SMC-F 28 f2.8 some impressions.

2004-06-09 Thread Shawn K.
My initial impressions of the lens were positive. The sharpness was good, and I was finding it harder to look beyond the jpeg compression as it looked to me like the compression was holding the lens back, so I tested it with some RAW images... It's incredibly sharp, incredibly good. The

It's Official - DSLR announcement

2004-06-09 Thread David Nelson
Added sometime recently to the pentax USA page: http://pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=196 Some text from page: [snip] PENTAX PLANS DIGITAL SLR FAMILY EXPANSION June 8, 2004 (GOLDEN, CO) PENTAX Imaging Company, a division of PENTAX of America, Inc. has announced it is developing

Re: OT; Best Photocopier?

2004-06-09 Thread David Mann
On Jun 9, 2004, at 12:54 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: I can't think of a better place to turn than the diverse wisdom and experience of this august group. My office is shopping for a new copier. Does anyone know of web sites that contain user reviews and/or durability statistics? I tried searching

Re: pic

2004-06-09 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Butch, Thanks. We are still trying to decide if they are cardboard cutouts or not grin. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 10:49:36 PM, you wrote: BB Great pic BTW. BB I don't suppose you got model releases for the two fishermen as that image BB would make a great vacation

Re: Joe's ultrawides test

2004-06-09 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 8 Jun 2004, Joseph Tainter wrote: was so dim that I was shooting ISO 3200, 1/30 second (handheld), with the FA* 24 at f2.0. That's at the edge, obviously, and shows why the FA 20 f2.8 won't do. I will get the DA 14, but as you can see there will be times when it is too slow. Yes, but

Re: Camera backpack with drawers

2004-06-09 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Amita, On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:25:07 -0400, Amita Guha wrote: Does anyone remember who made a camera backpack with front-loading lens drawers? I'm not talking about the Lowepro Trim Trekker. The interior was yellow. I thought it was Domke but I think I was wrong. I have seen two of them, both

Re: New List!

2004-06-09 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Whats up Tom? Dont you like hearing about the GFM? Antonio On 9 Jun 2004, at 05:39, Tom C wrote: What do you say that we set up a new list? Those that want to discuss photography and Pentax. We'll just exclude those who want to pretend they know what they're talking about? :-) Tom C.

Re: List Problems... My Problems?

2004-06-09 Thread Antonio Aparicio
OK at this end. A On 9 Jun 2004, at 06:19, Tom C wrote: Is it just me (using hotmail) or has the list been slow and spotty the last several days? Numerous posts never come back to me even though they are on the archives and other list members repsond to them. I guess that means it's just me...

Re: OT; Best Photocopier?

2004-06-09 Thread Ryan Lee
That filter's already in PSCS, Dave :) Cheers, Ryan PS. If anything I wonder if PS9 will upgrade the sloppy thumbnail browser.. PSP8's got that ball - Original Message - From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 4:02 PM Subject: Re: OT;

Re: Samples from DA14/2.8!

2004-06-09 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 09.06.04 1:34, Rob Studdert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, everyone knows that in camera sharpening even on the highest setting does practically nothing. All the image settings in camera make very slight changes actually, and the sharpness is the most slight of them all.

Re: *istD unsharpness

2004-06-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
William Robb wrote: You don't need to be up on the technical details of digital cameras to see the flaw in a test procedure that uses several different lenses and conversion algorithms to compare sensor sharpness between camera brands. I'm not interested at all in comparing sensors. Does

Re: On Sharpness (Confusion)

2004-06-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Tom C wrote: Reread again... this is clearly not a valid test... you messed with the image by resizing it, you messed with ithe mage by by saving it as a .jpg, you messed with image by resizing again, you NEVER had the original image out of the camera to start with, and you don't know how the

Re: *istD unsharpness

2004-06-09 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 08.06.04 23:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are various other places that Pentax might be losing sharpness. There's the anti-aliasing filter. The Nikon D2H apparently has better apparent sharpness because the anti-aliasing filter is weaker. There's the

