K-3 ban on commenting on image quality

2013-10-13 Thread J.C. O'Connell
seems weird to me that pentax is telling all those handling the pre-production samples of the cameras not to comment on the image quality of the cameras at such a late date. Are they expecting some miracle firmware to come in an save the day at the last second? Could there be a fly in the

Re: K-3 ban on commenting on image quality

2013-10-13 Thread Zos Xavius
I'm wondering the same thing myself. A lot of people are concerned with shadow noise and banding. Its actually pretty normal for companies to prevent people from saving images on preproduction cameras, but I don't know why people aren't allowed to talk about IQ. I'm just patiently waiting for

Re: PESO -- Eastern Milk Snake

2013-10-13 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: On Oct 13, 2013, at 6:02 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Only an Australian would ask that. Does everything on your continent want to poison you? I think the animals that try to eat you aren't poisonous. The only Australian animal

Re: PESO -- Eastern Milk Snake

2013-10-13 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 12, 2013, at 4:31 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Noting particularly artistic just a little snake that thinks he's hiding in plain sight. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20easternmilksnake.html Tiny little guy.

Re: PESO Mid-30s Ford V-8

2013-10-13 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 10, 2013, at 7:43 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: On display at our local Historical Society's Applefest last weekend...unfortunately, the owner wasn't around to close the hood for me. Think it's a 1935... http://studio1941.com/applefest/index.html Wow, so rich.

Re: PESO -- Eastern Milk Snake

2013-10-13 Thread Bob W
On 13 Oct 2013, at 08:21, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com: On Oct 13, 2013, at 6:02 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Only an Australian would ask that. Does everything on your continent want to poison you? I think

Re: PESO: Cromarty oil rig

2013-10-13 Thread Chris Mitchell
Thanks everyone for looking and commenting so generously. Eric - I only used the A-28 for a few shots; mostly done on Fuji lenses Cotty - Yes, I thought the walker was good. Lowry-esq perhaps? I waited for the 2 of them to separate, but didn't think of chopping the dog walker. Might have a go.

Re: PESO Mid-30s Ford V-8

2013-10-13 Thread Chris Mitchell
Excellent shots Paul and striking BW conversions. Chris On 11 October 2013 00:43, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: On display at our local Historical Society's Applefest last weekend...unfortunately, the owner wasn't around to close the hood for me. Think it's a 1935...

Re: PESO: Bridge

2013-10-13 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 8, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: http://500px.com/photo/48562942 Lovely image, Attila. The bridge seems to come out of the trees. Probably my naiveté regarding things photographic, but I'm surprised that it was shot at f/2.8. Strikes me as sharp

Re: PESO: Cromarty oil rig

2013-10-13 Thread Bob W
On 13 Oct 2013, at 09:21, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: [...] BobW - Go there! Good cycling in the Black Isle and beyond with lots of quiet roads. I might even join you assuming Chas Roberts gets his act together... He's got mine too at the moment. I said there was no

Re: PESO: Dollar and Up

2013-10-13 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2013/10/11/dollar-and-up Comments are invited. Interesting composition. It's a scene that I wouldn't have given a second look but it works well. -- Cheers Brian

Re: 1st peso posted to ldml

2013-10-13 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com: Hi Everyone: Taking a liberty here and playing with my photos. Stumbled across this one: The frame on the left was the very 1st peso I posted to PDML. If I remember correctly, Bill Robb said it was too yellow. At the time, I didn't see

K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Jens
Hi Some guy at Flickr said that he wanted the silver version, without the grip, which he didn't need. (The siver version is only available with the grip included). I think that the Silver edition actually is quite cheep. You get the grip and one extra battery and a leather strap for appr. 250

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Paul Ewins
I agonised over it because I very much wanted a silver K3 but didn't see a use for the grip. In the end I bit the bullet and ordered the silver kit mostly because I hated the way the FA24, 43 and 77 (all silver) look on my black K5. I guess there is a risk that the Silver K3 will be available

