Motherland Sweden? Before Finland Aland belonged to imperial Russia.
Most of nowadays so called micro states are very prosperous. Yes, and Aland
developing to the direction of a tax haven is no exception.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
This one time, at band camp, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Kevin,
What film do you use?
I use Fugi Sensia
Kind regards
Kevin
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frank theriault wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2069017
Way to go, Frank!
Malcolm
On 31/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I was actually thinking this myself - they could still be planning to
release something low end, AND high end with the *istD smack in the middle,
although, the price drop has me wondering about the low end option to some
degree... I mean, maybe they intend
On 31/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I'd wager the pervious car hire place didn't even _find_ the little
prang spots, most of which washed off entirely! g
Are they the places that hire the rubber suits as well ?
Hey - you're supposed to be heading to GFM, not the other way!
Cheers,
Hi,
Just managed to enviegle a pause in my slaving over house alterations
from she who must be obeyed. Who does indeed appear to have an
inexhaustible requirement for Vim.
Quick responses to the last few days' messages.
1. Thanks to AVK, JO and Komkon for resurrecting PUG and getting the
Thanks Bill. The lighting was two Excalibur 3200 strobes firing into
two umbrellas, placed to either side of the model. You can see the
double catch lights in her eyes. I thought of eliminating one sparkle
in each eye, but I kind of like the double twinkle.
Paul
On Feb 1, 2004, at 7:13 AM, Bill
This is the constant f/4 standard zoom that has a good reputation and a
very nice pseudo macro function at the 70mm end, focusing as close as
1:2.6, I believe.
It's in EX+ condition and comes with caps. The focusing feel on this
one is very light -- many A lenses have a fairly loose focusing
For sale: Pentax MX winder with original box, manual, receipts.
This winder wasn't mine originally, but the original owner sent it in
to Pentax for the remote modification that was mentioned recently on
the list. The socket (the standard earphone jack type) is at the top
of the winder, nearly
mike wilson wrote:
Just managed to enviegle a pause in my slaving over house
alterations from she who must be obeyed. Who does indeed
appear to have an inexhaustible requirement for Vim.
You can still get VIM??
2. My favourite for this month is Jostein's moss shot.
Sharp, detailed,
- Original Message -
From: Nick Clark
Subject: Archival Digital Prints (was:I Sold One!!)
What printer/inks/paper would you suggest for archival printing. That's
always been my concern about selling inkjet prints - that they'd fade in a
relatively short time. I have an Epson 1290 at
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:06:46 +0200, you wrote:
It might be a good idea to clean some area in the basement and
offer to take away that old and useless film only processor
for free when they start to throw them out. Now that would be
a good thing to do...
I think the notion of getting a film
I'd assume that the step up will sell for not a lot more than the
current *ist-D. Maybe 200 to 400 (US Dollars Euros Pounds you name it
since from the pricing I'm aware of they are used interchangeably in
spite of conversion differences). Here's what I see as a workable plan
introduce the Super
All I have to say it that this conjures up an image too horrible to
contemplate...
At 04:34 AM 2/1/04, you wrote:
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Oh, oh, another one of them fine art photographers on the list now. You
will be
tossing the bunny ears and getting a beret now I suppose.
Can
The HP 7000 series printers are supposed to offer 75 year life. I don't know
for sure I haven't had mine that long. ;)
At 07:19 AM 2/1/04, you wrote:
What printer/inks/paper would you suggest for archival printing. That's
always been my concern about selling inkjet prints - that they'd fade in
Which is limiting in itself.
At 08:46 AM 2/1/04, you wrote:
On 1 Feb 2004 at 12:31, Cotty wrote:
LOL. I agree, the Pentax looks and is a very good performer. My feeling
with the E-1 is that Olympus missed a good opportunity to re-enter the
professional DSLR arena. They say they are going to
On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 08:23:34 -0600, you wrote:
What printer/inks/paper would you suggest for archival printing. That's
always been my concern about selling inkjet prints - that they'd fade in a
relatively short time. I have an Epson 1290 at present.
I am using a Noritsu 3101 digital to RA-4
Awsome shots, Shel. Of course, in a completely different category than
Tan's.
I love the gritty inner city feel to them. I'm always amazed that no
matter where you go, kids seem to have an inherent joy in them. It's as if
they have yet to be jaded by the realities of adult existence.
