Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

On 9 February 2012 17:59, Anthony Farr wrote: > > Sixties/seventies retro might work for Olympus, whose great style > statement and lasting image was the OM series (along with the Trip > which they also rebirthed), Of course I meant to say "Pen", not "Trip". But you all knew what I meant, didn'

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

On 2/8/2012 11:25 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: As sleek & sexy go, I have to say Argus would make an excellent candidate: http://is.gd/6JJBhx Walt, I'm trying to save money. Now I need to go

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

On 2/9/2012 12:59 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 9 February 2012 15:16, P. J. Alling wrote: Maybe because they couldn't even photograph it to look like a Spotty, it was grossly huge by comparison and looked ungainly. The i10 on the other hand was about as ordinary a P&S as you could find. In fact

Re: Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

On 2/8/2012 11:09 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 9 February 2012 14:24, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/8/2012 7:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Who does Pentax think they are, Nikon, that they can release a lens that simply mounting it on the wrong camera body can cause damage? No, they think that the

RE: Intrusive Beasts

> > The agency responsible for the Puget Sound Washington Salmon > > population has ordered that by some method the Cormorant must be > > prevented from their current haul of 50% of the young salmon before > > they get to the sea. > > > > If you truly have a dislike for Cormorants, which you should

Re: Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

P. J. Alling wrote: So the back element of the K-01 lens does extend quite some way into the camera body. Oh well, even less reason to care about the whole thing. Who does Pentax think they are, Nikon, that they can release a lens that simply mounting it on the wrong camera body can cause dam

Re: Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

On 9 February 2012 14:24, Larry Colen wrote: > > > On 2/8/2012 7:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> Who does Pentax think they are, Nikon, that they can release a lens that >> simply mounting it on the wrong camera body can cause damage? > > > No, they think that they're Ricoh, who can make lenses t

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

On 9 February 2012 15:16, P. J. Alling wrote: > Maybe because they couldn't even photograph it to look like a Spotty, it was > grossly huge by comparison and looked ungainly. > > The i10 on the other hand was about as ordinary a P&S as you could find.  In > fact Kodak had a model that had exactly

Re: February PUG is Up - All Aboard1!

Ann, it still is a station, sorta. Amtrak is in the basement, a small waiting room and ticket counter near the tracks. The main building is now a Science Museum, a nice restaurant and then some restaurant spaces that host a series of failing entrepreneurs who haven't figured out that sales volum

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

That's a bit of LOVELY pre-dawn action. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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: Intrusive Beasts

Quoting Ann Sanfedele : On 2/8/2012 23:25, Brian Walters wrote: Hang on. I thought we are supposed to *like* cormorants. Have I been under a misapprehension all these years? I think that was irony Roxanne Kowalski: I was being ironic. C.D. Bales: Oh, ho, ho, irony! Oh, no, no, we do

Re: Intrusive Beasts

Quoting Ann Sanfedele : On 2/8/2012 23:23, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren Addy : For a moment there I thought your subject line said "Intrusive Breasts". Not sure if it is my old eyeglass prescription or a deficiency in the little grey cells that caused the problem. Darren Addy Kearne

Re: Intrusive Beasts

On 2/8/2012 23:25, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Joseph McAllister : The agency responsible for the Puget Sound Washington Salmon population has ordered that by some method the Cormorant must be prevented from their current haul of 50% of the young salmon before they get to the sea. If you tr

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

Quoting Rick Womer : Lovely.  With some de-noising, it could be gorgeous. What Rick said. The texture in the foreground water and slight red colouring balances the image nicely. Could possibly use a narrow off white border to help separate it from the background on that page. Cheer

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

Suitable for a Toronto postcard. -T On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:48 PM, frank theriault wrote: > Got out this past weekend for a bit of pre-dawn action: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ex-oriente-lux.html > > Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is

Re: Intrusive Beasts

On 2/8/2012 23:23, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren Addy : For a moment there I thought your subject line said "Intrusive Breasts". Not sure if it is my old eyeglass prescription or a deficiency in the little grey cells that caused the problem. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska Perhaps bot

Re: Intrusive Beasts

Quoting Joseph McAllister : The agency responsible for the Puget Sound Washington Salmon population has ordered that by some method the Cormorant must be prevented from their current haul of 50% of the young salmon before they get to the sea. If you truly have a dislike for Cormorants, wh

