Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300Apocomparison([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-07 Thread Thibouille
Thank you Joe, this is the test I posted about earlier and couldn't find it back. On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "it remains to be seen if the DA 55-300 is better than the Tamron > optically." > > Here'

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300Apocomparison([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-07 Thread John Whittingham
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Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300Apocomparison([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread Joseph Tainter
"it remains to be seen if the DA 55-300 is better than the Tamron optically." Here's a test comparing the two: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=27737853 Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIB

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread John Whittingham
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Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread John Whittingham
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Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread Andreas Pfotenhauer
heard that rumor several times but never actually saw one that had that softness at the long end. so it seems i gut lucky. The Tamron AFAIK is a fine lense if you dont mind some CA's > The Sigma is so weak at the long end that (in the sample I had) images > appeared out of focus. > > People usual

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread Joseph Tainter
The Sigma is so weak at the long end that (in the sample I had) images appeared out of focus. People usually recommend Tamron's version of the same telezoom. But both will be outperformed by Pentax's forthcoming DA 55-300 and DA* 60-250 F4. The SMC F 70-210 is quite good, but I haven't tried it

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Well a good repair can save your bacon. David J Brooks wrote: > On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not catastrophic, but even greater (and potentially > >> catastrophic) damage can be done through ham-fisted disassembly. &g

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread P. J. Alling
See my post in reply to John Whittingham. Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: > P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> (with one significant internal weak point unfortunately). >> > > What is it? > > Ralf > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Wh

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread P. J. Alling
tly above >> and follow the directions. >> > > > -------- > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is > addressed and may contain > confiden

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread John Whittingham
gt; 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. > The infor

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread Andreas Pfotenhauer
Gaetan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everyone! I would like to know how a Pentax 70-210mm qualifiy by > comparison to a Sigma 70-300 Apo for Pentax? Any ideas? Thank you all. > Gaetan B. > > > cant say anything about the 70-210, but the Sigma 70-300 APO is sharp lens considering the price tag,

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not catastrophic, but even greater (and potentially > catastrophic) damage can be done through ham-fisted disassembly. Those swine. Dave > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > (with one significant internal weak point unfortunately). > > What is it? > > Ralf Its left leg is shorter then the right one.;-

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread Mark Roberts
John Whittingham wrote: > > On Tue, 06 May 2008 08:34:08 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote >> Gaetan Beauchamp wrote: >>> Hello everyone! I would like to know how a Pentax 70-210mm qualifiy by >>> comparison to a Sigma 70-300 Apo for Pentax? Any ideas? Thank you all. >>> Gaetan B. >>> >> I can't say m

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (with one significant internal weak point unfortunately). What is it? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contar

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread John Whittingham
al and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a commun

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread Jack Davis
The A70~210 f/4 produces extremely sharp images and in macro mode, is amazing. Would be difficult to beat! Jack --- On Tue, 5/6/08, Gaetan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Gaetan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo

Re: Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread P. J. Alling
I can't say much about the Sigma, but the F 70-210 4~5.6 produces about the sharpest pictures I get from any zoom I own, except for maybe the Fa 20-35. It's also built like a tank, (with one significant internal weak point unfortunately). Gaetan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everyone! I would like

Pentax 70-210 and Sigma 70-300 Apo comparison ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-06 Thread Gaetan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! I would like to know how a Pentax 70-210mm qualifiy by comparison to a Sigma 70-300 Apo for Pentax? Any ideas? Thank you all. Gaetan B. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

RE: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-02 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/05/01 Thu PM 09:50:16 GMT > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" > Subject: RE: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-02 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/05/01 Thu PM 09:57:38 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > ----- Original Message - > From: "Bob W"

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-02 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Mme RD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/05/01 Thu PM 06:01:05 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > mike wilson a écrit : > >> From: Gaetan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread David Savage
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 5:57 AM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>call me an old git > > > > > O.k. You're an old git. ;-) Cheers, Christ

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>call me an old git O.k. You're an old git. ;-) Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

RE: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Bob W
> Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect > to go in > Pragua for 10 days. How do I manage out there for charging > batteries? > Is it better to bring the more batteries I can? Do I need special > electrical outfits to charge them? And what about memory > cards SD? Th

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Adam Maas
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:35 PM, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Cotty" > Subject: Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > >Laptops also - > > just as most would rather ditch it, I can&#

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 1, 2008, at 12:35 PM, William Robb wrote: >> Laptops also - >> just as most would rather ditch it, I can't imagine going anywhere >> without mine. > > I saw a laptob computer the other day called an AirMac or some > such. Remarkable device, it > seemed to be about 1/2 inch thick, and a f

