Re: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very cute. I wish that brush on the left of his head was just a bit less intruding into his head. The difference between the barber and your grandson's look on their faces is great. Obviously someone had more fun than the other. It tells a nice story. Thanks for sharing, Bruce Saturday,

Re: Earl Grey

2004-06-20 Thread Raimo K
Historically it´s the other way round. Teabags were invented to prevent tea being forged so that the producer could guarantee the good quality of the tea inside. Not all shop owners were honest. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho -

Re: Earl Grey, was: Re: OT: Wine (Hungarian, Romanian)

2004-06-20 Thread Bob W
Hi, As for availability - in the early and mid-70s, in the UK, I used to buy tea from either Jacksons of Piccadilly (no longer in business) The company is still in business, even if they don't have any stores any more. http://www.jacksons-of-piccadilly.com/tradition/early1.asp Their products

Re: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread Bob W
Hi, http://home.austin.rr.com/randj/pics/IMGP1988-bw.jpg You should have seen his before pics. Wow, what a change! Comments and critique welcome. eat your heart out, Norman Rockwell! Nice shot. -- Cheers, Bob

F* 250-600/5.6 in action

2004-06-20 Thread Alan Chan
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Re: Question: Minilab processing of digital files

2004-06-20 Thread David Mann
On Jun 20, 2004, at 2:57 AM, graywolf wrote: Well, there are certain laws of physics involved here. Reflected light images (prints) will never match transmitted light images. Yes, you are correct here. That's the whole basis of the digital colour workflow. The worst thing is that with prints

Re: Earl Grey, was: Re: OT: Wine (Hungarian, Romanian)

2004-06-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/6/04, MARK T-BAG ROBERTS, discombobulated, offered: Tea, Earl Grey, Hot, a classic. No milk, no sugar. A very good drink, Not an option for me. I've got a bloody great container of PG Tips to finish off... Nyuk nyuk nyuk Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: PUG deadline

2004-06-20 Thread Lon Williamson
So send up a GFM shot! graywolf wrote: Everyone is probably on vacation (grin). Jostein wrote: This month's theme is Vacation ,, So far, there are only 17 submissions for the June gallery.

Re: Color Management By Eye

2004-06-20 Thread Lon Williamson
This is how I do it. 2-3 small prints for adjustments, then 1 for the final is all that is _usually_ necessary. Ever try to get a perfectly neutral BW out of a color printer this way, though? I can't quite nail it: there's always a color cast somewhere in the grey tones. Of course, the easy way

Re: Cleaning Negative Film: I lost the danged posts.

2004-06-20 Thread Lon Williamson
Thank you, Crustless. This one goes in the keeper file. I'm gonna shoot a CrazyRoll, take it to the worst lab I know, experiment with the 4-shot strips, and hopefully learn to cut down on scan spotting without PEC. William Robb wrote: You can dose the negs pretty heavily, actually. If there is a

Diffraction, F stop, and lens length

2004-06-20 Thread Lon Williamson
Read any book about the technical aspects of photography, and you'll run across diffraction limiting, which is usually supposed to kick in at an F stop of 16 or 22 and be noticable by 32. Now compare the absolute size of, say, a 20mm prime stopped down to f22 and a 100mm prime at f22. Your

Re: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread cbwaters
I like this one a LOT Gonz. Perfect BW Photo. Only change would I'd have liked is to have the items on the counter frame his face a little better. Great family photo though. Cory - Original Message - From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 11:10

PAW:Finally got a nice one of my kid

2004-06-20 Thread brooksdj
Hi all. My submission for this week is from Saturday's horse show. Nothing special,just that the training of the new horse is finally starting to show and i got a good shot of her jumping. Excuse the warmness here.I was experimenting with

Re: DA 16-45 vs. Kiron 28/2.0

2004-06-20 Thread Herb Chong
what other lenses do you have to compare sharpness with? FWIW, i find my FA 24-90/3.5-4.5 that many people here rave about for sharpness is just adequate, and i am sure that it is not a lot different from other instances of this same lens. my opinion on the DA 16-45/4 is that it is sharper than

