Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Could you use those universal programmable remote controls for TV, VCR etc? Problem is how to program it. On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 09:44, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! I wonder how long it wil be before we have a wireless remote control complete with LCD? Even a wired one would be nice,

OT: Fame and Fashion and Photography: Bailey's 70s - BBC4 Tuesday 23:25

2004-01-12 Thread Rob Brigham
Subject: Fame and Fashion and Photography: Bailey's 70s - BBC4 Tuesday 23:25 Duration in Mins: 75 Fame and Fashion and Photography: Bailey's 70s Profile of photographer David Bailey, whose name was once synonymous with fashion, fame and beautiful women. At the top of his profession, Bailey

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Frits Wüthrich a écrit: Could you use those universal programmable remote controls for TV, VCR etc? Problem is how to program it. You can use it, if the remote know a code for 'Pentax VCR' Michel

Where can I get a grip strap for PZ1p?

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Stringer
Where can I get a grip strap for PZ1p? Mark Stringer [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Anders Hultman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Rob Studdert wrote: Copyright data could be embedded in the EXIF data (or most preferably IPTC/NAA). The point is that if you put it there and someone uses or edits your image and strips the data then you can always refer to the

Re: Unusual subjects to photograph.

2004-01-12 Thread Rfsindg
Stan, Are you still in a rural area or has the city/suburbs grown out to surround you? ...An interesting place to live nonetheless and under 200 years old! Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And some older houses just got lucky. I live in a log cabin constructed in 1837, the year that

Re: DIY Product table - results

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And of course the url is... http://www.oceania.net/light_table/ Well the first couple of photos look a bit underexposed and the composition is really static... Oh, all right. *Great* work Kevin and thanks for sharing both the design and sample results!

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We all held our breath as Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/nypizza.html Nice neon. Just out of curiosity, What is a New York City style pizza? When you open the box, the pizza tells you to go %#%

Re: Unusual subjects to photograph.

2004-01-12 Thread Stan Halpin
We are within the Kansas City city limits. The second owners sold most of the farm to a developer; our two acres is surrounded by duplexes and townhouses. stan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stan, Are you still in a rural area or has the city/suburbs grown out to surround you? ...An interesting

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jan 2004 at 8:41, Anders Hultman wrote: Couldn't they just insert their own copyright data and claim you're the one forging it? I suppose they could but they'd likely be hard pressed to provide the out-takes from the series as evidence :-) Simple enough request and one that would save

Re: Chromes,was: Hi there

2004-01-12 Thread brooksdj
Cool, that sure is a lot of different kinds. So, are these just what you will buy according to what's on hand, or do you have a specific purpose for each of these, for instance, fuji for landscape photos because of its blue and green saturation, stuff

Re: Re: OT- Windows and Explorer Help needed....

2004-01-12 Thread David C Miers
I've been getting up to 3 viruses a day in email these days. I'd vote for the virus infection too. I just recently went back to win 2000 on my laptop and main system for the purposes of large picture file editing. 2000 runs much faster then XP to my notion. I did have several glitches, but

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
There is a great story that the former mayor of NY Ed Koch went into a restaurant (one sunny day). Another patron walked up to him, poked him in the chest and said you were a terrible mayor. Ed promptly relied in a loud voice you, to the applause of the rest of the restaurant. Steven

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 03:18:59 -0500 (EST), John Francis wrote: I wonder how long it wil be before we have a wireless remote control complete with LCD? Even a wired one would be nice, sometimes; there are several times when I can't stand where I'd like to for a shot. Well, John, Sony (I think)

Used DSLR prices

2004-01-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
I noticed in a KEH flyer that an Ex D30 was going for $850. Given that the *ist D is starting lower ($1350 US should be the new street price), the $600 predicition of Cotty seems like a good one. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12 Jan 2004 at 8:41, Anders Hultman wrote: Couldn't they just insert their own copyright data and claim you're the one forging it? I suppose they could but they'd likely be hard pressed to provide the out-takes from the series as evidence :-) Simple

Re: DLab7 and 7Dayshop for processing? And Agfa Precisa

2004-01-12 Thread Alin Flaider
Bob, I really don't see RSX II 100 as a high saturation film. It may be a bit more saturated than Provia 100F in the warm colors but certainly lacks the punch of Velvia. On the contrary, the colours look very natural and well balanced, it excels especially on the skin rendering and

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I noticed in a KEH flyer that an Ex D30 was going for $850. Wow. That's much *much* higher than I would have expected! You can get a 6 megapixel 300D for that price! Given that the *ist D is starting lower ($1350 US should be the new street price), the

Re: Soon to be new istD owners

2004-01-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
I have very large hands, but I haven't had any problems so far (except see below) - though I haven't tried with gloves on yet. Go without gloves. You must suffer for your art. Does anyone know the dynamic range of the sensor compared with transparency film? The most common estimate I hear is

Re: Soon to be new istD owners

2004-01-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins Subject: Re: Soon to be new istD owners . Am I right in thinking that if I use A-type lenses off 'A' I can only use them on M and also have to press the green button? Yes. William Robb

Re: Unusual subjects to photograph.

