Pong (was) Re: Ping

Now, there's activity, of a sort. On 1/18/2018 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: No activity since 17 Jan 2018, so I thought I'd just check in. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke --

Re: A bit of excitement yesterday

hotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 4:02 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I was just reading the CNN account, and they seem to have asked the right questions.  It's all about peoples reactions.  what it should be about is, 1 Where did the false report originate.  If it was

Re: OT: Everything that's trying to kill you

I'm not planning to live forever, I just don't want to have an identifiable end date... On 1/14/2018 4:19 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: So your bucket list is: live forever. That never ended well for the ancient Greeks. On 14 Jan 2018, at 20:40, P. J. Alling wrote: In that case, havin

Re: A bit of excitement yesterday

hange of shifts, so it could have been just an elbow accidentally brushing against a button or a key on the keyboard. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 4:02 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I was just reading the CNN account, and they seem to have

Re: A bit of excitement yesterday

eldom asking a followup question of any relevance. On 1/14/2018 4:02 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I was just reading the CNN account, and they seem to have asked the right questions.  It's all about peoples reactions.  what it should be about is, 1 Where did the false report originate.  If it w

Re: A bit of excitement yesterday

I was just reading the CNN account, and they seem to have asked the right questions.  It's all about peoples reactions.  what it should be about is, 1 Where did the false report originate.  If it was with an actual responsible official that duty should be removed from them immediately, if not

Re: OT: Everything that's trying to kill you

my list, which means carefully adding to the list as needed to keep it just about as long as before. On 1/14/2018 12:13 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Considering that the monkeys are proliferating, wouldn't it behoove you to move it to the top, before they're even more of a threat?  Pe

Re: PESO - Cactus Glow

That's almost other worldly, or someone just shot them with a phaser and they're about to evaporate... On 1/9/2018 4:11 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: I returned with a friend to Ruth Bancroft Garden, cacti and succulents, Dec. 2017. Last time we had been was in 2012. First time is was mid-day,

Re: Multiple takes of group photos (thinking out loud)

With dogs I think you have to go with a factorial... On 1/13/2018 8:13 PM, John Coyle wrote: Others will be better mathematicians than I am, but I might suggest N^N-1, based on my own experience, especially when dogs are included! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [ma

Re: PESO - After the Ice Storm

You got Ice? We only got rain, you're so "lucky". On 1/12/2018 10:19 PM, Rick Womer wrote: In Connecticut, two days before Christmas. Fun driving… https://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18450609-orig.jpg (K-5, DA 17-70) Comments appreciated! Rick P.S. There were some lovely scenes in the re

Re: OT: Everything that's trying to kill you

I think that the PDML damages the human brain, does that mean that he follows this list too?  (and if he did, what would his posts be like)? On 1/13/2018 5:07 AM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 12.01.18 um 18:46 schrieb John: Add to the list the wild monkeys at Silver Springs State Park in Flo

Re: OT: Everything that's trying to kill you

Kiss a macaque, I'd imagine... On 1/12/2018 6:18 PM, Bill wrote: On 1/12/2018 3:29 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:16:19 +, you wrote: Just checked my bucket list and 'fuck a macaque' is already quite close to the bottom. Well, the 2018 quotations list is already off to

Re: OT: Everything that's trying to kill you

Considering that the monkeys are proliferating, wouldn't it behoove you to move it to the top, before they're even more of a threat?  Personally I'm proud to not have a bucket list, I'm a take life as it comes kind of guy, plus everyone I know who's had a must do before I die project, did so, v

Re: PESO: Parkway movie theater

I like the photo.  I'd also like to point out. as someone has to me in the past that using Copyright and © together is redundant. On 1/13/2018 9:49 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: A photo from last summer. It's the movie theater in the town near where we're hanging out in North Carolina this weekend.

Re: NOT HAPPY!

