Re: Geso: Winter in Belgrade

2012-02-13 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: Check it out http://tamoneki.tumblr.com Great stuff. Thanks for showing. Hvala lepa. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio :

Re: Geso: Winter in Belgrade

2012-02-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 12, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: Check it out http://tamoneki.tumblr.com Very nice photos. They make me appreciate both your photographic skills, and California winters. Luka -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/13/2012 1:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I joined my friend Candice for another Salton Sea trip this weekend. A couple of my more interesting photos were from the night before, and my trip home this evening. An attempt at Japanese calligraphy:

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Toine
Wow! I'm tempted to get some steel wool myself. No open spaces to light the fire (no beaches around my home). Toine On 13 February 2012 08:50, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I joined my friend Candice for another Salton Sea trip this weekend.  A couple of my more interesting photos were

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Toine
Wow! I'm tempted to get some steel wool myself. No open spaces (beaches) to light the fire around my home Toine On 13 February 2012 08:50, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I joined my friend Candice for another Salton Sea trip this weekend.  A couple of my more interesting photos were from

Re: PESO: Drinking Nene

2012-02-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
When were you in Hawaii? On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: The State Bird of Hawaii: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15151472 Comments and criticisms are welcome. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML

Re: Geso: Winter in Belgrade

2012-02-13 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed it l On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Feb 12, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika wrote: Check it out http://tamoneki.tumblr.com Very nice photos. They make me appreciate both your photographic skills, and California

RE: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Krisjanis Linkevics
What would you do with a 50 1.2? John I carry it in my bag, always. I have the M version, though. I have no idea how that compares to the A but it is a solid metal and glass antithesis to the megapixel and sharpness cult most people belong to. I put it on my K-5 every now and then to

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/9/2012 2:02 PM, John Celio wrote: I have an A 50mm 1.2 sitting around collecting dust. I don't have good enough vision to focus manually with my K-5, and I don't trust the focus indicator, so I rarely use the lens. After yesterday's discussions of future lenses from Pentax and my discovery

Re: Eliminate back or front focus problems

2012-02-13 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
I worked as a translator for an experimental / research semiconductor fab in the late 90s and they were already quite easily able to minimize transistors to the exact point where most would still function but electrons would tunnel randomly across the structure in some. Most research there went

PESO: [Cliché Alert] Sunrise 2/13/12

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
Just happened to look over my shoulder at the sound of a barking dog when I saw this light coming through the window, so I figured I'd get dressed, hustle up my camera and bustle out the door before it faded. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6869412825/ K-x, K 50/1.4, ISO 100,

Re: Eye-Fi card question

2012-02-13 Thread P. J. Alling
_Not using one, but I'll bet no. On 2/13/2012 1:04 AM, Paul Sorenson wrote:_ Anyone using the Eye-Fi Pro X2 card? Is there a way to shoot raw+jpg and send only the jpgs out to the network? -p -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily

OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
G'day All, Another one from the weekend: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6859508377_57b8d18c54_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- 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

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread P. J. Alling
The K 35mm f3.5, (a bitch to focus in dim light even on the view finders it was designed for), extremely sharp with creamy bokeh. The K version of the 135mm f3.5 very sharp a bit bulky, (twice as long as the M version), but available for less than 50 bucks. The M200mm f4.0 also a bargain

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread P. J. Alling
On 2/13/2012 8:53 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6859508377_57b8d18c54_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave I don't see any mustang, nice legs though. -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Subash
On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:59:50 -0500 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: The K 35mm f3.5, (a bitch to focus in dim light even on the view finders it was designed for), extremely sharp with creamy bokeh. The K version of the 135mm f3.5 very sharp a bit bulky, (twice as long as the M

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, P.J. I've put them all in a text file and will keep an eye out for them. That 35/3.5 sounds especially appealing, focusing difficulty notwithstanding. I don't have anything in that focal length, and I'm not too crazy about the Takumar 28/2.8 I got awhile back, so I could use something

