Re: OT: new camera

2010-10-20 Thread drd1135
The 50 macro is a great lens. Enjoy the new purchase! -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:36:16 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: new camera I pulled the trigger and bought a new cam

OT: new camera

2010-10-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I pulled the trigger and bought a new camera today. Sorry, it isn't a Pentax. I usually don't buy anything new right out of the gate. Particularly pro-class cameras ... I usually wait until they get well into the market, until the issues and workarounds are known, until the prices drop a little bi

Re: Lightroom 3 question

2010-10-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > With Lightroom 3, every time I create a subdirectory, it collapses the > directory in the left column so all that I see is the parent.  Is there a way > to configure LR so that it doesn't do this? Unfortunately no. I consider it a minor bug

Re: PESO 2010 - 176-184 - GDG

2010-10-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
thanks frank! > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >>  http://godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com/against-the-rules > > Sublime. -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRI

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 10/21/2010 3:14 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Better than the average on this list, but then Brooks tends to drag that down a bit. On 10/20/2010 2:13 PM, Bob W wrote: Actually Boris your English is very ambitious and you can generally put together complex sentences better than perhaps the majority

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 20, 2010, at 20:03 , John Sessoms wrote: From: Charles Robinson I was doing some flash photography yesterday... using a hand-held, cable-connected, off-camera AF540 in combination with the on-camera flash (so-called "contrast-control" mode) and I realized that what I'd like (sometimes)

Re: A night for Pentax

2010-10-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 20, 2010, at 20:44 , Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steven Desjardins" > Subject: Re: A night for Pentax "These pictures are shite quality, but since you asked:" Is Shite Quality on the rear LCD or

Re: aperture blade cleaning

2010-10-20 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: aperture blade cleaning That's poetry Collin! "> And I have never gone inside. What is the best approach? I'm thinking from the rear, and with a little lighter fluid "

Re: A night for Pentax

2010-10-20 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Steven Desjardins" Subject: Re: A night for Pentax "These pictures are shite quality, but since you asked:" Is Shite Quality on the rear LCD or is that a menu setting? The Sunni you figure

Re: Peso: Fall Morning

2010-10-20 Thread Northeast Media
Very nice - a shot to be proud of Phil On 21/10/10 2:18 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Yes, Bob! Definitely keep track of it! ;) Jack --- On Wed, 10/20/10, paul stenquist wrote: From: paul stenquist Subject: Re: Peso: Fall Morning To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 6

Re: Peso: Fall Morning

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, Bob! Definitely keep track of it! ;) Jack --- On Wed, 10/20/10, paul stenquist wrote: > From: paul stenquist > Subject: Re: Peso: Fall Morning > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 6:33 PM > Very nice.. Excellent tonality and > composition. > Paul > > On

Re: PESO - The Last Leaf

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Spider web adds to the melancholy. Nice, Frank. Jack --- On Wed, 10/20/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - The Last Leaf > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 6:36 PM > Hope you enjoy. > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/201

Re: PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Comments greatly appreciated, Frank! Thanks! Jack --- On Wed, 10/20/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: Re: PESO: Fall Drive > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 4:33 PM > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Jack > Davis > wrote: > > Wi

Re: PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciated comments, Bob! "Spawn" was mainly informational. Jack --- On Wed, 10/20/10, Bob Sullivan wrote: > From: Bob Sullivan > Subject: Re: PESO: Fall Drive > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 3:53 PM > Jack, > Steelhead Spawn is nice too, but the first t

RE: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: Charles Robinson I was doing some flash photography yesterday... using a hand-held, cable-connected, off-camera AF540 in combination with the on-camera flash (so-called "contrast-control" mode) and I realized that what I'd like (sometimes) is a bracket to hold that big flash off-camera for

Re: PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks much, David! Jack --- On Wed, 10/20/10, David J Brooks wrote: > From: David J Brooks > Subject: Re: PESO: Fall Drive > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 4:48 PM > First two are fantastic > > Dave > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Jack Davis > wro

Re: For What It's Worth ...