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Ive read the silver edition has sold out already On 10/13/2013 7:14 AM, Paul Ewins wrote: I agonised over it because I very much wanted a silver K3 but didn't see a use for the grip. In the end I bit the bullet and ordered the silver kit mostly because I hated the way the FA24, 43 and 77 (all

Re: Paso: ugly sob (not safe for archnidphobes)

2013-10-13 Thread Walt
Nicely done, Paul. I have a big, honkin' one of those ladies on one of my windows as I type this, but I can't get a decent shot of her topside without destroying her web. I guess I could take a shot of her underside the way you did, though. -- Walt On 10/12/2013 9:51 PM, Paul Stenquist

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread DagT
Head of the FB group of Pentaxians in Norway has had K10D, K-5 in silver, and has already ordered the silver K-3. He expects the 2000 will be sold out very soon or already. Five K-5 were preordered in Norway but only one arrived through the official channels. So if you want one you have to

Re: PESO -- Eastern Milk Snake

2013-10-13 Thread Walt
I've wanted for quite a while to get some pictures of a snake in the wild, but have yet to encounter one in the years I've been pursuing photography. Which reminds me of one of my earliest outings with my K-x. I was out driving on a local game refuge hoping to find a snake to shoot among all

Re: Paso: ugly sob (not safe for archnidphobes)

2013-10-13 Thread Yolanda Rowe
Yep! A lovely garden spider who survived a battle. I wonder, was it another garden spider or a bird? Nice detail on the abdomen. I'm arachnophobic, and spider photos are like train wrecks to me; I must look at them. What's worse is that I keep finding such specimens to photograph. I jump too much

Re: 1st peso posted to ldml

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Everyone! As I was looking back on all those early shots, all I kept thinking was wow, I sure was having fun with my camera. I have to get back to that frame of mind again. Cheers, Christine On Oct 13, 2013, at 4:41 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting

Re: PESO - If at First You Don't Succeed...

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, a bit scary. I admire guts! :-) Cheers, Christine On Oct 13, 2013, at 12:00 AM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I posted one of Charles actually riding down the rail, and it was mentioned by Dave Mann how the pros need many takes to get it right. Charles did the trick twice

Re: PESO - Look Ma, No Hands

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Totally agree with Steve! Cheers, Christine On Oct 12, 2013, at 5:37 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2013-10-09 21:31 knarf wrote Maybe my favourite of the series so far: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/10/look-ma-no-hands.html?m=1 enjoying them all; this one rings

Re: PESO - Veranda

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Rick: I don't mind the fish-eye lens, but I wish the chairs were identical--a small nit to be sure. :-) Cheers, Christine On Oct 12, 2013, at 5:23 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Got a new lens, Rick? I'd like this ever so much better if you had not used a fish-eye. as it

Re: PESO: Bridge

2013-10-13 Thread Attila Boros
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Oct 8, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Attila Boros attila.p...@gmail.com wrote: http://500px.com/photo/48562942 Lovely image, Attila. The bridge seems to come out of the trees. Probably my naiveté regarding things photographic,

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Rocks around the Clock is a really fun idea, Ann. Nice photos of the minerals. Cheers, Christine On Oct 12, 2013, at 1:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: this is presented in a different smugmug format than the last Peso I posted.. so for those of you on other than desktop

Re: PESO: Dollar and Up

2013-10-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Brian. It was the phrase One Dollar and Up that caught my eye. They are trying to look like a dollar store which sells everything for a dollar, and still charge higher prices for most of what they sell. After I viewed the image on my computer, I found that I also liked it from a visual

Re: PESO -- Eastern Milk Snake

2013-10-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 3:21 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: The only Australian animal that will try to eat you is a salt water croc. What about all those sharks? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: Ai Weiwei’s ‘Forever Bicycles’