Re: On Sharpness (Confusion)

2004-06-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Tom C wrote: Sorry, you're just not making sense to me. First you refer to and complain explicitly about the *istD compared to other cameras and now you're saying you're referring to the image and the raw converter. Because it was supposedly taken with that camera. Of course, you can do the

Best Zing case for *ist D w/ Grip

2004-06-09 Thread Greg Lovern
What would be the best size Zing camera case for an *ist D with the D-BG1 Battery Grip and the DA 16-45? Would the Pro Zoom model be too big? The Pro and Pro Zoom are described as being designed for SLRs with a bottom-mounted winder, and so would probably fit around the D-BG1 Battery Grip, but

Re: Wait for me.....

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Sorry just catching up with the list (still pre-GFM report!) Up and at em tomorrow morning, on the Heathrow bus at 10am ish, airborne about 3pm I believe. I must be one of the last to leave on this pilgrimage. Poor old Cotswold. Major fall-down of British air control computers this

Re: *istD unsharpness

2004-06-09 Thread Tom C
Dario, (more wordy than I wished) I think I (we) probably understand your concern, issue, desire for an answer. It's just that there's virtually know valid way to compare images taken with different cameras, sensors, lenses, settings and come up with a meaningful result, or identify the reason

Re: New List!

2004-06-09 Thread Tom C
No... I was having a silly moment, that's all. Tom C. From: Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New List! Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:12:17 +0200 Whats up Tom? Dont you like hearing about the GFM? Antonio On 9 Jun 2004, at 05:39, Tom C

Some Adobe PS CS issues fixed?

2004-06-09 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Apparently, they have fixed some issues with the scratch disk and screen refresh, see here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2552 Good light, Frantisek Vlcek

Re: Samples from DA14/2.8!

2004-06-09 Thread Lon Williamson
There are a few web pages showing people doing just that. Many even attempt to clean the scanner's mirror. Me, I ain't got the nerve. Andre Langevin wrote Dust ON the film sure is a problem with scaners but has dust inside the scanner ever been pointed as part of that problem? If so, would it be

Re: *istD unsharpness (lengthy)

2004-06-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
Tom, I like so much this message from you, because it is constructive and helps me think. You wrote: I think I (we) probably understand your concern, issue, desire for an answer. It's just that there's virtually know valid way to compare images taken with different cameras, sensors, lenses,

Re: photography vs cameras

2004-06-09 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read Mike Johnston's latest over at Luminous Landscape. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-june-04.shtml Notice he mentions the PDML :) He also blush mentions this photo: http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d202806.htm But he got the story

Re: Pics of the Venus transit

2004-06-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Jostein wrote: This morning I rose with the sun in hope to capture the Venus transit, and got lucky. The fog lifted just in time to get the last part when Venus left the sun disk. Actually, the fog turned to be an ally instead of an enemy, because the sun that shone through was bleak and mute.

Re: Baby-D potential owner survey

2004-06-09 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Tuesday 08 June 2004 12:30, Ryan Lee wrote: FJW Actually this was meant to be a test message, because about 3 posts over the FJW past week haven't gone through. But well, just in case it -does- go through, FJW thought it should look a bit more interesting than -testing testing-. FJW FJW So.

Re: Pics of the Venus transit

2004-06-09 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi Jostein, on 08 Jun 04 you wrote in pentax.list: Really cool shot, Heiko. Thanks. The extra mm's from 400 to 1000 really does the trick. Yes, but it is really hard to focus. We never saw Venus that far away from the edge of the sun here. Next chance in 8 years ;-) Cheers, Heiko

Re: Samples from DA14/2.8!

