Re: Q: Pentax 5,5x lupe

2004-04-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
My Pentax 5.5 came with both bases. I thought they all came that way - at least if bought new. BTW, I do love mine! Bruce Tuesday, April 20, 2004, 10:24:13 PM, you wrote: SB The Pentax loupe has two options for viewing. One is a clear SB base that sits over the neg, the other, more unusual

Re: Anyone try this with B/W scans?

2004-04-21 Thread John Francis
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:45:11 -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: And what, may I ask, is the problem scanning conventional BW film? My understanding is that the problem occurs when you try to use the IR scratch speck removal systems. Apparently, the silver film grains react quite

Re: what's your favorite Pentax macro?

2004-04-21 Thread Steve Larson
Hi Kostas, The reason a macro performs so well at close distances is that the elements are designed to give a flat field, sharpness from edge to edge. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: OT - Web site question...

2004-04-21 Thread Leon Altoff
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:21:37 +1000, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Ok, so here's why I ask - I am still trying to work out the best way to go as far as search engine submissions for my site. It seems to me that most of them now are offering a per click or per hit pricing structure. Usually, they

Re: More on shoe-mounted flashes

2004-04-21 Thread brooksdj
With the nikon dslr and sb80dx flash,the head read out for focal length used is whats on the lens,not in regard to the 1:5 factor.(ie: If i'm at 50 on my 35-70 f2.8 the read out says 50 on the flash,not 75.) I would quess the Pentax would be the same. I think thats what your after, yes.:-)

Re: OT - Web site question...

2004-04-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, so here's why I ask - I am still trying to work out the best way to go as far as search engine submissions for my site. It seems to me that most of them now are offering a per click or per hit pricing structure. Usually, they are around .15c

RE: First (and hopefully not last) Post and using both flash connectors

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Welcome Brian thanks for your email, that's what I wanted to know of course. That gives me hope for future experiments. Markus - Subject: First (and hopefully not last) Post and using both flash connectors is there a risk of overloading the connectors if I use both flash connectors on a

Re: OT: Re: Another ubiquitous acronym confusee..

2004-04-21 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Ryan Lee wrote: Norm Baugher clarified it too :-) Just one more thing I have to ask.. How do you say 'kitchen sink' in German? A Swiss friend of mine said a strange sounding word and I just have to find out if he was pulling my leg.. Isn't it Der Washendishen in the

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Peter Loveday wrote: The 'Pie Floater' is a pie, upside down, in pea soup, not mushy peas or anything, but actual soup. And it soaks in to the crust, and of course you have lots of sauce on it... delicious. Mmmm wonder if the pie vans still on north tce this time

Re:TOPDML.Was: no rules. street photography

2004-04-21 Thread brooksdj
Your welcome. Just a heads up to any Toronto area lurkers.So far myself,Jeff and Frank are planning an outing Saturday. Most likely north of the city this time.Do some rural stuff for a change.lol Might even take picture this time before we have beers.g Brendan and David Chang-Sang look like

Re: what's your favorite Pentax macro?

2004-04-21 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Steve Larson wrote: The reason a macro performs so well at close distances is that the elements are designed to give a flat field, sharpness from edge to edge. I see, thanks very much. Kostas

Re: Anyone try this with B/W scans?

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Apr 2004 at 15:32, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: To provide a better scan of a bw neg have you put a filter behind the bw neg and then had the software remove this color-cast mask? As other have eluded to there is no problem scanning BW negs per se, it's just requires a different approach

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 13:17, Chris Stoddart wrote: I saw a programme with the comedian Billy Connoly a few years ago where he extolled the virtues of a pie floater bought from a van on the waterfront of some big city in Oz (sorry, can't recall which one tho). Yep, that's Harry's Cafe de Wheels at

Re: what's your favorite Pentax macro?

