Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

the lowest priced one. B&H has it > listed for $350, Amazon $300. > > Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusing issues). > > I'd like to get PDML thoughts, so fire away! > > Thanks! > Ed > http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ -- Thanks! Ed

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

y good. I went Sigma > 17-70 > > Dave >> >> Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusing issues). >> >> I'd like to get PDML thoughts, so fire away! >> >> Thanks! >> Ed >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ >> >> --

Re: Lens Thoughts -- Ed Keeney's question about lenses -- Including the 16-50 f:\2,8

De-Lurking for a minute. The Pentax 16-50 f:\2.8 is a great lens -- until it breaks. I have replaced Three, Count-em, Three SDM motors, and am going to have to send it off four number four -- or Five, if you count the original motor. I have already purchased the Tamron equiv -- as a back-up --

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

m the get go, but the sample shots i took with it were very nice IQ very good. I went Sigma 17-70 Dave > > Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusing issues). > > I'd like to get PDML thoughts, so fire away! > > Thanks! > Ed > http://www.flickr.com/photo

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

$1049.95 PENTAX smc DA* 60-250mm F4 [IF] SDM $1299.95 To start, I am looking at the DA 17-70 to roughly cover the same range as the 18-55 and luckily it's the lowest priced one. B&H has it listed for $350, Amazon $300. Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusi

Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

Hi Folks, the DA 17-70 is a terrific lens. So is the Sigma with internet reviews as a tad better than the Pentax and faster too. OK I am a travel & street photographer and find the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 lens as the sharpest value for money . Also this lens is the smallest and the lightest. I also own

Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

y cover the same range as the 18-55 and luckily it's the lowest priced one. B&H has it listed for $350, Amazon $300. Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusing issues). I'd like to get PDML thoughts, so fire away! Thanks! Ed http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ -- PD

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

> To start, I am looking at the DA 17-70 to roughly cover the same range > as the 18-55 and luckily it's the lowest priced one. B&H has it > listed for $350, Amazon $300. > > Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusing issues). > > I'd li

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

he lowest priced one. B&H has it > listed for $350, Amazon $300. > > Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusing issues). > > I'd like to get PDML thoughts, so fire away! > > Thanks! > Ed > http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ > > -- >

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

60-250mm F4 [IF] SDM $1299.95 >> >> >> To start, I am looking at the DA 17-70 to roughly cover the same range >> as the 18-55 and luckily it's the lowest priced one. B&H has it >> listed for $350, Amazon $300. >> >> Online reviews are hit an

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

am looking at the DA 17-70 to roughly cover the same range as the 18-55 and luckily it's the lowest priced one. B&H has it listed for $350, Amazon $300. Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusing issues). I'd like to get PDML thoughts, so fire away! Thanks! Ed htt

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

nd miss on this (SDM focusing issues). I'd like to get PDML thoughts, so fire away! Thanks! Ed http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.ne

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

Jack Davis wrote: Ed, My general recollection of PDML related experiences and my own impressions: DA 12~24 Yes! DA 16~50 No! Reported alignment and focus issues. DA 17~70 Yes! FA 24~70 (?) DA 50~135 YES!!

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

No experience with the 17-70. I’ve had the 16-50, 60-250. Both very fine lenses, no issues. I let go of both of these when I downsized my APS-C kit. I kept the 50-135/2.8. Alone, it is a superb lens. Together with the 1.4x extender it is a very reasonable substitute for the 60-250. Two thoughts

Re: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

Yes! Truism: Any can have problems! J - Original Message - From: "Ed Keeney" To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 8:27:11 AM Subject: Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4) Hello all! I have the following in my bag at the moment... Pentax K-50

Lens Thoughts (DA 17-70 f4)

300. Online reviews are hit and miss on this (SDM focusing issues). I'd like to get PDML thoughts, so fire away! Thanks! Ed http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, p

Dec-15 PUG thoughts

I noticed immediately that there were no bicycles. Where Lawnmowers Go to Die - The title says it all. Makes me wonder how many bodies are buried beneath ... ;-0 Just a Plane Photo -- looks like an old Stanley #6. Love the high contrast. That's a nice tonal range for TMax. Harpsichord Building -

