Re: GESO Virtual tour

2012-04-22 Thread Toine
Thanks, Boris. Writing a detailed tutorial is possible, if it hadn't been done already. In short: You would need to get the following stuff - Nodal Ninja 5 pano head - rotator - leveling device - nadir adapter www.nodalninja.com - good tripod with a short center column - ptgui www.ptgui.com - pano2

Re: Pentax cameras really really really really...

2012-04-22 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting "P. J. Alling" : You can set a custom function on most of the ones I've used so that won't happen. In fact IIRC you have to go out of your way to set a custom function so that it will. On the other hand I've shot many a masterpiece with imaginary film in my LX... I'm with Tim o

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Darren Addy
I suspect a faster shutter speed would have frozen the action. (Runnin' and duckin') :) -- 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: K-5 on sale at B&H ($999 body only)

2012-04-22 Thread Darren Addy
Over the weekend, I ordered a NEW K-5 Body from a "Authorized Pentax Dealer" with pretty excellent feedback on eBay for $929 with free FedEx shipping. Yes, I expect Pentax to offer a Rebate to clear out stock (maybe as soon as May) but I decided I wanted it now, not later. I'm hoping to keep it fo

Lens price increase loophole? - interesting

2012-04-22 Thread Darren Addy
I'm wondering if there isn't some rebellion or loophole leaping still going on in the world of big camera retailers with regard to Pentax's new lens price policy: Example: FA 77 Limited at B&H Advertised price page: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/388316-REG/Pentax_27980_Telephoto_SMCP_FA_77

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/23/2012 07:06, P. J. Alling wrote: I think Sony may have abandoned their full frame line. Both are discontinued and have been for some time. A pity really since the A900 was supposed to be quite nice, and the A850 was very inexpensive for what it was. It might be so. A pity really. I wonde

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I think Sony may have abandoned their full frame line. Both are discontinued and have been for some time. A pity really since the A900 was supposed to be quite nice, and the A850 was very inexpensive for what it was. On 4/22/2012 11:56 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: On 4/20/2012 18:33, Tom C wro

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Notice how he cagily sent this disclaimer under the POSTMASTER handle.. so some might not be able to tell just who we are to beat up on with the wet noodles as we impatiently await the publication ann On 4/22/2012 23:54, Christine Aguila wrote: Not worry, and thanks for all the hard work on

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

2012-04-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
I'll add one more voice of thanks for all the work and time put into this project. Will there be an ePub version this year? I'd like to include a link to that when I send out notices that this year's annual is ready. Thanks again... -p On 4/22/2012 8:41 PM, David Parsons wrote: Cool. Loo

Boris PESO #17 - Layers

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Here is another: http://pentax-ways.blogspot.com/2012/04/peso-2012-17-layers.html Be brutal and honest (just in case you forgotten my mantra :-) ) Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: Pentax cameras really really really really...

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
You can set a custom function on most of the ones I've used so that won't happen. In fact IIRC you have to go out of your way to set a custom function so that it will. On the other hand I've shot many a masterpiece with imaginary film in my LX... On 4/22/2012 11:29 PM, Tim Bray wrote: ... re

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
I like it - the blown out one ann On 4/22/2012 23:46, Christine Aguila wrote: Thanks, Tim. I admit to blowing out the frame on purpose. That's my rendering of my "blue period" :-) cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Tim Bray wrote: My faves were the first tulips. The reflec

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/20/2012 18:33, Tom C wrote: The NEX-7 is on the back-burner. I ordered it from Amazon last September and due to the flooding disaster in Thailand, production was delayed. I got an email from Amazon in late March saying it would ship in two days. At that point I had a different financial prio

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Not worry, and thanks for all the hard work on this. Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Postmaster wrote: > Sorry for the delay... We are of course running late but the Annual is > nearing completion. This semester has been absolutely mad for me, with > a lot of material preparation

Re: PESOS - More odds and ends folder

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! That eye is dramatic. Nice. Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 3:29 PM, jn289 wrote: > I forgot who on the list was talking about the Pentax Takumar 135 mm F2.5 > lens. Anyway I looked for mine, as I had not used it for such a long long > time. It does have nice bokeh. These two ph

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
To appreciate this photo, one really needs to see the larger size, which I have. Very neat. The colors in the shell are lovely. Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 3:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > My new pet: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15586212 > > Comments will be gr

