Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 21, 2024, at 11:25 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to > fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. > > I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more > than a general way) when I

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread John Sessoms
I don't NEED it, but if I have it built into the camera I don't have to fiddle with the phone whenever I want to use it. I don't use it often, but occasionally I'll want to know where I was (in more than a general way) when I took a photo. On 1/21/2024 6:08 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: S

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread John Sessoms
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any of the APS-C cameras have built in GPS. According to Ricoh, the K-3/K-3 Mark III, K-5/K-5II/K-5IIs can take the O-GPS1 module - discontinued according to Ricoh, but if you don't already have it you can probably find one NOS

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
S … All this discussion of GPS equipped cameras … I'm curious: Why do we need GPS location information in our photographs? Oh, I can see some uses for it, for specific purposes, but in general … I don't know why I'd want it. I figure when I want GPS location info, I just snap a photo with

Re: PESO - selfie in the 'hood

2024-01-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Nice selfie, Ann! Henk Van: ann sanfedele Verzonden: donderdag 18 januari 2024 16:42 Aan: PDML list Onderwerp: PESO - selfie in the 'hood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Bill
On 1/21/2024 4:33 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM version. The GPS data I need are essential for identification and reporting of

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Correction: the 55-300 PLM can be used on the K-3II with updated firmware. Henk Op 2024-01-21 om 11:33 schreef Henk Terhell: Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Alan C
I have a clip-on O-GPS1 which can I use on my trusty K5. Very small & easy to use for GPS. Alan C On 20-Jan-24 10:41 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 20.01.24 um 21:30 schrieb Larry Colen: I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides.  It does a nice job of logging my rides and

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-21 Thread Henk Terhell
Good choice, saving the fuzz with handling of the coordinates. Would also be my choice, however the K-3II is not compatible with my favourite lens, the quiet 55-300 PLM version. The GPS data I need are essential for identification and reporting of species in the field. There is a phone app for

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 21:30 schrieb Larry Colen: I recently picked up one of these for my bike rides. It does a nice job of logging my rides and doesn't wear my phone batteries down the way trying to use the phone GPS apps does. https://ride.lezyne.com/products/mega-xl-gps It would be wonderful if

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 20, 2024, at 12:14 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 20.01.24 um 11:02 I wrote: >> I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) >> along to record my itinerary. > > There were/are also the so-called GPS mice, e.g. the XAiOX iTrackU, small and >

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 11:02 I wrote: I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) along to record my itinerary. There were/are also the so-called GPS mice, e.g. the XAiOX iTrackU, small and light-weight devices the size of a mini mouse, logging your itinerary for later

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Alan C wrote: >It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. All right, so the K-3ii it is, then. A quick look around the web shows they seem to be holding their value pretty well, which is a good sign. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Henk: smartphones are centered on communications technology, where cameras generally are not. Thus the difference … a difference in engineering/design focus. I tend to agree with Paul on this, however: My favorite cycling camera is my now-ancient Light L16. It's like carrying a large cell

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Comcast
For a bicycle trip all one really needs is a top of the line phone. In good light and with the lens clean (very important with a phone) my iphone 12 pro mac is nearly as good as my Pentax K3, and an iphone 15 pro max is several generations better. And of course it privides GPS and great mapping

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.01.24 um 10:37 schrieb Henk Terhell: For me it is incomprehensible that all smartphones have GPS but most DSLRs and mirrorless not. Might have something to do with battery life, but I'm just guessing. I've been using a portable Garmin device that I carry (or rather drive) along to

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Henk Terhell
For me it is incomprehensible that all smartphones have GPS but most DSLRs and mirrorless not. For landscape and nature pictures it is so useful to have it on my K-1. If GPS seems to easily fit in a flat phone, why not in an APSC-C? For me this is another step forward to kill real cameras

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Larry Colen
It seems that the only ones with internal GPS are the K-1, and the K-3II There might be some mode where you can use the gps off the phone through the app on the K-3 III. Or that might be something that I saw my u4/3 can theoretically do. What I have been doing on the K-3 III is just taking