2004-01-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Pat White wrote: Here in Victoria, we have quite a few older buildings, You also have that Legislature building, that is lit up like a christmas tree at night.

OT: Binoculars?

2004-01-12 Thread Rob Brigham
Thinking about the DCF 8*43 SP which replace the 'old' 8*42 WP. The WP's were said by some to be amongst the finest binoculars in the world. Anyone have any experience of the SP's? They are supposed to be brighter, smaller, lighter and focus closer! Also, in the more compact arena does anyone

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
My (future) wishes really haven't changed: 1. Make CF port more generic, not just memory. -- allow for network cards. 2. Set network login name/password. (so someone isn't listening!) 3. Select the default port for transfer. 4. Immediate transfer after taking shot. 5. Lightweight, low

Re: Unusual subjects to photograph.

2004-01-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: Unusual subjects to photograph. You also have that Legislature building, that is lit up like a christmas tree at night. Those British Columbians are a clever lot. Those lights are powered by turbines at the back of the

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
A LN- goes for $1079. This is pretty high by comparison to current new prices. Although I don't look at the digital section regularly (as opposed to Pentax lenses, for example ;-) I suspect that there just aren't a lot available. That D30 is already gone. In a few years, there could be more

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 03:18:59 -0500 (EST), John Francis wrote: I wonder how long it wil be before we have a wireless remote control complete with LCD? Even a wired one would be nice, sometimes; there are several times when I can't stand where I'd like to

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
Is that a 20 gig CF card in your pocket or are you happy to see me? (This will date people.) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/12/04 09:31AM My (future) wishes

Re: Unusual subjects to photograph.

2004-01-12 Thread bucky
Tee hee. Hell, there's enough excess energy there to sell some of it to Colly- fohhnya if they need it. Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Those lights are powered by turbines at the back of the building. Hot air, directed from the Legilative chamber to the turbines provides the motive

Re: Digests tardy

2004-01-12 Thread Doug Brewer
At 02:29 AM 1/12/04, throwing caution to the wind, Cotty wrote: Just a quick note that is probably already known about but I mention it here because there's no way I can know if it's known about (a sort of known unknown) Haven't received any digests for at least 10 hours now, which is highly

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Stephen Moore
Mark Roberts recently wrote: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just out of curiosity, What is a New York City style pizza? When you open the box, the pizza tells you to go %#% yourself! A while back, he also wrote: Have you heard the correct way to ask for directions in New York?

Re: Re: OT- Windows and Explorer Help needed....

2004-01-12 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Well, guys! Thankyou SO much! It surely WAS that bloody Blaster WORM!!! Downloaded the fix tool, and the patch, did a live update and whammo - all fixed! I don't think that it actually came with the virus though as I have been surfing the internet for the past two days, downloading service

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread mapson
Excuse me, could you tell me the way to Radio City Music Hall or should I just go $#@ myself? So you got a t'ing about N'Yawk, Mark? ;-) Have you heard what a New York echo sounds like? You: Helloo Echo: Shut the up! ... ... ... and in the film Coming to America the prince is

MX CLA in NYC?

2004-01-12 Thread Pentax
How's that for alphabet soup? Anyone have recommendations for where to get a Pentax MX a cleaning, lubrication and adjustment in New York city? Thanks, Rob

Re: OT- Windows and Explorer Help needed....

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I quickly installed Norton's System Works, but obviously it was too late by then! Do you know how long it takes for an unprotected computer to be infected when it's connected to the Net? Someone in one of the network abuse newsgroups tried it

Digital: Motives for upgrade

2004-01-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
Most here seem to agree that the firmware upgrade is a big improvement for the *istD. I tried some real shooting over the weekend with my Tak Bay 135 2.5 and the green button rapidely became a comfortable shooting style. Which of the following scenarios do you think best fits Pentax's motives:

FS Tamron lenses and Camera backpack

2004-01-12 Thread Paul Eriksson
Tamron 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 LN- with hood, caps and uv filter $30 Tamron 80-210mm f/4.5-5.6 LN- new with hood, caps and uv filter $30 Tamrac 5273 Expedition 3 Ex+ $20 /Paul _ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the

Good database for wedding clients?

