D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Larry Colen
Marco came over to whiskymas for a while tonight, and brought his D600. I didn't get a lot of time to play with it but we did spend a few minutes doing some low light focus tests, and the K-5 definitely outperformed the D600. It was dim light, the K-5 was able to lock focus, albeit with a bit

Re: OT, kickstarter for Acme catalogue poster

2012-12-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 25, 2012, at 11:52 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Dec 25, 2012, at 22:28 , William Robb wrote: I'm sure I was insufferable for days. Days? ;) 18,000 or so days. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Was Santa good to you?

2012-12-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 25, 2012, at 12:03 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Neither of the two little boys living next door to me got a drum set for Christmas, so I'm pretty happy with what he brought. The amp for the electric bass was on back order, it'll arrive next week. Whiskymas went well. The roast turned out

RE: OT, kickstarter for Acme catalogue poster

2012-12-26 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: 26 December 2012 06:28 On 23/12/2012 3:38 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I'm sure that someone on the PDML needs a catalogue for the Acme corporation http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fringefocus/the-acme-corporation

Re: Three pix to end the day.

2012-12-26 Thread Eactivist
Beautiful sunset shots, Bob. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/25/2012 6:30:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rf.sulli...@gmail.com writes: Rachel and Jamacan Banana Man (You can tell he's Jamacian because of the dreadlocks. https://picasaweb.google.com/115638976374047590388/20121225#

Re: Quotations List X (2012) is now on line

2012-12-26 Thread Eactivist
Boris, it is possible to get on the list by saying something stupid too (i.e. one doesn't *have* to be a wiseass or drinking). It's simple, just INSERT FOOT IN MOUTH. HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-) I am not much of a drinker. Of course, concerning myself I can't totally rule out the wiseass

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne
I SO agree with you about that chip onth shoulder, Larry. I had the same experience in 2009 with the K-7 vs. various Canon cameras, including the then very new 7D, and 1Ds Mk III. On that infamous trip to Antarctica we had a few calm evenings on the rear deck of the boat, photographing

RE: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

2012-12-26 Thread Bob W
Wow, looks like Doug changed his name to Adolf for the new year... :o) -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of pdml- ow...@pdml.net Sent: 26 December 2012 11:47 To: p...@web-options.com Subject: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

Re: GESO: 2012

2012-12-26 Thread John Sessoms
The caption says it's a coot. Since it's PDML, it's probably an old coot. From: Bob Sullivan Boris, Looks like a fishing bird to me. I can see the head with eye and beak under water. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com wrote: Well, I hate you 34

PESO - Pre-race Strategy Part II (messenger content)

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
About five or ten minutes before the start of the race he participants get manifests with the checkpoints (in this case, grocery stores) listed. Then there is a bit of a frenzy as everyone figures out the exact location of the checkpoints and routing:

RE: PESO Some Colors

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Ha! I like this one, but I don't know why. I guess it's those colours and the interesting composition. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bulent Celasun bulent.cela...@gmail.com Sent: December 23, 2012 12/23/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO Some Colors

RE: Merry Christmas from Our Cats

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Beautiful! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Sent: December 23, 2012 12/23/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Merry Christmas from Our Cats A cat photo for the holidays! http://www.robertstech.com/temp/catsxmas.jpg --

RE: PESO - Peace be With You

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Excellent photo, and a wonderful message for the holidays (or any time for that matter). Love it! And Happy Holidays back to you. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org Sent: December 23, 2012 12/23/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

RE: GESO - Calendar Project

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Cool! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: eactiv...@aol.com Sent: December 23, 2012 12/23/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO - Calendar Project This is not really a GESO, but didn't know what else to call it. Anyway, these are not thumbnails, just small pics. Not doing it as a

Re: Was Santa good to you?

2012-12-26 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen On Dec 25, 2012, at 12:03 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Neither of the two little boys living next door to me got a drum set for Christmas, so I'm pretty happy with what he brought. The amp for the electric bass was on back order, it'll arrive next week. Cool. What did you

Re: PESO - Pre-race Strategy: Dale and Yuriy (messenger content)

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Thanks for your comments, Boris. Much appreciated. I think I can make the photos on the landing page bigger. They're medium now, I know that extra large is too big, so I'll try large and see how that works. Thanks again! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Boris Liberman

RE: PESO: Grantley

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Excellent informal portrait! There appears to be a quiet dignity to this gentleman. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Sent: December 23, 2012 12/23/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Grantley Each weekend in December,

Re: OT - Augie Wren's Christmas Story

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Shel was a presence on this list, to be sure. I'd love to see him back. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com Sent: December 23, 2012 12/23/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Augie Wren's Christmas Story Thanks for

RE: Peso A little art for my holiday greetings.

