What to do with P50T?

2015-06-26 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
There's still a couple of P50T in my camera cupboard. Their batteries are empty and chances are, I'll never use them again. I hate to throw away things that are still OK. OTOH, they won't be worth enough to bother putting them on ebay. What do you folks do with such stuff? Ralf -- Ralf R. Ra

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 25/6/15, John Celio, discombobulated, unleashed: >Thanks, everyone, for a decade of Pentaxian fun. May the PDML continue >for decades to come. Cheers John. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _

Re: What to do with P50T?

2015-06-26 Thread Alan C
Make a novelty table lamp. The lamp head & mini-tripod were bought. All I had to make was an Al bracket to incorporate my defunct S1a: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19174019891/in/dateposted-public/ Alan C -Original Message- From: Ralf R Radermacher Sent: Friday, June 26

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Sorry to see you go. Stop back any time! Paul Paul via phone > On Jun 26, 2015, at 4:49 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 25/6/15, John Celio, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Thanks, everyone, for a decade of Pentaxian fun. May the PDML continue >> for decades to come. > > Cheers John. > >

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, Jun 26, 2015, at 12:57 PM, John Celio wrote: > Hi all, > > I've decided to leave the PDML. I've been lurking in silence (mostly) > for so long that I don't feel like there's much here for me anymore. > It's crazy to think I've been a member for ten years, including seven > appearances in t

Re: What to do with P50T?

2015-06-26 Thread Brian Walters
On Fri, Jun 26, 2015, at 07:01 PM, Alan C wrote: > Make a novelty table lamp. The lamp head & mini-tripod were bought. All I > had to make was an Al bracket to incorporate my defunct S1a: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19174019891/in/dateposted-public/ That's pretty neat - I've

Re: What to do with P50T?

2015-06-26 Thread David J Brooks
Ralf. I tried to sell a one time $7200 Nikon D1 lately. I offered the camera with batteries and charger for $60, no takers. Its staying in the cupboard. Dave On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 4:21 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > There's still a couple of P50T in my camera cupboard. Their batteries are >

Re: Peso- A glut of pelicans

2015-06-26 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Alan! Much appreciated. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2015, at 9:15 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Very nice, Jack. Getting into the "detail" zone! Vagrants have occasionally > been recorded in Kruger but I haven't seen any. > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From: Jack Davis > S

Re: OT: Storage management question

2015-06-26 Thread Chris Mitchell
I did do a backup of course! It's just something I do so completely forgot to mention it... On 26 June 2015 at 07:41, Toine wrote: > I would make a backup copy to an external drive or PC first, minimal > the critical files like photo's. Remember Murhpy's law: Anything that > can go wrong, will go

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Darren Addy
Fare thee well, John. On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 6:28 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > On Fri, Jun 26, 2015, at 12:57 PM, John Celio wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I've decided to leave the PDML. I've been lurking in silence (mostly) >> for so long that I don't feel like there's much here for me anymore. >> It's

Re: OT: Storage management question

2015-06-26 Thread John
Murphy has come and gone. 8^/ For some reason the rebuild didn't go as planned. The NAS is in a D-Link enclosure and it was supposed to automatically rebuild the new drive as part of the existing Raid 1 when I installed it and powered on. Instead, the existing disk thinks it's a Raid 1 and the

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Rick Womer
I'm not sure whether PDML is more like the Hotel California or a Black Flag Roach Motel. But anyway... It's been good having you among us, John. Drop by again sometime! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Fare thee well, John. > > On Fri, Ju

Re: What to do with P50T?

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Alan: that is very cool! Cheers, Christine > On Jun 26, 2015, at 4:01 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Make a novelty table lamp. The lamp head & mini-tripod were bought. All I had > to make was an Al bracket to incorporate my defunct S1a: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19174019891/in/

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
All the best to you, John! Remember, you can always change your mind and come back :-). Cheers, Christine > On Jun 25, 2015, at 9:57 PM, John Celio > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've decided to leave the PDML. I've been lurking in silence (mostly) > for so long that I don't feel like there's mu

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Some really interesting things on the site: 1) yes, there was a medium format Pentax, 2) Rick Wormer should check it out because he loves to shoot fields of blue bells, and there is a very nice shot of blue bells in the video, 3) the gallery of stills shows photographs printed large on canvas

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
That looks like great fun! Thanks for the heads up. Cheers, Christine > On Jun 23, 2015, at 1:40 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > > This lens makes images unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm an > ultrawide guy anyway, so having the ability to include close focus > ability like this would be awe

Re: PESO: f/1.8 and Be There

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Fantastic! Cheers, Christine > On Jun 23, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > > Got a Red Alert from the UK early yesterday afternoon, meaning auroras > were active. Problem for me was, the auroras would need still need to > be active when it got dark, and preferably near midnight to 1 AM w

Re: Revamped gallery navigation on my homepage

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Looking good—and some very nice galleries! Cheers, Christine > On Jun 18, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: > > Hi all, > > Having collected several photo galleries over the years, in various > technologies, > navigation was a bit of a mess, so I decided to make it more consistent ... >

Re: PESO: Selfie

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
That’s really fun, Dan! Someone said to me once when I showed them a shot of me in the snow taken with the Pentax on a tripod: “Christine, it’s not a selfie if you use a tripod!” I had a giggle at that one. Cheers, Christine > On Jun 15, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Used

Re: Way to go Paul !

