Re: PESO ~ Tools PUG alternate: bolt cutter

d coatings that let me do this with massive veiling flare. Sure I could substitute a black background or shift the lights off-axis but I'd have a completely different image then, and not what I was after. On Fri, 4 Dec 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I agree with Dan. For this "silver" i

Re: PESO - Small Wasp

r alternate subjects other than insects and spiders, but despite several test shoots I still have not found much that is interesting at these magnifications. Mark On 12/3/2015 11:56 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Great work, as usual, Mark! I do not find these insect particularly ugly or threatening. I

Re: PESO - Small Wasp

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:04:55 -0800 wrote: Igor, your 3-eyed car is the 1948 Tucker Torpedo. On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:56 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: That's a fun looking car! (As well as the 2-eyed Sprite on the photo posted by Frank.) Actually, there was at least one 3-eyed

Re: PESO - Small Wasp

:-))) Sometimes, nominally antonyms can mean almost the same, e.g. "shut up" and "shut down" - both supposed to create silence. Literally! [sic!] Bruce Walker Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:48:01 -0800 wrote: Inverted my meaning accidentally with a typo ... On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Bruce

Re: PESO - Small Wasp

Great work, as usual, Mark! I do not find these insect particularly ugly or threatening. In many (most?) cases those impressions both concepts are experience-based. Naturally, a human brain tends to like what we are used to, and dislike (or even get threatened by) what is very disparate

Re: PESO: Kia Orana

I assumed you had a not-too-small f.-number... Cheers! Igor David Mann Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:47:24 -0800 wrote: You don't know the size of my aperture! Cheers, Dave On Dec 4, 2015, at 3:40 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: Dave, That's exactly what photographers do

Re: PESO - After The First Snow

Bulent, It is a nice image. I see a story, but it might be different from yours. But on my, seemingly still calibrated, screen, - it looks a bit too dark. If it were my image, I would have bumped up the exposure (in LR). I would have also considered some "unsharpen mask" ("presence" in LR), -

Re: PESO: Kia Orana

but I wasn't wearing sunscreen at the time so I had to limit my exposure. I planned to go back but never quite got around to it. Cheers, Dave On Wed, 2 Dec 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Dave: What an idyllic scene! .. ideally pictured. I am speachless and envy. Igor On Tue, Dec 1, 2015

Re: PESO: Bark in the Park

Dan, When I first looked at this photo, my impression was that it is a self-repeating image (as in a multiple mirrors). This funny illusion was caused by a sort-of repeated combination of people facing back toward you. Upon a careful look, I realized that none of them are actually similar,

Re: PESO: Kia Orana

Dave: What an idyllic scene! .. ideally pictured. I am speachless and envy. Igor On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:17 PM, David Mann wrote: Yesterday we arrived back from an enjoyable week on Rarotonga which is the largest of the Cook Islands. Here's a photo to make you feel miserable :)

Re: New "IR" 645z

What I find interesting is the last phrase on that website (in automatic Google translation): "In addition, not sold to the general customers for the purpose of personal use." https://goo.gl/icKkbz I wonder why... The only guess is that the sensor is very IR-sensitive (maybe has sensitivity

Re: So the Luminous Landscape is going behind a pay wall...

Larry, Are you implying that TOP is sci-fi too? ;-) Igor Tue Dec 1 13:48:06 EST 2015 Larry Colen wrote: Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 01.12.15 um 14:56 schrieb Darren Addy: Forgive my ignorance, but what is TOP. I'm tempted to answer that, in this case, ignorance is bliss. So, click at

Re: Weird Pentax items @Walmart

in an actual Walmart store. On 11/30/2015 10:40 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Lenses with Mm focal length (M = Mega, so it would be megameters, e.g. thousands of kilometers): http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pentax/43852553 Another item is a "Pentax Lens Kit (Blue Cream Soda)" (And you'd have to

Weird Pentax items @Walmart

Lenses with Mm focal length (M = Mega, so it would be megameters, e.g. thousands of kilometers): http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pentax/43852553 Another item is a "Pentax Lens Kit (Blue Cream Soda)" (And you'd have to work hard to find the camera's model written anywhere...):

Re: OT or not OT

Joe, I am so sorry to hear this... And since the morning when I read that, I've been at a complete loss not knowing what to write... I recalled some exchanges over the years. Among those was an unexpected surprise holiday greeting back in 2008 and then in 2009. Those and other bright

Re: PESO - Endangered Species

Sadly, you are right... One of two remaining photo stores in Houston closed earlier this year: http://www.yelp.com/biz/camera-co-op-houston It was a nice store with nice people working in it. I don't know what happened. From what I heard, they were going to move to a diferent location, but

Re: Packing for a trip...