Re: PAW:Finally got a nice one of my kid

2004-06-20 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Very nice. WB looks about right to my eye, but I am on a laptop with an uncalibrated screen. I presume the artifacts are .jpg rather than in the original. Nice camera and nice shot. Antonio On 20 Jun 2004, at 12:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. My submission for

Re: PAW:Finally got a nice one of my kid

2004-06-20 Thread brooksdj
Thanks. I just added a bit of fill flash in PS Elements and did a colour cast click to help bring it up a bit. I hope its the .jpg.:-) Did not see anything in the original . Dave Very nice. WB looks about right to my eye, but I am on a laptop with an

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-20 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at scanner camp, Dr. Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No deal Shel. I'm 1,500 kilometres from the nearest place likely to have a scanner of that type, let alone somewhere to rent time on one. I'll be looking for a cheap scanner in time... 1500km!? where are you? Kevin

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-20 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Karratha Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at scanner camp, Dr. Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No deal Shel. I'm 1,500 kilometres from the nearest place likely to have a scanner of that type, let alone somewhere to rent time on one. I'll be looking for a cheap scanner in time...

PAW: Window Washers

2004-06-20 Thread frank theriault
I despise this photo: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2457638 But I'm posting it anyway. Comments are always welcome. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer

Re: Diffraction, F stop, and lens length

2004-06-20 Thread Tom Reese
Lon Williamson wrote: Question: Is it the absolute diameter of the aperature, or some formula taking into account diameter _and_ distance from the film that causes diffraction limiting? My understanding is that diffraction gets much worse as the aperture gets further away from the film plane.

Re: Diffraction, F stop, and lens length

2004-06-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
The short answer is yes. There's a quick description of why at *Robert Monaghan's web site: http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/diffraction.html * Lon Williamson wrote: Read any book about the technical aspects of photography, and you'll run across diffraction limiting, which is usually supposed to kick in

Re: PAW: Window Washers

2004-06-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
The flip comment would be: As well you should! But on reflection I have to ask why. It's not at all bad. Not enough Camera movement? (I couldn't resist I'm sorry). frank theriault wrote: I despise this photo: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2457638 But I'm posting it anyway.

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-20 Thread ernreed2
Graywolf mentioned: So, I was not suggesting he try to get the S-20, but that he look for something currently on closeout somewhere. Understood. By now this may have become lost in the discussion, but my original reply was intended to say that I agreed in principle (look for a deal on a

Re: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread Keith Whaley
I'm looking for a companion MX, in better shape than my present one (which is not all that distressed anyhow!) but not at that price! Cotty wrote: Just mentioning this auction because I seriously doubt any PDMLer is watching it with a view to bidding at this high a price!

Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread Steve Larson
Black will not print. Tried new cartridge, clean nozzles, no luck. Anyone got an idea? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California

RE: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread Jens Bladt
The dent could be a refelction. Its easily repaired - take of the bottom plate and use a rubber hammer from the inside. I did that with my Super A. I guess I should hav kept my black MX, which waa my first Pentax, bought new i April 1981 (guess I paid almost 300USD for it). (So, I've been a

RE: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread Jens Bladt
PA: This came out wrong. I don't recall the price of the body (400 USD I guess), but I paid a little less than 300 USD for the 35mm lens. The dent could be a refelction. Its easily repaired - take of the bottom plate and use a rubber hammer from the inside. I did that with my Super A. I guess

Re: Battery flash question

2004-06-20 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi Butch, why should there be any problems? All flashes can use rechargable batteries. I have powered my big Sunpak (can't remember the number, but it was their second-best model) with custom-built NiMH batterypack, without any problems. If I remember Sunpak even sold a batterypack