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Congrats, Paul! Cheers, Christine > On Jun 17, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > > Ran across this item by a member we all know, > > https://www.hagerty.com/Articles-Videos/Articles/2015/06/16/Confusion-at-the-Gas-Station?utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm

Re: Giulia, my muse, in 'Dreams' photo-performing project

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Aguila
Very dynamic work, Dario! And yes, very exciting! All the best with this fantastic project! Cheers, Christine > On Jun 8, 2015, at 2:03 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > > Hi all, > > Encouraged by Bruce, here I'm going to explain my ongoing photo project with > Giulia. First, she's not a model.

Re: PESO: Selfie

2015-06-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Christine. This is the only type of "selfie" I have ever taken. I have a Selfie Stick in my GoPro kit, but have never used it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > That’s really fun, Dan! Someone said

Need opinions: Samyang 14mm f2.8 vs 16mm f2.0

2015-06-26 Thread Darren Addy
Normally, I dislike seeking opinions on This vs That, because I figure one should do their own research and not "outsource their brain" on such matters. However, on this one I've done my research and I'm still torn. I would be using this lens for night sky stuff (aurora, meteors, mostly). I live at

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Igor PDML-StR
John, What Brian wrote is exactly my thoughts. Unfortunately, I've seen some people disappearing from PDML forever.. I wasn't aware the story with the dealer's price you mentioned, - I might have been busy and not ready PDML closely at that time. But I remember how you were laid off. Don't fee

Re: Need opinions: Samyang 14mm f2.8 vs 16mm f2.0

2015-06-26 Thread Matthew Hunt
I don't have experience with either, but if there's any possibility that you'll get a full-frame Pentax, it's worth noting that the 14mm is a full-frame lens, and the 16mm is APS-C. On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Normally, I dislike seeking opinions on This vs That, becaus

Re: Need opinions: Samyang 14mm f2.8 vs 16mm f2.0

2015-06-26 Thread Darren Addy
Slim to NO possibility of me being able to afford the Pentax full frame, but that is a good point. I actually LIKE the fact that I can get great quality and a 1.5x focal length multiplier with the current Pentax APS-C cameras when I'm shooting on the long end. On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Mat

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread ann sanfedele
I hope you are seeing all the byebye massages from the gang before you actually depart :-) ann waves ... On 6/26/2015 10:15 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: All the best to you, John! Remember, you can always change your mind and come back :-). Cheers, Christine On Jun 25, 2015, at 9:57 PM, J

Re: Peso- A glut of pelicans

2015-06-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Fred, should have had your own PESO - Had we started using that PESO thing yet when you were still around? Like both these shots - Jack and Fred - but because they are both "in formation" shots and the birds are so perfectly frozen in space, I can't help but think someone seeing them will thin

For the stargazers: Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter

2015-06-26 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Today, I received this message from my colleague who is an astronomer: --- Over the next few nights, a spectacular conjunction of Venus and Jupiter is taking place. By 30 June, the two planets will only be 1/3 of a degree apart, easily seen in the dusk sky to the west. In the r

Re: For the stargazers: Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter

2015-06-26 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > Over the next few nights, a spectacular conjunction of Venus and Jupiter is > taking place. By 30 June, the two planets will only be 1/3 of a degree > apart, easily seen in the dusk sky to the west. Thanks for the notice, Igor. For comparis

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Ken Waller
John, I sorry to hear you're leaving. You gotta do what you gotta do. Hope you'll check in from time to time. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" Subject: Re: Fare Thee Well All the best to you, John! Remembe

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread Ken Waller
I especially enjoyed seeing his images mounted, framed and hung on clients walls. I generally ask people that have purchased my images to let me see the final result - mounted, matted & framed and where they've hung the images. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread Ken Waller
I agree Paul. I remember a John Shaw seminar where he was asked 'What's the best way to sell images"? He responded by advising the audience to become writers and use their images in the article/books. What I've seen over the years, especially since the wide spread use of digital capture,

Re: For the stargazers: Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter

2015-06-26 Thread steve harley
On 2015-06-26 11:24 , Igor PDML-StR wrote: Today, I received this message from my colleague who is an astronomer: --- Over the next few nights, a spectacular conjunction of Venus and Jupiter is taking place. By 30 June, the two planets will only be 1/3 of a degree apart, easily seen

Re: Revamped gallery navigation on my homepage

2015-06-26 Thread Jan van Wijk
Thanks for looking and commenting, Christine! Regards, JvW On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:40:02 -0500 Christine Aguila wrote: > >Looking good-and some very nice galleries! Cheers, Christine > > >> On Jun 18, 2015, at 8:54 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Having collected several photo gall

Re: Way to go Paul !

