Re: PAW: Mount John

2004-05-30 Thread David Mann
I'll reply to all the responses at once: Just about everyone has mentioned the lack of detail in the foreground - and they're right... so I opened up the image again in Photoshop and applied the highlight/shadow tool to lighten up the shadows a bit. Bear in mind that it still might not be

AW: Street Portraiture

2004-05-30 Thread keller.schaefer
Paul, those are very good photos! I generally don't like photos of people eating but everything else is so pleasing. Smooth colours, precisely framed - beautiful. The kid with the dog makes me feel good - thanks! Sven -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: Street Portraiture

2004-05-30 Thread Cotty
Paul Stenquist made me feel inadequate by, posting these links: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2399802 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2399804 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2399807 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2399808

Re: the pile

2004-05-30 Thread Cotty
One of the boxes appears to be bleeding styrofoam peanuts... That's one of Tanja's. 'Huge Box of Styrofoam Peanuts - Bargain NR eBay 7373554167' Only an Aussie ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: Event photography: morphed from: Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread Cotty
I was at a wedding a while back where the photographer was using a digital. He shot a heck of a lot of pictures. So many, that he became part of the wedding. So many that the continuous flash bursts and noise was a nuisance. You guys don't have videographers there? Photographers are no

Re: Street Portraiture

2004-05-30 Thread Lon Williamson
If Paul is gonna send her a shot, and it sounded like he might, I think he made the right choice. I've photographed a few women, usually older than this one, and I've noticed that given a choice, they inevitably pick the re-touched ones. I'm not surprised to see your take, Shel, but I'm with

Re: OT - Request for GFM attendee

2004-05-30 Thread Lon Williamson
They _should_ be the Stanley green ones. These have been around for years, and you can buy all replacement parts easily. I've had two of 'em for years, and they're great. Not that expensive, either. Butt-insky Lon mike wilson wrote: Hi, Cotty wrote: I would like to buy 3 very simple items,

Re: need a minor istD fix

2004-05-30 Thread Lon Williamson
I don't know what this looks like, but if it's just a surround, I would try a bit of good old bar soap. Rub a bit on the rubber, and it should slide in much easier. Amita Guha wrote: A couple of weekends ago I accidentally pulled out the piece of rubber that protects the jack for the quick

Pentax are dickheads (was Re: tan is a dickhead...)

2004-05-30 Thread Nick Clark
Not only is the USB cable for the Pentax *istD proprietary, it's even different to the one for the Pentax 43WR! I think it's Pentax that are the dickheads here. Nick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] ERN, who always uses a card reader, promptly

Re: Pentax are dickheads (was Re: tan is a dickhead...)

2004-05-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 May 2004 at 10:01, Nick Clark wrote: Not only is the USB cable for the Pentax *istD proprietary, it's even different to the one for the Pentax 43WR! I think it's Pentax that are the dickheads here. Maybe they aren't. According to a link that Anders provided http://www.deltaco.se/; the

Re: istD preferred lens survey in archive?

2004-05-30 Thread Steve Jolly
William Robb wrote: I am finding the 31 to be a gorgeous lens on the istD. It could be either a bit smaller for it's speed, or a bit faster for it's size. The 58mm filter size is a pain, what with the non removable hood requiring that filter size be used. The only other lens I have that takes 58mm

Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Brett Mckay
Which would be the best fully manual SLR be to buy as a backup for use in extremely cold temperatures. So I do not want any electronics or batteries.

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread brooksdj
My K1000 has seen a number of Northern Canadian winters(usually -20 c during the day)and has functioned well.If you have a light meter,the batteries in the K1000 for its meter can be removed.If you want screwmount,i'd say the SV or S3 would be ok. Dave

Re: Street Portraiture

2004-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Of course there will be unretouched portraits. It all depends on what the photographer wants to achieve. I would never retouch a man's weather worn face nor that of an aging woman with character lines. However, a young woman with zits gets photoshoped, nine times of of ten. Paul On May 29,

Re: Street Portraiture

2004-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Butch. I'm happy with it. On May 29, 2004, at 11:17 PM, Butch Black wrote: Nice job Paul. The before and after difference is striking and the after is totally believable. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)

Re: AW: Street Portraiture

2004-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Sven. That little dog made a lot of people happy. He's a three month old German Shepherd pup. On May 30, 2004, at 3:26 AM, keller.schaefer wrote: Paul, those are very good photos! I generally don't like photos of people eating but everything else is so pleasing. Smooth colours, precisely