2010-10-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: 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

Re: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-20 Thread William Robb
-- From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban The girl was being a twit, the cop was being an ass. She went to jail and I doubt it got further than the prosecutor's desk, who, rolling his/her eyes with a pained expressio

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Hell, my typing alone can do that. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: > Fear not, Boris.  Even native born speakers here are known to butcher the > language.  I think you do very well. > > > Jerry > > > < Message-ID: <4cbeb1c5.7050...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain;

Re: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-20 Thread P. J. Alling
On 10/20/2010 2:40 PM, William Robb wrote: -- From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban (Can someone in Canada keep an eye out if Officer Bubbles gets anywhere with his lawsuit?) what a twat. We like our cops that way. Will

Re: Peso: Fall Morning

2010-10-20 Thread paul stenquist
Very nice.. Excellent tonality and composition. Paul On Oct 20, 2010, at 7:50 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Super shot Bob. > > Dave > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> Found this fog the other morning... >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11827871&size=md >>

PESO - The Last Leaf

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
Hope you enjoy. http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/last-leaf.html Comments welcome. *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: OT: Random thought about camera styles

2010-10-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Say hello to Zigview http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&N=4291226655+4288586745&Q=&ci=1&A=endecaSearch On 10/20/2010 5:02 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I saw an old twin lens reflex the other day. Those were pretty good viewfinders, looking down onto the screen with a shield. M

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Better than the average on this list, but then Brooks tends to drag that down a bit. On 10/20/2010 2:13 PM, Bob W wrote: Actually Boris your English is very ambitious and you can generally put together complex sentences better than perhaps the majority of native English speakers. Bob Of co

Re: GESO: Megan W. - Updated

2010-10-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
Thanks, Rick. I'm hoping to do more shoots with her -- which I think she'll be happy to do. Her mother liked the pictures so much that she now wants me to do their family fall portrait. Now, I just have to find a good location. Any ideas on something fall-like without being cliche? --

Re: PESO - Waiting Bride

2010-10-20 Thread Rick Womer
--- On Wed, 10/20/10, William Robb wrote: > -- > From: "Rick Womer" Subject: PESO - Waiting Bride > > > On the porch of a church in Center City Philly, late > Saturday afternoon: > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11807437 > > > >

Re: Peso: Fall Morning

2010-10-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
Wow! Wonderful shot, Bob. On 10/20/2010 5:56 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Found this fog the other morning... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11827871&size=md So is this a keeper or what? Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: PESO - Waiting Bride

2010-10-20 Thread William Robb
-- From: "Rick Womer" Subject: PESO - Waiting Bride On the porch of a church in Center City Philly, late Saturday afternoon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11807437 Love the picture, hate the crop. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: aperture blade cleaning

2010-10-20 Thread John Francis
To quote Tom Lehrer: "Filth (I'm glad to say) is in the mind of the beholder" On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 04:43:30PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Oct 20, 2010, at 2:31 PM, Bob W wrote: > > > That's poetry Collin! > > Poetry? it's damned near pornography. > > > > "> And I have never gone in

Re: PESO 2010 - 176-184 - GDG

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > 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. Sublime. cheers, frank --

Re: GESO: Fall Ohio Drive

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > Some Amish corn shocks, and an old lathe & plaster house that is > disintegrating with years of exposure.  Beautiful weather > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/55001...@n08/sets/72157625058997457/ > I ~really~ like IMGP7361. cheers, fra

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread David J Brooks
I picked up one last year from ebay, about 15$ from China. Works very well. It was either from linkdelight dot com or dmkfoto dot com. Dave On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: > I was doing some flash photography yesterday... using a hand-held, > cable-connected, off-camer

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 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://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11807397&size=lg > > (K7, DA 16-45, ISO 100, f/22 @ 1/4, handheld) > > I crave

Re: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Bob W wrote: > they've got this sort of thing arse about face. If we accept, for the sake > of argument, that people should not be able to make money out of photographs > of their own public land without a permit (and I for one do not accept > that), it is an ent

Re: Peso: Fall Morning

2010-10-20 Thread David J Brooks
Super shot Bob. Dave On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Found this fog the other morning... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11827871&size=md > > So is this a keeper or what? > > Regards,  Bob S. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.