Re: Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread Lon Williamson
No guarantee, but try lightly burninshing the contacts on the cart and corresponding printer contacts with a clean cloth. I've had gunk on one set of contacts cause failure before. Steve Larson wrote: Black will not print. Tried new cartridge, clean nozzles, no luck. Anyone got an idea? Steve

RE: PAW:Finally got a nice one of my kid

2004-06-20 Thread frank theriault
Nice, classic' horsejumping shot, eh Dave? vbg Weill done. I like the background blur from the pan. 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:

Re: PAW:Finally got a nice one of my kid

2004-06-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! My submission for this week is from Saturday's horse show. Nothing special,just that the training of the new horse is finally starting to show and i got a good shot of her jumping. Excuse the warmness here.I was experimenting with WB on the D2H and had it on cloudy-2.Straight cloudy would

RE: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread Steve Desjardins
A marvelous picture. Everything but the people just out of focus and those two expressions. Give a copy to the barber for her collection. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread graywolf
This thread reminds me of a an old saying about fools and their money. Of course a like new black MX is probably worth more than $400 to a collector. However a mere ex+ with damage, which this one seems to be, is worth far less. There are just too many around. Hell at least he did not call it

Re: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread cbwaters
HEY!, No posting Ebay auctions Buck-O! Cory kidding, of course - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert There is an A*85/1.4 on the bay and the moment for the measly sum of US$1095 with bonus scratch on the rear element :-) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked

Re: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Jun 2004 at 10:31, cbwaters wrote: HEY!, No posting Ebay auctions Buck-O! There are some real clangers out there at the moment for anyone who can type SMC at the search prompt :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Question: Minilab processing of digital files

2004-06-20 Thread graywolf
Since my monitor is set to sRGB (which fairly closely matches the output of my printer) all your images should display about the same. They do not, so I can only conclude that there is something strange about them (like maybe they are adjust to to show what the person is trying to show no

Re: Diffraction, F stop, and lens length

2004-06-20 Thread graywolf
I guess I should mention that The letters DL placed upon lenses by the advertising department seldom, if ever, means the lens is diffraction limited. If they were taken to court about it they would probably say it means DeLuxe. -- graywolf wrote: Actually it is both. Diffraction is based upon

Re: Earl Grey, was: Re: O.T.: Wine (Hungarian, Romanian)

2004-06-20 Thread graywolf
I kind of like Wagner's myself. Though for camping or long term storage I like the sealed packaging of Bigelow. However, I think serious tea drinkers claim that only whole leaf tea is acceptable. -- Steve Desjardins wrote: Twinings is available at most U.S. supermarkets (Walmart, Krogers, etc.)

OT: Diffraction, F stop, and lens length

2004-06-20 Thread Malcolm Smith
Graywolf wrote: I guess I should mention that The letters DL placed upon lenses by the advertising department seldom, if ever, means the lens is diffraction limited. If they were taken to court about it they would probably say it means DeLuxe. Gosh - I've got 'DL' on the back of our

RE: PAW - View from Scarborough

2004-06-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
David, That's a nice pleasant photo, but the heavy border around it diminishes its impact. Thinner borders will help move the impression your fotos make up a notch or two. As it is now, every shot you post has to compete with that god awful fat, black frame you put around it. Shel

Re: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread graywolf
Actually, Frank, Norman Rockwell was a great photographer. All his painting were first shot on film in his studio then he painted the picture using the photo as a reference. Remember, he started out before color photography. I tend to think of him as an illustrator rather than an artist myself.

