Re: PESO - 'Chipping Sparrow'

2016-01-31 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Ann. -- he looks positively pissed off , too :-) You'd be too with the weather he was experiencing. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Chipping Sparrow' terrific shot, ken -- he

Re: PESO - 'Chipping Sparrow'

2016-01-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
He is a tough little dude, isn't he? That is a fine image in every respect. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 11:49 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Thanks Christine, glad you enjoyed the image. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/ke

Pentax repairman interview

2016-01-31 Thread Ken Waller
Interesting interview about a (the) Pentax repairman. http://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/columns/twenty-questions-eric-hendrickson-interview.html Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/p

Re: PESO: Humpback

2016-01-31 Thread Ken Waller
I remember being told about a regulation about not intentionally approaching a Humpback any closer than 100 yards or so. Its different if they approach you. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: Re: PESO: Humpback

Re: PESO - 'Chipping Sparrow'

2016-01-31 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Mark. "Other birds fly south, why didn't I?..." Cause he loved Pure Michigan Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Mark C" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Chipping Sparrow' Excellent - as Ann said, he looks pissed off... "Other bird

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Kim Tang
I agree. Much of what you say maybe be true. But must ask. Some percent of used sales not going to fund purchase of brand new equipment from Pentax. Do you agree? Some is simply selling to bring dollars. Others could be to fund purchase of non-Pentax gear. So if majority of people follow i

Re: PESO - 'Chipping Sparrow'

2016-01-31 Thread Ken Waller
Thanks Christine, glad you enjoyed the image. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" Subject: Re: PESO - 'Chipping Sparrow' Gosh, Ken, that’s pretty. The coloring is wonderful, position of bird nice, no distract

Website with Pentax M42 and 6x7 Lens info

2016-01-31 Thread Mark C
Stumbled into this today: http://antiquecameras.net/pentaxm42lens.html It's new to me but maybe others have heard of it. Interesting mix of info presented about various lenses and some the outbound links are interesting and useful as well. The link above is to the M42 section of the site, it

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Darren Addy
Kim wrote: Good idea, but don't this hurt Pentax in the long run? Kim, I don't quite understand what you mean by "hurting Pentax in the long run"? In a sense, buying any used lens is less profitable for the company than if one purchased a new lens (which then causes the retailer to purchase more n

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread John
I don't care much for the pose, but the photo is well lit. It just doesn't really say "dance" to me. This says "DANCE", even if it's not under the bridge http://brooklynstreetbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Isadora-Duncan-Photo-Credit-Richard-Termine-1024x787.jpg On 1/31/2016 4:35 PM, Bob

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread John
On 1/31/2016 6:37 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:21 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I wish I could somehow turn gmail's spam filtering off, Firefox does a pretty good job of rerouting spam, to it's spam folder, it's much more convenient, and it actually learns what I consider to be s

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:48 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > That's the problem with gmail, I believe that it's spam filtering takes > place before user designed filters. Like I said, there's a filter option "Never send it to Spam". It does what it says. It kept Kim's email from going to Spam for me.

Re: PESO -- Sleeping Ent.

2016-01-31 Thread Rick Womer
I like it. The tiny pine tree to the right adds something. Rick On Jan 30, 2016, at 7:15 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20sleepingent.html > > Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/Sigma Zoom 70-210mm f.4.0~5.6 DC-II > > As usual comments are welcome b

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread P.J. Alling
I just checked my junk folder on Gmail and poor Kim had three emails one of which was a reply to one of my threads. I hope he didn't think I was being a dick and was just ignoring him. To clarify, you all know I can be a dick, but that's usually not because I ignore you. On 1/31/2016 4:57 P

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread P.J. Alling
That's the problem with gmail, I believe that it's spam filtering takes place before user designed filters. Thunderbird, (I called it Firefox, my bad), has an adaptive spam filter. If something isn't labeled as junk, and I think it is, I just mark it as junk and vice-versa, and it remembers.

