Re: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

> On Jan 16, 2023, at 8:38 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > Shop, shop, shop; GAS, gas, gas ( gear acquisition syndrome). > We have all been conditioned to cajole our Idiot Boxes into telling us to > get new Cameras and Lenses every 4 to 5 years. > Why? Perhaps because of technological reasons, shar

Re: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

On 1/16/2023 10:38 PM, Bipin Gupta wrote: Shop, shop, shop; GAS, gas, gas ( gear acquisition syndrome). We have all been conditioned to cajole our Idiot Boxes into telling us to get new Cameras and Lenses every 4 to 5 years. Why? Perhaps because of technological reasons, sharper and better pictur

What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

Shop, shop, shop; GAS, gas, gas ( gear acquisition syndrome). We have all been conditioned to cajole our Idiot Boxes into telling us to get new Cameras and Lenses every 4 to 5 years. Why? Perhaps because of technological reasons, sharper and better picture qualities etc. What did we have in our ear

Something weird

For some reason all of my scanned film images will only show up the thumbnails on this computer. The files are 4053x2680 DNG (TIFF?) files created with VueScan 9 64-bit using a Nikon CoolscanIV saved natively as DNG by Viewscan. I have them stored on my home-built file server. I have a second

Re: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

I'd like to have a backup K-1 body. More than that I'd like more ability to actually get out and use my cameras. I've been kind of stuck inside (housebound) here for a while. On 1/14/2023 11:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: It was recently observed that there is almost no discussion of Pentax gear,

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

Somewhere up-thread someone suggested creating a PDML group on facebook. I was commenting I wouldn't see such a group if it was created on facebook because I don't use facebook. On 1/13/2023 6:01 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: I have bad news for you John. There is no PDML group there on FB. The P

Re: PDML - PDFG ?

Yeah. I don't have a facebook account because I don't want a facebook account. I already have too many ways to waste time on the internet without adding facebook to them. On 1/13/2023 5:57 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: John I have an amazing suggestion that you might consider. Go to Facebook, a

Re: Re: First time birding

Bill wrote: > On 1/16/2023 5:38 PM, Comcast wrote: > > > They are no more than a single bite, although the liver is delicious. Sincr > > Avian flu created a shortage of frying chickens, there are no more cats in > > the ’hood. > > I'm reminded of when I lived in Calgary. The neighborhood was ove

Re: First time birding

We had been overrun by squirrels, but then the local fox family had a new litter. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 6:45 PM Bill wrote: > On 1/16/2023 5:38 PM, Comcast wrote: > > They are no more than a single b

Re: First time birding

I’m happy to say there are quite a lot of them here. They have plenty of bushes to hide in. > On 16 Jan 2023, at 06:35, mike wilson wrote: > > It's a male British House Sparrow, Passer domesticus. Generally regarded as > a pest in the USA. Was once one of the most common birds here but it g

Re: First time birding

In French it is called a moineau, from the word moine, meaning monk, whose garments the sparrow’s feathers supposedly resemble. It’s also commonly called a pierrot or a piaf, which is onomatopoeic. > On 17 Jan 2023, at 00:04, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I learned the name -English- Sparrow as

Re: First time birding

I learned the name -English- Sparrow  as a child ..  more recent field guide from National Geo lists the name as a varient  for house... but what I was kidding about  answering Mike's post is the way people these days are more apt to say British or Britain. ann old school On 1/16/2023 6:29 PM,

Re: First time birding

On 1/16/2023 5:38 PM, Comcast wrote: They are no more than a single bite, although the liver is delicious. Sincr Avian flu created a shortage of frying chickens, there are no more cats in the ’hood. I'm reminded of when I lived in Calgary. The neighborhood was overrun with squirrels. This wa

Re: First time birding

On 1/16/2023 5:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: After you shoot them, do you eat them or feed them to the cats? Yes, the correct name is House Sparrow, but English Sparrow is also used for the same bird by some folks. Mice with wings. They were a staple of one of our cats diets. Sometime

Re: First time birding

They are no more than a single bite, although the liver is delicious. Sincr Avian flu created a shortage of frying chickens, there are no more cats in the ’hood. Paul > On Jan 16, 2023, at 6:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > After you shoot them, do you eat them or feed them to the cats?

