PESO 2013 - More Tate Liverpool - GDG

2013-04-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Two from the Tate Liverpool ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8620531569/lightbox http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/8621634896/lightbox enjoy! Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - godfreydigio...@me.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

backfocus kx

2013-04-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Well, I got my FA35/2. Love the sharpness. Hate the back-focus issue. But I can't find any adjustment on a v1.03 camera. Anyone know of a solution? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: backfocus kx

2013-04-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
The only solution I know of is to use one of the cameras with focus adjustment: K20D, K-7 or K-5. On Apr 5, 2013, at 5:57 AM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Well, I got my FA35/2. Love the sharpness. Hate the back-focus issue. But I can't find any adjustment on a v1.03

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Darren Addy
I'm not sure about Canada, but I would love to get arrested for photographing something in the U.S. The judgment I would eventually receive for false arrest would make the proposition quite profitable. On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: You may want to think

Re: backfocus kx

2013-04-05 Thread Darren Addy
I believe you are correct, Collin, that it is not possible with firmware after 1.0. With firmware 1.0 you could do focus adjustment through the debug mode. See this thread: http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/167556-fixing-front-back-focus-k-x.html This is not a problem with

Re: backfocus kx

2013-04-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
This is not a problem with the lens, but the lens + AF point (you are adjusting the AF point when you apply a front/back correction). Therefore, assuming your focusing screen is properly adjusted, can you get better results by manually focusing? If your focusing screen is not original (you have

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Stan Halpin
As I read it, the problem is not that she took a picture. The problem is that she posted it on a public forum. Think about it. Making physical threats against the U.S. President is going to attract the attention of the Secret Service, making threats against others is arguably an offense as

FS Friday: Our last Pentax 645D kit with AF 55mm f2.8 SDM

2013-04-05 Thread Chris Brogden
First off, thanks (and congrats!) to the PDMLer who bought a 645D kit from us. You're going to have a lot of fun with it. :) Now I have one left. Same as before, it has very few actuations on it. It's an open-box new camera, which means it's been taken out of the box to show customers, but

FS Friday: Brand new Sigma 300mm f2.8 EX APO DG HSM

2013-04-05 Thread Chris Brogden
Hi, everyone. Here's a great deal for this Friday! The Sigma 300/2.8 for Pentax typically sells new for around $3699 in Canada and $3399 in the US (BH). We have a brand new one that we're selling for only $2899 CAN! That includes free shipping anywhere in Canada. Email me with your ZIP code

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Bruce Walker
More importantly, you may want to think about the context in which you post your pictures. Although on the surface of it this is a very worrying event, I don't think that anyone here [*] would have been arrested for posting this image on Flickr or photo.net. What drew police attention to this

Re: GESO - Honey Bees

2013-04-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Great shots, Mark, especially that second one. On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: Each spring I try to get some shots of honey bees (apis melifera) in crocus flowers - the first insect and flower combinations of the year. After an interesting trial with the Q

Re: The Holtermann exhibit - an amazing wet plate photo collection

2013-04-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Greatly enjoyed that video doc, Derby. Enjoyed your humble, less manly gallery too. There's something especially intriguing about #8. Very well done. On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:24 AM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: The State Gallery of NSW is hosting an outstanding show at the moment.

Re: OT Q: pen for signing on inkjet paper?

2013-04-05 Thread Bruce Walker
As a gesture of closure, in case anyone Googles this someday, here's what I found. The Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pens come in silver and gray, have a very fine soft point, and write indelibly onto the semigloss Epson Satin Photographic 240 GSM inkjet paper. So that's how I signed my prints. I

Notes on the Pentax D-Li90 Battery

2013-04-05 Thread Bipin Gupta
Some points on getting the most from the D-Li90 Battery:- a) Note: the Pentax battery supplied with the K-5 no longer has the better Gold plated contact pins. It is plain chrome plated only, and prone to oxidation, where an opaque layer or a film forms on the pins. b) Was frequently getting the

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread John Sessoms
In the U.S. this would be protected by the 1st Amendment. Calling her photo a threat is HORSE CRAP! From: Stan Halpin As I read it, the problem is not that she took a picture. The problem is that she posted it on a public forum. Think about it. Making physical threats against the U.S.

Re: Notes on the Pentax D-Li90 Battery

2013-04-05 Thread Darren Addy
Excellent information, Bipin. Thank you for sharing it! On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote: Some points on getting the most from the D-Li90 Battery:- a) Note: the Pentax battery supplied with the K-5 no longer has the better Gold plated contact pins. It is plain

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, I'm with Stan. Why don't we make the world a more civil place? No more publishing threats to harm others. It's a sickness our society no longer needs to tolerate. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 1:50 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: In the U.S. this would be protected

Re: backfocus kx

2013-04-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ya, should have gone for the K-5 in the first place. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: This is not a problem with the lens, but the lens + AF point (you are adjusting the AF point when you apply a front/back correction). Therefore,

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread David Parsons
Because that leads to censorship. Censoring opinions that we don't like is fascist. Our society very much needs to tolerate the things that we don't want to hear. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: John, I'm with Stan. Why don't we make the world a more

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
No Dave. Censoring opinions that promote killing people is a good idea. I'd rather keep access to guns and censor killing promotion. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:15 PM, David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com wrote: Because that leads to censorship. Censoring opinions that we don't

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread David Parsons
I disagree. When you censor people, it tends to lend credence to their paranoia about the institutions that they distrust. And when the government feels that it's okay to censor one group, they'll eventually feel that it's okay to censor any group. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Bob Sullivan