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Good one, Frank! cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 8:45 PM, frank theriault wrote: > An alternate title might be "If there's really a God, get me out of here": > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/trust-and-obey_22.html > > Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. > > cheers, >

Re: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Very funny, DagT. Boy, you're on such a great run here! Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 5:08 PM, DagT wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA70mm, 1/100s, f/7.1, ISO100. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Boris! Well, it's hard to say if it was exactly that color because I can't be sure in my recollection of the true color, but it was dark, and the pavement looks, well, dark to me :-). Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 4/21/2012 19:39, Christi

Re: GESO Virtual tour

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Toine, this is bloody brilliant. I wonder, I suppose it is a bit of hutzpah to ask, but still, can you please write up a tutorial as to how you do it - I mean all the specifics - camera/lens setup, shooting technique (overlap, registration, etc) processing technique? I sure would want to try to

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Tim. I admit to blowing out the frame on purpose. That's my rendering of my "blue period" :-) cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > My faves were the first tulips. The reflection of you was cool too, > albeit a bit blown-out looking -T > > On Sat, Apr 21

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Christine! I did some shooting today: I hope to totally redo my study, so I took some before shots. Now comes the hard part! Cheers, Christine On Apr 22, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > I always enjoy your glimpses of Chicago... Harry Carey grabs me, > too... and I li

Re: PESOS: Scoot x Two

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/22/2012 00:59, Paul Stenquist wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15580252 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15580253 They grow all too fast, aren't they, Paul... *quiet sigh* -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Pentax cameras really really really really...

2012-04-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Is this comment based on a recent experience? ;-) cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Tim Bray Sent: April 22, 2012 4/22/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Pentax cameras really rea

Re: Boris PESO #16 - Nocturne

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/22/2012 21:08, Bob Sullivan wrote: Boris, I like that photo, but it is disconcerting at first glance. The typical/expected shot is thru the archway to the background, and that's out of focus (plus light colored wall drawing attention). My eye comes back out to the leaves and they are beautif

Re: Boris PESO #16 - Nocturne

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/22/2012 19:10, jn289 wrote: Boris, you have to remember that when you shoot something you like, it may or not bring joy to you..Sure we have all photographed things that we thought would look good, but did not for some reason in the camera. When we shoot for ourselves, we are trying to pleas

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/21/2012 19:39, Christine Aguila wrote: There are captions under the photos! cheers, Christine http://www.caguila.com/photodoodles1/ I couldn't possibly say you had a photographically dry period, Christine. You're good as ever albeit a little darkish in mood. It seems that K-5 (two of m

Re: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/23/2012 01:08, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA70mm, 1/100s, f/7.1, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ A hit by the tennis ball may easily cause one to fall and another to raise... Not sure about nations though. May be if there were so

Re: Pentax cameras really really really really...

2012-04-22 Thread Peter Loveday
Which camera? There is usually a setting to stop that. - Peter -Original Message- From: Tim Bray Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 12:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Pentax cameras really really really really... ... really really really really really really really really reall

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 4/22/2012 21:45, frank theriault wrote: An alternate title might be "If there's really a God, get me out of here": or " Really, Bro? " nice capture ann http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/trust-and-obey_22.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- PDML P

Pentax cameras really really really really...

2012-04-22 Thread Tim Bray
... really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really r

Re: more odds and ends

2012-04-22 Thread Boris Liberman
On 4/22/2012 18:26, jn289 wrote: And this photo is taken with 200 mm F4.0 Pentax Macro lens. Do you like the catch light ? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15583912 Thanks for looking and your thoughts are always welcome..Joe Pleasure to meet you, Joe. I reckon we weren't introduced. I

RE: PDML Photo Annual Update

2012-04-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Yes, thanks for all the time and effort you're putting into this. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Postmaster Sent: April 22, 2012 4/22/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PDML P

Re: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?

2012-04-22 Thread Darren Addy
Looks like somebody has a wicked backhand. -- 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: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?

2012-04-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
LOL! Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: DagT Sent: April 22, 2012 4/22/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations? http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW

Re: Well if you decide...

2012-04-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
We are a very polite people. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Miserere Sent: April 22, 2012 4/22/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: Well if you decide... On 19 April 2012 17:

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

2012-04-22 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
No, you must be thinking of Larry. :-D cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist Sent: April 22, 2012 4/22/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: PESO - Trust and Obey! Ni

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

2012-04-22 Thread Jeffery Smith
Love a good street photo. Jeffery Sent from my iPad On Apr 22, 2012, at 20:45, frank theriault wrote: > An alternate title might be "If there's really a God, get me out of here": > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/trust-and-obey_22.html > > Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome

Re: PESO - Trust and Obey!

