Re: Peso-Voltage

That's nice. You're certainly right about the stare! I like that you left the power lines in the frame. Cheers, Dave > On Mar 25, 2016, at 7:58 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Because of the shocking stare. > This AM. > > C appreciated! > > Thanks! > > J > >

PESO 9 at night

I played with my camera on the way home from the dojo a few nights ago. I mostly determined that I need to find some sharp, fast, wide glass, preferably one that I can afford. The 31 was neither fast, nor wide, enough for the shot that I wanted to get of trees sticking up through the fog.

Re: Pentax Full Frame Review (August 1981)

I have a focal-plane shutter tester app that uses the sound of the shutter curtains to determine when the first and second curtains land, using that plus the size of the format to calculate effective exposure time. It seems pretty accurate. I haven't used it in some time, I wonder if it runs

Re: Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

On 3/24/2016 2:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote: And it isn't even April Fools Day! https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ Yeah, I just saw that & stopped in here to let everyone know. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML

Re: PESO - Spreading

I _think_ it is a fig tree ann On 3/24/2016 1:22 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Mark. Paul, unfortunately there was no sign identifying the tree--I was wondering the same thing. The MoBo Garden is in the early stages of a sign-replacement project. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Thu,

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

I have a guy about 6 miles from me whose auto generated estimate for the 3-base and 4-base holders is a total of $34± However, I could also go with someone further downstate with an estimate of $1042 or something like that. Obviously much higher quality! I haven’t decided whether to proceed

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

> On Mar 24, 2016, at 11:08 AM, steve harley wrote: > > On 2016-03-23 17:05 , Stanley Halpin wrote: >> A different trick I picked up here many years ago. Take two rear lens caps, >> epoxy them together. Once the joint is dry, I put a strip of electrical tape >> or book

Re: Geso: 1st Spring walkabout

On 24/3/16, Donald Guthrie, discombobulated, unleashed: >Sorry, haven't posted much here lately but I have been lurking & >checking out everyone's posting. I have been saddened by the untimely >deaths reported, enlightened by the tech info, and enriched by the >quality of photography posted by

Re: Geso: 1st Spring walkabout

Nicely done, Don! J - Original Message - From: "Paul Stenquist" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 1:15:51 PM Subject: Re: Geso: 1st Spring walkabout A nice gallery. Rich color, attractive compositions Paul > On Mar 24,

Re: Peso-Voltage

Captivating! Thanks, Ann! J - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 3:03:37 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Voltage Oh he is a cutie! ann On 3/24/2016 2:58 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Because of

Re: Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

> On Mar 24, 2016, at 2:49 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > > And it isn't even April Fools Day! > https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ > > > -- > “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” > ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above > Thanks. -- PDML

Re: Peso-Voltage

Oh he is a cutie! ann On 3/24/2016 2:58 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Because of the shocking stare. This AM. C appreciated! Thanks! J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1041 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Geso: 1st Spring walkabout

Thank you Paul, sometimes when under no pressure or time constraints, compositions in camera, come easier. On 3/24/16 3:45 PM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 5 Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:15:51 -0400 From: Paul Stenquist To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

April PUG Countdown

G'day, all A bit of a slow start for this one - only one submission so far for the April PUG: Theme: A Fork in the Road Submit here: http://pug.komkon.org/general/autosubmit.html Nom. closing date 31 March. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

John wrote: Too late for that! But, which one did you link to - the ones that work Ok or the ones that suck? When I search the Fotodiox site, I only come up with the one rear lens cap that says "PK (r)". How do I find the ones that are "cheaper and OK"? These are the good ones for $3 each.

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

John wrote: Too late for that! But, which one did you link to - the ones that work Ok or the ones that suck? When I search the Fotodiox site, I only come up with the one rear lens cap that says "PK (r)". How do I find the ones that are "cheaper and OK"? The ones that work the best, are the

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

On 2016-03-24 10:47 , Larry Colen wrote: The best price for quality I've found was this on the fotodiox caps: https://www.fotodioxpro.com/rear-lens-cap-for-pentax-k-mount.html The fotodiox caps tend to hold on fairly tight. The ones that say "pentax" are cheaper and OK, the ones that say PK,

Re: Peso-Voltage

Jack Davis wrote: That's exactly what I thought. Get help, Larry. Huh? You asked for C I shared my ideas, they were suggestions of what to try, not commandments. If you don't like them, don't do them, you don't need to be snarky. If, on the other hand, you're making a joke, I'm afraid

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

Too late for that! But, which one did you link to - the ones that work Ok or the ones that suck? When I search the Fotodiox site, I only come up with the one rear lens cap that says "PK (r)". How do I find the ones that are "cheaper and OK"? On 3/24/2016 1:20 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Larry