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-20 Thread Alan C
Sorry, none of those - they all need the clip-on O-GPS1 as do the K3i & K3iii, K5 series & a few others. It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. Alan C On 20-Jan-24 06:30 AM, Alan C wrote:

Re: Pentax APS-C cameras

2024-01-19 Thread Alan C
https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=pentax_k70=pentax_kf=pentax_kp=pentax_ks2 Alan C On 20-Jan-24 01:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: What is the most recent Pentax APS-C camera that has built-in GPS like the K-1? We're doing another bicycle trip in the summer and I'd

Re: Impressed again

2024-01-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >Am 19.01.24 um 02:38 schrieb Mark Roberts: >> During our recent trip to Amsterdam and Bruges (got home on Monday) I >> used just one lens the whole time: The old FA*28-70 f/2.8 (on the >> K-1). And having looked through most of the images I'm stunned once >> again at

Re: Impressed again

2024-01-19 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 19.01.24 um 02:38 schrieb Mark Roberts: During our recent trip to Amsterdam and Bruges (got home on Monday) I used just one lens the whole time: The old FA*28-70 f/2.8 (on the K-1). And having looked through most of the images I'm stunned once again at how good a lens that is. So, where are

Re: Impressed again

2024-01-18 Thread mike wilson
I had the luck to be loaned one for about 9 months by Denis Klimovich. Made some of my (technically) best pictures with it. Considering the use it got (-25degreesC, covered in snow then condensation, lugged around various crowded venues, etc) it's pretty robust as well. > On 19/01/2024 01:38

Re: Impressed again

2024-01-18 Thread Comcast
That’s a very versatile focal length. My DFA 24-70/2.8 is my go to lens. And I use it exclusively when travelling. Paul > On Jan 18, 2024, at 8:38 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > During our recent trip to Amsterdam and Bruges (got home on Monday) I > used just one lens the whole time: The old

Re: Impressed again

2024-01-18 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 18, 2024, at 5:38 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > During our recent trip to Amsterdam and Bruges (got home on Monday) I > used just one lens the whole time: The old FA*28-70 f/2.8 (on the > K-1). And having looked through most of the images I'm stunned once > again at how good a lens

Re: PESO - selfie in the 'hood

2024-01-18 Thread Comcast
Interesting photo. Well seen! Paul > On Jan 18, 2024, at 10:42 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Between FB and INSTAGRAM and PDML FB and using messenger online occasionally > where I see most of you, I've been mostly lurking here. confessing that any > discussion of new tech of any photo related

Re: Lightroom, 70 tips in 14 minutes

2024-01-14 Thread Henk Terhell
Good video. Always nice to learn some new tricks with LR. I always put the speed in YT on 0.75 and the subtitles on for such videos as my brain is not fast enough and my English in listening only moderate. Henk Op 2024-01-10 om 06:50 schreef Larry Colen: I generally despise instructional

Re: has anyone tried the new firmware update?

2024-01-12 Thread lists
> On 11 Jan 2024, at 23:56, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Larry, the new firmware V2.40 for K-1 and K-1 II has been corrected and is > out now as 2.41. I guess it should be safe now to update. > For K-1: https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k1.html > I just updated my K1 2.20

Re: has anyone tried the new firmware update?

2024-01-11 Thread Henk Terhell
Larry, the new firmware V2.40 for K-1 and K-1 II has been corrected and is out now as 2.41. I guess it should be safe now to update. For K-1: https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k1.html Henk Op 2023-12-19 om 20:18 schreef Larry Colen: A couple days after the new firmware

Re: OT Not quite astro stuff

2024-01-09 Thread Marco Alpert
What Henk said. Thanks for that! m > On Jan 9, 2024, at 3:47 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > Fascinating video! > > Op 2024-01-09 om 06:43 schreef mike wilson: >> I'm wondering why the EV/screen failed... >> https://youtu.be/SxkA82wORtw?si=QqvpvOW8eOgOi9XX -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT Not quite astro stuff