I was going to suggest that you hang the keyboard under a shower head for several minutes to rinse out all the coffee, then rinse it in distilled water, shake as much water out as possible, and let it air dry for several days before trying it.  That might work. On 1/14/2018 11:24 AM, Mat Maes

Pentax at CES

Only really interested because I care about the health of the brand of equipment I use. No one seems to be reporting anything from Ricoh/Pentax at CES this year. I mean except for the Panasonic GH5s none of the other major camera manufactures seem to have announced anything of note, but at lea

Re: OT: Happy Birthday Captain Edward A. Murphy Jr.

There are many corollaries to Murphy's law, they all boil down to Reality is a Bitch, and People, are at best, fallible, some more than other's. On 1/14/2018 11:20 AM, John wrote: Rob Studdert pointed out the Ig Nobel Prize in the "Multiple ... group photo" thread, which led me to the Improba

Re: Multiple takes of group photos (thinking out loud)

But Cotty, most people wouldn't do it with a hacksaw... On 1/14/2018 5:50 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 13/1/18, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I just do s composite. If someone's eyes are closed in a take I like, I just cut their head out of another shot and paste it in. With min

Re: счастливого Рождества

I know I didn't put in any extra effort getting them. On 1/8/2018 12:54, P. J. Alling wrote: Actually the original text is still there, in the code.  It's not displayed correctly if you don't have the Cyrillic fonts installed, or they're not installed to be available to all us

Re: Panic

When you're worried, or in doubt. Run in circles, (scream and shout). On 1/10/2018 3:10 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: Made you look. Where is everyone? -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Ro

Re: счастливого Рождества

Actually the original text is still there, in the code.  It's not displayed correctly if you don't have the Cyrillic fonts installed, or they're not installed to be available to all users and applications.  I don't know why anyone's personal computer would be set up that way, it takes extra eff

Re: PESO - Big Foot

I expected a large hairy humanoid or maybe a Hobbit... On 1/3/2018 8:00 PM, Marnie (aka Doe) wrote: About 1/2 way through updating 2012. Taken at Big Basin Redwoods, near Santa Cruz. 2012, of course. http://mapphotography.org/PAWS/pages/bigfoot.htm This was taken and included just for scale,

Happy New Year

Sitting at my computer, listing to an end of year podcast, cooling my last designer beer from last summer, to drink at midnight and planning to take the dog for a frozen walk, (it's about 6° F. outside), afterward.  I think I need a slightly more exciting life. -- America wasn't founded so tha

Re: AARP

I told them I was dead, and they still send me letters to enroll. On 12/28/2017 4:00 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Yeah, it might stop their annoying letters to enroll ! Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "John" Subject: OT: AARP Is th

Re: PESO: Leader

Teddy Roosevelt was a very strange man with a high pitched speaking voice.  Probably a genus, and yet practical, an unexpected combination.  Probably unelectable after the invention of general broadcast radio. On 12/27/2017 12:41 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: What a real president looks like:

Re: The 2017 PDML Quotations List is now on line!

The quotes were generally hilarious this year, except for mine. I don't come off nearly as unhinged as usual.  I'll have to try harder in the future. On 12/27/2017 1:40 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Sorry it's a bit late this year. Fortunately no one noticed. Well, some people noticed. All right, L

Re: Deals on used Pentax bodies

KEH.com has had used K-1's in stock from time to time since a couple of weeks after they were first released.  It's a great camera in a lot of ways, especially image quality, but would be disappointing to someone expecting the AF and metering technology to be comparable to that in contemporaneo

Re: Deals on used Pentax bodies

Looks like they have some decent prices, but sheshe, I thought KEH's new(ish) web site was annoying. On 12/27/2017 11:22 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Roberts Photo in Indianapolis has quite a few used bodies (several S2, K-5, K-3ii, K-1, etc) in stock. Also, if you care, buy a body, get a kit lens

Re: Merry Christmas from PDML World Headquarters

Same to you Doug. On 12/25/2017 2:40 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: and happy all the other holidays, too, if you prefer. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: Is everyone safe in NoCal?

This seems like an existential question.  Anyway I just read the article, it says it was a 3.9.  Which is actually quite a bit milder than a 4.0 based on the logarithmic scale used.  But, either way, hardly worth a mention really. However, no one is safe in NoCal. On 12/27/2017 8:55 AM, Dani

Re: Merry Christmas and a memory card ?

