Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread Ryan Lee
Hey Frank, I just checked.. works for me? Ryan - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 3:57 PM Subject: Re: Very Scary Stuff Neither link works for me.

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-21 Thread Anders Hultman
graywolf: BTW: My smell checker does not recognize the word hippy. How times have changed. How about hippie then? My dictionary accepts both spellings, but under hippy it says see hippie. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/

*ist D: fat, fat32

2003-12-21 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
I know that the *ist D can use Fat32. Currently, my 512M compact card is formatted as Fat (Fat16 ?) So my questions: - is faster Fat32 as Fat ? - give Fat32 more capacity for image files ? - formatting Fat32 ? By computer, auto-selection by *ist D software with larger capacity CF ? Michel

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Spell Catcher 8® recognizes both spellings. keith whaley Anders Hultman wrote: graywolf: BTW: My smell checker does not recognize the word hippy. How times have changed. How about hippie then? My dictionary accepts both spellings, but under hippy it says see hippie. anders

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
works for me to ryan - groovy train - made me dizzy though! lol... tan. - Original Message - From: Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 5:11 PM Subject: Re: Very Scary Stuff Hey Frank, I just checked.. works for me? Ryan -

OT Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread Ryan Lee
Yeah it looks as dizzy as it skates! Didn't look nearly as fast as it was though- and coming round that last or second last turn and seeing that renegade car parked round the pillar was VERY harrowing, especially when a fall would more than likely have taken out my camera, which was padded with

Re: *ist D: fat, fat32

2003-12-21 Thread John Francis
I know that the *ist D can use Fat32. Currently, my 512M compact card is formatted as Fat (Fat16 ?) So my questions: - is faster Fat32 as Fat ? Non - give Fat32 more capacity for image files ? Oui - formatting Fat32 ? By computer, auto-selection by *ist D software with larger

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, on wearing antlers: Plus, the receptionists love it (that's mostly why I do it g). all sounds very Darwinian. If another courier turns up with bigger antlers do they all start following him? Do you feel an urge to lower your head, and charge? -- Cheers, Monarch of the Glen (no, not

Re: January PUG

2003-12-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: THe parrot was called a Norwegian blue? I dont remember that . arrggh I do know the This parrot is definitely dead routine. That's the one. The pet shop owner refers to it as a 'Norwegian Blue' (sic) - obviously grasping the name out of thin air in an

RE: there's one born every minute

2003-12-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Astounding!!! So, I initially thought, after reading your post, Len, well, the other 25 bidders were just as stupid. Then I went back and looked at the bidding history. The auction started at $1. One dollar! Then the thought occurred to me: The

Re: *ist D: fat, fat32

2003-12-21 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
John Francis a écrit: I know that the *ist D can use Fat32. Currently, my 512M compact card is formatted as Fat (Fat16 ?) So my questions: - is faster Fat32 as Fat ? Non - give Fat32 more capacity for image files ? Oui - formatting Fat32 ? By computer, auto-selection by *ist D

Merry Christmas and Pentastic New Year

2003-12-21 Thread Ed Tyler
Merry Christmas and a very Pentastic New Year. I hope to see you all at GFM. Ed Tyler Www.prepsports.us

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread Jostein
Hi, Frank! LOL. Are you building a collection? Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 1:03 AM Subject: OT: Very

Re: January PUG

2003-12-21 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aaaa. I must still be half asleep from my nap. It took until this message before I 'got' your earlier reference. :-) ;-) Jostein

Re: Digital SLR in the Amazon basin

2003-12-21 Thread Jostein
No, his camera never broke down. Which is quite a good testimony, imo. He had also an F5 and 180 rolls of film for backup, of which he took 2 rolls. He said he's planning another trip in 6 months, which will be digital only. Obviously a PJ that knows his trade and exploiting the potentials of his

Fwd: FS: a small list

2003-12-21 Thread Delano Mireles
Well, Due to time of the year, the fact that i've been laid off since October and have converted to dig on 35mm I have a few things for sale just before Christmas. I am accepting only PayPal at this point. I have a great ebay record if you would like to see how I stack up there

Would you buy this lens?

2003-12-21 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2973921545category=30076 :) Collin

RE:(rubber) A 70-210/4 - Focus Ring Looseness

2003-12-21 Thread brooksdj
Thanks Alan. As far as the 135/150 go,i'll leave them alone.I like the way they focus.I'll see what i can do with the 70- 210. Dave By focusing rubber,do you mean the long knurly rotating piece.If so how do you remove it to get to the screws. The

Re: Questions of Color

2003-12-21 Thread Steve Larson
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Any recommendations for a color neg film with low saturation but good contrast in the 100 to 400 speed range? Fuji 160 NPS, Fuji 400 NPH What's a good substitute for Kodak Supra 100? Don`t know, I sure miss it. I emailed big yellow and told them. Steve Larson Redondo

Re: January PUG

2003-12-21 Thread frank theriault
He would have moved, but for the fact his feet were nailed to the perch... The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Would you buy this lens?