Re: Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

I'll download it but it won't riun on my 10-6.8 but at least i'll have it. Dave On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 4:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > David Parsons wrote: > >>"We’re excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used >>by

Re: Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

Ingrato On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > David Parsons wrote: > >>"We’re excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used >>by professionals to even more people now. ?" >> >>We are killing it, so grab it

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

It's because Pentax is the Rodney Dangerfield of camera systems. That 3D printer base cap looks like it has links you can use to send the idea to a PUBLIC 3D printer, although the nearest one to me is 354.6 miles away; they're available starting at $79.95 each with delivery in 5 days. Not an

Re: Peso - Spiral Stairs

Thanks, Rick - no distortion, that is the shape of the staircase. Just the wide end of the 17-70, cropped a little bit to exclude a painting that intruded on one side. On 3/23/2016 8:23 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Fisheye? I love the distortion; it and the guy at the rail and the monochrome

Re: Peso - Spiral Stairs

Thanks, Ken. On 3/23/2016 8:29 PM, Ken Waller wrote: 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

Re: Peso - Spiral Stairs

Thanks, Ann. The guide told us that the stairs were under conservation and were not used (the tour group used the back stairs to go up) - so I don't know if the guy on them was an errant visitor from another group, someone associated with the house or... what. One night we went on a ghost

Re: Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

David Parsons wrote: >"We’re excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used >by professionals to even more people now. ?" > >We are killing it, so grab it before we delete it from our servers. Adobe has pretty much killed it, by adding features to

Re: Peso-Voltage

That's exactly what I thought. Get help, Larry. J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2016, at 1:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Jack Davis wrote: >> Larry, >> Have you downloaded this image and made those changes? > > Nope, I held paper up to my computer screen. An

Re: Peso - Spiral Stairs

On 3/24/2016 3:58 PM, John wrote: Appears squashed vertically. I'm guessing that is not the case, and the spiral itself is oval shaped rather than round? Yep - they are oval shaped and actually a little irregular. Free standing cantilevered. I think I would have gotten a better shot if I had

Re: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

On 3/24/2016 1:20 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Darren Addy wrote: Kodak's advice: http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/33120/~/remove-mold%2Ffungus-from-negatives-or-slides/selected/true This site also says that naptha can be used:

Re: Peso-Spring Pond

Appreciated, Paul. J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Nice color, attractive symmetrical reflections. Works for me. > > Paul >> On Mar 24, 2016, at 3:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> >> >> Shot earlier

Re: Peso-Voltage

Also, shocking! Thanks, Paul. J Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2016, at 1:14 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Electrifying. > >> On Mar 24, 2016, at 2:58 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> >> >> Because of the shocking stare. >> This AM. >> >> C

Re: More Megapickles

David Parsons wrote: A year late, and a week early... Actually, their whole site is satire. I thought people would appreciate the reference to Voldemort at the bottom. On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Seen on the facebook pentaxian group:

Re: Peso-Voltage

Jack Davis wrote: Larry, Have you downloaded this image and made those changes? Nope, I held paper up to my computer screen. An alternate crop is to draw a line for the lower left corner, through the hawk's eye, and put the top right corner where it intersects a line a little above the top

Re: Geso: 1st Spring walkabout

A nice gallery. Rich color, attractive compositions Paul > On Mar 24, 2016, at 4:04 PM, Donald Guthrie wrote: > > Sorry, haven't posted much here lately but I have been lurking & checking out > everyone's posting. I have been saddened by the untimely deaths reported, >

Re: Peso - Spiral Stairs

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 was a fortuitous accident or an unfortunate accident. Comments welcome. Mark Appears squashed vertically.

Re: Peso-Voltage

Electrifying. > On Mar 24, 2016, at 2:58 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Because of the shocking stare. > This AM. > > C appreciated! > > Thanks! > > J > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1041 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >

Re: Peso-Spring Pond

Nice color, attractive symmetrical reflections. Works for me. Paul > On Mar 24, 2016, at 3:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > > Shot earlier today. > > C Appreciated! > > Thanks! > > J > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1042 > > -- > PDML

Geso: 1st Spring walkabout

Sorry, haven't posted much here lately but I have been lurking & checking out everyone's posting. I have been saddened by the untimely deaths reported, enlightened by the tech info, and enriched by the quality of photography posted by the members. So PDML goes on. With the 1st warm days

Re: More Megapickles

A year late, and a week early... On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > 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. > -- >

Re: Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

"We’re excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used by professionals to even more people now. " We are killing it, so grab it before we delete it from our servers. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 2:51 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > They say: > "Today we’re making

Peso-Spring Pond

Shot earlier today. C Appreciated! Thanks! J http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1042 -- 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 the directions.