2012-04-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot. For a moment there after reading the title, I thought you were getting into S&M photography:-). Paul On Apr 22, 2012, at 9:45 PM, frank theriault wrote: > An alternate title might be "If there's really a God, get me out of here": > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/trust-and

PESO - Trust and Obey!

2012-04-22 Thread frank theriault
An alternate title might be "If there's really a God, get me out of here": http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/04/trust-and-obey_22.html Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PDML Photo Annual Update

2012-04-22 Thread David Parsons
Cool. Looking forward to it. You do us a great service by taking a big chunk of your free time for these. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Postmaster wrote: > Sorry for the delay... We are of course running late but the Annual is > nearing completion. This semester has been absolutely mad for m

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread jn289
Did you feed him before he left ? My new pet: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15586212 Comments will be greatly appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to U

Re: more odds and ends

2012-04-22 Thread jn289
Igor, no I did not mean it was for sale, but if I do decide to sell it, I will let you know. It was just there to show the catch light in the eye. I put in the folder call more odds and ends with some other photos that I just put on Photo.net...Joe Hi Joe, Just in case: you didn't mea

PDML Photo Annual Update

2012-04-22 Thread Postmaster
Sorry for the delay... We are of course running late but the Annual is nearing completion. This semester has been absolutely mad for me, with a lot of material preparation for the new course I've been teaching. But things are coming together I've got all the images formatted and paired up and the

Re: photo. net acting funny

2012-04-22 Thread jn289
It was not working right early in the morning for me, but it is working ok now...Joe Anyone having trouble with photo,net not loading all the pictures ? Thanks Joe http://photo.net.photos/pjjdxn -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net t

Re: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?

2012-04-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Ann said. Paul On Apr 22, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > har! indeed > nice one, Dag > > ann > > On 4/22/2012 18:08, DagT wrote: >> http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html >> K-5, DA70mm, 1/100s, f/7.1, ISO100. >> >> DagT >> http://www.thrane.name/ >> >

Re: Pentax K-5 once again makes the cover of Popular Photography

2012-04-22 Thread John Mullan
It's just that Pentax is the only brand they can do this to and not lose the advertising revenue. jm -Original Message- From: Jack Davis Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 7:28 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax K-5 once again makes the cover of Popular Photography I, also

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
That's very nice, Dan Glad he didn't scurry away before you got the shot :-) ann On 4/22/2012 16:30, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: My new pet: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15586212 Comments will be greatly appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --

Re: more odds and ends

2012-04-22 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi Joe, Just in case: you didn't mean that you are selling that lens, did you? ;-) Igor Sun Apr 22 11:26:18 EDT 2012 jn289 wrote: > And this photo is taken with 200 mm F4.0 Pentax Macro lens. Do you > like the catch light ? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mai

Re: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Ken. I have a version where the snail is smaller in the frame, so I can try that and see how it looks. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 6:48 PM, wrote: > Nice capture but I'd prefer it not to be centered to place it more towarsd > the

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob and Tim. I got up ar 6:30 this morning to pick up trash for my Rotary Club's Adopt-A-Highway program. A good way to celebrate Earth Day. Almost at the end of my stretch of the highway, I was stabbing a piece of cardboard when I noticed this little fellow sitting atop it. I carefully

Re: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
har! indeed nice one, Dag ann On 4/22/2012 18:08, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA70mm, 1/100s, f/7.1, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSU

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Tim Bray
Very pretty. -T On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > My new pet: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15586212 > > Comments will be greatly appreciated. > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pd

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Tim Bray
My faves were the first tulips. The reflection of you was cool too, albeit a bit blown-out looking -T On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retirement party > to attend last night, and when I left f

Re: PESO Tulip study (FESO?)

