Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-18 Thread Larry Colen
Bob W-PDML wrote: Yes, and people react better to it than to a honking great slr. Try a bright red K-r or a white K-x. People love them and will smile when they see them just because they are so cute. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML

Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-18 Thread Bob W-PDML
Yes, and people react better to it than to a honking great slr. > On 18 Jul 2016, at 13:36, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Lovely stuff! > > I'm finding the M/M-D typ 262 very easy to get used to. They just work … get > out of the way and let you see. They may be the ultimate digital Ms. :-) >

Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
How about, Tootsie?:) J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2016, at 11:30 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Thanks. Just don't call me Pop, son. > >> On 18 Jul 2016, at 17:14, John wrote: >> >> It's the same as the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a >> Tootsie-Roll Pop. > > -- > PDM

Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-18 Thread Bob W-PDML
Thanks. Just don't call me Pop, son. > On 18 Jul 2016, at 17:14, John wrote: > > It's the same as the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a > Tootsie-Roll Pop. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from t

Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-18 Thread Larry Colen
Ask John Powers. On July 17, 2016 10:15:17 AM PDT, Bob W-PDML wrote: >Another small gallery on a hot day in Olde London Towne. The last >you'll see from me for a while as I have to go back to work tomorrow >:0( > >It's been fun getting used to this camera. > >http://www.web-options.com/T262e/ >

Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-18 Thread John
It's the same as the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie-Roll Pop. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
Not sure, but I've heard that "one swallow does not a summer make." J - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" To: "PDML" Sent: Monday, July 18, 2016 5:35:03 AM Subject: Re: How many swallows make a summer? Lovely stuff! I'm finding th

Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Lovely stuff! I'm finding the M/M-D typ 262 very easy to get used to. They just work … get out of the way and let you see. They may be the ultimate digital Ms. :-) G (I need to bring Felipe to London when it's hot there …) > On Jul 17, 2016, at 10:15 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Another small

Re: How many swallows make a summer?

2016-07-17 Thread Boris Liberman
London - the capital of the world... So is New York or Paris, naturally... Can you postpone going back to work for, let's say, two more galleries such as this? Boris On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > Another small gallery on a hot day in Olde London Towne. The last you'll se

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
There are proposals for a quantum of time that would provide the basis for a fastest process: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronon On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I just realized that they missed an opportunity. Rather than a soda bottle, > they could have used a bottle of

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-14 Thread Larry Colen
I just realized that they missed an opportunity. Rather than a soda bottle, they could have used a bottle of cheap wine. Then each frame would be pico de gallo. On 12/14/2011 3:23 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 12/14/2011 2:40 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Frank, no, there are processes that are d

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-14 Thread Larry Colen
On 12/14/2011 2:40 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Frank, no, there are processes that are done on a faster time scale. There are attosecond lasers , that are capable producing ~80 attosecond pulses. (1 attosecond is 10^-18 s - 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 s) As of 2010, the shortest time interval meas

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-14 Thread Igor Roshchin
Frank, no, there are processes that are done on a faster time scale. There are attosecond lasers , that are capable producing ~80 attosecond pulses. (1 attosecond is 10^-18 s - 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 s) As of 2010, the shortest time interval measured is 12 attoseconds. This is at least 1000-10

RE: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > knarftheria...@gmail.com > > 'Cause any more would just be extravagant. (and probably theoretically > impossible - I'm thinking that time can't be divided into smaller > increments) > that's probably why you're no longer

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker Awesome. With just $250,000 of stuff, we'll be able to create photos that appear to have been made using expensive studio lighting. I can't wait. I expect B&H will offer a rebate. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread John Sessoms
From: Mark Roberts Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ Does it have high-speed sync? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_

RE: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
'Cause any more would just be extravagant. (and probably theoretically impossible - I'm thinking that time can't be divided into smaller increments) cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts Sent: December 13, 2011 12/13/11 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: How many fps

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 9:14 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Well since you put it that way, however it looks like you put more thought > into it than the reporter did.  I suspect that there are a lot of things he > didn't really understand, which doesn't help my understanding at all. I've been the sc

