Re: The Ghost Appears!

2009-02-10 Thread Stan Halpin
Bill, you ask: "Any bets on if the 15/4 and 55/1.4 ever get released?" The 55/1.4 is on sale now on the Pentax Imaging site, shown as In Stock, Ships within One Day, $799.95. The 60-250, however, does not yet have a Buy It Now button activated on that site. stan On Feb 8, 2009, at 10:37

Re: Photo of K-m w/ 15mm f4 on it...

2009-02-11 Thread Stan Halpin
I have petty well decided that the bulky high quality faster lenses I leave home don't get very good results compared to the smaller lesser quality slower lenses I carry with me. Which is why I sold my A20/2.8 in favor of the DA21/3.2. And while I obviously lost some speed, I am not sure I

GFM plans, and questions

2009-02-12 Thread Stan Halpin
My one previous participation in the photography weekend at GFM was 2004. I have wanted to go back every year since but there was always a higher priority item on the schedule for that weekend. I really intend to do it this year. Short story: I am thinking of flying into Charlotte on Wednes

Re: GESO Street Portraits

2009-02-13 Thread Stan Halpin
Nice! On Feb 13, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: 1) The point of this exercise was to shoot closer & engage with people more, which really doesn't come naturally to me. For the bit of street stuff I've done, I have used the DA* 50 - 135mm, which obviously allows

FS Friday: A50/1.2 and FA*300 and DA*14.2.8 and...

2009-02-13 Thread Stan Halpin
As noted in the Subject line... Am not sure I really want to part with any of these, but it seems to be the thing to do right now. Details... A50/1.2 $750 Yes, I really mean 1.2, not 1:2.0. I bought this as new- old-stock. Slightly used since I bought it. EX+ body and, of course, lens.

Rome?

2009-02-13 Thread Stan Halpin
For the last 15+ months my wife has been actively engaged in care for her elderly parents. The weekly two-leg 4-hour air commute to their home and back is the least of it. She needs a break. I offered her a GMF weekend or a looong weekend in London, Paris, Frankfort, Amsterdam, or Rome. She

Re: Rome?

2009-02-15 Thread Stan Halpin
47X Robertus scripsit -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Stan Halpin Sent: 14 February 2009 03:02 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Rome? ... my wife ... needs a break. ... She has tentatively selected Rome. Any suggestions on a

Re: Rome?

2009-02-15 Thread Stan Halpin
On Feb 15, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Bob W wrote: I haven't been able to find an on-line currency exchange that has a current rate for denarii, but will continue looking. At noon PST (-8:00) the Euro was listed as € 7.776 per $10.00 US. Now if you could find the Euro to denarii conversion, I've b

Re: Stop all email

2009-02-15 Thread Stan Halpin
Speaking of hopeless romantics... On Feb 15, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Joe Dojcsak wrote: Please unsubscribe me from all sites, and stop sending all emails to the following address: dojc...@sbcglobal.net Thank you. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/p

Re: Rome?

2009-02-15 Thread Stan Halpin
Check the Amazon link in Bob's message Dave... On Feb 15, 2009, at 5:33 PM, David Savage wrote: I believe the Italian currency wass the lira but is now the Euro. DS 2009/2/16 Stan Halpin : Habeo gratiam Robertus. The Rome decision has been finalized, the dates set (mid-April) and th

Re: 11 years (was: 4 years)

2009-02-15 Thread Stan Halpin
I think I came on about the time Dario did, in Feb '98. There are at least a few masochists who have been here longer. I have some archived notes from fall of '97 with one Joe McCallister a prominent participant in lens-quality discussions... stan On Feb 15, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Anthony Farr w

Tour of California

2009-02-16 Thread Stan Halpin
Am off from work today - multiprocessing with Rome research, email browsing, and watching the Tour on Versus TV. I hope all of you in the greater SF area are out in the wet watching the race! The first 20 minutes or so of the coverage were of the neutral start across the Golden Gate Bridge,

Re: 11 years (was: 4 years)

2009-02-16 Thread Stan Halpin
tank corrected and in a vertical frame from less than 60' away. It can shift enough to vignette the opposite end of the frame, if you let it. Built in filters. (3) JoMac == On Feb 16, 2009, at 3:38 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Feb 15, 2009, at 19:32 , Stan Halpin wrote

From out of the past...