Bob, I think you are grossly undervaluing Mark. I think he produces _EXTRAordinary_ (garbage) :-D < EXTRA BIG Grin Bob W-PDML Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:36:12 -0800 wrote: When Mark uses the camera it converts it _into_ ordinary garbage... :0) <= big smiley On 25 Nov 2015,

discounted sample kit from RedRiver

I know that some PDMLers are using Red River papers. There is a special order for the sample kit of 23 different papers for only $4.99 and free shipping (or at least it is free within Texas). http://goo.gl/89xljX However, note that you can not use this 8.5"x11" (Letter) size paper for

Re: Pentax D FA * 70-200/2.8

both DC & SDM -- the old PZ connectors. On Tue, 24 Nov 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I just noticed that Amazon has it listed already (with a Dec.28, 2015 in stock date). I haven't heard much said about this lens... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T70TPQO/ $3,880. Ouch! Although I see

Re: PDML ~ fate handed me a clementine

Bruce, I am very much enjoying your recent series -- "studies". Yesterday, while writing this message, I looked through your new gallery website again, and I enjoyed the fun combination (or even juxtaposition) of live models and mannequins. (Or should I call them womannequins?) Now, here is

Pentax D FA * 70-200/2.8

I just noticed that Amazon has it listed already (with a Dec.28, 2015 in stock date). I haven't heard much said about this lens... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T70TPQO/ $3,880. Ouch! Although I see one listed @B:

Re: Last PUG of 2015 - Countdown

E.g. chain-saws shouldn't be bloody... On Mon, 23 Nov 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I assume it should be kept at least PG-13. :-) Igor ann sanfedele Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:13:11 -0800 wrote: Risky topic ...;-) ann On 11/23/2015 2:22 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Another 12

Re: Last PUG of 2015 - Countdown

I assume it should be kept at least PG-13. :-) Igor ann sanfedele Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:13:11 -0800 wrote: Risky topic ...;-) ann On 11/23/2015 2:22 PM, Brian Walters wrote: G'day all Another 12 months - gone in a flash. But there's still time to submit for the Decemvber PUG.

Re: PESOs Tinman at the Quarter Note

Larry, Bruce expressed my thoughts. I also thought that the single shot that you referenced and other fish-eye shots (at least the first three in the set) were very effective. I know some people do not like fisheye, and I agree that sometimes it might be hard to use it efficiently (which

Re: Has anybody used "silky" type of paper?

s expected, it's very nice and gives very good results with Canon inks. On 11/19/2015 7:04 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Hi All! I just came across some papers that have "silky" finish. (It is offered at some print shop that I am considering to use, but it is in a far-away city.) Here is an exa

Pentax K3-ii and patents

Apparently, I've missed the fact (discussed back in the spring) that the pixel-shift technology used by K3-ii could've been infringing on Apple's patent (application) of 2012. See e.g. here: http://connect.dpreview.com/post/9695333253/apple-patents-super-resolution-camera-mode Or read the

What type of printers are those?

Hi All, I am hoping to draw from the rich technical knowledge of PDMLers. First, (from early 2000s or even earlier), photo-printing shops/labs that could print from the digital media were using on "regular", i.e. light-sensitive, photo paper. Then, for the large formats and the media such

Re: What type of printers are those?

Thank you, John! Igor John Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:56:55 -0800 wrote: Maybe Oc. Lightjet, Durst Lambda, or ZBE Chromira? http://www.largeformatphotography.info/digital-printing.html Looks like ZBE is the only one still manufacturing large format laser chromogenic printers.