These
On Sunday, Feb 1, 2004, at 07:19 America/New_York, Nick Clark wrote:
What printer/inks/paper would you suggest for archival printing.
That's always been my concern about selling inkjet prints - that
they'd fade in a relatively short time. I have an Epson 1290 at
present.
Wilhelm Imaging
Mike W. wrote:
2. My favourite for this month is Jostein's moss shot. Sharp, detailed,
balanced and with a number of interpretations. Excellent view of
nature.
Wow, thanks, mate!
FYI, the species is Racomitrium aciculare. A water-loving species found all
over Scandinavia except in the
Bambi meets Godzilla
A Canadian animated short. Very short, IIRC.
Thanks for reminding me about that one, Cotty! LOL!
cheers,
frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Good
Rob,
Did you get a chance to look at SharpRaw?
Cheers,
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 11:06 AM
Subject: New RAW Convertor for *istD
Apparently SharpRaw has now added *istD support.
A trial
Here are a few photos I took during last weekend's snowstorm with the Optio
S and *istD.
The Optio S photos were taken through the office windows and the car's
windshield. The *istD photos were shot at 1600. You can see a bit of
noise at 1:1 on the screen. I'm surprised that it doesn't show
Beautiful, if not a bit disquieting.
Given the close-ups, it's hard to tell how old she is, but from what I see,
she seems very young (like early teens?). Putting on make-up and looking
glamourous at that young (apparent) age - kind of makes me shudder.
I'm not criticizing the shots at all -
Now we got the Fins in this, could start an international incident here G
Norm
Raimo Korhonen wrote:
Motherland Sweden? Before Finland Aland belonged to imperial Russia.
Most of nowadays so called micro states are very prosperous. Yes, and Aland developing to the direction of a tax haven is no
OK, the links are in my signature, but It's probably not polite to make you
hunt. Here's the direct link:
http://georges.smugmug.com/gallery/63585
See you later, gs
:
Here are a few photos I took during last weekend's snowstorm with the Optio
S and *istD.
The Optio S photos were taken through
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
LOL. I agree, the Pentax looks and is a very good performer. My feeling
with the E-1 is that Olympus missed a good opportunity to re-enter the
professional DSLR arena. They say they are going to introduce a higher
end body, but I still think that full frame
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
The E-1 is a FF sensor it's just that they have adopted a new frame size.
Hmm. Yes.
Okay, I give up. I know what I mean but I don't know how to say it right now.
Let's put it this way. E-1 quality of image and facilities of camera body
are lagging behind
Don't forget The Revenge of Bambi.
At 11:34 AM 2/1/04, you wrote:
Bambi meets Godzilla
A Canadian animated short. Very short, IIRC.
Thanks for reminding me about that one, Cotty! LOL!
cheers,
frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist fears it is true.
I understand exactly what you're getting at. I think I agree. I don't
think you're convincing anyone else.
At 12:39 PM 2/1/04, you wrote:
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
The E-1 is a FF sensor it's just that they have adopted a new frame size.
Hmm. Yes.
Okay, I give up. I know what I
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Bambi meets Godzilla
A Canadian animated short. Very short, IIRC.
Good grief. Canadian?
BTW Frank, congrats on changing the subject line - meticulous!
Cheers,
Cotty
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Frank,
I love the way you get it ...
First, to the technical: Spotmatic with Super Tak 20mm/4.5
(the Dog lens), film was Plus X, don't recall the
developer - maybe D-76. The scans were made on a Nikon
Coolscan 4000 something or other. I can never remember the
model name ... it's the one that
Hi!
Dave, I have experience shooting only one particular child - my
daughter.
Here are two links for samples grin:
http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/29654
http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/28380
My daughter is 2 and 1/4 (3 months grin) years now. What I observe
is this:
1. She
At 12:19 PM 2/1/2004 +, you wrote:
What printer/inks/paper would you suggest for archival printing. That's
always been my concern about selling inkjet prints - that they'd fade in a
relatively short time. I have an Epson 1290 at present.
I have a friend who sells prints from his 1290 in
There is quite a choice of this focal length, between Takumar 2.5 through
FA. Examples of the 1st in this list are appearing as cheaper alternatives
on ebay, but I'm sure the pugistes have their own views on this particular
135mm vs the others.
Anyone have a guide or decent URL to help choose ?
*sigh* boys.