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/13/2011 8:59 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 8:46 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: WWhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ I expect that this is just bad reporting, since the reporter, makes the truly astoundin

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 8:46 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ > I expect that this is just bad reporting, since the reporter, makes the > truly astounding claim that you can make ultrasound recor

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Bruce Walker
Awesome. With just $250,000 of stuff, we'll be able to create photos that appear to have been made using expensive studio lighting. I can't wait. :-) On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? > http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-573

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/13/2011 4:41 PM, Bob W wrote: Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon- camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography& Multimedia www.robertstech.com they're going to use it to photograph

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/13/2011 4:38 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ I expect that this is just bad reporting, since the reporter, makes the truly astounding cla

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 13 December 2011 21:38, Mark Roberts wrote: > Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? > http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ Yeah, but did they still miss the decisive moment? -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss M

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Christine Aguila
Darrel got a chuckle out of that one, Bob, but he did add "I don't think they have that many euros!" Cheers, Christine On Dec 13, 2011, at 3:41 PM, "Bob W" wrote: >> >> Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? >> http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Christine Aguila
That's pretty cool. Thanks for posting. Cheers, Christine On Dec 13, 2011, at 3:38 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? > http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ > > > -- > Mark R

Re: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/12/11, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: >Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? >http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon-camera- >takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ Can't be that fussed about it - was that a Sigma lens?? -- Cheers, Cotty

RE: How many fps is enough?

2011-12-13 Thread Bob W
> > Would one TRILLION frames per second be sufficient? > http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57342136-76/shutter-speed-demon- > camera-takes-trillion-frames-per-second/ > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com they're going to use it to photograph the individual euros f

Re: How many watt-seconds is the AF-540?

2009-12-26 Thread Jos from Holland
Indeed the true way to compare flash light output is the amount of energy in the flash of light. This is independend of the way the light is directed, bundeled or difused. The basic principle of this kind of flash guns is: 1. The voltage of the battery is boosted to a high voltage on a

Re: How many watt-seconds is the AF-540?

2009-12-25 Thread Peter Loveday
guide number Watt Seconds Effective Watt Seconds BCPS (Beam Candle Power Seconds) 16x the light. However its a largely irrelevant measure; GN is completely dependant on any sort of reflectors, diffusers, zoom heads etc etc. So on a white lightening, this figure changes with anything you put

Re: How many watt-seconds is the AF-540?

2009-12-25 Thread Larry Colen
On Dec 25, 2009, at 10:13 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Don't know if this answers it, but.. Pg 89 in the 540 manual includes the following: "Flash duration (1/2 peak each)-- (M1/1)flash; Approx. 1/1200 sec. (TTL) Fastest duration time: Approx. 1/2 sec.". Nope, that doesn't really help. The p

Re: How many watt-seconds is the AF-540?

2009-12-25 Thread Jack Davis
Don't know if this answers it, but.. Pg 89 in the 540 manual includes the following: "Flash duration (1/2 peak each)--(M1/1)flash; Approx. 1/1200 sec. (TTL) Fastest duration time: Approx. 1/2 sec.". Jack --- On Fri, 12/25/09, Larry Colen wrote: > From: Larry Colen > Subject: How many wat

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-06 Thread Ken Waller
side of the outdoor experience Rocky Mountain for the easily travelled mountain experience Yosemite just because... Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: how many (US) national parks have you b

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-06 Thread Ken Waller
;Mark Roberts" Subject: Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to? Here's the list of all 58 U.S. National Parks: Acadia American Samoa Arches Badlands Big Bend Biscayne Black Canyon of the Gunnison Bryce Canyon Canyonlands Capitol Reef Carlsbad Caverns Channel Islands Conga

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-03 Thread ann sanfedele
Larry - just so you know -- Grand Canyon IS a National park ... Re Burns - Too frustrating because you wish you could be in one of those places ? parts of it I found a bit ponderous but I really got into it... Didn't like the very first one much. I have to say I have no idea what Castle Cl