2013-10-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Quite an installation, Frank! http://twistedsifter.com/2013/10/ai-weiwei-forever-bicycles-installation-toronto/ 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

Re: PESO: Street View

2013-10-13 Thread Attila Boros
Thanks Brian, Alan and Frank! We have a few nice buildings around here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradea#Architecture Some of them were restored, others are undergoing restoration, the rest are on the waiting list. I will try to show you more. -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Well, that's one answer! I guess I'm going to have to change some settings for you who are wed to those teeny-weeny screens :-( ann On 10/13/2013 01:12, knarf wrote: Keeps timing out on my android. Will have to look again later. Cheers, frank Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: this is

Re: PESO - If at First You Don't Succeed...

2013-10-13 Thread Attila Boros
Impressive skill! Since he landed without a scratch, I wouldn't call that a fail. Nicely captured with just the right amount of blur. Like it! -- Attila On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Wow, a bit scary. I admire guts! :-) Cheers, Christine

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 10/13/2013 08:45, Christine Aguila wrote: Rocks around the Clock is a really fun idea, Ann. Nice photos of the minerals. Cheers, Christine ann replies Thanks, Christine! There is one person who has been buying the clock for a while.. I suspect she has a rock shop and sells the

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Works fine on the iPad mini, Ann. And lovely mineral shots, I might add! Godfrey On Oct 13, 2013, at 6:44 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well, that's one answer! I guess I'm going to have to change some settings for you who are wed to those teeny-weeny screens :-( ann

Re: K-3 ban on commenting on image quality

2013-10-13 Thread Bill
On 13/10/2013 12:47 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: seems weird to me that pentax is telling all those handling the pre-production samples of the cameras not to comment on the image quality of the cameras at such a late date. Are they expecting some miracle firmware to come in an save the day at the

Re: K-3 ban on commenting on image quality

2013-10-13 Thread Boris Liberman
To me it makes perfect sense. Until product is fully out, it makes absolutely no sense to publish any samples. Not once and not twice such disclosure had produced very untoward effects to gear makers. On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 13/10/2013 12:47

Re: K-3 ban on commenting on image quality

2013-10-13 Thread Darren Addy
I think it is an interesting question. While one site said that Pentax/Ricoh did not want images produced from pre-production firmware, it is obvious from the official samples that they do have v1.00 firmware (although it may not be the version installed on the pre-production cameras). I tend to

Can K10 focus screen replace K5?

2013-10-13 Thread Jos from Holland
Dear group, my K5 view finder was dirty, 3 black pieces (size 3mm) on the inside of the focus screen. I wonder how it got there, I am always very careful with my camera: even after 2 years and thousands of pictures, I did not even have to clean my sensor. Yesterday I took out the screen,

PAW week 41 high school guys

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Just a quick shot from the car. Light was a bit harsh and stopped down +1 in post processing. Kind of works, sort of :-). http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP7198_large.html Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PAW week 41 high school guys

2013-10-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Drive by snapshooting? ;-) G On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:56 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just a quick shot from the car. Light was a bit harsh and stopped down +1 in post processing. Kind of works, sort of :-). http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP7198_large.html

Re: PAW week 41 high school guys

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Yep! :-) C On Oct 13, 2013, at 10:08 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Drive by snapshooting? ;-) G On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:56 AM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just a quick shot from the car. Light was a bit harsh and stopped down +1 in post processing.

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Thanks! and glad it works for you NOt sure if it is coincidence or not two of the _clocks_ just sold this morning on cafe press. :-) I'm going to do a clock with these photos but not retire the one that is selling - a few differences in the samples a On 10/13/2013 09:54, Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: OT: Ai Weiwei’s ‘Forever Bicycles’

2013-10-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Interesting Frank! The video does a much better job than the still pictures. The repetitive pattern of the bike frames makes the shots look like the old film ads for Vivitar zooms showing the 'Exciting' shots you could get while zooming with the shutter open. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Oct 13,

Re: Can K10 focus screen replace K5?

