In a message dated 3/28/2004 10:57:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One of my co-workers, who is adamant that Canon is better, has a K1000
that he takes mountain biking. He wound up with my 135/3.5 and 24/2.8.
DJE
-
Well, good to hear it!
And thanks for the
Since you have two partitions, and not two physical drives, (if I have
understood it correctly) you can safely ignore that message.
It talks about performance because it thinks you have two distinct drives.
With two drives you can read/write on both in the same time, so having those
large files
Had a great time and am pleased to say I got off fairly lightly with
that enormous fish - didn't take too much out of my 'saving for 200mm
macro' piggy bank.
Very impressed with the limited lenses that were present, as well as
with Stan's grip (even though he was bagging it out all night). More
Hi Jim,
If you're shooting many different compositions and focusing points at the
same aperature, as for example in aperature-priority mode, what you
describe is the easiest way I've heard of.
But if you're reconsidering and resetting the aperature for each shot, as
for example in
Frank said:
That's a sweet shot, Dave.
Thanks.:-)
Definitely more than an ordinary everyday piccie made by someone's grandma
on a ps at grandchild's first b-day party, that's for sure.
There were a few.Only slr type cameras were mine.lol
You really captured the joy on both faces. I
LOL.Thanks Ken.
I think i have one with them sitting up i can post.vbg
Dave
Dave, very cute well done. But you gotta do
sumthin about the tilt VBG
Kenneth Waller
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: First Birthday_paw week
Are you all out hunting WABBITS?!?!
.Or has Frank's lawyer talk put you all to sleep???
..Or have you all black listed me so that you can talk about me behind
my back
vbg
WELL, fine, I'm going off to watch Paradise Hotel then!
tan.
Hello Tanya,
Monday, March 29, 2004, 3:50:56 PM, you wrote:
TMP Are you all out hunting WABBITS?!?!
I don't even know what a wabbit is. Hunting? No... Maybe fishing:)
TMP .Or has Frank's lawyer talk put you all to sleep???
Uppsy, seems that I have skipped that part. Sorry Frank.
TMP
Alle 12:50, lunedì 29 marzo 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography ha scritto:
Are you all out hunting WABBITS?!?!
what's a wabbit??? I can't find it in the dictinoary (Only one entry related
to an hack of Elmer Fudd, I don't think it is what you are referring to,
isn't it?)
.Or has Frank's
She is very beautuiful and photogenic. But for portraits I would prefere if
she didn't smile that much - not on most photoes, anyway...
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Lasse Karlsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 29.
Hi Kevin.
This is the type of rural picture i tend to go after on my drives in the GWN on
weekends.
I like the
shot,but agree with Bill,it could use a bit more sky.
I think this shot would look good as a BW picture too.
I know you said in a reply to someone,that you could not time you
Why do you need one ?
I just use a Garden Hose that I screw on to the Tap at one end and put into
the Developing Tank at the other...I let the water run through it for
20-30minutes.
All the best
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
No, no, no! You must, absolutely must, buy a $500 ARCHIVAL film washer.
Q: What is the difference between a piece of vinyl tubing with a facet adaptor
on one end that you stick into the developing tank, and a ARCHIVAL film washer?
A: $495.
--
Jens Bladt wrote:
Why do you need one ?
I just use
Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they aren't out to get ya!
HAR!
Regards,
Bob...
A lie gets halfway around the world before
the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
- Winston Churchill
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
Are you all out hunting WABBITS?!?!
yeah. where is frank, anyway?
I simply love my SMC A 2.8/20mm. I got a bargain 225$ on ebay - usually they
are arround 300$. It's a brilliant lens IMO. Of course it's just a 30mm in
the *ist D, but that's not too bad either. The 3.5/15mm is rare and very
expensive (700$ - if it wasn't, I would have bought one).
I had a 19mm
On 28/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] discumbobulated:
Thanks for the pix and organizing the venue Chris, it was an enjoyable
evening,
it's always a pleasure to meet fellow PDMLers and their seldom mentioned
partners. It's an interesting experience as the faces are generally
unfamiliar
but there is
Elmer Fuddism (Warner Bros. Cartoon Character) Rabbit hehehe ... (I
can't seem to put that into text ;) )
danilo wrote:
Alle 12:50, lunedì 29 marzo 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography ha scritto:
Are you all out hunting WABBITS?!?!
what's a wabbit??? I can't find it in the dictinoary
Ah... What's up, Doc?