2024-01-09 Thread Henk Terhell
Fascinating video! Op 2024-01-09 om 06:43 schreef mike wilson: I'm wondering why the EV/screen failed... https://youtu.be/SxkA82wORtw?si=QqvpvOW8eOgOi9XX -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Alan C
To be precise, 80Km NNE of Phalaborwa  at Pioneer Dam near Mopani Camp in the Kruger Park. Alan C On 08-Jan-24 08:53 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks again Brian! Alan definitely went far afield for his entry! All good again this month. Stan Sent from my iPad On Jan 8, 2024, at 5:25 AM, Brian

Re: Way OT Astro stuff

2024-01-08 Thread Alan C
Very interesting, Marco & excellent images. Looks like the JWT has some competition! Alan C On 08-Jan-24 10:20 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: Although this has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, since Larry brought up astro-imaging, I can’t resist showing the initial results of something that

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Henk Terhell
Brian, Nice gallery, however my submission of 'Round Museum Depot' (confirmed on Dec 12 by your automatic reply) is not included. Perhaps you can locate it (in a round bin or elsewhere)(: Henk Op 2024-01-08 om 11:55 schreef Brian Walters: G'day all Enjoy the gallery here:

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 08.01.24 um 11:55 schrieb Brian Walters: Enjoy the gallery here: http://pug.komkon.org/ Yet another great gallery. With all the trouble while I was unsubscribed I had totally forgotten to post something. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog :

Re: Way OT Astro stuff

2024-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 8, 2024, at 12:20 PM, Marco Alpert wrote: > > Although this has absolutely nothing to do with Pentax, since Larry brought > up astro-imaging, I can’t resist showing the initial results of something > that has really reenergized my passion for astronomy. Although I’ve owned a >

Re: Way OT Astro stuff

2024-01-08 Thread Steve Cottrell
Fabulous!!! Cotty > On 8 Jan 2024, at 20:20, Marco Alpert wrote: > > M33 Galaxy in Triangulum: https://flic.kr/p/2pgYEEb > > > NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia: https://flic.kr/p/2prm5Qg > > > NGC 1499 California Nebula in

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks again Brian! Alan definitely went far afield for his entry! All good again this month. Stan Sent from my iPad > On Jan 8, 2024, at 5:25 AM, Brian Walters wrote: > > G'day all > > Enjoy the gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see

Re: Re: Weather

2024-01-08 Thread collinb
My main concern is cold and internal fogging. So many surfaces, so difficult to maintain. LF lenses are easily disassembled. Not so with this class of equipment. Of course there are always ziplock bags. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: January PUG is up

2024-01-08 Thread Bob W PDML
Alan’s reminds me of a Larson cartoon which has the caption ‘bummer of a birthmark, Hal’. Good gallery all round! > On 8 Jan 2024, at 10:25, Brian Walters wrote: > > G'day all > > Enjoy the gallery here: > > http://pug.komkon.org/ > > (you may need to refresh your browser if you see the

Re: Cotty's Channel

2024-01-07 Thread Steve Cottrell
Thanks Ralf :-) > On 2 Jan 2024, at 21:07, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Just subscribed as #89 and will have a closer look later. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: Cotty's Channel

2024-01-07 Thread Steve Cottrell
Cheers Jan! > On 3 Jan 2024, at 10:54, li...@dfsee.com wrote: > > Just did, I do make the occasional video, and always try to edit them > properly (using the simple MOVAVI program), and get good sound with it. > Not at your level of expertise, but above average for what you see on Youtube > or

Re: Weather

2024-01-07 Thread Comcast
While there may be less to go wtong on an LF camera. They lack the weather protection of tme contemporary DSLRs. My K3 and K1 have been soaked repeatedly with no apparent ill effects. I wouldnt dare dov hat with my Speed Graphic. Paul > On Jan 6, 2024, at 7:35 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On

Re: Weather

2024-01-06 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Jan 06, 2024 at 02:56:36PM +, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: > Back in the day > > I was less concerned for my LF equipment out in the cold and snow than I am > for this 35mm-class equipment. Well, there's a whole lot less to go wrong on a large format camera than on a modern