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 4:38, Steve Larson wrote: Hi Kostas, The reason a macro performs so well at close distances is that the elements are designed to give a flat field, sharpness from edge to edge. Or put another way; most conventional lenses are designed to focus at a distance measured

RE: Disgusting things that Autralians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 12:31, Cotty wrote: When my father realised that my sister and I were drinking far too much milk every day, he rationed it by giving us one large jar each in the fridge, labelled accordingly. Henceforth, I used to swig from her jar and top up with water. This explains why

RE: More on shoe-mounted flashes

2004-04-21 Thread Jens Bladt
I would think that it is the angle of view that counts, not the focal length. So, a flash read out of 50mm (lens for 35mm) should cover a digtal lens with focal length 33mm, which is equivalent to 50 mm. So a FLASH calculatad for 35mm film should be fine with a LENS for 35mm, even when used on the

RE: First (and hopefully not last) Post and using both flash connectors

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 21:05, Brian Walters wrote: G'day again Trevor/Ryan I'm in western Sydney, sadly not making enough of photo oportunities in the Blue Mountains. Apologies for not responding directly to the thread - I signed up for the digest which makes adding to threads difficult

RE: Re: Another ubiquitous acronym confusee..

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
That's an easy on to say for us but not to write since we do not have any rules of writing Swiss German: it's called Chuchichäschtli. Please note the difference between German and Swiss German :-) Markus Norm Baugher clarified it too :-) Just one more thing I have to ask.. How do you say

RE: Copyright on photos?

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi John yes, the interesting point of the discussion was, whether a photo can be Art or not because it simple requires a click. I think it was the first time, a judge decided for Art. That the photographer owned the right on the photo, was already clear. If you make photos for someone, you have a

RE: fast film not a solution?

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Andy with modest enlargements, do you see the difference between Fuji 200 and 400 negative film If yes, is it much grainier or are the colors not as good with ISO 400? I use 400 Superia and overexpose it automatically by one Step by setting it at one point below 400 on the Pentax ME Super ISO

RE: fast film not a solution?

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Alan I really like the winder grip on the Pentax ME Super, it fits my hands much better than the SF7 body. Markus I have been able to obtain more sharp pictures with manual focus bodies like MX or Super Program than the Z-1p because of lesser camera shake. Perhaps I am so used to the old

RE: Copyright on photos?

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi David In Norway, and I think several other European countries, the photographer owns the photo unless the right to use the photo is bound by some contract. I think that is true for Switzerland also. There are some rights that he or she is not allowed to give away, such as the right to

RE: Copyright on photos?

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Peter I have the same understanding, it's some kind of working contract written or not. saluti Markus Under US law the photographer automatically owns the rights to a photograph, exceptions are when the photo is made under contract expressed or implied to another.

RE: Re: Another ubiquitous acronym confusee..

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Nice guess Jens! Chuchichäschtli and we always say it in its small form with the i at the end :-) There is no such Thing as a Küchen = Chuchi = Kitchen waschen= wash Markus Subject: RE: Re: Another ubiquitous acronym confusee.. Ryan Franksly I don't know. My guess would be eine Küchenwaschen -

RE: fast film not a solution?

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Anthony I like every opinion on Pentax equipment! I would carry a second body for important photo shootings and have now bought a really cheap used Pentax Espio 928 Point and Shoot camera with 28-90mm zoom to just leave it in the car to be prepared :-) If I manage to repair my two ME super

HTML and attachments over PentaxNet

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Thanks to anyone replying on that subject. Hmm, I guess I have to look for some free webspace to place photos and links for you :-) I really want to survive. Markus can I post emails including pictures in HTML or Personally I wouldn't mind if you did, BUT I strongly believe that you are not

RE: fast film not a solution?

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Shel aha, that explains it all of course saluti Markus I generally don't use long lenses, and, with but one exception, I never use zooms, and that one's a Pentax M24~35 zoom .

RE: fast film not a solution?