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:21 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > I wish I could somehow turn gmail's spam filtering off, Firefox does a > pretty good job of rerouting spam, to it's spam folder, it's much more > convenient, and it actually learns what I consider to be spam. What if you create a filter with

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread P.J. Alling
Think of how I feel, I log into gmail through their pop interface. I never see my spam folder unless I log into gmail's web interface, a procedure I avoid like I would a bill collect from the mob. I wish I could somehow turn gmail's spam filtering off, Firefox does a pretty good job of rerout

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread P.J. Alling
It might be in your spam folder, and there do exist email servers that eat suspected spam and don't report it. I know that smashes e-mail protocols all to hell, but that doesn't stop it from happening. If such an e-mail was routed through such a server on it's way to you, then you'd never see

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread P.J. Alling
I could tell you but then I'd be required to kill myself. On 1/31/2016 4:20 PM, John wrote: On 1/31/2016 3:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That's not the Sun, it's the glow from the "event" no one is allowed to talk about. I know I'm going to regret asking, but you just lost me there. What "event

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread ann sanfedele
Well that explains why I didn't see it back when I took mine :-) ann On 1/31/2016 4:34 PM, John wrote: I think you're about a block too far back. It looks like you were between Front St & York St. I think you need to be between Water St & Front St to be able to frame the Empire State Building

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread ann sanfedele
That was the point of Dan's original post- that he doubted it ann On 1/31/2016 3:29 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I didn't notice that they'd stuck the Empire State building in there. On 1/31/2016 2:52 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: No it isn't Here is my shot from the same place - believe me, if I coul

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread P.J. Alling
I didn't notice that they'd stuck the Empire State building in there. On 1/31/2016 2:52 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: No it isn't Here is my shot from the same place - believe me, if I could have seen the Empire state fromthere it would have been in https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-F

Re: PESO: Humpback

2016-01-31 Thread John
Just don't get too close to them in a kayak or it might be the LAST item on your bucket list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u-MW7vF0-Y On 1/31/2016 1:15 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Neato! Must be amazing to see these creatures live! It’s on my bucket list! Cheers, Christine On Jan 30,

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Kim Tang
Good idea, but don't this hurt Pentax in the long run? Kim > If you are wanting a great lens optically and don't mind the > screwmount AF, this might open up a pathway to potential bargains - > buying a lens discounted because the SDM is not working & just > planning on doing the conversion

Re: Land Rover Pentax Content

2016-01-31 Thread John
I don't think so. The K2 also has a self timer lever that the camera in the video lacks. On 1/30/2016 7:15 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: K2 On 30 Jan 2016, at 21:08, John wrote: It's not a KX or KM because it doesn't have the self timer lever. On 1/29/2016 4:51 PM, Philip Northeast wrote: Picture

GESO 2016 - 022-031 - GDG

2016-01-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It was good to get out with a camera again yesterday. I was in a dreamy mood, the morning was gray at first and brightened later. Three of the ten photos I've posted: https://flic.kr/p/CJhPAU https://flic.kr/p/CJpBNv https://flic.kr/p/DeFGAN Set of ten photos available @ https://flic.kr/

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread ann sanfedele
Well.. ok I was a bit further back and using long lens... hmmm ann On 1/31/2016 2:52 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: No it isn't Here is my shot from the same place - believe me, if I could have seen the Empire state fromthere it would have been in https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foo

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks Matthew & John. Should have occurred to me to look there, particularly once it showed up on the PDML Archive. :\ It was there with this reason: "Why is this message in Spam? It has a from address in yahoo.com but has failed yahoo.com's required tests for authentication." No idea why that ha

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread ann sanfedele
No it isn't Here is my shot from the same place - believe me, if I could have seen the Empire state fromthere it would have been in https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-New-York/i-RNcjf6K/A ann On 1/31/2016 1:20 PM, David Parsons wrote: It's legit. https://www.googl

Re: OT: Enablement... 4x5 monorail view camera

2016-01-31 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks for the replies Ken and Bulent. I'm glad to learn that my tripod (Manfrotto 3021BPRO) should be adequate to support the camera. Also, I'm glad I chose the Arca-Swiss p0 monoball as it appears to be more than adequate for the job. (Although it is unusual to use a ball head with a view camera

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread Bob W-PDML
On 31 Jan 2016, at 21:20, John wrote: > >> On 1/31/2016 3:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> That's not the Sun, it's the glow from the "event" no one is allowed to >> talk about. > > I know I'm going to regret asking, but you just lost me there. What "event"? Nobody talks about it. B > > >>

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread John
You're on Gmail. Have you checked your "junk" folder? From what I've read here before that's the first place you should look if you're not seeing some of the list messages. On 1/31/2016 4:02 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I saw it on the list. Ch

