dos Pesos - one for Frank one for Paul Sorenson

2015-11-25 Thread ann sanfedele
Two from1992 LX & Kodachrome Frank - here is a friend I made along the Haines Highway in the Yukon https://annsan.smugmug.com/WorksinProg/Unfinishedalcan/n-2bspQh/i-GcTkPBJ/A Paul - The Robert Service cabin in Dawson.. https://annsan.smugmug.com/WorksinProg/Unfinishedalcan/n-2bspQh/i-f6MxHC5/A

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
Go on, I dare you, be a devil. Do some research. You may be surprised what you find. Alan C -Original Message- From: knarf Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 6:52 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - The Protestor I have no idea which other great ape is "closest" to hum

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
I have no idea which other great ape is "closest" to humans. I suppose it would be either chimps or bonobos but that's just a non-scientific feeling. My opinion really doesn't mean much. Whoever the common ancestor of the great apes was, is not a matter of opinion. However I have no idea who t

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
No, I've never been in the military. Cheers, frank On November 25, 2015 10:30:36 PM EST, Alan C wrote: >You were in the army? > >Alan C > >-Original Message- >From: knarf >Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 10:02 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: PESO - The Protestor > >I

Re: So how did I do THIS? Every JPEG looks like different processing...

2015-11-25 Thread Rob Studdert
I got caught mid event by the "Cross-Processing" demon too using my K3, had me baffled, must have bumped the buttons. I didn't have time to screw about so I reverted to single body shooting and it was a long event, I must have changed lenses 100 times :( On 25 November 2015 at 06:03, John wrote:

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
You were in the army? Alan C -Original Message- From: knarf Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 10:02 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - The Protestor I have an army parka made with no animal products that somehow manages to not frost up. It has a "tunnel", too. Che

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
You're right. Perhaps "living cousins" would have been better. "Genetically we're close to chimps, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans" - which, in your opinion is closest to humans? Do you have an opinion as to who the common ancestor may have been. "I have to say, I rather feel as if I'm being c

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
Too true. Try to find one who is expert on running shoes. Alan C -Original Message- From: John Francis Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 10:43 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe? On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 01:49:17PM -0600, Darren A

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Larry Colen
Bruce Walker wrote: On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Bill wrote: On 11/25/2015 8:20 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: As usual, a selection of camera gear is in order. Of course. And ad usual I'll be bringing two camera bodies – the K-5 and the K-01 this time around. And thus, for the first time in *y

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Bruce Walker
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Bill wrote: > > On 11/25/2015 8:20 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> As usual, a selection of camera gear is in order. Of course. And ad >> usual I'll be bringing two camera bodies – the K-5 and the K-01 this >> time around. And thus, for the first time in *years* all

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Bill
On 11/25/2015 8:20 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: As usual, a selection of camera gear is in order. Of course. And ad usual I'll be bringing two camera bodies – the K-5 and the K-01 this time around. And thus, for the first time in *years* all the batteries I pack will be the same and I'll only need one

Re: PESO - Endangered Species

2015-11-25 Thread Bill
On 11/25/2015 3:50 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Here's one: 50°27'19.01" N 104°36'54.90" W Pentax content, Ricoh not so much. Sadly, you are right... One of two remaining photo stores in Houston closed earlier this year: http://www.yelp.com/biz/camera-co-op-houston It was a nice store with nice p

Re: New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread Bryan Jacoby
> You can swap in RAM. I have 32 gig in my iMac 27 5k. Installed half of it > after purchase. Yeah, you can on the 27", just not on the 21.5" models. -- 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: New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
You can swap in RAM. I have 32 gig in my iMac 27 5k. Installed half of it after purchase. Paul via phone > On Nov 25, 2015, at 7:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Bryan Jacoby wrote: >> Thank you, Steve and Paul. I think in the end I will get the "top" >> standard configuration with the M39

Re: New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread Peter Loveday
One advantage of the newer iMacs is that they can be used as displays when they obsolete out. This is no longer true, unfortunately. "Note: iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and later iMac models can't be used as Target Display Mode displays." https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592 Pro

Re: New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > One advantage of the newer iMacs is that they can be used as displays when > they obsolete out. This is no longer true, unfortunately. "Note: iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and later iMac models can't be used as Target Display Mode dis

