The Annual Arrives (in the Philippines)

2011-04-30 Thread Bong Manayon
Got it! It looks great; the cover is an exercise of deja vu...the way the past annuals were incorporated/hinted at is great. Will look at the photos later... :-) -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Locked out of the PDML

2011-04-30 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:26 +1000, John Coyle jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: Testing - I'm getting mail but haven't sent for a few days. Received loud and clear Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/

Re: GESO: My new toy: Zie Zelektor!

2011-04-30 Thread Timber
On Fri, 2011-04-29 at 18:43 -0700, Larry Colen wrote: Very cool, and rather evil, the last thing I need right now is another silly project to distract me. Do you need to use a lens with an extra long registration distance? Nope. The lens I've used is a Tamron Adaptall lens, which is

Re: K7, A Lenses and PTTL (was Re: What next in an SLR?)

2011-04-30 Thread Leon Altoff
Close, you may have missed my message to Paul about the change in behavior if I actually feed in a focal length for the set up. This now stops it firing at full power, but does not get the exposure correct. I can now dial in an exposure adjustment on the camera camera and have it affect the

Don't Ignore This Test

2011-04-30 Thread Cotty
Or do if you like. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: K7, A Lenses and PTTL (was Re: What next in an SLR?)

2011-04-30 Thread AlunFoto
I agree the P-TTL doesn't seem to do much. But that could still mean you're having trouble from being outside the metering range of the preflash. What happens if you open the aperture all the way? If that makes the preflash register with the camera, you should get underexposure. :-) lørdag 30.

PESO - Coffeeshop Conversation

2011-04-30 Thread frank theriault
Geez, when dad and grampa get talking, I can't get a word in edgewise http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/04/coffeeshop-conversation.html I'm not happy with the crap at the bottom of the frame, but this was a one-chance shot (they saw me a moment after this). I'm sure I'll never use it for

Re: Don't Ignore This Test

2011-04-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
I can't make up my mind. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/4/30 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Or do if you like. -- Cheers,  Cotty ___/\__ ||   (O)  |     People, Places, Pastiche --      http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: PESO: Eagle among pinecones

2011-04-30 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 4:30 AM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Dramatic albeit imperfectly composed: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/04/29/-big/RUNE0751.jpg.html I like it! ;-) cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML

Re: peso: Turbulent Waters

2011-04-30 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 7:25 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: As you may have heard, we had some bad storms in Virginia today, including so local flooding.  Of course, some idiot always brings his camera.  This one is right over the edge of the bridge, which was still barely

RE: Don't Ignore This Test

2011-04-30 Thread Jeffery Johnson
I was never good with test so now that I am here what exactly is the test supposed to be on? ___ Pictures that I have taken on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Just Testing ...

2011-04-30 Thread Doug Franklin
Feeling a little lonely. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Just Testing ...

2011-04-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
We are always here for you :-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/4/30 Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com: Feeling a little lonely. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Thanks Doug!

2011-04-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Mann On Apr 30, 2011, at 2:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Doug has fixed the list, and based on what little I know, it was anything but easy. Sorry you had to work so hard, but you can be sure that your efforts are deeply appreciated by all. Yes, very much so. I've occasionally

Re: Sadness

2011-04-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I just learned, via Facebook, that Doug lost two close relatives in the recent tornado carnage. Let's keep listguy and his family in our thoughts and prayers. Yes i saw the FB posting. your in our prayers Doug

Re: PESO - Coffeeshop Conversation

2011-04-30 Thread David J Brooks
Non the less, well captured. Nice lighting Dave On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 6:49 AM, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Geez, when dad and grampa get talking, I can't get a word in edgewise http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2011/04/coffeeshop-conversation.html I'm not happy with

Re: Don't Ignore This Test

2011-04-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: I was never good with test so now that I am here what exactly is the test supposed to be on? You have to pick the date Cotty goes gmail. Dave ___ Pictures

Re: Don't Ignore This Test

2011-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/30/2011 12:39, Cotty wrote: Or do if you like. This test hasn't been ignored. Or not. -- 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 - Coffeeshop Conversation

2011-04-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Frank, the moment captured is nice... . The only think I'm not happy with is that white line right down the middle ... That is one element you could get rid of pretty easily by removing dust and scratches or cloning out and too much dark at the top -- that is space that isnt part of the

Re: Just Testing ...

