Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 9/11/2011 8:38 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 11, 2011, at 5:11 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Heh. Work with ISO 1600 and especially 3200 for a while. You'll see noise all right. I can imagine. I very, very rarely go that high with my K-x, so I figure I won't even try with the K100D. I do like

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Walt Gilbert
Many thanks, Steven. It does look like it's been through a rough storm, doesn't it? We haven't really had anything significant around here since June, though. I'm at a loss as to why it's in that kind of shape. But, I do think it's a much more interesting looking flower that way. -- Walt

Re: Shopping for an O-GPS1

2011-09-11 Thread Peter Loveday
* The calibration is slightly awkward, particularly if you have a big lens on. Makes me feel like I'm gonna drop it... :-/ The guy I was shooting with today was quite amused, watching me juggle my camera to get the thing calibrated. You don't need to do the physical calibration for GPS tagging

Re: PESO - 'Joisey Shore'

2011-09-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Beautiful, Ken! Congrats too. cheers, Christine On Sep 9, 2011, at 2:47 PM, wrote: > I might have posted this image before, but I post it now to show an image > that was awarded second place in the color category at a recent local gallery > show. Around 150 images were entered in B+W and c

Re: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2011

2011-09-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks for posting. Darrel & I really enjoyed this. Cheers, Christine On Sep 9, 2011, at 9:58 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Wow. Just wow. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14792580 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pd

Re: Epson R3000

2011-09-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Don't know much about the R3000. I've seen the hot/cold press natural/bright white paper but haven't tried them yet. Cheers, Christine On Sep 11, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > Thank you Godfrey, for the response and congratulations! > > My brother just bought the R3000, and

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Very cute! Cheers, Christine On Sep 10, 2011, at 7:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Muddlety on the right and Fenway on the left: > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties.jpg > > We got them from local animal rescue group a week ago - they were > approximately 12 weeks old. After having been with

Re: Pentax 67

2011-09-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks for posting, Joseph! Cheers, Christine On Sep 6, 2011, at 7:34 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > Noe Dewitt, a fashion photographer and resident of lower Manhattan was the > person who took the photos with the 67II and a Polaroid 600E. His girlfriend > was Kerrie, an art director. I spent

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-11 Thread Christine Aguila
Excellent gallery! Thanks for all your work, Brian. Cheers, Christine On Sep 9, 2011, at 8:28 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > G'day all > > The September PUG is now up and a top gallery it is too - everything > from the conventional to the obscure and one or two mildly > disturbing > > There

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 12 September 2011 10:51, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Is the version of Camera Raw that you are using running process 2010 > or process 2003 code? That could be the issue you're seeing. The > Camera Raw raw conversion routines were significantly improved with > the introduction of Camera Raw v6.

PAW--Week 36--Young Buck

2011-09-11 Thread Christine Aguila
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Re: Shopping for an O-GPS1

2011-09-11 Thread William Robb
On 11/09/2011 7:29 PM, Peter Loveday wrote: * The calibration is slightly awkward, particularly if you have a big lens on. Makes me feel like I'm gonna drop it... :-/ - Peter The guy I was shooting with today was quite amused, watching me juggle my camera to get the thing calibrated. You d

Re: Shopping for an O-GPS1

2011-09-11 Thread William Robb
On 11/09/2011 6:54 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Long story short, I'm getting one for my birthday. Yes, I'm stoked. I showed Zab the astro photos from the link yesterday and despite it being a bit outside our initial budget, she seemed to think that it would make a much better birthday present than

Re: PESO: AAK

2011-09-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Believe it or not, this vehicle belongs to the heavy metal karaoke singer from an earlier PESO: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14097852 . The car matches the man. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > 545

Re: PESO: Harvest Moon

2011-09-11 Thread Stan Halpin
That undergrowth be mature corn. Over the which I was not tall enough to see. We (my neighbor and I) chose the site because of the barn. We wanted a long view, over a field, something interesting (like the barn) mid-distance, with the moon low in the sky. But we miscalculated a bit plus there wa

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 12 September 2011 09:55, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > So why was this reference to film brought up at all? Films have not > changed substantively since 1996 or so. > Now, now, Godfrey, you're not trying to mess with my mind are you? You brought up the subject of comparison with film, even after

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Ken Waller
I really don't care much what Google has heard of. I just want to see what the issue is. Mark ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness I r