2004-06-09 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
RS Herein lies the key to our differences in the perception of what's sharp and RS what's not I guess. Did you notice that all the images were made with the RS contrast on hard, the saturation high and the sharpening on hard? Even RS discounting the CA they are dreadful examples IMHO. Well,

Bit of humour (probably)

2004-06-09 Thread David Nelson
Someone (with 0 feedback) has just listed an 'MZ-D' on eBay. Photos and info in the ad are straight from an old dpreview news article. The MZ-D (I *think* this was never an official name - it was an unnamed prototype) was pentax's early attempt at a DSLR - a full frame 6mp based around the

RE: Camera backpack with drawers

2004-06-09 Thread Amita Guha
Yes Amita it was Domke. It is called the Outpack and I just bought a used one about three weeks ago. I always loved this camera bag and wanted one but they were very expensive. I found one used in mint condition. They're quite large but they hold a lot of gear. I like the drawer-type

Re: Bit of humour (probably)

2004-06-09 Thread Leon Altoff
On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 21:53:11 +1000, David Nelson wrote: Someone (with 0 feedback) has just listed an 'MZ-D' on eBay. Photos and info in the ad are straight from an old dpreview news article. The MZ-D (I *think* this was never an official name - it was an unnamed prototype) was pentax's early

Re: Bit of humour (probably)

2004-06-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 21:53:11 +1000, David Nelson wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3820736785 I dare a PDMLer to bid q-: I don't think I'll bid, but I have asked if the camera comes with the instruction manual and firewire cable.

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-09 Thread Dario Bonazza
At the same time, I suppose. Dario I'm a weirdo. I use my right eye for video and my left eye for stills. Pfft. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: Giving up on the FA 28-70/4

2004-06-09 Thread Robert Leigh Woerner
Be patient and look for an SMC F 28-80 f 3.5/4.5 zoom. Built like a tank and good optically. Only negative is rotating front element. Robert - Original Message - From: alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 9:48 PM Subject: Giving up on the FA

Re: List Problems... My Problems?

2004-06-09 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 6/9/2004 12:14:11 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is it just me (using hotmail) or has the list been slow and spotty the last several days? Numerous posts never come back to me even though they are on the archives and other list members repsond to

Re: GFM Gathering

2004-06-09 Thread Steve Desjardins
One of the funniest parts of this weekend is that everyone is snapping picture of each other. If you don't like having your picture taken, it could have been unnerving. Of course, the homebrew helped considerably in this regard. It was also nice to see such a great collection of Pentax

Re: SMC-F 28 f2.8 some impressions.

2004-06-09 Thread Joe Wilensky
That's good to hear, as the SMC-F 28 f/2.8 is the same lens formula as the SMC-A version of this lens, which was a supposedly much improved design from the SMC-M version of the lens. From my experience and judging from others' comments, however, you may be even more impressed with the SMC-FA

Re: GFM and Mark Roberts and Bill Owens

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
Doesn't work in the States any more. (But you can still ignore back property taxes from another State if you don't plan to go back). William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Subject: Re: GFM and Mark Roberts and Bill Owens Now if I can just figure out how to get out of

RE: long glass

2004-06-09 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 6/6/04, GRAYWOLF, discombobulated, offered: I wonder if the folks who think IS is so wonderful have actually used it? Today at GFM Cotty was showing off his new Canon 70-200 IS. I noticed that it took something

Re: long glass

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
tom wrote snip Anyway, IS helps so mush I use it for about 90% of the ceremony, and it's a mush? Freudian slip? - focal length I love now. tv

RE: long glass

2004-06-09 Thread tom
ha -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: long glass tom wrote snip Anyway, IS helps so mush I use it for about 90% of the ceremony, and it's a

Re: long glass

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
Ok so it wasn't Real funny. tom wrote: ha -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: long glass tom wrote snip Anyway, IS helps so mush I use it for about 90% of the ceremony, and

Re: OT: Mazdas vs cameras

2004-06-09 Thread John Forbes
Despite the lowish power output, the GT6 was a nice little car. Light, and close to the ground, so it seemed you were going fast, even if you weren't! John On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:32:20 -0400 (EDT), John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: mike.wilson

Re: Giving up on the FA 28-70/4

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
This I don't understand, the 24's are no more problematic than the 28's. The K 3.5 and 2.8 have excellent reputations, the FA 2.0 also. The only one I've heard really bad things about is the A 2.8 which has mixed reviews, sample variations anyone? The 135's are also given mostly high marks.