- Original Message -
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Bambi Meets Godzilla - was: February Pug
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Bambi meets Godzilla
A Canadian animated
Rough edit:
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/street-fight.jpg
Rough edit:
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/images/bikecrash1.jpg
Later this year, I will be making a trip to Italy for the first time. In my
hubris, I think I might be able to produce some saleable images while I'm
there. Judging by the grainy photos that fill many of the large hardback
travel picture books I've found, it appears more than a few are shot with
I'm sure the pugistes have their own views on this particular
135mm vs the others.
My own 135 opinions:
A* 135/1.8 - a superb low-light lens.
VS1 135/2.3 - a joy to use (if only the focus ring didn't turn the
wrong way - g).
K 135/2.5 - sweet, my most-used 135.
Takumar Bayonet 135/2.5 - a
I've had excellent results with an Epson 2000P the Epson line of papers
that are recommended for it by Epson. I won the printer several years ago so
I don't have any prints from it older than about 3 years. With having to
prepare 35 images for a recent gallery show, I wondered about the archival
Mark, FWIW, I've been told that inkjet prints should be left out in the open
and covered with some blank paper for several hours, immediately after
printing to immunize this out-gassing effect.
Kenneth Waller
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From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I like this one! Nice composition. I like the way the girl is peeking
around the corner and the smiles on her face and the kid sitting down. It
balances out the potential (if not real) violence on the other side of the
frame.
Christian Skofteland
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- Original Message
Hi,
Jostein wrote:
Wow, thanks, mate!
No, thank you. 8-)
FYI, the species is Racomitrium aciculare. A water-loving species found all
over Scandinavia except in the mountains. I would guess you have it in
Britain as well.
Not a botanist and even if I was I think I would not be that
Nice! I don't mind the kid on the right being cut off. It makes it look
like he is fleeing the scene The kid in the lower left bothers me. He
doesn't add anything to the overall image and being cropped that way looks
weird. It would be hard to crop him out without ruining the fallen bike.
The
Correct! And that full frame just happens to be smaller than APS
sized sensors. 4:3 does not impress me much at all. I print a lot of 4 X
6 prints and 3:2 makes a lot more sense to me. However, mine is probably
a minority opinion.
Len
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
The E-1 is a FF
Cotty wrote:
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Bambi meets Godzilla
A Canadian animated short. Very short, IIRC.
Good grief. Canadian?
BTW Frank, congrats on changing the subject line - meticulous!
Canada has an excellent short film industry. My favourite is Zea.
mike
Hitachi bought the rights from IBM. I only have two caveats about
Microdrives.
1. If you drop them they will probably break.
2. They use more battery power than CF cards.
The BIN price on eBay looked pretty good. You need to search the web
and see what they are being sold for.
Len
*
Aric,
This is a Pentax list, what answer do you think we'll give? :-)
In your situation, though, I think you would be happier with the lightest
possible kit.
Jostein
- Original Message -
From: Aric [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:08 PM
I couldn't work out how to do even simple white balance correction. The
damn thing seems so fiddly to use I gave up because I really didn't have
the time. Maybe soon I will have another go. Seems to ba a love it or
hate it kinda product.
-Original Message-
From: Jostein
I guess other people are allowed to take bike photos on this list vbg.
I love this one, though! The two children on the periphery, one just
looking, the other appearing to summon help (or perhaps calling other kids
over to laugh at them? g); those two make the shot.
Terrific grab, Shel.
blush
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
BTW Frank, congrats on changing the subject line - meticulous!
Cheers,
Cotty
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Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 12:19 PM 2/1/2004 +, you wrote:
What printer/inks/paper would you suggest for archival printing. That's
always been my concern about selling inkjet prints - that they'd fade in a
relatively short time. I have an Epson 1290 at present.
I have a
Jostein wrote:
Rob,
Did you get a chance to look at SharpRaw?
Cheers,
Jostein
I'm using SharpRaw right now. I really like the way it does sharpening. It
does a great job with NO halo! Also when converting it saves *istD images at
3040x2024. I talked the the developer about this
How about the FA 28-200? Isn't that a re-badge of sorts?
Len
* There's no place like 127.0.0.1
The 100mm f/3.5 Macro is the only current Pentax lens that
isn't made by
Pentax. (It's made by Cosina and also sold under the Phoenix
and Vivitar
brand names. Pretty nice lens optically,
I'm using an Epson 1270 (earlier version of the 1290 - same inks, IIRC).