Has anybody used "silky" type of paper?

Hi All! I just came across some papers that have "silky" finish. (It is offered at some print shop that I am considering to use, but it is in a far-away city.) Here is an example of such a paper: http://www.inkpresspaper.com/profiles.asp?PaperID=39 Note that this seems to be different from

OT - mesmerising "moving pictures" {NSFW}

NB: Some images on the pages referenced here are NSFW. No these are not movies. This is not quite photography, but an art that uses photography as ... I am not sure what: [raw] material? foundation? building blocks? ... you can read the description e.g. at this H.P. page: OT - mesmerising

Re: OT - a tech WTF?? moment viewing Godfrey's flikker page

Ann, This is likely some sort of corruption of the information. It might be a glitch in your browser, but it might also be an indication that you have some "weak" bit in the computer's memory (main RAM or RAM used by the video card; those could be shared, depending on your computer's

PESO -- Caption Contest

"Trick or treat?!" Or "out of season". This photo reminded me of an old question why programmers mix Halloween and Christmas. Because oct(31)=dec(25). Igor Sent from mobile phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: My Wife, Marlene

Paul, My deepest condolences to you and your family! That photo is a great memory of Marlene. It is emanating bright light. Thank you for sharing it. Igor On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 7:35 PM, paul stenquist wrote: As many of you know, my wife, Marlene, succumbed to cancer yesterday in our

PESO - What's in the color?

I had a brief moment today to experiment with a photo taken this morning. (I tried something similar back in April.) Initially, I thought of this: http://42graphy.org/misc/Rose/_IR28909-4.jpg But then this happened: http://42graphy.org/misc/Rose/_IR28909-3.jpg (And my daughter liked this one

Re: PESO - Self Portrait of a Confused Photographer

Bulent, It looks like you are having lots of fun! Judging from your self-portrait, I'd say "you've been thinking outside the box". :-) And don't listen to your enemies: you are not square! ;-) Cheers! Igor On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 10:29 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: I may call it a

Re: PESO ~ Portrait of a self-portrait

Bruce, That's a nice shot... This point of view creates some suspense: The the way she is positioned, what she is looking at... Being pictured against the white cold-looking floor (table?) creates the contrast with how hot she looks. The extended black bellows just sprung into the action

Pricing and Negotiating - interesting take

I remember several discussions (here, on PDML) about pricing of the photo-work. So, I thought this would be interesting for PDMLers: http://aphotoeditor.com/2015/10/21/pricing-and-negotiating-in-store-lifestyle-shoot-for-a-retailer/ For me, it is the logic behind this estimate that is the

Re: PESO Rover

Larry, that's the result of your testing of a smoke? ;-) Larry Colen Fri, 06 Nov 2015 02:04:24 -0800 wrote: I was doing a smoke test of my 16-50 when it returned from precision. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/22812387115/in/album-72157658538562674/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Warning for Mac users with Old PhotoShop versions

Dave, Just in case you want to upgrade, you can still do that for free for yet another old (but newer than yours) version, - CS2: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-get-photoshop-for-free/ I believe it still works... (YMMV) Igor David J Brooks Sat, 31 Oct 2015 07:00:31 -0700

Re: Contracts for pro band photographers.

That's an interesting case, thanks for posting, Malcolm! For those who are not interested in listening to 15 minutes of blubbering, here is the link to the article in the paper he is talking about:

Snapchat also uses your photos perpetually (Re: Contracts for pro band photographers.)

I am not using it, but here is what Snapchat included with the new terms of service: http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/10/30/snapchats-new-terms-let-it-store-and-reuse-your-photos-but-they-arent-scary/ You grant Snapchat a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable

Re: #@!#!^$%@ Computers!!!

to leave the power to the computer (and other electric units) disconnected/off until power is restored and stabilized. I use drop out relays and/or ups systems with computers. Otis On 11/3/2015 4:34 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > Many (most?) desktops since probably late 1990s/early 2000s h

Re: #@!#!^$%@ Computers!!!