2012-04-22 Thread Tim Bray
Surprising and outstanding -T On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 5:56 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Happy accident, really. > > I have an AF160 ring flash that, honestly, doesn't see much use. > Flower macros, obviously, but I've not been doing those lately. I > tried using it for portraiture, but the geometry

Re: OT - Nikon Announces 24MP APS-C DSLR - $699

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/22/2012 7:16 PM, steve harley wrote: on 2012-04-22 14:03 P. J. Alling wrote A 24mp sensor gives a liner dpi improvement in a 13x19in print of lets see, (carry the one divide by 19), 50 dpi. For that I expect that a raw file will be roughly four times the size of a K-5 file and 90% of the

RE: OT - Nikon Announces 24MP APS-C DSLR - $699

2012-04-22 Thread J.C. O'Connell
all of this assumes that the 24mp image is actually 1.5 times the resolution of the 16mp image. Its not because you would have to have an infinite resolution lens to achieve that. With the aps format, 24mp is really pushing the limits of the lensThe real solution is a larger format. hint: FF!

Re: OT - Nikon Announces 24MP APS-C DSLR - $699

2012-04-22 Thread steve harley
on 2012-04-22 14:03 P. J. Alling wrote A 24mp sensor gives a liner dpi improvement in a 13x19in print of lets see, (carry the one divide by 19), 50 dpi. For that I expect that a raw file will be roughly four times the size of a K-5 file and 90% of the time the improvement imperceptible at a norm

Re: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Announcement

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/22/2012 6:48 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: "P. J. Alling" On 4/19/2012 5:41 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren Addy : It has always been thus. http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/02/08/pentax-ricoh-imaging-absorbs-ricohs-camera-business They can call it the Pentax-Ric

Re: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread kwaller
Nice capture but I'd prefer it not to be centered to place it more towarsd the LRH corner. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: PESO: Slimer My new pet: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15586

Re: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Announcement

2012-04-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: "P. J. Alling" On 4/19/2012 5:41 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren Addy : It has always been thus. http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/02/08/pentax-ricoh-imaging-absorbs-ricohs-camera-business They can call it the Pentax-Ricoh Whoopee Society for all I care. Enough wit

Re: Funny Photoshop job

2012-04-22 Thread Miserere
On 20 April 2012 07:53, Mark Roberts wrote: > http://www.bspcn.com/2012/03/20/4chan-photoshop-masters/ > ;-) Careful what you wish for, I suppose. Hilarious. —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- PD

Re: Well if you decide...

2012-04-22 Thread Miserere
On 19 April 2012 17:42, Darren Addy wrote: > ...to sell your Pentax stuff and want some help getting top dollar, > I've got a pretty good procedure set up for Pentax Forums. > To get top dollar, it helps to be a little bit patient. I helped > Joseph McAllister dispose of about $3500 worth of his l

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
I'm glad he has gotten over his shyness and come out of his shell. (Nice catch by the way. Colorful shell and extensive creature.) Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > My new pet: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15586212 > > Comments will be gr

Re: Pentax Full Frame rumours are back again (and more cameras coming)

2012-04-22 Thread Miserere
On 22 April 2012 10:58, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hey, thanks for posting that, Dave!  Very, very interesting!  I sent the blog > link to my brother, who's a big Hobbit fan.  Cheers, Christine He's a fan of big hobbits? So he likes normal sized people with very big, hairy feet? I suppose there h

Re: PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?

2012-04-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Quite interesting. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 6:08 PM, DagT wrote: > http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html > K-5, DA70mm, 1/100s, f/7.1, ISO100. > > DagT > http://www.thrane.name/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT - Nikon Announces 24MP APS-C DSLR - $699

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/22/2012 4:10 PM, Bob W wrote: Not that I don't want higher resolution, but right now, my desktop handles K20D sized files with aplomb. Can I borrow it? I need to unblock the toilet. Spell checkers suck. B -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml

PAW120 - The rise and fall of nations?

2012-04-22 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html K-5, DA70mm, 1/100s, f/7.1, ISO100. DagT http://www.thrane.name/ -- 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 fo

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, but one can always tell where he's been. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:04 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > I'll bet he takes forever to fetch your slippers. > > > On 4/22/2012 4:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> My new pet: >> >> http:/

Re: photo. net acting funny

2012-04-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
It still works fine for me. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:48 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Looks to me like Photo.net is gone. > > On 4/22/2012 8:26 AM, jn289 wrote: >> >> Anyone having trouble with photo,net not loading all the pictures ? Tha

Re: photo. net acting funny

2012-04-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
My photo.net page is working. On Apr 22, 2012, at 5:48 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Looks to me like Photo.net is gone. > > On 4/22/2012 8:26 AM, jn289 wrote: >> Anyone having trouble with photo,net not loading all the pictures ? Thanks >> Joe >> >> http://photo.net.photos/pjjdxn >> > > > --

Re: K-5 and tethering....

