a nice set of images - especially IMGP7358. I believe "Badger victory" refers to American colleg

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Paul. Bob was on the list for about 6 months, maybe 2 years ago; then he forsook us in favor of a (rather intense) camera club. He posts a few pix most weekends in the "Photo of the Week" thread on the photo.net Pentax forum, and they're always excellent. Rick http://photo.net/photos

RE: QC times 2 for the takumars of the sixties

2010-10-19 Thread J.C. O'Connell
All the ones I have seen are football shaped gold foil. I think they were marked "JCII" or something similar. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Ori

Re: QC times 2 for the takumars of the sixties

2010-10-19 Thread P. J. Alling
On 10/19/2010 9:05 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Jeffery Smith Remember the little oval silver stickers? I bought a few Nikon lenses from someone named Chen in Hong Kong that lacked those "passed" stickers, and both lenses were disappointing. Don't know if that was the reason, but I sure paid a

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-19 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:26:39 -0700 (PDT) Rick Womer wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11807397&size=lg > > (K7, DA 16-45, ISO 100, f/22 @ 1/4, handheld) > > I crave comments. I am having a smart ass night and really only wanna say the train is blurry. But in fact i like it. a p

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
Nice! A fresh perspective on a familiar subject. I like it. I don't remember Bob. When was he on the list? Paul On Oct 19, 2010, at 9:26 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Another photo from my 3-hour, very enjoyable photo walk with Bob Colameco (a > former PDMLer) through Philly on Saturday: > > http:

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 19, 2010, at 9:23 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > I think Roanoke, VA would be closer to Martinsville than Greensboro Thanks Bill. I'll check out flights to Roanoke before I decide. > > Bill > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul stenquist > wrote: >> I have a shoot in Martinsville, Virgin

PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
Another photo from my 3-hour, very enjoyable photo walk with Bob Colameco (a former PDMLer) through Philly on Saturday: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11807397&size=lg (K7, DA 16-45, ISO 100, f/22 @ 1/4, handheld) I crave comments. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDM

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread Bill Owens
I think Roanoke, VA would be closer to Martinsville than Greensboro Bill On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > I have a shoot in Martinsville, Virginia at a race car engine building shop. > I'll be shooting engine assembly procedures, parts and equipment indoors.  It > will

Re: International ship-backs to start on weekend -- Susan Barton (PDML Chicago exhibition)

2010-10-19 Thread Bruce Walker
Nor I. Good thing I'm not in a hurry. :-/ But I doubt I'd go through this again, say for the 2011 book. -bmw On 10-10-18 8:11 PM, wendy beard wrote: I've still not heard back from Sue about cost. I e-mailed her again last week, but had no reply. Wendy On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Bruce

Re: Transfer pictures: USB or card?

2010-10-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: eckinator 2010/10/16 Jaume Lahuerta : > > Sure, just look at the reverse of any SD card and yol'll notice than the 4th and > 5th pin (from the left) are a bit longer than their surrounding ones. checked a pinout diagram and you're right in that those are actually power and gnd. there is

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread drd1135
It's all really pretty this time of year. Give yourself a little time to take pictures. One of the advantages of driving. -Original Message- From: paul stenquist Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:58:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: QC times 2 for the takumars of the sixties

2010-10-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Jeffery Smith Remember the little oval silver stickers? I bought a few Nikon lenses from someone named Chen in Hong Kong that lacked those "passed" stickers, and both lenses were disappointing. Don't know if that was the reason, but I sure paid a lot less. The name "Nikon" was covered with

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:50:52 -0400 paul stenquist wrote: > Can't decide. It's a dilemna. > > Paul A driver would be a valid expense. sorry I am not close enough to help out. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: GESO: Megan W. - Updated

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
The third ones and onwards work best, because the lighting is softer. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 10/17/10, Walter Gilbert wrote: > From: Walter Gilbert > Subject: GESO: Megan W. - Updated > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 2:21 AM > Me ag

Re: RE: Enablement: SMC Pentax-M 1:5.6 400mm

2010-10-19 Thread Eric Featherstone
I have the M version, it has the coupler and stops down automatically. The aperture ring was moved from in front of the focus ring to just in front of the mount, presumably to make auto operation possible. On 20 October 2010 01:35, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > What I am trying to confirm is if the M

Re: GESO: Fall Ohio Drive

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
I think the first and third ones work pretty well. The last one's subject is a bit too obscured. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 10/17/10, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > From: Collin Brendemuehl > Subject: GESO: Fall Ohio Drive > To: "pdml" > Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 2:

RE: RE: Enablement: SMC Pentax-M 1:5.6 400mm

2010-10-19 Thread J.C. O'Connell
What I am trying to confirm is if the M version has the stop down lever and closes the aperture down during moment of exposure. The early K400 had no such lever or action. the aperture just stayed at whatever setting the aperture ring was set to. This makes the K version fully manual. -- J.C. O'Co

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread Peter Loveday
Do you want a grip for it, Brian? I've got one going cheap (read: free), if you're interested. It's new in box, got it at auction in a bulk lot of pentax stuff, and never had a use for it. - Peter -Original Message- From: Brian Walters Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:04 AM To:

Re: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 19, 2010, at 8:01 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: > Drive - I think your soul will thank you... > > BTW, have you thought about an article on McLaren Engines, on 8 Mile? Bruce > has been gone for about 35-40 years, but they are still around, just bought > the building next store. I read the comp

Re: PAW41 - Toes

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
Puns aside, Dag, it's a great photo--imaginative, nicely composed, very intriguing. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 10/19/10, DagT wrote: > From: DagT > Subject: Re: PAW41 - Toes > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 4:31 PM > Thanks Frank! > >

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
And the chances of making two connections in the modern age of air travel are... Unless I had pressing business, I would drive, take two days each way (or at least one way), and do some recreational/speculative/stock photography en route. There's some beautiful countryside between you and Green

Re: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 19, 2010, at 8:01 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: > Drive - I think your soul will thank you... > > BTW, have you thought about an article on McLaren Engines, on 8 Mile? Bruce > has been gone for about 35-40 years, but they are still around, just bought > the building next store. > > Bill Sawyer

RE: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread Bill Sawyer
Drive - I think your soul will thank you... BTW, have you thought about an article on McLaren Engines, on 8 Mile? Bruce has been gone for about 35-40 years, but they are still around, just bought the building next store. Bill Sawyer -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailt

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 19, 2010, at 7:52 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Where do you live? Southeast Michigan, about 25 miles north of Detroit. > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul stenquist > wrote: >> I have a shoot in Martinsville, Virginia at a race car engine building shop. >> I'll be shooting en

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread Steven Desjardins
Where do you live? On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > I have a shoot in Martinsville, Virginia at a race car engine building shop. > I'll be shooting engine assembly procedures, parts and equipment indoors.  It > will probably take me the better part of a day. > > My trave

OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
I have a shoot in Martinsville, Virginia at a race car engine building shop. I'll be shooting engine assembly procedures, parts and equipment indoors. It will probably take me the better part of a day. My travel expenses will be reimbursed whether I drive or fly. My first thought was fly. For

For What It's Worth ...

2010-10-19 Thread John Sessoms
Coming off of a 4 day "weekend". School is on fall break. Shot my first wedding on Saturday. Backup for one of the first year students who got volunteered by her father. Couple had a photographer who backed out for some reason and they didn't have a budget to hire another photographer. Anyway,

PESO 2010 - 176-184 - GDG

2010-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
More photos, a new blog post. http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/against-the-rules Feel free to jump to Flickr through the slide show link! :-) comments always appreciated, thanks for looking. Godfrey -- a photo blog: http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO 2010 - 176-184 - GDG

2010-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Not mentioned on the blog post, but the frontispiece and a few others of the photos in this set were shot during the last PDML gathering at Fort Point last year. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > More photos, a new blog post. > >  http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/agai

PESO 2010 - 176-184 - GDG

2010-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
More photos, a new blog post. http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/against-the-rules Feel free to jump to Flickr through the slide show link! :-) comments always appreciated, thanks for looking. Godfrey --- sorry if this shows up twice ... it doesn't seem to have reached any of the usual l

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:27 +, "Collin Brendemuehl" wrote: > *ist > > There's one @ KEH. But the price is prohibitive. > I'd forgotten all about it but for the talk of the MZ-S/D. > Anyone here have Yes /use one? No - but I will, eventually. Basically, I found one going at a good price

Re: PAW41 - Toes

2010-10-19 Thread DagT
Thanks Frank! And thanks for all the puns too :-D DagT http://www.thrane.name Den 18. okt. 2010 kl. 18.50 skrev frank theriault: > On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 10:57 AM, DagT wrote: >> http://www.thrane.name/page3/page7/files/page7-1000-full.html >> K20D, da*50-13...@50mm, 1/90s, f/8, ISO200 > >