Thoughts on the K-5II

Well, I've been playing with the K-5II for about three weeks now, mostly familiarizing myself with the control interface. I keep starting to write a long post about it but a.) it's boring and b.) the K-5II is old news. So I'll keep this short and sweet. Pentax auto focus is finally worthy of

Re: Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts

Igor wrote: > Just my personal opinion: I was following some sales on Amazon, > B&H, etc. But, after trying 2-3 times to look at this "12deals page", > I was turned away from this website by its rather clunky interface. Yeah, it's not great, but it works well enough when they're only selling a few

Re: Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts

B&H had an equal or better deal on the new HD lenses for Thanksgiving. By the time I check to see if it's a deal day, the deal is gone. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 11:15 AM, John Celio wrote: > Igor wrote: >> Just my personal opinion: I was following some sales on Amazon, >> B&H, etc

Re: Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts

John, That 12-days-of-sales is a pain in the ass. Only got notice on day 1, then I had to scramble to see them. B&H's deals for Thanksgiving were better and broaded on products. Better yet, I bought a HD DFA15mm before the sale and called back for the sale price. Saved a quick $130. B&H is very go

Re: Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts

John, Just my personal opinion: I was following some sales on Amazon, B&H, etc. But, after trying 2-3 times to look at this "12deals page", I was turned away from this website by its rather clunky interface. Igor Tue Dec 10 16:27:43 EST 2013 John Celio wrote: I recall the deal on the K-5 IIs

Ricoh/Pentax's 12 Days 12 Deals - Some thoughts

I recall the deal on the K-5 IIs making a splash here, but no one's mentioned it since. Ricoh has been offering some pretty good deals on Pentax stuff (plus the Ricoh Theta, which I am intrigued by but have yet to look into): http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/12days12deals. I've bought two so far. I

Re: Pentax Q thoughts

ne has thoughts or experience in extending its reach > by attaching a Q series body to a similar length lens, bringing the > lens up to an equivalent of a 1300-1600mm lens on a 35mm body - photo > examples would be great! > > Anyone have a spare Q they are willing to part with? [I live i

Pentax Q thoughts

Now that I have a nice sharp F* 300mm (thanks again Chris!), I was wondering if anyone has thoughts or experience in extending its reach by attaching a Q series body to a similar length lens, bringing the lens up to an equivalent of a 1300-1600mm lens on a 35mm body - photo examples would be great

Thoughts on the original 8 element Super Tak 50mm f1.4?

Since there is a lot of experience on this list, I thought I would ask for opinions on the original 8 element Super Takumar 50mm f1.4. There are various stories (and or theories) on this lens and I'm not sure what to believe. Some say that this was a Pentax loss-leader and designed to equal or bett

RE: K30 thoughts ... and ...

From: "Collin Brendemuehl" Moving from the K-r to the K30 has been interesting. 1) The in-hand feel is, to me, no big deal. But they are quite different in fit. 2) The white balance is slightly different between the two. Our FL lights are two different makes so the lamps, though they have the

K30 thoughts ... and ...

Moving from the K-r to the K30 has been interesting. 1) The in-hand feel is, to me, no big deal. But they are quite different in fit. 2) The white balance is slightly different between the two. Our FL lights are two different makes so the lamps, though they have the same K rating, have a slight

Re: OT Publishing thoughts

looking at > about 78-80 for the decade, plus a few more for scanned photos. At > that rate the whole book, less photos could be in the 10 pages per > year for about 350 just for the survey end and then about another > 10-20 for life after plumb bobs. > > Though

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

Fascinating sculptures, beautiful shots. Eric Weir Decatur, GA. USA "The invincible shield of caring is a weapon sent from the sky against being dead." On Jan 11, 2013, at 3:24 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Jan

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

On Jan 11, 2013, at 9:24 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > While I was at it, I got a few photos of some of her other sculptures in this > set: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157632489977625/ Awesome sculptures there. I think I may have seen her work before. My wife recently stumbl

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

On Jan 10, 2013, at 8:55 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Dave, > You need a special lens for Klein bottles. Balderdash! Here's a photo of a klein bottle with my DFA 50/2.8 macro: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8370075454/in/set-72157632489977625 This one is particularly cool, because it is a