2015-06-26 Thread Yolanda Rowe
Good info and well written. Congratulations, Paul. Yonnie On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Congrats, Paul! Cheers, Christine > > >> On Jun 17, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >> Ran across this item by a member we all know, >> >> https://www.hagerty.com/Articl

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread P.J. Alling
Good luck, John. I don't think anyone would hold things beyond your control against you. You're always welcome back in my book, like my, or for that matter anyone's, vote here matters all that much. On 6/25/2015 10:57 PM, John Celio wrote: Hi all, I've decided to leave the PDML. I've been lu

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread P.J. Alling
I'd be a Hypocrite, if I didn't admit to not overly processing to yield dramatic Black and White images. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20butisitart.html and before conversion https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20becauseannasked.html b

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread P.J. Alling
I donno, I'm sure Kennyboy finds they make fine paperweights and door stops. On 6/25/2015 6:09 PM, John wrote: He does appear to have used the low noise/low light capabilities of the 645D (or 645Z) to good effect in this series. It's a good example of what Ken Rockwell might be able to do if h

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread P.J. Alling
I resent that remark, the price of Hard Drives has fallen considerably in the last few years... On 6/25/2015 7:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: A ridiculous comparison. Like his vision or not, Lik obviously has a great deal of technical expertise. Rockwell has none. However,

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread Jack Davis
Much prefer the vivid B&W. J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 26, 2015, at 12:39 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > I'd be a Hypocrite, if I didn't admit to not overly processing to yield > dramatic Black and White images. > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20%20butisitart.ht

Peso: - untitled

2015-06-26 Thread ann sanfedele
a window on 7th st that struck my funnybone - she moved after I took one grab shot. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2015-and-all-that/i-ftqRFb9/A ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, ple

Re: Peso: - untitled

2015-06-26 Thread Jack Davis
Gave me a welcome grin! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 26, 2015, at 12:50 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > a window on 7th st that struck my funnybone - she moved after I took one grab > shot. > > http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2015-and-all-that/i-ftqRFb9/A > > ann > > -- >

Re: OT: Storage management question

2015-06-26 Thread P.J. Alling
No you won't get the two full 2 terabytes if you just replace the original drive and rebuild the raid array a second time. All it will do is replicate what's on the existing drive, at best, and if the hardware isn't identical, which of course it isn't, maybe not even that. You really need to

Re: What to do with P50T?

2015-06-26 Thread P.J. Alling
It looks like it's still useful as a camera if you ever want to... On 6/26/2015 5:01 AM, Alan C wrote: Make a novelty table lamp. The lamp head & mini-tripod were bought. All I had to make was an Al bracket to incorporate my defunct S1a: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/19174019891/i

Re: What to do with P50T?

2015-06-26 Thread P.J. Alling
It looks like in general only the LX, MX, PZ1-P and MZ-S film cameras from Pentax' 35mm bayonet mount days hold any value. Some schools still teach photography with film cameras, maybe you can donate to one of them, otherwise they're not even worth throwing away, sadly. On 6/26/2015 4:21 AM,

Re: For the stargazers: Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter

2015-06-26 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Matt, I'm glad it was useful. [nerd on] Strictly speaking, the _diameter_ of the moon is the same regardless if it is full or not. :-) [nerd off] Cheers, Igor Matthew Hunt Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:33:07 -0700 wrote: On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Over the next few

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Bruce
John, Good luck in your future. I have been arounnd the PDML a long time and have been off and on at least twice. You are welcome to come back and join in anytime. This list is certainly beyond a pure Pentax experience - as many of us (myself included) shoot with more cameras and lenses than

Re: Need opinions: Samyang 14mm f2.8 vs 16mm f2.0

2015-06-26 Thread P.J. Alling
The difference in resolution is probably imperceptible in real world use, even on a demanding sensor such as that in the K-3, you don't mention distortion, the 14mm displays noticeable barrel distortion on APS-C, I don't know about the 16mm, haven't looked at that too much. The other question

Re: Peso: - untitled

2015-06-26 Thread Marco Alpert
Nice one! - Marco On Jun 26, 2015, at 12:50 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > a window on 7th st that struck my funnybone - she moved after I took one grab > shot. > > http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/2015-and-all-that/i-ftqRFb9/A > > ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml

Re: Way to go Paul !