Many (most?) desktops since probably late 1990s/early 2000s have an option in the BIOS that enables starting upon power loss/detecting power. I've used this feature for many years with the computer, monitor and other related devices all connected to one surge protector. With a flip of a

Re: PESO ~ Facebook-safe

!!! Bruce, thanks for providing good morning loughs. Those are especially welcome after 2-hour-sleep work night. Enjoyed the image and the pun. It looks like Judi also provided support for the model (to prevent her from falling down). :P~ Cheers! Igor On 11/2/2015 9:21 AM, Bruce

Re: PESO: Poke

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:10 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: No culture that had a choice would have chosen Corn But some were forced: http://backstoryradio.org/2013/10/06/corn-diplomacy-and-the-cold-war/ But then that's what politicians do: HFCS, methanol-added gas.. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: Poke

Speaking about "organic" bananas, https://goo.gl/2D8Zdk (And you might enjoy the entire video clip from the beginning.) Igor Daniel J. Matyola Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:09:41 -0700 wrote: We just returned from Wegman's our local supermarket. I almost made a mistake and purchased "organic"

Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

Mark: thanks, that's an interesting article. Bob: I don't know how it works on your side of the pond, but in the US, sculptures in a photo MAY BE and often ARE covered by copyright. There have been several cases in the past decade or so. See e.g. this case:

Re: Copyright issues: What if you photograph someone with a copyrighted tattoo?

-analysis-of-fashion-design-copyright-protection-in-the-u-s-and-europe/ That article discusses several other examples that might be of interest to inquisitive minds. Igor On Sat, 31 Oct 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Mark: thanks, that's an interesting article. Bob: I don't know how it works on your

OT (WAY OT): Entertainment Recommendations

Dan, Thanks for the interesting recommendations. I'd be interested to see that Broadway show, but I am not sure how soon I'll get to NYC. As for your comments about how a profession and professional proceedings are presented, - the same can be said about most of professional areas. First

Re: Fighting enablement - lens choice question

Malcolm, I haven't used any of these lenses, but I was thinking about a similar question. Just in case you haven't seen this review, - it might give you some impression of this lens, and answer some technical questions, including some comparisons between different lenses in this range:

Re: Fighting enablement - lens choice question

Alan, I don't know if it was just a rhetorical question or not. Until recently, I had thought that "Limited" designation was limited [sic!] to primes lenses. And for the "*" designation zooms had to have constant aperture and be parfocal (as opposed to varifocal). (Of course, those criteria

Re: PESO ~ A portrait in window light

Bruce, I remember seeing this image earlier, - I probably browsed through your website. Very nice shot. One thought that I remember I had back then, and that is sort of lingering now: I wonder if the same photo would have worked even better if that sweater was not ripped? (Obviously, that

Re: PESO: Poke

Dan, Yep, nice poke is very tasty! Surprisingly, the sushi stand at the local supermarket ("HEB") sells "poke". But it is essentially just passable tuna sashimi. As for things that are similar to this "poke" is the dish that is called "[fish] ceviche" in Chile, and especially in Easter

Re: PESO: Poke

On 29 Oct 2015, at 23:39, Bill wrote: On 10/29/2015 6:26 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 1:04 AM, knarf wrote: Nice photo anyway. Thanks, Frank. I don't really understand the vegan movement, but then again, you don't need my understanding or

Re: what do you do with cameras you cannot sell

One night, when it's dark and cold, they leave and go to the place where old cameras go. They get together and tell stories about ol' good days, when they were young and full of film. Once in a while, one of them blinks its aperture and they get excited and start all flipping their mirrors.

I need to improve my diagnostic skills

Larry, even the Sun has spots... :-) Igor Sent from mobile phone -- 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: Pentax DSLR memory card bus speed, theory & practice?

Larry, Some time ago, I was trying to find answers to similar questions. Unfortunately, Pentax doesn't provide (at least at that point it didn't) any specs with respect to this. So, let me share the most essential bits of information that I was able to find (and still remember). First, a

Re: OT - To print or buy ?

And it looked very well on Epson Metallic glossy paper that I mentioned earlier. Ann: I had used "Metallic Photo-Chrome Pearl" (from Atlex) that also got discontinued recently. and then I found the new Epson Metaallic glossy which is noticably better. Igor On Wed, 14 Oct 2015,

Re: OT - To print or buy ?