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
It must be art: it's blurry. ;-) Seriously, nice shot! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com Sent: December 23, 2012 12/23/12 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Peso A little art for my holiday greetings. Sometimes one must just indulge the arty side of

Re: Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I like this. And yeah, it is like the Chicago bean in reverse. Intriguing! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com Sent: December 23, 2012 12/23/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Boris #58 - Jerusalem Bean Odd, I mean I never

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Marco came over to whiskymas for a while tonight, and brought his D600. I didn't get a lot of time to play with it but we did spend a few minutes doing some low light focus tests, and the K-5 definitely outperformed the

RE: Happy Holiday!

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Same to you and yours, Jack. cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com Sent: December 24, 2012 12/24/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Happy Holiday!   Best wishes of the season to all.   Jack :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT, kickstarter for Acme catalogue poster

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
And sure enough, when we walked into that great big department store, and walked past aisles filled with slightly out of fashion woman's clothing, cheap suits, inexpensive furniture and housewares... You sure you weren't at Honest Ed's? ;-) Forgive me, no on outside Toronto will get that

RE: PESO: Holiday Collection

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Nice smile! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Gerrit Visser gerrit...@gmail.com Sent: December 25, 2012 12/25/12 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO: Holiday Collection Grantley 1 has a nice look to it, he looks somewhat mischievous there. Gerrit

RE: OT, kickstarter for Acme catalogue poster

2012-12-26 Thread Gerrit Visser
Good catch -) Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: December 26, 2012 8:48 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT, kickstarter for Acme catalogue poster And sure enough, when we walked into that great

Re: GESO - Calendar Project

2012-12-26 Thread David J Brooks
Well done Dave On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 7:01 PM, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: This is not really a GESO, but didn't know what else to call it. Anyway, these are not thumbnails, just small pics. Not doing it as a true GESO since most of you have already seen most of the photos (think there

PESO: Northern part of Norway

2012-12-26 Thread SV Hovland
The three first are from the Pentax meeting at Andøya and the two last ones are from the harbour in Stavanger. https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!140072authkey=!ALPE1m1qXWuv6dQ https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=2D01AE85E70E90E2!140074authkey=!ANaZHVvuxtHZ_j0

Re: OT, kickstarter for Acme catalogue poster

2012-12-26 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 8:48 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: And sure enough, when we walked into that great big department store, and walked past aisles filled with slightly out of fashion woman's clothing, cheap suits, inexpensive furniture and housewares...

RE: PESO - Merry Christmas PDML'ers

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
What a beautiful image! Happy Holidays to you and yours, Ken. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: kwal...@peoplepc.com Sent: December 24, 2012 12/24/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Merry Christmas PDML'ers In keeping with the Christmas season:

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Michael Adam Maas
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 8:19 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Marco came over to whiskymas for a while tonight, and brought his D600. I didn't get a lot of time to play with it but we did spend a few minutes

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Walt
So, I've scraped up a few pennies so far, and am wondering when to expect the best price on a K-5 -- or whether I ought to go with a K-30. I've seen a couple of great pre-Christmas prices on both and just wonder how much longer I should (or can) hold out. I haven't gone to prison for

RE: GESO: 2012

2012-12-26 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Hope I can be more active on the List next year. If the choice is between talking about photographs and actually going out and taking photos such as the stunning collection you have presented here, the

Re: Three pix to end the day.

2012-12-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Marnie, Boris, Dave, and Frank. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 7:50 AM, knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: The first one is fun, the last two are gorgeous! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Sent:

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Don't have a K-30 and have never seen/used one, but I love the K-5 and the K-5IIs seems just a bit better. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: So, I've scraped up a few pennies so far, and am wondering when to expect the best price on a K-5 -- or

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread P. J. Alling
I w0uldn't hope to make an accurate prediction, but there seem to plenty available as yet and one vendor is already selling it for less than $700. (the after Christmas sales aren't even in full swing.) I have a target price in mind when it gets within an acceptable range of that price I'll be

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Walt
I have seen that vendor, and its sub-$700 price tag is a far sweeter siren call than the improved auto-focus. Like you, most of my favorite glass is manual focus. I'm definitely leaning more toward the K-5, having grown accustomed to the more pro-sumer features on the K20. (This is where a

Re: PESO: Northern part of Norway

2012-12-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
Stig, the portrait is flat out outstanding! -Original Message- From: SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org Subject: PESO: Northern part of Norway The three first are from the Pentax meeting at Andøya and the two last ones are from the harbour in Stavanger.