Re: Intrusive Beasts

Quoting Darren Addy : For a moment there I thought your subject line said "Intrusive Breasts". Not sure if it is my old eyeglass prescription or a deficiency in the little grey cells that caused the problem. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska Perhaps both. Or maybe wishful thinking. -- Cheers

Re: Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 9:24 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > On 2/8/2012 7:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> So the back element of the K-01 lens does extend quite some way into the >> camera body. Oh well, even less reason to care about the whole thing. >> Who does Pentax think they are, Nikon, that t

Re: PESO - With Mom's Shadow

On 2/8/2012 22:20, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Rick Womer : In Rittenhouse Square in Philly last week: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15117215&size=lg (K-7, FA 24-90) Comments cordially invited. Hmmm. Maybe you submitted to the March PUG too soon. Not that I don't like the PU

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

Maybe because they couldn't even photograph it to look like a Spotty, it was grossly huge by comparison and looked ungainly. The i10 on the other hand was about as ordinary a P&S as you could find. In fact Kodak had a model that had exactly the same specifications silhouette and control place

Re: Intrusive Beasts

For a moment there I thought your subject line said "Intrusive Breasts". Not sure if it is my old eyeglass prescription or a deficiency in the little grey cells that caused the problem. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/

Intrusive Beasts

The agency responsible for the Puget Sound Washington Salmon population has ordered that by some method the Cormorant must be prevented from their current haul of 50% of the young salmon before they get to the sea. If you truly have a dislike for Cormorants, which you should if you're a true PD

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

On 2/8/2012 22:45, Larry Colen wrote: On 2/8/2012 7:40 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Very unknarfian Occidents happen. > and I don't know what the title means (rather ask you than google) - but I like it I read it as "Light from the East" thats sounds better than "Former Asian soap" a

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

On 9 February 2012 05:44, Darren Addy wrote: > ... if Pentax came out with a > digital FF and styled it to look like the Spotmatic? > Solid Gold. > I'll even give them the new name for it: Pentax SpotmatTech > Pentax has already dipped a toe into those waters, with a publicly shown design study i

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

Lovely.  With some de-noising, it could be gorgeous. Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: frank theriault To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:48 PM Subject: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux Got out this past weekend for a bit of pre-da

Re: PESO - With Mom's Shadow

Thanks, Brian!  At the time I made the choice, the one I submitted appealed to me more.  Who knows how I'll feel come March? I had to send it early because of work, a shoot this weekend, and the approaching PDML book deadline. Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Messa

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

On 2/8/2012 7:40 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Very unknarfian Occidents happen. > and I don't know what the title means (rather ask you than google) - but I like it I read it as "Light from the East" -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

Very unknarfian and I don't know what the title means (rather ask you than google) - but I like it ann On 2/8/2012 21:48, frank theriault wrote: Got out this past weekend for a bit of pre-dawn action: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ex-oriente-lux.html Hope you enjoy. Comments we

RE: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

I might be interested if they released an SMC FA-50 f/1.2 -- 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: OT - OM-D - WOW

From: Brian Walters Quoting David Savage : I know quite a few people under the age of 30 who own & still use OM series cameras. They'd all love the retro styling of this beast. Bloody hippsters. Perhaps I'm the only one who is underwhelmed. Maybe it looks better in real life but that "pen

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

Most 50mm are based on the Double Gauss design that's been around for about 90 years. Specific elements vary, but the basic design is the same. http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/08/lens-geneology-part-1 On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 9:53 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Pentax, (and every other camera man

Re: GFM 2012

From: Mark Roberts Brian Walters wrote: Quoting David J Brooks : has a guest speaker:http://www.grandfather.com/sierra-club-ansel-adams-award-winner-ian-shive-to-present-at-the-nature-photography-weekend-june-1-3/ and registration is now April 2 ...and so it begins If anyone new here

Re: Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

On 2/8/2012 7:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: So the back element of the K-01 lens does extend quite some way into the camera body. Oh well, even less reason to care about the whole thing. Who does Pentax think they are, Nikon, that they can release a lens that simply mounting it on the wrong camera

Re: PESO - With Mom's Shadow

Quoting Rick Womer : In Rittenhouse Square in Philly last week: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15117215&size=lg (K-7, FA 24-90) Comments cordially invited. Hmmm. Maybe you submitted to the March PUG too soon. Not that I don't like the PUG shot but this is excellent, especiall

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

That should be especially cost effective, since it looks like they bought Canon's leftovers. On 2/8/2012 5:10 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Hmf, the 560 looks like a Canon. They point out it needs to be competitive with the Sigma, which is $5K or so.