Thank you, Don, for the pointer. I wasn't aware of that option. I just looked, - and they are indeed very pricey. I like some photos how they look on metallic paper, and those aluminum sheets look like an interesting option. But at this price, I'd want to see how it looks first. So, I'll

Stunning wildlife photos

I suspect some pdmlers might have seen these already. Some impressive photos here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34520185 Igor Sent from mobile phone -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: OT - To print or buy ?

Larry, Although I haven't tried Walgreens for several years, previously, I had established that Walmart's 1-hour (!) service provides much better quality. That was the case during the film era, and it was the case in the digital age. But it is important that it is the 1-hour service, which

Re: OT - To print or buy ?

Don, Just in case: you can print on metallic paper with your Epson printer. I've used a few different papers, - but most recently I tried this one by Epson and liked it: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=11048608 Igor Donald Guthrie Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:19:07 -0700 wrote: I am

Re: An enjoyable day and now I understand the appeal of superzooms...

Darren, I don't know if you'd thought of it or not: if the effective focal length is 2000 mm, and the crop factor is 5.64 (per Bipin), - than the actual focal length of that glass is about 355 mm. So, that's shorter than your 500 mm (which is equivalent to 750 mm on the Pentax body). So,

Re: OT - To print or buy ?

Ken, thanks for the pointer. I don't remember hearing about Bayphoto. For the small sizes, 4x6, and probably 5x7, ordering it from almost any [reasonable] print shop is cheaper. For the larger sizes, depending on the prices and amounts, it can go either way. But for me, there is one big

Re: I was wondering ...

Larry, I've had that hypothesis (in the back of my mind) for a while. Your question made me thinking in more detail about it. On one hand the argument for why that should be possible is as follows: If the noise is due to the statistical uncertainty (Sqrt(N)) for the number of counts (N) on

Re: PUG Themes for 2016

That's a fair point. (And that's one of the reasons why I cannot watch most sitcoms -- all that use the forced background "laughter". But at the same time, aren't all cuttens absolute? ;-) Cheers, Igor On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 10:00 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Yeah yeah -- Make fun,... but

Re: PUG Themes for 2016

Can a copy machine [aka xerox] made by Ricoh be considered a Pentax camera? Jack Davis Thu, 08 Oct 2015 09:57:12 -0700 wrote: I'd like to avoid the predictable bunch of ugly butts! J -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO - Ground Spider

w" you will get a zoomable file. Not ideal, I know. On October 6, 2015 9:21:36 PM Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: "Look into my eyes!..." That's what started playing in my head once I looked at this furry creature on my laptop. (I had problems viewing it on my

Re: PUG Themes for 2016

Ann, Ghm... you prefer "nonhumourous" and "uncute"? ;-) It's interesting that I had exactly the same reaction about the song one.. Brian, I appreciated the sequence (proximity) of some of the proposed themes, so I thought of a combined one: "tranquility at rush hour". And in a similar manner,

Re: October PUGgery now up!!

Don, The topic of the next PUG reminded me of this: https://goo.gl/Xo7Vc2 BTW, that's a piano, not a guitar in Rick's photo. Rick, - I greatly enjoyed your original interpretation of the theme. Cheers, Igor Donald Guthrie Wed, 07 Oct 2015 08:59:51 -0700 wrote: Gosh I thought the group did

Re: Peso - another flower for testing :-)

Ann, I like the combination of colors. I had not notice the "shadow"y thingies (leaves?) at the bottom right that Jack has mentioned, - until I read his message. They are there, and it would've been better if they weren't. But they aren't distracting. What bothers my eyes is the softness of

Re: PESO - Ground Spider

"Look into my eyes!..." That's what started playing in my head once I looked at this furry creature on my laptop. (I had problems viewing it on my Android, as the website does't allow to zoom in.) Very elaborate photo! I enjoyed it as always! Igor Mark C Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:01:31 -0700

RE: Free bird blinds in your area...