2015-06-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks all. I wrote that piece for Hagerty's newspaper supplement, a client I picked up to replace the NY Times when their auto section went belly up. Didn't know it was on the web. The newspaper space limits me to about 500 words, so everything is broad and general. But Hagerty is a good publis

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread Larry Colen
paul stenquist wrote: Oh, so the problem is that Lik makes money. Good for him. I love seeing photographers achieve financial success by producing something people want. What a novel idea! I admire Rockwell’s ability to make a buck, but I consider him a buffoon. Lik also knows how to make mo

Re: Fare Thee Well

2015-06-26 Thread Larry Colen
And I thought this post would be about the upcoming Dead show. John Celio wrote: Hi all, I've decided to leave the PDML. I've been lurking in silence (mostly) for so long that I don't feel like there's much here for me anymore. It's crazy to think I've been a member for ten years, including sev

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
I wondered about the shadows, too... I notice that most of those sample shots seem to be done with additional lighting... Still. Hmmm ;) -c On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:21 AM, David Mann wrote: That’s very cool but I don’t think I’d have the patience to use it. I have enough trouble casting

Re: Need opinions: Samyang 14mm f2.8 vs 16mm f2.0

2015-06-26 Thread Darren Addy
Good points, P.J. People seem to like the 14mm f2.8 on all brands (and they have to focus also). I'd be using it 99% of the time at infinity (although I realize that with most lenses today, infinity isn't a stop at the end of the focusing range, so it requires focusing also). Regarding distortion,

Re: Need opinions: Samyang 14mm f2.8 vs 16mm f2.0

2015-06-26 Thread steve harley
On 2015-06-26 14:11 , P.J. Alling wrote: The other question is do you need that extra stop wide open for focusing, these are manual focusing lenses, that the 16mm give you? i don't know these specific lenses, but from experience with the DA 15 i know it is pretty hard to blow the focus; the hy

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread steve harley
On 2015-06-26 14:49 , Christine Nielsen wrote: I wondered about the shadows, too... I notice that most of those sample shots seem to be done with additional lighting... Still. Hmmm the sample still photos don't seem to be from anything close to 1:1 distances, i think they could have bee

Re: Peso: - untitled

2015-06-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Glad it tickled you, JAck ann On 6/26/2015 3:54 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Gave me a welcome grin! J Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2015, at 12:50 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: a window on 7th st that struck my funnybone - she moved after I took one grab shot. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road

Re: Peso: - untitled

2015-06-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Thanks much - especially appreciated coming from you ann On 6/26/2015 4:15 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: Nice one! - Marco On Jun 26, 2015, at 12:50 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: a window on 7th st that struck my funnybone - she moved after I took one grab shot. http://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread paul stenquist
if Lik's message sells photo, then it’s a good one. I sometimes hustle photos when I shoot cars for publications. The owners will be much more likely to buy if I praise their car and tell them I’m going to make a print for myself. “Would you like one as well?” On a $1200 shoot for Mopar Action,

PESO - Lines and Curves

2015-06-26 Thread Rick Womer
Lines, curves, and shadows are all weaknesses of mine. This is another shot from the Royal Crescent. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18043345 (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated! Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Lines and Curves

2015-06-26 Thread ann sanfedele
Ta Da! (reading ahead is a weakness of mine :-) Really nice shot, as I , um, mentioned in the wrong place ann On 6/26/2015 9:38 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Lines, curves, and shadows are all weaknesses of mine. This is another shot from the Royal Crescent. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=

Re: I *must* have this lens...

2015-06-26 Thread Larry Colen
The fact that it can do both doesn't mean that it had to do both at the same time. On June 26, 2015 3:05:41 PM PDT, steve harley wrote: >On 2015-06-26 14:49 , Christine Nielsen wrote: >> I wondered about the shadows, too... I notice that most of those >sample shots seem to be done with additiona

Re: Way to go Paul !

2015-06-26 Thread Ken Waller
I had car insurance on my Boxster thru Hagarty, and one of the benefits was access to several of their publications both digital and hard copy. I got Paul's article from their online magazine. Glad to hear you're providing articles for them. They have a really neat office located in Traverse C

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread Ken Waller
However, if one of his shots with the 645Z were to make it into the PDML annual, I don't think that it would stand out as any better than most of the other landscape photos. The difference is he is a well known name if photographic circles and as far as I know none on the PDML'ers are. I am

Re: Pentax spotted

2015-06-26 Thread Larry Colen
Ken Waller wrote: However, if one of his shots with the 645Z were to make it into the PDML annual, I don't think that it would stand out as any better than most of the other landscape photos. The difference is he is a well known name if photographic circles and as far as I know none on the PD