Is this dye or pigment based?
For sales I make prints only on acid-free, 100% cotton rag matte paper.
And I treat the prints with Lyson Print Guard.
The spray or he one you apply with a brush?
What can you say about
Never having seen this picture Fun at the Fountain of Jerome Reyes
before, this is my top favourite amongst many good shots of this month.
The expression, the position of her arms and legs, as well as the
movement of the kids in the background all make this an unforgettable
(and not standard)
A friend of mine had a tshirt which said Bambi Meets Godzilla and I just
didn't get it.. Thanks for clearing that up Frank!
Cheers,
Ryan
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 2:34 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Bambi
Kevin - apologies for the late response, have been away for a bit. That
period is no good for me, I will be in China/Hong Kong at that time. Sounds
like a great location if we can do it another time?
Regards
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Waterson
Greetings Tanya and all Banana Bendersfrom a Crow Eaterwho lives in the
Convict State.Tanya CR Kennedy's have guaranteed(on their website) to
match any internet quote.here or in the U.S.etc.on the *istD and the Sigma
SD 9-10.All you have to do is send an attachment of the e.g.BH quote and
they
In the rain gets my vote as well. A quiet beauty permeates much of
Gianfranco's work. This, coupled with a lack of pretension on the part of the
photographer, yeilds an emotional impact that you just don't see in a lot of
shooting.
I also confess that I found annsan's picture most striking
Hi Gang.
I was in one of the satellite Henrys stores today(newmarket ontario) to but some BW
paper,yea thats
right,darkroom stuff:-) and to look at the *istD and the D100.
I was looking at the displays and some one was looking at the * but
John wrote:
How long did it take for Pentax to introduce a real auto-focus camera?
Uh? They released the first AF 35mm slr.
It might not been real but the first real Pentax AF slr was
introduced at the same time as Canon introduced their first real AF
system.
The SF-1 worked as well
Ok, I seem to have started or contributed to a discussion about the
merits of 28-80 lenses, which is fine. Ironically, I have used the
only 28-85 I own about twice. Until last year I was an all-primes
shooter, and still am on the Pentax front.
I singled out this focal length because I was
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:29:42 +1000, you wrote:
As far as lenses go, like I said, it would totally suck to have to buy all
new glass and flash guns, but OTOH, in the long run, I need to give my
clients the best quality shots that I can afford, and the Canon and Nikkor
lenses aren't exactly lacking
Hi Jeff ...
I did some scanning this weekend and the experience was a
little different than your explanation.
Using the Nikon 4000dpi scanner allows for 14 bit greyscale,
not 16 bit. Perhaps not a significant difference.
Tiff clearly supports (or at least allows files) in the 14
bit (16 bit)
No kidding Chris! Any internet quote? How did you find this out?
Regards,
Ryan in Brissie
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From: Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 10:35 AM
Subject: *ist D Pricing News
Greetings Tanya and all Banana Bendersfrom a Crow
Both companies are famous for NYC curtness. Don't take it as a put down, it is
just their way. New Yorkers are strange people, they will call you all kinds of
nasty names while giving you their right arm. The curtness probably comes from
have 11 million neighbors all wanting attention at the
Actually - think about the time, place, and circumstances.
1. Most places here in the States don't fully staff on
weekends. Particularly Sundays. Particularly Super Bowl
Sunday. If retail, the sales people are there, but not
necessarily the big guys. Sunday-Monday in Oz is only
I'm not, picture Bambi meet Godzilla. Arm Bambi to the teeth, crossed
bandoleers, pistol belt
rifle slung around his neck, bazooka balanced on his back wearing a British
WWI/WWII helmet
in mortal combat with Godzilla...
The result, I'll leave to your imagination.
The animation style is the
On 1 Feb 2004 at 19:17, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Tiff clearly supports (or at least allows files) in the 14
bit (16 bit) range. Unfortunately, in order to do any
serious photoshop work, the files must be converted to 8
bit. This is in PS 7.0 ... maybe other software allows more
flexibility at
I've never seen that one but considering the second I'm not surprised.
At 04:41 PM 2/1/04, you wrote:
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From: Cotty
Subject: Re: OT: Bambi Meets Godzilla - was: February Pug
On 1/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Don't forget The Revenge of Bambi.