Re: PAW - Sugar Glider

2004-05-30 Thread brooksdj
Hi David. Sorry to comment on these paw's so late,but thats been the way lately,trying to cram and extra hour into each day,but i'm in slow mode now.lol I like this shot,mostly i think becasue i have never heard of or seen this creature. It looks quite sharp on my

Re: the pile

2004-05-30 Thread Tanya Mayer
Ermm, give me a chance to get rid of some of the thirty thousand bags under me eyes first ok?!? btw, Mr Cottrell, the photo that tom posted of that stuff that APPEARED to be mine? Well, UNDERNEATH it all, was a number of boxes (almost as many as mine!) that I noticed, were addressed to

Re: the pile

2004-05-30 Thread Tanya Mayer
Ok, I forgot to take a pic as I was just too wiped out, but I received this really big box from BH. Knowing what was in it, I was kinda perplexed, and when I opened it I found one very small, very FLAT packet of coloured studio gels and enough air cells (packaging) to fill my suitcase. I know

Re: Kastrup -- in transit to GFM

2004-05-30 Thread Tanya Mayer
Hey Jostein! Have you arrived? How was your trip?!?! tan. Jostein writes: Hi, gang. Greetings from Kastrup airport, Copenhagen. I left Oslo at 17:30 EST today, and right now I'm stuck at the gate on Kastrup, waiting for clearance to board the flight across the Atlantic. We're already

Paw:Look what we found

2004-05-30 Thread brooksdj
Hi Gang. Well my 3 other cats have a new friend,although you would not know it from all the growling.lol Ah,they have gotten over this before.Usually takes 3-5 days and they settle down again. g This is Sara,7 weeks old +-. Daughter brought her home

I'm out of here (except for GFM stuff)

2004-05-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Totally under the gun -- I'm not going to actually unsubscribe until tomorrow night but please if you guys that are GFM'ing would put GFM in the subject line so I can stay in the loop on that I'd appreciate it. annsan

Re: Pentax are dickheads (was Re: tan is a dickhead...)

2004-05-30 Thread Christian
The *ist D cable is the same cable for the Optio 330 (probably 430 as well). Christian - Original Message - From: Nick Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 5:01 AM Subject: Pentax are dickheads (was Re: tan is a dickhead...) Not only is the USB

Re: the pile

2004-05-30 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been giving Tom and Ashlee a crash course on Australian lingo. They were particular taken when I referred to something as Daggy and tom is campaigning to use it as their new band name! lol. Don't forget to tell them the

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Steve Jolly
I've taken an ME Super on mountaineering expeditions: it's a good choice IMO due to its low weight and mechanical operation capabilities - it has a battery and electronics, but can operate without them at 1/125, 1/2000 and B shutter speeds. S Brett Mckay wrote: Which would be the best fully

Question on Pentax SMC-F 28-80mm

2004-05-30 Thread Joe Wilensky
Does anyone know why the SMC-F 28-80 f/3.5-4.5 zoom, which seems to have a really good reputation (at least compared to the 28-80 powerzoom that replaced it and compared to other A- and F-series Pentax 28-80 35-80 zooms) is so hard to find? Most SF1/SF1n and SFX/SFXn cameras on eBay seem

Re: OT - Request for GFM attendee

2004-05-30 Thread Cotty
Just a quick note to all who responded - you know who you are - to say thanks very much for your generosity. I have it sorted now and hopefully a very nice man in a very nice car full of Pentax gear will be toting along some Thermoses for me ;-) Once again the kindness of the people subscribed to

Re: Question on Pentax SMC-F 28-80mm

2004-05-30 Thread Robert Leigh Woerner
cheaper is probably the key word - Original Message - From: Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 9:55 AM Subject: Question on Pentax SMC-F 28-80mm Does anyone know why the SMC-F 28-80 f/3.5-4.5 zoom, which seems to have a really good

RE: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
If you want a camera that meets your specific requirements, you'll have to get one without a built-in light meter. With Pentax, that puts you back forty years or so, to pre Spotmatic days. Nikons are a good choice as they have models that were meterless into the seventies, I believe. Meters

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Mark Dalal
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] You mention nothing of your budget, intended use of the camera, or anything else, so further suggestions would be difficult. Must you have an SLR? There are some good rangefinder options out there. Shel, Any feedback on how rangefinders cop with

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread graywolf
I would suggest the following: MX KX K1000 All use batteries for the meter circuit but work fine as 100% manual cameras without the batteries. A MX with a dead meter should be rather cheap. K1000's tend to be overpriced for what they are. The KX is about the best price/preformance ratio of any

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Dario Bonazza
Shel Belinkoff wrote: There are some good rangefinder options out there. As useless as a Nikon SLR body (for using Pentax lenses). Mark Dalal wrote: BTW: I'd always read that the Nikon FM/FM2 is THE extreme cold weather SLR. Of course, that doesn't help if one doesn't have Nikon lenses.