2013-10-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I don't know about this specific compatibility, but when I went to use my *ist DS screen in the K10D, the metering was way off. The difference in the screen's optics played havoc with the metering sensors' setup. Godfrey On Oct 13, 2013, at 7:44 AM, Jos from Holland

Re: PAW week 41 high school guys

2013-10-13 Thread Attila Boros
By the looks of it they were glad school was over for the day:) The guy looking in the camera makes it. The light was not favourable, maybe you could try lowering the highlights. -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Can K10 focus screen replace K5?

2013-10-13 Thread Boris Liberman
If I am not mistaken the screens are of different dimensions (K10D's is smaller than that of K-5). On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Jos from Holland jos_from_holl...@onsnet.nu wrote: Dear group, my K5 view finder was dirty, 3 black pieces (size 3mm) on the inside of the focus screen. I wonder

Re: PAW week 41 high school guys

2013-10-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Works for me, Christine. On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just a quick shot from the car. Light was a bit harsh and stopped down +1 in post processing. Kind of works, sort of :-). http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP7198_large.html

Re: PAW196 - Cobblestone

2013-10-13 Thread DagT
Thanks, Godfrey, Ann, P.J., Dan, Bruce, frank, BruceW, and Jack. :-) DagT 9. okt. 2013 kl. 15:21 skrev Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com: Like it! :-) G On 10/6/2013 15:53, DagT wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, FA31mm, 1/60s, f11, ISO100

Re: K-3 ban on commenting on image quality

2013-10-13 Thread George Sinos
I was listening to the This Week In Photography podcast yesterday. The K3 was mentioned in the news section and discussed a bit. Derrick Story was very positive about Pentax. He said he had been given a K-2 for review. I think he meant K-7, because he mentioned it in earlier blog posts.

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread George Sinos
Works fine on the iPhone Ann. Those are really nice shots. GS George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Thanks! and glad it works for you NOt sure if it is coincidence or not two of

Re: Can K10 focus screen replace K5?

2013-10-13 Thread Larry Colen
No.they do not interchange. Look at katzeye.com for interchangeability. Jos from Holland jos_from_holl...@onsnet.nu wrote: Dear group, my K5 view finder was dirty, 3 black pieces (size 3mm) on the inside of the focus screen. I wonder how it got there, I am always very careful with my camera:

Re: Can K10 focus screen replace K5?

2013-10-13 Thread Jos from Holland
Thx Boris, I could not find the dimensions on the internet, think I will have to take them out and measure... On 13-10-2013 17:33, Boris Liberman wrote: If I am not mistaken the screens are of different dimensions (K10D's is smaller than that of K-5). On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 5:44 PM, Jos

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Hi Ann, Worked fine today. When I looked yesterday I had a really weak signal. Today, with a decently strong signal, no problems at all. And beautiful pix! :-) Cheers, frank Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: Well, that's one answer! I guess I'm going to have to change some settings for

Re: PAW week 41 high school guys

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Definitely works! Love it. cheers, frank Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just a quick shot from the car. Light was a bit harsh and stopped down +1 in post processing. Kind of works, sort of :-). http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP7198_large.html Cheers, Christine

Re: Can K10 focus screen replace K5?

2013-10-13 Thread Jos from Holland
Thx Larry, I noticed that katzeye delivers different screens for K5 K10, but maybe (hopefully) that is only for the tab position.. On 13-10-2013 18:36, Larry Colen wrote: No.they do not interchange. Look at katzeye.com for interchangeability. Jos from Holland jos_from_holl...@onsnet.nu

Re: Can K10 focus screen replace K5?