I've never used one in my camera but I  was curious enough to see if I could put one I had into the adapter to see if it would fit and function in the K-5II it did both. I suppose you could use one if you really wanted to. Personally I already think the physical SD card format is too small. 

Re: **JUNK** Re: GESO -- The Game.

to wipe the seats). Those were the days of Brian Dowling as QB and Calvin Hill as FB. I’m no longer a football fan, and even though I’m on the Penn faculty I feel no particular loyalty. Still, I enjoyed the pics! Rick On Dec 22, 2017, at 5:12 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: If you have to ask what g

Re: GESO -- The Game.

On 12/22/2017 2:34 PM, John wrote: On 12/22/2017 05:12, P. J. Alling wrote: If you have to ask what game, well there's just no hope for you... OK, so it's the Yale Harvard football classic, the one that was killing and maiming so many of America's best and brightest around

Re: GESO -- The Game.

e here and on the PPG. Of course, being a Dartmouth grade, I HATE Harvard, even more than Princeton or Yale. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 5:12 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: If you have to ask what game, well there's just no hope for

GESO -- The Game.

If you have to ask what game, well there's just no hope for you... OK, so it's the Yale Harvard football classic, the one that was killing and maiming so many of America's best and brightest around of the turn of the 20th Century,  that President Theodore Roosevelt felt obliged to mediate, and

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

The Fuji shot was at ISO 400 and both Pentax shots were at ISO 3200.  The fact that one of them looks essentially as good as the Fuji is what's really amazing. Though based on that Fuji shot, I'd say that the 27 f2.8 deserves it's reputation.  It is essentially Fugi's version of the SMC-P FA 4

Re: OT: Do you think this is a SCAM?

Legitimate sweepstakes don't require that the winner pay for registration and insurance.  They have that budgeted in to the prize.  Anyone who asks for money up front is looking for win but you won't be the winner. On 12/18/2017 7:51 PM, John wrote: Second try - first time hit one of Earthlin

Re: Peso-Lone Arrival

Nice. On a side note, Photo.net really doesn't like the fact that I'm using an Adblocker, but turning off javascript and reloading the page lets me look at your image unobstructed. I really wouldn't have any objection to advertisements except that some of them have actually crashed my brow

Re: refusal to even attempt to focus

I've never heard of that, and none of the F series lenses I  own, admittedly a relatively small subset works like that. On 12/19/2017 3:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I believe that, on some of the older lenses, like the "F" series, the aperture ring had to be set in the "A" position in order

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

X-Trans sensors were also in the class that DxO put near the top of the heap. One can take exception to what makes a sensor good, and DxO may be testing some of the wrong things but they are consistent for comparison purposes. On 12/17/2017 5:47 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Dec 16, 2017, at 10

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

Are you sure about that? On 12/15/2017 9:03 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: It occurs to me that you could also look at the photos other people get with Pentax gear as an example of what it is capable of. for example, there are at least a couple of moderately competent photographers on the PDML.

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

I'm a bit late to this but, there are two things that stand out. 1. The K-5 has an AA filter, so the images will require a bit of judicious sharpening to equal the sharpness of images from the X-Trans sensor in the Fuji as it doesn't need an AA filter and doesn't have one due to it's more or le

Re: Second thoughts about Pentax

So is the Fuji X-M1, released in 2013 IIRC. On 12/13/2017 7:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: It could be a matter of in camera processing if you were shooting jpegs. Even when shooting RAW the default settings of your converter can Make a huge difference. The only fair comparison is between expert

Re: Site of the PDML group show featured on Atlas Obscura

Yes, but is the PDML website featured? On 12/7/2017 8:54 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: DANK Haus article: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dank-haus-german-american-cultural-center?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=atlas-page -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was

Re: Now you don't even have to get it right

And the most important part is "artificially" degraded images. That's not the way digital images usually fail, especially Jpegs.  Each byte depends on the one before while it's being read, and one bad byte can and usually does make the all the following bytes undecipherable if they are readabl