RE: Camera backpack with drawers

2004-06-09 Thread Mark Stringer
I have also been looking for a backpack. Is the Outpack still being sold? When I go to the Domke Outpack website I find under Outpack only two bags, for long lense (800mm) and dri packs. I cannot find info on the OutPack you describe or where to buy one. Do you have a website of a dealer?

Re: OT - GFM

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
All I know is that somehow, I am going to make it to the next one. William Robb klingon grin Ahhh! The challenge is made! /klingon grin Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: OT - GFM pics from tan and tv

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Damn I'm tired. Here are some pics from tan's *ist-D - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tan/index.htm Great pics, I'm sad I missed it. What the hell did Tan do to Norm? :-) Don't - you wake him up! More to the point, ask Tan how she lost her cherry. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Bruce lives ! (was re: Pentax discsuss etc etc)

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
People who do this for money are concerned with making images: photography People who are hobbyists are more concerned with working machines: cameras Clients don't give a rats ass how you get the image. Being a master technician doesn't make you a good photographer. BR Wow, after all this time

Re: OT - GFM pics from tan and tv

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
All right, this I don't want to know, (I'll probably be disappointed anyway). Cotty wrote: Damn I'm tired. Here are some pics from tan's *ist-D - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tan/index.htm Great pics, I'm sad I missed it. What the hell did Tan do to Norm? :-) Don't - you wake him

Re: Bruce lives ! (was re: Pentax discsuss etc etc)

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
Ouch. (That's gotta hurt). Cotty wrote: People who do this for money are concerned with making images: photography People who are hobbyists are more concerned with working machines: cameras Clients don't give a rats ass how you get the image. Being a master technician doesn't make you a good

RE: OT - GFM pics from tan and tv

2004-06-09 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Damn I'm tired. Here are some pics from tan's *ist-D - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tan/index.htm Great pics, I'm sad I missed it. What the hell did Tan do to Norm? :-) Don't - you wake him up! More to the

Re: photography vs Cameras

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
The ethical standards have probably improved as the technical ability to get what you want without cheating has improved. Umm, have you not been watching CNN lately? I think the world as a whole is becoming less ethical, and journalism, while not leading the herd, is certainly somewhere in

Re: *istD unsharpness (lengthy)

2004-06-09 Thread graywolf
An interesting thing there, Dario, is that I prefer the Pentax images on your webpages when looking at the pictures. Yes I see that when you move in the others seem to be sharper, but at normal viewing distances for the whole photo (and isn't that what is important?) I like the Pentax images

RE: OT - GFM pics from tan and tv

2004-06-09 Thread TMP
yeah, i lost my cherry in the back of the van, and cotty helped me to find it again... tan. -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 10 June 2004 1:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT - GFM pics from tan and tv -Original Message- From:

RE: I'm Back (GFM aftermath)

2004-06-09 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:13 AM In a message dated 6/8/2004 7:55:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marnie, We missed you on the last day. Too little time with each person, Cesar Panama

RE: Swamped with photos!

2004-06-09 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Stan, Stan, Stan, For those who were not at GFMtn, it seems our Stan is the consummate salesman. If you would mention a lens, he would counter with another. I was afraid to mention my house - he probably had one for sale :-) Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: Stan

Re: photography vs Cameras

2004-06-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cotty wrote: While staying at tvs, I did some channel-flicking and MY GOD what a nightmare. Mercifully I was able to catch a bit of the BBC news on BBC World. I don't understand how north America survives most news programmes. Cheers, Cotty Easy - we who survive don't watch them

Re: Giving up on the FA 28-70/4

2004-06-09 Thread alex wetmore
On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Robert Leigh Woerner wrote: I doubt the manual focus feel is any different on the SMC version. Does the 28-70 f4.0 fare better in this area? I couldn't find the Takumar-F 28-80/3.5-4.5 that I own this morning to compare. I remember it being really really loose though.