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-03 Thread Larry Levy
I'm not watching Ken Burns latest opus because I find it too frustrating. I love national parks and have been to a few: Acadia in Maine Big Bend in Texas Everglades in Florida Hot Springs in Arkansas Redwood in California Then there's the National Monuments: Castle Clinton in New York George W

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-03 Thread Doug Franklin
Bob Sullivan wrote: Mark, Thanks for the list. I've been to about 20, but am confused. I've been to Vicksburg battelfield and thought it was a national park. Regards, Bob S. It's probably a National Military Park, National Battlefield Park, or National Battlefield Monument, all of which are

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-03 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:05 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > I'd have to go with a tie for 1st place between Arches/Canyonlands and > Denali... > But many of the places that are most vivid and loved are specific trails or > visitas in natural areas that > don't necessarily fall within park boundaries..

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-03 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:48 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> ann sanfedele wrote: >> >>> So I didnt see Mark's post -  just this reply -- >>> Doug - have you been to NONE?? or did you forget the list? or is your >>> list the one under Mark's indent? >>> boy am I confused! >> >>

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Mark, Thanks for the list. I've been to about 20, but am confused. I've been to Vicksburg battelfield and thought it was a national park. Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Here's the list of all 58 U.S. National Parks: > > Acadia > Badlands > Carlsbad Caverns

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
I'd have to go with a tie for 1st place between Arches/Canyonlands and Denali... But many of the places that are most vivid and loved are specific trails or visitas in natural areas that don't necessarily fall within park boundaries... I'm so lucky to have been able to visit all those beauti

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
John Sessoms wrote: Here's an online link to the video series if anyone is interested... http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/watch-video/#872 Marnie aka Doe (KTEH is not my local PBS station, but I still watch it frequently. Comes from San Jose). Thanks. I'll try to watch it. But, I

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Stan Halpin
Only 10 for me. Time to do a road trip! stan On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:43 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? I'm liking it more and more but thought the first show was the weakest and may have put people off the series... And relat

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/2/2009 7:36:27 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes: Thanks. I'll try to watch it. But, I thought of something ... Does the National Mall in DC count as a National Park? If so, change my count to 40. == Different lists seem to say different

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: ann sanfedele John Sessoms wrote: > From: ann sanfedele > >> Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National >> parks? I'm liking it more and more >> but thought the first show was the weakest and may have put people >> off the series... >> >> And relative to that, how

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: So I didnt see Mark's post - just this reply -- Doug - have you been to NONE?? or did you forget the list? or is your list the one under Mark's indent? boy am I confused! I posted the full list of all 58 parks. Doug posted a list of 22 of them. Pres

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread John Sessoms
Here's an online link to the video series if anyone is interested... http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/watch-video/#872 Marnie aka Doe (KTEH is not my local PBS station, but I still watch it frequently. Comes from San Jose). Thanks. I'll try to watch it. But, I thought of something ...

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Mark Roberts
ann sanfedele wrote: >So I didnt see Mark's post - just this reply -- >Doug - have you been to NONE?? or did you forget the list? or is your >list the one under Mark's indent? >boy am I confused! I posted the full list of all 58 parks. Doug posted a list of 22 of them. Presumably these are the

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
So I didnt see Mark's post - just this reply -- Doug - have you been to NONE?? or did you forget the list? or is your list the one under Mark's indent? boy am I confused! ann Doug Brewer wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Arches Big Bend Black Canyon of the Gunnison Bryce Canyon Canyonlands Capi

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Doug Brewer
Mark Roberts wrote: Arches Big Bend Black Canyon of the Gunnison Bryce Canyon Canyonlands Capitol Reef Carlsbad Caverns Glacier Grand Canyon Grand Teton Great Smoky Mountains Guadalupe Mountains Hot Springs Mammoth Cave Mesa Verde Petrified Forest Redwood Rocky Mountain Saguar

