Re: Test

On 18/4/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >A train leaves Chicago for Grandfather mountain travelling at an average of >60MPH. > >At the same time, A bus leave Arcata for San Francisco travelling at an >average of 45MPH. > >In the time between the first one reaching it's destination and

Re: Me, my K-5 and my Q - coming to the USA

Quoting steve harley : on 2013-04-17 16:40 Brian Walters wrote I'd love to spend more time in Denver but we'll only be passing through. That said, the trip from Frisco to Cheyenne isn't especially long so there may be time for a couple of hours in Denver. Maybe there would be time for a

Re: Enablement and a question on list rules

Quoting Boris Liberman : Hi! After quite a wait (which was totally worth it), another Ricoh GXR-M mount module arrived here yesterday. This time it was accompanied by Novoflex K-mount adapter. This is most wondrous thing as it works seamlessly regardless of whether the lens has an apertur

Re: Library show

Congratulations! Sorry I will miss the opening. On Apr 18, 2013, at 6:21 AM, Derby Chang wrote: > > In May, I have two pics in a show of streeties at the State Library of NSW. > We are a bit underground, having found a place in a passage between the State > Library, and the older Mitchell libr

Re: Library show

Sounds like it would be a great time for a trip down under. Wish I could make it. Paul On Apr 18, 2013, at 7:22 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Congratulations! Sorry I will miss the opening. > > On Apr 18, 2013, at 6:21 AM, Derby Chang wrote: > >> >> In May, I have two pics in a show of streeties

Re: Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM

Reading through the comments on that link makes me incredibly glad I signed up on PDML first thing out of the chute when I got my K-x. Otherwise, I'd have completely abandoned photography to the menagerie of insufferable wankers who seem to populate most every other forum I've ever skimmed. O

Re: Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM

Correct: the PDML is made up of mostly sufferable wankers. On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Walt wrote: > Reading through the comments on that link makes me incredibly glad I signed > up on PDML first thing out of the chute when I got my K-x. Otherwise, I'd > have completely abandoned photography

Re: Nice Pentax watches

Most camera makers have 'branded' items of sorts such as water bottle, towels and apparel (Canon has an umbrella, Pentax does not...). There's this though: http://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=h171579947 Should have gone well with the Pentax lighter they were selling a couple of years back here

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:04 PM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: > In what ways do you foresee that you could better yourself as a photographer? > Is it all about Pentax releasing the camera of your dreams, or do you have > another muse for your creativity? > I can overthink the first question

Re: Nice Pentax watches

Bong Manayon wrote: Most camera makers have 'branded' items of sorts such as water bottle, towels and apparel (Canon has an umbrella, Pentax does not...). It's just more proof that Pentax is not a real competitor anymore. If I can't get an umbrella for my camera system, then why would I want

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

Bong Manayon wrote: >On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:04 PM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne > wrote: >> In what ways do you foresee that you could better yourself as a >> photographer? >> Is it all about Pentax releasing the camera of your dreams, or do you have >> another muse for your creativity? > >I can

One of the hazards of being awesome

One of the hazards that you folks who are made of awesome face is people asking you questions like: "When is the annual going to be done?" -- 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 ab

Re: One of the hazards of being awesome

Larry Colen wrote: >One of the hazards that you folks who are made of awesome face >is people asking you questions like: >"When is the annual going to be done?" I'm working one it, man. I'm also working on my Photoshop book and teaching class. Anyway, I'm determined to have it ready in time to

Re: One of the hazards of being awesome

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 09:26:14PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Larry Colen wrote: > > >One of the hazards that you folks who are made of awesome face > >is people asking you questions like: > >"When is the annual going to be done?" > > I'm working one it, man. > I'm also working on my Photosho

Re: One of the hazards of being awesome

On 4/18/2013 8:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: In case I was too subtle, my question was meant to express appreciation for your effort, and wasn't kvetching at your tardiness. To quote the esteemed philosopher "Diamond Dave" Lee Roth of the Van Halen school of thought: I don't /feel/ tardy. -- PDML