Re: New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread Larry Colen
Bryan Jacoby wrote: Thank you, Steve and Paul. I think in the end I will get the "top" standard configuration with the M395, 2 TB fusion drive (and upgrade the RAM myself of course, probably to 24 GB). Thunderbolt external Double check that you can upgrade the RAM. Probably still doable o

Re: New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread Bryan Jacoby
Thank you, Steve and Paul. I think in the end I will get the "top" standard configuration with the M395, 2 TB fusion drive (and upgrade the RAM myself of course, probably to 24 GB). Thunderbolt external drives/enclosures/docks aren't cheap, and I am slightly unhappy with the idea of an external

Re: New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Bryan, I have the IMac27 Retina 5K with the Radeon R9 M395 graphics chip, 2 gigs of VRAM, the i7 4 ghz processor and 32 gigs of RAM. I don’t have anything to compare it to, but it’s very efficient. I do a lot of PhotoShop work on 1 gig+ scans of 6x7 negs, and the machine never hesitates. i c

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread John
On 11/25/2015 2:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Just think how many Pentax would sell if they were available in stores! Sadly, that would not be enough. The salespeople would still need to show them (and know them) or else they are going to steer customers to brands that they know something about.

Re: New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread steve harley
brief answer: my hunch is the graphics chip difference won't matter much because the VRAM matters more — and both have 2GB; i would personally greatly prefer an external SSD to a Fusion Drive; however choose carefully — most Thunderbolt solutions will use a SATA drive, whereas PCIe is a lot fas

Re: OT - Happy Birthday Lucy!

2015-11-25 Thread John
*WARNING* Autoplay video with audio levels set to MAX. On 11/24/2015 10:26 PM, knarf wrote: You got some 'splainin' to do! http://time.com/4126011/lucy-australopithecus-discovery/ I need some good news and this is pretty cool stuff. Lucy is 41 today. Happy birthday, Lucy! Cheers, frank -

Re: Coyotes and fur

2015-11-25 Thread John
Not sure how much of an attaboy you expect for that though, since IIRC, your job is bicycle messenger. On 11/25/2015 12:16 AM, knarf wrote: No but I rode my bike to work, as I do every day. That does more for the environment and my general health than hugging a tree. Don't get me wrong, I like

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread ann sanfedele
On 11/25/2015 12:45 PM, John wrote: For all I know it may be an image of coyotes. Whether it's Wolves or Coyotes doesn't make much difference to me, but that particular image was NOT rodents. Whichever way the political winds are blowing, I know a hawk from a handsaw. We shall scrutinize your

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread ann sanfedele
OHOH .. but in the White mountains that could change pretty quickly still sounds like a wonderful weekend jaunt ann On 11/25/2015 4:44 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: On 11/25/2015 11:55 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Where ya goin'? Heading to London for a meeting next week; might have a whole half-day for

Re: PESO - Endangered Species

2015-11-25 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Sadly, you are right... One of two remaining photo stores in Houston closed earlier this year: http://www.yelp.com/biz/camera-co-op-houston It was a nice store with nice people working in it. I don't know what happened. From what I heard, they were going to move to a diferent location, but then

Re: Geso: Oars boats and surroundings.

2015-11-25 Thread Larry Colen
Donald Guthrie wrote: Thanks for the insight, Dan. Thinking back I can see what you are are saying. Honestly I prefer my boats with motors or sails. What's the matter? You don't occasionally enjoy a good paddling? On 11/24/15 5:53 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Tue, 24

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Larry Colen
Mark Roberts wrote: On 11/25/2015 11:55 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Where ya goin'? Heading to London for a meeting next week; might have a whole half-day for wandering and shooting. White Mountains. We're hiking around Pinkham Notch, NH for the Thanksgiving weekend. There isn't a trace of snow

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Mark Roberts
On 11/25/2015 11:55 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Where ya goin'? Heading to London for a meeting next week; might have a whole half-day for wandering and shooting. White Mountains. We're hiking around Pinkham Notch, NH for the Thanksgiving weekend. There isn't a trace of snow here. Most unusual and

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 01:49:17PM -0600, Darren Addy wrote: > > Just think how many Pentax would sell if they were available in stores! > > Sadly, that would not be enough. The salespeople would still need to > show them (and know them) or else they are going to steer customers to > brands that t