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Doug Franklin
ann sanfedele wrote: Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? Haven't been watching it, but agree with the premise. :-) And relative to that, how many National Parks have you been to? Oh, geez, there's no way I could recall them all. At least most of the one

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Eactivist
Top 5 1. Yosemite (CA) - amazing. 2. Sequoia (CA) - for me, can't beat big trees. 3. Haleakala National Park (HI) - Turns out I hadn't been to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, but to a defunct volcano on Maui (sort of defunct). But the above, near the falls and stuff, is just beautiful. I

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 2, 2009, at 14:40, ann sanfedele wrote: Charles Robinson wrote: I've probably just been to a handful - I'm recording the series on my TiVo but haven't watched any of the episodes yet. A friend of mine just notched up 500... for this year... on a motorcycle. I'm envious of his

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/2/09, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Now, we should list our favorites. Oh, man. That's tough. My top 5. 1. Ozark Scenic Riverways - I spent a lot of time canoing those rivers. My only regret is that I didn't give a damn about photography back then. 2. Antietam - Much better than Gettysbur

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 04:29:05PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote: > Here's the list of all 58 U.S. National Parks: Hmm - I've been to more than I thought .. Not all that many, but still more than I estimated. > Acadia > Bryce Canyon > Death Valley > Kings Canyon > Sequoia > Yosemite > Zion --

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Eactivist
Approximately 24 national parks, not counting national monuments. More than I thought, less than I would like. Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- P

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/2/09, ann sanfedele wrote: > I linked to a list in a reply to one of you a few mins ago > > I just checked off Parks... been to tons more when one includes Monuments > and forests The National Forests are under the jurisdiction of the National Forest Service. So they don't count. :P --

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/2/2009 1:50:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jo...@panix.com writes: > Here's an online link to the video series if anyone is interested... > > http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/watch-video/#872 > > Marnie aka Doe (KTEH is not my local PBS station, but I still watch

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
wonderland of mountains, lakes and glaciers. On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > A bunch of National Monuments that you need to check before counting them as > NP's. > > Jack > > --- On Fri, 10/2/09, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > >> From: eactiv...@aol.c

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 03:37:35PM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > Here's an online link to the video series if anyone is interested... > > http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/watch-video/#872 > > Marnie aka Doe (KTEH is not my local PBS station, but I still watch it > frequently. Comes fro

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Mark! I just re-counted from this list and found two more. Now a total of 23. Jack --- On Fri, 10/2/09, Mark Roberts wrote: > From: Mark Roberts > Subject: Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to? > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Friday, Oc

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Jack Davis
A bunch of National Monuments that you need to check before counting them as NP's. Jack --- On Fri, 10/2/09, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > From: eactiv...@aol.com > Subject: Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to? > To: pdml@pdml.net > Date: Friday, October 2, 2009

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On that official list, I have visited 33 Dan M On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Here's the list of all 58 U.S. National Parks: > > Acadia > American Samoa > Arches > Badlands > Big Bend > Biscayne > Black Canyon of the Gunnison > Bryce Canyon > Canyonlands > Capitol Reef > C

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/2/2009 1:17:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: Desjardins, Steve wrote: >Not many. I tend to visit cities rather than go camping. > camping? I've hardly camped at any... hiked, yes... there are so many lovely places to stay in the parks and nea

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 18:43:26 +0200 AlunFoto wrote: > > >> And relative to that, how many National Parks have you been to? Possibly >> some from the other side of the Pond >> have more on their list than some of  us who live here... > >I had to look up the list: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Here's the list of all 58 U.S. National Parks: Acadia American Samoa Arches Badlands Big Bend Biscayne Black Canyon of the Gunnison Bryce Canyon Canyonlands Capitol Reef Carlsbad Caverns Channel Islands Congaree Crater Lake Cuyahoga Valley Death Valley Denali Dry Tortugas Evergla

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Staying at the Ahwahnee is hardly cmping . . . Dan > Desjardins, Steve wrote: > >> Not many.  I tend to visit cities rather than go camping. -- 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 direct