RE: PAW: Window Washers

2004-06-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
You've every reason to dislike it, Frank, although I do think despise may be a little over reactive ;-)) First, it's a cliche subject. Every jamoke with a long lens has something like this in their portfolio. There's nothing new or innovative here, and, imo, you choice of focal length is all

OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Jostein
Big thanks to Bill Owens, who made this shot possible. http://www.oksne.net/paw/spam.html Cheers, Jostein -

Re: Viewfinders

2004-06-20 Thread John Whittingham
Unfortunately, it was married with low quality eyepiece, just like all other MZ models except the MZ-S. Low quality eyepiece? John John Whittingham Technician -- Original Message --- From: Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 17:30:33

Re: Viewfinders

2004-06-20 Thread John Whittingham
That's very reassuring to know. John John Whittingham Technician -- Original Message --- From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 20:39:54 -0400 Subject: Re: Viewfinders Pentaprism. John Whittingham wrote: While your on the

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Bill Owens
Well, the question now is, how did you like it? Bill - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 11:27 AM Subject: OT; Spam attack Big thanks to Bill Owens, who made this shot possible. http://www.oksne.net/paw/spam.html

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Jostein
Hi, Bill, As canned ham goes, I think it's a bit too salty. But the meat is of fair quality. ... and to be honest, I skipped the honey...:-) Cheers, Jostein - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 5:30 PM Subject: Re:

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Paul Sorenson
The honey might have been good, but for a real taste treat, try it with REAL, 100% maple syrup -Paul - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 10:40 AM Subject: Re: OT; Spam attack Hi, Bill, As canned ham goes, I think

Re: Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Steve Larson Subject: Epson C80 Problems Black will not print. Tried new cartridge, clean nozzles, no luck. Anyone got an idea? A friend of mine takes the head of his Epson out periodically and soaks it in Windex. It's a trick he read about on the leben

Re: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
Rob Studdert wrote: There is an A*85/1.4 on the bay and the moment for the measly sum of US$1095 with bonus scratch on the rear element :-) How'd I miss that bargain. (That bonus scratch makes it very enticing). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

Re: Diffraction, F stop, and lens length

2004-06-20 Thread Joseph Tainter
Tom wisely wrote: Actually it is both. Diffraction is based upon the diameter of the aperture diameter and the dispersion angle of the light rays which is affected by focal length. So the shorter the lens, and the smaller the aperture, the worse the diffraction. The lens will be best at the

RE: Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread David Miers
Well getting the head out and cleaning it properly sounds like a great idea, except on my epson 785 I've not been able to figure out how to get the heads out yet for such an attempt. What I have done is use the highest grade of Isopropyl alcohol I can find to limit the amount of residue this

Re: F* 250-600/5.6 in action

2004-06-20 Thread Joseph Tainter
Be nice if you'd warn people before you send them chasing a 12 mb download. Joe

RE: Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread David Miers
Where and what is the exact name of this leben list William? -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 12:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Epson C80 Problems - Original Message - From: Steve Larson Subject: Epson C80

Re: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
My god they saw you coming, I picked up my chrome MX in '76, (I could have had black for $10.00 more), with 50mm 1.7, Vivitar 70-150 f3.5 M42-K adapter, and never-ready case for $240.00 + tax. (The 70-150mm was selling for 140-180 alone). This wasn't a kit price, just a bargain. graywolf

Re: Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Miers Subject: RE: Epson C80 Problems Where and what is the exact name of this leben list William? I will find out for you. Bill

Re: OT A*85mm for $1,000 (was MX for nearly $400)

2004-06-20 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Yeah, the same seller has teh 135 A*1.8 and a nice 200/2.5 also for a lot of dosh. For a $1,000 cant you buy a new Pentax or even Nikon 85mm 1.4, but of course the scratched rear element you would have to do yourself, which could be tricky... Mind you, perhaps this is the way old kit prices

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
You almost make a Spam and eggs breakfast seem attractive. Jostein wrote: Big thanks to Bill Owens, who made this shot possible. http://www.oksne.net/paw/spam.html Cheers, Jostein -

Re: OT A*85mm for $1,000 (was MX for nearly $400)

2004-06-20 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Incidentally, anyone know how the Pentax 85mm 1.4's compare to their Nikon counterparts? I love my Pentax film bodies but you've gotta admit that so far their digital offering is a bit light on the ground. A. On 20 Jun 2004, at 19:02, Antonio Aparicio wrote: Yeah, the same seller has teh 135