2003-12-21 Thread Jostein
Um No. Cool beard, though. Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 2:11 PM Subject: Would you buy this

RE: there's one born every minute

2003-12-21 Thread frank theriault
Hmph. BIN of $10? So, the seller is a sleaze, but only a minor one. The bidders, especially the buyer who bid Three Hundred Whatever US Dollars really got what they deserved. Even ~I'm~ not ~that~ stupid. Idiots... -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread frank theriault
Jostein, You'll have to wait for GFM. I'll show you stuff that'll rock your world! vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread frank theriault
Ryan, Just checked again. First link says page doesn't exist. Second one comes up reams and reams of funny symbols. Oh well. Must be my puter. thanks anyway, knarf The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Anders Hultman Subject: Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip How about hippie then? My dictionary accepts both spellings, but under hippy it says see hippie. Hippie is the correct spelling. Hippy refers to a girl with bid hips. William Robb

Re: *istD crashed like Windoze!

2003-12-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Alan Chan Subject: Re: *istD crashed like Windoze! Software bugs? Thats about all it can be. With luck, at some point, Pentax will offer am improved software, although I am not holding out much hope for that. William Robb

Re: *istD crashed like Windoze!

2003-12-21 Thread Pieter Nagel
On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 09:43:05PM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Pieter Nagel Subject: *istD crashed like Windoze! In the end I had to take out the batteries and reinsert to wake it up. I've had that happen twice so far, also when reviewing files. Maybe

Re: Greetings

2003-12-21 Thread arnie
a freilichen chanukah, boris arnie - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 1:18 PM Subject: Greetings Hi! Hanukkah has begun. Xmas is around the corner... Let me wish you great holidays and let the

Re: Questions of Color

2003-12-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Questions of Color Is there a color negative 400 ISO film that has the look of old Tri-X? Which might be the closest? I perused some web sites last night looking at data sheets. Agfa makes a pro 400 speed film which, if the curve is

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-21 Thread William Robb
with big hips. - Original Message - From: William Robb Subject: Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip with bid hips.

Re: *istD crashed like Windoze!

2003-12-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Pieter Nagel Subject: Re: *istD crashed like Windoze! On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 09:43:05PM -0600, William Robb wrote: In my case I was shooting a burst of long exposure shots with noise reduction, until the buffer was full, then pressed the review button,

Re: Digital SLR in the Amazon basin

2003-12-21 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Jostein wrote: No, his camera never broke down. Which is quite a good testimony, imo. I absolutely agree with that. Often you can hear of film cameras (even manual ones) expiring under the very humid and warm conditions of tropical rainforest. Would be interesting to know if he

RE: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread tom
http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/xmas3.jpg Happy holidays to y'all. tv

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread Jostein
Great! I will bring you a little something to expand your collection! :-) Cheers, Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 21,

RE: PZ-10 User Manual?

2003-12-21 Thread Len Paris
Download it from www.pentax.com There are many manuals there, including the one for the PZ-10. They've been making them available for quite a while now. Fancy that! Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1

RE: I like Mike's column this morning ;-))

2003-12-21 Thread frank theriault
He da man! Thanks, Shel. Mike's always a good read, even moreso when I agree with him (which is often, btw). cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

RE: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread frank theriault
Those eyes remind me of my ex wife's eyes. Thanks for the memories (I think). shudder :-) cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread frank theriault
Uh Oh... The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Great! I will bring you a little something to expand your collection! :-)

RE: PZ-10 User Manual?

2003-12-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Len Paris suggested: Download it from www.pentax.com There are many manuals there, including the one for the PZ-10. They've been making them available for quite a while now. Fancy that! #blink# %sheepish look% Huh. Nifty! I'd thought to do a (admittedly brief) web search, looking for

Re: I like Mike's column this morning ;-))

2003-12-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-03-21-12.shtml me too annsan

Re: I like Mike's column this morning ;-))

2003-12-21 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, with reference to Picasso's 'Tete de Taureau' that he shows, I spent a few hours earlier this year in the Musee de Picasso, and one of the things I really wanted to see was this sculpture. The entire museum is superb and well worth a visit for anybody going to Paris. Not just for the

Re: PZ-10 User Manual?

2003-12-21 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
You'll find the manual here: http://www.pentaxusa.com/docstore/index.cfm?show=6 I myself have THREE PZ-20's. I love them. I love the feel, and the simplicity of the controls. The only thing that I would use that they lack are DOF and yep, a PC sync socket. I AM able to use them in AV, TV as

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-21 Thread mike wilson
Hi, tom wrote: -Original Message- From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Shuoldn't that have gone to this month's PUG? No. Would upset quite a few people, for more than one reason Why? Wasn't meant to be taken seriously but some people don't like

Re: Amusing site

2003-12-21 Thread mike wilson
Thanks but all I did was provide the link Pat White wrote: Very funny song and video, Mike! Pat White

Re: Amusing site

2003-12-21 Thread mike wilson
Thanks (and I agree!) but all I did was provide the link Pat White wrote: Very funny song and video, Mike! Pat White

Re: Optio S operating info

2003-12-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Still getting use to a newly acquired Optio S. Seems like a really great little camera, I am amazed at all the features. I have a question for those more familiar with this little gem. At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to viewfinder is the statement that there is

For Sale 50mm f1.4

2003-12-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
I have purchased this in a fit of stupidity and am offering it here, I paid AU$61.00 for it, any offer near that wins It is a screw mount. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2968176013 Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \

Re: PZ-10 User Manual?