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-10-19 15:29, Jens wrote: I like to think of the MZ-S as the last Pentax film camera, even though it wasn´t really. I still use my MZ-S once in a while. I shot 10 films this summer. It's a very nice camera. Lovely balanced too. I sold my first one, but to finance myd *ist D. But I ended

RE: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Bob W
> >> Bob, personally I don't care about curves of which car my camera is > >> resebmlant of... > > > > You write like a fine bourgeois gentleman, Boris! > > > > "MAÎTRE DE PHILOSOPHIE.- On les peut mettre premièrement comme > vous > > avez > > dit: Belle Marquise, vos beaux yeux me font mourir d'am

Re: RE: Enablement: SMC Pentax-M 1:5.6 400mm

2010-10-19 Thread Jens
Hello J.C. O'Connell It's an M lens. Meaning manual setting the aperture - F.5.6- f 45. It's a spring aperture, so I still have open aperture fokusing. No electrical contacts like an A-lens. Manual focus too. I use it utilizing the "green button" for measuring light (no open aperture metering).

Re: Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Jens
I like to think of the MZ-S as the last Pentax film camera, even though it wasn´t really. I still use my MZ-S once in a while. I shot 10 films this summer. It's a very nice camera. Lovely balanced too. I sold my first one, but to finance myd *ist D. But I ended up regretting this nad bought anno

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bob Sullivan" Subject: Re: Film and cameras Dave, The MZ-S with battery grip has the curves of a Ferrarri versus the Z-1p with battery and grip strap has the lines of a Ford. Regards, Bob S.

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 19, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Bob W wrote: >> On 10/19/2010 4:12 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >>> Dave, >>> The MZ-S with battery grip has the curves of a Ferrarri versus the >>> Z-1p with battery and grip strap has the lines of a Ford. >>> Regards, Bob S. >> >> Bob, personally I don't care about curv

Re: PESO 2010 - 165, 172 - GDG

2010-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Bob W wrote: >> > And very recognizably a Godfrey photo. >> >> Thank you! "A Godfrey Photo" ... perhaps a new branding moniker, eh? :-) >> > > A Godfro... LOL -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread P. J. Alling
The camera body I'd least like to have. Auto focus as inspiring as the *ist-D, crippled K mount, (and no way to update firmware), with not even a green button workaround, so very limited usability with older K mount lenses. Penta mirror viewfinder, (so even for a FF 35mm), the fiewfinder is

RE: PESO 2010 - 165, 172 - GDG

2010-10-19 Thread Bob W
> > And very recognizably a Godfrey photo. > > Thank you! "A Godfrey Photo" ... perhaps a new branding moniker, eh? :-) > A Godfro... -- 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 ab

RE: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-19 Thread Bob W
> G'day all > > I came across the following article on yet more photography bans: > > http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/photography-bans- > leave-ordinary-life-out-of-the-picture-20101017-16p0v.html > http://tinyurl.com/2a6j9te > they've got this sort of thing arse about face. I

Re: The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
Scott Loveless once had one. If you can find him, he can tell you about it. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 10/19/10, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > From: Collin Brendemuehl > Subject: The film body nobody talks about > To: "pdml" > Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 12:27 PM > *

RE: PESO - The Critic

2010-10-19 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Bob! http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Mon, 10/18/10, Bob W wrote: > From: Bob W > Subject: RE: PESO - The Critic > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" > Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 4:46 PM > > Saturday afternoon in > Rittenhouse Square, Philly: > > > > http://photo.net/photodb

RE: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Bob W
> On 10/19/2010 4:12 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > Dave, > > The MZ-S with battery grip has the curves of a Ferrarri versus the > > Z-1p with battery and grip strap has the lines of a Ford. > > Regards, Bob S. > > Bob, personally I don't care about curves of which car my camera is > resebmlant of...

The film body nobody talks about

2010-10-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
*ist There's one @ KEH. But the price is prohibitive. I'd forgotten all about it but for the talk of the MZ-S/D. Anyone here have/use one? Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: FTAGH: Pentax ugly case

2010-10-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
It is on its way to a good PDML home. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, pleas

RE: Enablement: SMC Pentax-M 1:5.6 400mm

2010-10-19 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Is the aperture automatic or manual? the old screwmount and early K mounts were manual. -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER & DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- Fro

Re: PESO 2010 - 165, 172 - GDG

2010-10-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > And very recognizably a Godfrey photo. Thank you! "A Godfrey Photo" ... perhaps a new branding moniker, eh? :-) -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pd