Re: Shopping for an O-GPS1

2011-09-11 Thread Peter Loveday
DFS? Sorry, Dark-Frame Subtraction. The lack of multiple exposures seems annoying. Could it have something to do with the movement limitations of the sensor? I certainly wouldn't expect it to be able to exceed the total duration (ie movement limits) over all the shots. But within the, say,

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" Subject: Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: I couldn't find a camera with the 10MP Panas

Re: PESO: Harvest Moon

2011-09-11 Thread Jack Davis
Really well done exposure balance. If only the barn were somewhat more prominent. The undergrowth gets in the way, but my guess is it's considered needed to obstruct some unwanted feature(s).(?) Jack  - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sund

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-11 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: Muddlety and Fenway Ken Waller wrote: Cute, cute, cute ! Are they litter mates ? Same sex? Yep. Littermates. They're both male (orange tabbies are almost alway

Re: Frustration & Aggravation - part 26

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 11, 2011, at 6:41 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > On 9/11/2011 7:46 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: >> On 12 September 2011 07:12, John Sessoms wrote: >>> When I moved out of my apartment I had a brand-new, unopened set of 4 AA >>> Lithium batteries. I know exactly which pocket, in which camera bag I p

Re: Shopping for an O-GPS1

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 11, 2011, at 6:24 PM, Peter Loveday wrote: >> A) Has anyone on the list been recently shopping for one? Any >> strong recommendations on places to check out, or to avoid? > > Bought mine here in Oz, so I can't help you there. But some observations: > > >> B) Has anyone that has one ru

PESO: Harvest Moon

2011-09-11 Thread Stan Halpin
>From earlier this evening: http://smhalpin.posterous.com/harvest-moon The previous two entries in the blog include a color and a B&W version of an egret. Comments on any or all are welcome. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to U

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 11, 2011, at 5:11 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: >> >> Heh. Work with ISO 1600 and especially 3200 for a while. You'll see noise >> all right. > I can imagine. I very, very rarely go that high with my K-x, so I figure I > won't even try with the K100D. I do like the camera a lot, though. I

Re: Frustration & Aggravation - part 26

2011-09-11 Thread P. J. Alling
On 9/11/2011 7:46 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 12 September 2011 07:12, John Sessoms wrote: When I moved out of my apartment I had a brand-new, unopened set of 4 AA Lithium batteries. I know exactly which pocket, in which camera bag I put them in. They're not there. They're not in any of my came

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 11, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> ... Oh come on Godfrey, you know that wasn't meant as an attack. > > The way you wrote it could be considered an ad hominem attack. As long > as you want to comment on my writing style,

Re: Shopping for an O-GPS1

2011-09-11 Thread Peter Loveday
Some other notes: * Even though it's hotshoe mounted, it doesn't prevent all flash usage. The PC sync socket still works fine, and in conjunction with an appropriate hotshoe cable set, I can use my 540FGZ (off-camera) in PTTL just fine. Using the GPS off camera likely would work too, but that

Re: Shopping for an O-GPS1

2011-09-11 Thread Peter Loveday
A) Has anyone on the list been recently shopping for one? Any strong recommendations on places to check out, or to avoid? Bought mine here in Oz, so I can't help you there. But some observations: B) Has anyone that has one run into critical problems that made them decide that it wasn't rea

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Littermates make nice pets. We had a pair a while back and they were so good together. On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 10:26 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Very nice > > Dave > > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> Muddlety on the right and Fenway on the left: >> http://www.robertstech

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
I like a lot, Walt. It looks almost wind blown. On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > As you can see, I've adopted a minimalist image titling convention.  It > simplifies things. > > Aside from that, having packed up and shipped off my K-x to have the > viewfinder gl

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > ... Oh come on Godfrey, you know that wasn't meant as an attack. The way you wrote it could be considered an ad hominem attack. As long as you want to comment on my writing style, I'll comment on yours, ok? > ... your writing style is not alw

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate, silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Steven Desjardins
Wow. Another escalation of tangental rhetoric. if you look at the mu43 forums or rumor sites, you do see some that have elevated the high iso issue to the former status of MP. It can be pretty maddening simply because they can't see past it. Of course it matters for most and for some it's criti