Dear Elmer J. Fudd, That's been done by some mighty people. The photos are here: http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2012/sep/06/vladimir-putin-flies-crane-russia :-) Cheers, Wabbit B.B. Bob W Fri, 02 Oct 2015 08:11:45 -0700 wrote: The best way to shoot ducks is to dress up in a

Re: Re: October PUG - Last Call

Exactly as Darren said, - you can still submit while the submission form has the particular monthly gallery. And it still does... Just harry up while Brian is still asleep ... :-) Igor Darren Addy Fri, 02 Oct 2015 08:58:33 -0700 wrote: I think you can still submit. By the way, I'll bet you

Re: October PUG - Last Call

Jan, I see in the server logs that your submission happened on Sun Sep 27 08:56 2015 (EDT). A confirmation e-mail to you was sent at 08:57. A somewhat strange thing is that it was passed to and accepted by the server mail.b-io.co [23.23.149.79] . I see that that server is in the Amazon

Re: Fwd: Your photo has been selected for photo of the day at Photo.net

Cool! Dan, I liked the image when I saw it earlier, and despite the weather, nothing has happened to it since that. :-) Igor PS. Many years ago, I was wondering what the number means when a movie theater is called e.g. "Windchimes Cinema 18". And then I figured it out. So, now, I know

Re: October PUG - Last Call

On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:45:11 +1000 Brian Walters wrote: A few people have been quick off the mark this month - 7 to be exact (and there's even a very early one for December!) I'll be putting this one out to pasture on Friday evening, Sydney time. Theme: Wind The server logs show only 10

Re: Peso-Primal Migration

Jack, Sometimes, while explaining physics of recoil to my freshman students in mechanics, I draw a gun on the board, saying: "I am not a very good artist. I am sure you can draw a gun much better, ... and, being from Texas, much faster..." Having seen this photo, - I wouldn't challenge you

OT - speaking of bad "cut-n-paste" photoshop jobs

Mark, I enjoyed your posting of the obvious fake. I just came across this one (the first photo of the guy): http://www.lego.com/en-us/ideasproducts/explore/exosuit-story Never mind that unidentified (by me) celestial object. (Actually, now I am acurious if it is the Earth in the sky... Is

Re: Watermarked pictures for display on the internet.

I have almost the same view on watermarking images as what Mark described. To add some details to what Mark wrote: 1. I allow people using photos with themselves for their person non-commercial use (e.g. posting on their facebook page). In that case, I'd like people to see who took that

Re: Good news, I'm an idiot!

Larry, There was a Russian TV cartoon for kids: One of the characters, a cat, who is mad at and refuses to speak to his housemate, dog,asks the postmaster who visits their house to pass a telegram "You are an idiot!". But then he finds out that a congratulatory telegram is cheaper, but it

Re: OT - speaking of bad "cut-n-paste" photoshop jobs

HAR! Steve, I almost bought that... even went back to look at the image again. :-) Igor steve harley Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:11:30 -0700 wrote: On 2015-09-30 13:10 , Igor PDML-StR wrote: Mark, I enjoyed your posting of the obvious fake. I just came across this one (the first photo

Re: Where should I send my DA* 16-50 for repair

Larry, Bipin gave an interesting idea. I had one experience with KEH repairing SDM. I had one used SDM lens purchased in early 2014 from KEH, and the SDM AF failed right away. I sent the lens back to KEH and they repaired it within a week or two. I don't know what they actually did with it.

Re: The Moon

That's a nice catch, Paul! I envy your opportunity to observe it. It was cloudy and drizzling all day and throughout the night. But my biggest disappointment was that I was unable to show the eclipse to my daughter. The timing would've been perfect: the totality was starting just before the

Re: Which is the perfect camera bag

Larry, I encourage you to take a look at Vanguard products. Since I've first seen Vanguard Up-Rise II line of bags (ironically, in Tokyo), I've been pleasantly surprised how thoughtsful design is (for me): http://www.vanguardworld.us/photo_video_us/products/camera-bags.html . I hope you'd

No eclipse in central TX

As they said in Car Talk: Second Shift Meteorologist Claudio Vernight. Igor Sent from mobile phone -- 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

Re: Full-frame lens lineup grows

Stanley Halpin Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:53:00 -0700 wrote: I have to disagree with both of you on this point. The 645D and 645Z would have had virtually no market as a camera body on its own. It takes lenses to complement the body to create a camera .system.. Without screw-drive focusing (and

Re: How'd I miss this

i, 25 Sep 2015 21:41:52 -0700 wrote: On 9/25/2015 6:42 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Everybody knows that there will be no more Pentax lenses from Zeiss.. .. and there couldn't be any fewer either... ... but the latter depends how you count the famous K 28/2: Pentax lens from Zeiss, or Ze

Re: Ya gotta love Amazon's algorithm...

