19. Water.
From: zoomshot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
My man I know had a mountain lion stalk him. He was glad to have his side
arm to scare the creature off. A well placed shot just to the side of the
big cat did the trick.
1.Water.
Compass
Butane lighter
Knife
Band-Aids
Bandana
If I was going to be more than an hour or so distance from the car. in case
I break a leg or something I would also like:
A couple of Power Bars
Cel-Phone
Shows I am getting old, as I used to think something to make fire and a good
knife was all I
I don't scan from prints. I scan from color negatives shot on Provia 160
or Portra 160 film. With 6x7 negs, the grain is all but invisible on a
40 meg file.
Herb Chong wrote:
scans from slides are less grainy and higher resolution than prints. also, you can
see what you are supposed to get.
I have to start using my Spotmatics a bit more. They haven't had any
exercise in almost a year. Shame on me.
Paul
frank theriault wrote:
I've been using my Leica CL more and more often these days, probably because
I'm still trying to get the street shooting thing down pat, and the CL is
such
That's great news, Frank. And your photos are underpriced at $175, but
these are tough times for all. I had hoped to make it to Toronto for a
TV shoot, but the client didn't have enough money to cover it. Everyone
is pinching pennies, but I think good times are just around the corner.
Hang in
Yep, I haven't used my Yashicamat in over a yearmaybe tomorrow or
Saturday. I keep meaning to take it out but then I get a fun new lens to
play with. g
Amita
I have to start using my Spotmatics a bit more. They haven't
had any exercise in almost a year. Shame on me. Paul
The Spotmatics
A penpal of mine is in from Denmark this week, to visit the photo stores
and see the sites. Yesterday he showed me his 17mm prime, which on his
Canon 10D is 23mm. I was so impressed with the perspective that I was
inspired to see if anyone around here had a decent-priced used
wide-angle for sale.
Amita,
You should look at caselogic.com They have a case that holds 24 minidiscs.
I'm not sure what size your filters are but a minidisc is basically
square...
Cory Waters
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From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:47
Hey, Amita,
You just bought a new lens. Ya gotta play with that for a while!
The Mat will still be there in a week or two. Get that ultra wide zoom
outta your system first. It's the natural order of things.
Bummer about that CD case/filter holder, though... :-(
ciao,
frank
Amita Guha
Hi, Paul,
You'll be very pleasantly surprised at how terrific those old Taks are!! I am
every time I pull out a Spottie after it's been a while...
cheers,
frank
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I have to start using my Spotmatics a bit more. They haven't had any
exercise in almost a year. Shame on me.
Looks like we'll be driving
across W. Virginia
down the Appalachian Trail through Virginia
(don't know how far)
and then back to Ohio.
Any special places to stop on the trip?
Times of day that are best?
Collin
At 09:13 AM 8/28/2003 -0700, Keith Whaley wrote:
I like the Tundra Swan! Very good work...
What camera, Mark?
The lens brochure says that lens weighs 13 lb!
That A*400 must be the f/2.8 ED? Boy! What a lens!
Thanks Keith!
The Kellogg Bird Sanctuary is about 15 miles outside of Kalamazoo. It was
At 10:05 AM 8/28/2003 -0700, Cameron Hood wrote:
Amazing shot, Mark. I also find my 1.7 to be a bit soft with my F*300
f=4.5. Perhaps it is the dreaded vibration issue with the PZ1-P. I do use
mirror lockup, though.
I almost never use mirror lockup when shooting birds - you really have to
I believe it's the Z-1p had too much vibration. I was trying to take some
bird shots with F*300/4.5 +A2X-S. All slides came back with visible
double-images whch are the indication of vibration. I then tried the same
technique with MX and all came out vibration free.
Alan Chan
I've been very pleased with boht T-Max 100 and 400 souped in D-76 1:1.
With the 400 film, I expose it at 200 and develop it for 11 minutes at
68 degrees F. Very nice.