Re: PESO - New and Old

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013, Rick Womer wrote: > > I'm posting pix from France in no particular order.? This is at the > Louvre, again; the new pyramid and one of the old wings. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17164133&size=lg Nice! It's sufficiently cluttered that IMO it really does need a

Re: GESO, enablement DA35 macro

On Wed, Apr 17, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: > > I think that I'm going to like this lens. The sunshade is the > wonderful slide out style of the FA77, not the crime against usability > that is the fixed shade on the FA31. The quick shift focusing makes > a huge difference in usability over the conve

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013, AlunFoto - Jostein ?ksne wrote: > > In what ways do you foresee that you could better yourself as a > photographer? Is it all about Pentax releasing the camera of your > dreams, or do you have another muse for your creativity? Mainly I need to work on getting faster and bett

Re: OT interesting project on self perception

The men's version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Jiwo3u6Vo On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > This is kind of surprising to come out of a company like Dove soap: > > http://realbeautysketches.dove.us/ > > The three minute video > http://mashable.com/2013/04/15/dove-ad-beau

RE: Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM

I have an older Sigma 18-35 which I bought for my MZ-S. It's a very sharp lens, but sometimes has trouble locking focus (it's the only lens on that camera that ever has a problem!). Build quality seems good for all-plastic, and it's very light. This new lens is something else with a constant

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013, Bong Manayon wrote: > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 3:04 PM, AlunFoto - Jostein ?ksne > wrote: >> >> In what ways do you foresee that you could better yourself as a >> photographer? Is it all about Pentax releasing the camera of your >> dreams, or do you have another muse for your

Re: Scott Bourne's rant on the good old days...

On 17/04/2013 12:59 PM, George Sinos wrote: > ... they weren't that good. > > > > Whether or not you agree with him, it's a fun read. The guy comes across as a pompous and quite arrogant as

Re: GESO: Boston Marathon - Heartbreak Hill

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013, Christine Nielsen wrote: > > Though the photos on the front page of today's Boston Globe tell a > different story, these are the images I want to remember from > yesterday. It's a loosely edited bunch, since I'm also sharing with > friends & family who are pictured, so pardon

Re: Bangalore Terrorist Bombing on Apr 17

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013, Walt wrote: > > Still, I can't imagine living life with the ever-present threat of > explosions waiting just around every corner. I suppose one becomes > inured to it in a sense, but that strikes me as no less insidious > than living in a constant state of terror. Maybe this

Re: What are the shortcomings of you as a photographer?

On Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:04:12 +0200 AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: > In what ways do you foresee that you could better yourself as a > photographer? Is it all about Pentax releasing the camera of your > dreams, or do you have another muse for your creativity? i think the lack of a vision. of wha

Re: Bangalore Terrorist Bombing on Apr 17

It's good to know that you're safe, Bipin. Terrorism has become a global issue quite some time ago... Let's hope eventually humans will figure it out... On 4/18/2013 1:03 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Aahz, thank you, we are safe. This place was some 8 Km from ours. It was the office of the Bhartiya

Re: Test

Forty two... And thanks for all the fish... On 4/19/2013 12:54 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 04:47:18PM -0500, Christine Aguila wrote: Test You want a test? OK. A train leaves Chicago for Grandfather mountain travelling at an average of 60MPH. At the same time, A bus leave

Re: So this was the big Pentax/Ricoh announcement for 17 April....

On 4/18/2013 7:31 PM, Tom C wrote: I wouldn't really want to limit myself to a single focal length lens on any camera. It's very limiting and the flexibility offered by a zoom or interchangeable lenses is too great to be ignored. Too many missed shots and opportunities. This is no doubt aimed at

Re: Scott Bourne's rant on the good old days...

This part about sums it up. "Hitting the nail on the head" as he says. "The image is what matters. Period." "Having vision, heart, dedication to craft, earned and learned skill, a genuine story to tell, empathy and passion for your subject, etc., THOSE things make you an artist." Alan C

Re: Boston PDML'ers please check in

On Apr 19, 2013, at 2:04 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Nobody in Boston is jumping to any conclusions. > Officials seem rather restrained and careful. News media less so. Yes, it's the news media that prompted me to post that link. They seem to be in such a hurry to get the news out that fact-che

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