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread John Francis
Personally, I think there is a little too much emphasis on digital is easy by some people. Perhaps it's because digital is easy. William Robb If you think digital photography is easy, you aren't doing it right :-)

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Dario Bonazza
OK :-) - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 4:54 PM Subject: Re: Fully manual SLR Hi, Dario, The guy never said a word about using Pentax lenses, just that he was looking for an all manual SLR. He was given

Re: Paw:Look what we found

2004-05-30 Thread Keith Whaley
And is he still alive, himself? keith William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Paw:Look what we found As always comments always appreciated. Dave (this link works) Brooks http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/sara.jpg We had a cat that looked

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread John Francis
In a message dated 5/30/2004 8:51:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Perhaps it's because digital is easy. William Robb -- So, if it is, is this really a BAD thing? Do things have to be HARD or REALLY, REALLY hard to be good or worthwhile? I wonder

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Dario Bonazza
D. Glenn Arthur Jr. wrote: Brett Mckay wrote: Which would be the best fully manual SLR be to buy as a backup for use in extremely cold temperatures. So I do not want any electronics or batteries. No electronics? I'm _really_ fond of the S3 and the S1a in that category. I haven't

Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Jon M
Hey y'all! Just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Jon, and I'm a Pentax enthusiast from North Carolina, USA. I got started with a K1000, and have recently aquired (super cheap) an A3000. My current selection of glass is as follows: SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:2 Sears 80mm-200mm 1:4 Vivitar

RE: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Nick Clark
I'd go for a KX - has all the features like DoF preview and so on and is reliable. If you want to save weight and size then an MX would be best. Nick -Original Message- From: Brett Mckay[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30/05/04 11:09:46 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread Bob W
Hi, I wonder if painters complained when they could buy oil paint in tubes rather than having to mix/make their own? nobody forced them to stop mixing their own - the option was still there. The film option seems to be disappearing quite quickly for photographers. I watched an interesting

RE: Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Jens Bladt
Welcome Jon. It's nice that new people want to join this special bunch of funny, nice, stupid, humorous, nirdy, intelligent, skilled, artistic, technocratic etc. film and CCD users - not to mention users of Pentax gear - 50 years to 2 days old - of cource... As fior the lenses, I don't know, but

Re: Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Steve Larson
Hello Jon, and welcome to the list! If you want to unload the Vivitar cheap let me know, I need some parts. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: Newbie to the list

Re: istD preferred lens survey in archive?

2004-05-30 Thread Nick Clark
You're right. The AF80C flash uses 49mm thread and works fine with the 100mm with the 58-49mm adaptor. Nick -Original Message- From: William Robb[EMAIL PROTECTED] It's a bit annoying, as it looks like they could have made it a 49mm thread mount had they wanted to.

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Francis Subject: Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners If you think digital photography is easy, you aren't doing it right :-) Or, I have worked with the alternatives long enough to know what is easy, and what isn't. William Robb

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Scott Nelson Subject: Re: Fully manual SLR In my experience, there are usually only two problems with shooting in cold weather. #1 is batteries, Problem #2a is having to shoot without taking your gloves off. And #3: The camera freezes up completely. I

Re: Paw:Look what we found

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Keith Whaley Subject: Re: Paw:Look what we found And is he still alive, himself? Of course. Cats are way more expendable than dogs. Zowie was not a very nice cat anyway. William Robb

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners Perhaps it's because digital is easy. -- So, if it is, is this really a BAD thing? Do things have to be HARD or REALLY, REALLY hard to be good or worthwhile? I wasn't

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Henri Toivonen
Scott Nelson wrote: Problem #2a is having to shoot without taking your gloves off. Hey, on that subject, where can I find one of those small things that you can screw on the MX? The shutter release is too small to use with gloves. /Henri

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Scott Nelson
Wow, it must have been really cold (humid too?). I don't suppose it make much difference what kind of camera you use with regards to that particular problem. Scott On Sun, 2004-05-30 at 08:40, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Brett Mckay Subject: Re: Fully manual SLR