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

Dave, You need a special lens for Klein bottles. Fermat figured it out, but only left a criptic note in the margin about its construction. Or maybe it was Fourier. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:47 PM, David Mann wrote: > On Jan 11, 2013, at 3:31 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> But the

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

On Jan 11, 2013, at 3:31 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > But the field photographer has the ability to move around the scene in > 3-space and use different focal length glass on his camera. That explains why I can't get a good photo of Klein bottles. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

On Jan 10, 2013, at 9:31 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > I totally get that distinction now that I've worked both ways. And I > largely agree with you. > > But the field photographer has the ability to move around the scene in > 3-space and use different focal length glass on his camera. By > positio

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

I totally get that distinction now that I've worked both ways. And I largely agree with you. But the field photographer has the ability to move around the scene in 3-space and use different focal length glass on his camera. By positioning himself and changing focal lengths he can make objects in t

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

erver and recorder doesn't compose, he frames. Of course, a well chosen frame can result in a nice composition. Paul > > Otherwise, eh? One person's thoughts and opinions, perfectly valid as > that. I'd like to see it discussed in a class on art appreciation. :-) &g

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

studio, you are composing scenes on a stage and then framing them—that's composition to me. In the field with a camera, you're not composing anything: you're *framing* what you see. It's a not-so-subtle difference. Otherwise, eh? One person's thoughts and opinions, per

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > But separating the GOOD from the TIME WASTERS on the Internet is a problem. It sure is. Try as I might, I just can't stay off this list. :-) I hear ya, Bob. No offence taken. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

g geek with >> scruffy facial hair) >> 'I met him on the Internet. He's a French model.' 'Bonjore' the 'model' >> says. >> >> So does your author have anything to recommend him beyond his web page >> with funky pictures? >&g

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

e 'model' says. > > So does your author have anything to recommend him beyond his web page > with funky pictures? > Regards, Bob S. > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> Apropos of a thread evolving into composition and learning it: Alain &g

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

7; says. So does your author have anything to recommend him beyond his web page with funky pictures? Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Apropos of a thread evolving into composition and learning it: Alain > Briot has posted this article: > > http://

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

ing >> wrote: >>> >>> IEEE! MY EYES! >>> >>> >>> On 1/9/2013 3:54 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>>> >>>> Apropos of a thread evolving into composition and learning it: Alain >>>> Briot has posted this art

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

Apropos of a thread evolving into composition and learning it: Alain Briot has posted this article: http://www.lightstalking.com/15-thoughts-on-fine-art-photography-composition-by-alain-briot-with-photos If that URL breaks, try: http://goo.gl/Q2YGj Warnings: - you may want to avert your eye

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

t has posted this article: >> >> >> http://www.lightstalking.com/15-thoughts-on-fine-art-photography-composition-by-alain-briot-with-photos >> >> If that URL breaks, try: http://goo.gl/Q2YGj >> >> >> Warnings: >> >> - you may want to avert your eyes

Re: 15 thoughts on composition

IEEE! MY EYES! On 1/9/2013 3:54 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Apropos of a thread evolving into composition and learning it: Alain Briot has posted this article: http://www.lightstalking.com/15-thoughts-on-fine-art-photography-composition-by-alain-briot-with-photos If that URL breaks, try

OT: Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this? - Update

Just a note if anyone is curious ... I followed up on Mark's suggestion that the video card may be causing the freeze-up. I found a new AGP GEForce 6200 card at the local CompUSA store. I know some of y'all don't like CompUSA/Tiger Direct, but it's a local store for me so anything I buy ther

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

Reminds me of the old joke about inheriting great-grandfathers axe. The head has been replaced twice and the handle has been replaced several times, but it's been in the family for years and we just can't part with it. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net p

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

Are all your fans working, and nothing is overheating? Oh, yeah. I fixed all those the last time I replaced the power supply. They were still working good when I had it apart a couple weeks ago to install new memory. Made sure to vacuum all the dust out of the case then as well. I think I b

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

Are all your fans working, and nothing is overheating? On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 7:50 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Mark Roberts > >> John Coyle wrote: >> >>> -Original Message- >>> >>> Can you remap the windows key operation to a function key? I don't even >>> know if that is possible >