RE: PESO: Northern part of Norway

2012-12-26 Thread Gerrit Visser
I'll second that opinion Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth Waller Sent: December 26, 2012 12:02 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Northern part of Norway Stig, the portrait is flat out outstanding! -Original

Re: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

2012-12-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bob, Usually that what you would be getting for the message sent from an e-mail account that is not subscribed to the list. Check if you sent your message from a wrong account, and if not, - you should be able to check your subscription status from the list page:

Re: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

2012-12-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually I got one of those based on a spam message that seemed to spoof one of my accounts. I haven't seen that type of thing in more than a year, but it used to be all to common. On 12/26/2012 12:48 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Bob, Usually that what you would be getting for the message sent

RE: PESO: Northern part of Norway

2012-12-26 Thread SV Hovland
Thanks. He was looking out of the window on a fishing boat. The same boat which Jostein, me and a few others took to have a look at the bird colonies. SV -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Gerrit Visser Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 6:34 PM

Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

2012-12-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
$Subj. is filed: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/24/instagram-privacy-lawsuit-facebook-idINDEE8BN08N20121224 While people can be emotionally charged (as in outraged), this type of lawsuit can create a weird precedent: even if you are providing free services, you can be taken to court.

Re: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

2012-12-26 Thread Doug Brewer
On 12/26/12 7:07 AM, Bob W wrote: Wow, looks like Doug changed his name to Adolf for the new year... :o) that's Mr. Adolf to you. but no, we've had a 10KB size limit since the dawn of time. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of pdml-

Re: HoHoHo

2012-12-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Bill: Cool! Merry Christmas to you! Gerrit: Not quite ASCII. Several symbols are beyond ASCII table. [sorry for the pedantism] For those who had problems viewing it, - see it in your browser: http://pdml.net/pipermail/pdml_pdml.net/2012-December/334136.html Cheers, Igor Gerrit Visser

RE: Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

2012-12-26 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin $Subj. is filed: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/24/instagram-privacy-lawsuit- facebook-idINDEE8BN08N20121224 While people can be emotionally charged (as in outraged), this type of lawsuit can create a weird

Re: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

2012-12-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Oops... Mea culpa. I missed, - it is the size limit. That's something that Doug probably has set... Were you sending a novel? As Russian writer Anton Chekhov said: Brevity is the sister of talent, or as yet another famous writer wrote: Brevity is the soul of wit. Igor From

RE: Your message to PDML awaits moderator approval

2012-12-26 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Doug Brewer On 12/26/12 7:07 AM, Bob W wrote: Wow, looks like Doug changed his name to Adolf for the new year... :o) that's Mr. Adolf to you. but no, we've had a 10KB size limit since the dawn of time. Guess I'll just have

Re: Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

2012-12-26 Thread Igor Roshchin
Wed Dec 26 13:31:13 EST 2012 Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-bounces at pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin $Subj. is filed: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/24/instagram-privacy-lawsuit- facebook-idINDEE8BN08N20121224 While people can be emotionally charged (as

PESO 2012 - Olmec - GDG

2012-12-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Couple of photos of a massive Olmec head taken at the Cultural Center yesterday... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8308161821/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8309915431/lightbox Olmec Head - Tijuana 2012 Enjoy! Godfrey - godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Tom C
From: Michael Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca That said, the D600 shares the D7000's AF tech, which is considered to be significantly better than the K-5's poor unit by the accepted wisdom (and probably is, when shooting AF-C in good light) -- M. Adam Maas dpreview.com writes this: Another area

RE: PESO 2012 - Olmec - GDG

2012-12-26 Thread Gerrit Visser
Very nice, the feeling conveyed is of antiquity, as is the subject. A bit tightly cropped at top and bottom though, 2-3mm more space might make a difference? Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: December 26, 2012 1:50 PM

RE: Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

2012-12-26 Thread Bob W
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor Roshchin [...] I am not sure, but I doubt that it is actually a _contract_. the lawyers at work tell me that it is. B Rather, typically, when you are signing up for a free account, you are agreeing to Terms of use and Terms of

OT - for the gear heads speed freaks in the group

2012-12-26 Thread kwaller
A little after Christmas treat ! http://vimeo.com/53551115 Had to share it - enjoy. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- 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: Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

2012-12-26 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
Lawyers (including lurking lawyers) on the list please feel free to correct me, but as I understand it, a contract is (or at least used to be) an agreement between two or more people (corporations are considered people) with consideration flowing between or among all parties. The agreement

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 26, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Tom C wrote: From: Michael Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca That said, the D600 shares the D7000's AF tech, which is considered to be significantly better than the K-5's poor unit by the accepted wisdom (and probably is, when shooting AF-C in good light) -- M. Adam

Re: PESO 2012 - Olmec - GDG

2012-12-26 Thread Eactivist
Cool. Especially like the first one. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 12/26/2012 10:49:53 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, godfreydigio...@me.com writes: Couple of photos of a massive Olmec head taken at the Cultural Center yesterday...