Re: OT - GFM pics from tan and tv

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
Now I know I'll be disapointed. tom wrote: -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Damn I'm tired. Here are some pics from tan's *ist-D - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tan/index.htm Great pics, I'm sad I missed it. What the hell did Tan do to Norm? :-)

Re: photography vs Cameras

2004-06-09 Thread Lon Williamson
Quite nicely, thank you. Cil my Landlord. Where's my chainsaw? Everyone's gonna PAY. Cotty wrote: snip I don't understand how north America survives most news programmes.

Re: OT: Mazdas vs cameras

2004-06-09 Thread John Francis
Oh, you can go pretty fast in one. A college friend of mine found that out the hard way; he came round a bend on a country lane to find a group of hikers spread out all across the road. He managed to avoid them all, but was less fortunate in avoiding the tree branch hanging over the bank. It

RE: Transit of Venus

2004-06-09 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty wrote: I'll have to wait until next time as it was after sunset here. I think the next transit (8 years away) will be better for NZ provided the weather is good. It's my understanding that the next transit will be in 2247 Wow! And we moan about Pentax introducing new models,

shutter speeds off ?

2004-06-09 Thread edwin
I got the first couple of rolls shot in earnest with my KX back yesterday. They show 2 things: 1) M28/2.0 is fine at f/2.0 2) most of a stop of overexposure. The overexposure helped the roll of fuji print film I shot, but was a little hard on the velvia. The most obvious cause of the problem

Re: long glass

2004-06-09 Thread graywolf
Well, using the 70-200/2.8IS, and just looking through it may be entirely different things. AND, I can see it helping with the barn owl. GRIN OTOH, I was using 100 speed film Friday around PDML (M100/2.8, 1/15sec at 2.8). Only about 3 (out of 10-12) of the shots came out sharp enough in 4x6

Re: photography vs Cameras

2004-06-09 Thread graywolf
I survive it by seldom watching it. There are good things happening in the world, but you would never know from American TV News programing. Unfortunately, many think the world is as bad a place as they portray it. I sometimes wonder how many suicides a year they are responsible for. -- Cotty

RE: GFM Gathering

2004-06-09 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
-Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:05 AM One of the funniest parts of this weekend is that everyone is snapping picture of each other. If you don't like having your picture taken, it could have been unnerving. Of course,

Re: OT - GFM pics from tan and tv

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
On 8/6/04, TANJASAN, discombobulated, offered: Har! Wait until tom gets HIS pics back from his 645n Christian, I do believe that tom took quite a few of my tootsies as well! Who took the pic of your cherry? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Giving up on the FA 28-70/4

2004-06-09 Thread Alan Chan
IMHO, FA*24/2 F/FA135/2.8 aren't that great optically. In fact, I found the M135/3.5 to be sharper than the F/FA135/2.8 near wide open. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan This I don't understand, the 24's are no more problematic than the 28's. The K 3.5 and 2.8 have excellent

Re: Tan from Japan...

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Also, I just wanted to say thankyou to Geoff Moes and his beautiful girlfriend Wendy for their wonderful company during our road trip to GFM and back, they were really great to travel with and were also very helpful in keeping Cotty under control! Tan, now that I'm totally turned back into

Re: Tan from Japan...

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Also, I eagerly await the chance to view the VIDEO that Adehlaid was shooting over the weekend. She seemed to be capturing every moment on that very nice camera of hers and I am sure that there will be laughs a plenty when we get to view it. Yeah, especially when everyone sees the size of

Re: Tan from Japan...

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Christian, I would like to contact Kerry off-list if that is ok to ask her some questions about Aussies living in the US... Does she have her own email address that I could contact her on? I've like so gotta bad feeling about this :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

RE: shutter speeds off ?

2004-06-09 Thread Alan Chan
could it be that the middling speeds of my KX are too slow, leading to overexposure of almost a stop? Anybody else with a KX or similarly-shuttered camera (was there one?) experienced this? Personally, I suspect a combination of the meter itself and faulty tone-analysis on my part. Certainly

Re: SMC-F 28 f2.8 some impressions.