Re: Weather

2024-01-06 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 06.01.24 um 20:51 schrieb Doug Brewer: Guess it depends on the 35mm-class equipment you mean. I've done a number of shoots in raging thunderstorms with nary a hiccup. Both my K3 and K1 have powered through. Same here. K7, K5, K3 mostly on the North Sea cost, in storm, rain, sleet and

Re: Weather

2024-01-06 Thread Doug Brewer
Guess it depends on the 35mm-class equipment you mean. I've done a number of shoots in raging thunderstorms with nary a hiccup. Both my K3 and K1 have powered through. On 1/6/24 9:56 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Back in the day I was less concerned for my LF equipment out in the cold

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-03 Thread Alan C
Only Darkroom here. Load shedding has returned with a vengeance. Alan C -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Cotty's Channel

2024-01-03 Thread lists
Thanks Cotty! > On 2 Jan 2024, at 20:06, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > Hello Pentaxians > > Apologies if I mentioned this here on the list previously…I don’t think I > have, so in for a penny… > > I’ve started a Youtube channel - Pentax content will be, ahem, very thin on > the ground - but not

Re: Pentax sighting

2024-01-02 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks for the link Paul. That was a good read. I did try to click through his 17 images, after first 4-5 the next click caused a system restart on my Mac. But I saw enough to appreciate his work. Stan > On Dec 31, 2023, at 4:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Why photographer Mike De Sisti

Re: Cotty's Channel

2024-01-02 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 02.01.24 um 20:06 schrieb Steve Cottrell: | New videos twice a month - have <>a look and if it's something you might be interested in, by all means do subscribe. Just subscribed as #89 and will have a closer look later. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I don't think it's odd at all. For whatever solution I've come up with to do almost anything since I've known you, you've come up with a solution which is almost always the exact opposite. LOL! I use LR to work the organization of file on my hard drive for me automatically, and use IPTC

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
nal drive labeled Current Exports. Basically temporary storage for > images to post as a PESO, GESO, on FB, or send in an email to friends. Such > images typically have been given a reasonably high star rating in LR. I can > easily delete or lose the Current Export images and re-loc

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Stanley Halpin
have been given a reasonably high star rating in LR. I can easily delete or lose the Current Export images and re-locate them within LR by doing a screen by ratings. In your work flow, you mention “moving directories” from one place to another. Are you using the OS to do this? Or are you doing

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 2, 2024, at 8:17 AM, Stanley Halpin > wrote: > > Like Godfrey, I have not seen this behavior in LR. Do your files go directly to their final resting place? Or do you have an intermediate location on a fast drive for them? It is when I move directories from one drive to another

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 2, 2024, at 6:19 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > Hmm. I have, at present, three physical volumes comprising the media that LR > Classic 13.1 has imported original files from in that list in the Folders > panel. They never change place on the Folders panel. Oddly, you and I seem to

Re: Amsterdam and Bruges!

2024-01-02 Thread Stanley Halpin
Ghent is also a nice place to visit in that region. > On Dec 31, 2023, at 4:57 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 31.12.23 um 19:30 schrieb Mark Roberts: >> 3 days. We have time before and after in Amsterdam. > > You might want to spend one day in Bruges and then get down to Zeebrugge and >

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Stanley Halpin
Like Godfrey, I have not seen this behavior in LR. I just looked, I right-clicked on some of my Folder and Drive names in the list, played a bit with the options such as Hide this Parent or Show Parent Folder… Those are possibly the settings that Godfrey suggested you might be looking for. Stan

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Oh yes: I also have LR set to display only the directory name, not the entire directory path, in the Folders panel. That might be affecting dynamic ordering as well. I doubt this problem has anything to do with an engineering decision trying to "help you". It's probably just a consequence of

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmm. I have, at present, three physical volumes comprising the media that LR Classic 13.1 has imported original files from in that list in the Folders panel. They never change place on the Folders panel. The reason for this is probably because, when I set them up, I drilled down through the