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread Bob W-PDML
Well, that google images link certainly show that it's been done to death. Nevertheless, at least someone has found a way to squeeze a few drops of bad taste from the image of an enormous phallus penetrating a vesica piscis: http://danceasart.photoshelter.com/image/IDj5jMvVsPnI B > On 31

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread John
I think you're about a block too far back. It looks like you were between Front St & York St. I think you need to be between Water St & Front St to be able to frame the Empire State Building inside the bridge supports the way the photographer in Dan's found image did. To get the angle right, you'

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread John
On 1/31/2016 3:33 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: That's not the Sun, it's the glow from the "event" no one is allowed to talk about. I know I'm going to regret asking, but you just lost me there. What "event"? On 1/31/2016 1:06 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Call me sad, but I've just been on Google maps a

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread John
Plug these numbers into Google Maps search bar: 40.702820, -73.989601 & access street view. DUMBO means Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. I found that out using TinEye to search and see if I could find the original of the image. It doesn't look like the sun is setting in the north to me.

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Matthew Hunt
I use Gmail, and Kim's message showed up in my PDML folder, with a notice: "This message was not sent to Spam because of a filter you created." I have a filter that prevents PDML email from going to Spam. I created it a while ago, when several members' emails were all going to Spam. On Sun, Jan

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Darren Addy
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > I saw it on the list. > > Cheers > > Brian It is now showing up in the PDML archive, but I haven't seen in in my email yet. So, as an I.T. guy, I'm interested in how some people could see this on the list and some people (like me) would NOT

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Kim Tang
Good idea, but don't this hurt Pentax in the long run? Kim > If you are wanting a great lens optically and don't mind the > screwmount AF, this might open up a pathway to potential bargains - > buying a lens discounted because the SDM is not working & just > planning on doing the conversion befo

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Brian Walters
I saw it on the list. Cheers Brian On Mon, Feb 1, 2016, at 07:40 AM, Darren Addy wrote: > Where did this reply from Kim Tang come from? > I didn't receive it and it isn't showing up in the PDML archives. > https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/ > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 2:20 PM, John

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 31/1/16, David Parsons, discombobulated, unleashed: >Further back gets the buildings in the right perspective, but the >camera car shifted to the side so you can't see it in the street view. More height would do it - original photograph standing on step ladder? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Darren Addy
Where did this reply from Kim Tang come from? I didn't receive it and it isn't showing up in the PDML archives. https://www.mail-archive.com/pdml@pdml.net/ On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 2:20 PM, John wrote: > Probably not as much as the problems with SDM lenses did. > > On 1/31/2016 1:41 PM, Kim Tang

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread P.J. Alling
That's not the Sun, it's the glow from the "event" no one is allowed to talk about. On 1/31/2016 1:06 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Call me sad, but I've just been on Google maps and then Google streetview. If you put yourself on Washington Street between Water St and Front St you can see that view,

Re: OT: You can see my house from space

2016-01-31 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 31/1/16, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: >Good job I tidied up a bit: > https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/31/tim-peake-photographs- london-space-social-media#img-1 Some people just have money to burn! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |W

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread David Parsons
Further back gets the buildings in the right perspective, but the camera car shifted to the side so you can't see it in the street view. On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 31/1/16, David Parsons, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>It's legit. > > Crucially the ESB is visible

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Street Circus

2016-01-31 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 31/1/16, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hi! > >Here is a pic for you. > >http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/01/2016-03-street-circus.html > >Please be brutal and honest... Or both... Good photograph Boris but I have no idea what the photographer wants me to see ;-) -- Che

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread P.J. Alling
On 1/31/2016 1:25 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 31/1/16, David Parsons, discombobulated, unleashed: It's legit. Crucially the ESB is visible in the middle arch, although I suggest a bit further back than you location Dave I think if you correct for the keystone effect and crop it correctly you

Re: PESO: Humpback

2016-01-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 1:15 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Must be amazing to see these creatures live! It is indeed amazing. I am always thrilled when one breaches near our boat. I go out every year, at least twice, and the experience never becomes routine. Thanks for looking, Christine. Dan

Re: Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread John
Probably not as much as the problems with SDM lenses did. On 1/31/2016 1:41 PM, Kim Tang wrote: Good idea, but don't this hurt Pentax in the long run? Kim If you are wanting a great lens optically and don't mind the screwmount AF, this might open up a pathway to potential bargains - buying a