You are kidding
It's no longer current. Tamron is making a new version and
Pentax USA no longer lists it on it's web page. It's a good
bet that the only way you could get it new is new old stock.
At 05:17 PM 2/1/04, you wrote:
How about the FA 28-200? Isn't that a re-badge of sorts?
Len
* There's no place
It's not how old the woman is it's how old you think she is
that makes you a dirty old man. You should know that.
At 05:31 PM 2/1/04, frank theriault wrote:
Hi, Paul,
Well, you gor me, all right! vbg
At least I dont' feel like a dirty old man any more...
cheers,
frank
The optimist thinks this
Thanks Chris, I have already approached them about it, I've known about this
for some time now (thanks for taking the time to offer the info though!).
Ryan - it is on their website, but it isn't exactly true. I sent them that
site that was advertising it for US$1100 a few weeks back and the best
Hi Ryan,If you go to CRKennedy's website www.crkennedy.com.au and goto the
index at their home page,they guarantee to match any legitimate web quote.So
if you get a quote from Adorama,i,e, the final amount shown on the checkout
list.download it and forward it as an attachment to :[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, I recently won a couple of ebay auctions, and may need an American
address for shipping purposes.
The generous respondent will be forwarding a parcel to me in Canada.
As generosity should only extend so far, I am prepared to renumerate a
reasonable gratuity in addition to the postage costs.
Sounds like Wheatfield's bazooka carrying prairie dogs.
Bill
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From: Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Bambi Meets Godzilla - was: February Pug
I'm not, picture Bambi meet Godzilla. Arm
- Original Message -
From: Bill Owens
Subject: Re: OT: Bambi Meets Godzilla - was: February Pug
Sounds like Wheatfield's bazooka carrying prairie dogs.
Where do you think they got the idea?
WW
Sounds suspiciously close to the price someone mentioned Adorama as
having, that they would not honor. Got a little ahead of themselves
with the advertising do you suppose?
They advertised at 1325, said it was supposed to be 1725 and offered
me a special price of 1625... Hopefully, I denied
I was going through my takumar screw-mount lenses trying to put rough
dates on them, to figure out if any of them are as old as the yet-undated
spotmatic I asked about. Some of them are, in fact, older than I am.
Based on serial numbers, I also have an interesting case.
I have a 24/3.5
How could I know William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] would say:
Hi, I recently won a couple of ebay auctions, and may need an American
address for shipping purposes.
The generous respondent will be forwarding a parcel to me in Canada.
As generosity should only extend so far, I am prepared to
This one time, at band camp, Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With the price decrease etc, even with GST and postage, I figure I should be
able to pick one up from the US for around the $1700 mark
Isnt duty applicable on these?
Kind regards
Kevin
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I'm guessing it probably is a bit of a gamble. Some vendors do help you
though.. I just spent about AUD300 on a Singh Ray filter and they were nice
enough to declare it '$0/commercial sample' on the little green label. Doubt
BH would be as matesy though..
Cheers,
Ryan
- Original Message
At 04:44 PM 2/02/2004 +1100, you wrote:
This one time, at band camp, Tanya Mayer Photography
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With the price decrease etc, even with GST and postage, I figure I
should be
able to pick one up from the US for around the $1700 mark
Isnt duty applicable on these?
NO
It
G'day All.
There is already a company providing an Ebay forwarding service.
However, You have to register and pay a large yearly subscription fee.
They also charge like wounded bulls for the service.
I looked at it last year but decided against it.
For the life on me, I cannot remember what they
Great! - I've really been unable to read much on list and that may continue
for
a few days - Real life is very compelling just now ...
but thanks of course to you who liked my horses -- I have not even seen the PUG
yet myself (as I said, real life is being compelling!)
so wish dispensation
Frank, that is super!
congrats -- hope ya get lots more - then yo can buy me TWO cups of tea in
GFM :)
annsan
frank theriault wrote:
l.
Best of all, I sold one! How cool is that? Not only did he buy it, he paid
in advance, from his wallet, cash, last night. He may (he said) buy more,
My Leicas and Pentaxes use film. Ain't nothing digital
about 'em, so i doubt they'd have some kind of converter.
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 1 Feb 2004 at 19:17, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Tiff clearly supports (or at least allows files) in the 14
bit (16 bit) range. Unfortunately, in order to
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