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >Laptops also - > just as most would rather ditch it, I can't imagine going anywhere > without mine. I saw a laptob computer the other day called an AirMac or some such

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Mme RD
mike wilson a écrit : >> From: Gaetan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2008/05/01 Thu PM 12:27:06 GMT >> To: pdml@pdml.net >> Subject: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> >> Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect to go

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/5/08, Gaetan Beauchamp, discombobulated, unleashed: >In your opinion, do I have to bring a >laptop (to save photos) which is a boring thing to carry, isn't? Lots of interesting replies to your questions, always interesting to see what views people have regarding equipment and travel. Lapt

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Gaetan Beauchamp" Subject: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect to go in Pragua for 10 days. How do I manage out there for charging batteries? Is it better to bring the more batteries I

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Paul Sorenson
And...if you take a taxi, *always* negotiate the cost *before* you get in the car. -p mike wilson wrote: > > P.S. Watch out for pickpockets. That's official city advice. > > > - > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > Virus-checked using McA

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Gaetan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/05/01 Thu PM 12:27:06 GMT > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect to go in > Pragua for 10 days. How do I

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Gaetan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/05/01 Thu PM 12:27:06 GMT > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect to go in > Pragua for 10 days. How do I

Re: Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 1, 2008, at 5:27 AM, Gaetan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect to go in > Pragua for 10 days. How do I manage out there for charging batteries? > Is it better to bring the more batteries I can? Do I need special > electrical outfits to charge t

Traveling issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-05-01 Thread Gaetan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! Need advices on a travelling issues. I expect to go in Pragua for 10 days. How do I manage out there for charging batteries? Is it better to bring the more batteries I can? Do I need special electrical outfits to charge them? And what about memory cards SD? The more I have,

Re:PESO - Children! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-15 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! Here is some photos of my wife's grandchildren, Mateo and Adelie. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7161172 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7161160&size=lg http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7161170&size=lg Taken with a Pentax K20D, Pentax 100mm Macro lens. Comm

RE: PESO: Children and tulips! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-13 Thread Gaetan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! Thank you all for your suggestions on my problem with posting to the list. It was Mail on a Mac the cause, interpreting my post as a HTML. So now I am using Thunderbird for the list. Here is a post with 3 photos of children and 2 of tulips. Mateo spoonful! http://photo.net/phot

RE: PESO: A junco's story with anoter email program ! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-11 Thread Ga‘tan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! For those who want to see a short story about juncos, here are some photos that I took at our country cottage. First, when my wife and I discover that those straw in our clothes pins bag where not there because of the wind but because a small bird was building a nest right there

PESO: A more format junco's story! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-11 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! For those who want to see a short story about juncos, here are some photos that I took at our country cottage. First, when my wife and I discover that those straw in our clothes pins bag where not there because of the wind but because a small bird was building a nest right the

A more format junco's story! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-11 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! For those who want to see a short story about juncos, here are some photos that I took at our country cottage. First, when my wife and I discover that those straw in our clothes pins bag where not there because of the wind but because a small bird was building a nest right the

Re: Can't post to the list, take 3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread Bob Sullivan
Cute photos. Maybe you should make them a gallery in Photo.net??! Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 6:32 AM, Gaëtan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone! Thank you all for your precious indications about this > issue. Perhaps it's Mail that transform my

Re: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread Marcus A . Hofmann
Thanks for the hint. This seems to have been the problem. Marcus -- Am 10.04.2008 um 08:25 schrieb John Francis: > > At a guess, I'd say that your email program (Apple Mail?) elects > to send a message with image links in an encoding that the list > management software rejects. It doesn't happe

Re: Can't post to the list, take 3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Well this one got through. However a little more formating is possibly in order. Gaëtan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everyone! Thank you all for your precious indications about this > issue. Perhaps it's Mail that transform my messages in HTML if I > indent the text in a way that Mail interprets

Re: Finally post to the list, a junco's story! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-10 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! So I can post that story to the list. I am now happy!!! I forgot a photo about feeding that I am now including. Here is my story, final take to give a rest to the list!!! For those who want to see a short story about juncos, here are some photos that I took at our country cottage

Re: Can't post to the list, take 3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fascinating. What a great experience. Thanks for sharing it. Paul On Apr 10, 2008, at 7:32 AM, Gaëtan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everyone! Thank you all for your precious indications about this > issue. Perhaps it's Mail that transform my messages in HTML if I > indent the text in a way that Mail int