2011-04-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well actually we weren't , for a while... ann Tim Øsleby wrote: We are always here for you :-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/4/30 Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com: Feeling a little lonely. :-) -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Thanks Doug!

2011-04-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
tthanks can't be said enough... so here I am, me tooing... But Doug should not have had to do anything at all , he didn't create the problem... ann the grateful John Sessoms wrote: From: David Mann On Apr 30, 2011, at 2:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Doug has fixed the list, and based

RE: Don't Ignore This Test

2011-04-30 Thread Jeffery Johnson
Hum... well now was that in 1999 or will it be May 1, 2011. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of David J Brooks Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:10 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Don't Ignore This Test On Sat, Apr 30,

Re: Archimedes moment or Homer moment?

2011-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/29/2011 22:57, Ecke PDML wrote: *dons flame-proof suit* I never liked P-TTL to begin with. My Canon AE-1 Program has better flash metering than that. I'll see your TTL enabled Canon AE-1 and raise you to camera body independent Metz SCA flashes. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - cleaning a PS from dust? - Need advice.

2011-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/29/2011 19:18, Igor Roshchin wrote: Not expecting much, I just called Panasonic Tech Support. Their service center can send me a refurbished camera as a replacement for $128 and change (I'd need to send my camera to them!). A brand-new camera (DMC-ZR3 - the current version of ZR1) can be

Re: PESO - Coffeeshop Conversation

2011-04-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I lik it a lot! Just use a little gradient at the bottom of the frame to suppress the distraction and it will be great! On Saturday, April 30, 2011, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Geez, when dad and grampa get talking, I can't get a word in edgewise

Re: Thanks Doug!

2011-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Apr 30, 2011, at 9:04 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: David Mann On Apr 30, 2011, at 2:47 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Doug has fixed the list, and based on what little I know, it was anything but easy. Sorry you had to work so hard, but you can be sure that your efforts are deeply

Re: PESO - Coffeeshop Conversation

2011-04-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Saturday, April 30, 2011, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Frank, the moment captured is nice... . The only think I'm not happy with is that white line right down the middle ... That is one element you could get rid of pretty easily by removing dust and scratches or cloning out

Re: Just Testing ...

2011-04-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
In spirit I where. But I got your point. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/4/30 Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com: Well actually we weren't , for a while... ann Tim Øsleby wrote: We are always here for you :-) -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/

Re: PESO - Coffeeshop Conversation

2011-04-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Just another lucky guess ;-) ann Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Saturday, April 30, 2011, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Frank, the moment captured is nice... . The only think I'm not happy with is that white line right down the middle ... That is one element you could get rid of

[LR3.4] magenta cast solved ?

2011-04-30 Thread Thibouille
Thos experiencing magenta cast with K5 should upgrade to LR3.4 At least in the cas of multi exposure, the problem is claimed to be solved. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=38321602 -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7, Sigma

Re: Don't Ignore This Test

2011-04-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
On 4/30/2011 12:39, Cotty wrote: Or do if you like. Being ignorant about the test, I do not ignore it. Igor -- 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

Re: Just Testing ...

2011-04-30 Thread Igor Roshchin
That come and goes in periods. Sat Apr 30 09:57:22 EDT 2011 Tim Osleby wrote: In spirit I where. But I got your point. -- MaritimTim http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ 2011/4/30 Ann Sanfedele annsan at nyc.rr.com: Well actually we weren't , for a while... ann Tim .sleby wrote: We

OT - Royal Wedding - A Street Level View

2011-04-30 Thread Cotty
Dan, have a look at this ;-) Alternative viewpoint of all all the pomp yesterday, including various anti-Royals etc. Worth a look for a non-mainstream slice of life look at the Brits. Don't know if it will play ex-UK but worth a try. Ad first.