Re: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/10/10, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: >This one caught my eye for two reasons. First, it talks about a ban on >photography at Victoria's Cape Schanck, a spectacular area on the >southern tip of Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. As it happens, I was >there last week - hence the fo

Enablement: SMC Pentax-M 1:5.6 400mm

2010-10-19 Thread Jens
I just got one of these old Pentax-M lenses from Germany/Ebay at a resonable price - appr. 380 USD/272 Euro. It's very nice - and quite close to "like new" - except for the leather case. I did some tests agains my "doggy" Sigma DG 135-400mm. Actually, the Sigma seems to be sharper at f. 5.6, but

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Boris Liberman
On 10/19/2010 4:12 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, The MZ-S with battery grip has the curves of a Ferrarri versus the Z-1p with battery and grip strap has the lines of a Ford. Regards, Bob S. Bob, personally I don't care about curves of which car my camera is resebmlant of... Gosh, what a senten

Re: FTAGH: Pentax ugly case

2010-10-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
Somewhere, there's a hipster photographer willing to pay top dollar for that. Put it on the SoHo CraigsList and watch the offers pour in. -- Walt On 10/18/2010 4:13 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Sometimes things are ugly, even though they belong with their times. Take this case, for exampl

Re: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Brian, That's a lovely picture of a place I've never seen before! Thanks for showing it. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > I came across the following article on yet more photography bans: > > http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/p

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, The MZ-S with battery grip has the curves of a Ferrarri versus the Z-1p with battery and grip strap has the lines of a Ford. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 2:55 AM, David Mann wrote: > On Oct 19, 2010, at 5:07 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> The big ergonomic plus of the MZ-S for

PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-19 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I came across the following article on yet more photography bans: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/photography-bans-leave-ordinary-life-out-of-the-picture-20101017-16p0v.html http://tinyurl.com/2a6j9te This one caught my eye for two reasons. First, it talks about a ban

Re: OT: Sean Crane, Nature Photography

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 19, 2010, at 4:14 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:25 -0400, "P N Stenquist" > wrote: >> A fellow I used to work with at Doner Advertising has been seriously >> into nature photography for many yers. Lately, he's been traveling the >> globe, shooting all manner

Re: peso - Getting her licks in

2010-10-19 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 19, 2010, at 2:37 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 10/18/2010 6:46 PM, P N Stenquist wrote: >> Thanks David. We had a nice weekend. Good thing, because it's nasty out >> there today. >> Paul > > Paul, you know, you're exceptionally good grandpa... > > Boris Thanks Boris. That's most kind

Re: FTAGH: Pentax ugly case

2010-10-19 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>Yes, that is ugly. Does it actually read 'Pentax" on the bag (it's a bit >hard to read)? My ME Super came with a normal black never-ready case. > > >Cheers > >Brian Yes, that is "Pentax" embossed in the plastic. I suspect this was a short-run kit supplement thingie. Sincerely, Collin Brendemu

Re: PESO 2010 - 165, 172 - GDG

2010-10-19 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 18, 2010, at 8:13 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > The cemetery pic is outstanding, IMO. Superb subject, nicely composed. And very recognizably a Godfrey photo. > Paul > > On Oct 17, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> Another photo blog post for your enjoyment: >> >> http://god

Re: OT: Sean Crane, Nature Photography

2010-10-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:25 -0400, "P N Stenquist" wrote: > A fellow I used to work with at Doner Advertising has been seriously > into nature photography for many yers. Lately, he's been traveling the > globe, shooting all manner of exotic wildlife. Here's a pic of a maned > wolf, shot in B

Re: OT GESO - The (sydney)magazine Food Hall of Fame Dinner, Glass

2010-10-19 Thread Brian Walters
On Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:13 +1100, "Derby Chang" wrote: > (Sorry if this appears twice) > > A bit more indulgence. This was a classy night. Hilton Hotel, Glass > Restaurant, with special guest chef, Peter Gilmore of Quay > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_10/10_10_glass/index.htm >

Re: PESO - Autumn Harvest

2010-10-19 Thread David Mann
On Oct 19, 2010, at 12:07 AM, frank theriault wrote: > Went for my usual walk by the Lake yesterday. Didn't take the macro > off the camera once. > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/autumn-harvest.html Very nicely done. Macro work with moving subjects is really hard. I hope someone

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-19 Thread David Mann
On Oct 19, 2010, at 5:07 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > The big ergonomic plus of the MZ-S for me was the the way that flat > body-grip combo fit in my hand. I suppose that is the same thing Bob > was alluding to. I don't think I've ever held an MZ-S but I did find the Z-1p handled exceptionall