2004-06-09 Thread Alan Chan
Except the light-fall-off issue at wide open. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan That's good to hear, as the SMC-F 28 f/2.8 is the same lens formula as the SMC-A version of this lens, which was a supposedly much improved design from the SMC-M version of the lens. From my experience

Re: Attention GFM folks- Anyone win/place/show in photo contest?

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Subject says it all. Tome Reece got an honourable mention with a superb shot of one of the eagles in the habitat. Another eagle shot by a non-pdmler got 2nd (i think) but IMO Tom's was better. The other shot was perhaps technically better, but Tom's had more 'feeling' and conveyed a better

Re: pic

2004-06-09 Thread Steve Desjardins
You could see a lake from the top of GFM, ie., the swinging bridge. Is this that lake? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pics of the Venus transit

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Adelheid and I are now at the Outer Banks on the coast of North Carolina. We're staying at Kitty Hawk. This morning I rose with the sun in hope to capture the Venus transit, and got lucky. The fog lifted just in time to get the last part when Venus left the sun disk. Actually, the fog turned to be

RE: Back in DC and homeward bound...

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Too many people on the mountain that I wanted to spend more time with, but no regrets to the quantity there, That was my thought as well...I only got to hang out with Dayton and Jostein for maybe 30 seconds total. Maybe next year we should make appointments. tv Yeah, like you could do it

31/77 Harsh?

2004-06-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Anyone here ever consider the images from these lenses to be harsh? (A description given by someone on rec.photo.equipment.35mm) Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net

Re: shutter speeds off ?

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
I haven't had this problem with a KX but my MX had shutter timing problems. A CLA cleared it right up. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got the first couple of rolls shot in earnest with my KX back yesterday. They show 2 things: 1) M28/2.0 is fine at f/2.0 2) most of a stop of overexposure. The

Re: Giving up on the FA 28-70/4

2004-06-09 Thread Peter J. Alling
I don't have any direct evidence with the FA*24 or FA/F135 only what others have said, once again I've seen mixed reviews but the preponderance of these were favorable. Some of the difference could be ascribed to different expectations and some to sample variations. Besides which Alan I

Re: OT - GFM pics from tan and tv

2004-06-09 Thread Norman Baugher
Hey, I am awakeand I do actually remember being rudely awakened by someone, and she who knows who she is Norm P.S. did you take any of that Off! back to England with you or would you like me to send you some? Ya know, religion has gone to hell in a handbasket. -- Bob Sullivan

Re: Tan from Japan...

2004-06-09 Thread Norman Baugher
Hey Cotty, come over next year and we'll have a Star Trek figurine hunt. From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, I eagerly await the chance to view the VIDEO that Adehlaid was shooting over the weekend. She seemed to be capturing every moment on that very nice camera of hers and I am sure that

Re: Bruce lives ! (was re: Pentax discsuss etc etc)

2004-06-09 Thread b_rubenstein
I take a look at about every third digest. Most of the threads sound like a bunch of drunks rambling about nothing to do with photography. Quite a few threads sound like a bunch of drunks rambling about cameras. The rest just sound like a bunch of drunks rambling to their friend Harvey. While

GFM Thanks

2004-06-09 Thread Norman Baugher
Just want to say thanks to the Owens for their wonderful hospitality and to Tom for making it possible for me to show up... Had a wonderful time, what a great bunch of people! Norm Landing a plane on an aircraft carrier is like having sex during a car wreck. --- The List God

Re: Pics of the Venus transit

2004-06-09 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cotty wrote: Adelheid and I are now at the Outer Banks on the coast of North Carolina. We're staying at Kitty Hawk. This morning I rose with the sun in hope to capture the Venus transit, and got lucky. The fog lifted just in time to get the last part when Venus left the sun disk. Actually,