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Bob, I think you are grossly undervaluing Mark. I think he produces _EXTRAordinary_ (garbage) :-D < EXTRA BIG Grin Bob W-PDML Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:36:12 -0800 wrote: When Mark uses the camera it converts it _into_ ordinary garbage... :0) <= big smiley On 25 Nov 2015,

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
I don't understand your question. We don't have any "living ancestors" in evolutionary terms. As I said earlier, we're great apes, so genetically we're close to chimps, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans. But they aren't ancestors or somehow "below" us. We share a common ancestor and each species

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
I have an army parka made with no animal products that somehow manages to not frost up. It has a "tunnel", too. Cheers, frank On November 25, 2015 2:31:45 PM EST, Paul wrote: >I have one of those parkas. When the hood is fully zipped there's >actually a short "tunnel" of more moderate temper

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread Darren Addy
> Just think how many Pentax would sell if they were available in stores! Sadly, that would not be enough. The salespeople would still need to show them (and know them) or else they are going to steer customers to brands that they know something about. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
There was an exhibition here a few years ago about polar exploration. It included two head-to-toe wolfskin suits that Shackleton (I think) had had made for one of his little jaunts. They'd had to stop using them after a day or two because evening in the deepest cold on earth, they were far too w

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
When Mark uses the camera it converts it _into_ ordinary garbage... :0) <= big smiley > On 25 Nov 2015, at 14:28, Darren Addy wrote: > > The bad news is that the K-1 consumes 1.21 gigawatts of power. > The good news is that it can convert that power from ordinary garbage. > > On Wed, No

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread Larry Colen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: WOW 2 of the top 3. Amazing. Just think how many Pentax would sell if they were available in stores! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Darren Addy wrote: https://www.ephotozine.com/article/top-10

Re: OT - Happy Birthday Lucy!

2015-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
Yes, I'd love to do that - a lot of very exciting things have been happening there in recent years. B > On 25 Nov 2015, at 09:25, Alan C wrote: > > You could try this with relative safety: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_Humankind > > Alan C > > -Original Message- From:

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread Paul
I have one of those parkas. When the hood is fully zipped there's actually a short "tunnel" of more moderate temperature air between your face and the outside. Supposedly wolf fur was the only trim that wouldn't frost up in those cold temperatures. -p On 11/25/2015 12:45 PM, John wrote: Wo

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread John
Wolf fur used to be the preferred trim for the hoods on heavy parkas, particularly the ones the Army & Air Force issued to personnel stationed near the arctic circle. Frank mentioned that fur trim on parkas and coats was making a resurgence. I don't know if the stores are selling wolf fur or not,

New iMac 5K: M380 vs. M390 graphics

2015-11-25 Thread Bryan Jacoby
I am thinking of buying a new 27" iMac, one of the standard configurations (so I can get a discount this weekend). I'm looking at the base and middle option. The differences are: AMD M380 vs. M390 graphics 1 TB 7200 RPM HD vs. 1 TB fusion drive $200 Photo editing (lightroom) is probably the hea

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread WILSON MICHAEL
On a par with two British riders being on the podium at a MotoGP this year. And no Canon until number 7. That's the advertising budget sunk. > On 25 November 2015 at 14:22 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > > > WOW > 2 of the top 3. Amazing. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Rick Womer
Where ya goin'? Heading to London for a meeting next week; might have a whole half-day for wandering and shooting. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 9:57 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > cold + traveling bad enough but - hope it isn't by air! > HAVe fuN! > > ann > > On 11/2

Re:Re: Geso: Oars boats and surroundings.

2015-11-25 Thread Donald Guthrie
Thanks, Cotty, with all the snow we had last weekend I am looking at these Summer shots with some fondness. Appreciate the look from you. On 11/24/15 5:53 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 9 Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 22:16:17 + From: "Steve Cottrell" To: "pentax list" Subject: Re: Geso

Re: Re: Geso: Oars boats and surroundings.