2013-10-13 Thread Jos from Holland
Thx Godfrey, that is one of my worries..another worry is focusing, I don't know if the picture is on the inside or on the outside of the screen. If on the outside: focus on the screen will not match focus on the sensor.. On 13-10-2013 17:29, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I don't know about

Re: PESO - Veranda

2013-10-13 Thread Rick Womer
One of those details not under the photographer's control... Thanks for commenting. Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 8:42 AM

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
What I find interesting/funny is that many years ago you paid extra to get a black camera body and the non black/silver edition was considered base! A 'sign of a pro' was the wearing away of the black coating and the subsequent brassing spots that appeared at the highly used areas of the

Re: PESO - Veranda

2013-10-13 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Alan! Among the many peculiarities of the former North American colonies is that the terminal h is optional, both in spelling and pronunciation.  When one of us Yankees (northerners) says veranda, you can be sure there's no h in sight.  When a southerner says verandah, the third

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Darren Addy
The answer is found in the Dr. Seuss story of the Sneeches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3yJomUhs0g Whatever is widely adopted is eventually viewed as merely pedestrian and the uncommon is prized as being special. This is what has driven fashion and commerce, in general, for millenia. On Sun,

Re: PESO - If at First You Don't Succeed...

2013-10-13 Thread Rick Womer
What amazes me is that these guys still have skulls and teeth. Nice timing! Cheers, Rick   http://photo.net/photos/RickW - Original Message - From: knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 1:00 AM Subject: PESO -

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 12:47:28PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: The answer is found in the Dr. Seuss story of the Sneeches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3yJomUhs0g Whatever is widely adopted is eventually viewed as merely pedestrian and the uncommon is prized as being special. This is what

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: The answer is found in the Dr. Seuss story of the Sneeches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3yJomUhs0g Dr Seuss had a marvelous talent for satirizing our human foibles. He made a nice living doing it, as well. The Geisel

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmm. Most of my better cameras of recent years have been magnesium skinned and weather sealed. Godfrey On Oct 13, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: There is that. Also with modern cameras the outside shell is made of plastic, they used to be made of metal. You could

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Larry Colen
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:27:15AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. Most of my better cameras of recent years have been magnesium skinned and weather sealed. Perhaps I should have said more expensive. Except for certain brands and models, price plays a huge price in the digital camera

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Good on the iPad 2 as well. Like the clocks too. -p Sent from my iPad On Oct 13, 2013, at 11:25 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Works fine on the iPhone Ann. Those are really nice shots. GS George Sinos www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
I passed. Ordered a black k3 and battery grip. Don't want to stand out, and all of my lenses are black. Paul via phone On Oct 13, 2013, at 8:12 AM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: Head of the FB group of Pentaxians in Norway has had K10D, K-5 in silver, and has already ordered the silver

Re: PESO - Veranda

2013-10-13 Thread Alan C
Very interesting. Verandah was in common usage when I lived in Rhodesia. In SA it has been largely surpassed by the Afrikaans stoep. Alan -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 7:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - Veranda Thanks, Alan!

Re: PESO Mid-30s Ford V-8

2013-10-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks Chris. BW done in the BW module of onOne Software's Perfect Photo Suite. -p Sent from my iPad On Oct 13, 2013, at 3:25 AM, Chris Mitchell chris.mitch...@which.net wrote: Excellent shots Paul and striking BW conversions. Chris On 11 October 2013 00:43, Paul Sorenson

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread DagT
I agree. I want to take pictures, not draw attention. DagT 13. okt. 2013 kl. 20:43 skrev Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I passed. Ordered a black k3 and battery grip. Don't want to stand out, and all of my lenses are black. Paul via phone On Oct 13, 2013, at 8:12 AM, DagT

Re: PESO Mid-30s Ford V-8

2013-10-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks, Eric -p Sent from my iPad On Oct 13, 2013, at 2:48 AM, Eric Weir eew...@bellsouth.net wrote: On Oct 10, 2013, at 7:43 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: On display at our local Historical Society's Applefest last weekend...unfortunately, the owner wasn't around to

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
yep, worked on my iPad 2 as well. Cheers, Christine On Oct 13, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote: Good on the iPad 2 as well. Like the clocks too. -p Sent from my iPad On Oct 13, 2013, at 11:25 AM, George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com wrote: Works fine on the