Jostein wrote:
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From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Are you all out hunting WABBITS?!?!
Naawww, they're just out photogwaphing boids.
Or watching Cartoon Network.
Cheers,
Jostein
--
graywolf
At 08:23 AM 3/29/2004, Mike Wilson wrote:
Seriously, this is one piece of software that you really need to rtfm.
Carefully. Then again.
The Vuescan on-line manual isn't particularly helpful either. I spent the
better part of a week twiddling w/ the software have decided I'm not
qualified to
Yep, you have 2 weeks, he has 30 days to respond, you have 2 weeks, he has 60
days to respond, you have 2 weeks, he has 90 days to respond. If you go through
all that then you can take him to small claims court. But then you will have to
find where his accounts are, to collect in all
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A really nice series, Lasse! She's so very at ease in front of the camera
(intended as a tribute to you). She seems very spontaneous.
Thanks, Frank.
Actually, although she liked being shot, she was a little bit nervous (in lack for a
more precise
Yep, Kieth - it must be the one, even though I wrote F3.5 byside the shots
on my web site.
All the best
Jens Bladt
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
Fra: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 29. marts 2004 19:06
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
She is very beautuiful and photogenic. But for portraits I would prefere if
she didn't smile that much - not on most photoes, anyway...
I think I appreciate your point.
I might add that this particular upload primarily was a way for her to finally and
Not the Takumar version.
Details here:
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/135mm.html
Please email off list. Thanks!
shel
I've read somewhere(can't find it) that the fps rate improves to about 4 on
an MZ-S equipped with BG10 grip and lithium batteries. Can anybody confirm
this with own experience
TIA,
Robert (Woerner Bros.)
Does anyone have experience with these lenses? I'm interested in
which lens produces the nicest bokeh and their other merits as well.
I saw an example of the bokeh from the 150mm on Valentin's site, but
no example for the 135mm.
Jim
If you want a superior lens but don't mind the extra
Hi Robert,
Never heard that rumour before, but it dosn't work like that on my MZS+BG10.
I only get to use cheaper batteries.
Later
Feroze
- Original Message -
From: Robert Leigh Woerner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:39 PM
Subject: BG 10 Grip
Of course, this conversation seems to be somewhat limited as to what a pro
is.
More than a few photographers who make a living at this use, for instance M
series Leicas (Salgado, for one, although he also uses R series slr's, and
they ain't small).
Last summer, I was shooting some frames at
To those of you who were wondering:-We were attending to the business at
hand and had no time (in between food and drinks)to ear burn any body.In
such convivial surroundings and on such a balmy night our hearts were
pure,our minds clear and we had nothing but goodwill towards all men(and
Tanja).No
Geesh, what state are you in? LOL. True that if you move, its a
problem, but otherwise, unless you live in a state where they drag it
out like that, its pretty painless. It was for me in Pennsylvania. Big
companies (like the moving company I sued) like to play tricks such as
hiding their
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thats the one reason i went with the D2H for my sports stuff.
Huge buffer,up to 8fs and shutter lag of 37ms. WYSIWYG. :-)
Dave
But also a case of you get what you pay for. If Nikon were selling
D2Hs for what the *istD goes for I'd already have one.
I like #'s 3 and 6 the best - but they're all good, imho.
#3, 'cause of the second OOF bird in there. And the real tight DOF on the
front bird. Just real nice.
#6, because of the diagonal roof. It makes a really strong comp, imho. The
little sparrow (I don't know birds for sh**, but I know
Is the gist of this size does matter?
Of course, this conversation seems to be somewhat limited as to what a pro
is.
More than a few photographers who make a living at this use, for instance M
series Leicas (Salgado, for one, although he also uses R series slr's, and
they ain't small).
To begin with, Attila and Danilo asked what a wabbit is... Danilo was on
the right track...
