Re: New 40mm f/2.8 pancake

I was surprised to see Canon release a pancake. I bought the 40 when I got my *istD, and it was the most compact kit around. A great street photography combo. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On Jun 8, 2012, at 2:15, Larry Colen wrote: > I just got an ad from B&H

Re: PESO - I try street

The angle...why aren't the verticals vertical? I like the subjects. Jeffery Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On Jun 15, 2012, at 21:13, Matthew Hunt wrote: > Street photography isn't usually my thing, but here you go: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/coneslayer/7

Re: PESO - Nikonia

Wonderful! Regards, Jeffery _ Jeffery Smith Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA www.400tx.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: PESO Black and White Moth

, but were horrible-looking. Regards, Jeffery _____ Jeffery Smith Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA www.400tx.com On Jun 17, 2012, at 8:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I was walking in my yard, something strange looking caught my eye. It was a > moth, apparently just out of it's

Re: K-3 @ Sept Photokina?

o wait for many months before they ever materialized. The Fuji X100 was certainly worth the wait. Regards, Jeffery _________ Jeffery Smith Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA www.400tx.com On Jun 18, 2012, at 4:04 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Postmaster > >> Matthew Hunt wr

Re: Question About *ist D

I remember that a huge minus for Sigma's first dSLR was that it only shot raw. Today, I would not think twice about shooting raw unless the writing speed was absurd (as in the Ricoh p&s). Today, I only shoot raw. But I'm not shooting sports! Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Lou

Re: OT: no Jobs...

ee of charge for a few years. Predatory. The best PIMs for Windows went belly up as they could not compete with *free*. I continued to use my beloved Ecco for several more years with no upgrades. Regards, Jeffery _ Jeffery Smith Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA www.400tx.com On J

Re: Good SD card deal

That is the ONLY card that will work in my M8. I bought five of them. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On Jun 22, 2012, at 1:38, Anthony Farr wrote: > HP brand 32GB class 10 SD card for $20.99 at Amazon.com > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007X7U224/ref=as_li

Re: OT: no Jobs...

I think Ecco still has a following, and can be downloaded from a site. When I was in administration and practicing GTD, I used it constantly. Now that I'm back in teaching, I don't Get Things Done nearly as much. Regards, Jeffery _____ Jeffery Smith Irish Channel, New O

On World Pentax Day….

I had the temerity to use a Sigma instead. Sorry. http://www.400tx.com/Animals/index.html 28/1.8 Sigma at f/5.6, 100 ISO, 1/100 sec Regards, Jeffery __ Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA www.400tx.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: PESO - Oprah's Dead?

I'm not seeing the flaws. The guy and the poster behind him cinch it for me. Jeffery Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On Jun 25, 2012, at 21:01, frank theriault wrote: > Last one from my streetcorner preaching series: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/06

Re: OT - don't @#$%% in Middleborough, Mbuttachusetts

I favor fewer laws. Vague is good. I only have to think "Should I be doin' this?" to keep from screwing up. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On Jun 26, 2012, at 19:06, William Robb wrote: > On 26/06/2012 11:39 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> It's a secret list. Much

Re: OT - We are not alone?

n Sessoms wrote: > From: Jeffery Smith > >> Strange finding. They discovered a bacterium that uses arsenic in place of >> phosphorus in its DNA. That is somewhat earth-shaking in the biology field, >> as no other organism on earth has been able to substitute ot

Re: OT - We are not alone?

Not in my latest issue of Science, but hopefully soon. Jeffery On Dec 3, 2010, at 4:56 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 3/12/10, Steven Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Yeah, I want to see this in Science or Nature > > Like this? > >

Re: OT - We are not alone?

are other chemical > processes that can be "life" beyond those we are commonly familiar with. > > For me, the only real surprise is that these guys managed to get funding for > their research in the current anti-Science climate that prevails here in the > U

Re: WTB any list members in Japan?