Paul
Mark Cassino wrote:
At 12:50 AM 8/27/2003 -0400, you wrote:
I run my TMax, old and new, by the Kodak numbers, in D:76
I use T-Max developer for fast films like TMZ 3200 or Delta 3200. But I
don't like it for the T-Max 100 and 400. It seems to make them too
contrasty and harsh. Perhaps it's just me, but I prefer the D-76 1:1 for
those films. By the way, there are some serious pros who sware by D-23
for the 100 and
If you're in row 12 on the straightaway you should be able to get some
nice pans. Bring some 100 asa color neg film and shoot some pans at
1/125 and 1/60. Be smooth and follow the car you're shooting all the way
down the straightaway. Pre focus on a spot on the track right in front
of you and pull
I believe it's the Z-1p had too much vibration. I was trying to take some
bird shots with F*300/4.5 +A2X-S. All slides came back with visible
double-images whch are the indication of vibration. I then tried the same
technique with MX and all came out vibration free.
I've found the 1.7AF
At 12:55 PM 8/28/2003 -0400, you wrote:
If you do nature photography -- landscape, wildlife -- what do you carry with
you in case of emergency (getting lost, stranded, injured, etc.)?
I carry a cell phone, mostly in case I have a heart attack or break my
leg. You do have to check on the carrier
Jose,
I'm in Austin. Maybe we can get together sometime to go shooting.
There might even be others in the area that are fellow Pentaxians. Do
you know of any?
Robert Gonzalez
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Clive,
I was glad I could help out a fellow Pentax LX user; no need for applause.
This
on 29.08.03 9:51, zoomshot at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a price for it?
Go to the www.bhphoto.com and check it yourself...
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Best Regards
Sylwek
Who in Pentax UK told you this? I thought it was Sept 6th in Japan?
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From: zoomshot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 August 2003 23:13
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Will all be revealed
Evening all,
Time in the Uk is 23:10 and in Japan almost morning,
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From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 29 August 2003 09:00
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *Ist D
on 29.08.03 9:51, zoomshot at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there a price for it?
Go to the www.bhphoto.com and check it yourself...
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From: Rob Brigham
Subject: RE: Will all be revealed
Who in Pentax UK told you this? I thought it was Sept 6th in Japan?
From: zoomshot
Subject: Will all be revealed
Evening all,
Time in the Uk is 23:10 and in Japan almost morning, today is
the big day for all of us, the official
For uncivilised places one needs - besides the things already mentioned such
as flares, weapons, cell-phones (where they would work), radios and GPS
receiver add to the medical list: brandy, crepe bandages, vodka,
painkillers, strong (morphine) and mild (a codeine/aspirin combination),
vodka, a
For uncivilised places one needs - besides the things already mentioned such
as flares, weapons, cell-phones (where they would work), radios and GPS
receiver add to the medical list: brandy, crepe bandages, vodka,
painkillers, strong (morphine) and mild (a codeine/aspirin combination),
vodka, a
Basically,my survival gear is always in my pick up truck.I tend to do a fair amount of
surveying in the
northern climates of our country, i never take it out.Fortunately when i drive around
looking for rural
landscapes and wildlife,i dont have to remember to pack it.lol
I usually have:
boots
Losing the HD sucks. I just replace them every 3 years. After the new one goes in I
keep the old one in storage for a couple of months in case of infant mortality. By
doing this I've never lost a HD.
BR
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this drive was only 3 weeks old.
Herb...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 7:09 AM
Subject: RE: OT: Once is not enough
Losing the HD sucks. I just replace them every 3 years. After the new one
goes in I keep the old one in
Wow, lots of brandy and vodka :-)
Actually, those things are dangerous if it's very cold. It makes you feel warm, but
what happens is that you blood is directed the outer circulation system. Your skin
feels warm, but at the same time it is cooled down by the cold air outside. So you
loose
Ta - much appreciated.
To be honest I don't think anybody working for Pentax outside of Japan
knows when the hell they are getting them!
-Original Message-
From: zoomshot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 29 August 2003 10:41
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Will all be revealed
Don wrote:
DEDFW ... brandy and if you're out for more than a few days -
DEDFW antibiotics and vodka.