Re: Earl Grey, was: Re: O.T.: Wine (Hungarian, Romanian)

2004-06-20 Thread Keith Whaley
Wot the heck is a tea press? Keith whaley Steve Desjardins wrote: Twinings is available at most U.S. supermarkets (Walmart, Krogers, etc.) As a matter of fact, many now also stock loose teas as well. I buy loose tea for the chemistry dept. at the Lexington coffee shop, which specializes in coffee

Re: DA 16-45 vs. Kiron 28/2.0

2004-06-20 Thread Greg Lovern
Hi Herb, The only other lens I have in the DA 16-45's range is a Sigma P/KA 18/3.5, which I haven't found to be super sharp. My sharpest pictures have been taken with my Pentax-F 50/1.7 and my Tamron 90/2.5. I'm not sure how meaningful it would be to compare them (especially the 90) to the DA

Re: Diffraction, F stop, and lens length

2004-06-20 Thread Bob Blakely
Diffraction limiting is a technical term. Diffraction is one of the things that cannot be mitigated by the wonders of modern glass or lens design. Diffraction is solely determined by the physical size of the aperture and it's deleterious effects relative to the image at the focal plane is solely

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Keith Whaley
Hey, the photo is fine, except for the smallish glass of stale beer! g Oh, and the bare toast! What goes on that? Honey? Not butter or jam? And is that another fried egg under the two on top? Yummy! A stick-to-the-ribs breakfast indeed! Good thing I've just eaten... keith Jostein wrote: Big

Re: Epson 2200

2004-06-20 Thread Tom C
W Robb wrote: All I can tell you is how I work. My situation is perhaps a bit different from yours. I have a lot of experience dealing with colour theory that you may not have. All that is moot however. Quite true I'm sure. Calibrate your monitor using Adobe Gamma. Import an image file into

Re: Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread Steve Larson
Thanks Bill! I'm working on that, seems to be a stickler just to get the cover off, but I'll get it if I have to use a sledge. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 9:03 AM

Re: Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread Keith Whaley
I suppose this is a silly question, but, considering that I'm not a full-blown inkjet printer repairman, one can remove the print head readily? I wish! I have continual problems with ink occluding the print head nozzles... Mine is the Epson Stylus Photo 820, and there's no WAY I could get a

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] The honey might have been good, but for a real taste treat, try it with REAL, 100% maple syrup -Paul Pardon me, Paul Yuck!! Please don't take it personally. Jostein

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Jostein
LOL I had to have my son finish off the last egg and the last piece of spam. Stick to the ribs, you bet! As I said, I passed on the honey. I don't like overly sweet things together with meat. To me, the worst horror of the American food experience was finding out that my breakfast butter was

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Keith Whaley
Again, you're a first, Jostein! I've never heard of anyone NOT liking real maple syrup! I grew up in one of the U.S.' most prolific states' producer of maple syrup (and other products...) -- Northern Ohio. Thing is, not ALL maple syrup is made the same. Far from it... If the only maple syrup

Re: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/6/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, offered: HEY!, No posting Ebay auctions Buck-O! Sorry Cory - I didn't realise you were bidding on it!!! Cory kidding, of course Yeah yeah - let's just check on that bid history buddy ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: MX for nearly $400

2004-06-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/6/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, offered: HEY!, No posting Ebay auctions Buck-O! There are some real clangers out there at the moment for anyone who can type SMC at the search prompt :-) SCM CsM... MCs.. Sms... oh hell Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Cotty
Big thanks to Bill Owens, who made this shot possible. http://www.oksne.net/paw/spam.html Hmmm, nice. Not sure about the flowers though - the petals look a bit dry - maybe some extra virgin olive oil on them? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Earl Grey, was: Re: O.T.: Wine (Hungarian, Romanian)

2004-06-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/6/04, KEITH, discombobulated, offered: Wot the heck is a tea press? http://www.teaandcoffee.net/ :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: Sync voltage