Shopping for an O-GPS1

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
Long story short, I'm getting one for my birthday. Yes, I'm stoked. I showed Zab the astro photos from the link yesterday and despite it being a bit outside our initial budget, she seemed to think that it would make a much better birthday present than the large capacity battery for my cordless

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: > That was an unanticipated consequence of the permissions that I'd set > for this album.  The direct links to the pictures don't let you > navigate away from them to other restricted pictures.  If you want to > toggle between pictures this link

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 11, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I only ever use my computer to write plain ASCII text, so this desire for >> fast clocks speeds and graphical interfaces, to me, utter and complete >> nonsense. > > So stick with a L

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 12 September 2011 09:43, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I really don't care much what Google has heard of. I just want to see > what the issue is. > I suggested Google to illustrate that it was a known issue, not something I'd invented for the sake of an argument. > Sorry, trying to look at a JPEG

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 9/11/2011 3:47 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-09-10 7:24 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, As you can see, I've adopted a minimalist image titling convention. It simplifies things. Aside from that, having packed up and shipped off my K-x to have the viewfinder glass (hopefully) replaced (h

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I only ever use my computer to write plain ASCII text, so this desire for > fast clocks speeds and graphical interfaces, to me, utter and complete > nonsense. So stick with a Linux or UNIX system running in the terminal. Why complain about

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: > That was then and this is now.  I'm not comparing my camera's > performance against film in 2001, I'm comparing it against its direct > competitors sold at the same time. So why was this reference to film brought up at all? Films have not ch

Re: Frustration & Aggravation - part 26

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 12 September 2011 07:12, John Sessoms wrote: > When I moved out of my apartment I had a brand-new, unopened set of 4 AA > Lithium batteries. I know exactly which pocket, in which camera bag I put > them in. > > They're not there. They're not in any of my camera bags. They're not > anywhere in t

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I really don't care much what Google has heard of. I just want to see what the issue is. Sorry, trying to look at a JPEG image at this size is just about useless to see "shadow banding" ... I can't see anything from comparing the unprocessed image to the processed one with these tools other than

Re: Frustration & Aggravation - part 26

2011-09-11 Thread Jack Davis
Tell he you know exactly where they were, but SOMEONE moved them. Also, don't tell her when you do find them exactly where you really put them. Jack - Original Message - From: Tim Bray To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 4:13 PM Subject: Re: Frustration

Re: Frustration & Aggravation - part 26

2011-09-11 Thread Tim Bray
The only thing that could make this worse is a spouse, saying in an understanding tone of voice "Where did you seem them last?" -T On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > As is invariably the case with me, you'll find them, eventually, exactly > where you put them. > > Jack > > >

Re: Additional questions about screen calibrators

2011-09-11 Thread Tim Bray
Spyder3 pro works fine with multiple monitors, I have a couple different outboards that I plug into my mac and they're all hunky dory. The software is kind of clumsy and stupid to use, but it gets you there. -T On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > > Hello All! > > There man

Re: Additional questions about screen calibrators

2011-09-11 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-09-11 17:54, Igor Roshchin wrote: 1. What I cannot understand is whether Pro or Elite can handle multiple monitors, and if they do, - how do they do this: do they create separate profiles for each monitor? Spyder 3 Pro supports multiple monitors, each with their own profile. -- Thank

Re: PESO: AAK

2011-09-11 Thread Jack Davis
5450 must be a police code for some sort of drug violation.   Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 2:39 PM Subject: PESO: AAK http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=13

Re: Frustration & Aggravation - part 26

2011-09-11 Thread Jack Davis
As is invariably the case with me, you'll find them, eventually, exactly where you put them. Jack - Original Message - From: John Sessoms To: pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 2:12 PM Subject: Frustration & Aggravation - part 26 When I moved out of my apartment I had

Re: the body I wish pentax would build

2011-09-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 11, 2011, at 5:30 PM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > We talked about lenses but there is something needed in bodires. > I was remimded of this recently when my son got his hands > on a Fiji GA645. I had forgotten how nice that vertical frame > was for shooting people. You can rotate the cam

Additional questions about screen calibrators

2011-09-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hello All! There many useful suggestions and responses to my question about screen calibrators last month. I've got a step closer to buying one in the sense that I think I narrowed my choice to 2-3 models: Spyder3 Pro or Elite and X-rite i1Display Pro or i1Display 2. As far as I understand, th