Those things do little to bolster Pentax's image. :-0 Jeffery On Dec 4, 2010, at 9:10 AM, eckinator wrote: > Can anyone order me a Korejanai K-r? > See Ned Bunnell's posterous > 100 pieces so please be quick =) > Thanks > Ecke > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pd

Re: Pentax slogan

Pentax, because you can buy a Canon or Nikon at Walmart. On Dec 5, 2010, at 4:59 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Pentax, because anyone can take good shots with a Nikon. (Actually, I > think I've used this before.) > > On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Larry Colen (Droid Mail) > wrote: >> Last ni

Re: Pentax slogan

Pentax, when taking a picture more important than having your picture taken. On Dec 5, 2010, at 8:13 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > Pentax, where the good mailing lists are > > -T -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

K-5 arrived!

Haven't had time to fire any frames other than one at the wall in my office. At 3200 ISO, it was noise-free. Now, which lens do I marry to it? I'm leaning to using the 31 for a while. Jeffery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSU

Re: K-5 arrived!

Hey, your images are what drove me over the edge to buy the K-5. Pentax needs to put you on their payroll. As I type this, the K-5 and 31 are "in copula". Jeffery On Dec 6, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > The 31 on a K5? You have to use this or we'll have to send someone > over t

Re: OT: Russian names required.

I'd go with Lolita. Not sure if it is Russian, but the book was written by a Russian. Translated to modern English, it means "little laugh out loud". Jeffery On Dec 7, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > In Russia, cat names owner. > > -- Walt > > On 12/7/2010 6:21 AM, Leon Altoff

Re: laptop recommendation

I switched from Windows to Mac several years ago because of the instability of the Windows OS. That reason alone is good enough to justify the switch, but I much prefer Mac software over Windows. Mac has much less "office/business" software, but much more software to cater to your creative side.

Re: OT - Mamiya Cxxx TLRs and TLR in general

I had one back in the 70's. It's a big camera, a bit harder to handle than a Rollei TLR because of the size of the body and the location of the focusing knobs. I would opt for a tripod. It's pretty hard to do any sort of street photography with a TLR viewfinder. You'll need a light meter (which

Re: Russian names required.

My cat comes when the electric can opener calls her. Jeffery On Dec 8, 2010, at 8:50 AM, John Mullan wrote: > It has probably already been said, but it doesn't really matter what you name > a cat as they will never come when you call it. As for Thomas, there's > always Thomasina. > > jm --

Re: OT - Mamiya Cxxx TLRs and TLR in general

As I recall, the C330 deals with parallax by having a needle enter the viewfinder field, cropping part of the field that would be cropped due to parallax. Not very sophisticated, but it worked. Jeffery On Dec 8, 2010, at 10:25 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: > I had Mamiyaflex C2 and a C220. I alway

Re: OT - Mamiya Cxxx TLRs and TLR in general

d a Rolleiflex TLR (which had a >> more sophisticated parallax compensation built into the viewfinder >> system albeit for a fixed lens with a more limited close focusing >> range). >> >> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Jeffery Smith >> wrote: >>> As

Re: OT: Digital ice - a question

It will save you hours of spotting dust or scratches. Just don't try it with silver halide films. The ICE process will take an eternity and you'll end up with clumped garbage as a scan. If you are interested in B&W, use the Kodak BW400 or Ilford XP2. If you want grain, you'll have to add it in P

Re: B&W film home made processing... now that is cheap (+smartphone helpful apps)

I hate Microdol as it is a grain-dissolving developer that robs you of sharpness. XTOL is probably as good as D76 and won't hurt your septic system. They don't sell the XTOL in small packets anymore, so you have to make a bunch. I love Prescysol for just about everything. You mix it and discard

Re: B&W film home made processing... now that is cheap (+smartphone helpful apps)

or storage of developer etc. during a previous > run at home processing. Assuming it has been more than 10 years since they > were touched, can you, or anyone, suggest a cleaning method that would make > them usable? > John Graves > WA1JG > jh.gra...@verizon.net > > Jeffer