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Subash, The Takumar K 135/2.5 is a bargain grade lens with single coatings. I found it a fairly poor performer until stopped down to about f/8. The SMC Pentax-M 135/3.5 is the one to look for. I have the SMC Takumar 135/3.5 M42 mount lens, it is a terrific performer too. G On Mon, Feb 13, 2012

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Subash
On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:25:36 -0800 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: The Takumar K 135/2.5 is a bargain grade lens with single coatings. I found it a fairly poor performer until stopped down to about f/8. The SMC Pentax-M 135/3.5 is the one to look for. I have the SMC Takumar

Re: I think the K-01 looks cool

2012-02-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Now *here's* an idea for a K-01 accessory add-on for those who want to go really retro: An attachment that fits onto the rear LCD with a 45-degree mirror that reflects the LCD image up onto a horizontal ground

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 13 February 2012 14:30, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:25:36 -0800 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: The Takumar K 135/2.5 is a bargain grade lens with single coatings. I found it a fairly poor performer until stopped down to about f/8. The SMC Pentax-M

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:30 AM, Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:25:36 -0800 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: The Takumar K 135/2.5 is a bargain grade lens with single coatings. I found it a fairly poor performer until stopped down to about f/8. The SMC

RE: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Nice filly there... ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com Sent: February 13, 2012 2/13/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: OT PESO -

... never saw two pesos

2012-02-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi All, Every So Often, when I see a message with Two pesos, I recall one of the poems by Joseph Brodsky, 1867, (from his Mexican Divertimento), that refers to two pesos. This morning I managed to find it in English: (p. 89 of Collected Poems in English) http://goo.gl/R8sSG Nocturnal gardens

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
It took me a while but i did see the car. Dave On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:53 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6859508377_57b8d18c54_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Geso: Winter in Belgrade

2012-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
Very nice Dave On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 9:55 PM, Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: Check it out http://tamoneki.tumblr.com Luka -- 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: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I joined my friend Candice for another Salton Sea trip this weekend.  A couple of my more interesting photos were from the night before, and my trip home this evening. An attempt at Japanese calligraphy:

Re: PAW110 - Wave

2012-02-13 Thread David J Brooks
Super Dave On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 5:43 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA*50mm-135@135mm, 1/125s, f/2.8, ISO400. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/13/2012 7:53 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6859508377_57b8d18c54_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave Not much to dislike about this photo, save for the fact that it wasn't taken by me. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Instant JPEG from RAW utility

2012-02-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
Stumbled upon this the other day in a Scott Kelby book I was browsing at a warehouse club store maybe some of you have seen it? It's a utility that will extract the jpeg preview from RAW files. Interesting, I thought. Works with the DNG files, looking forward to seeing if it will conjure the

Re: PESO: Protea

2012-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, Good job getting that all in focus. I usually miss on some of it. I wish the bottom was not cropped so close. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 1:07 AM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15160832 Comments and criticisms are

Re: PESO: [Cliché Alert] Sunrise 2/13/12

2012-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Worth the effort Walt! Regards, Bob S. 2012/2/13 Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com: Just happened to look over my shoulder at the sound of a barking dog when I saw this light coming through the window, so I figured I'd get dressed, hustle up my camera and bustle out the door before it faded.

Re: Eye-Fi card question

2012-02-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Yes, I use that card, and *yes* you can select what gets xfer'ed. PJ: you lose that bet. :) I use the card for wireless tethering. I configure it to send only JPGs, then I configure the K20D to do RAW normally and RAW+JPG when the RAW button is pushed. I also configure the JPEG settings to

Re: Eye-Fi card question

2012-02-13 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-12 23:04 Paul Sorenson wrote Anyone using the Eye-Fi Pro X2 card? Is there a way to shoot raw+jpg and send only the jpgs out to the network? i'm not using one, but i understand that you can set the card to do exactly that; a quick look at a few posts in the forums at e.g.