Re: Epson R3000

2011-09-11 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thank you Godfrey, for the response and congratulations! My brother just bought the R3000, and I was helping him to figure out certain things. I was surprised that 1) how few profiles are available for it for download on Epson website: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supAdvice.jsp?BV

Re: K-x videos

2011-09-11 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:19:28PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > Very cool. I've never seen a steam roller that actually ran on steam before. You need to get out more :-) This one is a regular at Pacific Coast Dream Machines: http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0720&style=1&year=2007 P

PESO: AAK

2011-09-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=131 Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

the body I wish pentax would build

2011-09-11 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
We talked about lenses but there is something needed in bodires. I was remimded of this recently when my son got his hands on a Fiji GA645. I had forgotten how nice that vertical frame was for shooting people. What Pentax could do is (a) rotate the frame to a vertical orientation or (b) create a s

Re: OT: Warning for the UK and Europe- touring band headed your way

2011-09-11 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 11 September 2011 18:42, Stan Halpin wrote: .. > More to the point for this group - if you like doing stage photography, or if > you would like to give it a try, these guys are very open. I could probably > arrange a VIP pass for you if you are interested. > > stan > -- I

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate, silliness

2011-09-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker On 11-09-11 3:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 10, 2011, at 10:19 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Overall, though, this obsession with ultra high ISO settings and the desire for noiseless results is, to me, utter and complete nonsense. I only ever use my computer to write plain

Frustration & Aggravation - part 26

2011-09-11 Thread John Sessoms
When I moved out of my apartment I had a brand-new, unopened set of 4 AA Lithium batteries. I know exactly which pocket, in which camera bag I put them in. They're not there. They're not in any of my camera bags. They're not anywhere in this house that I can think to look. I'll have to go to

Re: GESO: The Drive by night

2011-09-11 Thread Tim Bray
If I minded questions or comments, I wouldn't throw photos to the wolves here. No, that last one was pretty underexposed, so I just cranked the exposure and also the Lightroom "Fill light" slider. A touch of negative Clarity for glowiness. Interestingly the white balance is also as-shot; I twid

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-10 7:24 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: Hi all, As you can see, I've adopted a minimalist image titling convention. It simplifies things. Aside from that, having packed up and shipped off my K-x to have the viewfinder glass (hopefully) replaced (hopefully) under warranty, I broke out the

Re: GESO: The Drive by night

2011-09-11 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-10 2:12 AM, Tim Bray wrote: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/201x/2011/09/07/The-Drive-by-Night Low-light photography is so easy these days. When I was a kid we had to fling individual photons at the Tri-X and try for an even grain pattern. -T I really like the 3rd one, Tim. Did y

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-11 1:07 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 12 September 2011 00:20, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I've never seen this "shadow banding" stuff, or at least I don't recognize what you mean. Can you provide an example? You'r very lucky to have never seen it. Google has heard of it. You'll find plent

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-09-11 3:18 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 10, 2011, at 10:19 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Overall, though, this obsession with ultra high ISO settings and the desire for noiseless results is, to me, utter and complete nonsense. I only ever use my computer to write plain ASCII text, so thi

Re: K-x videos

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
Very cool. I've never seen a steam roller that actually ran on steam before. On Sep 11, 2011, at 3:22 AM, mike wilson wrote: > Nothing more than video snapshots, all about 90s or less. K-x and 18-55 with > a rather sticky zoom ring, it appears. > > Let's see if this works. > http://www.you

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 10, 2011, at 10:19 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > Overall, though, this obsession with ultra high ISO settings and the > desire for noiseless results is, to me, utter and complete nonsense. I only ever use my computer to write plain ASCII text, so this desire for fast clocks speeds

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 12 September 2011 00:20, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > There were never any 35mm films with ISO 800 or above that were as > grainless as most people obsessed with ultra high ISO sensitivity seem > to want to see these days. Nearly any DSLR class sensor camera made > since 2004 outperforms all ISO

Re: PESO - Twist

2011-09-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Heck Rick, Can't you just run over to Bryce Canyon over lunchtime? Regards, Bob S. (it's a nice picture too!) On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > Good idea!  Get me the time off and the money, and I'll head right out there! > > Rick > > > --- On Sun, 9/11/11, Bob W wrote: >>