Re: Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

2012-12-26 Thread kwaller
We now reutrn you to our regularily scheduled stuff : + ) Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Class Action lawsuit against Instagram Lawyers (including lurking lawyers) on the list

Re: 3 PESO's - Vintage Radio

2012-12-26 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: I love them - they look great even if you didnt' have optimum setup. I have a 1950's Sylvania clock radio - it actually gets reception, though not very good :-) I have a small collection of old radios. Here's one of them, a 1935 Belgian Philips sold

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 11:34:17AM -0800, Larry Colen wrote: As an aside, one thing that annoys me every time that I actually think about it is my tendency to use ISO rather than sensitivity. It is odd, however, that the standards organization is mentioned at all on film speed. I

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread William Robb
On 26/12/2012 9:50 AM, Michael Adam Maas wrote: That said, the D600 shares the D7000's AF tech, which is considered to be significantly better than the K-5's poor unit by the accepted wisdom (and probably is, when shooting AF-C in good light) Having used the D7K briefly, I am quite certain

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread William Robb
On 26/12/2012 2:23 PM, John Francis wrote: I remember film (and exposure meters) with ratings in both the ASA and DIN systems. Yup, Tri-X Pan film (for example). 400/24. My mentor made a point of ensuring I was able to use both the American system and the German system. -- William

RE: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread SV Hovland
It's fixed on K-5 II. I have no issues at all in tungsten light with this camera. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of William Robb I'm waiting for reports on the K5IIs to see if they have fixed this particular AF problem, and of course, to see what

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/26/2012 3:33 PM, William Robb wrote: On 26/12/2012 2:23 PM, John Francis wrote: I remember film (and exposure meters) with ratings in both the ASA and DIN systems. Yup, Tri-X Pan film (for example). 400/24. My mentor made a point of ensuring I was able to use both the American

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 26, 2012, at 12:29 PM, William Robb wrote: On 26/12/2012 9:50 AM, Michael Adam Maas wrote: That said, the D600 shares the D7000's AF tech, which is considered to be significantly better than the K-5's poor unit by the accepted wisdom (and probably is, when shooting AF-C in good

Re: HoHoHo

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
And Happy Holidays to you Bill! Love the translation below! :-) Cheers, Christine On Dec 26, 2012, at 5:40 PM, Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu alexandru.sa...@gmail.com wrote: It is pretty, but is it Art? :p Merry Christmas! On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 4:54 PM, William Robb

OT: Flag and raft

2012-12-26 Thread Bob W
I recently bought a copy of Christ to Coke - How Image becomes Icon by Martin Kemp, in which he traces the process by which certain images have become iconic. Here are two pictures that I am very familiar with, as I'm sure most of you are, but I have never thought of them together before. When I

Re: OT - for the gear heads speed freaks in the group

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Really fun to watch. Thanks, Ken! Cheers, Christine On Dec 26, 2012, at 1:30 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A little after Christmas treat ! http://vimeo.com/53551115 Had to share it - enjoy. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML

Re: Three pix to end the day.

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Very pretty colors in those sunsets, Bob! Cheers, Christine On Dec 25, 2012, at 8:30 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Rachel and Jamacan Banana Man (You can tell he's Jamacian because of the dreadlocks. https://picasaweb.google.com/115638976374047590388/20121225# And sunset

Re: Quotations List X (2012) is now on line

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Great fun, Mark! Cheers, Christine On Dec 25, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Merry Festivus! http://www.robertstech.com/quote.htm -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Happy Holidays Everyone!