Re: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm using the version of Apple Mail that comes with system 10.4 and have experienced no problems sending links. Paul On Apr 10, 2008, at 2:25 AM, John Francis wrote: > > At a guess, I'd say that your email program (Apple Mail?) elects > to send a message with image links in an encoding that the l

Re: Can't post to the list, take 3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread Andreas Pfotenhauer
dunno about Apple Mail, but in a decent mail client this should be configurable. thunderbird for instance lets you specify on a per-domain-base if the mail should be text,html or both .. and i'm convinced something like this is possible on a mac as well :-) > Hello everyone! Thank you all for yo

Re: Can't post to the list, take 3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread Doug Franklin
Gaëtan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everyone! Thank you all for your precious indications about this > issue. Perhaps it's Mail that transform my messages in HTML if I Well, that one got through! Congratulations. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:/

Re: Can't post to the list, take 3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! Thank you all for your precious indications about this issue. Perhaps it's Mail that transform my messages in HTML if I indent the text in a way that Mail interprets it as HTML. So I did a few modifications in my Mail preferences and I am sending this one without any special

Re: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Gaëtan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/04/10 Thu AM 12:29:53 GMT > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > Hello everyone! > It seems that I cannot post an email to the list with 8 links in that

Re: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-10 Thread Brian Walters
eople also use Gmail. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:29:53 -0400, "Gaëtan Beauchamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hello everyone! > It seems that I cannot

Re: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-09 Thread David Savage
At 02:01 PM 10/04/2008, Marcus A. Hofmann wrote: >I am having the same strange problem. When I try to post a message to >the list (starting a new thread) that contains image links, the >message doesn't show up. If, however, I reply in a running thread, I >can post links just fine. I haven't found t

Re: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-09 Thread John Francis
At a guess, I'd say that your email program (Apple Mail?) elects to send a message with image links in an encoding that the list management software rejects. It doesn't happen as part of a reply because a reply is encoded the same way as the original message. Apple Mail seems to send the body of

Re: Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-09 Thread Marcus A. Hofmann
I am having the same strange problem. When I try to post a message to the list (starting a new thread) that contains image links, the message doesn't show up. If, however, I reply in a running thread, I can post links just fine. I haven't found the time to investigate this any further, thou

Can't post to the list, take 2 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-04-09 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! It seems that I cannot post an email to the list with 8 links in that message to photos on photo.net. There is something that I just don't understand. By the way, thank you for your help all (Mister Alling, Mister Brewer and Cotty; thank you all). After my successful email and

Re: PESO: A short slideshow 20 FPS made with a Pentax K20D! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Peter, my sentiment exactly. I watched this under distinct impression that I was watching the silent color movie re-invented in terms of XXI-st century. Boris P. J. Alling wrote: > Pentax has created, just for us, a Medium Resolution Digital, silent > movie camera. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: PESO: My wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-03 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everybody! Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. Thanks Mister Paul Stenquist for your appreciation of the children's photo, the heron's photos and the lake's photo. Thanks to Mister Bill Lawlor. It seems that RA-4 color prints is not very usual these days. It's been very int

Re: PESO: My wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
They should be in the April PUG -- isn't the theme "Portraits"? On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Gaëtan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone! > Here is some photos of my wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo. > Taken with a Pentax K10D.

Re: PESO: My wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-02 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The photos are good. > Both could be improved with a lighter background. > Grand-children are a pleasure. > I borrow a former neighbor's. Mark! - Email sent from

Re: PESO: Heron, Vaudray Lake and K20D slideshow ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-01 Thread pnstenquist
I like all of these, particularly the heron in the reeds and the lake reflecting the sky. The bird flying away is a near miss but still somewhat interesting. Paul > > Gaëtan Beauchamp wrote: > > Hello everyone! > > Here is some photos of an heron at Vaudray Lake, with some pictures of > > the

Re: PESO: My wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-01 Thread pnstenquist
The shot of the boy is excellent. I like the little girl's pic as well, although it appears to be a bit soft. Good work here. Paul > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Gaëtan Beauchamp > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello everyone! > > Here is some photos of m

Re: PESO: My wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
The photos are good. Both could be improved with a lighter background. Grand-children are a pleasure. I borrow a former neighbor's. Regards, Bob S. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Gaëtan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone! > Here is some photos of my wife'