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Is that a laser in the first one? Neat! That second shot: wowza! On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 2:50 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I joined my friend Candice for another Salton Sea trip this weekend.  A couple of my more interesting photos were from the night before, and my trip home

Re: Instant JPEG from RAW utility

2012-02-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
Well, procrastinating on other things (it's tough to get going on a Monday morning) has allowed me the time to test the styled jpeg question... and it works. So, if you shoot RAW, with one of the picture style modes selected (monochrome, vibrant, portrait, etc), you can extract that styled

Re: PESO: [Cliché Alert] Sunrise 2/13/12

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/13/2012 9:54 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Thank you, Bob! I wish I'd cranked up the ISO just a smidgen and gotten a faster shutter speed. Unfortunately, I was in too much of a hurry trying to get out there before the sun came up higher and ruined the colors. Still, I think it came out fairly

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Subash, The K135/2.5 is a poor man's A*135/1.8. It's the best of the 135's (w/o including the A*135/1.8). Long ago I ran a test on 135's on film. Don't bother with the Takumar 135/2.5 (multicolored distance scale), It is the weakest by far. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Subash

Re: PESO - [no title]

2012-02-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
Thanks to all who looked! Dave, Ann, Kenneth, Dan, Paul, Frank, I appreciate the kind words. A few thoughts about some comments: Sun Feb 12 13:11:34 EST 2012 Ann Sanfedele wrote: Yes it is very nice, and coming from someone who loathes baby photos (me , not Dave) you can take that as a

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Incredible and extremely interesting! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:39 AM, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/13/2012 1:50 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I joined my friend Candice for another Salton Sea trip this weekend.  A couple

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-13 06:01 Walt Gilbert wrote Which raises a question: Are there any really stellar manual primes that go for paltry sums along the lines of the M 50/2? not completely sure how to parse your question, but there are certainly bargains on old equipment, essentially, in capitalist

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Smashing! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:53 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6859508377_57b8d18c54_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave -- PDML

Re: PAW110 - Wave

2012-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well caught and expertly rendered! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:01 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: Super Dave On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 5:43 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote:

RE: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread JC OCONNELL
the smc k135/2.5 ( not the takumar 135/2.5) is a killer sharp lens. jco -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Subash Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:17 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2 On Mon, 13 Feb

Re: Geso: Winter in Belgrade

2012-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is an excellent gallery. I enjoyed it very much, but it looks damn cold there! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Luka Knezevic-Strika lukastr...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed it l On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:37

Re: PESO: Drinking Nene

2012-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I am still here. We return to New Jersey Friday. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: When were you in Hawaii? On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Subash
On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:36:46 -0500 JC OCONNELL hifis...@gate.net wrote: the smc k135/2.5 ( not the takumar 135/2.5) is a killer sharp lens. thanks, JCO (and Bob and Eric). the lens is in the bag :) subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread kwaller
Nice car too. Good angle to shoot from for the car. It appears the car is lowered somewhat from stock, making her look really big in her pose, then again she might be a tall lady. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: David Savage

Re: PESO: Protea

2012-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob. There was an ugly dead leaf just below the best flower on the bush! I'll check the original, however, and see if I can add a little there, or if I can clone out part of the undesirable matter. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at

Re: PESO: [Cliché Alert] Sunrise 2/13/12

2012-02-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a very different and compelling sunset. Well seen, and well executed. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola 2012/2/13 Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com: Just happened to look over my shoulder at the sound of a barking dog when I saw this light coming through the

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/13/2012 10:35 AM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-13 06:01 Walt Gilbert wrote Which raises a question: Are there any really stellar manual primes that go for paltry sums along the lines of the M 50/2? not completely sure how to parse your question, but there are certainly bargains on

Re: Geso: Winter in Belgrade

2012-02-13 Thread Luka Knezevic-Strika
thanks it was unusually cold for a week at -10 to -20 celsius. now it's not so bad, but we still have snow :) -- 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: PESO: [Cliché Alert] Sunrise 2/13/12