2003-12-21 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
The comment about double-digits was to do with the MZs (ZXs for the States), as all bar the -10 are cripple-mounts. Kostas

Laid back

2003-12-21 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Compliments of the season to everybody. I expect you all to follow the example of this woman: http://www.web-options.com/Zanzibar.jpg When all the work's behind you, take it easy, put your feet up and relax! -- Cheers, Bob

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-21 Thread Alan Chan
Some MZ-S purchased in asia had winding problem as well, and those units were purchased after the MZ-S had been released for 2 years. Some experienced auto rewind when the film was not finished. Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan The only problem reported in the MZ-S was in

Re: I like Mike's column this morning ;-))

2003-12-21 Thread Lewis Matthew
Ditto. Emphatically. Lewis From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I like Mike's column this morning ;-)) Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:09:27 -0500 Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-03-21-12.shtml me too

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-21 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Alan Chan Subject: Re: More lens problems. Some MZ-S purchased in asia had winding problem as well, and those units were purchased after the MZ-S had been released for 2 years. Some experienced auto rewind when the film was not finished. I find it

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-21 Thread Robert Chiasson
So Zeiss was right? Well, at least it gave us the K-mount. -- Robert - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:09 PM Subject: Re: More lens problems. I find it interesting that almost all of the complaints

Re: PZ-10 User Manual?

2003-12-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tanya Mayer wrote: I myself have THREE PZ-20's. I love them. I love the feel, and the simplicity of the controls. I might get more used to the PZ-10 over time. But I'm glad it won't be my only camera. I VERY rarely use the powerzoom function and to be honest, find it to be a pain in the

Re: For Sale 50mm f1.4

2003-12-21 Thread Andre Langevin
I have purchased this in a fit of stupidity and am offering it here, I paid AU$61.00 for it, any offer near that wins It is a screw mount. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2968176013 Kind regards Kevin How can it be stupid to buy such a great lens? Andre

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-21 Thread Andre Langevin
Some MZ-S purchased in asia had winding problem as well, and those units were purchased after the MZ-S had been released for 2 years. Some experienced auto rewind when the film was not finished. Alan Chan Thanks, the MZ-S I'm after (the seller has the flu, deal is delayed) has been bought in

Re: For Sale 50mm f1.4

2003-12-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can it be stupid to buy such a great lens? I do not own a screw mount body and bought it on impulse. Just on further inspection, it has a small dot on one of the internal elements. Dont know what it is. It has the rear

Re: For Sale 50mm f1.4

2003-12-21 Thread Andre Langevin
This one time, at band camp, Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can it be stupid to buy such a great lens? I do not own a screw mount body and bought it on impulse. Just on further inspection, it has a small dot on one of the internal elements. Dont know what it is. It has the rear

Re: For Sale 50mm f1.4

2003-12-21 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A K adapter would make it usefull unless you already have a 1.4 lens. Haven't you heard about its creamy bokeh... I have an FA 1:1.4 50mm already maybe I should do some comparisons Kind regards Kevin -- __

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

2003-12-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/xmas/auggie.html For the past couple of years I've been posting this story, and here it is again for those who have not read it or wish to do so again.

Re: Questions of Color

2003-12-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks, everybody

Re: For Sale 50mm f1.4

2003-12-21 Thread Andre Langevin
This one time, at band camp, Andre Langevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A K adapter would make it usefull unless you already have a 1.4 lens. Haven't you heard about its creamy bokeh... I have an FA 1:1.4 50mm already maybe I should do some comparisons Kind regards Kevin The FA is a third

RE: Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

2003-12-21 Thread frank theriault
A PDML tradition. Thanks, Shel. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Auggie Wren's Christmas

Re: heads up for LX lovers...

2003-12-21 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I have Soligor MC C/D 70-222/3.5 lens. You can read about it here: http://boris.isra-shop.com/soligor.htm Boris ===8==Original message text=== PS Does anyone know the Soligor 80-210 lens? PS Peter

Re: PZ-10 User Manual?

2003-12-21 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Glenn, I wrote you some e-mail off-list shortly after you've been robbed. Could you please look it up in your e-mail? I wonder whether it reached it... Thanks. Boris

Re: Optio S operating info

2003-12-21 Thread Gary Sibio
At 04:35 PM 12/21/2003, you wrote: Still getting use to a newly acquired Optio S. Seems like a really great little camera, I am amazed at all the features. I have a question for those more familiar with this little gem. At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to viewfinder

Re: Optio S operating info

2003-12-21 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003, Kenneth Waller wrote: At the bottom of page 130 of the Optio S operating manual, next to viewfinder is the statement that there is diopter adjustment in the range of -3 to +1 m, I can't for the life of me find anything about this anywhere else in the manual. Is this a typo