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Desjardins, Steve wrote: Not many. I tend to visit cities rather than go camping. camping? I've hardly camped at any... hiked, yes... there are so many lovely places to stay in the parks and near them that "fear of camping" shouldn't keep you away. :-) But I do remember ONE camping t

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
I linked to a list in a reply to one of you a few mins ago I just checked off Parks... been to tons more when one includes Monuments and forests ann eactiv...@aol.com wrote: . ann http://annsan.smugmug.com === Yes, I am really enjoying it. Second episode made me cry. :-) I am

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well, including national historical sites, national monuments, etc: Acadia Alcatracz Anacostia Appalacian Trail Arches Badlands Biscayne Blue Ridge Bryce Canaveral Canyonlands Cape Cod Cape Hattaras Carlsbad Castle Clinton Death Vallyey Delaware Water Gap Denali Devil's Tower Edison Eisenhower Ell

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
John Sessoms wrote: From: ann sanfedele Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? I'm liking it more and more but thought the first show was the weakest and may have put people off the series... And relative to that, how many National Parks have you been to?

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Tom Cakalic wrote: I've been to 31 official US National Parks. Probably double that if you count National Monuments and such. Almost all the National Parks in Alberta and British Columbia, CA, and 1 in Mexico. true with me for Canada and Monuments too. I find it mildly puzzling how concen

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/2/09, ann sanfedele wrote: > ah ha - > > for you counters - I found a list googling that showed National parks... I > think, Scott, you are counting some > they call "historical Monuments" etc... > > The Blue Ridge isn't a National Park, nor is the WHite House... I pretty much counted

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Thanks for that list -- now I can start counting the monuments... Some places I'd been to before they were made parks or monuments - my parents towed me all over the place when I was still in grade school. AlunFoto wrote: 2009/10/2 ann sanfedele : And relative to that, how many National

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Boris Liberman wrote: Probably just one - the Yosemite. I wish I could at least visit the Yellowstone and that place where Grand Canyon is, assuming it is a national park. Boris P.S. I've been to some National parks locally, but I reckon this does not count ;-). not for this quiz :)

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:51, Charles Robinson wrote: A friend of mine just notched up 500... for this year... on a motorcycle. I'm envious of his freedom and ambition! I should clarify that he's collected 500 stamps (in some sorta book, I guess?) from parks. M

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
ah ha - for you counters - I found a list googling that showed National parks... I think, Scott, you are counting some they call "historical Monuments" etc... The Blue Ridge isn't a National Park, nor is the WHite House... Here are all 58 by date created http://tinyurl.com/y92recv Here is m

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/2/2009 12:39:10 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: > A friend of mine just notched up 500... for this year... on a > motorcycle. I'm envious of his freedom and ambition! > > -Charles I'm impressedwith his talent for "fish stories", since there are

RE: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Not many. I tend to visit cities rather than go camping. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of ann sanfedele Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:43 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread ann sanfedele
Charles Robinson wrote: On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:43, ann sanfedele wrote: Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? I'm liking it more and more but thought the first show was the weakest and may have put people off the series... And relative to that, how many

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Eactivist
Here's an online link to the video series if anyone is interested... http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/watch-video/#872 Marnie aka Doe (KTEH is not my local PBS station, but I still watch it frequently. Comes from San Jose). - We can't solve pr

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Jack Davis
21 NP's and yes, I'm watching a good bit of it. Thus far, his work has always been worth checking out. Jack --- On Fri, 10/2/09, ann sanfedele wrote: > From: ann sanfedele > Subject: how many (US) national parks have you been to? > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Friday, October 2, 20

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 10/2/2009 8:43:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ann...@nyc.rr.com writes: Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? I'm liking it more and more but thought the first show was the weakest and may have put people off the series... And relative to

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks I think i can safely say, none. Unless driving 22 miles on the Blue ridge parkway counts. Thank god for the slow speed limits on that road. Only time i caught up to Mark on my first trip to GFM. According to nps.gov FAQ: http://www.nps.gov/blri/faqs.htm Is the Blue Ridge P