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-02 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: >Why do they insist on having software "help" me, when I don't ask it to? Man, that's the perennial question of software, isn't it? -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: Stupid Lightroom Question

2024-01-01 Thread Larry Colen
> On Jan 1, 2024, at 8:55 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > I'm running Lightroom Classic 13. Over on the left side there is a "Folders" > panel, with the highest level of hierarchy being the hard drives. I've got > three drives Mac SSD, photo_ba, and photo_bb. The problem is that whenever I

Re: I'm back

2023-12-31 Thread mike wilson
And the same to you. And everyone else. > On 31/12/2023 17:08 GMT Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > > Companies like GMX are fine while everything works, but heaven help us > if it doesn't. They're unreachable and if yousicceed in contacting the > they won't reply. > > So, I've given up on

Re: Amsterdam and Bruges!

2023-12-31 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 31.12.23 um 19:30 schrieb Mark Roberts: 3 days. We have time before and after in Amsterdam. You might want to spend one day in Bruges and then get down to Zeebrugge and catch the famous coastal tramway, actually the world's longest tram line. Take it towards De Panne and step off at De

Re: Amsterdam and Bruges!

2023-12-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >Am 31.12.23 um 18:14 schrieb Mark Roberts: >> Heading out on a trip at the end of the week. As the subject line >> suggests, the destinations are Amsterdam and Bruges. Any suggestions >> for specific things to add to our itinerary would be most welcome. > >How much time

Re: GESO: The virtual xmas hols

2023-12-31 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 31.12.23 um 18:20 schrieb Ralf R Radermacher: Again, no chance of Xmas holidays in Dunkirk this year. So, another year of photos from the same days on previous years. Start here... https://www.fotocommunity.de/photo/dunkerque-en-fte-2010-fotoralfbe/47948989 Better use...

Re: Amsterdam and Bruges!

2023-12-31 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 31.12.23 um 18:14 schrieb Mark Roberts: Heading out on a trip at the end of the week. As the subject line suggests, the destinations are Amsterdam and Bruges. Any suggestions for specific things to add to our itinerary would be most welcome. How much time will you be having in Bruges? Ralf

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR

2023-12-30 Thread Alan C
It looks fine on mine. Shot at 8:35am on the W bank of the dam on a overcast morning with lens at full stretch. Don't see any yellowish/greenish (apart from the background which is sharply in contrast to the Stork). Alan C On 31-Dec-23 07:52 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Dec 30, 2023, at 9:13

Re: HAPPY NEW YEAR

2023-12-30 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 30, 2023, at 9:13 PM, Alan C wrote: > > A Happy New Year to you all. > > Photographically, I haven't been too active the past year. Here are are a > couple from Sable Dam, Kruger Park last week: > > A pair of duelling Impala Rams Very cool. > & a Stately Saddle Billed Stork.

Re: Stacking cases

2023-12-30 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 30, 2023, at 8:59 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Well done, Larry. You've done great job! Thanks. > My goodness, you have a lot of kit. It goes well with my lack of impulse control. > > Happy New Year Likewise -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s

Re: Stacking cases

2023-12-30 Thread Alan C
Well done, Larry. You've done great job! My goodness, you have a lot of kit. Happy New Year Alan C On 31-Dec-23 03:53 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I posted pics of my first cheapass weather resistant camera cases a couple of weeks back. I've set up the next two for cameras and lenses. For the

Re: Fwd: Help! I've been unsubscribed.