2015-11-25 Thread Donald Guthrie
Thanks for the insight, Dan. Thinking back I can see what you are are saying. Honestly I prefer my boats with motors or sails. On 11/24/15 5:53 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 7 Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:05:17 -0500 From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List, Don Gut

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
Which are our closest living ancestors or perhaps those most like us? Alan C -Original Message- From: knarf Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 4:57 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - The Protestor I'm not sure exactly what you mean, however humans are animals, great a

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread Jack Davis
True and the most highly evolved is considered to be Pentax Man. J Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2015, at 6:57 AM, knarf wrote: > > I'm not sure exactly what you mean, however humans are animals, great apes to > be exact, and like every other animal on the face of the earth, we have > e

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
I'm not sure exactly what you mean, however humans are animals, great apes to be exact, and like every other animal on the face of the earth, we have evolved from ancestors to our current form. Cheers, frank On November 25, 2015 9:41:37 AM EST, Alan C wrote: >Do you consider humans to be pa

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread ann sanfedele
cold + traveling bad enough but - hope it isn't by air! HAVe fuN! ann On 11/25/2015 9:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: And ad usual That should be "as" usual. Sorry, I have a cold. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
Perhaps we had, but we're clawing our way back. Very interesting. Thanks for the link. Alan C -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 4:04 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Have we slipped into an alternative universe? https://www.ephotozine.com

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
Do you consider humans to be part of the evolutionary scale? Alan C -Original Message- From: knarf Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 2:28 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - The Protestor We were talking about protesters and anti-fur, but you correctly surmise that I

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts wrote: >And ad usual That should be "as" usual. Sorry, I have a cold. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the l

Re: Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Darren Addy
The bad news is that the K-1 consumes 1.21 gigawatts of power. The good news is that it can convert that power from ordinary garbage. On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 8:20 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > As usual, a selection of camera gear is in order. Of course. And ad > usual I'll be bringing two camera bodi

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
We woke up in Bizzaro World today... Cheers, frank On November 25, 2015 9:04:19 AM EST, Darren Addy wrote: >https://www.ephotozine.com/article/top-10-best-aps-c-digital-slrs-2015-28422 -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail

Re: Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
WOW 2 of the top 3. Amazing. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > https://www.ephotozine.com/article/top-10-best-aps-c-digital-slrs-2015-28422 > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > PDML Pe

Packing for a trip...

2015-11-25 Thread Mark Roberts
As usual, a selection of camera gear is in order. Of course. And ad usual I'll be bringing two camera bodies – the K-5 and the K-01 this time around. And thus, for the first time in *years* all the batteries I pack will be the same and I'll only need one charger! I'll enjoy the feeling until the

Have we slipped into an alternative universe?

2015-11-25 Thread Darren Addy
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/top-10-best-aps-c-digital-slrs-2015-28422 -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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 and follow

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
Thanks, Rick! Much appreciated. Cheers, frank On November 24, 2015 2:58:22 PM EST, Rick Womer wrote: >Very good photojournalism, Frank. > >Rick >http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > >On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 2:47 PM, knarf >wrote: >> Thank you for actually commenting on the photo! LOL! >> >>

Re: PESO - Christmas Imagined

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
Thanks, Ann! I appreciate your comments on the actual photograph. :-) Cheers, frank On November 24, 2015 9:04:58 PM EST, ann sanfedele wrote: >Terrific shot...geometry enhancing the message - the figure in the >window, the fox looking as if he wondered what the police guy was >doing... >(i

Re: PESO - The Protestor

2015-11-25 Thread knarf
We were talking about protesters and anti-fur, but you correctly surmise that I am sympathetic to their cause. And yes, many of the protesters we met on Sunday are vegans, some of whom we've met at vegan events. We've discussed my dietary veganism before, and while there are no "rules", ethical

Re: OT - Happy Birthday Lucy!

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
You could try this with relative safety: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_Humankind Alan C -Original Message- From: Bob W-PDML Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 10:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Happy Birthday Lucy! It's almost 20 years since I first wen

Re: OT - Happy Birthday Lucy!

2015-11-25 Thread Bob W-PDML
It's almost 20 years since I first went to Ethiopia and I made a point on that trip of visiting the museum in Addis where Lucy lives. I wanted to see the real fossils, so I was rather disappointed when I learned that the display was a cast. Of course the real ones are kept in secure specialised

Re: PESO - Endangered Species

2015-11-25 Thread Alan C
Is that the getaway bakkie standing outside? Alan C -Original Message- From: Rick Womer Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 4:58 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Endangered Species Move over, Alan C! I also recently photographed an endangered species, in the wilds of V