Re: Pentax waterproof camera

I don't think there's much difference between waterproofness in "inexpensive" cameras Pentax/Ricoh vs Olympus.  The build quality will probably be about the same.  The only actual underwater camera that I would trust implicitly is the Nikon AW1.  Then again it's almost $1000 for the two lens ki

Re: Pentax waterproof camera

Pentax used to have a whole line of these, but it looks like Ricoh has rebranded them as Ricoh and limited selection to just one model in two colors. https://us.ricoh-imaging.com/index.php/cameras/wg-50 JIS Level 8 seals good to 14 meters. There's a review from shutterbug here. https://www.s

Re: meta-topic Posting style

reply chain doesn't grow to thousands of lines long, of mostly unneeded crap. You can't talk about the PDML that way... Well I guess you can, but you shouldn't. On 11/22/2017 6:56 PM, Larry Colen wrote: PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com wrote: Hum I have always "top posted" and as Ann as stated

Re: OT: Coffee

Coffee is either very good for you or very bad for you, depending on the study.  I prefer to believe the studies that say it's very good for you, because well, I drink a lot of coffee. It puts me in mind of an old girlfriend who while puffing on a cigarette was complaining about how bad they w

Re: OT: One for the computer boffins

Those files should be automatically deleted.  I'm not sure why that's not happening. However if you open a command window in the directory, (folder), containing the temp files and issue the command delete "*.temp" or whatever the actual pattern of the file name is,   it should remove the temp

Re: OT: Photography Drone

Forget drones, the future is hot air balloons. On 12/3/2017 2:37 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Does anyone on the list use a drone for photography. If so, shat do you have, how do you use it and what do you recommend? TIA, Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --

Re: Pentax 6x7 for sale

Actually $150.00 might be about right.  KEH doesn't have a 6x7 or 62 in stock now but they do have a 645, for which they want $149.99.  Sadly if it's not a recent digital camera or a particularly collectable item, older cameras aren't worth very much money in the modern world.   Film cameras ex

Re: Peso-Ringed-Bill Gull

The most annoying thing about photo.net, is that they've noticed I run an adblocker.  Pages load so much slower without it.   Plus they don't police the adverts they serve particularly well, pretty much no sites do that, some of which have actually hung my browser.  I don't mind adverts as such

Re: If you're shopping for a new digital

That's what I was thinking. Craig's list the favorite listing site of thieves and pimps everywhere. On 11/29/2017 11:12 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Nov 29, 2017, at 10:22 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/pho/d/pentax-645d-digital-med-format/64007 92484.html

Re: OT: I thought geothermal energy would be safe

Nothing is safe if one doesn't know what forces might be unleashed.   It would seem that the drilling company didn't have even one competent geologist, and one high school chemist on staff.  But then at least they didn't decided to stress test an operating graphite nuclear reactor, to destructi

Re: KX motor drive

Not as much as they should be. On 11/29/2017 10:15 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: I've come across (but haven't purchased yet) one of these rare bodies, with the drive. Certainly rare, especially as a combo. How much are they worth? -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better.

Re: 500px

Got a free account a few years ago, never actually used it for anything.  Maybe it's gotten better.  Based on current trends that's not the way to bet. On 11/29/2017 9:53 PM, Rick Womer wrote: What is the experience of the group with 500px? I remain fed up with the new photo.net, and am find

Re: Ten years

Congratulations Larry, you survived 10 years of the slings and arrows of owning and using the equipment from the third entry in a three horse race, to mix a metaphor.  Pentax has been the underdog for as long as I can remember, even back when they actually sold more actual product than Nikon or

Re: The monitor saga continues

I have no nifty hardware.  So it wouldn't be much of an upgrade, probably going in the wrong direction actually.  I wish you luck in your quest for video Nirvana,  Someday I too have hopes of owning a decent video card, I had a superior monitor, but sadly it was a CRT and in spite of being repa

Re: Adapting Nikon lens for K-mount?