OT: Warning for the UK and Europe- touring band headed your way

2011-09-11 Thread Stan Halpin
Meg's nephew Dave Harding and his "Alt Country" rock band (Richmond Fontaine) will be back in the UK Sept 15-27, then across the channel for another 5 nights. Later in October they'll be back over for another three weeks, with several dates in Spain, then on to Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden,

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate, silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 12 September 2011 01:25, John Sessoms wrote: > > All *obsession* is ridiculous ... except for my own of course. > Exactly. Obsession is a character flaw in other people. I, on the other hand, am passionate about certain matters. regards, Anthony    "Of what use is lens and light     to tho

RE: PESO - Twist

2011-09-11 Thread Rick Womer
Good idea! Get me the time off and the money, and I'll head right out there! Rick --- On Sun, 9/11/11, Bob W wrote: > > > > Another from the Art Gallery of Ontario: > > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14149416 > > you could probably get some shots of that staircase that > would

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 12 September 2011 00:20, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I've never seen this "shadow banding" stuff, or at least I don't > recognize what you mean. Can you provide an example? > You'r very lucky to have never seen it. Google has heard of it. You'll find plenty of references there. Frank Theriau

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate, silliness

2011-09-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 6:41 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: David Savage wrote: I actually use the D700's high ISO a lot (many of my star shots make use of that cameras capabilities), so for me the desire for low noise @ high ISO isn't complete nonsense. Actually, I was about

Re: Peso's sunflowers

2011-09-11 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 9/11/2011 9:44 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I have not been doinga lot of photography this summer, the shed is keeping me busy, but we do have some sunflowers maturing in the yard now.: This one must be a rouge seed from the feeder: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14191113 Triple heads,

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, Dave. It's a pretty old, banged-up lens and there's absolutely zero snap in the aperture ring. But, thankfully, it's an A lens, and I tend to shoot in Av mode more than any other when the option is feasible. It's a bit of a brute, not all that great as walking-around lens. But, I ma

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 9/11/2011 5:59 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 10, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6134029469/ ISO 800, f/4.5, 1/500, Av Very nice! Thanks, Larry! But, I'm a contrarian. That, my friend, is the understatement of the week. I do tend to w

RE: PESO - Twist

2011-09-11 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > > Another from the Art Gallery of Ontario: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14149416 you could probably get some shots of that staircase that would make a nice pair with pictures f

Peso's sunflowers

2011-09-11 Thread David J Brooks
I have not been doinga lot of photography this summer, the shed is keeping me busy, but we do have some sunflowers maturing in the yard now.: This one must be a rouge seed from the feeder: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14191113 Triple heads, the squirrels cut the top off of this one a w

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 12 September 2011 00:21, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > BTW, Anthony, why are you debating about low-end Olympus DSLRs on the > PDML list? > -- Dario mused that he'd like to see an m43 MILC with a Sony sensor. He expressed the view that Sony's superior sensor technology would "blow away" Panasonic

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread David J Brooks
I like this one a lot. Dave On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > As you can see, I've adopted a minimalist image titling convention.  It > simplifies things. > > Aside from that, having packed up and shipped off my K-x to have the > viewfinder glass (hopefully) rep

Re: PESO - Twist

2011-09-11 Thread David J Brooks
Yes it is.:-) Nice geometry here. Dave On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > Another from the Art Gallery of Ontario: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14149416 > > (K7, DA 16-45) > > Rick > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailma

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-11 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
As noted in the comments, that image was taken with my M42 screw mount SMC Takumar 50 mm f/1.4, which was the only lens I had for the first two months, until the PX could special order a super takumar 135mm f/3.5 and a super takumart 28mm f/3.5 for me. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-11 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice Dave On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Muddlety on the right and Fenway on the left: > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/kitties.jpg > > We got them from local animal rescue group a week ago - they were > approximately 12 weeks old. After having been with us for a we

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
BTW, Anthony, why are you debating about low-end Olympus DSLRs on the PDML list? -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 4:31 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: > But I don't see that it's about obsession with speed, it's about > defining a camera's limits of performance. It's not like the > "good ole days" when we could throw a faster film into a camera > on spec, if a digital camera doesn't have good

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 6:41 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > David Savage wrote: > >>I actually use the D700's high ISO a lot (many of my star shots make >>use of that cameras capabilities), so for me the desire for low noise >>@ high ISO isn't complete nonsense. > > Actually, I was about to mention you