Re: Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

So the back element of the K-01 lens does extend quite some way into the camera body. Oh well, even less reason to care about the whole thing. Who does Pentax think they are, Nikon, that they can release a lens that simply mounting it on the wrong camera body can cause damage? On 2/8/2012 5

RE: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

Super-Multi-Coated Takumars are better built than SMC Takumars which are better built than SMCK lenses which are better built than SMCM lenses which are better built than SMCA lenses. I cant speak for the af lenses. As far as manual focus lenses go, each new series went downhill than the previ

Re: More than product

On 2/8/2012 3:09 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 2/8/2012 12:46 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-06 13:33 Darren Addy wrote See also: Removal of eyebrows and reapplying them by pencil. i met a guy who shaved his eyebrows and reapplied them by tattoo ... about an inch farther up his forehead

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

Pentax, (and every other camera manufacturer that made 35mm cameras), has a bunch of very well designed and well corrected 50mm lenses sitting on a shelf somewhere. Virtually anyway. You need a good fastish, lens to add to your lens line, look no further. In other words Pentax is releasing th

Re: PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

On 2/8/2012 6:48 PM, frank theriault wrote: Got out this past weekend for a bit of pre-dawn action: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ex-oriente-lux.html Lovely sunrise photo. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) --

PESO - Ex Oriente Lux

Got out this past weekend for a bit of pre-dawn action: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/ex-oriente-lux.html Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.ne

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On 2/8/2012 2:52 PM, Toralf Lund wrote: On 2/8/12 5:33, Bob Sullivan wrote: Where I've experienced problems with the A series plastic aperture ring is the A28/2.8 lens. The A50's have never caused me any problems, and they are so much more functional then the K's or M's. Well, the A50/1.7 is the

Re: Test, please ignore

Consider yourself ignored. On 2/8/2012 1:59 PM, John Celio wrote: Hi folks, just testing the new address I'll be using for the PDML. Please disregard this email. Sorry for wasting a bit of bandwidth. :) John -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a l

Re: Frosty AM

Quoting Don Guthrie : Yesterday was one of those frost kissed mornings that demanded to be photographed. With no time to go home for my Pentax I had to use my trusty Samsung point & shoot. Here are three, one of which I would have submitted to this months PUG as there are 2 railways pict

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

Quoting David Savage : I know quite a few people under the age of 30 who own & still use OM series cameras. They'd all love the retro styling of this beast. Bloody hippsters. Perhaps I'm the only one who is underwhelmed. Maybe it looks better in real life but that "pentaprism" (for wan

Re: OT: Resilience

Quoting David Mann : This article offers a viewpoint that I haven't seen before in the post-quake news, but it's something that deserves a wider audience. Some of the comments are worth a read as well. http://www.australiandesignreview.com/opinion/16811-resilience-toughness-and-damage

Re: PESO - Certainteed Regular

Quoting David J Brooks : On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I get the feeling that you're usually in a good mood and primed to be amused. That's a compliment. Frank. I, also, get the humor often associated with such a scene. Jack Frank is always in a good mood, even after

Re: Finally getting some new from 2011 pictures on my Website.

Quoting Theodore Beilby : Between all the computer problems we have had this year, and all the miles I drove to take pictures, I guess that I should post some. I have added some new pages to my website: www.beilbyvisualarts.com Index for Roadtrip 2011 http://www.beilbyvisualarts.com/i

Re: PESO: Upside -Down Jellyfish

Quoting "Daniel J. Matyola" : http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15135333 Comments and criticisms are appreciated. Odd. Very odd. But I like it. -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PD

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

Quoting David Savage : G'day All, This is how light painters dress up a boring beach side sunset: Direct link: D700, 14-24mm @ 20mm, 5 seconds @ f18,

Re: GFM 2012

Quoting Mark Roberts : Brian Walters wrote: If anyone new here is wondering WTF GFM is all about, please see the FAQ: http://pug.komkon.org/general/mini-faq.html and... http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=58 "Sorry, you are not permitted to access this material. This is usually beca

Re: February PUG is Up - All Aboard1!

