Re: W. Eugene Smith exhibition and Jazz Fest

2010-09-06 Thread Eugene Homme
Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: If you're in Chicago, check out the W. Eugene Smith--The Jazz Loft Project exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center. It's excellent. Jazz Fest was this weekend at Millennium Park. We've had lovely weather for it. Flash with captions http://www.caguil

Re: Photographers Ephemeris

2010-01-07 Thread Eugene Homme
John Sessoms wrote: At my weekly brunch this morning someone mentioned a small free-ware application called the Photographer's Ephemeris. Requires Adobe AIR, which I think you should already have if you're using Photoshop or Lightroom. http://stephentrainor.com/tools I downloaded the program

Re: A couple of interesting photo books

2009-11-28 Thread Eugene Homme
paul stenquist wrote: Some interesting photo books reviewed in today's Times. You can find them on line. See "The Jazz Loft Project:" (sounds fascinating) and "Who Shot Rock and Roll" (another potential goody). http://www.nytimes.com/gift-guide/holiday-2009/giftguide-giftbooks/list.html Paul -

Re: Pentax & CRIS Partner Up

2009-08-03 Thread Eugene Homme
John Francis wrote: On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 03:12:34PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Aug 3, 2009, at 11:22 , AlunFoto wrote: I hope they realize that people who live in the mountains of Colorado (Pentax experienced repairpersons) will not look forward to working in Chandler, Arizona

Re: Can't get there from here

2009-07-16 Thread Eugene Homme
John, Have you tried Peace Camera in Raleigh? They might not be on the official distribution list, but I'll bet they could get you one if you ask. Plus they are a real old-time local indy camera shop. John Sessoms wrote: From: paul stenquist I've been buying from B&H for years. They're great.

Re: Adorama Lens Prices..Yipe!!

2009-07-01 Thread Eugene Homme
Seems Adorama is showing something close to list prices on their web page now. Add an item to the shopping cart to see the real selling price. Jack Davis wrote: Not an Adorama fan, but thought their Pentax lens price spike slightly troubling. B&H hadn't followed, when I looked about an hour ago

Re: K20D shopping online

2009-02-27 Thread Eugene Homme
Larry Colen wrote: I've had good luck with Abe's of Maine, also got good service from a place in New Jersey, but forgot their name. You're probable thinking of Tri-State. Actually Abe's (formerly of Brooklyn and even more formerly of Maine) now has its warehouse in NJ as well. -- PDML Pent

Re: Pentax software updates

2008-06-08 Thread Eugene Homme
s kind of rough around the edges with only one developer working on it but the basic functionality is there. Derby Chang wrote: > Excellent. Thanks Eugene. Oddly, I'm using a logon that has admin > privileges, but the software seems to need to be told especially. > > Derby > &

Re: Pentax software updates

2008-06-08 Thread Eugene Homme
Pentax software needs to be run in Administrator mode on Vista in order to function correctly. Right click on the icon and select "Run as Adminstrator" if you haven't tried that yet. Derby Chang wrote: > Ummm...Vista recognises the K10D fine. The problem is, the Pentax > software does not. > > D

Re: Bellows repair

2008-02-09 Thread Eugene Homme
Eugene Homme wrote: > Ken Waller wrote: > >> Anyone have a bellows repaired lately? >> >> I'm looking for a recommended outfit to do it. >> >> I have a Pentax auto bellow outfit that is in need of bellows repair. >> >> TIA

Re: Bellows repair

2008-02-09 Thread Eugene Homme
Ken Waller wrote: > Anyone have a bellows repaired lately? > > I'm looking for a recommended outfit to do it. > > I have a Pentax auto bellow outfit that is in need of bellows repair. > > TIA > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > (Unlurking briefly) There is a gentleman by th

RE: See inside your lens

2006-10-30 Thread Eugene Homme
One of those inexpensive blue LED flashlights works even better to show up dirt, dust and haze. If you want to scare yourself silly sometime, shine one of those into a lens you thought was clean. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Dunn S

RE: printing on metallic paper?

2006-10-15 Thread Eugene Homme
Red River Paper (http://www.redrivercatalog.com/browse/cat=4&prod=30.htm) offers a paper coated with either silver or gold metallic film for use with inkjet printers. It is not recommended for use with pigmented ink printers, however. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMA

RE: Reply from Pentax on FA28-70/4 repair.

2006-07-17 Thread Eugene Homme
Not directly related to Don Sanderson's element separation problem, but over on the DPreview Pentax DSLR forum is a posting by a gentleman who did a complete teardown of this lens in order to correct a sticky aperture problem. I thought I'd pass that along to tie the two pieces of information rega

RE: Where to have an LX serviced?

2006-02-23 Thread Eugene Homme
I had mine done last year at Pentax USA in Colorado. How much longer they will service is anyone's guess, but the clock is ticking. It will cost USD$130 or thereabouts. -Original Message- From: Jon Myers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:33 PM To: pentax-discu

RE: Lens servicing/cleaning in NY area ?

2005-05-24 Thread Eugene Homme
I have had good results from these people when one of my Spotmatics needed a CLA. They should be able to provide you with a quote for cleaning your lens. Here's the link: http://www.essexcamera.com/ -Original Message- From: Jarek Dabrowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 23, 2

RE: RAW Files from Pentax Optio? Secret or Hoax?

2005-04-12 Thread Eugene Homme
-Original Message- From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:09 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: RAW Files from Pentax Optio? Secret or Hoax? Shel Belinkoff mused: > > http://tinyurl.com/52kr9 > > http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/[EMAIL

RE: M42 ultra-wide

2004-10-26 Thread Eugene Homme
>What other options have I got? Are the 15/3.5 SMC-Takumars actually >availible now and then? From what I've seen I'd probably pay less than >$1000 if I could find one. Nobody seems to make a 14mm in adaptall or http://www.kevincameras.com has several. His prices are at the high end of t