2009-02-16 Thread Stan Halpin
I am thinking I might claim 12 years - Feb 1997. Have found some more notes in my "archives" that could have been pulled from the list archives, but I believe this was during my first year on the list. Some words of wisdom from a former list member... stan Houston, Jerry (jhous...@walldat

Re: Good News

2009-02-16 Thread Stan Halpin
Very fine! Here's hoping they allow him significant experience as well as the back-room chores that new persons are sometimes stuck with. stan On Feb 16, 2009, at 4:48 PM, Cotty wrote: And on-topic. My son Stefan has been accepted for some work experience in the photography dept. at our loc

Re: PDML book is live! (And, damn, you people are GOOD!)

2009-02-16 Thread Stan Halpin
Image Wrap option means that the cover photo is imprinted into the texture of the cover rather than having a separate glossy-paper book cover (dust jacket). Advantage of Image Wrap option is that it will be more durable; with frequent handling, a paper dust jacket can easily be torn. Advantag

Re: film scanners

2009-02-17 Thread Stan Halpin
Quoting out of context from a common refrain at work: "You can have it good, you can have it reasonable priced, you can have it fast: pick two out of three." stan On Feb 17, 2009, at 7:37 PM, Nick David Wright wrote: What would you all recommend for a good, reasonably priced film scanne

Re: The PDML Annual Has Arrived!

2009-02-19 Thread Stan Halpin
Whereas I ordered mine on Friday and am told that it will be shipped on the 25th. stan On Feb 19, 2009, at 3:45 AM, David Savage wrote: I ordered mine on Saturday too & got a FedEx notification email today telling me my order had been dispatched. Cheers, Dave 2009/2/19 Jaume Lahuerta : :

Re: OT: Irish jokes and Polish jokes

2009-02-19 Thread Stan Halpin
And all Poles with a drivers license are now on the international terrorist watch list no doubt. stan On Feb 19, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Bob W wrote: you couldn't make it up: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7899171.stm Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

Amazon ad

2009-02-21 Thread Stan Halpin
Amazon tracks browsing/buying patterns. I can understand why they send me occasional notices about deals on new DA*200 or 300mm lenses. I do not understand this one! "We've noticed that customers who have purchased or rated Magic Lantern Guides: Pentax K20D by Peter K. Burian have also purcha

Re: PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-21 Thread Stan Halpin
Mine left the St. Louis area with several others, kept them company on the trip to Indianapolis (500 miles in the wrong direction), but made a U-turn at that point and made it to our local processing facility in the wee hours this morning. It would have been faster via USPS! One thing I don

Re: Amazon ad

2009-02-21 Thread Stan Halpin
No, I think it is a conspiracy. stan On Feb 21, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Hello Stan, Since nobody actually 'buys' Pentax oriented stuff, they thought you might like to buy some nice Canon stuff - . -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, February 21, 2009, 7:24:38 AM, you wrote:

Setting custom white balance

2009-02-21 Thread Stan Halpin
There was a thread here sometime in the last few days about setting white balance in stage-lighting conditions. I didn't pay that much attention and have deleted the thread. But this evening I was perusing the current issue of Outdoor Photography and noticed an ad for "the missing link in d

Re: Help with a shot

2009-02-22 Thread Stan Halpin
I think there is way too much going on in the scene, too many elements that don't relate to one another. Distracting sidewalk and bedding material, parking lot, red curb, cars and trucks, rocky green hillside... Oh yeah, then you have those two big ugly red and yellow things in the foreground

Re: PDML Photo Annual famousness once again on the ascendency

2009-02-22 Thread Stan Halpin
Way cool! On Feb 22, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Pentax USA has issued a press release on the PDML Photo Annual ... http://www.pentaximaging.com/news/197/ -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML

Re: PESO: rain

2009-02-22 Thread Stan Halpin
Very nice shot! As others have commented, it may be just a trifle dark, but that can be due to variations in monitor brightness settings. I particularly like the subtle light in the foreground. The person with umbrella makes the shot though. stan On Feb 22, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Sasha Sobol wro

Re: PDML Photo Annual famousness once again on the ascendency

2009-02-22 Thread Stan Halpin
I haven't seen Mark's News Release template, but I imagine that this came from Mark. The usual practice in sending a news release to local press is to include full contact information (they won't accept/use the Release otherwise). The usual practice is for the receiving media to then strip

The Book...

2009-02-23 Thread Stan Halpin
... arrived today. Thanks to the editors - you did a super job in preparation and layout! One thing that impressed me about the photos is the range of genres represented. It is always interesting to see the variety of PESO's etc. linked to messages here, but seeing a collection like this r

Re: OT - British PM

2009-02-23 Thread Stan Halpin
Doesn't work with Safari 3.2.1. It doesn't recognize that I have Cookies turned on, and it doesn't show a scroll bar next to the long message explaining how to set cooky preferences. I know how to get around the missing scrollbar, but as I move down the page to see what browsers they even m

Re: PDML Photo Annual is raising!

2009-02-24 Thread Stan Halpin
On Feb 24, 2009, at 7:27 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Brian Walters wrote: On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:21:14 +0100, "Dario Bonazza" said: Other books which were there have been blown away, while ours is ranking up: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/popular Wow! Wow indeed. I wo

Re: A 24-50/4 review?

2009-02-24 Thread Stan Halpin
As a newer member on the list, you are probably not aware that for several years I collected and edited comments about Pentax lenses. The collection of comments is out of date, ,and the website is suitable for Mark's use as a classroom example of what not to do. Nevertheless, it does provid

Re: A 24-50/4 review?

2009-02-24 Thread Stan Halpin
Nick - I went into the archives I've accumulated since I stopped updating the web site. As with the comments there, note that some of these may be taken out of context from longer posts. stan J. C. O'Connell wrote: I have been using for about a month now the SMC PENTAX-A 24-50/4.0 Zoom

Re: PDML Annual

2009-02-25 Thread Stan Halpin
If yours hasn't arrived there by early April, I could bring one with me to Rome. We need to get together anyway... stan On Feb 25, 2009, at 2:05 PM, Dario Bonazza wrote: Bruce Walker wrote: Maybe I should have asked Obama if he would bring my copy with him when he visited last week? Tha

FS: Select lenses - 50/1.2, 300/4.5, 50/1.4, 55/1.8

2009-02-28 Thread Stan Halpin
I am back in eBay selling and buying mode. As part of that, I have been tracking a few auctions and have a better idea what the going prices might be on a few items. The following will go on eBay within the week unless anyone here wants to give them a good home. Some of these I had mentione

Re: FS: Select lenses - 50/1.2, 300/4.5, 50/1.4, 55/1.8

2009-02-28 Thread Stan Halpin
Jack - I am out of town, lens isn't with me, but 67mm sounds right. I'll send you a link later to some shots of, and taken with, this lens. Yes, it is the FA version. stan On Feb 28, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Jack Davis wrote: It's the FA you have for sale, right? Jack --- On Sat, 2/28/09, Doug F

Re: on paper

2009-03-01 Thread Stan Halpin
Printed material read by the glow of burning whale blubber... what goes around comes around. stan On Mar 1, 2009, at 7:10 AM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Everything Bob Walkden said about the pleasures of books is and will continue to be true. It's also beside the point: It won

Re: PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2008-2009 Book Review TEASE

2009-03-01 Thread Stan Halpin
You can buy an ISBN @, e.g., http://www.isbn-us.com/isbnnumbers.htm?gclid=CLSojc38gZkCFSQMDQod5AwqnA and embed it into your print-file. But then the books need to be reloaded, and sample copies repurchased, and published links updated, etc. Probably a good idea for next years edition. stan O