Re: laptop recommendation

I don't know how many restrictions are possible on networked Macs, but faculty are not allowed to even correct the date or time on the college's computers where I work. Our accessibility is limited to basic kiosk functions. Jeffery On Dec 10, 2010, at 5:56 AM, paul stenquist wrote: > And Joh

Re: PESO raccoon

They can get rabies, so be cautious. They are pretty resilient to falls. They get into the attic in two of my college's buildings and come crashing through the acoustic tile onto the floor on a regular basis. They also have a host of intestinal parasites that can make them pretty sick. This lo

Re: PESO raccoon

But you have to admire the degree to which they can completely destroy a room. When one fell though the ceiling into the Xerox copy center, he managed to pull just about everything off of every shelf before taking a huge crap in the middle of the manager's desk. For an animal without an opposabl

Re: PESO raccoon

At first, the campus police thought it was vandalism. No animal could wreak such havoc. Jeffery On Dec 11, 2010, at 8:47 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: David Mann > >>> But you have to admire the degree to which they can completely >>> destroy a room. When one fell though the ceiling into t

Re: PESO raccoon

Last week, an otter was kicking some serious ass somewhere. They suspected rabies but I never heard the results. They can tell pretty quickly by doing a exam of the brain. Jeffery On Dec 11, 2010, at 8:30 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > We have raccoons and skunks in our are and at times under my

Re: PESO raccoon

An interesting way to keep them out of the attic is a strobe light. They can hack just about any annoyance except that one. Not terribly practical, though. Jeffery On Dec 11, 2010, at 9:39 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: David J Brooks > >> We have raccoons and skunks in our are and at times

Re: PESO raccoon

I think it would work for all small varmints. Opossums, squirrels, raccoons. Rats would probably just burrow into an area without light. On Dec 11, 2010, at 11:26 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Jeffery Smith > >> An interesting way to keep them out of the attic is a strobe light.

Re: New 12-35 lens on the way

Count me in. Jeffery On Dec 17, 2010, at 10:04 PM, David Parsons wrote: > http://www.pentaxforums.com/Pentax-DA-12-35mm-DC-WR-lens-coming- > > Looks interesting. > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspo

Re: New 12-35 lens on the way

I'm still seeing it. Try a shorter URL: http://tinyurl.com/25ljuj7 Jeffery On Dec 18, 2010, at 9:46 AM, John Celio wrote: > ?> http://www.pentaxforums.com/Pentax-DA-12-35mm-DC-WR-lens-coming- > > The article appears to have been taken down. Did anyone copy any of the info? > > John > > -- >

Re: PESO- The Best Smile Ever

It's all in the eyes! Great image. Jeffery On Dec 18, 2010, at 7:21 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Something to tug at your heart... > > http://bongmanayon.posterous.com/the-best-smile-ever > > Bong > > -- > Bong Manayon > http://www.bong.uni.cc > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdm

Re: Unknow Takumar for Leica M39

I don't see many of those (Pentax in Leica SM). Kevin Cameras in California has a lot of oddball lenses, but only 6 Pentax for Leica screw mount. And all 6 of them are the 43/1.9 (modern). Jeffery On Dec 19, 2010, at 2:10 AM, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: > Asahi Kogaku Takumar 3,5/50mm f Leica M

Re: New 12-35 lens on the way

Is there another more socially or technically acceptable way of referring to a digital sensor that is the same size as a frame of film? The use of the term "full frame" seems to offend some people, but I don't know of an alternative that requires fewer words. I don't know of anyone who ever refe

Re: New 12-35 lens on the way

That works for me. On Dec 19, 2010, at 6:24 PM, eckinator wrote: > "a sensor size fairly accurately resembling TriX's size"? would make > for a nice acronym... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please vis

Re: New 12-35 lens on the way

I agree with you there. They are putting too much into R&D of lenses that are not compatible of...wellyou know. That's fine with me. They are making some great strides in their current line of dSLRs. Jeffery On Dec 19, 2010, at 6:48 PM, paul stenquist wrote: > We would call it 24 x 36,