2004-04-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Andy I really like big photos, sometimes I really see details and the quality of a photo only when I enlarge it enough. The prices here are not so high for enlargements, of course a nice Pentax loupe would help also... I prefer 24X36 centimeter enlargements, but space on the walls at home is

Re: Disgusting things that Autralians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Actually the idea of grey hamburger is worse... Anthony Farr wrote: I've yet to meet an American who likes cold beetroot (beets) on a salad. Even after twenty years living in Sydney, one close friend (Utah born) still grimaces at vegemite, beetroot, and some other Aussie specialties. regards,

Re: OT: non-readable jpgs from optio s

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 10:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a tool that can repair the files? when I look at the thumbnails of the files with the grey stripes they look ok. I had this problem once before, but I just deleted the pic because it wasn't an important one. But these pictures are

Re: Disgusting things that people eat

2004-04-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
I know I said this before but, Gack... Simon King wrote: It's difficult to comment on this one as I like Tripe and Vegemite. After that, what can you say? Anyhoo, I did a search and found this; http://www.acc.umu.se/~widmark/java/chock/foodfaq.html I like 1.5. Tan, 2.3's for you. Cheers, Simon

Re: HTML and attachments over PentaxNet

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 15:05, Markus Maurer wrote: Thanks to anyone replying on that subject. Hmm, I guess I have to look for some free webspace to place photos and links for you :-) I really want to survive. Consider photo.net, their agreement seems quite fair to the authors and they offer

RE: More on shoe-mounted flashes

2004-04-21 Thread brooksdj
Makes sense. Thanks for that. Dave I would think that it is the angle of view that counts, not the focal length. So, a flash read out of 50mm (lens for 35mm) should cover a digtal lens with focal length 33mm, which is equivalent to 50 mm. So a FLASH

Re: what's your favorite Pentax macro?

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 11:19, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Is the Voigtlander available in K mount? Also, do any of the 90-125 lenses mentioned so far (and I have read no bad comments on any) work well as portrait lenses or as telefocus ones? The Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 125mm F2.5 SL is

Re: Q: Pentax 5,5x lupe

2004-04-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Wow! For years - at least as long as I've owned mine - the black base was an optional piece, and few places carried it, much less knew about it. Even BH and several shops in the UK list the black base as a separate and optional piece. Good for you! Bruce. Bruce Dayton wrote: My Pentax 5.5

RE: Disgusting things that Autralians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:31:40 +0100 From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip This explains why she is now slim and lovely and I am a fat bastard. Cheers, Cotty As Cotty raises a large glass of whole milk I must ask ... Was that you in Austin Powers? :) CRB

RE: Disgusting things that people eat

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 15:17, Simon King wrote: It's difficult to comment on this one as I like Tripe and Vegemite. After that, what can you say? I frequent a little Cambodian place that does a pigs blood jelly soup, apparently it's OK but fortunately I'm more into Laksa :-) Rob Studdert

Re: Another ubiquitous acronym confusee..

2004-04-21 Thread Norm Baugher
Oh, don't worry, that's never a problem g Norm Markus Maurer wrote: snip Please note the difference between German and Swiss German :-) Markus

Decision on the PUG?

2004-04-21 Thread Mark Dalal
Hey Folks, So was a decision on what to do with the PUG ever reached? If so, what was it? Mark

Re: SMC (K) 28mm f3.5 on Ebay

2004-04-21 Thread William Johnson
Hi Markus, First of all, regarding wedding photography, there's dozens of folks on this list that know more about it than me. And I'd like to keep it that way too :-) However, I generally use the ZX-5n with color film (the Fuji portrait one, whats it called? NPH?) and the Super Program with

Re: Mat sizes US (Texas)

2004-04-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Many supermarkets and other stores now have kiosks where you can scan the print yourself and have it printed on their printer. The attendant may not even look at the print. Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Great to see that one hour labs are taking notice of copyright stamps on the back of

Re: what's your favorite Pentax macro?

2004-04-21 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Rob Studdert wrote: The Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 125mm F2.5 SL is available in KA mount, it's Do I want to know the price? :-) This can't be too readily available in the used market. Kostas

Re: Web Site Take Two

2004-04-21 Thread Norm Baugher
Shaun, can you post the site address again? Norm Shaun Canning wrote: Hi Gang, Kevin rightly mentioned that the images on my revamped website were too large, which indeed they were. So, I have revamped the site for the second time to reduce the size (and download time) of the images. None are

Re: Re: Another ubiquitous acronym confusee..