Re: PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2008-2009 Book Review TEASE

2009-03-02 Thread Stan Halpin
I agree with Frank and Bill and the proposed policy. I've "been there, done that" in a minor way - i.e. edited a couple of Blurb books. There were several times in my Venice book where I had to make choices resulting in leaving out a "better" photo in favor of one which was more appropriate

Re: PESO: hats

2009-03-02 Thread Stan Halpin
P. 14 is by Dario. On Feb 28, 20 09, at 4:45 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: There is a page in the Pentax book that is on the web site on blurb... the style tells me you took it -- it may not be true - but my eyes are such that , while I can SEE the photos on the preview, I cant read any of the

Re: OT - A =very= difficult week

2009-03-02 Thread Stan Halpin
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Rick. stan On Mar 2, 2009, at 7:10 PM, Rick Womer wrote: We got back from a pleasant weekend in Exeter around mid-day one week ago, and the phone rang. It was my mother; my father (who had severe dementia) had developed pneumonia, and w

Re: DA*60-250

2009-03-02 Thread Stan Halpin
Reading the tea leaves and other cryptic signs on the USA Pentax site: 55/1.4 is shown as New/Buy It Now; 15/4.4 is shown as Coming Soon 60-250/ is shown. There is an 80-200/2.8 on eBay right now... stan On Mar 2, 2009, at 7:33 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: Latest hint from Pentax is late spr

DA 55/1.4

2009-03-03 Thread Stan Halpin
As I have noted before, the 55/1.4 shows on the Pentax USA site as available, shipping within a day of order. B&H does not yet have a listing for this lens, and I asked them why. This is the response: Hello, my name is Dan W: Thank you for contacting the Photography department at B&H Photo

Re: How to write captions

2009-03-03 Thread Stan Halpin
They said: ' The writer was at pains to point out: "I can assure you I had nothing to do with the coup d'etat."' I say: yeah, sure it is a coincidence! stan On Mar 3, 2009, at 4:06 PM, Bob W wrote: Frederick Forsyth was there, and described to the BBC the rather Rasputin-like death of the

Re: Ansel & I

2009-03-05 Thread Stan Halpin
Bask in the glow of fame! It is well deserved recognition. Most of us don't even strive for fame, and at best achieve infamy. stan On Mar 5, 2009, at 2:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Ansel's stuff, along with my three pieces, are all cozied up in Stockton's premier Reynolds Gallery located on

Re: gathered punchlines fo the PDML lightbulb thingy

2009-03-06 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 6, 2009, at 4:39 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: Jack Davis wrote: How many PDML members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? (you guys write the punch line :-) None, they'd sent the bulb to Pentax for a CLA. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) It is not possible to change the light-bulb; the

Re: Poor FEDEX service

2009-03-06 Thread Stan Halpin
I have had zero problems with USPS. My only gripe with FedEx relates to one recent experience when I stayed home from the office to receive a package, they left a notice on the back door rather than knocking on the front door where I would have heard them. And they don't allow you to waive

Re: Silly question (enablement)

2009-03-07 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 6, 2009, at 3:16 PM, Cory Waters wrote: As a purely hypothetical , lets just say you had maybe $2500 to spend free and clear of any guilt. Lets also say you were inclined to spend said clams on new lenses. We'll say you have a K10, the DA 50-200 & 18-55, a FA 28-105 f3.2-4.5, and a

Re: DA*60-250

2009-03-07 Thread Stan Halpin
He was referring to the FA*80-200 I suggested as an available alternative. stan On Mar 7, 2009, at 7:47 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: No such item at all on eBay US - none - zip - zilch. You must be looking at the one demo unit they made for all the suits to ooo and aa over. I knew it

Re: Out Now - PDML Photo Annual 2008/9 REVIEW

2009-03-07 Thread Stan Halpin
Thank you Cotty. A nobel ambition, wonderfully executed. I did a quick flip through, with a careful read of selected items. I thought you were fair to generous in your assessment of the photos, with the exception of your comments in re the bridge scene on p. 47. I won't attempt a full revie