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thank you, Dan! I figure if you have be up early enough to see the sun come up, it ought to look something like that. -- Walt On 2/13/2012 10:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That is a very different and compelling sunset. Well seen, and well executed. Dan Matyola

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread steve harley
on 2012-02-13 09:46 Walt Gilbert wrote I just found an A 50/1.7 for $45. I'm not positive, but if I'm not mistaken, they've been going for a bit more than that lately on eBay. yeah, that's right Of course, if I had it, it would be my 3rd 50mm prime lens between my K 50/1.4 and my M 50/2. Is

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/13/2012 11:30 AM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-02-13 09:46 Walt Gilbert wrote I just found an A 50/1.7 for $45. I'm not positive, but if I'm not mistaken, they've been going for a bit more than that lately on eBay. yeah, that's right Of course, if I had it, it would be my 3rd 50mm prime

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 13, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Is that a laser in the first one? Neat! Yup, it's a green laser. IIRC 20mW The only problem being that the beam is too narrow when it hits. I need to do something that'll just spread the beam a tiny bit. That second shot: wowza! Thanks.

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread P. J. Alling
The 1.7 50's are the sharpest of the three designs and have the flattest field of focus, not as flat as a dedicated copy lens, but they're the recommended lens for use with the Pentax Auto bellows, that is if you can't find one of the dedicated bellows lenses of course. On 2/13/2012 11:46 AM,

RE: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread JC OCONNELL
50mm lenses are way too short to use on bellows, they only allow super high magnifications, general purpose macro is out of the question with them, thats why most dedication bellows lenses are 100mm not 50mm. jco -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Igor Roshchin
Larry, Just in case: be careful with those experiments. If any aircraft (airplane, helicopter,..) will be flying by or somebody else would report that, you could be in BIG TROUBLE. I remember reading about some recent law that make pointing a laser in the sky near an aircraft a criminal

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Larry Colen
On 2/13/2012 11:25 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Larry, Just in case: be careful with those experiments. If any aircraft (airplane, helicopter,..) will be flying by or somebody else would report that, you could be in BIG TROUBLE. You will note that I was aiming the laser at a hillside. I

Re: A couple PESOs from this weekend

2012-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/2/12, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: I remember reading about some recent law that make pointing a laser in the sky near an aircraft a criminal offense, borderlining terrorism. The only things flying high in those hills are some of the residents and I suspect the neighbours

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread P. J. Alling
I have an auto bellows M in the original box, /you/ can argue with the instruction booklet. On 2/13/2012 1:45 PM, JC OCONNELL wrote: 50mm lenses are way too short to use on bellows, they only allow super high magnifications, general purpose macro is out of the question with them, thats why

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Darren Addy
I'll take all the A50 f1.7s that I can get for $45, all day long. Finding one for that price is like finding a $50 bill on the ground. Whether the aperture ring turns smoothly when you get it, is a whole 'nuther question. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/13/2012 2:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I'll take all the A50 f1.7s that I can get for $45, all day long. Finding one for that price is like finding a $50 bill on the ground. Whether the aperture ring turns smoothly when you get it, is a whole 'nuther question. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska

Re: Instant JPEG from RAW utility

2012-02-13 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net: Stumbled upon this the other day in a Scott Kelby book I was browsing at a warehouse club store maybe some of you have seen it? It's a utility that will extract the jpeg preview from RAW files. Interesting, I thought. Works with the DNG files,

Re: PESO: [Cliché Alert] Sunrise 2/13/12

2012-02-13 Thread Tim Bray
Mm, first rate. -T 2012/2/13 Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com: Just happened to look over my shoulder at the sound of a barking dog when I saw this light coming through the window, so I figured I'd get dressed, hustle up my camera and bustle out the door before it faded.