Re: PESO: Heron, Vaudray Lake and K20D slideshow ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-01 Thread P. J. Alling
I like the heron shots even though in the first it is partially hidden by the reeds, and in the second it is flying away from you, (I have lots of shots of big birds flying away from me, ). Gaëtan Beauchamp wrot

Re: PESO: My wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Gaëtan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everyone! > Here is some photos of my wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo. > Taken with a Pentax K10D. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7119937 > I love this one. Just a great goofy kid shot. > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7119958 >

Re: Heron, Vaudray Lake and K20D slideshow ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Gaëtan Beauchamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO: Heron, Vaudray Lake and K20D slideshow ( > Hello everyone! > Here is some photos of an heron at Vaudray Lake, with some pictures of > the Lake, one of a marshland, a place that

PESO: My wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-01 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! Here is some photos of my wife's grand-children, Lea-Mei and Mateo. Taken with a Pentax K10D. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7119937 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7119958 Comments are welcome and appreciated as usual. Gaetan Beauchamp -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

PESO: Heron, Vaudray Lake and K20D slideshow ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-04-01 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! Here is some photos of an heron at Vaudray Lake, with some pictures of the Lake, one of a marshland, a place that I like to take in photos. Taken with a Pentax K10D, a Pentax MZ6, a Sigma 70-300mm lens. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7122046 http://photo.net/photodb/

Re: A short slideshow 20 FPS made with a Pentax K20D!([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-31 Thread Ken Waller
Well done. Shows some interesting possibilities. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Gaëtan Beauchamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO: A short slideshow 20 FPS made with a Pentax K20D!([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hello everybody! Just

Re: PESO: A short slideshow 20 FPS made with a Pentax K20D! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-31 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax has created, just for us, a Medium Resolution Digital, silent movie camera. Gaëtan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everybody! > > Just for fun! > Here is a short slideshow made with a Pentax K20D in burst mode: 20 > FPS for about 5 seconds which create 115 frames JPG. > Exported in Adobe Lightr

Re: PESO: A short slideshow 20 FPS made with a Pentax K20D! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-31 Thread Jack Davis
Glad to get a peek at the 20 fps whistle. Flowers were a cute idea. What was the shutter speed(s) and light source for the hummingbirds? Tough subject, well handled! Jack --- Gaëtan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everybody! > > Just for fun! > Here is a short sli

PESO: A short slideshow 20 FPS made with a Pentax K20D! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-31 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everybody! Just for fun! Here is a short slideshow made with a Pentax K20D in burst mode: 20 FPS for about 5 seconds which create 115 frames JPG. Exported in Adobe Lightroom as a slideshow (PDF). Opened in QuickTime and exported again for the web (can be viewed on a iPod Touch). An assis

Re: PESO: Last hummingbirds and Happy Easter! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-24 Thread pnstenquist
"David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Its been colder than the last 3-4 years, thats for sure. Almost a > record snow year. But, for some reason the wall under the kitchen > window looses its snow first, and that were the tulips etc are. > > It feels nice though to see

Re: PESO: Last hummingbirds and Happy Easter! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-24 Thread David J Brooks
Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave, > We usually have snowdrops by mid-February and the start of early > spcies tulips by now. > Sadly, only one snowdrop has made an appearance near my south facing front > door. > It hasn't been a particularly cold winter

Re: PESO: Last hummingbirds and Happy Easter! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
, Mar 23, 2008 at 12:09 PM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes i like the nest shot. > > Bob, some of the snow has melted by out kitchen window(south face0 and > out daffodils and crocusus are starting to show. Mined yo this is the > 3rd time.:-0 > > Dave > &

Re: PESO: Last hummingbirds and Happy Easter! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-23 Thread David J Brooks
Yes i like the nest shot. Bob, some of the snow has melted by out kitchen window(south face0 and out daffodils and crocusus are starting to show. Mined yo this is the 3rd time.:-0 Dave On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I applaud the effor

Re: PESO: Last hummingbirds and Happy Easter! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-23 Thread Bob Sullivan
varieties of tulip. Reards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Gaëtan Beauchamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone! Happy Easter to all ! Here are my third, fourth, fifth > and sixth hummingbirds. Those four were taken with a Pentax MZ6 film > camera and printed home m

PESO: Last hummingbirds and Happy Easter! ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-23 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! Happy Easter to all ! Here are my third, fourth, fifth and sixth hummingbirds. Those four were taken with a Pentax MZ6 film camera and printed home made with a JOBO CPP2, those old things that I still do. Here is also a K20D image of a tulip. All that discussion with AF and