Re: Multiplicity fail :(

2009-03-08 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 8, 2009, at 7:20 PM, Adam Montoya wrote: On 3/8/09, Cory Waters wrote: In four of the five shots there is no Emily at any given location so the end result is no kid. I have to say, it was a little creepy to behold. I'm sure the desired result could have been achieved in Photo sh

Re: DA*60-250

2009-03-11 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 11, 2009, at 3:05 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Jack Davis" Subject: Re: DA*60-250 "Demand" has become a faint "whisper." Which will have an effect on pricing. I don't think Hoya is interested in selling at a loss, and if they are having to re- es

Gregory Crewdson lecture

2009-03-12 Thread Stan Halpin
I went this evening to a presentation by G. Crewdson at the Nelson- Atkins Museum, done as an armchair chat with the museum's Assistant Curator for Photography. The museum has one of his pieces hanging which I had spent quite some time with the last time I was there. Very fascinating stuff.

Re: Feeding the LBA

2009-03-13 Thread Stan Halpin
Coming in late on this - busy the last few days - but like many issues, context and details make a difference. I totally agree with the original premise if there is an auction, and a handful of PDMLers have found it, the gentlemanly thing to do is to let them have at it without complicating

Lens travel kit dilemma

2009-03-20 Thread Stan Halpin
Re-visiting a topic that has been discussed off and on before on the list... In 3 weeks or so I will be going to Rome with my wife for a short week. (5.5 days on the ground.) I am trying to decide what camera gear to take with me. Some considerations: a. Most of what I take should fit wit

Re: Lens travel kit dilemma

2009-03-21 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks to all for your comments. (To clarify one point: it is true that the purpose of the trip (for my wife anyway) is to see the sights and enjoy and explore a new place. However, much of my pleasure in travel is the challenge of capturing images that will go beyond postcards in represent

Re: Lens travel kit dilemma

2009-03-21 Thread Stan Halpin
By the way Scott - great suggestion! I can see it now: a. Stan takes off a lens, asks for a different lens. b. Street urchin/photo assistant hands him a lens, stashes the one just replaced. c. Stan concentrates on getting just the right framing and lighting for the definitive photo of a pigeon

Re: Lens travel kit dilemma

2009-03-21 Thread Stan Halpin
Good question Larry. I'll look at that tomorrow. stan On Mar 21, 2009, at 8:50 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Stan, Excellent analysis of your usage. ... Another thing to consider is, if rather than looking at all of your pictures, you just look at your favorite 20, or 50, which lenses did you use? M

Re: OT: Sheep as pixels

2009-03-21 Thread Stan Halpin
Wy too much time on their hands! stan On Mar 21, 2009, at 3:31 PM, Derby Chang wrote: http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/152506/detail/ -- -- 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

Re: and speaking of youtube...

2009-03-23 Thread Stan Halpin
Thank you! stan On Mar 22, 2009, at 8:08 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: There is a very good profile of James Ravilious on there. He was a regional photographer in Devon and his work is exquisite. The show is a little less than 30 minutes long. This was mentioned on The Online Photographer a coup

Re: DA* 60-250 (was PENTAX 645 Digital at Photo Imaging Expo 2009 in Japan)

2009-03-27 Thread Stan Halpin
RE: DA*60-250 - According to the Penatx-Japan store site (courtesy of Bablefish): * 2009 spring sale schedule. After start of reservation deciding sale day, it becomes. stan On Mar 27, 2009, at 9:13 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Roman Melihhov" Subject: PEN

FS Friday: several lenses

2009-03-27 Thread Stan Halpin
I have mentioned many of these here before. I need to list these on eBay not later than this Sunday in order to be able to complete any transactions through to shipping the items before I leave on my Rome trip. So, last chance... Note that an (E) behind the prices indicates that I have based t

PESO: Bird Watcher (w/ DA55/1.4)