2004-01-12 Thread Chris Brogden
A friend of mine who shoots 10-20 weddings a year is looking for recommendations for a good database program to let her keep track of client info for the next 10+ years. It will be for pre-wedding info as well, so it needs to be able to record all the stuff photographers need to know about the

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Frits Wüthrich
I thought Giuliani was the former mayor of NYC, or is it correct in English and it can be anyone who had the position in the past, not just the last one? On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 14:44, Steve Desjardins wrote: There is a great story that the former mayor of NY Ed Koch went into a restaurant

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-12 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dealers are flogging off the Sigma SD-9 brand new for not much more than that (anybody actually ever seen one of these??) Seen and touched, but not used. Back in the day, I was about to switch brands to Sigma because they offered a

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
Anyone who has held the position is refereed to as a former or past mayor. For example, Clinton, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., are all referred to former presidents. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878

re: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photo now OT

2004-01-12 Thread Tom Reese
Bob W wrote: In central London all building work has to have the archaeologists in first so the builders don't destroy stuff. If valuable relics are found then the building plans can be changed to enforce the preservation. Many modern buildings in the City have basements open to the

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Keith Whaley
The use of the title former mayor is correct, Frits. . . So long as he's not the current mayor, he is a former mayor - so that would apply to Koch as well as Mr. Giuliani.. Just like my former wife. The former wife I still talk to prefers that title to ex-wife for some reason! g keith whaley

Re: NOT IST*D: Blue filter usage

2004-01-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Ian bromehead wrote: I decided to invest a little in some simple filters after reading a few pop photo mags back issue. I just bought a few blue, yellow, warming, cloudy and will start to mess with 'em a little during the next few weeks. I'll go to the library to seek out decent

Re: DIY Product table - results

2004-01-12 Thread graywolf
Looks like a lot of work just for a photo of a tape measure grin. Nice, Kevin, very nice. -- Kevin Waterson wrote: And of course the url is... http://www.oceania.net/light_table/ blush -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! JF You missed the most important part: ... complete with LCD. JF I know I can trigger the shutter release - I don't even need a Palm JF Pilot (or other PDA) for that. I want to be able to look at the JF resulting image, histogram display, etc. I don't think we'll see JF that on the

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Pat White
Good photo, and cool sign! It reminded me of the Monster Donuts sign at the corner Weston Road and Jane Street in Toronto, featuring Godzilla or one of his kin munching a very large donut. Unfortunately, the sign's no longer there, and I never got a picture of it. Pat White

Re: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photo now OT

2004-01-12 Thread Bob W
Hi, Bob, that stuff is interesting to me. They had a program on the tv here in the US about the huge graveyard full of plague victims that they found in London. we have plague pits everywhere. It killed a lot of people and some communities still have festivals every year to celebrate their

Re: Digital: Motives for upgrade

2004-01-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: 1. They actually planned to have the *ist D work like this but wanted to release the camera before they were able to implement the green button meter 2a. They rather cluelessly though no one would care about the difficulty of using K/M lenses on the

Re: FS: Excellent+ PZ-1p kit, 28-105 powerzoom, AF 500 FTZ flash

2004-01-12 Thread Josh Goodman
Joe, would you consider selling the grip strap by itself? I've been looking for one for a long time. I've had one backordered at BH for 2 1/2 months and I'm tired of waiting. It's 69.95 new at BH, so how about $50 including s/h? Josh

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Thanks for this. On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 19:55, Keith Whaley wrote: The use of the title former mayor is correct, Frits. . . So long as he's not the current mayor, he is a former mayor - so that would apply to Koch as well as Mr. Giuliani.. Just like my former wife. The former wife I still

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Frits Wüthrich
So 'a former' and 'the former' have the same meaning in this respect? On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 19:50, Steve Desjardins wrote: Anyone who has held the position is refereed to as a former or past mayor. For example, Clinton, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., are all referred to former presidents.