Re: New 12-35 lens on the way

Not intuitive enough. I'm going to stick to "full-frame". Or just avoid the subject altogether. Jeffery On Dec 19, 2010, at 7:51 PM, David Parsons wrote: > d135 > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Jeffery Smith > wrote: >> Is there another more socially

Re: Focal Length Constriction and RF's

Fortunately for me, most of what I shoot can be captured in the 40mm-55mm range (in 35mm camera terms). There are a lot of reasons to use an RF for street photography, including smaller size, quieter shutter, no shutter lag, and quick manual focusing on a spot that you want to be in focus. As

Re: I'm back

Good choice. I never even bother to turn on my Dell. Jeffery On Dec 24, 2010, at 10:34 AM, Bill Owens wrote: > Both our PC's died over the past month or so. We bit the bullet and > bought a Macbook as a family Christmas present. It wouldn't connect > to the 7 year old router so Time Warner h

Re: Focal Length Constriction and RF's

And if one likes to shoot B&W film with a red or yellow filter, you aren't looking through a red or yellow viewfinder. Jeffery On Dec 24, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Collin Brendemuehl > wrote: > >> My all-time favorite classic rangefinder is the

Re: Focal Length Constriction and RF's

The 20/1.7 on the Panasonic is a wonderful combination for street if you have the electronic viewfinder. Jeffery On Dec 24, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > BTW, Godfrey, I also have the ZD 50mm f/2 Macro on my E-P1. It's a > wonderful lens. With the Lumix 20 1.7, it makes a nice

Re: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...

I'm 60. Go Beatles! Jeffery On Dec 28, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Tanya Love wrote: > So, it occurred to me after all these years on the list, that I may actually > not be the "baby" of the list anymore! How sad is that?! I am getting old! > > So, just out of interest, was wondering if you guys w

Re: COMPLETELY OT! Roll Call...

I was wondering why it wasn't called the HPDML (Honeywell Pentax). Jeffery On Dec 28, 2010, at 10:30 PM, Peter Loveday wrote: > With the average age of PDMLers so far, we're already a valuable > archaeological treasure. > > - Peter > > -Original Message- From: Subash > Sent: Wednesda

Re: I'm back

Not just a Dell...a Dell with Windows Vista on it. Ga! Jeffery On Dec 29, 2010, at 6:01 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Well now, that's your problem. You bought a DellI -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: My New Camera

I like it! Jeffery On Jan 5, 2011, at 7:47 PM, Walter Hamler wrote: > A friend who is also a retired Navy Photographer like I am gave me a > camera kit today. > Wonder how it will work? > > Walt > > http://walthamler.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Some-Favorites/4592986_mrB5J#1148126802_Tnz5Q-XL-LB >

Re: Introduction

Hey Chris, sorry to have missed the originals. The K10 will serve you well for the time being! I got my first Pentax in 1969, and have never been disappointed with one. I'm ashamed to say that we have no cormorants down here, and I couldn't photograph one even if we did (BP Oil won't let photogr

Tamron 28-75 f/2.8

I had a chance to use this lens for the first time today. The conditions were not good (high noon, blinding sunlight, not a cloud in the sky, low humidity). It sure is easier to carry around compared to the tank-like Tokina 28-75 f/2.8. I'll try to post something tomorrow (something shot in the

Re: GESO: What is this bug? (bug warning!)

It is definitely a bug (which is a subgroup of insects). Belongs to a group called the Heteroptera. It's hard to tell with all of the camouflage on it. This group is nearly all plant suckers (they have piercing mouthparts like a mosquito only bigger). A small group (assassin bugs and bedbugs) su

Re: GESO: What is this bug? (bug warning!)