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

From: Mark Roberts John Coyle wrote: -Original Message- Can you remap the windows key operation to a function key? I don't even know if that is possible but it sounds reasonable, I think. On 15 December 2012 13:30, John Sessoms wrote: Drat. IBM 101-key click keyboard - no windoz

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

I was going to suggest that, but felt it might be too obvious. In my new laptop, occasionally it essentially locks the control key as down, so I can't type in emails. I've googled and googled to find out what the problem is and evidentially, according to lots of posts in various discussion

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

John Coyle wrote: >-Original Message- > >Can you remap the windows key operation to a function key? I don't even know >if that is possible >but it sounds reasonable, I think. > >On 15 December 2012 13:30, John Sessoms wrote: >> >> Drat. >> >> IBM 101-key click keyboard - no windoze keys

RE: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

From: "John Coyle" On keyboards lacking a Windows key, Ctrl+Esc can be used instead. Ok, in that case the Windoze key wouldn't help. I've tried Ctrl+Esc, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Break ... all to no effect. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

RE: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

On keyboards lacking a Windows key, Ctrl+Esc can be used instead. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Saturday, 15 December 2012 3:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Any thoughts on

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

Can you remap the windows key operation to a function key? I don't even know if that is possible but it sounds reasonable, I think. regards, Anthony On 15 December 2012 13:30, John Sessoms wrote: > > Drat. > > IBM 101-key click keyboard - no windoze keys. I'll have to look around > and see if

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

From: Anthony Farr On 15 December 2012 09:26, John Sessoms wrote: But "rogue dll" makes me wonder if I need to look for a new mouse driver. The one thing that I'm sure is common to every occurrence is I go to move the mouse pointer & find it's frozen. It's still possible that it's a video ren

Re: OT: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

From: Mark Roberts The kind of hardcore lock-up you describe usually points toward a hardware issue of some kind. I suspect the video card first but you might try swapping our memory modules first (because that's cheaper): If you have more than one memory module, remove one. See if the problem go

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

On 15 December 2012 09:26, John Sessoms wrote: > But "rogue dll" makes me wonder if I need to look for a new mouse > driver. The one thing that I'm sure is common to every occurrence is I > go to move the mouse pointer & find it's frozen. It's still possible that it's a video rendering freeze. I

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

From: Darren Addy As soon as you experience some sort of freeze, hit CTRL+ALT+DELETE and click the Task Manager button. The Task Manager window will open. Click on the "Processes" tab and then click the CPU heading (twice). That will sort the list in descending order by CPU usage. See if you have

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

From: "P. J. Alling" It sounds like it has a high priority task that's not completing. Usually this doesn't quite crash the GUI but does lock it up. Back when I was doing SDK development it happened all the time, but then I could usually deduce which task had gone haywire, since I usually create

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

On 12/14/2012 3:04 PM, Darren Addy wrote: As soon as you experience some sort of freeze, hit CTRL+ALT+DELETE and click the Task Manager button. The Task Manager window will open. Click on the "Processes" tab and then click the CPU heading (twice). That will sort the list in descending order by CP

Re: OT: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

The kind of hardcore lock-up you describe usually points toward a hardware issue of some kind. I suspect the video card first but you might try swapping our memory modules first (because that's cheaper): If you have more than one memory module, remove one. See if the problem goes away with only one

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

As soon as you experience some sort of freeze, hit CTRL+ALT+DELETE and click the Task Manager button. The Task Manager window will open. Click on the "Processes" tab and then click the CPU heading (twice). That will sort the list in descending order by CPU usage. See if you have a process that is e

Re: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

It sounds like it has a high priority task that's not completing. Usually this doesn't quite crash the GUI but does lock it up. Back when I was doing SDK development it happened all the time, but then I could usually deduce which task had gone haywire, since I usually created the problem. In

RE: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

Doesn't happen enough to make the machine un-usable, just enough to be peculiar. There's a lot of computer expertise on the list, so I thought I'd ask. It's a problem on the level of "Why is the carpet protector creeping sideways again?" ... not quite as urgent as "I know I made a cup of coffee,

Re: OT: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:26 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > This is the computer I use for goofing off on the internet. WindozeXP SP3. > > Sometimes this computer will just freeze. Whatever is on the display at that > time will continue. Mouse pointer won't move. If there's something coming > from the

RE: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

I had similar problems with a Dell laptop that I used to use and I never found out the cause. It started with some problems on the sound card, and issues with the fan and overheating. I think the issue was that Windows just became too fat for the machine to support. I did several re-installs, and

OT: Any thoughts on what might cause this?