2004-06-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
You shouldn't have any problem with an AF280T on your MZ-S. Jens Bladt wrote: How do you measure this without triggering the flash? I often use the AF280T. Could it harm the MZ-S? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Frits Wüthrich

RE: Earl Grey, was: Re: O.T.: Wine (Hungarian, Romanian)

2004-06-20 Thread Amita Guha
Chai is very popular and all the coffee shops carry it. In addition, coffee presses has become very popular and so are commonly available. Many supermarkets carry it...very funny...It cracks me up that chai has become trendy. :) Although I myself am guilty of drinking chai made from a tea

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Peter J. Alling
This is Heresy, real maple syrup is light and flavorful. The really ghastly stuff is the stuff that contains 1 or 2% of the real thing and is mostly corn syrup, amber coloring and artificial maple flavor. Log Cabin and Aunt Jemima's come to mind immediately. US Grade A light amber, (very

Re: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-20 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks Brian, I'll look into it. Cheers Shaun Brian Walters wrote: Shaun Photo CD can be organised through any Kodak shopfront - do they have an agency in NW West Aus? I've used Photo CD extensively in the past for photos for the ASGAP website - quality seems a bit variable. It seems to cope OK

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-20 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Replied to off list with glee Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Dr. Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Karratha Ahh, nice spot, have not been there since... about 1981 I think Anywho, I have a CanoScan FS-4000US I could send to you as a loaner. Basically, you pay

Re: OT A*85mm for $1,000 (was MX for nearly $400)

2004-06-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Jun 2004 at 19:05, Antonio Aparicio wrote: Incidentally, anyone know how the Pentax 85mm 1.4's compare to their Nikon counterparts? I love my Pentax film bodies but you've gotta admit that so far their digital offering is a bit light on the ground. I don't know about Nikons offerings

Re: OT A*85mm for $1,000 (was MX for nearly $400)

2004-06-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Jun 2004 at 19:02, Antonio Aparicio wrote: Yeah, the same seller has teh 135 A*1.8 and a nice 200/2.5 also for a lot of dosh. The price on the 200/2.5 is extraordinary but at least if the copy is to believed it's not damaged. For a $1,000 cant you buy a new Pentax or even Nikon 85mm

Re: Diffraction, F stop, and lens length

2004-06-20 Thread Rob Studdert
On 20 Jun 2004 at 10:50, Joseph Tainter wrote: Interesting. Pentax thinks that the DA 16-45 gives its best mtf performance wide open (f4.0) between 16 and 24 mm., and f4.5 thereafter. So is the DA 16-45 a diffraction limited lens? And in terms of everyday shooting, what does that mean?

Re: Sync voltage

2004-06-20 Thread graywolf
I think you do not have to worry with anything new enough to have TTL flash metering. What you do need to worry about are flashes that have been made for a long time like a Vivitar 283. Newish ones are OK, my old one has 250V across the sync terminals which can destroy electronic circuits in

Pentax Cable Switch F question

2004-06-20 Thread Rob Studdert
Has anyone here disassembled the Pentax Cable Switch F? If so is the switch body screwed or glued? Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998

Re: OT A*85mm for $1,000 (was MX for nearly $400)

2004-06-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 20, 2004, at 1:05 PM, Antonio Aparicio wrote: ompare to their Nikon counterparts? I love my Pentax film bodies but you've gotta admit that so far their digital offering is a bit light on the ground. It's the same chip as the Nikon 6.1 megapixel camera. Yet it's smaller and feels more

Re: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very cute. I wish that brush on the left of his head was just a bit less intruding into his head. The difference between the barber and your grandson's look on their faces is great. Obviously someone had more fun than the other. It tells a nice story. Thank you Bruce.