Re: PESO - Waiting Bride

2010-10-20 Thread David J Brooks
Good one Rick Dave On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > On the porch of a church in Center City Philly, late Saturday afternoon: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11807437 > > Rick > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/

Re: PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread David J Brooks
First two are fantastic Dave On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > Wife and I took a 300+ mile drive looking for signs of Sierra fall. > Were mostly in the Lake Tahoe area and a ways south over Luther Pass. > Fall Cabin is on Hwy 88 not far west of the 89 intersection. Carson Pass

Re: To drive -- or not

2010-10-20 Thread David J Brooks
So trains planes and automobiles have been suggested, maybe i'll do a movie on that. Dave On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Bob W wrote: >> >> Can't decide. It's a dilemna. >> > > take the train > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml

Re: aperture blade cleaning

2010-10-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 20, 2010, at 2:31 PM, Bob W wrote: > That's poetry Collin! Poetry? it's damned near pornography. > > "> And I have never gone inside. >> What is the best approach? >> I'm thinking from the rear, >> and with a little lighter fluid " > > > >> -Original Message- >> From: pdml-bo

Re: PESO - Autumn Harvest

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 18/10/10, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>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 >> >>Hope you enjoy.  Commen

Re: PESO - Autumn Harvest

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:44 PM, wrote: > Be careful Frank. Macros are addictive (and sometimes sting. ). The bee is > nicely sharp, which is hard. Thanks, Steve. I'm finding out just how addictive these macros can be (bee?). This is actually a pretty severe crop (about 50% of the original f

Re: PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > Wife and I took a 300+ mile drive looking for signs of Sierra fall. > Were mostly in the Lake Tahoe area and a ways south over Luther Pass. > Fall Cabin is on Hwy 88 not far west of the 89 intersection. Carson Pass is a > number of miles furthe

Re: PESO - Waiting Bride

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > On the porch of a church in Center City Philly, late Saturday afternoon: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11807437 Brought a wistful smile to my face. Lovely pic. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Car

Re: Peso: Fall Morning

2010-10-20 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Found this fog the other morning... > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11827871&size=md > > So is this a keeper or what? > Keeper? Are you kidding me? Put it on your short list for the Pentax 2010 Annual. It's gorgeous!! cheers,

PESO - Waiting Bride

2010-10-20 Thread Rick Womer
On the porch of a church in Center City Philly, late Saturday afternoon: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11807437 Rick -- 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 abo

aperture blade cleaning

2010-10-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>Can't comment on that particular lens but I have taken apart quite a >few and the aperture assembly was easier to extract from the rear on >most. In many cases however, it was extremely difficult so try and >find instructions or a construction drawing if you can or be prepared >to lose your lens

Peso: Fall Morning

2010-10-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Found this fog the other morning... http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11827871&size=md So is this a keeper or what? Regards, Bob S. -- 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

Re: PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jack, Steelhead Spawn is nice too, but the first two are WOW images. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > Thanks, Paul! "Steelhead Spawn" was offered for the pulse rate of the > fishermen & women. > > Jack > > --- On Wed, 10/20/10, P N Stenquist wrote: > >> From:

Re: OT: Random thought about camera styles

2010-10-20 Thread Jeffery Smith
One of the early Panasonic digitals had a folding rear hood for the LCD. Helped a little outdoors. Jeffery On Oct 20, 2010, at 5:37 PM, eckinator wrote: > I've seen folding shields for the rear display but none acting as a > refconverter at the same time so they're fine looking down but useles

Re: OT: Random thought about camera styles

2010-10-20 Thread eckinator
I've seen folding shields for the rear display but none acting as a refconverter at the same time so they're fine looking down but useless beyond that Ecke 2010/10/20 Steven Desjardins : > I saw an old twin lens reflex the other day.  Those were pretty good > viewfinders, looking down onto the scr

Re: aperture blade cleaning

2010-10-20 Thread eckinator
Can't comment on that particular lens but I have taken apart quite a few and the aperture assembly was easier to extract from the rear on most. In many cases however, it was extremely difficult so try and find instructions or a construction drawing if you can or be prepared to lose your lens Ecke

Re: PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Paul! "Steelhead Spawn" was offered for the pulse rate of the fishermen & women. Jack --- On Wed, 10/20/10, P N Stenquist wrote: > From: P N Stenquist > Subject: Re: PESO: Fall Drive > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 3:02 PM > All very nice. But Fa