If it's only a light leak it's hardly hellish then... On 11/27/2017 5:21 PM, Rick Womer wrote: What makes it special is that the people in there lose all control of their aperture<< Fortunately, they only have light leaks. On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: On 27 Nov 2017,

Re: Adapting Nikon lens for K-mount?

Well there is this thing. http://leitax.com/Nikon-lens-for-Pentax-cameras.html The good news being that the Lens registration distance for Nikon F is a little under 1.5mm longer than it is for Pentax, so if it's made properly it should maintain infinity focus.  Even if it isn't it will probab

Weird battery behavior

This is strange.  The original battery from my K-5II doesn't seem to want to charge.  I used it all day today, it showed about 1/3 remaining charge when I popped into the charger.  Charged for about 10 minutes and shows fully charged.  The third party battery, I've been using as a spare, lasts

Re: People's thoughts on Adobe CC photoshop

I haven't used Photoshop CC but if you want to work for pay, in any part of the graphics, industry that's what you use. I'm still using Photoshop CS2.  I'm not an artist or illustrator, professional or otherwise. I'm an, occasionally good, photographer.  I don't need 90% of the features that P

Re: PESO: Thirsty

So did the monkey eat the Bull Elephant and Warthog, and if so how? On 11/12/2017 10:54 PM, Alan C wrote: A young Bull Elephant & a Warthog sharing a mini solar powered water trough. Virtually all the old high yield wind-pump fed  water troughs have been closed down because they were skewing t

Re: iPESO: Pink Sports Car

I guess they must be good if they can afford to deface a Maserati like that... On 11/13/2017 8:50 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On my way to the courthouse this morning, I spotted this PINK Maserati, with painted text on the side with the name and phone number of a divorce attorney. Photograph

PESO -- Basket Torch

I'm not sure what to call one of these, the city of Providence uses them as torches to light their Waterfire evenings.  It's an iron basket with burning wood in it that produces illumination, so  the title. I couldn't think of what to do for the less is more PUG until I found this a couple of

Re: PESO: Head of Turtle Minimalist

I think the head of the turtle is too centered, and it would be nearly as minimalist if it were twice as large in the frame but easier to recognize. On 11/5/2017 10:39 AM, PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com wrote: This lovely turtle stuck its head up out of the waters of Radnor Lake here in Nashville

Re: PESO: At the Observatory

That's more like seeing the skyline from above, which kind of defeats the purpose of having a skyline. On 10/29/2017 7:28 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Paul Stenquist said: "Nice, but was hoping to see the bay, Staten Island and Jersey!" You mean like this? http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com

Re: PESO: Getting the shot

Looks like a Canon, Rebel T5, which even if it didn't would be the way to bet. On 11/3/2017 9:04 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: I was going to comment I was glad to see she had a camera - but was it a Pentax? ann On 11/3/2017 11:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Actually, I was trying to take an im

Re: OT: My future is a bit more secure

They're showing a bit more initiative than the "Microsoft Support" scammers, fielded at least 10 calls from them in the last 2 days. Even after explaining their scam in detail to them, they insist that they're on the level.  Time wasting idiots all. On 11/1/2017 2:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wro

Re: Came across an old article...

I remember those long ago days of the mid to late aughties when every new Pentax release from the K10D onward was a game changer for Pentax. Those articles were rife with each newly released Pentax camera, right up to the demise of some of those same magazines. Sadly that game change never re

Re: Congratulations, Dag Thrane

Every time I deal with Facebook I wonder why anyone would.  Nice photo though. On 10/29/2017 2:33 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I am trying again, as the mail server is holding up my firsgt post. Found this today on FaceBook: Mensa International

Re: OT - Amazon listened to Bill

Amazon is offering a new service on top of that... https://www.theonion.com/popular-new-amazon-service-just-comes-to-your-house-and-1819917496 On 10/30/2017 2:24 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: I suspect that Amazon has read Bill's recent saga of scaring away the delivery driver from his porch tog