Re: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photo now OT

2004-01-12 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 20:57, Bob W wrote: Once in a while the US news networks report that unexploded WWII bombs were found. Is that something that happens often? Not so often any more. Still, we do find them occasionally. Greenwich, where I live, and its neighbours Deptford, the Isle of

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-12 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Cotty wrote: I think all here who bought the *ist D would be very reluctant to sell in a year's time. Even in two. Yes, but for different reasons than D60 owners. :-P Kostas

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Keith Whaley
Frits Wüthrich wrote: So 'a former' and 'the former' have the same meaning in this respect? Yes. In English, the only difference would be, the former could mean there were no others, but allows for more. By saying the former mayor you eliminate any other possibilities as to who you mean.

Re: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photo now OT

2004-01-12 Thread Keith Whaley
Bob W wrote: Hi, Bob, that stuff is interesting to me. They had a program on the tv here in the US about the huge graveyard full of plague victims that they found in London. we have plague pits everywhere. It killed a lot of people and some communities still have festivals every

Re: Chromes

2004-01-12 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
Thanks very much. I think I lean towards Kodak, and the more information I get on it, the more I like it. Meet? I heard there is a national meet somewhere, sometime, but I don't know anything about it. Maybe you could tell me about it, please? Rebekah a day without sunshine is like, you know,

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
Also, of course, Ed Koch is rather well known and was mayor for quite a while. I have no real idea of how well known the mayor of NY is outside of the Northeast or the East Coast or the US. Mr. Giuliani is of course well known because of events on 9/11. BTW, I real do like the sign and the

RE: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-12 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Rob Hmmm. Not so sure about how to test lens resolution on film. I'm sure 100 linepairs pr. mm has been occationally achieved on film. In those days the lenses was often setting the limmits. As opposed to todays technology where the CCD are setting the limits. Hav you ever seen digital images

Re: DIY Product table - results

2004-01-12 Thread Kevin Waterson
With a song in his heart, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know you could probably build a few of these things and sell them on eBay to other people who sell things on eBay. My wife said something similar, although I perhaps I would not use such a sturdy framework. From my

Great quote snarfed off Usenet

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Roberts
I consider myself a technical expert: I know exactly why my pictures come out junk. ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

RE: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jan 2004 at 22:28, Jens Bladt wrote: Hi Rob Hmmm. Not so sure about how to test lens resolution on film. I'm sure 100 linepairs pr. mm has been occationally achieved on film. Hi Jens, Plenty of resources here: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/lenstesting/ Simple math tels me

Re: DSLR future wish-list

2004-01-12 Thread John Francis
Hi! JF You missed the most important part: ... complete with LCD. JF I know I can trigger the shutter release - I don't even need a Palm JF Pilot (or other PDA) for that. I want to be able to look at the JF resulting image, histogram display, etc. I don't think we'll see JF that on

Re: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-12 Thread John Francis
Simple math tels me that 3000 pixel covering 24mm gives 125 pixel/mm. But you need three to make a PAIR of lines. Sigh. Here we go again. You need two pixels (one black, one white) to make a pair of lines (also one black, one white). So 3000 pixels in 24mm is 62.5 lp/mm.

Re: OT: That Shot was: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread frank theriault
Don't you hate that, Pat? I never got a picture of it. And now it's gone. I hate missing opportunities like that. You've reminded me of something, and now I shall ramble a bit: A bar here in Toronto on Gerrard near Parliament (sort of a British style pub) used to have a derelict old Jag (I

Re: Woo-hoo-DOH!

2004-01-12 Thread frank theriault
Very cool, Mark (pun intended - get it? Snowflakes? Cool? Okay, I didn't say it was either a good or a clever pun... g). Let me add my congrats! cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Shel

Re: Is there an analog only Pentax list?

2004-01-12 Thread Nick Clark
I too have the one for the MZ-S with two front sections, but compared to the MX version it can't be described as close-fitting. Nick -Original Message- From: wendy beard[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12/01/04 04:13:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Is there

Re: OT: That Shot was: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread Keith Whaley
My, what an abused ol' Jag! It would have cost about $8 to 10k or so to bring it back to some kind of shape. Darned near bought one like that. in San Francisco. Romantic town, to be driving around in a big old black Jag Saloon, all polished up! What a kick! I think fortunately I never did buy it.

Re: OT: Binoculars?

2004-01-12 Thread Rfsindg
Rob, I recently bought my wife a Pentax DCF 8*42 HRII. They are considerably less expensive than the DCF 8*43 SP and waterproof too. Close focus is the only apparent difference. See the Pentax USA site to compare 3 models side by side. I really like the brightness of the binoculars. The

Re: I want a FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL IF...BUT NOT IN SILVER!