Re: PESO: A second hummingbird ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Very nice composition. Gaëtan Beauchamp wrote: > Hello everyone! I did try to send a second hummingbird but with no > success. So here it is. A very different picture than the first but > taken with the same K10D with the same lens. But now I think I made a > mistake about the lens. It was a

Re: A second hummingbird ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Gaetan: I really like your photo here, especially the composition. It would be nice to have the birdie sharper, but still, the composition is very nice & I like the coloring. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Gaëtan Beauchamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: A second hummingbird ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Gaëtan Beauchamp" Subject: PESO: A second hummingbird Hello everyone! I did try to send a second hummingbird but with no success. So here it is. A very different picture than the first but taken with the same K10D with the same lens. But now I think I made a

PESO: A second hummingbird ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2008-03-13 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone! I did try to send a second hummingbird but with no success. So here it is. A very different picture than the first but taken with the same K10D with the same lens. But now I think I made a mistake about the lens. It was a Sigma 70-300 mm APO for Pentax and not a 100 mm macr

Re: PESO: One hummingbird ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-03-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Nice exposure. While the wing is blurred as is more or less expected the bird itself looks a little over sharpened, like you were trying to over come subject movement with too much USM. I think it would look better if thats the case if you had let the bird be a little soft from it's movement.

PESO: One hummingbird ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).

2008-03-12 Thread Gaëtan Beauchamp
Hello everyone. This is my second post. I am not used to it, so excuse my mistake if there is some. This one is about a lovely hummingbird caught with a Pentax K10D, 100 mm macro lens, at the balcony with red flowers just in front of country cottage, Lake Vaudray, Quebec, Canada. I intend t

PEOW:Tribute/Farwell to Mom ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2007-04-04 Thread Walter Hamler
JayT, we know she is at peace now. Thanks for placing us in the loop with your concerns. We are all here for lots of reasons but we can also help tin times like this. Our prayers are with you now as you mourn her passing, but at least you are confident in her final resting place! Walt -- PD

Re: PEOW:Tribute/Farwell to Mom ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2007-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
You did the right thing. May she rest in peace. Paul >> On Apr 4, 2007, at 1:35 AM, Jay Taylor wrote: >> >>> My mom passed very peacefully early yesterday morning as I laid near >>> her side. She was very comfortable, having been in the loving >>> arms of >>> family and friends during the final d

Re: PEOW:Tribute/Farwell to Mom ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2007-04-04 Thread Boris Liberman
> On Apr 4, 2007, at 1:35 AM, Jay Taylor wrote: > >> My mom passed very peacefully early yesterday morning as I laid near >> her side. She was very comfortable, having been in the loving arms of >> family and friends during the final days of her life. She knew she is >> loved by everyone who had t

Re: PEOW:Tribute/Farwell to Mom ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2007-04-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 4, 2007, at 1:35 AM, Jay Taylor wrote: > My mom passed very peacefully early yesterday morning as I laid near > her side. She was very comfortable, having been in the loving arms of > family and friends during the final days of her life. She knew she is > loved by everyone who had the pleas

Re: PEOW:Tribute/Farwell to Mom ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

2007-04-04 Thread Jay Taylor
> David, Paul, Kenneth, Boris, Godfrey, Bruce, Walter and Marnie, Thanks so much for your prayers and words of encouragement. It means alot. Even though we've only met through conversation I can feel the love. My mom passed very peacefully early yesterday morning as I laid near her side. She

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2006-03-15 Thread Jarek Dabrowski
Sylwester Pietrzyk napisał(a): I asked a few questions about FA* 200/4 macro which was in stock in Poland a few days ago. I went there today unfortunately in store it turned out to be "only" A* 200/4 macro. As I wanted good performance at longer distances in such a lens and A* users told me that

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] is alive.

2005-09-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] is alive. I won't be able to do much tonite as I have just cleverly managed to break a water pipe INSIDE my bathroom wall. Phooey! Best I did was when I was cutting out a chunk of ceili

RE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] is alive.

2005-09-21 Thread Don Sanderson
For those who can't see the addy in the post/archive/digest: petitiondonsauction.com Don > -Original Message- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 8:39 PM > To: PDML > Subject: [EMAIL PROTECTED] is alive. >

[EMAIL PROTECTED] is alive.

2005-09-21 Thread Don Sanderson
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Is ready to be used for e-mail regarding the Pentax "Wish List" project. It will auto-respond to let you know your post was recieved. This will make it easier for me to track responses as the PDML threads tend to wander of topic on occasion.