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread David J Brooks
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:53 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > If my count is correct - 39. 40 is right out. Dave > > > -- > 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 th

RE: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: ann sanfedele Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? I'm liking it more and more but thought the first show was the weakest and may have put people off the series... And relative to that, how many National Parks have you been to? Possibly some from the

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread David J Brooks
I think i can safely say, none. Unless driving 22 miles on the Blue ridge parkway counts. Thank god for the slow speed limits on that road. Only time i caught up to Mark on my first trip to GFM. Dave On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Drew wrote: > Errr none I have only visited the States

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Tom Cakalic
They do. On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 12:07 PM, John Francis wrote: > On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 10:51:10AM -0500, Charles Robinson wrote: >> On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:43, ann sanfedele wrote: >> >>> Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? >>> >>> I checked off  40 of the reporte

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 10:51:10AM -0500, Charles Robinson wrote: > On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:43, ann sanfedele wrote: > >> Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? >> >> I checked off 40 of the reported 58 though I think there might be >> more that I visited before t

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Tom Cakalic
I've been to 31 official US National Parks. Probably double that if you count National Monuments and such. Almost all the National Parks in Alberta and British Columbia, CA, and 1 in Mexico. I find it mildly puzzling how concentrated the parks are in the western half of the US. Maybe because lan

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread AlunFoto
2009/10/2 ann sanfedele : > > And relative to that, how many National Parks have you been to? Possibly > some from the other side of the Pond > have more on their list than some of  us who live here... I had to look up the list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_areas_in_the_United_States_Natio

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Drew
Errr none I have only visited the States once... and I don't think Austin Convention Centre is in a national park :-) I do however live about 50 yards from the border of the new South Downs National Park in the UK... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Downs_National_Park Cheers, Dre

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Probably just one - the Yosemite. I wish I could at least visit the Yellowstone and that place where Grand Canyon is, assuming it is a national park. Boris P.S. I've been to some National parks locally, but I reckon this does not count ;-). ann sanfedele wrote: Are any of you guys watching

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:51, Charles Robinson wrote: A friend of mine just notched up 500... for this year... on a motorcycle. I'm envious of his freedom and ambition! I should clarify that he's collected 500 stamps (in some sorta book, I guess?) from parks. Might be state parks, too - an

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/2/09, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I checked off 40 of the reported 58 though I think there might be more > that I visited before they were made into parks. The National Park service maintains more than just the 58 "parks". I guess when you're making a TV show, you have to have limits. Here

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele" Subject: how many (US) national parks have you been to? Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? I'm liking it more and more but thought the first show was the weakest and may have put people off the series...

Re: how many (US) national parks have you been to?

2009-10-02 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 2, 2009, at 10:43, ann sanfedele wrote: Are any of you guys watching Ken Burns's thing on the National parks? I'm liking it more and more but thought the first show was the weakest and may have put people off the series... And relative to that, how many National Parks have you been

Re: How many DA/DFA lenses do you own?

2009-05-20 Thread Joseph McAllister
AlunFoto wrote: 2009/5/20 Cotty : On 19/5/09, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: You are the only one in five hours. I'd like to wait 24 hours to allow the whole globe to check in. If no one does, it's yours for $25 plus ship, ok? Don't forget the Martians ;-) No prob.

Re: How many DA/DFA lenses do you own?

2009-05-20 Thread Thibouille
No, but CA/distortion is working with RAW. I suppose we will have to wait for 3rd parties softwares to support K-7 (and its corrections) before having a real good solution. No, I don't expect Pentax Raw software to be suddenly very usable :( 2009/5/20 Margus Männik : > OK, we can talk about those

Re: How many DA/DFA lenses do you own?

2009-05-20 Thread Margus Männik
OK, we can talk about those things now. All those autocorrections are great for jpeg-shooters. I wouldn't dispute about the effect (or effectiveness) as there's still no final firmware. There's also raw-eaters league who rely rather on post-processing. Have ANYONE seen the new bundled software

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