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks Everyone! Hope the day was a good one. Frankly, I'm glad it's over. I had a nice day, but I'm eager to start the new year. I have plans for some creative projects--both personal and work related, lots of photography, and I may start playing my fiddle again--and of course some travel,

Re: OT: Flag and raft

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Bob! Just purchased. Looks very interesting. Cheers, Christine On Dec 26, 2012, at 6:11 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I recently bought a copy of Christ to Coke - How Image becomes Icon by Martin Kemp, in which he traces the process by which certain images have become

Re: PESO: Northern part of Norway

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
I Agree with Ken. That's a lovely portrait, Stig. Cheers, Christine On Dec 26, 2012, at 12:08 PM, SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org wrote: Thanks. He was looking out of the window on a fishing boat. The same boat which Jostein, me and a few others took to have a look at the bird colonies. SV

Re: OT: Flag and raft

2012-12-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: I recently bought a copy of Christ to Coke - How Image becomes Icon by Martin Kemp, in which he traces the process by which certain images have become iconic. Here are two pictures that I am very familiar with, as I'm sure most of you are, but I have never thought of them together

RE: OT: Flag and raft

2012-12-26 Thread Bob W
I hope you enjoy it. I've read several of Kemps books and he is always very interesting and provides fresh insight on every page. Rather annoyingly though he consistently spells Capa as Cappa throughout this book, except in the captions. So I guess his proofreader doesn't know who Capa is, and

Re: PESO: Northern part of Norway

2012-12-26 Thread Bruce Walker
All fine shots and the portrait is particularly good. On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 10:12 AM, SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org wrote: The three first are from the Pentax meeting at Andøya and the two last ones are from the harbour in Stavanger.

Re: Class Action lawsuit against Instagram

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
On Dec 26, 2012, at 1:30 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I'd say that Bob is right: user information which can then be sold or used. I would even say that if Instagram doesn't compile, sell or otherwise use customer information that the fact that you have registered is to their

Re: OT: Flag and raft

2012-12-26 Thread Christine Aguila
I shall start it tonight. I bought the kindle version. Shapes up nicely on the iPad. Cheers, Christine On Dec 26, 2012, at 7:01 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I hope you enjoy it. I've read several of Kemps books and he is always very interesting and provides fresh insight on

Re: OT - for the gear heads speed freaks in the group

2012-12-26 Thread Bruce Walker
Was great, Ken. Thanks! I kept looking for safety fences. It became clear we weren't in North America. :-) On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 2:30 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: A little after Christmas treat ! http://vimeo.com/53551115 Had to share it - enjoy. Kenneth Waller

Re: HoHoHo

2012-12-26 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nope! No frame. For it to be art it needs to be framed! :+) -Original Message- From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu alexandru.sa...@gmail.com Subject: Re: HoHoHo It is pretty, but is it Art? :p Merry Christmas! On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 4:54 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:

RE: OT - for the gear heads speed freaks in the group

2012-12-26 Thread Gerrit Visser
Thank you, nothing quite like the sound of a high revving engine Gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of kwal...@peoplepc.com Sent: December 26, 2012 2:31 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT - for the gear heads speed freaks in the group

Re: OT - for the gear heads speed freaks in the group

2012-12-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good stuff! Thanks for posting, Paul Stenquist On Dec 26, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Was great, Ken. Thanks! I kept looking for safety fences. It became clear we weren't in North America. :-) On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 2:30 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com

Re: Three pix to end the day.

2012-12-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks Christine. Bob S. On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Very pretty colors in those sunsets, Bob! Cheers, Christine On Dec 25, 2012, at 8:30 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Rachel and Jamacan Banana Man (You can tell he's

The DSLR Field Camera

2012-12-26 Thread Tom C
Interesting easy to understand article on dpreview regarding the drive for higher MP cameras in landscape photography and tilt/shift lenses combined with stitching. http://www.dpreview.com/articles/9496515776/the-dslr-field-camera Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT - Gerry Anderson Passes On

2012-12-26 Thread Tom C
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-20845407 The creator of some of my favorite shows has died. Among the many: UFO Thunderbirds Space 1999 Captain Scarlet The Secret Service Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (one of my favorite sci-fi movies seen at the drive in when I was about

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Dario Bonazza
In a couple occasions I had to compare D600 and K-5 (one was outdoor in late afternoon of a grey day and the other time was an evening indoors in a restaurant) the D600 autofocusing was noticeably better than the K-5. The K-5 was hunting and correcting a lot, while the D600 snapped into perfect

Re: D600 vs K-5

2012-12-26 Thread Dario Bonazza
Oh, at Photokina, the D600 AF appeared worse than that in the K-5 II (but still better than that in my K-5), because the D600 had a small but noticeable delay in starting focusing once you pressed the button. After that, the D600 focusing was yet snappy and with no further adjustments (typical

Re: PESO: Northern part of Norway

2012-12-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
Ditto to what the others have opined. Man, that's some green green paint on that hull. Got an overall view of it? On Dec 26, 2012, at 07:12 , SV Hovland wrote: The three first are from the Pentax meeting at Andøya and the two last ones are from the harbour in Stavanger.