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/13/2012 2:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: I'll take all the A50 f1.7s that I can get for $45, all day long. Finding one for that price is like finding a $50 bill on the ground. Whether the aperture ring turns smoothly when you get it, is a whole 'nuther

Re: PESO: [Cliché Alert] Sunrise 2/13/12

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks much, Tim! -- Walt On 2/13/2012 3:16 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Mm, first rate. -T 2012/2/13 Walt Gilbertldott...@gmail.com: Just happened to look over my shoulder at the sound of a barking dog when I saw this light coming through the window, so I figured I'd get dressed, hustle up my camera

Re: OT - X10 video clip

2012-02-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 11, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Cotty wrote: On 11/2/12, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: I thought the GoPro was all the rage for that sort of thing nowadays... :-) http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-surf-hero-camera/ It is - and I will get one at some point - but I can hardly look cool

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
On 13 February 2012 22:02, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/13/2012 8:53 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6859508377_57b8d18c54_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave I don't see any mustang, nice legs though.

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
And she just turned 18... :-) DS On 13 February 2012 22:37, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Nice filly there... ;-) cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From:

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
;-) DS On 13 February 2012 22:56, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: It took me a while but i did see the car. Dave On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:53 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend:

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
On 13 February 2012 23:11, Walt Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/13/2012 7:53 AM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6859508377_57b8d18c54_o.jpg Enjoy. Cheers, Dave Not much to dislike about this photo, save for the

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
Thanks Dan. Cheers, Dave On 14 February 2012 00:35, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: Smashing! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:53 AM, David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend:

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: G'day All, Another one from the weekend: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6859508377_57b8d18c54_o.jpg Mustang Sally? -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
She is quite tall. About 5' 8/5' 9 in flats well over 6' in heels. Cheers, Dave On 14 February 2012 00:40, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Nice car too. Good angle to shoot from for the car. It appears the car is lowered somewhat from stock, making her look really big in her pose, then again

Re: OT PESO - Mustang

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
Tall is good. And since she's 18, I guess I can take solace in the fact that I'm just a dirty old man rather than a full-blown perv. Giggity-giggity. -- Walt On 2/13/2012 5:23 PM, David Savage wrote: She is quite tall. About 5' 8/5' 9 in flats well over 6' in heels. Cheers, Dave On 14

Re: OT - X10 video clip

2012-02-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/2/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Sex in a bed And you call yourself a Californian? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - X10 video clip

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
On 14 February 2012 07:27, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 13/2/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: Sex in a bed And you call yourself a Californian? He didn't specify who's bed though... DS -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - X10 video clip

2012-02-13 Thread Cotty
Sex in a bed And you call yourself a Californian? He didn't specify who's bed though... Who's on second. -- 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: GESO Iceclouds

2012-02-13 Thread Tom C
Basicly it's ice on a lake. Maybe air bubbles rising during the formation of the ice sheet. Maybe the rising air pushes hotter water to the surface. It looks like clouds from above. Toine On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote:

Re: GESO Iceclouds

2012-02-13 Thread David Savage
Fascinating. On 12 February 2012 23:22, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: http://www.repiuk.nl/index.php/blog-mainmenu-97/213-iceclouds Toine -- 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: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: The most common problem with the A50/1.7 is the stuck/notchy aperture ring. If that's OK you'll be golden. Yes. I had two of them. Pentax cheapened the aperture mechanism on the A50/1.7 by using a plastic aperture

Re: OT - X10 video clip

2012-02-13 Thread Steven Desjardins
You're doing it wrong. Sex in a bed, take pictures of it with a camera. Yeah, but this time be sure to use high def this time. On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Feb 11, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Cotty wrote: On 11/2/12, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed:

Re: Instant JPEG from RAW utility

2012-02-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: I came across that utility some time ago. It looked nifty but I found I never seemed to need the low quality embedded JPGs, so eventually I uninstalled. The Pentax utility software will do the same thing if I

RE: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread JC OCONNELL
try shooting someething the size of say, a camera, with a 50mm on a bellows, you cant. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Monday, February 13,

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Mark C
On 2/13/2012 8:24 PM, JC OCONNELL wrote: try shooting someething the size of say, a camera, with a 50mm on a bellows, you cant. I shoot snow crystals with a 50mm on a bellows, reverse mounted lens preferred. Those crystals are a lot smaller than a camera. Who'd want to take a macro picture of