2004-04-21 Thread Ryan Lee
Good grief it's a real word! Markus, that's the one. I'd imagine if I were Swiss German I'd be dodging and swerving as best I could that 'kitchen sink' never ever came into the conversation - I can't pronounce it for the life of me! Jens, I was kinda hoping it was eine küchenwaschen- much much

PAW:Playing with 1500mm

2004-04-21 Thread Bill Owens
I decided this morning to play with my 500mm mirror lens and a cheapo Kenko 2X TC on the *ist D. Here is the result from about 150-200 feet away, sized and sharpened in PS 7.0. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=72 Bill

Re: First (and hopefully not last) Post and using both flash connectors

2004-04-21 Thread Ryan Lee
Well, welcome Brian! I've bookmarked the site because it looks interesting. Well, giving you a break from your landscape shots.. any chance of seeing some of your wildflower macros sometime? Regards, Ryan - Original Message - From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

History

2004-04-21 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
In Japanese, asa means morning, and hi can mean either sun or fire (as in Hibachi). In this case, it means morning sun, but this phrase is usually translated into English as rising sun, and it is the name of the red circle on the Japanese flag. It is a patriotic expression, akin to the word

Re: PAW - Grasshopper (was: Re: TTL ringlight flash)

2004-04-21 Thread Joseph Tainter
Previously: Looking back through my archives, I've shot probably 100 images using the Vivitar 6000AF ring flash with the D. No trouble to report, and generally the exposures were pretty good. Now: Thanks, Christian. I guess I'm just nervous after what this flash did to my PZ-1p. Nice

OT - Can files be retrieved from a damaged CD?

2004-04-21 Thread Anthony Farr
A friend spoke to me tonight about a CD of photos she has that won't open. A message appears saying that the CD drive is not ready, like you would get if you attempted to open a CD before it had spun up to speed. Two immediately obvious issues could be contributing to this problem. The most

Re: Test

2004-04-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Came thru on the list just fine, anthony ... Anthony Farr wrote: A message I sent 4 hours back hasn't shown up. Matter of fact nothing else from PDML has shown up either. Just seeing if it's a list problem or if my ISP's mail server is acting up. Carry on. regards, Anthony Farr

Re: Disgusting things that people eat

2004-04-21 Thread Anthony Farr
- Original Message - From: Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's difficult to comment on this one as I like Tripe and Vegemite. (snip) Not together I hope :-\ Actually, I don't mind the odd bit of offal myself. Tripe onions, brains'n'bacon, lambs fry. Haggis is quite nice, too.

Re: Q: Pentax 5,5x lupe

2004-04-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, I thought about the tape trick, but it's a messy solution, especially if you want to look at prints and contact sheets (using the clear base) and film (using the opaque base on a light box). If you only look at film on a light box, then tape is a good, cheap solution. I like the Pentax zoom

RE: Q: Pentax 5,5x lupe

2004-04-21 Thread David Madsen
I purchased mined directly from Pentax and it only came with the clear base. I mostly use it to view BW contact sheets anyway. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Re: what's your favorite Pentax macro?

2004-04-21 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Kostas, Guess I need to put in my opinion. For quite a long time I owned the FA 100/2.8 Pentax. I sold it when I went to medium format. Since then, I have moved on to digital (*istD) and needed a macro lens. This time I opted to buy the new Tamron SP 90/2.8 macro. After having used it

PAW:Repost of Playing with 1500mm

2004-04-21 Thread Bill Owens
Resized smaller, but lost some detail. Posted it full frame, but a cropped print looks pretty good. Details: *ist D with 500mm mirror lens and cheap 2X TC, distance about 100-150 feet. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=73 Bill

RE: Re: Another ubiquitous acronym confusee..

2004-04-21 Thread Jens Bladt
I gues the common German word is Küchen spüle - which translates into something like Kitchen Rinse, but they probably have a dozen different words for it. Not very strage - after all, English is a germanic language, isn't it? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: History

2004-04-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Great explanation, Daniel. I'll try to remember that. The meaning of Hihon (Nippon) I didn't know, and it's welcome information. Thanks, keith whaley Daniel J. Matyola wrote: In Japanese, asa means morning, and hi can mean either sun or fire (as in Hibachi). In this case, it means morning

Re: OT - Can files be retrieved from a damaged CD?