2004-01-12 Thread Albert F.
Good question. I've been wondering about that one for a while. I've see black 28-105 on BH website shortly after they began selling the lens. They sold out quickly and never appeared again. Maybe writing to BH or Adorama customer service to inquire about the possibility of ordering the lens

Re: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-12 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: John Francis replying to Jens Bladt Simple math tels me that 3000 pixel covering 24mm gives 125 pixel/mm. But you need three to make a PAIR of lines. Sigh. Here we go again. You need two pixels (one black, one white) to make a pair of lines (also one

Re: I want a FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL IF...BUT NOT IN SILVER!

2004-01-12 Thread Rfsindg
Look on ebay. They are available there. Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've read many good things about the lens in the subject line. I am considering making this the standard lens for an MZ-S of which I am awaiting shipment. This lens is apparently made in black, as well as silver,

10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
So what's up with the Sigma SD-10? It's reported to be a 10+ mpx dslr, yet it's rarely if ever mentioned here. is there some about it that makes it a dog, or is it one of those unrecognized and under appreciated cameras that we sometimes hear about too late?

RE: 10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread Amita Guha
-Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] So what's up with the Sigma SD-10? It's reported to be a 10+ mpx dslr, yet it's rarely if ever mentioned here. is there some about it that makes it a dog, or is it one of those unrecognized and under appreciated

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, First and foremost to me, is that it only uses Sigma's proprietary mount for lenses. That means the only lenses you can ever get for this one are from Sigma. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 12, 2004, 3:51:09 PM, you wrote: SB So what's up with the Sigma SD-10? It's

Re: Excellent+ PZ-1p kit, 28-105 powerzoom, AF 500 FTZ flash

2004-01-12 Thread Hal Sandra Davis
I may be interested in your Z1P kit. Do you have any photos to show us condition? How much i.e. rolls of film shot etc.? - Original Message - From: Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:03 AM Subject: FS: Excellent+ PZ-1p kit, 28-105

Re: Excellent+ PZ-1p kit, 28-105 powerzoom, AF 500 FTZ flash

2004-01-12 Thread Hal Sandra Davis
Do you have manuals for everything? - Original Message - From: Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:03 AM Subject: FS: Excellent+ PZ-1p kit, 28-105 powerzoom, AF 500 FTZ flash FS: PZ-1p, purchased last year from KEH in EX+ condition. I'm

Re: Good database for wedding clients?

2004-01-12 Thread Herb Chong
she wants contact management software, not a database. Act! is one that i hear a lot of good things about. it's not specific to photographic uses and i don't see why she needs something that is that specific. Herb - Original Message - From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: 10mpx step child So what's up with the Sigma SD-10? It's reported to be a 10+ mpx dslr, yet it's rarely if ever mentioned here. is there some about it that makes it a dog, or is it one of those unrecognized and under appreciated

Re: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners) with 35mm film. Simple math tels me that 3000 pixel covering 24mm gives 125 pixel/mm. But you need three to make a PAIR of lines. Gives you appr. 43 line pairs/mm, right. So,

Re: Digital: Motives for upgrade

2004-01-12 Thread Herb Chong
market analysts today reported that Kodak's film sales, excluding disposables, was down about 17.6% from a year ago, and that Fuji's film sales, excluding disposables, dropped by 25.8%. both of these drops were larger than expected. Herb - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL

Re: *ist D resolution (was:Soon to be new istD owners)

2004-01-12 Thread John Francis
John, (or Rob or anyone...) This may be a stupid question, but is the relationship between lp/mm and sensors as straightforward as two adjacent sensors equal to one line pair, irrespective of sensor colour? Not quite, because the sensor colour does enter into it. But if your stimulus

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Shel Belinkoff wrote: So what's up with the Sigma SD-10? It's reported to be a 10+ mpx dslr, yet it's rarely if ever mentioned here. is there some about it that makes it a dog, or is it one of those unrecognized and under appreciated cameras that we sometimes hear about

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread John Francis
So what's up with the Sigma SD-10? It's reported to be a 10+ mpx dslr, yet it's rarely if ever mentioned here. is there some about it that makes it a dog, or is it one of those unrecognized and under appreciated cameras that we sometimes hear about too late? It's not really a 10+mpix

Re: Where can I get a grip strap for PZ1p?

