Re: OT - DxO Optics Pro 9 Free Download

On 6/17/2016 11:45 PM, Brian Walters wrote: On Sat, Jun 18, 2016, at 12:46 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: Well that was disappointing, 64bit only, sadly I'm running a 32bit OS on the desktop. I've been planning an upgrade but I still haven't figured out workarounds on all my hardware, so it's in

Re: OT - DxO Optics Pro 9 Free Download

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016, at 12:46 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > Well that was disappointing, 64bit only, sadly I'm running a 32bit OS on > the desktop. I've been planning an upgrade but I still haven't figured > out workarounds on all my hardware, so it's in storage. It's a good > download file, the

Re: Fire Sale Friday

On 6/17/2016 7:14 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Bill wrote: Look kids, I have two APS-C lenses left. I think they are the best of the crop. The 35mm f/2.8 LTD has been called one of the best lenses ever by Mike (I hate cat pictures) Johnston, and our own Godders once called the 70mm LTD the

Dust alert gone

I just noticed that dust alert has been removed from the K-1. :-( -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse any swypos. http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: Question about using a photoprinter with a non-photo paper

Bulent - my sense is that other-than-photo paper is too absorbent. Try it to confirm… Translating your mm to inches, and rounding, it seems that your target is a page 8” x 16”. If you had a printer that accepted 16x20 paper you could do a layout in LR whereby you printed on 16x20, folded to

Re: OT - DxO Optics Pro 9 Free Download

Well that was disappointing, 64bit only, sadly I'm running a 32bit OS on the desktop. I've been planning an upgrade but I still haven't figured out workarounds on all my hardware, so it's in storage. It's a good download file, the Win7 laptop likes it. But, I only use that for real work.

Re: OT - DxO Optics Pro 9 Free Download

Actually DXO Optics Pro 8 supports the K-3 and 3II IIRC. I've been using it since the last free download. I quite like it, it gives pretty good results and keeps me from exercising my anathema to Adobe too much, (I still use an old version of Photoshop but that's another story). Thanks for

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

On 6/17/2016 7:56 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: With me it is that every little change inthe appearance or location of things you do... etc is a challengethese days... I just can't cope emotionally withit...doesn't matter if it is good or not or if it works well - it's that it is different . Took

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

On 6/17/2016 8:25 PM, Bill wrote: On 6/17/2016 5:57 PM, John Coyle wrote: Ever since W10 was announced, Microsoft have been very clear about the free upgrade policy. You had to have W7 or W8+ installed, and the offer would end after one year post its availability in your area. Like Paul - I

Re: New KAF4 Lens Mount on latest HD 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM WR lens

On 6/17/2016 6:27 PM, Bill wrote: On 6/17/2016 2:51 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 6/16/2016 7:40 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 16/6/16, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Then they missed the mark. Video shooters want not just silent operation, but step-less aperture adjustments as well.

OT - DxO Optics Pro 9 Free Download

It's an older version but might be useful for someone. I think it support Pentax up as far as the K-3. http://www.dxo.com/de/profifoto The link is in German but it's easy to sort out - just enter an email address and wait for the download link and activation code to arrive, Cheers Brian

Re: Fire Sale Friday

Bill wrote: Look kids, I have two APS-C lenses left. I think they are the best of the crop. The 35mm f/2.8 LTD has been called one of the best lenses ever by Mike (I hate cat pictures) Johnston, and our own Godders once called the 70mm LTD the equivalent of the 77 in everything but circle of

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

On 6/17/2016 5:57 PM, John Coyle wrote: Ever since W10 was announced, Microsoft have been very clear about the free upgrade policy. You had to have W7 or W8+ installed, and the offer would end after one year post its availability in your area. Like Paul - I really don't understand the fuss: I

Re: vignetting on the K-1 --- Lightroom 6.6

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 8:14 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Thanks a bunch. I'll check that out. Unfortunately Adobe seems to be > learning from Facebook about how to document their upgrades. I find their release notes to be excellent, though you may have to look for them:

Re: Fire Sale Friday

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 7:57 PM, Bill wrote: > On 6/17/2016 5:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> to bad i did not know you were dumping your fuji stuff i may have been >> interested >> > > I haven't had any offers on it that I know of. Can you off list me with what

Re: vignetting on the K-1 --- Lightroom 6.6

Matthew Hunt wrote: On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Interestingly the four button profile correction menu has been changed to only two: profile and manual. In Lightroom CC corresponding to 6.6, they've added manually-aided automatic perspective

Re: Fire Sale Friday

Bill wrote: Look kids, I have two APS-C lenses left. I think they are the best of the crop. ^^ I see what you did there. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: New KAF4 Lens Mount on latest HD 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM WR lens

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. Same to you Fujiman. How long until the K-1 is too heavy to carry? You moved to Fuji because the K series were too big and the new Pentax lenses were uninspiring. Fuji was more like shooting an LX. You think Ricoh gave a damn about one user

RE: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

Ever since W10 was announced, Microsoft have been very clear about the free upgrade policy. You had to have W7 or W8+ installed, and the offer would end after one year post its availability in your area. Like Paul - I really don't understand the fuss: I upgraded as soon as it was available in

Re: Fire Sale Friday

On 6/17/2016 5:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: to bad i did not know you were dumping your fuji stuff i may have been interested I haven't had any offers on it that I know of. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

With me it is that every little change inthe appearance or location of things you do... etc is a challengethese days... I just can't cope emotionally withit...doesn't matter if it is good or not or if it works well - it's that it is different . Took me months to get used to wndows 7 and there

Re: Fire Sale Friday

to bad i did not know you were dumping your fuji stuff i may have been interested Oh well Dave On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 6:54 PM, Bill wrote: > Look kids, I have two APS-C lenses left. I think they are the best of the > crop. The 35mm f/2.8 LTD has been called one of

Fire Sale Friday

Look kids, I have two APS-C lenses left. I think they are the best of the crop. The 35mm f/2.8 LTD has been called one of the best lenses ever by Mike (I hate cat pictures) Johnston, and our own Godders once called the 70mm LTD the equivalent of the 77 in everything but circle of coverage.

Re: vignetting on the K-1 --- Lightroom 6.6

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > Interestingly the four button profile correction menu has been changed > to only two: profile and manual. In Lightroom CC corresponding to 6.6, they've added manually-aided automatic perspective correction. In other words,

Re: vignetting on the K-1 --- Lightroom 6.6

Larry Colen wrote: Despite getting the 28-105 as a "daily driver" lens, I've hardly used it. Driving over 17 tonight, I saw a medevac chopper at the helipad at the summit, and stopped to take photos. On my first editing pass I noticed vignetting on the photos. So, I shot a bunch of pictures of

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

On 6/17/2016 7:41 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: that's not comforting, Bill - A friend of mine said Windows 10 hijacked his computer - :-( I'm really not sure what the bruahua is about. I've been using Win 10 for six months or so with fewer irritations than I've had with any other OS. sigh

Re: New KAF4 Lens Mount on latest HD 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM WR lens

On 6/17/2016 2:51 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: On 6/16/2016 7:40 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 16/6/16, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Then they missed the mark. Video shooters want not just silent operation, but step-less aperture adjustments as well. The current camera bodies don't

Re: New KAF4 Lens Mount on latest HD 55-300 f4.5-6.3 PLM WR lens

On 6/16/2016 7:40 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 16/6/16, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Then they missed the mark. Video shooters want not just silent operation, but step-less aperture adjustments as well. The current camera bodies don't support this and I don't see how they can,

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

Now THAT is good news ann On 6/17/2016 11:06 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: According to a friend of mine in the IT business the "upgrade" to Windows 10 will no longer be free after the end of June. The automatic upgrades and nag pop-ups will end then. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

ah - yup I think so I thinkhe has 8.1 - thanks, John On 6/17/2016 12:17 PM, John wrote: He likely had a Windows 8 or 8.1 Home Edition with Windows Update set to "automatic". On 6/17/2016 9:41 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: that's not comforting, Bill - A friend of mine said Windows 10 hijacked