Re: Peso-Voltage

Larry, Have you downloaded this image and made those changes? Appreciate your commenting, Larry. J - Original Message - From: "Larry Colen" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 12:15:12 PM Subject: Re: Peso-Voltage Jack Davis

Re: Peso-Voltage

Jack Davis wrote: Because of the shocking stare. This AM. Very cool C appreciated! If you can, I'd go in a lot tighter, put the top just over the pole and the right edge just to the right of the bird, perhaps a square crop, about half the area of the current framing. Thanks! J

Peso-Voltage

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Re: Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

They say: "Today we’re making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free. Photo enthusiasts all over the world use the Nik Collection to get the best out of their images every day. As we continue to focus our long-term investments in building incredible photo editing tools for mobile,

Google's entire Nik Collection now FREE

And it isn't even April Fools Day! https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: PESO - Spreading

Thanks, Mark. Paul, unfortunately there was no sign identifying the tree--I was wondering the same thing. The MoBo Garden is in the early stages of a sign-replacement project. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >

RE: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

Darren Addy wrote: > Kodak's advice: > http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/33120/~/remove- > mold%2Ffungus-from-negatives-or-slides/selected/true > This site also says that naptha can be used: > http://www.old-photo.com/pages/35mm-slide-cleaning.htm > > Pure alcohol. Would that

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

Larry Colen wrote: The fotodiox caps tend to hold on fairly tight. The ones that say "pentax" are cheaper and OK, the ones that say PK, suck. I just received an email back from Sara at fotodioxpro on quantity discounts, and she's willing to go $2/cap. Oops, I just heard that she didn't

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

steve harley wrote: On 2016-03-23 17:05 , Stanley Halpin wrote: A different trick I picked up here many years ago. Take two rear lens caps, epoxy them together. Once the joint is dry, I put a strip of electrical tape or book binding tape around the joint to stabilize it against the torque

Re: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

Kodak's advice: http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/33120/~/remove-mold%2Ffungus-from-negatives-or-slides/selected/true This site also says that naptha can be used: http://www.old-photo.com/pages/35mm-slide-cleaning.htm Pure alcohol. Would that mean you could also use Everclear?

Re: Pentax Full Frame Review (August 1981)

On 2016-03-23 20:38 , Igor PDML-StR wrote: 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 digital cameras. I suspect that DSLRs would not be as easy to

Re: Pentax Full Frame Review (August 1981)

I compare exposure differentiation from one shutter speed to the next. That doesn't quantify it, but it does ensure a workable camer. Paul via phone > On Mar 24, 2016, at 11:04 AM, steve harley wrote: > >> On 2016-03-23 20:38 , Igor PDML-StR wrote: >> It got me thinking:

Re: PESO - Spreading

Amazing. What kind of tree? Paul via phone Paul via phone > On Mar 24, 2016, at 10:54 AM, Mark C wrote: > > NIce capture of a great specimen, Rick. > >> On 3/22/2016 8:49 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> A tree in the (wonderful!) Missouri Botanical Garden: >> >>

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

On 2016-03-23 17:05 , Stanley Halpin wrote: A different trick I picked up here many years ago. Take two rear lens caps, epoxy them together. Once the joint is dry, I put a strip of electrical tape or book binding tape around the joint to stabilize it against the torque from

Re: PESO - Spreading

NIce capture of a great specimen, Rick. On 3/22/2016 8:49 PM, Rick Womer wrote: A tree in the (wonderful!) Missouri Botanical Garden: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18202108=lg (K-5, DA 16-45) Comments appreciated. Rick --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast

RE: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

Paul Stenquist wrote: > You can still buy PEC-12, a liquid film cleaner, from most camera > stores and numerous web sources. Not as good as the old stuff, which > contained a chemical that's now banned, but it does a decent job. > Paul via phone Thanks Paul, I've just ordered some. I've already

Re: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

You can still buy PEC-12, a liquid film cleaner, from most camera stores and numerous web sources. Not as good as the old stuff, which contained a chemical that's now banned, but it does a decent job. Paul via phone Paul via phone > On Mar 24, 2016, at 4:41 AM, Malcolm Smith

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

Looks great for small lenses. Wonder how much weight it can hold safely? Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- From: Larry Colen Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 11:40 PM To: Pentax-Discuss List Subject: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment A few nights ago, Nicole sent me a link to this gadget,

Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

I've just been given 3 x 100 boxes of slides in sealed trays which date back to the 1970s. They have been poorly stored and some of the slides (about half) have some measure of mould damage or other damage. They are mostly of family and local area of the period and are time worthy for me to try

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

Larry, as others have already commented, your bag baseplate idea is very good. A thin Al or plywood base would do the trick. As far as the original rail is concerned, the Nikon/Canon caps only need to be replaced by Pentax ones. I can't understand why that option is not offered seeing they

Re: Carrying lenses, DIY experiment

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,