On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:17:10 +1100 Brian Walters wrote: > As usual you'll find the gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ I managed to keep the average down a bit in a lovely lot. Philip Northeast's Kids and the Train is my top pick. Showing that same love regardless of age... that's a real

Re: GFM 2012

On Wed, Feb 08, 2012 at 03:59:59PM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Feb 8, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Cotty wrote: > > > On 8/2/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >> Would there be any interest in a left coast, too poor to go to GFM, > >> photo/camping trip? > > > > Hell I'd fly out for

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Feb 8, 2012, at 6:01 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > We have this cabin with a bit of Pacific waterfront that we use in the > summer, and I really need a big tele over there. I am heartily sick > of manual-focusing my 20-year-old Tokina 400mm as I follow an eagle > across the sky with it. But yeah...

Re: GFM 2012

On Feb 8, 2012, at 3:26 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 8/2/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Would there be any interest in a left coast, too poor to go to GFM, >> photo/camping trip? > > Hell I'd fly out for that! Yosemite! If we bring John F, we can get in for free! > -- Larry Cole

Re: GFM 2012

On Feb 8, 2012, at 3:29 PM, David Savage wrote: > On 9 February 2012 06:02, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> >> GFM sounds like huge fun, but just the sheer logistics of getting to the >> right coast combined with the need to be able to commit to tickets that far >> in advance pretty much prevent me

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

On 9 February 2012 02:07, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> Still, we only have to remember the reaction to the K-01 to understand >> why they do it.  Making the K=01 look like a smaller version of a >> Spotmatic would have been a much better des

Re: GFM 2012

I wanna go... On 9 February 2012 02:56, David J Brooks wrote: > has a guest > speaker:http://www.grandfather.com/sierra-club-ansel-adams-award-winner-ian-shive-to-present-at-the-nature-photography-weekend-june-1-3/ > > and registration is now April 2 > > Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

On 8/2/12, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: > The Pen-style e-p1 was a huge hit. The new OM-D looks to be popular. > I hope for Pentax's sake that those younger folks line up for the >K-01. ;-) Seriously, the retro designs seem to cross generational >lines. No explanation here, j

Re: GFM 2012

On 9 February 2012 06:02, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Feb 8, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > >> Quoting David J Brooks : >> >>> has a guest >>> speaker:http://www.grandfather.com/sierra-club-ansel-adams-award-winner-ian-shive-to-present-at-the-nature-photography-weekend-june-1-3/ >>> >>> a

Re: GFM 2012

On 8/2/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > Would there be any interest in a left coast, too poor to go to GFM, >photo/camping trip? Hell I'd fly out for that! Yosemite! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com __

Re: OT: Nice

On 9 February 2012 02:45, David J Brooks wrote: > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:44 AM, David Savage wrote: >>> >>> On 9 February 2012 00:37, Tom C wrote: >>> >> From: Steven Desjardins >>> >> Yeah, I was also thinking bout the price differenc

Re: Frosty AM

Thanks Dave. Note to self return to that spot next July and try IR shot. Message: 4 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:58:00 +1300 From: David Mann To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Frosty AM Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:23 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrot

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:06 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:38 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >> PVC or not, now that i only have two trees in my yard for birds to sit >> at and feed, the 560 would work out very well.:-) > > Absolutely! > It may help justify the purchase if you look

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:38 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > PVC or not, now that i only have two trees in my yard for birds to sit > at and feed, the 560 would work out very well.:-) Absolutely! It may help justify the purchase if you look at it as less than $2500 per tree. :) Darren Addy Kearney, N

Re: GFM 2012

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Brian Walters wrote: > >>Quoting David J Brooks : >> >>> has a guest >>> speaker:http://www.grandfather.com/sierra-club-ansel-adams-award-winner-ian-shive-to-present-at-the-nature-photography-weekend-june-1-3/ >>> >>> and registration is now Ap