Just don't take them both at once unless you want to brag about how
you survived despite any of them... ;o)
Servus, Alin
Of course! unless someone told us, we wouldn't be able to identify the
bright object in the sky as Mars.
Maris V. Lidaka Sr. wrote:
It is, but Elephant Rock is more interesting in the picture :-)
Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
this drive was only 3 weeks old.
Back in the old days of 420 megabyte hard drives I had a Western Digital
drive go south on me after 6 months. Western Digital replaced it under
warranty. The replacement died when it was about 6 months old. They sent
another
Robert,
It applies to the Z-1 as well.
Did a test on this once with the FA*400/5.6, which is a reasonably
good lens. Vibration is a problem on exposures longer than 1/60s
on my tripod. With the MZ-S, however, exposures at 1/2s produced
less vibration than Z-1 at 1/30s on the same tripod, a
That's why I keep the old HD around for a month or two before recycling it into a
different box. The worst part about infant mortality of HDs is that they very often
don't give any warning before failing. End of life, wearing out usually produces funny
noises for a while before crapping out.
Hi John,
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 03:37:33 -0400 (EDT), John Francis wrote:
For the last two years I've had a season photo credential for the
Champ Car series.
I knew there was someone around here doing a lot more race shooting
that I'd ever even thought about. Welcome back, John.
TTYL, DougF
i ran into that same problem at the same time, but i had a special test
machine just to burn in drives, and i also had multiple backups too. that
was back in the days when an affordable tape backup unit was both fast
enough and large enough to easily hold a full backup of a drive on a single
tape.
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Mark Roberts wrote:
Was Lord Hesketh the one behind the Hesketh V-1000 motorcycle of the
early 80s? 1000cc v-twin that was supposed to be a world beater and
never made it into production? Sounds like this project would have fit
into his general modus operandi.
Mark,
The Mat will still be there in a week or two. Get that ultra
wide zoom outta your system first. It's the natural order of things.
Yep...I pick up the first test roll today. :) I did tell my Danish
friend I'd show him the 'mat, so I'll probably bring it out today or
tomorrow anyway.
Bummer
-Original Message-
From: zoomshot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 28 August 2003 23:13
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Will all be revealed
Evening all,
Time in the Uk is 23:10 and in Japan almost morning, today is the big day
for all of us, the official launch (according to Pentax
Brandy vodka (or my favorite, a consultation with the Reverend Jack
Daniels) may be necessary for surviving an emotional crisis, but I suggest
they be eschewed during any physical survival crisis. If it's cold, alcohol
will accelerate hypothermia. If potable water is at a premium, alcohol is a
In fact that has not been so for about 20 years. Robot built lenses are all
pretty accurately ground and centered. There is not much difference whatever
the format in current top quality lenses whether for 35mm, 120, 4x5, or
even 8x10. And some of the 20 year old lenses are actually better than
At 8:47 PM -0400 8/28/03, Amita Guha wrote:
A penpal of mine is in from Denmark this week, to visit the photo stores
and see the sites. Yesterday he showed me his 17mm prime, which on his
Canon 10D is 23mm. I was so impressed with the perspective that I was
inspired to see if anyone around here
200 in 20 years is not in production, it is a series of hand-builts.
GRIN
Ciao,
Graywolf
http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
- Original Message -
From: Chris Stoddart [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: OT-Hunt the Shunt-was:
It would appear that the Pentax *istD body only is going to cost £1,400
here in the UK.
See this link:- http://www.ephotozine.com/news/fullnews.cfm?NewsID=1327
It will be interesting to see what the discounted price will be.
Harry
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Harold Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
my M 200 f4... I got it as a replacement for my old Soligor 200
f3.5, which went to the repair shop with a sticky aperture. It came
back all screwed up and after a couple of tries as fixing it the
repair shop just gave me a 200 f4 and asked me not to come back...
You bet I won't...
I have this
There is a difference between survival and and living in the woods. Survival
gear is stuff you should always carry regardless of how long you plan to be
out. Kit is all the stuff you take for that particular kind of trip. Some of
these lists would require a pack animal grin.