Re: GFM

2004-06-09 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Wednesday 09 June 2004 23:13, graywolf wrote: FJW I have written a short bit about GFM in my journal and included a link to a few FJW snapshots. FJW FJW http://journal.graywolfphoto.com/summer-04.html#050604 FJW I like the portrait of Mark very much, it has something that reminds me of the

Re: GFM Gathering

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
It was great getting to see everyone on the mountain this weekend and put faces to familiar names. A special thanks to everyone at pdml central for making a lurker feel very welcome. I tried to post an update on Friday afternoon to let everyone know who had arrived and what was going on but

Re: photography vs cameras

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
You mean a computer whizz rather than a chemistry whizz don't you? No. Photography is not about chemistry. It is about light. William Robb Like, so absolutely! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: photography vs cameras

2004-06-09 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I shot a wedding last winter (I don't do them often, anymore). While at the location we had chosen for our portraits, another photographer was also working. She had a couple of cheap studio flash units, I think they were the low end Photogenics that aren't actually called

RE: Camera backpack with drawers

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Bless her, I think she means *trawling* eBay.I hope. Don't you know trolling ebay is dangerous!!! to your wallet that is! Your sure to see all kinds of things you just have to have...lol 8). Dave -Original Message- From: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June

Re: photography vs cameras

2004-06-09 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Gonz Subject: Re: photography vs cameras Interesting article. Do you think Laurenceau's work falls in that category? Heck no, I just like stirring the pot.. Trouble maker... ;) But much of what he says it true, alot of the photos

RE: Cotty home

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Yo Frank Whatever Cotty says about me isn't true. And, any compromising photos of me have been photoshopped. Oh boy I like so haven't even begun Seriously, it was great to meet you Cotty. You're everything I expected and more. you mean I'm a longer streak a piss than you imagined!?!? I

Re: GFM

2004-06-09 Thread frank theriault
Frits, I think Mark has both ears, though! vbg Seriously, I thought the same thing: the photo of Mark is stunning. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] I like

Re: GFM reflections

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
Mark Roberts is about 6 taller than I expected. snif That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said about me! ;-) His voice is like about 6 octaves higher than I expected ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: GFM

2004-06-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 09 June 2004 23:13, graywolf wrote: FJW I have written a short bit about GFM in my journal and included a link to a few FJW snapshots. FJW FJW http://journal.graywolfphoto.com/summer-04.html#050604 FJW I like the portrait of Mark very much,

Re: Enablement - stay away from GFMtn...

2004-06-09 Thread Peter Loveday
I am no longer denying that there will be a 67 in my future ;-) So, what skin will your 67 have then? :) Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday Director of Development, eyeon Software

Re: GFM reflections

2004-06-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts is about 6 taller than I expected. snif That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said about me! ;-) His voice is like about 6 octaves higher than I expected ;-) So *that's* why all those dogs were barking... Of course, everyone of us was barking (in

Re: Left eye dominant (was Papa-D)

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
How did you know? At the same time, I suppose. Dario I'm a weirdo. I use my right eye for video and my left eye for stills. Pfft. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: GFM

2004-06-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks. I enjoyed both the entry and the pics. The shot of Mark is very nice, ditto the Jostein shot. Paul On Jun 9, 2004, at 5:13 PM, graywolf wrote: I have written a short bit about GFM in my journal and included a link to a few snapshots.

Re: GFM

2004-06-09 Thread Frits Wthrich
:-) Vincent only cut off the ear-lobe on one side though. On Thursday 10 June 2004 00:19, frank theriault wrote: FJW Frits, FJW FJW I think Mark has both ears, though! FJW FJW vbg FJW FJW Seriously, I thought the same thing: the photo of Mark is stunning. FJW FJW cheers, FJW frank FJW FJW

RE: long glass

2004-06-09 Thread Cotty
I wonder if the folks who think IS is so wonderful have actually used it? Today at GFM Cotty was showing off his new Canon 70-200 IS. I noticed that it took something like a second for it to kick in. I think it would occasionally be a life saver and 99% of the time drive me crazy.

PAW: can you hear me now?

2004-06-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2431072

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