Attila then said he was going to read Lord Of The Rings, and Danilo asked
what Paradise Hotel is... This should answer your question Danilo:
I have uploaded 3 pictures temporarily so you might check it out. They are
2820dpi scans. Two things I don't like about the M135/3.5 are the rather
long travel distance (because I am slow on manual focus), and 1.5m which is
not close enough, 1.2m would be so much better.
Hal,
Hmmm. I guess I did ramble just a tad, eh? g
Yeah, I guess the gist was size matters. But, more to some than others.
And, depending on one's use, it can go in different directions. As Tom and
DJE said, sometimes a PJ likes big, sometimes for non-photo-specific
reasons.
I was also
No more than usual, Boris. vbg
-frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
I am afraid if I go on explaining I will loose any semblance of sense
here...
I find tilting morally reprehensible. If I have 'issues about cropping,
then I have to say that tilting is just plain wrong.
That being said, your treatment improves the image immensely, Jostein!
vbg
Huge difference. The tilt just makes the picture sing. Kind of like what
Boris said, in a
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault
Subject: RE: big is beautiful
For some styles of photography, big is a downright disadvantage. I
know on
the street, more people look at my camera when it's the LX, a
Spotmatic or
even the MX when I have the Winder MX on it. I get very
Hi, Fred,
I like it. I'm trying really hard to love it, but so far, I can't quite go
that far.
Seems that everything is there - spectacular sky, those gentle curved waves
(very cool!), the couple walking on the beach, beautiful mountains in the
hazy distance.
But something just doesn't
...but the scans show some very good images!
I see no problem with that.
Which 135mm f/3.5 IS it?
I have several 135s, and am trying to choose...all input is welcomed.
keith whaley
Alan Chan wrote:
I have uploaded 3 pictures temporarily so you might check it out. They
are 2820dpi scans. Two
- Original Message -
From: graywolf
Subject: Re: Recommendations: Roll Film Washer
No, no, no! You must, absolutely must, buy a $500 ARCHIVAL film
washer.
The intersting thing about film washing is how easy and quick it
really can be, with no additional equipment.
A hose running a
Um, thanks!?!? I was thinking about $35 for something that was designed for
the purpose, and maybe uniform in action. Or, maybe I could save the price
of the garden hose by drinking some beers, then just sticking my.
Well, never mind.
-Original Message-
From: graywolf
Just watched a documentary about French photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand
who specialises in aerial photography and is the mastermind behind 'The
Earth from the Air' a touring exhibition of his work, usually displayed
outside in cities around the world, literally dozens of countries to
date. In
Only when I type, I assure you, Cotty.
Were I there in person, I'd be stuttering, spit would be flying out of my
mouth, and I'd be completely at a loss for words.
I'm only suave, erudite and urbane on this list. Just wait until GFM.
You'll be most disappointed, I assure you. vbg
cheers,
I agree with everything you say.
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
One of the small camera disadvantages that I ran into from time to
time while playing the wedding game
Did I say trashed? I clearly didn't mean that. I must have meant
something else. I just don't know what that would be right now... vbg
Of course, when you say it wasn't me that burned your ears, you imply that
someone else did! Hmm...
-frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of
So you say...
g
-frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Keith WHALEY [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:Sydney International PDML
... and so is black. What drivel
Smaller is better, bigger is better, this camera garners
respect ... WTF is that?
Go over to the Leica list and you'll find a lot of pros
using M cameras for certain types of PJ work, or documentary
work, and even in corporate boardrooms. These same pros
will
When you tell us to contact off list and your mail isn't included, how is
this done?(Newbe)
- Original Message -
From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:55 AM
Subject: FS: Pentax Products
An good acquaintance of mine has the
Well, that was scathing.
I was not in the business of educating less than savvy clients.
I was in the business of taking photographs for profit, not fun.
The average wedding/ portrait client is of the opinion that Nikon
takes the best pictures, end of story.
Nikon sez it's so, and that is enough
- Original Message -
From: Hal Sandra Davis
Subject: Re: Pentax Products
When you tell us to contact off list and your mail isn't
included, how is
this done?(Newbe)
In Outlook Express (your mailer), hit the reply to button and the
senders email is right there.