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread Bob W-PDML
Call me sad, but I've just been on Google maps and then Google streetview. If you put yourself on Washington Street between Water St and Front St you can see that view, albeit without the somewhat mysterious phenomenon of the sun apparently rising or setting in the north. But it's in a district

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread ann sanfedele
What's wrong is the proportion of the Empire state to the arch it is under... also at this point more taller buildings are in the way But it does make me want to grab my DA 55-300 and head to Brooklyn... Maybe I'll do it tomorrow ann On 1/31/2016 2:59 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: Well.. ok I was

OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Ann, is this view even possible? http://themetapicture.com/photogenic-nyc-view/ or just another photoshop? 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, ple

Re: PESO -- A Frame overlooking Deer Lake.

2016-01-31 Thread Jack Davis
Agreed; A sharp image somewhat limited by a very close crop. J - Original Message - From: "Mark C" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 7:39:10 PM Subject: Re: PESO -- A Frame overlooking Deer Lake. Nice! Colors and composition are excellent. On 1/30/2016 6:

Re: Boris PESO #03 - Street Circus

2016-01-31 Thread Boris Liberman
Which means that the photograph is not so good... On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 8:27 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 31/1/16, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Hi! >> >>Here is a pic for you. >> >>http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/01/2016-03-street-circus.html >> >>Please be brutal an

PESO: Breach

2016-01-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
>From our Whale Watch Thursday: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18180680&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom Comments are invited and appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdm

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 31/1/16, David Parsons, discombobulated, unleashed: >It's legit. Crucially the ESB is visible in the middle arch, although I suggest a bit further back than you location Dave -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- __

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread David Parsons
It's legit. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7029836,-73.9895968,3a,75y,354.23h,95.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSteR_VZMWJQK9fsWUNG-qA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Ann, is this view even possible? > http://themetapicture.com/photogenic-nyc-view/ > >

Boris PESO #03 - Street Circus

2016-01-31 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Here is a pic for you. http://pentax-ways.blogspot.co.il/2016/01/2016-03-street-circus.html Please be brutal and honest... Or both... -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the lin

Re: OT: NYC View

2016-01-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > it's in a district called Dumbo, so what do I know? LOL. MARK! 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 th

OT: You can see my house from space

2016-01-31 Thread Bob W-PDML
Good job I tidied up a bit: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/31/tim-peake-photographs-london-space-social-media#img-1 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 directly above and

Re: PESO: Humpback

2016-01-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Neato! Must be amazing to see these creatures live! It’s on my bucket list! Cheers, Christine > On Jan 30, 2016, at 1:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18180085&size=lg > Comments are invited > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/dani

Re: PESO -- Why Deer Lake is.

2016-01-31 Thread Christine Aguila
Still a dramatic shot of the water! Cheers, Christine > On Jan 30, 2016, at 10:47 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > Just one more shot from Deer Lake. > > I took a number of vertical and horizontal images of this and as I didn't > have a tripod, and there was no convenient support to lean up agains

Re: PESO -- Sleeping Ent.

2016-01-31 Thread Christine Aguila
A Lovely old tree! The theme for this year’s Earth Day 4/22 is Trees! Cheers, Christine > On Jan 30, 2016, at 6:15 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20sleepingent.html > > Equipment: Pentax K-5II w/Sigma Zoom 70-210mm f.4.0~5.6 DC-II > >

Converting bad SDM to screw drive AF

2016-01-31 Thread Darren Addy
Most are probably aware, but I wanted to remind everyone that a bad SDM does not make a lens worthless. Besides getting the SDM repaired, you can also convert the lens to a regular screw drive AF. Most who have experience with a converted SDM lens say that it actually focuses slightly faster than S

Re: Hot Rodding a mac mini

2016-01-31 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Amusing... :-) I have the 2012 mini with 2.6Ghz i7 quad-core, 16G RAM, and 1T SSD fitted internally. I keep 300-400G free space on it; all my data and my accounts are stored on fast external drives (USB3 or Thunderbolt connections). It's a very fast little machine this way. G > On Jan 30, 20

PESO: Mourning Dove

2016-01-31 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Just for Ann. A Zebra Dove, the smaller of the two mourning doves that are found everywhere in Hawaii and fill the air will their constant cooing: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18180393&size=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom Comments are invited. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/