2009-03-29 Thread Stan Halpin
Warning: feline content! http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821843095/e80a3dbc stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: OT: Write-off

2009-03-29 Thread Stan Halpin
Scary situation, good outcome. I note that he was hit by a Fiat. I don't know the model, assume it is smaller than the Audi. If so, validation of the notion that bigger is better when it comes to collisions. From the photos it is hard to see enough damage to write the car off. How could t

Re: Peso: Saturday hike

2009-03-29 Thread Stan Halpin
Coming in late on this - after noticing others' comments I had to take a look. #2 does nothing for me, but the other three are very well done! #2 might be better in B&W but am not sure there is enough there to spend much time on. stan On Mar 29, 2009, at 2:12 AM, Sasha Sobol wrote: http:

55/1.8 vs 55/1.4 (was PESO - informal portrait)

2009-03-29 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 29, 2009, at 4:56 PM, JC OConnell wrote: I am still waiting to see a shootout between that one and the new DA55 lens. The smck55 is a real steal at current market prices of around $65 JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net I'll get to it, I'll get to it! But not for a week or two. Be patien

Re: PESO: Bird Watcher (w/ DA55/1.4)

2009-03-29 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 29, 2009, at 6:27 PM, David J Brooks wrote: On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Christian wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: Warning: feline content! http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821843095/e80a3dbc stan That cat's a bit to centered for my liking, but the look, pose and light are bea

PESO: Early Flower - Late Storm

2009-03-29 Thread Stan Halpin
One more from this weekend. The cat photo was a chance shot as I was passing through to process several dozen attempts to record the impact of our usual late-March snow-and-ice storm on our usual mid- March flowers. Again with the new DA 55/1.4 http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821843095/e21b57a

Re: PESO: Early Flower - Late Storm

2009-03-30 Thread Stan Halpin
t 12:00 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: One more from this weekend. The cat photo was a chance shot as I was passing through to process several dozen attempts to record the impact of our usual late-March snow-and-ice storm on our usual mid-Mar

Re: PESO - The Bond

2009-03-30 Thread Stan Halpin
Also good, but doesn't have "the moment" captured the way you did with the first. I find this poignant in a way. Assuming the young girl is daughter/ sister, she seems to be left out of the conversation with the boy... stan stan On Mar 30, 2009, at 2:11 PM, frank theriault wrote: This is

Re: PESO: Bird Watcher (w/ DA55/1.4)

2009-03-30 Thread Stan Halpin
http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Stan Halpin wrote: Thanks for your comments. OK, I'll temporarily back off my experiment. If you look at the original, the bulk of the cat may be uncomfortably centered, but the eyes are not. Also, the original crop provides the pun in the title. As with jokes, where if y

Re: PESO: Early Flower - Late Storm

2009-03-30 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Bruce! On Mar 29, 2009, at 11:24 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Cool shot, Stan. Really tells a story. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, March 29, 2009, 7:33:59 PM, you wrote: SH> One more from this weekend. The cat photo was a chance shot as I was SH> passing through to process several

Re: PESO: Bird Watcher (w/ DA55/1.4)

2009-03-30 Thread Stan Halpin
tered! stan On Mar 30, 2009, at 1:38 PM, Jack Davis wrote: What Frank said. Jack --- On Mon, 3/30/09, frank theriault wrote: From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO: Bird Watcher (w/ DA55/1.4) On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: Warning: feline content!

Re: Is it street photography, if there is no street?