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: >I actually use the D700's high ISO a lot (many of my star shots make >use of that cameras capabilities), so for me the desire for low noise >@ high ISO isn't complete nonsense. Actually, I was about to mention you as an example of someone who really does need and use high ISO

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Ken Waller wrote: >Cute, cute, cute ! > >Are they litter mates ? Same sex? Yep. Littermates. They're both male (orange tabbies are almost always male). Ther're replacements for our Siamese guy who died at age 17 in June (after years with diabetes, asthma and various GI disorders) and our orange t

PESO - Twist

2011-09-11 Thread Rick Womer
Another from the Art Gallery of Ontario: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=14149416 (K7, DA 16-45) 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 above and follow the direct

Re: Muddlety and Fenway

2011-09-11 Thread Rick Womer
Very nice. We've got two 16-year old cats (one of them somewhat incontinent) if you ever want to trade. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 9/10/11, Mark Roberts wrote: > From: Mark Roberts > Subject: Muddlety and Fenway > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Saturday, Septem

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 11 September 2011 21:31, Anthony Farr wrote: > regards, Anthony > >"Of what use is lens and light > to those who lack in mind and sight" >(Anon) > > Please forgive me for starting with my sig. It was but a simple cut & paste error regar

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
regards, Anthony    "Of what use is lens and light     to those who lack in mind and sight"                                                (Anon) On 11 September 2011 15:19, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > Easy to obtain higher ISOs: set the highest and underexpose by the > number of stops req

K-x videos

2011-09-11 Thread mike wilson
Nothing more than video snapshots, all about 90s or less. K-x and 18-55 with a rather sticky zoom ring, it appears. Let's see if this works. http://www.youtube.com/user/bardzodobra#p/u -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCR

Re: PESO: Some stupid sunflower, or something . . .

2011-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 10, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > As you can see, I've adopted a minimalist image titling convention. It > simplifies things. > > Aside from that, having packed up and shipped off my K-x to have the > viewfinder glass (hopefully) replaced (hopefully) under warran

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Sep 11, 2011, at 1:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: >> I couldn't find a camera with the 10MP Panasonic sensor that could >> reach iso6400. Olympus 410 and above, 510 and above and the Panasonic >> DMC-L10 all top out at iso1600. The Olym

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread David Savage
On 11 September 2011 16:31, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Godfrey DiGiorgi > [...] >> Overall, though, this obsession with ultra high ISO settings and the >> desire for noiseless results is, to me, utter and complete nonsense. >> > > Mar

Re: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 11 September 2011 18:31, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Godfrey DiGiorgi > [...] >> Overall, though, this obsession with ultra high ISO settings and the >> desire for noiseless results is, to me, utter and complete nonsense. >> > > Mar

RE: Pentax K-Q adapter and an OT rant about corporate silliness

2011-09-11 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Godfrey DiGiorgi [...] > Overall, though, this obsession with ultra high ISO settings and the > desire for noiseless results is, to me, utter and complete nonsense. > Mark! And I kind of agree with you. It's always seeme

RE: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-11 Thread Bob W
> >I had honestly forgotten that I had used that image in a previous PUG, > >and I don't like to take images of myself, so I dredged up one from my > >old Asahi Spotmatic. > > Hay mate - for style, the words 'self portrait taken in my F4 Phantom' > is pretty hard to beat! > f1.4 would be better

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-11 Thread Cotty
On 10/9/11, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: >I had honestly forgotten that I had used that image in a previous PUG, >and I don't like to take images of myself, so I dredged up one from my >old Asahi Spotmatic. Hay mate - for style, the words 'self portrait taken in my F4 Phantom' i

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-11 Thread David Mann
On Sep 10, 2011, at 8:05 PM, Cotty wrote: > I have to say that this gallery is one of the best, if not THE best > gallery I have ever seen from such a talented collection of > photographers. Each one is simply brilliant. Seriously every single one > of them is superb - congratulations all. I agre

Re: September PUG - Self Portrait Gallery is up

2011-09-11 Thread David Mann
On Sep 11, 2011, at 10:11 AM, John Francis wrote: >Apache/1.3.41 Server at www.komkon.org Port 80 > > > What that appears to be saying is that the request sent by my browser > (IE8) includes a header field that is too long. It also displays what > is probably the header record in question,

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