Re: OT - Royal Wedding - A Street Level View

2011-04-30 Thread Tim Bray
Royal-wedding antidote, you say? Got what ya need, right here: http://goo.gl/pHgvv -Tim On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Dan, have a look at this ;-) Alternative viewpoint of all all the pomp yesterday, including various anti-Royals etc. Worth a look for a

Re: Archimedes moment or Homer moment?

2011-04-30 Thread Ecke PDML
One Mecablitz 45CT-5 with AE-1and T-90 adaptor and I'll see ]=) 2011/4/30 Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com: On 4/29/2011 22:57, Ecke PDML wrote: *dons flame-proof suit* I never liked P-TTL to begin with. My Canon AE-1 Program has better flash metering than that. I'll see your TTL enabled

Re: PESO: fishing for fun

2011-04-30 Thread Bulent Celasun
Beautiful! It somehow looks like to be shot on film. Bulent - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/bulentcelasun 2011/4/25 Krisjanis

Re: Locked out of the PDML

2011-04-30 Thread Doug Brewer
On 4/29/11 10:20 PM, John Sessoms wrote: You're lucky if you were able to work it out with your ISP. My ISP is a bunch of dick-heads! Time Warner Road-Runner just told me I was S.O.L. unless I could convince Trend Micro to remove the sender's IP address from their black-list. But it looks like

Re: K7, A Lenses and PTTL (was Re: What next in an SLR?)

2011-04-30 Thread Leon Altoff
If I open the aperture all the way it just gets more over exposed. I haven't seen the reversal effect you mentioned. When I get the time I'll sit down with it for a day and try every combination I can think of and write down the results. This will hopefully give me a system I can use with a

Re: Locked out of the PDML

2011-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Doug, Don't worry about the list for now. You have enough on your plate. It's back on line for the most part. Any additional glitches can wait until you have dealt with more serious matters. Paul On Apr 30, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: On 4/29/11 10:20 PM, John Sessoms wrote:

Learned something today

2011-04-30 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Today I shot the conference. It was in a church and a modest attendance of about 100. The ideal lens would have been a 28-105 or something similar. Since this conference is the brainchild of my sister, I've been drafted to shoot it next year. Before I do, though, I will need a better lens in that

Re: Learned something today

2011-04-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 30, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Today I shot the conference. It was in a church and a modest attendance of about 100. The ideal lens would have been a 28-105 or something similar. Since this conference is the brainchild of my sister, I've been drafted to shoot it next

Re: K7, A Lenses and PTTL (was Re: What next in an SLR?)

2011-04-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 30, 2011, at 2:41 PM, Leon Altoff wrote: If I open the aperture all the way it just gets more over exposed. I haven't seen the reversal effect you mentioned. When I get the time I'll sit down with it for a day and try every combination I can think of and write down the results.

dark horse

2011-04-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Ok, so I finally caved and bought another compact camera. I tried the Fuji X100 and it didn't thrill me - controls are too small for my fingers. Someone suggested I look at the Ricoh GXR. I did. I looked at it again. I was pretty impressed. I got it with the A12 28mm f/2.5 camera module

RE: Learned something today

2011-04-30 Thread John Coyle
If you can find the older 28-105 f4 PZ, most users think it was one damn good lens. Mine fell apart after a fall and could not be repaired, so I replaced it with the SMC PENTAX-FA 4:5.6 IF version, which is still a good lens, but of course not constant aperture. HTH John Coyle Brisbane,

RE: Sadness

2011-04-30 Thread John Coyle
My deepest sympathy Doug - and I'm surprised you found the time to bother with us lot at this time. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: I just learned, via Facebook, that Doug lost two close relatives in the

Writing for an online photo site

2011-04-30 Thread Larry Colen
I recently got a gig writing for an online photography blog. The process has been frustrating, to say the least. Over the past week or so, the editor has been complaining that my embedded product links aren't working. I had a couple of very basic problems with wordpress, but got them sorted

Re: Writing for an online photo site

2011-04-30 Thread Larry Colen
damn, that was supposed to go to another mailing list, one which isn't archived. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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