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I think it's already been pointed out that there are no official tethering solutions for the K-5. I believe that the last K mount that had an official tethering solution was the K20D. The Pentax photo assistant software that worked with the *ist-D also worked with the Ds and DL though I don'

Re: photo. net acting funny

2012-04-22 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:26 AM, jn289 wrote: > Anyone having trouble with photo,net not loading all the pictures ? Thanks > Joe > > http://photo.net.photos/pjjdxn That URL is bad. A slash got changed to a dot. It should be: http://photo.net/photos/pjjdxn That currently works for me. -- PDML

Re: photo. net acting funny

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Looks to me like Photo.net is gone. On 4/22/2012 8:26 AM, jn289 wrote: Anyone having trouble with photo,net not loading all the pictures ? Thanks Joe http://photo.net.photos/pjjdxn -- Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthily search. -- PDML

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 4/22/2012 16:46, jn289 wrote: Ann, well if I ever get in your neighborhood, we will have to have a cup of tea..Joe I'd even make one - or coffee I just realized now that the horribly drawn face in the billboard might be Harry C. Gosh, he never looked that bad ann Hey Joe - me too :-)

Re: PESOS - More odds and ends folder

2012-04-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
o I see :-) wish I had the clams for that one ann On 4/22/2012 16:29, jn289 wrote: And this photo is taken with 200 mm F4.0 Pentax Macro lens. Do you like the catch light ? http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15583912 Thanks for looking and your thoughts are always welcome..Joe --

Re: PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I'll bet he takes forever to fetch your slippers. On 4/22/2012 4:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: My new pet: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15586212 Comments will be greatly appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Don't lose heart! They might

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread jn289
Ann, well if I ever get in your neighborhood, we will have to have a cup of tea..Joe Hey Joe - me too :-) On top of it I didn't notice beer in Christine's photos -- had to go back and look to see which it was ! I found the face of the guy drinking put me off of looking at that photo too close

Re: Looking for a Metal screw in lens hood

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes, I believe that's one of the 1.6 inch long hoods that were originally meant for 70mm or 70-210mm lenses. It's hard to tell from the photos, sometimes the sellers fool with the image to make the hood appear longer, but the description tells it all. On 4/20/2012 5:51 PM, steve harley wrote:

PESO: Slimer

2012-04-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
My new pet: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15586212 Comments will be greatly appreciated. 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 visi

PESOS - More odds and ends folder

2012-04-22 Thread jn289
I forgot who on the list was talking about the Pentax Takumar 135 mm F2.5 lens. Anyway I looked for mine, as I had not used it for such a long long time. It does have nice bokeh. These two photos were taken with the lens, the subject is a wind spinner. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=

Re: Funny Photoshop job

2012-04-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
It took me a while to see it as well, although I thought it was funny ;-) On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > actually that's not very funny at all :-( > > I looked at both photos and didn't even notice the motorcylce - just noticed > that no one had brightened the girl's face

RE: OT - Nikon Announces 24MP APS-C DSLR - $699

2012-04-22 Thread Bob W
> Not that I don't want higher resolution, but right now, my desktop > handles K20D sized files with aplomb. Can I borrow it? I need to unblock the toilet. B > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > P. J. Alling > Sent: 22 April 2

Re: OT - Nikon Announces 24MP APS-C DSLR - $699

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Not that I don't want higher resolution, but right now, my desktop handles K20D sized files with aplomb. It (most), probably, won't have problems with K-5 sized files, though you never know, they are at least twice as large as K20D files. My printer is capable of producing 13x19in output. th

Re: K-5 and tethering....

2012-04-22 Thread steve harley
on 2012-04-22 10:13 Christine Nielsen wrote (Sadly, I can't connect to my macbook, I don't know of any laptops with an hdmi-in... there are some in the Windows market, e.g. Alienware M17X on a Mac, no laptops have such an input, but there are a few indirect options on the Thunderbolt Macs (in

Re: OT - Nikon Announces 24MP APS-C DSLR - $699

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/20/2012 12:08 PM, Tom C wrote: But, I wonder who really would produce a work worthy of an enlargement suitable for so many pixels? Boris, don't forget, more pixels per image captured, allow a better crop, especially helpful with wildlife shots. Kenneth Waller I'm sure Boris knows that. :-

Re: K-5 and tethering....