Sort of like this:
Bill,
Thanks for the insight. What you describe is what I have been doing. Fill
dump, fill dump. I thought there might be a more efficient method. Maybe
not, huh.
Sure is tough to get a straight answer around here lately, though.
-Original Message-
From: William Robb
Tom,
I used to send away clients who wanted to hire me to go after people for
that amount of money, for exactly the reasons that you mention.
At the $200 an hour I charged back then, I would have to put in AT LEAST 10
hours of time, even in small claims court. Initial interview, draw up docs
Aric,
Where was I?
I was working, fer gawd's sake!
You know, making a living? So I can turn around and spend way more money on
photography than I can afford? g
BTW, Tan, sorry I bored you with all that lawyer talk. I tried to keep it
to a minimum (remember how I wrote you off list with a
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 17:13:06 -0600, you wrote:
OTOH, as soon as you are working directly with a client, often the
larger camera garners instant respect.
This, in turn, can actually lead to better photos, as it is one more
thing that puts the client at ease about the job.
William Robb
Sometimes
Cotty wrote:
Just watched a documentary about French photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand
who specialises in aerial photography and is the mastermind behind 'The
Earth from the Air' a touring exhibition of his work, usually displayed
outside in cities around the world, literally dozens of countries
I'm sorry I didn't put my email address in the body of the email, I usually
do. By now the Hon. Wm Robb has told you how to overcome my omission. His
response has probably informed a few non Newbes who didn't know either.
Were you interested?
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From:
thanks, Frank. it's just a roof. no eavestrough here. i don't know if you
did the math and all, but the sparrow was about 60 feet from me when i took
the picture. having an equivalent 2400mm FOV really makes a difference. it's
a House Sparrow, imported from Europe more than a century ago and now
Tanja,
You like Madonna? Oh you poor baby...
She's so much yesterday's news...
LA sounds like your best bet for several reasons.
1) Yes, it is a hub airport with frequent flights to everywhere else in the
USA.
2) San Jose is 36 miles south of San Francisco airport, and
500 miles north of
I am having problems with dust and hair looking bits being visible in both
the viewfinder of my *istD and one of my Z-20's. I have blown them out with
compressed air, but to with no avail. I am not sure if it is on the mirror
or the pentaprism - any suggestions? I know that it doesn't affect
Blabber mouth.
You know what? Bugs Bunny was much funnier 10 foot tall on the big screen than
he is on TV. And you got to throw pop corn at the girls.
--
frank theriault wrote:
BTW, Tom et all don't know Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd from the Cartoon
Net. They saw them when they were new, at the
John Francis wrote:
Can someone tell me -
what sort of distance is it from LAX to San Jose?
Around 500 miles.
I'd say no more than 350 - straight up route 5,
no?
Typo?
ann Ive been everywhere san
p. s. IT isn't boring if you take the route along
the water, or go up the
east side
If he was, he wouldn't have had those heads in the foreground! g
Nice shot, BTW
Christian Skofteland
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- Original Message -
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You should be a Professional Sports Photographer.
-frank
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
6 changes are supposed to reduce chemicals in film or RC paper about 1000:1.
It's boring though, as you know. The hose through the reel into the bottom of
the tank takes about 15-20 minutes to reach the same level, but uses a lot more
water as Bill says.
Most efficient. One rinse. Hypo clear.
John Francis wrote:
Can someone tell me -
what sort of distance is it from LAX to San Jose?
Around 500 miles.
I'd say no more than 350 - straight up route 5,
no?
Typo?
Perhaps a little more - around 360 miles, I believe.
Not so much a typo as the signposted distance on
http://www.blm.gov/nhp/
Regards,
Bob...
A lie gets halfway around the world before
the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
- Winston Churchill
Both you and Shel have your shorts in a bunch today?
William Robb wrote:
Well, that was scathing.
I was not in the business of educating less than savvy clients.
I was in the business of taking photographs for profit, not fun.
The average wedding/ portrait client is of the opinion that Nikon
I'm in need of an ultrawide for the *istD. I'm wondering if this lens
is released yet for Pentax mount and can be purchased somewhere?
Indications are that it is not yet available.
Thanks for any info you can give me.