Re: KEH email notification system

2010-10-20 Thread Paul Ewins
I got three notfications for a lens yesterday and thought that was strange, until I checked and found that there were now three copies for sale! They were all priced a little past what i wanted to spend though. Paul Ewins On 21/10/2010, at 1:51 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > really, really, really

Re: PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread P N Stenquist
All very nice. But Fall Cabin and Carson Pass are superb. Well done. Paul On Oct 20, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Wife and I took a 300+ mile drive looking for signs of Sierra fall. Were mostly in the Lake Tahoe area and a ways south over Luther Pass. Fall Cabin is on Hwy 88 not far wes

RE: aperture blade cleaning

2010-10-20 Thread Bob W
That's poetry Collin! "> And I have never gone inside. > What is the best approach? > I'm thinking from the rear, > and with a little lighter fluid " > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On > Behalf Of Collin Brendemuehl > Sent: 20 October 2

aperture blade cleaning

2010-10-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I have a 135/2.5 Tak Bayonet with oily blades. And I have never gone inside. What is the best approach? I'm thinking from the rear, and with a little lighter fluid on a swap to dissolve the oil. Your thoughts and experience are welcome. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives w

Re: A night for Pentax

2010-10-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
"These pictures are shite quality, but since you asked:" Is Shite Quality on the rear LCD or is that a menu setting? -- Steve Desjardins -- 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 a

OT: Random thought about camera styles

2010-10-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
I saw an old twin lens reflex the other day. Those were pretty good viewfinders, looking down onto the screen with a shield. Make that the LCD screen and that should work for digital. Has anyone seen an attachment like this? -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Jeffery Smith
I missed the part about the swively thing on my earlier post. B&H has all sort of brackets (flash brackets) with the capacity to aim the flash all over the place, but they are so darned expensive, I could never justify the cost. I always used a Kalt bracket (this is 35 years ago, for about $9),

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Hmmm...that question I can't answer. The only grip I have is on my MZ-S and I've not used the stroboframe on it. I think the grip would not be useful except for the extra batteries since when you rotate to portrait with the flash up, the shutter button on the grip will be down, not up in a g

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 20, 2010, at 15:39, Jeffery Smith wrote: > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/131401-REG/General_Brand_Right_Angle_Bracket_with.html > > Cheeep! > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/116630-REG/Hama_HA_6831.html > > More like it. > I think, after all of the reading I've done, it

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Jeffery Smith
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/131401-REG/General_Brand_Right_Angle_Bracket_with.html Cheeep! http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/116630-REG/Hama_HA_6831.html More like it. Jeffery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUB

PESO: Fall Drive

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Wife and I took a 300+ mile drive looking for signs of Sierra fall. Were mostly in the Lake Tahoe area and a ways south over Luther Pass. Fall Cabin is on Hwy 88 not far west of the 89 intersection. Carson Pass is a number of miles further west, also on Hwy 88. Steelhead Spawn was shot on Hwy 89 p

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread David Parsons
Stroboframe Camera Flip. The flash always stays on top, and the camera rotates. You don't need to move the flash when you move the camera. http://www.amazon.com/Stroboframe-Camera-Flip-Flash-Bracket/dp/B9UTLU On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: > I was doing some flas

Lightroom 3 question

2010-10-20 Thread Larry Colen
With Lightroom 3, every time I create a subdirectory, it collapses the directory in the left column so all that I see is the parent. Is there a way to configure LR so that it doesn't do this? -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net ht

Re: A night for Pentax

2010-10-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Oct 20, 2010, at 3:46 AM, Derby Chang wrote: > On 20/10/2010 8:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Some friends of mine are the house band for a weekly blues pro-jam in Santa >> Clara. They were having a special event tonight, featuring a young (16 y.o.) >> musician that has been getting some good

Re: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-20 Thread William Robb
-- From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban (Can someone in Canada keep an eye out if Officer Bubbles gets anywhere with his lawsuit?) what a twat. We like our cops that way. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: To drive -- or not

2010-10-20 Thread Bob W
> > Can't decide. It's a dilemna. > take the train B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

RE: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread Bob W
Waiting for Cormot. > A good title hasn't come to me yet: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/10/untitled.html > > All suggestions gratefully considered. > > Hope you enjoy. > > *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5, Manfrotto monopod. > > cheers, > frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PD