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Tim Bray wrote:  And I bet the 560 just isn't hand-holdable.  -T Thats what we have Cesar for.:-) Dave > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

We have this cabin with a bit of Pacific waterfront that we use in the summer, and I really need a big tele over there. I am heartily sick of manual-focusing my 20-year-old Tokina 400mm as I follow an eagle across the sky with it. But yeah... $5K is a lot to pay for auto-focus. And I bet the 560

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

I don't care what it looks like. I want it. However, I don't need it, so I probably can't justify a 4 to 5K price. Paul On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > Hmf, the 560 looks like a Canon. They point out it needs to be > competitive with the Sigma, which is $5K or so. -T > > On Wed,

Re: GFM 2012

Brian Walters wrote: >Quoting David J Brooks : > >> has a guest >> speaker:http://www.grandfather.com/sierra-club-ansel-adams-award-winner-ian-shive-to-present-at-the-nature-photography-weekend-june-1-3/ >> >> and registration is now April 2 > >...and so it begins > >If anyone new here is wo

RE: Frosty AM

Thank you Frank. The weather man said it was frozen fog. Ok? Message: 12 Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:25:26 + (UTC) From: "knarftheria...@gmail.com" To: "\"Pentax-Discuss Mail List\"" Subject: RE: Frosty AM Message-ID: <1873956619.12281.1328664329345.javamail.se...@ap6.p2.fra.samsu

Re: OT PESO - Skipping Sparks

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:52 AM, David Savage wrote: > G'day All, > > This is how light painters dress up a boring beach side sunset: > > > > Direct link: > >

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Tim Bray wrote: >> Hmf, the 560 looks like a Canon.  They point out it needs to be >> competitive with the Sigma, which is $5K or so. -T > > Perhaps it will be a bit cheaper, given that it appears Pentax is > us

Re: Frosty AM

Thank you Bruce. I have quite a few I want to print. Maybe this weekend I will add this one to the cue. Message: 7 Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:25:37 -0500 From: Bruce Walker To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Frosty AM Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 That fi

PESO: Coconuts!

Palm trees forever say warm balmy weather. Nice coconuts I like to see them but I don't like to eat them. Pineapples the same thing. Message: 3 Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:38:09 -0500 From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Coconuts! Message-ID: Content-T

Re: Frosty AM

Thanks Dan I appreciate that. This is what snowbirds miss about winters - that one nice day in Feb. Message: 2 Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:31:50 -0500 From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Frosty AM Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Wo

Re: Frosty AM

Ann & Walt Thank you. I expected this one would be the consensus choice. The other two were just fill. Message: 8 Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:23:34 -0500 From: Ann Sanfedele To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Frosty AM Message-ID: <4f318846.3030...@nyc.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plai

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > Hmf, the 560 looks like a Canon.  They point out it needs to be > competitive with the Sigma, which is $5K or so. -T Perhaps it will be a bit cheaper, given that it appears Pentax is using PVC plumbing pipe for the lens casing. Darren Addy Kearn

Re: February PUG is Up - All Aboard1!

On 2/8/2012 16:50, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Ann Sanfedele : I liked that Brian used the train coming into the station for the first pic, too. That infers some form of planning on my part. Actually, Daniele's photo just happened to be the first one submitted. :-)> lol! you didn't

Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed

http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/photos-of-new-pentax-lenses-revealed.html I'm late but its better see once than talked whole week... -- 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

Re: GFM 2012

On Feb 8, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting David J Brooks : > >> has a guest >> speaker:http://www.grandfather.com/sierra-club-ansel-adams-award-winner-ian-shive-to-present-at-the-nature-photography-weekend-june-1-3/ >> >> and registration is now April 2 > > > > ...and so it

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

Hmf, the 560 looks like a Canon. They point out it needs to be competitive with the Sigma, which is $5K or so. -T On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Photos of a couple of the lenses now at PF > > Includes this bit of news about the 50mm f1.8 > > "The photo of the Pentax 50mm F

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Feb 8, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Photos of a couple of the lenses now at PF > > Includes this bit of news about the 50mm f1.8 > > "The photo of the Pentax 50mm F1.8 confirms our original suspicion > that it would feature the same lightweight construction and plastic > mount as t

Re: GFM 2012

Quoting David J Brooks : has a guest speaker:http://www.grandfather.com/sierra-club-ansel-adams-award-winner-ian-shive-to-present-at-the-nature-photography-weekend-june-1-3/ and registration is now April 2 ...and so it begins If anyone new here is wondering WTF GFM is all about, plea

Re: re PESO: Your Husband Called

You're an ingenius and courageous man, Don. On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > Very clever good job spotting it. But not safe for wife viewing especially > in Feb. I am planning to get her a new lens -something light so she can > carry it for me on photo walks. > > > From: "Dani

Re: February PUG is Up - All Aboard1!