RE: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Jens Bladt
Some people made a external battery compartment. I even remember reading that a manufacturer made one. With a cord - so you can keep the battery in a pocket or some other relativly warm place. You would need a screw-in contact thing to put in the camera. I don't know how long the camera will work,

Re: Website v3.0

2004-05-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Shaun, your newest web page is quite heavy on scripting. Let's just say that my std IE 6.0 under Win2000 in my office went belly up. He thought your scripts had some bug and it wouldn't let go. Eventually it just closed... At home with IE 6.0 and Win98 and Proxymotron 4.5 it seems to work.

Re: Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I should say I never yet met a person whose name was Jon... I mean, I feel like I am missing some h here g... Well, my name is Boris. Pleased to meet you Jon. And I live in Israel (Middle East g). JM I've been considering the SMC Pentax-A 35mm-70mm JM 3.5-4.5 macro as my next lens purchase,

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Bob Blakely
The Pentax LX was specifically designed for environmental extremes. For example, the motor wind battery case can be detached from the mechanics (like the MX) and a cord used so that you can keep the battery warm in your pocket. It was designed with the best seals of any camera ever made, save

Re: Paw:Look what we found

2004-05-30 Thread Keith Whaley
If I had two pets, and one of them killed the other, I'd very soon have zero pets. Then I'd have to go out looking for one or more replacements with a better, more trustworthy disposition. A pet that kills is potentially dangerous. Who decides the next victim is just a worthless cat. The killer

Re: OT: Manhattan Sunset photo

2004-05-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! DJM Ther is an interesting photograph on the Astronomy Picture of the Day DJM page for May 28: DJM http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html I wonder how that would look as a part of this month's PUG. After all sunsets are so cliche g... Fascinating. Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Bob Blakely
Bad lubrication job... I don't care who did it. Regards, Bob... From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Scott Nelson In my experience, there are usually only two problems with shooting in cold weather. #1 is batteries, Problem #2a is having to shoot without taking your

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Any camera that is to be used in extreme cold should be CLAed and reassembled with cold weather lubricants. A good camera repair shop will know what to use and where to use it. Otherwise, you're libel to end up with slow moving shutter curtains at high speed. MX would be fine as would

Re: PAW: Street Portraiture

2004-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I used the word Street only to indicate that I was trying to take a studio type portrait on a street corner. I believe the gaussian blur is roughly the equivalent of the soft focus filter, but it allows you to apply it selectively. As Butch said, makeup, contact lenses, filtration and careful

Re: Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Bill Owens
Hey John, Welcome to the list. Where in NC are you. I'm in Gastonia. Bill - Original Message - From: Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 1:00 PM Subject: Newbie to the list Hey y'all! Just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Jon, and

AW: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread keller.schaefer
I don't think it is a good idea to use *any* camera that relies on a motor to transport film. FWIW, the LX is specified to work electronically between -20 and +50°C. The mechanical shutter speeds are specified to work up to -30° C (thats quite cold but can happen in Russia). The MX is specified

AW: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread keller.schaefer
...still available: LX external battery chamber, Pentax order No 37352, EUR 39,00 Sven -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Sonntag, 30. Mai 2004 17:38 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: Fully manual SLR I've always wondered. Is the main

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I meant to say spoken by someone who once lost six rolls of film shooting in -10F weather in Soldier's Field. By the way, I agree with Bob that an LX with the external battery pack in a pocket would be ideal. The electronic shutter is probably less susceptible to cold weather problems than

Re: Paw:Look what we found

2004-05-30 Thread Nick Clark
Hear, hear! And cats are far better companions than dogs IMO, but let's not go there as we all have different opinions. Nick. -Original Message- From: Keith Whaley[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30/05/04 19:40:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Paw:Look what

RE: Tripod Question: 3 section vs. 4 section

2004-05-30 Thread Shawn K.
Rob, Bob, thanks a lot for your input, I agree with all your points and I will be going with the 3 section 1227M. I also decided to go with the acratech ultimate ball head, this should provide a super stable setup for all but the largest lenses. Thanks everyone for your help, the ball head

Re: the pile

2004-05-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/5/04, 30,000 BAGS, discombobulated, offered: btw, Mr Cottrell, the photo that tom posted of that stuff that APPEARED to be mine? Well, UNDERNEATH it all, was a number of boxes (almost as many as mine!) that I noticed, were addressed to Cotty and Steve Cottrell, so there! Never. Glad