When I first saw a
- Original Message -
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk
Subject: Re: Future DSLR's
Well, I would say, that 200mm lens on APS-sized DSLR will have the same
DOF
as the same piece of glass on 35mm camera. One condition - the same camera
to subject distance. At equal magnification, DSLR will
- Original Message -
From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: OT: Once is not enough
I've never been
able to make myself purchase another Western Digital drive!
They still suck.
William Robb
Films and developers should be the same of today (except for the X-Tol,
not yet released).
Actually, most all of the common black and white films have been
reformulated in the last 10 years. I expect that the Forte films haven't
changed much, but Ilford and Kodak both did major overhauls a few
Hi, the Sobig has appeared in my mail a couple of times over the past day
now. Norton caught it both times, so no worries on that end.
Before deleting it from quarantine, I noted that it is a .pif file.
What is the legitimate use is a .pif file?
Thanks
William Robb
I've been getting a pseudo-Microsoft 'Patch' from [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- a
mail server black-listed in Finland. Its been coming in after quite a few
bounces. I now have a rule for it as well as for Sobig F and the others
making the rounds now. I use AVG, having found Norton not very good (any
more).
Hi Bill,
You are right, as always!
I wasn't aware about the Ilford films, but I forgot that Kodak
changed the BW line recently (I had to face a strange way to
identify the new films vs. the old ones...). Do you know what
kind of changes have been made to the emulsions? What about the
Ilford
Hi, the Sobig has appeared in my mail a
couple of times
over the past day
now. Norton caught it both times, so no worries on that end.
Before deleting it from quarantine, I noted that it is a .pif file.
What is the legitimate use is a .pif file?
On Friday, Aug 29, 2003, at 11:24 US/Eastern, Herb Chong wrote:
the failing drive died during
the backup operation, taking my backup with it since the read failed
and the
clone operation failed as a result.
What a coincidence Herb...my primary drive failed during a backup two
days ago. And the
For stage photography: two LX + Winder loaded with TMZ or Ilford 3200
(usually set at 1000 or 1600 asa) with a bunch of hefty K or A lenses.
For travel: An LX or an MX loaded with kodachrome or Provia and a set
of small M or A lenses OR an MZ-5n + 24-90 (not sure if I will keep
this kit).
I have had that Vivitar zoom for several years. Images come out very
sharp and contrasty, but the barrel distortion drives me around the
bend. Avoid getting the horizon in your photos.
Hey, thanks for the input on the lens! I actually think the barrel
distortion is kind of fun, but then I
That's a delightful site, Chris! Being an old tail-dragger pilot, I
loved the airplane stuff!
Being an old bike enthusiast, rider and tourer, I really enjoyed reading
about the Hesketh.
A bit pricey, but then...pretty much hand built, aren't they?
Thanks! keith whaley
Chris Stoddart wrote:
Why, that's one comment that rock the fort.
H!
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From: Harold Owen
Subject: UK pricing for *istD!
It would appear that the Pentax *istD body only is going to cost £1,400 here
in the UK.
See this link:- http://www.ephotozine.com/news/fullnews.cfm?NewsID=1327
It will be interesting to see what the discounted price will be.
Harry
I have
Now that you mention it, I seem to remeber that *.pif was some sort of
windows excecuatable file. I did an explore search and it was described
as a shortcut to an MS-DOS execuatable.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX:
From: Harold Owen
Subject: UK pricing for *istD!
It would appear that the Pentax *istD body only is going to cost £1,400 here
in the UK.
See this link:- http://www.ephotozine.com/news/fullnews.cfm?NewsID=1327
It will be interesting to see what the discounted price will be.
Harry
That is
I once heard the expression If you can't get there by car you have no
right being there and tend to agree ;-)
Good advice but a tough choice.
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
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Don wrote:
DEDFW ... brandy and if you're out for more than a few days -
DEDFW
Do a google search for blueridge parkway. First two items that came up for
me gave everything you need to plan a trip along the parkway. I have been
over it so many times that I don't even stop to see the sights any more, so
can not give suggestions..
Ciao,
Graywolf
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