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Apr 2004 at 0:42, Anthony Farr wrote: What can I do to help if the file structure is destroyed? Would it still be possible to clone the disc, faults and all, onto my hard drive and try to get at the picture files from there? I believe the data isn't on the foil but in a pigment layer

Re: PAW:Repost of Playing with 1500mm

2004-04-21 Thread Gonz
Looks pretty good for a 56K jpg. It really compresses alot of detail out doesn't it? Bill Owens wrote: Resized smaller, but lost some detail. Posted it full frame, but a cropped print looks pretty good. Details: *ist D with 500mm mirror lens and cheap 2X TC, distance about 100-150 feet.

Re: what's your favorite Pentax macro?

2004-04-21 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Rob Studdert wrote: The Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 125mm F2.5 SL is available in KA mount, it's Do I want to know the price? :-) Answer: at $620*, no, I just don't need this kind of construction and the premium that

18-35 vs. 16-45.

2004-04-21 Thread Jeff Jonsson
Has anybody compared the optical quality of the two new aperture ring-less lenses? I am going on a week long road trip through the Southwest next month, and want to get a super-wide zoom for my *istD and was wondering if I could get away with buying the far less expensive 18-35. Is there a third

OT: Best restaurants in the world - official!

2004-04-21 Thread John Forbes
Following on from the recent thread about LA eateries, I list below the forty nine restaurants which the numerically-challenged editors of Restaurant magazine have adjudged to be the fifty finest restaurants in the world. Somewhat disappointingly, given its recent build-up, LA rates only one

Re: OT - Why preflash? (was:Re: DSLR slide duplicator)

2004-04-21 Thread Andre Langevin
Thanks for the nice theory behind the applications. Now, in practical terms, for non-professional work, if I use KR (64 asa) to copy slides, should I expose all my film at 6400 asa (100:1 ratio), go back to take 1 (easy with a LX) and take my slides normally at 64 asa? Andre

Re: 18-35 vs. 16-45.

2004-04-21 Thread John Forbes
Tan, I think, has already mentioned the good flare performance of the 18-35. I've shot right into the evening sun with this lens, with no ill effects whatever. You have to watch verticals with it, but it's certainly not a disaster. John On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:59:28 -0600, Jeff Jonsson

Re: PAW:Playing with 1500mm

2004-04-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:00 AM 267 Kb is huge for anyone on a dialup connection. The image fails to load when microsoft times out, at least for me. If it seems to take about 15-20 minutes check your dialup properties. You might be

Re: OT: Best restaurants in the world - official!

2004-04-21 Thread Norm Baugher
I figured Spago would make the list. Norm John Forbes wrote:

RE: Disgusting things that Autralians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/4/04, CRB FOR IT IS HE, discombobulated, offered: snip This explains why she is now slim and lovely and I am a fat bastard. Cheers, Cotty As Cotty raises a large glass of whole milk I must ask ... Was that you in Austin Powers? :) CRB Probably - I haven't seen it. Cheers,

Re: OT: non-readable jpgs from optio s

2004-04-21 Thread mike wilson
Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! Yesterday I wanted to copy my pictures from my optio s to my computer. The problem is that I can't copy about 10 files from the 100 and some of the others are somehow damaged. at the bottom of the pictures is a grey stripe in different sizes. When I try to copy

Re: birds and turtles

2004-04-21 Thread frank theriault
Herb, I was just in a pissy mood last night, I think. I know how hard it must be to do what you're doing and nail down the focus of moving animals with the aperture wide open. Actually, I don't know, because I've never tried it. I can imagine it's difficult, though. As I indicated in my

Re: PAW:Playing with 1500mm

2004-04-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/4/04, UNCLE BILL, discombobulated, offered: I decided this morning to play with my 500mm mirror lens and a cheapo Kenko 2X TC on the *ist D. Here is the result from about 150-200 feet away, sized and sharpened in PS 7.0. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?