2012-04-22 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 22, 2012, at 11:13, Christine Nielsen wrote: > I have a cable, approx 15 ft long, that has a mini hdmi connection at > one end (fits into k-5), and an hdmi connection at the other, which I > plug directly into an Optoma HD projector. You could also connect to > a television, or computer mo

Re: Would you eat at this restaurant?

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I knew a girl who on my first visit to her apartment said, "Grab some paper towel from the kitchen before you use the toilet..." On 4/19/2012 9:08 PM, David Parsons wrote: I'd much rather have way too much TP than to not enough. Thankfully I've never ha that happen. On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 7:

Re: Perfect Effects Free Edition

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/19/2012 8:18 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting "P. J. Alling": Hum, they want my phone number, that's not free, that's and invitation to solicitations. There's no rule that says it has to be a real one. Give them the number of a fa

Re: Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Announcement

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
On 4/19/2012 5:41 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Darren Addy : It has always been thus. http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/02/08/pentax-ricoh-imaging-absorbs-ricohs-camera-business They can call it the Pentax-Ricoh Whoopee Society for all I care. Enough with the corporate anno

Re: K-5 and tethering....

2012-04-22 Thread George Sinos
You can do the same thing with the PC/AV output. The cable came with your camera. At the community college where I usually teach, the projectors are mounted on the ceiling. So I don't have direct access to the projector. Every instructors desk has a VCR, DVD player or an Elmo overhead projector

Re: Boris PESO #16 - Nocturne

2012-04-22 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, I like that photo, but it is disconcerting at first glance. The typical/expected shot is thru the archway to the background, and that's out of focus (plus light colored wall drawing attention). My eye comes back out to the leaves and they are beautiful. You need to put something in focus in

Re: Pentax Full Frame rumours are back again (and more, cameras coming)

2012-04-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: David Mann On Apr 22, 2012, at 5:03 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: If the DSLRs down the road are going to be full frame or near full frame wonders with bionic level megapixels, video capability to make Spielberg drool, high ISO quality that makes the world look like it's draped in satin,

Re: PESO: Last Photo Ever Taken

2012-04-22 Thread Walt Gilbert
Thanks, P.J. I'm sure it would cost more to repair than to replace given the damage. The focus is completely locked up on it -- I can't get it to even budge. And there's a severe dent in the lens barrel at the filter threads. She's absolute toast, I'm afraid. -- Walt On 4/22/2012 11:55 AM,

Re: PESOS: Scoot x Two

2012-04-22 Thread Steven Desjardins
Watch it Paul. Before you know it she'll have a Harley. ;-) I particularly like the first one. On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:30 AM, jn289 wrote: > Paul, I like Scoot better than Scoot two. The face and the scooter, better > in this photo..Joe > > > > > > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread John Sessoms
From: Christine Aguila Thanks, Frank! I think I have my next project--seedy hotels shot at night! Cheers, Christine Get someone to tag a long and watch your back. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, ple

Re: PESO: Would you eat at this restaurant?

2012-04-22 Thread Miserere
On 19 April 2012 16:24, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15563345 > > They seem to be quite determined to ensure that an adequate supply of > toilet paper is on hand in the rest room.  [In fact, there is an > additional roll, on a floor stand not visible in this i

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-22 Thread John Sessoms
The owners of both of the local stores in Raleigh told me the same thing. Pentax would not keep them as a dealer unless they *stocked in inventory* one of every item Pentax offered (excepting endoscopes). Both were existing dealers who had carried a fair amount of Pentax merchandise. This was

Re: PESO: Last Photo Ever Taken

2012-04-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Sorry to hear that, you could always try sending it off the Kirk at http://pentaxs.com/ for a repair estimate. He was able to bring my A 24mm f2.8 back from the dead. It's probably not worth it for a lens that you can sometimes pick up for as little as $50.00 though. On 4/20/2012 10:00 AM,

Re: Photo Doodles

2012-04-22 Thread Christine Nielsen
I always enjoy your glimpses of Chicago... Harry Carey grabs me, too... and I like the bleached tulips, and the gritty Tokyo Hotel... keep shooting! :) -c On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I'm trying to get out of this photographic slump.  I had a retire

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