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Brett Mckay wrote: Thanks to the people who have replied so far. Just adding some details. I am after a Pentax camera that takes K-mount lenses. I assumed people would talk about Pentax as it is on the Pentax mailing list. These I have for my MZ-S. My worry is when I visit Russia at the end

Re: Event photography: morphed from: Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread Cotty
Oh I dream of being able to do weddings - we're *much much* worse than that in news!!! ROTFL We expect you lot to be pig headed degenerates. William Robb The shame of it! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Cotty
Hey y'all! Just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Jon, and I'm a Pentax enthusiast from North Carolina, USA. I got started with a K1000, and have recently aquired (super cheap) an A3000. My current selection of glass is as follows: SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:2 Sears 80mm-200mm 1:4 Vivitar

Re: Paw:Look what we found

2004-05-30 Thread Cotty
But, that's just me. I wouldn't have a killing machine on the property... Keith, don't talk about Bill like that. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: the pile

2004-05-30 Thread mike wilson
Tanya Mayer wrote: So I had like 7 hours sleep last night (tom and Ash are still snoring), and I am now feeling SLIGHTLY human again (I am able to talk without slurring my speech now!), although, it looks as though I am going to have to spend a pretty large chunk of my spending money on a visit

Grandfather Mountain.

2004-05-30 Thread Malcolm Smith
I'd just like to wish those attending a fantastic time. Enjoy yourselves. Tell us all about it later. Malcolm

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 May 2004 at 12:01, William Robb wrote: Or, I have worked with the alternatives long enough to know what is easy, and what isn't. Har, the large majority of us don't all have a calibrated mini-lab with an operator we can trust at our disposal. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 May 2004 at 12:03, William Robb wrote: And #3: The camera freezes up completely. I have had both K1000 and LX shutters freeze open. I recall some time ago a story that the service centres could apply low temp lubes to alleviate these problems? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: AW: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 May 2004 at 21:14, keller.schaefer wrote: The *ist D - surprise surprise - is not specified to work below freezing at all (!) and only up to 40° C. I would guess that it will still shoot if it was fitted with warm batteries but the LCDs would likely not function until the cameras warms

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread graywolf
Most fairly modern cameras have synthetic lubricants in them that should not be a problem. I so know my MX's (when new) worked ok down to -20f with the factory lubricants although the meters were a bit undependable at those temperatures. -- Rob Studdert wrote: On 30 May 2004 at 12:03, William

Re: Paw: Killer dogs

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Keith Whaley Subject: Re: Paw:Look what we found If I had two pets, and one of them killed the other, I'd very soon have zero pets. Then I'd have to go out looking for one or more replacements with a better, more trustworthy disposition. A pet that kills

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: keller.schaefer Subject: AW: Fully manual SLR The *ist D - surprise surprise - is not specified to work below freezing at all (!) and only up to 40° C. I think this is typical of digital cameras in general. Manufacturers are in CYA mode, if you use it

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Blakely Subject: Re: Fully manual SLR Bad lubrication job... I don't care who did it. This was with brand new cameras, less than 2 months out of the box. I was testing them under about the most extreme conditions possible. It was something like -43C,

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Fully manual SLR I recall some time ago a story that the service centres could apply low temp lubes to alleviate these problems? One of the local newsboys I used to know had a low temp Nikon. It spent half the year in the deep

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners On 30 May 2004 at 12:01, William Robb wrote: Or, I have worked with the alternatives long enough to know what is easy, and what isn't. Har, the large majority of us don't all have a

RE: Street Portraiture

2004-05-30 Thread Simon King
Hi Paul, Great work, as well as skill with the camera you obviously have a way with people. Do you ever give out web addresses or any other details so the people you shoot can see the results? Do they ever ask? Cheers, Simon -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/30/2004 11:09:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wasn't commenting on that. I was merely commenting that digital is pretty easy compared to the alternatives. If you want to make a value judgement, that's your perogative. William Robb --

Re: Tripod Question: 3 section vs. 4 section

2004-05-30 Thread Herb Chong
what's your heaviest load and what sort of head will you be using? Herb... - Original Message - From: Shawn K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 11:48 PM Subject: Tripod Question: 3 section vs. 4 section Well the title pretty much says it, is there a