Re: PESO: IX XI

Jeez, I should really read this stuff, before I hit send. On 10/29/2017 11:40 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: William Rob is not worth arguing with when he has a firmly held opinion. No matter how wrong his opinion may be.  I have never seen him admit he was wrong.  So why comment? He won'

Re: PESO: IX XI

William Rob is not worth arguing with when he has a firmly held opinion.  No matter how wrong his opinion may be.  I have never seen him admit he was wrong.  So why comment? He won't see this because I believe he blocked me after out last discussion, so he will never see this, but no the terro

Re: More thoughts on slide scanning: Hamrick VueScan

When auto correct strikes it sometimes makes the message more intriguing. On 10/27/2017 10:25 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Autocorrect strikes again. On Epson flatbeds. Paul via phone On Oct 27, 2017, at 10:20 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: In my experience, the Edson software is superior to Vuesc

Re: Ricoh announces new Pentax lenses

Actually they look like all the other lenses, fast highly corrected lenses put on bulk like Arnold Schwarzenegger training for a body building competition.   Personally I prefer a smaller package sacrificing ultimate sharpness and uber correction. On 10/27/2017 10:25 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wr

Re: OT: Help with Video Problems for Non-Profit

I think that an older version of Premier Pro,  (CS2 era), from Adobe is available the same way that Photoshop CS2 is available, "free" for users who've paid the licensee fee, with a public key, because they managed to delete the registration server,  and didn't want to bother recreating the reg

Re: Lightroom 6 warning

Who the hell does Adobe think they are? Microsoft? On 10/26/2017 5:44 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: https://petapixel.com/2017/10/26/adobe-updater-deletes-lightroom-6-heres-get-back/ "If you use Lightroom 6 and don't have any plans to switch to Adobe's subscription software, here's a warning: don't

Re: OT - DxO buys the Hik Collection

The Nik collection is good in concept, but I haven't been able to get them to work within my ancient version of Photoshop, and while some work as stand alone packages, sometimes with serious limitations, others don't work at all. Strangely DXO Filmpack 3 worked with earlier versions of Photosh

Re: OT: Help with Video Problems for Non-Profit

Just because you shouldn't do something doesn't mean that people don't do it... On 10/25/2017 4:25 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 25/10/17, Marnie (aka Doe), discombobulated, unleashed: I guess I should add I used Video Premier Elements 11 to edit a MP3 about 5 years ago. Another speaker. But

Re: Shocked that he was sued for stealing photography

Either they correctly estimated the return on their investment or spent a lot of time afterwards drinking heavily, (probably on credit), or more likely it was part of their budget this being an advertising gimmick to get notoriety rather than direct returns. I've seen a lot of people p*ss away

Re: Shocked that he was sued for stealing photography

She trusted her customer, who didn't have the rights to use the photo.  There should be some defense in that. This guy took an image from google images, didn't even try to find out if it was public domain, was sued, lost and then defamed the photographer for defending his rights.   I expect th

Re: Well this was annoying - re someone is offering for free PDF of my first book, Sign Language

That's an interesting question, is it slander or libel if you publish a video defaming someone.  Either way it would be hard to defend against as the evidence has been published... On 10/23/2017 12:15 PM, John wrote: On 10/23/2017 08:03, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 23, 2017, at 7:45 AM, Sandy H

Re: Well this was annoying - re someone is offering for free PDF of my first book, Sign Language

You still own the copyright.  So it's not legal, however I don't know if you have a practical recourse.  It would probably cost more to sue the individual publishing the PDF than you'll ever recover in damages. On 10/22/2017 10:56 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: I found this link,  below, while I was

Re: Image transfer from camera to PC in real time

I think the FLU card for Pentax will work with your K-3, though fairly slowly, so real time isn't exactly possible for full size images.   PK Tether works with the K-5II and K20D I've tested it. I expect it will work with the K-3. On 10/22/2017 1:35 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: Hi, I'm trying to

Re: My sad spelling!