Quoting Ann Sanfedele : I liked that Brian used the train coming into the station for the first pic, too. That infers some form of planning on my part. Actually, Daniele's photo just happened to be the first one submitted. :-)> -- Cheers Brian ++ Br

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

Photos of a couple of the lenses now at PF Includes this bit of news about the 50mm f1.8 "The photo of the Pentax 50mm F1.8 confirms our original suspicion that it would feature the same lightweight construction and plastic mount as the 35mm F2.4, and it will likely take its place as the cheapest

Re: PESO: Upside -Down Jellyfish

They look like gold crowns. Nice, colorful photograph. Paul On Feb 8, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15135333 > > Comments and criticisms are appreciated. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pent

re PESO: Your Husband Called

Very clever good job spotting it. But not safe for wife viewing especially in Feb. I am planning to get her a new lens -something light so she can carry it for me on photo walks. From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Sent: February 7, 2012 2/7/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO: Your Husban

re:PESO 2012 - 023 - GDG

Nice toning & textures. Abstract enough that even after the title I am not sure what I am looking at. Enjoyed studying it. Message: 2 Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:51:27 -0800 From: Godfrey DiGiorgi To: PAW Picture-A-Week project , SeePhoto Talk , BAPhotoShooters BAPA ,

New Sigma compacts with their best sensor

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/shop/dp2-merrill-compact-digital-camera.cfm?link=feb_m_2_dp2 There is also one with a 19 mm fixed lens. -- 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

Re: OT - OM-D - WOW

The Pen-style e-p1 was a huge hit. The new OM-D looks to be popular. I hope for Pentax's sake that those younger folks line up for the K-01. ;-) Seriously, the retro designs seem to cross generational lines. No explanation here, just an opinion based on observations of recent successful desig

RE: Kodak's former sensor division

From: Mark Roberts Kodak's former sensor division, which they sold off recently (and which makes the sensor for the 645D) has got a name now: Truesense Imaging I don't know that this changes anything but at least the employees now have an answer when people ask them where they work! http://www

re: PESO: Upside -Down Jellyfish

Very nice shot! Daniel J. Matyola wrote: PESO: Upside -Down Jellyfish -- 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: OT - OM-D - WOW

> Talk about hitting one out of the park... if Pentax came out with a > digital FF and styled it to look like the Spotmatic? > Solid Gold. > I'll even give them the new name for it: Pentax SpotmatTech > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska > if they pitch it at a young enough market they could call

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:21 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >> So, it doesn't look like Pentax will be announcing a new DSLR at the CP+ >> show? > > Are they all done already? According to the CP+ web page, the show > doesn't even open until noon Th

Re: GESO: Boat geometries

From: Tim Bray I?ve got myself mixed up with Boat People, doing Boat Things. Boats have interesting shapes: https://plus.google.com/u/0/107606703558161507946/posts/d3nseprzEJF I like the photos, but you do realize, don't you, that a boat is nothing but a hole in the water that you pour money

Re: Comments on the new lenses and Optio WG-2

>> 3. smc PENTAX-DA 50mm F1.8 >> I'll probably sell my FA 50mm 1.4 to get this lens. > > Why?  I'd rather have the FA 1.4, myself. My 50 1.4 has never been all that great. I got it cheap from KEH (I think it was BGN rated) many years ago and rarely use it. The lens' plastic window over the focus m

Re: New lenses DA 560/5.6, DA 50/1.8

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:21 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > So, it doesn't look like Pentax will be announcing a new DSLR at the CP+ > show? Are they all done already? According to the CP+ web page, the show doesn't even open until noon Thursday... it's currently early morning Thursday there. -- PDM

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