Bruce
It's funny, you learn this by having an MX or LX, at least I did, the
offending matter may be on the reverse side
of the focusing screen. In a camera with a removable focusing screen
it's a relitively simple matter to clean
the back side of the screen. Otherwise it's a pain. (On the LX you
It certainly looks like an F.
Bob Blakely wrote:
http://www.blm.gov/nhp/
Regards,
Bob...
A lie gets halfway around the world before
the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
- Winston Churchill
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 17:15:35 -0500
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: big is beautiful
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
Of course, this conversation seems to be somewhat limited as to what a pro
is.
More
Sold ... !!
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Not the Takumar version.
Details here:
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/135mm.html
Please email off list. Thanks!
shel
I certainly understand that a large noisey camera would be a
disadvantage for street photography, and honestly, I think the same
disadvantage would apply to photojournalism, for many of the same
reasons.
Photojournalism as I know it is seldom practiced in conditions where
stealth and
Hi Tanja,I had this(have )problem.If you know what you are doing you can
take the viewfinder out of the *istD from inside.It slides out from the
bracket that holds it.The holding bracket swings down after being
unclipped.Sometimes gunk etc. gets caught behind the viewfinder and wont
blow
Bruce, I spoke to CR Kennedy here in Australia about just that lens about
half an hour ago! They said it was on backorder and that there were three
separate shipments on back order, and they had no idea at all when it would
be available. He said that price would be aroun AUD$1500 (rrp), but most
Awesome shot!Just a great action shot.
Regards Chris K
Hi,
Tuesday, March 30, 2004, 12:33:43 AM, Cotty wrote:
Just watched a documentary about French photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand
[...] In fact I saw the exhibition by chance a couple of years ago when
visiting Jostein in Oslo.
http://www.yannarthusbertrand.com/
next time you have some time
Well, now I know that I can't get it in Oz just yet. I'm hoping that
someone will say it is available in the US somewhere.
Bruce
Monday, March 29, 2004, 9:57:32 PM, you wrote:
TMP Bruce, I spoke to CR Kennedy here in Australia about just that lens about
TMP half an hour ago! They said it
In a message dated 3/29/2004 9:23:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm in need of an ultrawide for the *istD. I'm wondering if this lens
is released yet for Pentax mount and can be purchased somewhere?
Indications are that it is not yet available.
Thanks for any info you
In a message dated 3/29/2004 3:42:27 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I agree with everything you say.
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
One of the
In a message dated 3/28/2004 3:19:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/temp/
the first three were taken with my *istD at ISO 200 using my FA* 400 f5.6
with the Pentax A1.4X-L and then cropped exactly 50%. that means a total
effective FOV of
In a message dated 3/27/2004 7:36:03 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/DarkSkys.html
Just thought to post a link to some lighthouse
photos I had on line. Bob S.
--
All are unusual or different with cool colors.
But the Witches
Alle 22:47, lunedì 29 marzo 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography ha scritto:
To begin with, Attila and Danilo asked what a wabbit is... Danilo was on
the right track...
I don't know if I was on the right track, this is what I've found.
Now that you've pointed out that it was a cartoon I can quite
Actually I was waaay of track
Mine was the M. :-)
Regards,
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
...but the scans show some very good images!
I see no problem with that.
Which 135mm f/3.5 IS it?
I have several 135s, and am trying to choose...all input is welcomed.
keith whaley
John Francis wrote:
John Francis wrote:
Can someone tell me -
what sort of distance is it from LAX to San Jose?
Around 500 miles.
I'd say no more than 350 - straight up route 5,
no?
Typo?
Perhaps a little more - around 360 miles, I believe.
Well, I went and
If you can see the dust through the viewfinder but can't blow them away,
they are trapped between the prism and the screen. If the dust looks sharp
through the viewfinder, they are on the upper side of the screen. Don't ever
use compressed air can because it might blow some nasty stuff onto the
I have never seen one of these before.
Cable looks to be around 10 or 15 feet long - one connector is a 5 pin round
similar to Motor Drive A - the other I have nae ken.
http://members.aol.com/camdir.mystery.jpg
Any ideas?
Kind regards
Peter
http://members.aol.com/camdir/mystery.jpg
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