I meant to mention that it may be a squash bug. They have leafy-looking legs. Jeffery On Oct 16, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > I saw this guy walking across my kitchen counter... scooped him up and > dropped him on a table outside on the patio and took a few shots. What the > h

Re: Tamron 28-75 f/2.8

Are any of you old enough to remember the Vivitar ads that touted that their lenses were "DESIGNED USING A COMPUTER. Jeffery On Oct 16, 2010, at 7:41 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > On Oct 16, 2010, at 19:18, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> I had a chance to use this lens for the first

Re: Ilford XP2 question

My one roll of XP2 shot in broad daylight at noon on a cloudless day was the biggest disaster of my photographic life. I respect XP2 as a great film with a lot of latitude under low contrast (shady or overcast) conditions, but truly awful in high contrast conditions...blown highlights and dense

Re: Tamron 28-75 f/2.8

> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ > > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Jeffery Smith > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 8:48 PM > To: Pentax-Discu

Re: QC times 2 for the takumars of the sixties

layers/ > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ > > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Jeffery Smith > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:43 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Tamr

Re: GESO: What is this bug? (bug warning!)

Assassin bugs are native to South America. Charles Darwin allowed one to bite him (their piercing mouthparts are able to numb the tissues, so you don't feel it). They live in thatched roofs of huts. There is speculation that Darwin's poor health throughout his adult life was due to Chagas disea

Re: Tamron 28-75 f/2.8

ds of results I would be a happy camper. The fact that it is 1/3 of the price of a Zeiss and lighter in weight is a win-win-win. Jeffery On Oct 17, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Miserere wrote: > On 16 October 2010 20:18, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> I had a chance to use this lens for the first t

Tamron 28-75/2.8 - two sample shots from yesterday

http://400tx.blogspot.com/2010/10/tamron-sp-af-28-75-f28-macro-zoom-lens.html N.B., the lens was mounted on a full frame Sony 850, not a Pentax K. Jeffery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: Tamron 28-75/2.8 - two sample shots from yesterday

:36 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > Good examples. > > The problem i had with my two, on the K10D,, was from f4 to f 2.8. > Terrible focus. From f5.6 up it was stellar > > DAVE > > On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/2010/1

Re: Tamron 28-75 f/2.8

Thanks for the link. It does seem to have a loyal following. Jeffery On Oct 17, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Miserere wrote: > On 16 October 2010 20:18, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> I had a chance to use this lens for the first time today. The conditions >> were not good (high noon, blinding

Re: Flash bracket question

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/131401-REG/General_Brand_Right_Angle_Bracket_with.html Cheeep! http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/116630-REG/Hama_HA_6831.html More like it. Jeffery -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUB

Re: Flash bracket question

I missed the part about the swively thing on my earlier post. B&H has all sort of brackets (flash brackets) with the capacity to aim the flash all over the place, but they are so darned expensive, I could never justify the cost. I always used a Kalt bracket (this is 35 years ago, for about $9),

Re: OT: Random thought about camera styles

One of the early Panasonic digitals had a folding rear hood for the LCD. Helped a little outdoors. Jeffery On Oct 20, 2010, at 5:37 PM, eckinator wrote: > I've seen folding shields for the rear display but none acting as a > refconverter at the same time so they're fine looking down but useles

Re: OT: new camera

HNCD! I look forward to your comments as you start using it regularly. Jeffery On Oct 21, 2010, at 1:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I pulled the trigger and bought a new camera today. Sorry, it isn't a Pentax. > > I usually don't buy anything new right out of the gate. Particularly > pro-cla

Re: A night for Pentax

Remind me, what the Sunni 16 rule? On Oct 21, 2010, at 11:26 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > So we can take that Allah way to the Bank? > > On 10/21/2010 10:48 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> Oh no. I'm not going down the Islamic puns road. >> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Ken Waller wrote:

Re: OT: new camera

Happy New Camera Day. It is used more often in guitar forums (HNGD), where the obsession to buy new axes is far worse than camera junkies. Jeffery On Oct 21, 2010, at 1:11 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > HNCD? Happy New Camera, Dude? > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Jeffery Smi