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Feb 13, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Subash wrote: On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:25:36 -0800 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: The Takumar K 135/2.5 is a bargain grade lens with single coatings. I found it a fairly poor performer until stopped down to about f/8. The SMC Pentax-M 135/3.5 is the

Re: OT: The real danger of cat pics

2012-02-13 Thread Michael Beacom
That's pretty funny- I googled Christwire and found a page on Landover Baptist that was all upset about a Christwire story. Too bad I didn't stick around long enough to discover it is another parody site. Cheers Mike On Feb 12, 2012, at 6:38 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Love it! A

Re: PESO - Beauty Shop Fantasies

2012-02-13 Thread Michael Beacom
Gze Frank, Think you could teach me what you don't know? Cheers Mike On Feb 12, 2012, at 6:09 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: That's pretty scary. Way too much responsibility on me, since I basically don't know what the hell I'm doing when I process a photo or convert it to bw.

PESO - Genius at Work

2012-02-13 Thread frank theriault
The bottom bracket on my work bike gave out. Even worse, it's seized in the BB holder. Since getting it out is taking a long time, I decided to get my road bike, a lovely mid-nineties Marinoni, together and on the road. I took it to my friend Malcolm, frame builder and bike mechanic

RE: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread JC OCONNELL
nothing wrong with high magnification macro, but its not general purpose macro which includes both high and medium and lower magnification work. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread David Mann
On Feb 14, 2012, at 3:20 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: I've put them all in a text file and will keep an eye out for them. That 35/3.5 sounds especially appealing, focusing difficulty notwithstanding. I don't have anything in that focal length, and I'm not too crazy about the Takumar 28/2.8 I

Re: PESO - Genius at Work

2012-02-13 Thread David Mann
On Feb 14, 2012, at 4:06 PM, frank theriault wrote: The bottom bracket on my work bike gave out. Even worse, it's seized in the BB holder. Since getting it out is taking a long time, I decided to get my road bike, a lovely mid-nineties Marinoni, together and on the road. I took it to my

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 2/13/2012 10:32 PM, David Mann wrote: On Feb 14, 2012, at 3:20 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: I've put them all in a text file and will keep an eye out for them. That 35/3.5 sounds especially appealing, focusing difficulty notwithstanding. I don't have anything in that focal length, and I'm not

Re: Geso: Winter in Belgrade

2012-02-13 Thread Doug Franklin
http://tamoneki.tumblr.com Awesome set, counting my lucky stars I'm not enduring that winter. I'm a cold weather wimp, for sure. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver Racing Sponsored by Murphy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Genius at Work

2012-02-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Feb 13, 2012, at 8:38 PM, David Mann wrote: On Feb 14, 2012, at 4:06 PM, frank theriault wrote: The bottom bracket on my work bike gave out. Even worse, it's seized in the BB holder. Since getting it out is taking a long time, I decided to get my road bike, a lovely mid-nineties

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2012-02-13 9:17, Subash wrote: PJ, any idea what's the k135/2.5 is like? just came across one in very good shape for about $50. i like k lenses so will most probably buy it anyway but it'd be nice to know :) It's frackin' great! I haven't used mine in a while, but I recall it as having a

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2012-02-13 11:06, Bob Sullivan wrote: Subash, The K135/2.5 is a poor man's A*135/1.8. It's the best of the 135's (w/o including the A*135/1.8). That's kinda like saying that gold is a poor man's platinum. -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing http://NutDriver.org Facebook NutDriver

Re: What would you do with a 50 1.2

2012-02-13 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2012-02-13 11:36, JC OCONNELL wrote: the smc k135/2.5 ( not the takumar 135/2.5) is a killer sharp lens. I have both, and agree wholeheartedly. The SMC-K 135/2.5 will cut you, it's so sharp. Like the FA* 200/2.8 (oh God I used to love eBay). -- Doug Lefty Franklin NutDriver Racing

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