2012-04-06 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 6, 2012, at 7:45 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > > And if anyone on this list could consistently produce work like this: > > http://www.masters-of-photography.com/S/shore/shore_presidio_full.html > > then yes, they should be sending their work off to Steichen. That is one of > th

GESO: Butterflies and other signs of spring

2012-04-07 Thread Stan Halpin
No great art here, but butterfly fans in particular may enjoy this series. The Dow Gardens (surrounding the Alden B. Dow home and studio, adjacent to the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library) here in Midland MI puts on a butterfly exhibit in their greenhouse every spring. We took a walk through the gar

Re: GESO: Butterflies and other signs of spring

2012-04-10 Thread Stan Halpin
Quoting Stan Halpin : > >> No great art here, but butterfly fans in particular may enjoy this series. >> The Dow Gardens (surrounding the Alden B. Dow home and studio, adjacent to >> the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library) here in Midland MI puts on a butterfly >> exhibi

Re: PAW118 - Easter Colour

2012-04-10 Thread Stan Halpin
Just about every PAW you publish, I think "this is my favorite of the ones he has done." Then the next week you put up another wonderful shot and force me to re-evaluate. After this week I think you are going to have trouble changing my mind; this image really grabs me. Thanks for sharing with u

Re: GESO: Butterflies and other signs of spring

2012-04-10 Thread Stan Halpin
Oops - I didn't finish my thought! And a special thanks to Mark C for his comments. That is THE Mark C, master of all things macro and buggy. I am glad you enjoyed my shots. stan On Apr 10, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Quoting Stan Halpin : >> >>> No great

Re: PESO - Next to Ronnie's

2012-04-11 Thread Stan Halpin
Nice shot! Did Larry have something to do with the graphic on the wall? Looks like his kind of place . . . stan On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:50 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Ronnie's has a patio out front and it was full of patrons on Monday > afternoon, so the bikes were safe. In fact the own

Re: PESO - Next to Ronnie's

2012-04-11 Thread Stan Halpin
I was thinking of this aspect of your photography . . . http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6882711922/ stan On Apr 11, 2012, at 10:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Apr 11, 2012, at 4:00 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > >> Nice shot! Did Larry have something to do with the grap

Re: something new

2012-04-13 Thread Stan Halpin
Careful - that looks like a speeding ticket waiting to happen! Congratulations, and get in touch with us when you come back to earth in a few weeks. stan On Apr 13, 2012, at 12:00 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I decided it was time to get beyond buying camera gear for a while. I mean, > really

Re: Exhibit: Postmodern Pinups

2012-04-17 Thread Stan Halpin
Congratulations! I've been looking for an excuse to spend a day or two in Toronto which is, after all, only 5.5 hours from my home. We've got several conflicts on the calendar between now and early June (which is also why I am not going to Grandfather Mountain) but I will give serious considera

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-18 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 18, 2012, at 11:48 AM, Tom C wrote: > > I've never paid MSRP. MSRP has always been artificially high so that > anything below that looks like a discount. > > In fact if Pentax had demanded MSRP for their products, my association > with Pentax would have been over at the time I was choosi

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-18 Thread Stan Halpin
So Tom, are you saying that the only reason you and others use Pentax gear is to get a lower price? I, and at least a few others, use Pentax because we prefer their product to Nikon, Canon, and other brands. stan On Apr 18, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Tom C wrote: > > So basically all the camera compan

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-18 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 18, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > The Pentax/Ricoh policy *did* raise prices for The > Consumer (ultimately the only one we care about). > I also care about the store that sells me the goods and the company that makes the product. If you focus only on the lowest price, then soo

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-19 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 19, 2012, at 6:33 PM, Tom C wrote: >> >> In short, are you going to bitch about the prices of gear that you don't >> have? Or go out and take pictures with the gear that you do? >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (from dos4est) > > I reserve the right to both bitch AND take prett

Re: Pentax Full Frame rumours are back again (and more cameras coming)

2012-04-21 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 21, 2012, at 2:53 PM, George Sinos wrote: > Isn't the K-5 almost two years old. These days you need to cycle your > products faster than the old days. If they start marketing like the > Number 1 camera company they will give it a new model number, put in a > couple of firmware upgrades a

Re: GESO Virtual tour

2012-04-21 Thread Stan Halpin
>From my iMac, Safari 5.1.5: I started from De Hal in the lower left and proceeded around the map clockwise. The first two worked fine. The 3rd, Math & Computer Sci, did not auto-rotate in the same way; in fact it barely moved. The same for all of the rest. The manual movement worked fine. And

Re: GESO Virtual tour

2012-04-21 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 21, 2012, at 7:50 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > From my iMac, Safari 5.1.5: > > I started from De Hal in the lower left and proceeded around the map > clockwise. The first two worked fine. The 3rd, Math & Computer Sci, did not > auto-rotate in the same way; in fact i

Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing...