Re: OT: new camera

I'll go out on a limb and speculate that Godfrey's hands fit an E-5 better than a K-5. Godfrey is a BIG GUY! One of the big selling points of the Pentax K system is size...small, high quality prime lenses, and small bodies. Olympus is just too chunky for me to carry it around for hours. Jeffe

Re: Pentax M 40mm f/2.8 pancake

I keep mine on a @istD,and the smallness of the two is great. I don't even try to manual focus it. Jeffery On Oct 21, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Nick David Wright wrote: > So I've been looking at getting an M 40mm f/2.8 pancake. But I've been > looking at pictures and that focus ring looks terribly tiny

Re: Pentax M 40mm f/2.8 pancake

The autofocus is quick and accurate. I use it outdoors (usually around 4-5.6), so the DOF and autofocus make manual focusing and hyperfocal moot, at least to me. To me, its tiny size is its biggest selling point. The only thing I don't really like is the screw-in lens cap, but I don't mind the i

Re: Pentax M 40mm f/2.8 pancake

Oops, I thought we were talking about the autofocus model. I didn't realize they had one from the more distant past. Jeffery On Oct 21, 2010, at 7:07 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > I admit I'm confused. This lens is not that wide so that focus is > irrelevant. The short answer is that your i

Re: Pentax M 40mm f/2.8 pancake

Got it. My bad. Jeffery On Oct 21, 2010, at 7:14 PM, Nick David Wright wrote: > Jeff, were talking about an M-class manual focus lens. Not the current > DA version. > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> The autofocus is quick and accurate. I use it

Re: OT: new camera ... ISO 3200 sample

After shooting indoors with Fuji 800 for years and living with the grain, Godfrey's photo looks spectacular at ISO 3200. For me, improvements in resolution and noise reduction on digital in the past 6 years have been very impressive. Jeffery On Oct 22, 2010, at 8:43 AM, P N Stenquist wrote: >

Re: OT: new camera

Well, with that one, I'm out of here. It's been fun, guys, until now. Jeffery On Oct 22, 2010, at 10:21 AM, William Robb wrote: > > Hey good one liner from the pompous twit faggot. > Too bad it is, apparently, not true. > > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: new camera

As naive as it may sound, I bought my Olympus E-1 (my first dSLR) based on its (1) sturdiness [read: not a plastic body], and (2) LACK of a pop-up flash. I had a pz1p fpr a while, and found the pop-up flash to be annoying when I was just trying to grab a shot in lower light conditions and didn't

Re: OT: new camera

I do a significant amount of shooting theater productions, and the shutter lag is a major issue for me, as is sensitivity/dynamic range. The E-5 is significantly improved here, or is it simply not a problem with the E-5? The K-x has not been an issue with dynamic range/sensitivity for me, and th

Re: OT: new camera

I've > seen in APS-C for both DR and high ISO performance). The E-5 should be > superior in pretty much every other regard except size. > > -Adam > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Jeffery Smith > wrote: >> I do a significant amount of shooting theater produc

Re: OT: new camera

As Yogi Berra once said, "If Godfrey doesn't want to talk about equipment, you can't stop him." As for Godfrey being pompous, if you had met him in person, you wouldn't feel that way. Very often the printed word on a forum makes a person appear completely different than their actual demeanor. I

Re: OT: new camera - shutter lag

the K-x for theatre productions given the ambient conditions. One combination I have not considered is the Panasonic Lumix with Zuiko 50mm macro. I'll probably toss it in the bag as well. Jeffery On Oct 23, 2010, at 2:02 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> From: Jeffery Smith >> S

Re: OT: new camera

e of the program features. Is the Katzeye relatively easy to install on the Pentax? I've never had an issue with screen swapping on Rolleiflexes, but they are big and easy to fool with. Jeffery On Oct 23, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Oct 23, 2010, at 7:39 A

Re: focus screens in Pentax Dslrs

p://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ > > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Jeffery Smith > Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 3:38 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: new camera &