This is the computer I use for goofing off on the internet. WindozeXP SP3. Sometimes this computer will just freeze. Whatever is on the display at that time will continue. Mouse pointer won't move. If there's something coming from the speakers it will stutter continuously until power is shut o

Thoughts on the new gear

With all the rumors flying about a "full frame" Pentax body, I'm kinda disappointed that the K-5 II and K-5 IIs are the only new K-mount bodies in this announcement. One thing I'd like to see soon is a comparison between the two bodies to show exactly what removing the anti-aliasing filter does to

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ? and photos

on 2012-06-30 24:46 jn289 wrote Well I updated Safari to ver 5.06 oops, didn't catch this as i replied to the thread, but this reply came out-of-thread (no in-reply-to header on your email) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSU

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ?

on 2012-06-29 23:27 David Mann wrote On Jun 30, 2012, at 10:50 AM, steve harley wrote: you could also consider one of many Flash-managing extensions for Safari; i can't remember off-hand what i used for this purpose on 10.5, but it made Safari less crash-prone; still Safari was much more cras

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ? and photos

On 30/06/2012 12:46 AM, jn289 wrote: Well I updated Safari to ver 5.06 and it seem a little better, has not crashed yet in over a hour's time. Still buggy at this point. Cache still loads up. Anyway now I can get back to looking at the photo postings of the group. Sorry I have not got back to e

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ? and photos

Well I updated Safari to ver 5.06 and it seem a little better, has not crashed yet in over a hour's time. Still buggy at this point. Cache still loads up. Anyway now I can get back to looking at the photo postings of the group. Sorry I have not got back to everyone on their photos. On that no

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ?

On Jun 30, 2012, at 10:50 AM, steve harley wrote: > you could also consider one of many Flash-managing extensions for Safari; i > can't remember off-hand what i used for this purpose on 10.5, but it made > Safari less crash-prone; still Safari was much more crashy on that OS version I use Click

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ?

From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Could easily be something wrong with Safari ... corrupted preference, cookies, plug-ins, who can say? Unfortunately, there's not enough info in your messages to debug the problem. Safari 5.02 is somewhat old, v5.1.7 is the current incarnation. Whether the latest version r

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ?

on 2012-06-29 10:55 jn289 wrote Questions about Safari ver. 5.02 first update Safari; according to this list your Safari version is out of date even if you are running OS X 10.5; i have Safari 5.1.7 in OS X 10.7.3 it keeps crashing an

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ?

iles >>>  in it's cache then crashes. I clean it out and start over again and same >>>  thing. Any thoughts ? This is on a mac , powerpc platform dual 2.0 >>>  processors. >>>  Also I use a program called Activity Monitor and I can see Safari keeps >>>  wr

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ?

start over again and same thing. Any thoughts ? This is on a mac , powerpc platform dual 2.0 processors. Also I use a program called Activity Monitor and I can see Safari keeps writing to the disk. when I turn Java off in Safari it is not as bad but takes a little longer to crash. Thanks for any

Re: Still computer trouble, Thoughts ?

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 9:55 AM, jn289 wrote: > Questions about Safari ver. 5.02, it keeps crashing and store lots of files > in it's cache then crashes. I clean it out and start over again and same > thing. Any thoughts ? This is on a mac , powerpc platform dual 2.0 > processor

Still computer trouble, Thoughts ?

