Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

2016-03-23 Thread Larry Colen
I talked to the guy who did the 3-d printer caps and he has already done a couple of designs very similar to what I was thinking: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1025793 There is a 3-d printer in sunnyvale that will do the 1x3 version for about $23. Larry Colen wrote: A few nights ago, Nico

Re: Peso - Spiral Stairs

2016-03-23 Thread ann sanfedele
well if you think of the spooky movie, then the hand works well.. :-) I understand your waffling - hard to decide ann On 3/23/2016 5:41 PM, Mark C wrote: Another from Charleston, SC: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spiral-stairs K3 and DA 17-70. I'm of a mixed mind if the dude

Re: Pentax Full Frame Review (August 1981)

2016-03-23 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Mark: I doubt I would be in use 35 years from now. :-) Darren: Thanks for posting, - it was fun to read. It got me thinking: how much of the shutter accuracy measurements matter now? I.e., how accurate the shutter speed of the modern DSLRs is? I haven't seen those tests done for any of the di

Re: GESO: Swingset Lounge

2016-03-23 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Nicole, There are some nice photos there! Nice catches with the facial expressions and poses. IMGP0752.jpg is probably my favorite one from this set. In all this set, I like how you focus on the specific person/couple. That, IMO, makes it a more powerful shot. (You may have read, - I was comme

Re: PESO: Catbird Seat

2016-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
The kid looks thrilled to be up there, too! Nice slice-of-life shot. Rick On Mar 23, 2016, at 8:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Watching the local Memorial Day Parade: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18204956 > K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 > Comments are invited and appreciated. > > Dan Maty

PESO: Catbird Seat

2016-03-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Watching the local Memorial Day Parade: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18204956 K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 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/pdml_pdml

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

2016-03-23 Thread Mark Stringer
I like diy stuff. DIY was a big part of my darkroom days. Still have a very good print washer. I will probably use this idea. Thanks Larry. On 3/23/2016 5:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A few nights ago, Nicole sent me a link to this gadget, which basically works as a socket rail for lenses: http

Re: PESO - Spreading

2016-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Christine. The Missouri Botanical Gardens are simply amazing; and they're a lot closer to Chicago than Philly! Rick On Mar 23, 2016, at 4:10 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > Had I not read your message, Rick, I would have thought you were back in > England. Good documentation of the tre

PESO - Stone Beach

2016-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
In the Japanese Garden section of the Missouri Botanical Garden: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18202107&size=lg (K-5, DA 50-200) Comments appreciated. Rick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: Peso - Spiral Stairs

2016-03-23 Thread Ken Waller
Unfortunate IMO, otherwise a really neat shot. -Original Message- >From: Mark C >Subject: Peso - Spiral Stairs > > Another from Charleston, SC: > >http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spiral-stairs > >K3 and DA 17-70. I'm of a mixed mind if the dude was a fortuitous >acc

Re: Peso - Spiral Stairs

2016-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
Fisheye? I love the distortion; it and the guy at the rail and the monochrome rendering make this a great shot! (Now pardon me while I go trash all my spiral staircase shots... ) Rick On Mar 23, 2016, at 5:41 PM, Mark C wrote: >Another from Charleston, SC: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

2016-03-23 Thread John
One possibility is instead of putting them all in a straight line, stagger them on the base. so that: o o o o o becomes o o o o o which seems to fit the shape of the camera bag a bit better. On 3/23/2016 7:05 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Nice. I might borrow the idea. One iss

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

2016-03-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's basically how I carry my lenses in my Pelican cases. Of course Pelicans are much more secure and protective. Soft bags suck, but I use one from time to time. Paul via phone > On Mar 23, 2016, at 7:05 PM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Nice. I might borrow the idea. > One issue I see is s

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

2016-03-23 Thread Stanley Halpin
Nice. I might borrow the idea. One issue I see is spacing. Assume I have 5 lenses of different diameter; four mounted on the “rail” in the bag, one on the camera. Camera lens comes off, new one from the bag goes on. Used lens goes into the bag IFF the gap left is large enough… A way around this

Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

2016-03-23 Thread Larry Colen
A few nights ago, Nicole sent me a link to this gadget, which basically works as a socket rail for lenses: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1338372981/lensracks-quick-change-camera-gear-storage-system/description Unfortunately, they don't support Pentax lenses. But that did give me an idea