Re: OT: new camera

Did you induce the vignetting effect? It's pretty pronounced here. Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, LA On Oct 23, 2010, at 3:06 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A photo from this morning's walk and breakfast with friends. > > http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1205/5107798395_a5cc7e2b64_o.jpg > "If It do

Re: OT: new camera

I may look at this sort of thing about 100 times first. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqZCjT-jr1s On Oct 23, 2010, at 4:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Oct 23, 2010, at 12:38 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >> >> >> Is the Katzeye relatively easy to install on the P

Re: WTF? was OT: new camera

Ever since I was in high school, I secretly knew I preferred Pentax. I attempted to deny it by using a Mamiya 500TL, and I even tried Nikons for a couple of years, but it just didn't work out. Jeffery On Oct 23, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Alright, I admit it. I've also alw

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It's easy to get angry on forums, but some posts go beyond anger. I've lost my cool on forums before, and regretted it. I've apologized both onlist and offlist (simultaneously) when I've overstepped civility. It's a win-win resolution. Apologies were always accepted. It doesn't hurt, and it isn

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It's the easiest way to test autofocus. The real question is why they choose to post those photos. Jeffery On Oct 23, 2010, at 9:10 PM, Nick David Wright wrote: > shoot pictures of their own feet? > > http://blog.nickdavidwright.net/2010/10/feet.html > > -- > ~Nick David Wright > http://www

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I always thought that E-Volt was an unfortunate name (like the Datavue Spark computer). On Oct 24, 2010, at 8:31 AM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: > Smoke starts to come out from under the flash. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUB

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You mentioned a while back that you had rented some lenses. In the context of this thread, that must fall under "escort services". Jeffery On Oct 24, 2010, at 9:25 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > LOL! What a great thread! > > Yes, the doors are thrown open, I'm out of the closet: I've owned and

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Boorish is putting it mildly. It DOES fall under hate crime (which includes insults and verbal abuse). I think hate crime is a clear line that we don't traverse on this list. Pompous gas bag is not a hate crime. Faggot is. I would prefer the way William F. Buckley introduced Norman Mailer ("unal

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Tell these guys: http://www.400tx.com/files/PAW2007/2007-20.html Same guys every single year on Mardi Gras. Their mentor, the Rev. Grant Storms, is no longer allowed in the French Quarter. Jeffery On Oct 24, 2010, at 2:33 PM, DagT wrote: > I never understood all the fuss about homosexuality.

The Film Body Nobody Talks About - late reply

I have a Pentax MZ-S, and it has never had a single frame shot with it. I bought it around the time I suspected that it would be Pentax's last film body (I have a wealth of Pentax lenses, from 20mm to 300mm). I received it, unboxed it, put a 50/1.4 on the front of it, and promptly got clobbered

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ey don´t have any law on > their side anymore. I´m just hope people are not hating religious people in > general because of people like him. > > DagT > > Den 24. okt. 2010 kl. 21.40 skrev Jeffery Smith: > >> Tell these guys: >> >> http://www.400tx.com/files/P

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Still, I prefer him over today's far right. But, yes, he was breathtakingly full of himself. Jeffert On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:01 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > OTOH, Buckley had his own moments of pompous gas baggery and boorishness. No > actual civility from either side here. -- PDML Pentax-Discus

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I'm pressed with the sharpness of both images. Jeffery On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:40 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > I went to a local political event yesterday to take photos for one of the > groups that organized it (wound up getting my first photo credit in a local > newspaper, BTW),

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On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:48 PM, Sandy Harris wrote: > However, it is obviously not a hate crime. Really? Does one have to use that word while committing an armed robbery or punching the recipient? Gay bashing has become a very hot button issue in the US, particularly in the past month, as has c

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You're off the hook. God isn't convinced of your existence. Jeffery On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:52 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > As an agnostic, I have to admit it seems only fair to hold co-irreligionists > responsible for the crimes of Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Pol Pot, Castro, Ceausescu, > etc. > --

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