Re: PAW:Playing with 1500mm

2004-04-21 Thread Bill Owens
On my PC, it goes to a web page Bill - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:10 PM Subject: Re: PAW:Playing with 1500mm On 21/4/04, UNCLE BILL, discombobulated, offered: I decided this morning to play

Re: History

2004-04-21 Thread frank theriault
I'm surprised, Peter. You're not usually a wise-acre. vbg I wonder where that saying comes from? I can see wise ass (which Peter is one of, BTW), but wise-acre? As opposed to those stupid acres? Well, really, who cares? -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds.

Re: PAW:Repost of Playing with 1500mm

2004-04-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/4/04, UNCLE BILL AGAIN, discombobulated, offered: Resized smaller, but lost some detail. Posted it full frame, but a cropped print looks pretty good. Details: *ist D with 500mm mirror lens and cheap 2X TC, distance about 100-150 feet. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?

Re: what's your favorite Pentax macro?

2004-04-21 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Amita Guha wrote: Pentax glass experts, It looks like I might finally be able to buy a macro lens soon. I was wondering, what's your favorite Pentax (or other) macro lens and why? It could be AF or MF. I have the Tamron 90mm/2.5MF. It goes to 1:1 with optional extension, 1:2 without. For

Re:TOPDML.Was: no rules. street photography

2004-04-21 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Dave, Just responding, 'cause, you know, if I don't, nobody will. LOL Hey, you a Leafs fan? How about Eddie, eh? No one on this list is from Ottawa, is there? I hope Lalime can get outta town before the lynching! vbg Leafs should be playing Saturday night - maybe we stick around at

Re: Decision on the PUG?

2004-04-21 Thread mike wilson
And while we're at it, we might need to do something about the mail archives. Our free service is (or was until recently) hung up again. m Mark Dalal wrote: Hey Folks, So was a decision on what to do with the PUG ever reached? If so, what was it? Mark

Re: Disgusting things that people eat

2004-04-21 Thread mike wilson
Anthony Farr wrote: - Original Message - From: Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's difficult to comment on this one as I like Tripe and Vegemite. (snip) Not together I hope :-\ Actually, I don't mind the odd bit of offal myself. Tripe onions, brains'n'bacon, lambs fry. Haggis is

RE: Test

2004-04-21 Thread frank theriault
Same here, Anthony, Last night, it was taking 4 or 5 hours for my posts to show up. This afternoon, I've sent off a couple of posts, and they haven't shown up yet (first one sent 1/2 hour ago). So, yes, the list's slow for me, too. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all

RE: History

2004-04-21 Thread Rothman, Aric
Presumably, wise-acres are where smart-asses graze... Aric (who's been accused of being both, at times...) -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: History I'm surprised,

RE: First (and hopefully not last) Post and using both flash connectors

2004-04-21 Thread frank theriault
Hey, Brian, Welcome to the list. Just what we need, another Aussie! vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

Re: OT - Why preflash? (was:Re: DSLR slide duplicator)

2004-04-21 Thread mike wilson
Got it in one. I use a piece of white perspex as a diffuser. Andre Langevin wrote: Thanks for the nice theory behind the applications. Now, in practical terms, for non-professional work, if I use KR (64 asa) to copy slides, should I expose all my film at 6400 asa (100:1 ratio), go back to

RE: First (and hopefully not last) Post and using both flash connectors

2004-04-21 Thread frank theriault
You guys really have to stop talking like that. No wonder no one takes Aussies seriously, eh? -frankie Canuck The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Trevor Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip It's bloody good

Re: PAW:Playing with 1500mm

2004-04-21 Thread Christian
Nice shot. Mockingbirds are cool. Audubon's painting for Birds of America depicted mocking birds attacking a rattlesnake. For another extreme telephoto (1800mm) check out my entry in next month's PUG. Christian - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL

RE: Decision on the PUG?

2004-04-21 Thread Adelheid v. K.
We have a new server, but I need time to set everything up. So please be patient. Probably the next two PUGs will be sitting on my website, until the new server ist ready. Cheers Adelheid -Original Message- From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mittwoch, 21. April 2004

Re: Q: Pentax 5,5x lupe

2004-04-21 Thread Alan Chan
Don't even think about it. It sucks. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Is the Pentax zoom lupe a good choice? _ STOP MORE SPAM with the MSN Premium and get 2 months FREE*

RE: PAW - Best Friends

2004-04-21 Thread frank theriault
I like it, a lot. I know this is something we've talked about off-list recently, but I really like the way the background comes together - the buildings on the left, the overhang on the right, the lamposts at the back of the square, the pedestrians off in the distance - it all works in a very

RE: OT: Best restaurants in the world - official!