Questions about Safari ver. 5.02, it keeps crashing and store lots of files in it's cache then crashes. I clean it out and start over again and same thing. Any thoughts ? This is on a mac , powerpc platform dual 2.0 processors. Also I use a program called Activity Monitor and I can see S

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

ng wrote: Not a lot of thoughts really. However if Pentax was really going to announce a FF K mount camera wouldn't the latest lens, the DA 50 f1.8 which is pretty much one of their 50mm designs going back to oh, I don't know the middle of the 20th century, and probably covers 24x36mm fram

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

mor has it that the DA 60-250 also covers FF nicely, after all :) -c (hopeful, but not holding my breath...) On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:03 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Not a lot of thoughts really. However if Pentax was really going to announce a FF K mount camera wouldn't the latest

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

FF nicely, after all :) -c (hopeful, but not holding my breath...) On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:03 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Not a lot of thoughts really. However if Pentax was really going to announce a FF K mount camera wouldn't the latest lens, the DA 50 f1.8 which is pretty much on

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

I think John has hit upon the key point. The two Pentax sales may have left them with a "legacy" DA lens (which may work with FF) en route and Ricoh wanting and/or finally letting them produce a FF DSLR. On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 11:48 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > I suspect Pentax's plans for where t

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

I suspect Pentax's plans for where they are going were changed a lot when they sold themselves to Hoya. I suspect they changed as much again, when Hoya sold the camera division to Ricoh. I also suspect that Pentax marketing & product development are still trying to catch up with the changes.

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

12 7:28 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: >> >> Touchè. >> >> Well... now I believe that D-FA and DA no longer have a meaning and they >> are used randomly. >> >> Dario >> >> -Messaggio originale- From: P. J. Alling >> Sent: Friday, June 01,

RE: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

THIS IS BAD! - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Dario Bonazza Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 7:28 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Some thoughts ab

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

012 8:50 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax Actually the latest DFA 100mm macro that's weather resistant doesn't have an aperture ring, either that or they've done a damned good job ca

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

Touchè. Well... now I believe that D-FA and DA no longer have a meaning and they are used randomly. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: P. J. Alling Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 8:50 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

ario -Messaggio originale- From: P. J. Alling Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 6:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax Not a lot of thoughts really. However if Pentax was really going to announce a FF K mount camera wouldn

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

On 1 June 2012 12:03, P. J. Alling wrote: > Not a lot of thoughts really.  However if Pentax was really going to > announce a FF K mount camera wouldn't the latest lens, the DA 50 f1.8 which > is pretty much one of their 50mm designs going back to oh, I don't know the > midd

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:03 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Not a lot of thoughts really.  However if Pentax was really going to > announce a FF K mount camera wouldn't the latest lens, the DA 50 f1.8 which > is pretty much one of their 50mm designs going back to oh, I don't know the &

Re: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

e. Dario -Messaggio originale- From: P. J. Alling Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 6:03 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax Not a lot of thoughts really. However if Pentax was really going to announce a FF K mount camera

Some thoughts about a Sept announcement of a FF DSLR from Pentax

Not a lot of thoughts really. However if Pentax was really going to announce a FF K mount camera wouldn't the latest lens, the DA 50 f1.8 which is pretty much one of their 50mm designs going back to oh, I don't know the middle of the 20th century, and probably covers 24x36mm frames

Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?

> That "--" readout is normal.  What is slightingly referred to as the > "crippled K-mount" on all the DSLRs doesn't have the aperture follower > linkage, so there is no way for the body to know what the aperture ring > on the lens is set to (other than the separate "A" position detection). > > It

Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?

Eric Hendrickson in Sharps Chapel(?), TN is good, a former Pentax technician, and very reasonable. (He retired from Chicago.) He is also known as 'Pentax Repair'. See here http://pentaxs.com/ Regards, Bob S. On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:10 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Tom C > >> This may be go

Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?

From: Tom C This may be going in for repair. Does anyone know if Pentax will still repair an FA 100/2.8 Macro? Tom C. If they won't someone has favorably mentioned a shop somewhere in New Jersey a couple times. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo

Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?

On Fri, May 04, 2012 at 12:29:25PM -0600, Tom C wrote: > > Other information as I've experimented. > > If I leave the lens in a non-A setting, and remove it from the camera > and put it back on, operation is fine. > > If I set the lens to the 'A' setting and remount it, the symptoms > recur (dar

Re: 100/2.8 Macro Issue - Thoughts?

> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Tom C wrote: >>> Tom, >>> Just bend it back 1 or 2 mm's then check again. >>> You're probably just hanging up a bit on the sides. >>> Regards, ?Bob S. >> >> Thanks Bob. >> >> If I break it I'll send it to Larry. :) >> >> Tom C. Well I bent the aperture lever back

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