Re: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A marvelous picture. Everything but the people just out of focus and those two expressions. Give a copy to the barber for her collection. Thank you. Yes, as I was looking at the photos shot during this occasion, this one was my favorite and I thought it would make a

Re: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, http://home.austin.rr.com/randj/pics/IMGP1988-bw.jpg You should have seen his before pics. Wow, what a change! Comments and critique welcome. eat your heart out, Norman Rockwell! Nice shot. Thank you. Wow, thats a hell of a compliment! I love Rockwell's sense

Re: PAW - First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wonderful shot, Gonz!! Thank you. You caught the moment there, not only the grandson, but the semi-scowl of the barber (do we call them stylists these days?). Yes, she kept telling me to keep her out of the frame, but this one was just too tempting! I'm sure she'll

Re: PAW-First Haircut

2004-06-20 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gonz, Love those expressions! Thanks Bob. I know, that's the first thing that caught my eye when I reviewed the photos. I knew that I had possibly a real interesting shot when I snapped it, but it wasn't until I went home and looked at them that I realized what a

Re: PAW:Finally got a nice one of my kid

2004-06-20 Thread Gonz
Very nice shot Dave. Excellent timing. How much latitude do you have in timing a shot like this? If you were fast/slow by 1/10 sec would it have ruined the shot? The only change I would like, but which is out of your control is the folks in the background are distracting. The composition

RE: PAW: Window Washers

2004-06-20 Thread frank theriault
Shel, When I took it (I actually took about 4 or 5 frames), I thought, hey, this may be cool. I got the contact back, and thought, hey, this is cool. I got the 8x10 back, and thought, Wow, this is bad. But, I thought, What the hell, I paid for the 8x10, I'll post it as a PAW anyway, just to

Re: Epson C80 Problems

2004-06-20 Thread William Robb
The leben list is apparently defunct, however there is a yahoo group it seems. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/epson-inkjet/ William Robb

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Bill Owens
IIRC it takes about 40 gallons of maple sap to make a gallon of syrup. Bill - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 2:40 PM Subject: Re: OT; Spam attack Again, you're a first, Jostein! I've never heard of anyone

RE: Pentax Cable Switch F question

2004-06-20 Thread Alan Chan
Held by 3 screws. Alan Chan ICQ: 42516180 http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Has anyone here disassembled the Pentax Cable Switch F? If so is the switch body screwed or glued? _ MSN Premium includes powerful parental controls and get 2

OT: Win XP networking questions

2004-06-20 Thread William Robb
I am attempting, unsuccessfully, to network my desktop computer to my laptop. The desktop is on WinXP Pro, the laptop is on WinXP Home I am running both machines into a router. Anyone out there who knows how to do this, and can give me a hand with it, could you please contact me offlist? Thanks

RE: Sync voltage

2004-06-20 Thread Simon King
Hi Alex, I'd agree with all that's written, and certainly the AF280T would be fine. If using anything else, the figure I've heard as a limit is 6v. In addition, I got this reply about a similar question from the local Pentax rep... Please ensure that the extra contact pins for TTL etc on the

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Keith Whaley
'Bout right, as I recall... keith Bill Owens wrote: IIRC it takes about 40 gallons of maple sap to make a gallon of syrup. Bill - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 2:40 PM Subject: Re: OT; Spam attack Again, you're

Re: The Last Two Days

2004-06-20 Thread Gonz
Ok. Are you going to keep us in suspense??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, that's pretty much just what *will* happen after I make a certain move to a certain new city in a certain new country... ;-) tan. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 June

Re: OT; Spam attack

2004-06-20 Thread Bob Blakely
Yup. My aunt and uncle own a sugar bush (sugar and black maples) in Quebec. They once told me (best as I remember) that it takes 40 to 45 gallons sap per gallon syrup, depending on sugar content of the sap, eh? (- for the Canadians among us.) My youngest son likes the fake stuff better... prefers

RE: The Last Two Days

2004-06-20 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
I'm not saying anything more until I have some idea of what exactly is happening, so sorry Gonz, I guess the answer is yes... ;-) tan. -Original Message- From: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 21 June 2004 12:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The Last Two Days Ok.

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