Peso - Spiral Stairs

2016-03-23 Thread Mark C
Another from Charleston, SC: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/spiral-stairs K3 and DA 17-70. I'm of a mixed mind if the dude was a fortuitous accident or an unfortunate accident. Comments welcome. Mark --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus softwa

Re: PESO - Spreading

2016-03-23 Thread Nicole Jacque
That tree has a lot of character! > On Mar 22, 2016, at 5:49 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > A tree in the (wonderful!) Missouri Botanical Garden: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18202108&size=lg > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > > Comments appreciated. > > Rick > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discus

Re: PESO - Downtown Sunset

2016-03-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! that’s nice, Rick! Cheers, Christine > On Mar 20, 2016, at 5:08 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Another from my St. Louis hotel room: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18202109 > > (K-5, DA 16-45) > > Comments appreciated. > > Rick > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO Sunday Sparrow

2016-03-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Very nice, Paul! Cheers, Christine > On Mar 21, 2016, at 8:10 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Not much time for photography lately. Fixing up and packing up, getting ready > to move. But I did spend a few minutes shooting birds from my deck yesterday. > This sparrow was my favorite. With the 1

Re: Peso - Tree at Middleton Place (Non IR Version)

2016-03-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Just Beautiful, Mark! The greens in this frame are wonderful! Cheers, Christine > On Mar 20, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Mark C wrote: > > Not infrared: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/tree-at-middleton-place-non > > or on flickr: > > https://flickr.com/photos/markcassino/2530

Re: PESO Starbucks Redux

2016-03-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Sweet—and what Bob said! Cheers, Christine > On Mar 21, 2016, at 5:46 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > I like the way her face and hair echo the Starbucks mermaid. > > B > >> On 21 Mar 2016, at 22:43, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> Grace and I used to be regulars, stopping after a day at the park so

Re: PESO: Cooleen

2016-03-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Cute! Cheers, Christine > On Mar 22, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Thanks, Ken. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Ken Waller wrote: >> Cool. >> >> >> -Original Message- >>> From: "Danie

Re: PESO - Spreading

2016-03-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Had I not read your message, Rick, I would have thought you were back in England. Good documentation of the tree roots. Cheers, Christine > On Mar 22, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > A tree in the (wonderful!) Missouri Botanical Garden: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1

Re: GESO: Rainy day flowers

2016-03-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Hi Nicole: Those are nice—especially the mono 0342, I think the number was (?) Cheers, Christine > On Mar 21, 2016, at 7:33 PM, Nicole Jacque wrote: > > Continuing my dabbling with macro photography, I killed some time yesterday > (while Larry was doing actual useful stuff in his garden) b

More Megapickles

2016-03-23 Thread Larry Colen
Seen on the facebook pentaxian group: http://newcameranews.com/2015/04/01/shocking-nikon-canon-to-end-camera-development/ Note the little request at the bottom about sharing. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml

Re: Amazon digital media sale. I'm dumfounded.

2016-03-23 Thread John
On 3/22/2016 10:57 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/22/2016 6:02 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 3/22/2016 4:23 PM, Bill wrote: On 3/22/2016 11:51 AM, David J Brooks wrote: On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 1:02 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: I only report this, as I'm sure a number of others are on Amazon's mailing list here,

Re: PESO - Spreading

2016-03-23 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks, Dave. I wonder how they keep kids from climbing it--the moss is rather fragile. Maybe it'll be trampled in a few weeks! Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 12:45 AM, David Mann wrote: > Nice, I like the moss. > > That tree must be popular with the kids. It's jus

Re: Amazon digital media sale. I'm dumfounded.

2016-03-23 Thread David Parsons
My first digital camera took SmartMedia cards. It was a Fuji DX-8. 640x480 resolution. I bought it a the Navy Exchange in Yokouka Japan in 1998. The camera cost $400 and the cards I got were 1 or 2 MB. Interestingly, that camera would output video via a composite jack but it couldn't record and

Re: Amazon digital media sale. I'm dumfounded.

2016-03-23 Thread Brian Walters
On Wed, Mar 23, 2016, at 01:57 PM, Bill wrote: > On 3/22/2016 6:02 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > On 3/22/2016 4:23 PM, Bill wrote: > >> On 3/22/2016 11:51 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > >>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 1:02 PM, P.J. Alling > >>> wrote: > I only report this, as I'm sure a number of other