2004-04-21 Thread Alan Chan
I supposed they weren't fond of Chinese cuisine eihter. But then again, often the so-called the best is rather subjective and highly depends on the background of the judges. g Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Following on from the recent thread about LA eateries, I list below the

OT - Australians only

2004-04-21 Thread Cotty
Do any Australians reading this recognise the name of Enda Brady? If you do, tell me what you know. Off list if you prefer. Thanx Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: OT: Best restaurants in the world - official!

2004-04-21 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/21/2004 10:13:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Chez Panisse, California Yo, yo, that's in Berkeley. Still good restaurants in the Bay Area, see, see!!! And, actually, I think there are a lot of good restaurants in Berkeley, in

Re: PAW - Best Friends

2004-04-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I think you'll see a very strong emotional connection when some others from the series get posted. Just another few days, a week at the most, before the new computer is sitting on the desk YIPPEE!) thanks for the comments ... they're always welcome. shel frank theriault wrote: I like it, a

Re: OT: Best restaurants in the world - official!

2004-04-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Indeed! One has to work to find a bad place to eat in Berkeley, although not all places are world class. What makes Berkeley such an interesting place for foodies is the huge international population, brought here in part by the University and also because of job opportunities in the high-tech,

Re: Mat sizes US (Texas)

2004-04-21 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
hmmm, good point Daniel. I have never seen them in Australia, and especially not around here, but I do understand where you are coming from! tan. - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:13 AM Subject: Re:

Re: Disgusting things that people eat

2004-04-21 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Sorry guys, spreading something on a bit of toast is all well and good, but eating an animals stomach lining?!?! That is completely disgusting... And as for eating another living thing's brains... omg. I do remember being a kid and going to my Nana's house where she prepared this lovely looking

Re: 18-35 vs. 16-45.

2004-04-21 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Jeff, I see in a magazine today that Tamron has just released a 17-35mm DI (i think!) f2.8-4 lens. The DI stands for Digitally Integrated, I think. I could be mistaken though and have this confused with another lens as I had a lazy night on the sofa reading lots of photography mags last night!

Re: OT - Web site question...

2004-04-21 Thread Mark Roberts
Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, so here's why I ask - I am still trying to work out the best way to go as far as search engine submissions for my site. It seems to me that most of them now are offering a per click or per hit pricing structure. Usually, they are around .15c

Re: PAW: Friends

2004-04-21 Thread brooksdj
Time to catch up on some PAW comments. I like this ine Paul. Composition i snice,the contrast btwn the red and yellow is great.Sharpnes on my monitor looks very good too. Another great flower. Dave A near and dear friend of mine gave me a plant. I put it

RE: Disgusting things that people eat

2004-04-21 Thread frank theriault
Wah? This guy thinks Starbucks coffee's good? Kind of blows every bit of credibility he has to shreds, IMHO. Too hot when they serve it, bitter, bad taste (no subtlety; their answer to flavourless beans is to brew it too strong). For all their specialty blends (today's brew-of-the-day is a

Re: Heads up...

2004-04-21 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
lol! almost as soon as I pressed the send button, I regretted typing that. Now that just leaves Cotty to put his little .2c in! hehe. tan. - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:34 AM Subject: RE: Heads up...

Re: Heads up...

2004-04-21 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Really? I have never seen one on Ebay, might have to look a bit harder... tan. - Original Message - From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:27 AM Subject: RE: Heads up... If I remember correctly, last time I checked this lens was

Re: Disgusting things that people eat

2004-04-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Here's a good one. Overheard about my favorite coffee shop. They have the best coffee in town but that's where the locals hang out so we never go there... frank theriault wrote: Wah? This guy thinks Starbucks coffee's good? Kind of blows every bit of credibility he has to shreds, IMHO. Too

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