Case in point. On 10/20/2017 7:05 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: You cna ? a On 10/20/2017 4:15 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: I cna spell and define the long words it's the short I have trouble with... On 10/20/2017 3:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: "Remediation!" Show off!! J Sent from my

Re: My sad spelling!

I cna spell and define the long words it's the short I have trouble with... On 10/20/2017 3:34 PM, Jack Davis wrote: "Remediation!" Show off!! J Sent from my iPhone On Oct 20, 2017, at 6:47 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Damn, I must need remediation, I never noticed that your s

Re: On another note

From what I can gather they take pictures, drink beer, and make transatlantic crank phone calls. On 10/20/2017 11:45 AM, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 17, 2017, at 3:47 PM, John wrote: On 10/17/2017 13:21, Eric Weir wrote: On Oct 17, 2017, at 12:55 PM, John wrote: Do you remember what milepost

Re: My sad spelling!

Damn, I must need remediation, I never noticed that your spelling was all that bad... On 10/20/2017 7:45 AM, Jack Davis wrote: I hate the distraction of my sloppy, tiresome, poor, spelling and, again, pledge to apply a moment to check it in the future. Thanks for your tolerance! J Sent from m

Re: guillotine or rolling cutter for paper?

He lives in England, I think they have to import them at quite a premium. On 10/19/2017 9:48 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: Many thanks to all who responded to me (both on and off the list). You suggestions are valuable! And an extra question for Cotty: For those 15 years, where have you been ge

Re: Samyang 14/2.8 on K-1, good?

Which I guess means that Dali is pretty close. On 10/18/2017 9:57 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Handlebar think Snidely Whiplash... On 10/15/2017 10:53 AM, Jostein wrote: Den 10.10.2017 22:17, skrev P. J. Alling: On an APS-C sensor it's moderate but correctable barrel distortion, but

Re: UPS Stupidy

's choice if this option is used or not. It is not decided by UPS/FedEx on themselves. HTH, Igor PS. I might be wrong, but it seems to me that once, UPS (or FedEx) delivered such a package themselves, despite the lower-cost option used by the vendor.  P. J. Alling Wed, 18 Oct 2017 06:4

Re: Adobe doesn't seem to want my money

There are some very capable RAW processors, other than Lightroom. I haven't bought a new Adobe product in quite some time and I feel pretty smug about that, as  Adobe has developed all the highhandedness of MIcrosoft at it's peak and the arrogance of Apple selling iProducts, with features  rem

Re: guillotine or rolling cutter for paper?

A good rolling cutter can be much more precise than a guillotine cutter, a bad one is less precise.  I've used both on actual photo sensitive paper and on inkjet paper.  I consider the multiple edges to be gimmicks.  I'm sure they're good for something but don't see any actual use for them in p

Re: Samyang 14/2.8 on K-1, good?

Handlebar think Snidely Whiplash... On 10/15/2017 10:53 AM, Jostein wrote: Den 10.10.2017 22:17, skrev P. J. Alling: On an APS-C sensor it's moderate but correctable barrel distortion, but on FF it's mustache distortion. Interesting expression. Would that be akin to Hitler&#

Re: UPS Stupidy

Actually UPS uses the USPS for final delivery for small items so even if UPS is your carrier, you don't know who's ultimately responsible for final delivery... This is especially problematic if you expect UPS since if you have a P. O. Box and no mail receptacle at your physical address USPS ru

Re: UPS Stupidy

The USPS used to allow, informally, a lot of leeway to their employees, at least in smaller towns.  Now all rules must be followed good bad or indifferent.  This leads to scenarios where the locals who know their customers have to do things that are antithetical to good customer relations, and

Re: OT - for those who suffered from the "Reply-To" issue in Thunderbird

Or you could simply right click on the mail header click customize and move the reply button onto the tools palette, which leaves only the smart reply button, which properly uses the reply list field when replying to a mailing list message, and allows to option to reply to the individual in the

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

Actually if the imaging surface and camera box, because that stupid protrusion is another camera box were replaced with an actual sensor you might be able to attach the thing to the back of a film camera with a removable back, or maybe remove the back from a less valuable film camera, and this

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