2004-01-12 Thread greg
KEH has one. They list a base without a strap and also a grip strap, which to my knowlege should mean the base and the strap (the strap won't work without the base). Hopefully the link here will work, if not go to www.keh.com an then used then 35 mm pentax then accesories, then grips. Hope this

Re: *ist D grab shot

2004-01-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Burnt out whites, it isn't properly focused? but what's strange about the image? :-) http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/temp/_igp0874m.jpg

Re: Rain Picture

2004-01-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Frank, I suppose, in great part, that's what photography is all about. Like radio, it allows you to put yourself into the scene, into the picture as it were. There was a series of books many years ago called the Foxfire Books. In one volume a young woman was interviewing a woman in her

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread Butch Black
Plus it's the same 3.34 mp foveon chip that's in the SD-9. Since it doesn't use the Bayer pattern interpolation they have gone on to call it a 10 mp chip (3.34x3) Plus the lens mount issue plus the very high (@X) magnification factor over 35mm. Check out DP review for more info. Butch Each man

Re: boat, was: Unusual subjects to photo now OT

2004-01-12 Thread frank theriault
Nah, There's still lots of Goth places around Queen and Bathurst. It would be fun to go down around there some night and shoot some of them. I do like bw film and they'd look best in bw... Thanks for the idea, Pat! g cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible

Re: Rain Picture

2004-01-12 Thread frank theriault
I can sit for hours in front of a fireplace or (even better) a campfire. Great analogy, that. 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] Hi Frank, I suppose, in

Re: OT: Binoculars?

2004-01-12 Thread Keith Whaley
Hi Bob, I have a set of the Olympus10 x 25 RC IIs. Love 'em! Also known as Outback. They too are bright and rubber coated, and exceptionally clear. Rubber eye cups that roll back for eyeglass wearers. keith whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, I recently bought my wife a Pentax DCF 8*42

Re: Chromes,was: Hi there

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Cassino
A highly subjective, quick and dirty run down of the major Echtacrome slide films (ISO 100 and less): Velvia: (ISO 50, many people shoot it at ISO 40): Delicious saturated colors, saturated but accurate, fine grained, high contrast (especially at ISO 50), narrow latitude, the standard for

Ducks

2004-01-12 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
Hey, I'm going out to shoot pictures of ducks tomorrow at a nearby moat. Water, pine trees and grass. Any tips and pointers? Please and thank you. :o) Oh, and it will probably be either overcast and bright or sunny and bright. Really bright. Rebekah a day without sunshine is like, you know, night.

Re: *ist D grab shot

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Cassino
You got painted ladies down in Oz? (The butterflies of course...) - MCC At 12:15 PM 1/13/2004 +1000, you wrote: I just made a hand-held grab shot of a butterfly on my brick wall using a Lanthar 125/2.5 APO Macro lens. Camera was set at ISO800 exposure was 1/125th @ f3.5 but what's strange

Re: Chromes,was: Hi there

2004-01-12 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
Wow! Thanks so much. I will definitely save that for future reference. What kind of birds do you take pictures of? Is that a hobby or your job? Rebekah a day without sunshine is like, you know, night. - Original Message - From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread Mark Cassino
At 10:19 PM 1/12/2004 -0500, Butch Black wrote: Plus it's the same 3.34 mp foveon chip that's in the SD-9. Since it doesn't use the Bayer pattern interpolation they have gone on to call it a 10 mp chip (3.34x3) Plus the lens mount issue plus the very high (@X) magnification factor over 35mm.

Re: 10mpx step child

2004-01-12 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 10mpx step child ICKY! We have a winner in the Grossest Comment of the Year contest, and 2004 is but a few days old. Glad I could help out. William Robb

Re: Ducks

2004-01-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Rebekah Gonzalez wrote: Hey, I'm going out to shoot pictures of ducks tomorrow at a nearby moat. Water, pine trees and grass. Any tips and pointers? Please and thank you. :o) Oh, and it will probably be either overcast and bright or sunny and bright. Really bright. Rebekah a day without

RE: Rain Picture

2004-01-12 Thread Bucky
You can. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 9-Jan-04 16:18 To: pentax list Subject: Re: Rain Picture On 9/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Just a quick grab shot taken earlier today ... comments welcome

Re: Ducks

2004-01-12 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 00:30:52 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Actually, Rebekah, a day without sunshine is like, you know, NIGHT! TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Ducks

2004-01-12 Thread Rebekah Gonzalez
I'm sorry is my quote like annoying to everyone? I actually like overcast days that are bright and leave no shadows also, Ann. - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:14 AM Subject: Re: Ducks On Tue, 13 Jan

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