RE: PESO - Beating a Photography Ban

2010-10-20 Thread Bob W
> All very true. And if the authorities were really concerned about commercial > photography profiting from public land, they would ask for a percentage, > rather than just a peppercorn flat fee to apply for a permit (around $30 a > day), not that I would want that to happen. It is obviously just a

RE: Film and cameras

2010-10-20 Thread Bob W
Actually Boris your English is very ambitious and you can generally put together complex sentences better than perhaps the majority of native English speakers. Bob > > Of course not. I know that my English is easily recognized as that of a > foreign > man and I welcome any correction as far a

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
"Come What May." J --- On Wed, 10/20/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Untitled > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 4:09 AM > A good title hasn't come to me yet: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/10/untitled.html

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread Ken Waller
May I suggest BTW as in bird, tree and water. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" Subject: PESO - Untitled A good title hasn't come to me yet: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/10/untitled.html All sugge

Re: GESO: Fall Ohio Drive

2010-10-20 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Collin Brendemuehl" Subject: RE: GESO: Fall Ohio Drive I believe "Badger victory" refers to American college football. The University of Wisconsin team are the Badgers and won a game with

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Paul. Sounds as though you have it nailed! In the film days of using speeds from 25 to 800 ASA did you ever go protoplasmic when on the way home you suddenly had that hot flash moment when you realized you'd made a possibly deadly film related camera setting error? Also, knowing you had

Re: KEH email notification system

2010-10-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
Have a heart. It's a desperate, lonely little lens in need of a home. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:51 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > really, really, really needs to be fixed.  Why?  Well KEH had a lens listed > as in transit that I have some interest in, though I really can't afford it > right now.  Ho

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 20, 2010, at 12:01, Paul Sorenson wrote: > Yes, the flash body is oriented sideways but both the camera and flash head > are oriented in portrait. With a tilt/swivel head on the flash, the only > thing you can't do when flipped is bounce off a wall to your right. > One more question: D

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
Yes, the flash body is oriented sideways but both the camera and flash head are oriented in portrait. With a tilt/swivel head on the flash, the only thing you can't do when flipped is bounce off a wall to your right. -p On 10/20/2010 11:39 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 20, 2010, at 11

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 20, 2010, at 11:20, Paul Sorenson wrote: > I use the Stroboframe Quick Flip 350. I works well and keeps the flash head > oriented above the lens. > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/52728-REG/Stroboframe_310_635.html > > http://tinyurl.com/27c3hqm > So in this case, you flip the

Re: QC times 2 for the takumars of the sixties

2010-10-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I bought an Asahi Pentax and three lenses in Japan in 1967, and they had the stickers. Dan On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: > Like so many here have mentioned, while stationed  overseas in the 60's I > bought > a Minolta SRT-101 Kit from somewhere in Asia and those lens

Re: Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
I use the Stroboframe Quick Flip 350. I works well and keeps the flash head oriented above the lens. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/52728-REG/Stroboframe_310_635.html http://tinyurl.com/27c3hqm -p* *On 10/20/2010 9:58 AM, Charles Robinson wrote: I was doing some flash photography ye

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread paul stenquist
Up in the tree a bird sat. On Oct 20, 2010, at 10:25 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > or "Fall Waters"? > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Rick Womer wrote: >> Very nice, somewhat haunting image. Maybe "Waiting for Winter"? >> >> Rick >> >> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >> >> >> --- On Wed, 10

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-20 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 20, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Paul, sounds like something your experience has prepared you for. Hope it > goes well..by your standards. > Are you furnishing the fields or backgrounds for the "parts" & "components" > shots or will that be left for PS? > Been away chasing more

Re: Film and cameras

2010-10-20 Thread Jerry in Arizona
Fear not, Boris.  Even native born speakers here are known to butcher the language.  I think you do very well.  Jerry < Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Of course not. I know that my English is easily recognized as that of a foreign man and I welcome any correction as f

Re: QC times 2 for the takumars of the sixties

2010-10-20 Thread Jerry in Arizona
Like so many here have mentioned, while stationed  overseas in the 60's I bought a Minolta SRT-101 Kit from somewhere in Asia and those lenses also had the JCII stickers on them.   Jerry     <<2010/10/20 John Sessoms : > > Gold? Silver? > > I remember the stickers, but don't remember if they we