OT: How A Bicycle Is Made

2013-04-05 Thread Bob W
The thing I find most impressive is the 1945 iPad at 1:13. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=USHsFv8nNSAdesktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUSHsFv8nNSA B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: OT: How A Bicycle Is Made

2013-04-05 Thread Joseph McAllister
Quicktime doesn't want to run it - stays in a Configuration Loop for longer than I want to sit here. :( On Apr 5, 2013, at 14:23 , Bob W wrote: The thing I find most impressive is the 1945 iPad at 1:13. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=USHsFv8nNSAdesktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUSHsFv8nNSA B

OT - Street photographer 'Not Guilty' but convictrd anyway

2013-04-05 Thread Brian Walters
This is a bit of a worry. A photographer was detained for photographing a person without consent in a public place. The judge acknowledged that the photographer didn't need permission to take the photo but found him guilty of disorderly conduct because some of the people being

Re: OT: How A Bicycle Is Made

2013-04-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
The address wasn't understood Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The thing I find most impressive is the 1945 iPad at 1:13.

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread DagT
And also, the once who initially is censored will increase the volume until they get attention, like children. That was also one of the reasons our madman used after killing a lot of children. He felt that he was censored and not allowed to speak his opinion. I think it is better to let them be

Re: PAW169 - Spring blue

2013-04-05 Thread DagT
Thanks Dan, Frank and Bob! 2. apr. 2013 kl. 03:01 skrev knarftheria...@gmail.com: Love it, and a great title, too! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: DagT li...@thrane.name Sent: April 1, 2013 4/1/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PAW169 - Spring blue

Re: OT: How A Bicycle Is Made

2013-04-05 Thread Matthew Hunt
Try: http://youtu.be/USHsFv8nNSA On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: The address wasn't understood Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The thing I find most

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Bob Sullivan
DagT, This plants the idea in immature and sick minds that killing is OK. 'Look, they are recommending it on the internet.' Or in 'Call to Duty' video games. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 4:43 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: And also, the once who initially is censored will increase

Re: backfocus kx

2013-04-05 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Ya, should have gone for the K-5 in the first place. Regards, Bob S. It was out of my price range. And now I can only afford a used one in a bundle that I might split up and break even with. http://columbus.craigslist.org/pho/3668704858.html That is .. if I can get it at the price I'd like to

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Stan Halpin
The paranoids will find more than enough to self-justify their paranoid conspiracy notions; it is a central aspect of the disease. The need to coddle them is not reason enough to allow the propagation of threats of violence. I am all for freedom of speech and freedom of expression. But I don't

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Zos Xavius
I've been following this thread for a while. First of all, even in america, there are limits to free speech. You don't have a right to harass someone (this is a slippery slope I realize...) or threaten their life. This girls actions repeatedly did so and emphasized and encouraged violence

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread John Sessoms
Two objections: First of all, calling that photo a threat to harm others is bogus. Secondly, as I pointed out, it's protected by the 1st Amendment. Even speech I don't agree with; speech that's sick, disagreeable, vile disgusting is protected by the 1st Amendment. What other Constitutional

Re: OT: How A Bicycle Is Made

2013-04-05 Thread John Sessoms
Won't play in Windoze Media Player, Media Player Classic or Real Player either. From: Joseph McAllister Quicktime doesn't want to run it - stays in a Configuration Loop for longer than I want to sit here. :( On Apr 5, 2013, at 14:23 , Bob W wrote: The thing I find most impressive is the 1945

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Zos Xavius
Oh no. I've been drawn in to the debate. :p So its ok if I take pictures of you and photoshop them to make it look like you are beheaded and post copies of the with the words Kill John? What if I do the same with the President? See my actions are actually infringing upon your rights.

OT - Street photographer 'Not Guilty' but convictrd anyway

2013-04-05 Thread John Sessoms
From: Brian Walters This is a bit of a worry. A photographer was detained for photographing a person without consent in a public place. The judge acknowledged that the photographer didn't need permission to take the photo but found him guilty of disorderly conduct because some of the people

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Larry Colen
On Fri, Apr 05, 2013 at 08:23:45PM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote: Oh no. I've been drawn in to the debate. :p So its ok if I take pictures of you and photoshop them to make it look like you are beheaded and post copies of the with the words Kill John? What if I do the same with the

Re: OT: How A Bicycle Is Made

2013-04-05 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: Won't play in Windoze Media Player, Media Player Classic or Real Player either. Try this: http://youtu.be/USHsFv8nNSA -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Zos Xavius
She wasn't presenting them as news or facts but rather as propoganda. The NY times cannot publish cartoons endorsing the president's asassination. I cannot publish an editorial stating that people should get their guns and kill the nearest police officer they see. She was also part of some

OT: The Bay Area in 4K

2013-04-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Teton Gravity Research Aerial Reel - The Bay Area in 4K: http://vimeo.com/62831216 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 visit the link

Re: Posting photos of street art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Bruce Walker
Larry Colen: But, what she did was not get up and say John should be killed, she took a picture of someone saying John should be killed. John Sessoms: First of all, calling that photo a threat to harm others is bogus. The arrest is *not* because of this _one single image_. It resulted from of

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2013-04-05 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hi John, Stan, Bob and many other good PDMLers, I agree with you folks and that we should not publish, depict, post or spread hatred on a Public Network. I have lived in many parts of the world, including my native Bangalore India. In some places I find the Police very haughty, high handed, loud

Posting Photos of Street Art can get you arrested

2013-04-05 Thread Bipin Gupta
Hi John, Stan, Bob and many other good PDMLers, I agree with you folks that we should not publish, depict, post or spread hatred on a Public Network. I have lived in many parts of the world, including my native Bangalore India. In some places I find the Police very haughty, high handed, loud and