"Well, nobody's perfect!" Amazon might assign some [slightly] higher weight in their suggestions to certain products over some other products (still fitting the same relational criteria) based on other commerical interests. But I don't think that Amazon, who is considered one of the

Re: How'd I miss this

Everybody knows that there will be no more Pentax lenses from Zeiss.. .. and there couldn't be any fewer either... ... but the latter depends how you count the famous K 28/2: Pentax lens from Zeiss, or Zeiss lens from Pnetax... On a more serious note, - Mark, you might be right on the

Cormorant spotting

Sorry for referencing this show for the 3rd time in the past two weeks... I tried to resist the temptation, but it was hard, knowing how much PDMLers love the black bird. Just by coincidence, Tuesday night's show featured a real cormorant (besides the pun-dits): https://goo.gl/tGd1B0

Re: GESO - Once upon a morning ...

Bruce, I second Cotty's summary word by word (even though we probably differ in detail). Being less diplomatic than Cotty, I can give some specifics if you are interested. I especially liked 1, 4, 11, 12, even though #11 might look somhhwat cliche (or was it your photo that I've seen

Re: Full-frame lens lineup grows

Since they kept the line of Limited Primes (as well as other successful designs, such as DFA 100/2.8 and 50/2.8 Macros, and some FA primes), - I'd asssume, the answer to your question is "Yes". Igor John Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:43:24 -0700 wrote: Now, I'm wondering if the putative Full-Frame

Re: GESO - Once upon a morning ...

a photo-shoot. ... or your name is franK. :-) ) On Thu, 24 Sep 2015, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Bruce, I second Cotty's summary word by word (even though we probably differ in detail). Being less diplomatic than Cotty, I can give some specifics if you are interested. I especially liked 1, [5], 11

Re: Selfies: The death toll (really)

You never know, - maybe they are aiming at getting a Darwin award. Thank you, Mark, I've seen some of those, but I really enjoyed the last, CATastrophic image. Igor Mark Roberts Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:28:39 -0700 wrote:

Re: Total Lunar Eclipse

Dan, thank you for the heads-up. The timing might allow me showing this interesting phenomenon to my little daughter (for the first time). I am hoping for a sufficiently clear sky. Just a quick comment on your correspondent's statement: "Notice, too, that the Earth's shadow is curved at all

Re: Tilt-shift photography in Colbert's Late Show

Sorry, my bad. I didn't realize that I could watch that I have access to that because of my ISP (Suddenlink) that probably provides free access to the Cable-TV subscribers. Well, people in the regions where it is aired, can watch "The Late Show" on TV. The tilt-shift portion is at the

Re: Full Frame delayed to Spring 2016

nd stories is overwhelming. I can't take any more. I'm convinced that The Donald wants to put the country through bankruptcy, because he has figured out some way to profit from it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Igor PDML

Re: Full Frame delayed to Spring 2016

They are waiting for Cotty to bake his hat properly... @Cotty: You might get a hint from this "trumppet": https://www.youtube.com/v/DuAbBBon7bM?start=114=140 Cheers, Igor Brian Walters Fri, 18 Sep 2015 01:13:16 -0700 wrote: On Fri, Sep 18, 2015, at 05:45 PM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote:

Re: Tilt-shift photography in Colbert's Late Show

Malcolm, Sorry, yes CBS is very selective with showing their full-videos of the shows. There are some clips from the show on Youtube, but not the short recurring portion where the shots of New York City are shown as those of a miniature model of the city. Igor Malcolm Smith Thu, 17 Sep

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