Re: Re: First time birding

After you shoot them, do you eat them or feed them to the cats? Yes, the correct name is House Sparrow, but English Sparrow is also used for the same bird by some folks. On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM wrote: > Comcast wrote: > > > I call them House Spartows as does Audubon. I’ve shot hundred

Re: Re: First time birding

Comcast wrote: > I call them House Spartows as does Audubon. I’ve shot hundreds in my > backyard. This shot would benefit from midrange contrast, easily achieved > with limits adjustment. > Paul > > > On Jan 16, 2023, at 2:43 PM, ann sanfedele > > [ann...@nyc.rr.com](mailto:ann...@nyc.rr.com) w

Re: PESO - Wells and Lace

Nice! That’s fun. > On Jan 16, 2023, at 2:19 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Several years ago we visited Wells Cathedral in England, and I took many > photos. Two of them are framed and hung on a wall of our living room. A few > days ago the morning sunlight light shone through our lace curtains:

Re: PESO - Wells and Lace

I love the effect of the shadows, and the photo on the right is a real winner! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 5:19 PM Rick Womer wrote: > Several years ago we visited Wells Cathedral in England, and I took

PESO - Wells and Lace

Several years ago we visited Wells Cathedral in England, and I took many photos. Two of them are framed and hung on a wall of our living room. A few days ago the morning sunlight light shone through our lace curtains: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/January-2023/Jan-2023-Miscellany/i-DMPBSPD/

Re: GESO - Art Museum in November

Thanks, Ann. That turquoise-walled room is one of several rooms or suites rescued from English country mansions. Maybe I’ll remember to take my 15mm lens, or even my fisheye, along next time. Rick > On Jan 16, 2023, at 3:04 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Enjoyed the tour -- I like the inside s

Re: First time birding

I call them House Spartows as does Audubon. I’ve shot hundreds in my backyard. This shot would benefit from midrange contrast, easily achieved with limits adjustment. Paul > On Jan 16, 2023, at 2:43 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > we calls 'em ENGLISH sparrows over here.. they are frequent v

Re: GESO - Art Museum in November

Enjoyed the tour -- I like the inside shots the best.. sorry to say I've never been there and am unlikely to get to it now.. The turquoise walled room is delicious. ann On 1/16/2023 11:04 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Thank you, Dan! Rick On Jan 16, 2023, at 10:38 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: A

Re: PESO: Kaikoura Beach #2

It's nice, but the other is a much stronger image, I think..  The people on the beach are important.. and the sky was nicer. ann On 1/16/2023 3:39 AM, David Mann wrote: Another pic taken just after the one I posted yesterday. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1195/#peso Pentax K5ii, DA16-45

Re: First time birding

we calls 'em ENGLISH sparrows  over here.. they are frequent visitors to the fire escape outside my window.  They hang with the pigeons.  I'm surprised to hear Rick ask who he is - as they frequent his neighborhood as well.  Now I suspect he will find them everywhere.. :-) ann On 1/16/2023 1:3

Re: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

I'm still being tempted by the new DFA21mm Ltd. What's holding me back is that I hardly ever use lenses that wide so my A20/2.8 fits my needs. I would like to see DFA* versions of something in the 35mm range and 120 mm range. A *35/1.4 and a *120/2 would both have me hitting the buy it now button

Re: What Pentax gear is on your shopping (or wish) list?

I shoot 100 percent of my studio work, and about 99 percent of location work, with Pentax. It's mostly the K1, with occasional K3 sightings, the bulk of the shots with either the FA50 1/4 or the old 77 Ltd. Other lenses like the FA35/2 and the FA20-35/4 ride along for use when circumstances dem

Re: GESO - Art Museum in November

Thank you, Dan! Rick > On Jan 16, 2023, at 10:38 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > A wonderful gallery of one of my favorite places in PA. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > * > > > > On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 5:36 PM Rick Womer

Re: GESO - Art Museum in November

A wonderful gallery of one of my favorite places in PA. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 5:36 PM Rick Womer wrote: > For some reason I forgot about these for a month or so. > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/O

Re: PESO: Kaikoura Beach #2

very nice! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 3:39 AM David Mann wrote: > Another pic taken just after the one I posted yesterday. > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1195/#peso > > Pentax K5ii, DA16-45 F/4 >

Re: How good is old gear?

The one big improvement with many of the newer computer designed and manufactured lenses is sharpness in the corners. But when it comes to the full image at F5.6 or F8D many of the older lenses are equal to today in most respects. Of course, with digital sensors the coding change does help contr

Re: PESO: Kaikoura Beach #2

Just after the couple were taken by a sea monster? I agree with Ann - leave them as they are - very moody. Alan C On 16-Jan-23 10:39 AM, David Mann wrote: Another pic taken just after the one I posted yesterday. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1195/#peso Pentax K5ii, DA16-45 F/4 Cheers, D

PESO: Kaikoura Beach #2

Another pic taken just after the one I posted yesterday. http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1195/#peso Pentax K5ii, DA16-45 F/4 Cheers, Dave -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly a

How good is old gear?

I know we are all impressed by the quality of modern equipment: I was given a lesson today in what our older kit could produce. In researching an article I am writing, I went back to an image taken on a Voigtlander Vito CD 35mm rangefinder camera, the first camera I ever owned. Scanned some yea