2023-12-27 Thread Doug Brewer
Working on it. Thanks, Brian. On 12/26/23 11:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: Hi all Just forwarding this message from Ralf.  Doug - can you assist? Cheers Brian -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: System damage from surge--still struggling

2023-12-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
and regenerate all of the previews and other components in it. The logic behind this test is that if the reason LR Classic cannot open your catalog is that the previews are screwed up in the file system, this gives LR Classic an opportunity to completely re-generate all of the previews and thereby

Re: LBA

2023-12-25 Thread collinb
Like button, where art thou? -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: System damage from surge--still struggling

2023-12-21 Thread Larry Colen
Did you regress to an older version of lightroom classic? Older lightrooms won't open catalogs from later versions. Can lightroom open an empty catalog? Can lightroom open a backup catalog? > On Dec 20, 2023, at 9:59 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Well, I have the Mac OS working again, and

Re: System damage from surge--still struggling

2023-12-21 Thread Doug Brewer
No solid suggestions regarding whom to approach, I'm afraid, but I am curious about what happens when LR attempts to open the catalog. On 12/20/23 12:59 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Well, I have the Mac OS working again, and Lightroom Classic opens… but I can’t get it to open my catalog. I have

Re: Which would you prefer in a lens?

2023-12-20 Thread John Sessoms
Balance in between ... On 12/18/2023 12:09 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: Which would you prefer in a lens?\ \ 1\. Best rendering. Detail may not be as fine, but the formation of the image is closer to reality. 2\. Some pincushion distortion, but better detail. 3\. Balance in between.

Re: DA* 60-250/4 on ebsy

2023-12-20 Thread Larry Colen
Is that f/1 or f/1.2? > On Dec 20, 2023, at 2:58 PM, Comcast wrote: > > I offered this lens here a while back and have now put it on ebsy. This was > my workhorse when I shot regularly with the APS-C cameras. The SDM motor was > replaced a whlle back with the latest version,and it was

Re: Pentax K3 III Monochrome Review

2023-12-20 Thread Henk Terhell
Their conclusion is that K-1, having a similar cost price as the K-3 III monochrome,  provides the same quality in monochrome mode. It would have been better to have a monochrome version of the K-1. Otherwise there are no important negative comments, except of course the absence of a flippy

Re: OT: Mac and google maps ??

2023-12-20 Thread David J Brooks
I’ll try tha Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 5:12 PM Steve Cottrell wrote: > Ios and Android devices using Google Maps are incapable of mimicking the > desktop interface, so

Re: Pentax K3 III Monochrome Review

2023-12-19 Thread Larry Colen
He generally does fair reviews, but I can't take the time at work to watch it, though I can get away with occasionally checking email. Can you summarize? I'll guess: If you can afford $2200 for a body that you only use for monochrome, you get a stop better performance and better effective

Re: OT: Mac and google maps ??

2023-12-19 Thread Steve Cottrell
Ios and Android devices using Google Maps are incapable of mimicking the desktop interface, so no you can’t do that. The only option you have is to select a route and amend it by clicking on the three little dots next to ‘your location’ and ‘add stop’ that will allow you to select a new

Re: has anyone tried the new firmware update?

2023-12-19 Thread Henk Terhell
The new firmware was suspended by Pentax due to problems. https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k1.html Henk Op 2023-12-19 om 20:18 schreef Larry Colen: A couple days after the new firmware for the K-1 dropped I saw someone on the facebook group complaining how it made his

Re: Which would you prefer in a lens?

2023-12-18 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 18, 2023, at 9:09 AM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: > > Which would you prefer in a lens?\ > \ > 1\. Best rendering. Detail may not be as fine, but the formation of the image > is closer to reality. Are you talking about the FA77 limited? That's pretty much my favorite lens to

Re: Which would you prefer in a lens?

2023-12-18 Thread John Francis
On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 05:09:54PM +, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: > Which would you prefer in a lens?\ > \ > 1\. Best rendering. Detail may not be as fine, but the formation of the image > is closer to reality. > > 2\. Some pincushion distortion, but better detail. > > 3\. Balance in

Re: Which would you prefer in a lens?