Re: Writing for an online photo site

2011-04-30 Thread Stan Halpin
ouch On Apr 30, 2011, at 8:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: damn, that was supposed to go to another mailing list, one which isn't archived. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Coffeeshop Conversation

2011-04-30 Thread drd1135
Maybe you should go to coffee shops with better backgrounds. ;-). I like it. Coffee shops are what they are, which is usually cluttered. -Original Message- From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:49:50 To: Pentax-Discuss

GESO: Paul Miles

2011-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Michigan's favorite son, blues singer/guitarist Paul Miles performing on a street corner this afternoon. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1004349 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: Writing for an online photo site

2011-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Life as a writer. All editors are different; most display a number of peculiar and frustrating quirks. If yer gonna do it, ya gotta get over it. Paul On Apr 30, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I recently got a gig writing for an online photography blog. The process has been

Re: Writing for an online photo site

2011-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Didn't read the whole thread before replying. But my advice stands:-). Paul On Apr 30, 2011, at 8:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: damn, that was supposed to go to another mailing list, one which isn't archived. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML

Re: Writing for an online photo site

2011-04-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Apr 30, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Life as a writer. All editors are different; most display a number of peculiar and frustrating quirks. If yer gonna do it, ya gotta get over it. Paul Exactly, which is why I'm just dealing with it. I'm sure that he has some symmetrical

Re: GESO: Paul Miles

2011-04-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
The second one is my strong favorite of these... I like the connection he is making with someone out of the frame... And what a good lookin man he is! ann Paul Stenquist wrote: Michigan's favorite son, blues singer/guitarist Paul Miles performing on a street corner this afternoon.

Re: GESO: Paul Miles

2011-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ann. I think that's now the third one. I re-ordere them:-). I believe he was looking at Grace. They're pals. Paul On Apr 30, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: The second one is my strong favorite of these... I like the connection he is making with someone out of the frame...

PESO: Gary Numan in concert

2011-04-30 Thread Charles Robinson
I'm still digging through my old slides, and having a lot of fun. This is from the 3rd concert I ever attended. October 29, 1980 - I was 15 years old. All shots with Ektachrome 200 in the K1000... using either the 50mm f/2.0 or the Takumar 135 f/2.5 (which I still use!) Not

Re: GESO: Paul Miles

2011-04-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 30, 2011, at 19:44, Paul Stenquist wrote: Michigan's favorite son, blues singer/guitarist Paul Miles performing on a street corner this afternoon. http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1004349 5848 is my favorite - really captures how much he seems to be enjoying himself!

Re: GESO: Paul Miles

2011-04-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks Ann. I think that's now the third one. I re-ordere them:-). I believe he was looking at Grace. They're pals. Paul On Apr 30, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: aaarrgh! naughty you -- yes now it is the 3rd one... glad I described it.. so as not to confuse

Re: GESO: Paul Miles

2011-04-30 Thread Jack Davis
Nice group, Paul. Crisp images all and extremely well rendered! Jack --- On Sat, 4/30/11, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: GESO: Paul Miles To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011, 5:44 PM

Re: Learned something today

2011-04-30 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 10:35:16PM +, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: So I'll want a really sharp zoom in the 28-105 class. Any recommendations? I'm one of the satisfied users of the old PZ 28-105/4.0-5.6 I got with my PZ-1p; It was an excellent lens of it's day, although the fact that is not an

Re: K7, A Lenses and PTTL (was Re: What next in an SLR?)

2011-04-30 Thread Leon Altoff
I do at the moment, but it means I am adjusting the manual power on 2 flashes, which is annoying. I'm just trying to make my life easier. Leon On 1 May 2011 09:03, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Apr 30, 2011, at 2:41 PM, Leon Altoff wrote: If I open the aperture all the way it just

Re: dark horse

2011-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/1/2011 02:11, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Ok, so I finally caved and bought another compact camera. I've been meaning to ask you - why? It seemed like you were quite satisfied with your Oly gear. I did. I looked at it again. I was pretty impressed. I got it with the A12 28mm f/2.5 camera