Re: PAW week 41 high school guys

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks for the comments everyone! Cheers, Christine On Oct 13, 2013, at 12:06 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Definitely works! Love it. cheers, frank Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Just a quick shot from the car. Light was a bit harsh and stopped down +1

RE: PESO - Veranda

2013-10-13 Thread Bob W
The Veranda Restaurant in Ulan Bator gets 4 out of 5 on TripAdvisor, with 92 reviews, which makes it a strong candidate venue for the next PDML Congress. Somewhat surprisingly, this means it is a better restaurant than La Veranda in Versailles (France) which is one of Gordon Ramsey's diners and

PAW197 - Crawl

2013-10-13 Thread DagT
http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*200mm, 1/250s, f5.0, ISO800 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

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Larry Colen
I'm holding out for a pink full frame Pentax. The Hello K-1tty DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: I agree. I want to take pictures, not draw attention. DagT 13. okt. 2013 kl. 20:43 skrev Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I passed. Ordered a black k3 and battery grip. Don't want to stand out,

Re: Geso - new wall calendar

2013-10-13 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Phew! thanks Frank and George and godders and christine and ..and.. (if I only had a brain!) Ok then this format seems fine across all channels.. I've now just finished the clock, version two -which has these photos on it.. but havent loaded images to cafe press yet ann On 10/13/2013 13:04,

PESO - Sideways

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Not sure what this trick is called but some of these kids get pretty good height while doing it: http://mondociclismo.blogspot.ca/2013/10/sideways.html?m=1 With the plethora of bmx freestyle photos I've been posting lately I don't expect a lot of comments, but feel free if so compelled. :-)

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Black was good enough for HCB... ;-) cheers, frank DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: I agree. I want to take pictures, not draw attention. DagT 13. okt. 2013 kl. 20:43 skrev Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I passed. Ordered a black k3 and battery grip. Don't want to stand out, and all

Re: PAW197 - Crawl

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Wonderful photo! cheers, frank DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: http://www.thrane.name/Pictures/PAW/files/page7-1000-full.html Pentax K-5, DA*200mm, 1/250s, f5.0, ISO800 DagT http://www.thrane.name/ “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - If at First You Don't Succeed...

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Yeah, I wish these kids would wear helmets. That being said all the kids I see there seem to know how to fall. Lots of scraped legs (mostly from pedals hitting shins) but thankfully no head injuries. As for the timing, I must admit I had it set on continuous and this was the third of four

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Many barnacl leicas were silver metal top and bottom. Paul via phone On Oct 13, 2013, at 3:55 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Black was good enough for HCB... ;-) cheers, frank DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: I agree. I want to take pictures, not draw attention. DagT

Re: PESO - If at First You Don't Succeed...

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Well, he did land on his feet (captured on the next frame). That is quite a feat. I guess that's not a fail but he didn't complete the trick as he wanted (and did on two occasions that I saw). Thanks for the comment and thanks to all who commented and looked! Cheers, frank Attila Boros

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Bob W
The copper-bottomed ones kept the barnacles off. On 13 Oct 2013, at 21:04, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Many barnacl leicas were silver metal top and bottom. Paul via phone On Oct 13, 2013, at 3:55 PM, knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Black was good enough for

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Yes, and Cartier-Bresson (and others, I'm sure) covered the bright parts with black tape so that they wouldn't reflect the sunlight and draw attention to themselves. Leica responded by making black painted ones. Cheers, frank Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Many barnacl leicas

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread knarf
Special Wolfpack Edition? Cheers, frank Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The copper-bottomed ones kept the barnacles off. On 13 Oct 2013, at 21:04, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Many barnacl leicas were silver metal top and bottom. Paul via phone On Oct 13, 2013, at