2023-12-18 Thread Henk Terhell
For most of my work center sharpness and detail. Henk Op 2023-12-18 om 18:09 schreef coll...@brendemuehl.net: Which would you prefer in a lens?\ \ 1\. Best rendering. Detail may not be as fine, but the formation of the image is closer to reality. 2\. Some pincushion distortion, but better

Re: OT maps help

2023-12-15 Thread John Sessoms
Can you export a route you created on your desktop to your IOS device? On 12/15/2023 2:42 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Thanks Bob I can drag them on the desk top just not on the iOS units Dave Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York

Re: OT maps help

2023-12-15 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Bob I can drag them on the desk top just not on the iOS units Dave Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 4:12 AM Bob W PDML wrote: > You can add stops either by

Re: OT maps help

2023-12-15 Thread David J Brooks
Paul no I have not but I’ll try it Stan seems to be the way then Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 11:02 AM Stan Halpin wrote: > I know what you mean, have used G maps that

Re: OT maps help

2023-12-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
If you're logged in to your google account when using google maps on your computer can you create the route you want by dragging points and then saving that route and pulling the saved route up on your iPad or iPhone? I haven't tried this...just wondering... -p On 12/13/2023 5:57 PM, David J

Re: OT maps help

2023-12-14 Thread Bob W PDML
You can add stops either by press/holding a waypoint or by using Add Stop on the … menu. You can rearrange the stops by dragging them around in the list. As far as I know you can’t drag them around on the map. > On 14 Dec 2023, at 04:53, Stan Halpin wrote: > > I know what you mean, have

Re: OT maps help

2023-12-13 Thread Stan Halpin
I know what you mean, have used G maps that way myself. On iOS, I don’t see a way. I know that, when driving, if I turn off the selected route, Maps quickly adjusts, does a silent recalc, and on from there. But for planning, I seem to be stuck just choosing from the three route options offered

Re: Toyota's new "Pentax commercial"

2023-12-12 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 12, 2023, at 7:22 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > https://kosmofoto.com/2023/12/toyotas-new-us-tv-commerical-may-make-you-want-to-buy-a-spotmatic/ Very nice. The funny thing is that the modern equivalent to a late 70's early 80's Toyota Pickup is a Subaru. I mean the bowling team

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 12, 2023, at 2:25 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > That said, there are some good media players available. Try VLC Media > Player to start with. I've been using VLC for many years and recently switched to IINA for my desktop mac. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote: >So, why can't you uninstall the new software & re-install the old software? Short answer: iPhone In the closed iPhone environment you can't just dig up the old version from a torrent site and install it instead of the new version. If it ain't in the Apple App Store yo

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Rick Womer
Because the old software isn’t available anymore… unless someone knows how to extract it from the iPhone file of a Time Machine backup of my computer. On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 16:02 John Sessoms wrote: > So, why can't you uninstall the new software & re-install the old software? >

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread John Sessoms
So, why can't you uninstall the new software & re-install the old software? On 12/12/2023 12:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: One of my non-photographic passions is listening to classical music. I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 550 II headphones that I like a lot, usually playing recordings st

Re: Headphone query (waaaay off-topic, I know)

2023-12-12 Thread Doug Brewer
Some possibilities: https://www.igeeksblog.com/best-equalizer-apps-for-iphone-ipad/ On 12/12/23 12:05 PM, Rick Womer wrote: One of my non-photographic passions is listening to classical music. I have a pair of Sennheiser PXC 550 II headphones that I like a lot, usually playing recordings

Re: Toyota's new "Pentax commercial"

2023-12-12 Thread paul stenquist
Might soon be time to sell my Spotmatics! > On Dec 12, 2023, at 10:22 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > https://kosmofoto.com/2023/12/toyotas-new-us-tv-commerical-may-make-you-want-to-buy-a-spotmatic/ > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography and Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > 617-276-7369 > -- >

Re: First camera case

2023-12-11 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 11, 2023, at 1:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > No padding over the top of everything? That was the initial plan, but the lenses are awfully tight in the case, and padded underneath. If I was planning on using them on a plane, that would be different. I'll likely cut some foam to

Re: First camera case

2023-12-11 Thread Larry Colen
> On Dec 10, 2023, at 11:39 PM, Alan C wrote: > > So? As I said: "Perhaps you should consider going into business?" Alan C The expensive options already exist: https://www.caseclub.com/ It's a lot easier for me to make money wrangling computers, and I don't have to deal with all of

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