Question about using a photoprinter with a non-photo paper

I have an Epson R2880 printer which I use rather infrequently. I normally use it with proper inkjet photoprinter papers. Nowadays I am thinking of printing a few photoalbums / photobooks on custom-sized papers. The unusual size of the papers (about 84 cm in length and less than 20 cm in width, to

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

switched to Win 10 without his telling it to... which lead to my tool bar button paranoia -) I turn offf my computer and modem every night these days... every couple of weeks when I do that it asks me NOT to powerdown my computer because it is doing updates... in fact, it prevents me from

Fwd: Announcement Regarding Eyefi Cloud

I got this email today from eye-fi. I wonder if it portends any improvement in eye-fi and Pentax interoperability. Original Message Subject:Announcement Regarding Eyefi Cloud Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:45:30 -0500 (CDT) From: Eyefi

Historic Photograph taken with pentax camera

Hi Here in South Africa we had a public holiday yesterday commemorating the June 16 uprising of the youth in 1976. I know most of us have seen the picture that is related to that day. The picture of the body of Hector Pieterson being carried down the street in Soweto Johannesburg. link to

Re: PESO: St Paul's Bay

Thanks, Bob. It certainly is an attractive and enjoyable part of the world. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 11:18 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Dan, > Your photos are a great promo for the Agean. Wonderful stuff! >

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

He likely had a Windows 8 or 8.1 Home Edition with Windows Update set to "automatic". On 6/17/2016 9:41 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: that's not comforting, Bill - A friend of mine said Windows 10 hijacked his computer - :-( sigh On 6/16/2016 7:36 PM, Bill wrote: On 6/16/2016 3:44 PM, ann

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

On 6/17/2016 11:06 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: According to a friend of mine in the IT business the "upgrade" to Windows 10 will no longer be free after the end of June. The automatic upgrades and nag pop-ups will end then. I believe the date it stops being a free "upgrade" is July 28th. Not

Re: PESO: St Paul's Bay

Dan, Your photos are a great promo for the Agean. Wonderful stuff! Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 11:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > A view from the Lindos Acropolis on Rhodes: > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18247598=lg > K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom >

Re: PESO: Windmills Three

Thanks, Jack. This was as close as I could get to these windmills, which attracted me because of the color and textures, and the way they cling to the hill. I have some more typical white windmills from Mykonos that I got up close and personal with. Dan Matyola

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

According to a friend of mine in the IT business the "upgrade" to Windows 10 will no longer be free after the end of June. The automatic upgrades and nag pop-ups will end then. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Windmills Three

Crisp image, Dan! May not have been practical or even possible, but I suspect getting much closer might have provided some dynamic images. J - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016

PESO: Windmills Three

On the Greek isle of Patmos: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18246997=lg K-5 IIs, DA 18-138 Comments, Suggestions and Criticisms will be appreciated. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

Not sure what he means by "hijacked", but I've migrated both a seven year old desktop and a three year old laptop to Win10 and have had no problems. -p On Jun 17, 2016, 8:42 AM -0500, ann sanfedele, wrote: > that's not comforting, Bill - > > A friend of mine said Windows 10

Re: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Why Windows 10 Upgrades Go Wrong, and How to Avoid It

that's not comforting, Bill - A friend of mine said Windows 10 hijacked his computer - :-( sigh On 6/16/2016 7:36 PM, Bill wrote: On 6/16/2016 3:44 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: actually, and happily, it isn't a pop up on mine - just sits in the system tray at the bottom daring me to look at

vignetting on the K-1

Despite getting the 28-105 as a "daily driver" lens, I've hardly used it. Driving over 17 tonight, I saw a medevac chopper at the helipad at the summit, and stopped to take photos. On my first editing pass I noticed vignetting on the photos. So, I shot a bunch of pictures of a white door to