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Larry Colen
They should do it with zinc. That would be galvanizing. knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Special Wolfpack Edition? Cheers, frank Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: The copper-bottomed ones kept the barnacles off. On 13 Oct 2013, at 21:04, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Bob W
For taking pictures at drunken parties quand on est en brindezingue. B On 13 Oct 2013, at 21:23, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: They should do it with zinc. That would be galvanizing. knarf knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: Special Wolfpack Edition? Cheers, frank Bob W

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Just like I certainly wouldn't spend $250 extra for a silver camera -Original Message- From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: K-3 Silver On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:27:15AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Hmm. Most of my better cameras of recent years have been magnesium skinned

Re: OT: the new Olympus E-M1 in low light

2013-10-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Some might like to see the out of camera JPEG gallery I put together from the testing on Friday night. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157636515560223/ enjoy G On Oct 12, 2013, at 6:45 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godfreydigio...@me.com wrote: The new Olympus E-M1 arrived yesterday.

Re: K-3 Silver

2013-10-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Aren't the Pentax K5, K5II, K5IIs and K3 all magnesium alloy bodied camera? That's what it says on DPR. No matter. I took one look at the silver, my head said ugly and I haven't looked at it again. Yuck. G On Oct 13, 2013, at 1:34 PM, Kenneth Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Just like I

iPad photo play

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Everyone: Just took a photo of a reflection on my living room ceiling with my iPad, then ran it through my photo app called Grungetastic using the Gritty style. Kind of like this. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57400884/ceilinggrunge.jpg Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: OT: the new Olympus E-M1 in low light

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
A very nice set and an impressive camera. I actually took a close look at your photo comparisons and was impressed. Like the size for sure. Cheers, Christine On Oct 13, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: Some might like to see the out of camera JPEG gallery I put

Re: PESO -- Eastern Milk Snake

2013-10-13 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com: On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 3:21 AM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: The only Australian animal that will try to eat you is a salt water croc. What about all those sharks? Well, true. But sharks aren't picky about where they get

Re: OT: the new Olympus E-M1 in low light

2013-10-13 Thread Attila Boros
Very impressive for jpegs! I would pick these two: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10254411716/in/set-72157636515560223 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/10254285034/in/set-72157636515560223 for further processing. -- Attila -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: iPad photo play

2013-10-13 Thread Bob W
Fantastic. It's inspired me to take a photo of my plague sores and run it through Syphilitique with 2 extra pus layers. I won't post it here - if you've ever seen Cotty's hat you know what it looks like. B On 13 Oct 2013, at 22:09, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Hi Everyone:

Re: PAW week 41 high school guys

2013-10-13 Thread Marco Alpert
Same here (although a too-quick reading of the subject line left me a bit disappointed that it didn't actually feature 41 high school guys). -Marco On Oct 13, 2013, at 10:06 AM, knarf wrote: Definitely works! Love it. cheers, frank Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote:

Re: iPad photo play

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Oh, Bob. Cheers, Christine On Oct 13, 2013, at 4:31 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Fantastic. It's inspired me to take a photo of my plague sores and run it through Syphilitique with 2 extra pus layers. I won't post it here - if you've ever seen Cotty's hat you know what it

PESO - Spider Rock in black white

2013-10-13 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I posted a colour version of this a couple of months ago. I wasn't really happy with the colours in the harsh middle-of-the-day light, so I thought I'd try it in B W. What do you think? http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGP1754-K5-1a-bw-peso.html Here's

Re: iPad photo play

2013-10-13 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bob W p...@web-options.com: Fantastic. It's inspired me to take a photo of my plague sores and run it through Syphilitique with 2 extra pus layers. I won't post it here - if you've ever seen Cotty's hat you know what it looks like. Well, that's really put me off my breakfast

Re: PESO - Spider Rock in black white

2013-10-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Brian: I actually like the color version better. I think the spider rock get lost in the bw version. Love the angle here. Cheers, Christine On Oct 13, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: G'day all I posted a colour version of this a couple of months

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