2012-04-24 Thread Stan Halpin
Recent articles in various newspaper business sections have talked about Sony Corp's attempts to stop losing money. The general impression is that they have far too many product lines with much competition rather than cooperation across various fiefdoms within the corporation. The new President

Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme

2012-04-24 Thread Stan Halpin
M Is For Murder. stan On Apr 24, 2012, at 2:17 PM, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> John Sessoms >> Sent: 24 April 2012 16:18 >> To: pdml@pdml.net >> Subject: Re: OT: Fun new photographic meme >> >> From: Ann Sanfedele >> >>> so Who who

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

2012-04-24 Thread Stan Halpin
Are you sure that would be wide enough? On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: > >> On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris

Re: micro 4/3 body, only $159???

2012-04-25 Thread Stan Halpin
Cameta is very reliable in my experience. And a friend/former colleague is a cousin of Cameta's owner so I have a backdoor route to file complaints if it were ever needed. But it never has been necessary for the several new and used items I have bought through them. stan On Apr 25, 2012, at 11

Re: BBC on how digital photography has changed photography (and us)

2012-04-30 Thread Stan Halpin
On Apr 30, 2012, at 2:11 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > On 4/30/2012 11:59 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> Fascinating stuff. Listen on the web: >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01gvlft >> > Well that's special, the BBC loads a player that then does nothing. Doesn't > even give an error message.

Liquid lenses

2012-04-30 Thread Stan Halpin
There was an item in the newspaper today - Dow Corning has been working with an NGO on ways to reduce the many problems associated with poor vision and lack of access to prescription corrective glasses. So they have been testing a prototype of a "self-adjustable" lens. A person puts on the glass

Re: PDML Photo Annual: 99% done

2012-05-04 Thread Stan Halpin
Any item of writing by fearless leader Mr. Brewer is worth waiting for. Thanks again to you Mark for your time and effort and expertise. You do good work! stan On May 4, 2012, at 5:34 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > We're just waiting for the Foreword being written by our fearless > leader Mr. Brewe

Re: Thanks to all for the "there there" 's

2012-05-04 Thread Stan Halpin
There there. All will be better soon. Ah, to live in NYC where both potstickers and tarts are readily available . . . stan On May 4, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > You guys are great -- > Lifted my spirits > > Telephone guy is working on problem on my landline > > Trend guys want m

Re: Something to think about.

2012-05-17 Thread Stan Halpin
On May 17, 2012, at 2:18 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > > In North America the cultural lines tend to run north and south; a Nova > Scotian has more in common with someone from Maine than with a wheat farmer > from Saskatchewan. That wheat farmer has more in common with someone from the

Re: Minimum Kit?

2012-05-18 Thread Stan Halpin
On May 18, 2012, at 8:59 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > If you were going to be restricted to 1 bag max wt 30 lbs, what would you > carry as a minimum photographic kit? > > The 30 lbs has to include all clothing & other necessities. > > The stuff in my pockets doesn't count towards the weight limit

Re: Rumor of a new intro Pentax Body

2012-05-18 Thread Stan Halpin
The implication of your comment and those of others in this thread seems to be that consumers will blindly buy whatever new thing is offered up. (Assuming of course that it receives at least a fair quota of marketing hype and favorable magazine/web-site commentary.) I could suggest a number of

Re: Rumor of a new intro Pentax Body

2012-05-19 Thread Stan Halpin
On May 19, 2012, at 1:55 AM, Tom C wrote: > > The real driver is $$$ which = survival. Some have pondered 'who needs > a camera with more MP?'. No one truly NEEDS it. [A bunch of reasonable argument snipped here.] > If Pentax (or any other camera manufacturer) does not continue to > innovate

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