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread Butch Black
On 30 May 2004 at 12:01, William Robb wrote: Or, I have worked with the alternatives long enough to know what is easy, and what isn't. Har, the large majority of us don't all have a calibrated mini-lab with an operator we can trust at our disposal. Lets make sure the playing field is

RE: Website v3.0

2004-05-30 Thread David Miers
Win 2000 IE 6 and I'm having no problems with Shaun's site! Dave -Original Message- From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 3:36 PM To: Shaun Canning Subject: Re: Website v3.0 Hi! Shaun, your newest web page is quite heavy on scripting. Let's just say

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Herb Chong
i agree. moreover, modern cameras of the higher end types don't need any treatments for cold weather. they already are designed to handle very cold conditions out of the box. for film cameras, the film may break during wind/rewind or get static. batteries are the only thing that hold back modern

RE: Paw:Look what we found

2004-05-30 Thread David Miers
Just because dogs don't like cats...or in my Rotty's case even other dogs, has nothing to do with their disposition towards people. The only time my Rotty would ever try to hurt you, is if you tried to hurt the baby first! He just adores people in general, possibly because he truly has no idea

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread Herb Chong
there are a lot of people who have published their work done using Canon DSLRs at -40 for entire days. pretty much any modern upper end SLR will work in such conditions without special preparation but with good warm batteries. Herb - Original Message - From: keller.schaefer [EMAIL

RE: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread David Miers
I would agree 100% with the CLA ahead of time thought. Furthermore I note no one has mentioned the Ricoh cameras which for the most part are available quite reasonable, many are totally manual except for a light meter that serves no necessary function. The best part is they take Pentax lenses!

Re: Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! JM Jon is short for Jonathan. Oh, now I see it. Well, I've just learned a bit b JM The 50mm is a very nice lens, sure is alot brighter JM than anything else I've used. However, it isn't the JM ideal lens for everything, which is why I was JM considering a 35-70 zoom in addition to the 50mm,

Re: Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Would I be better off getting an assortment of primes as opposed to 1 or 2 zooms? And which primes would be best? WR Buying prime lenses is dangerous. You soon realize that you never WR actually have as many as you want/ need. WR This mailing list is a very bad place to be asking these

RE: Website v3.0

2004-05-30 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
For some reason, I didn't get Boris' original posting. To answer your question Boris, I'm not 'in need' of feedback. I just want to make sure that the site works as I intended, as everyone has very different PC setups. I am certainly no expert when it comes to HTML work, so I just have to 'suck it

Re: Grandfather Mountain.

2004-05-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! MS I'd just like to wish those attending a fantastic time. MS Enjoy yourselves. Tell us all about it later. Malcolm I sure join you. I am sure that we will read here many fascinating stories either. I am not going to start even imagining what can they be g... Cheers and let the light be

Re: Newbie to the list

2004-05-30 Thread Rfsindg
Jon, Welcome to the list. We're a friendly bunch and all started in about the same place as you are today. Many of us favor prime lenses over zooms. My personal favorites are the M series of lenses. They are small and light enough to carry 2 or 3 around instead of a zoom and the quality

Re: A couple pics...

2004-05-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! SK here are some pics of my sister: SK http://www.bluehorizon3d.com/cgi-bin/IB3/ikonboard.cgi?s=a19f3f68eb3431e7f72 SK 72ed206a7d7b5act=STf=9t=1st=#entry1 They are quite excellent. Have you printed them big and let her have the prints? Boris ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: Paw:Look what we found

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Miers Subject: RE: Paw:Look what we found Just because dogs don't like cats...or in my Rotty's case even other dogs, has nothing to do with their disposition towards people. The only time my Rotty would ever try to hurt you, is if you tried to hurt

Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Darkroom or Digital for beginners Okay, point taken. Often it sounds like on this list that people are saying easy and making a value judgment when they say that. Of course, you aren't one of those. ;-) Horsehockey. I am

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread frank theriault
Bill, So you tested them in April in Regina, then? -frank 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] snip I was testing them under about the most extreme conditions possible. It was

RE: Grandfather Mountain.

2004-05-30 Thread frank theriault
Thanks, Malcolm, That we'll have a good time is, I think, a given. Whether ~all~ the stories get out of GFM alive is another story. I'm sure you'll hear most of them... vbg thanks, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert

Re: Fully manual SLR

2004-05-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Fully manual SLR Bill, So you tested them in April in Regina, then? Har. Christmas day. I think 1988. William Robb snip I was testing them under about the most extreme conditions possible. It was something like -43C,

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