Flash bracket question

2010-10-20 Thread Charles Robinson
I was doing some flash photography yesterday... using a hand-held, cable-connected, off-camera AF540 in combination with the on-camera flash (so-called "contrast-control" mode) and I realized that what I'd like (sometimes) is a bracket to hold that big flash off-camera for me. But... I'd also

KEH email notification system

2010-10-20 Thread P. J. Alling
really, really, really needs to be fixed. Why? Well KEH had a lens listed as in transit that I have some interest in, though I really can't afford it right now. However I figured I'd take advantage of their email notification system to check prices when it arrived. Today I recieved at least

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread Bob Sullivan
or "Fall Waters"? On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Very nice, somewhat haunting image.  Maybe "Waiting for Winter"? > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > --- On Wed, 10/20/10, frank theriault wrote: > >> From: frank theriault >> Subject: PESO - Untitled >> To: "Pe

Re: A night for Pentax

2010-10-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
If you are good enough with PS then maybe it didn't happen even with pics. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:46 AM, Derby Chang wrote: >  On 20/10/2010 8:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> Some friends of mine are the house band for a weekly blues pro-jam in >> Santa Clara. They were having a special event

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
"bird mistaken for leaf". Unless it is a leaf, then use "leaf mistaken for bird". Nice either way. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Well composed, Frank! "Whatever Comes." > > Jack > > --- On Wed, 10/20/10, frank theriault wrote: > >> From: frank theriault >> Subject: PES

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Well composed, Frank! "Whatever Comes." Jack --- On Wed, 10/20/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Untitled > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 4:09 AM > A good title hasn't come to me yet: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-20 Thread Jack Davis
Paul, sounds like something your experience has prepared you for. Hope it goes well..by your standards. Are you furnishing the fields or backgrounds for the "parts" & "components" shots or will that be left for PS? Been away chasing more fall and haven't read any of the responses to this thread.

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice, somewhat haunting image. Maybe "Waiting for Winter"? Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Wed, 10/20/10, frank theriault wrote: > From: frank theriault > Subject: PESO - Untitled > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7:09 AM > A good title ha

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread David J Brooks
"Is that them over there.?" Nice shot BTW Dave On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:09 AM, frank theriault wrote: > A good title hasn't come to me yet: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/10/untitled.html > > All suggestions gratefully considered. > > Hope you enjoy. > > *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-20 Thread David J Brooks
I like it Rick. There is no such thing as a former member, your here for life. Dave On Tue, 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://photo.net/photodb/ph

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-20 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > Can't decide. It's a dilemna. > > Paul What about leaving mid day, drive for a while then overnight and continue the next day. FWIW I don't fly unless its a direct flight, so i drive alot.:-) Dave > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > P

Re: OT: To drive -- or not

2010-10-20 Thread Boris Liberman
On 10/20/2010 1:50 AM, paul stenquist wrote: Can't decide. It's a dilemna. Paul, I am thinking that if you should drive alone, then flying is a better option. Thus, I am also thinking, you could try to find an air route that involves less stops... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDM

Re: 645D effect?

2010-10-20 Thread DagT
I agree. Also we should remember that pros bought Canon 1Ds at almost the same price ($7,995 in 2002) with 11MP and approximately the same ISO range. And compared to other MF dslrs it is cheap. DagT >Well. 10.000$ is a lot of money. >But a Taxi driver in Denmark will gladly invest 100.000$

Re: PESO - Passing Freight

2010-10-20 Thread Rick Womer
Comments! I love comments! No caboose, Bob--the front half of the train was orange shipping containers, the back half green shipping containers. The biweekly assignment for Bob's photo club was "Motion", and this train was moving, so we shot it. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tu

Re: PESO - Untitled

2010-10-20 Thread Derby Chang
On 20/10/2010 10:09 PM, frank theriault wrote: A good title hasn't come to me yet: http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/10/untitled.html All suggestions gratefully considered. Hope you enjoy. *istD, Tamron SP 90mm f2.5, Manfrotto monopod. cheers, frank "Day for Night" (my favourite Tr

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