RE: PAW/PESO, Assateague pony #1

2004-07-13 Thread Don Sanderson
BOY oh BOY! Come to MY country, Steal MY Pets and People style! SHEESH! Give a guy a break! My favorite model doesn't appear very pleased about it either! http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/beau.htm Seriously, Nice Photo! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Rfsindg
Jon, The Super Program has DOF preview (just double checked). The MEII winder with it makes a nice combination. The feel is lighter with a better grip than the LX + winder. The Motor Drive A is good, but heavy with 8 AA batteries. You are correct, there is no MLU. You don't mention TTL flash on

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread graywolf
Probably the same that you have with any heavily used 20+ year old cameras with foam seals in it. Old Wheatfield Willie (William Robb) probably lets Leica and Rollei (his Rottweilers) use his LX's as chew toys (they chewed up hockey pucks so fast it got to be too expensive). I have never owned

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I like the KX (non-DMD) for it's basic reliability. Over the years I've had several MX which have showed a profound ability to wear out. The two KX I've owned have been consistent performers. It's my bw body. The Super Program has the worst UI on a camera, next to the old Nikon N70 film

Polite Request re Image Displaying

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
Can I make a very polite request? If you post a pic on a website, especially your own, is there any chance that you could offer users the option of viewing the full picture at an absolute maximum physical size of about 1000 pixels by 700 pixels? In fact I would personally go no bigger than 800 by

RE: Fixing a viewfinder

2004-07-13 Thread Don Sanderson
That's a good point, thanks, hadn't thought to mention it. They can sometimes make custom diopter lenses too. Don -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 6:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fixing a viewfinder David, I

Samsung Camera Phone has a Pentax lens?

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
DPR are reporting a 3MP camera phone from Samsung with a Pentax lens. The link to the original story doesn't mention the Pentax lens, although DPR does. I'm just off to work - any detectives outn there? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0407/04071202samsungsph2300.asp Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program One of the reasons the SuperProgram might have a bouncy shutter is that it has a fairly low shutter lag, on the order of 50 milliseconds, which was considered fast in its day, and certainly

Re: Samsung Camera Phone has a Pentax lens?

2004-07-13 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! DPR are reporting a 3MP camera phone from Samsung with a Pentax lens. The link to the original story doesn't mention the Pentax lens, although DPR does. I'm just off to work - any detectives outn there? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0407/04071202samsungsph2300.asp I like my gadgets combined. I

Re: PAW/PESO, Assateague pony #1

2004-07-13 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] BOY oh BOY! Come to MY country, Steal MY Pets and People style! SHEESH! Give a guy a break! My favorite model doesn't appear very pleased about it either! http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/beau.htm Seriously, Nice Photo!

RE: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Amita Guha
The Super Program has the worst UI on a camera, next to the old Nikon N70 film camera. But with a winder it feels good to the hand. I use it for color shooting. That's a matter of opinion, of course. :) I love the UI of the Super Program. I shoot mine almost exclusively in shutter priority

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread ernreed2
Mr Robb quoted and posted as follows: - Original Message - From: Jon M Subject: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program I've been thinking about picking up another camera body, and I wanted some opinions. Things I'd like in order of importance are aperture priority and manual

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 Jul 2004 at 6:22, William Robb wrote: The LX is something like 35 ms lag, and the Program Plus (same chassis, different shutter) is less bouncy. Hmm, VeeDub Bugs and 911s same chassis, different engine too? :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours

Re: Polite Request re Image Displaying

2004-07-13 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 Jul 2004 at 13:05, Cotty wrote: Can I make a very polite request? If you post a pic on a website, especially your own, is there any chance that you could offer users the option of viewing the full picture at an absolute maximum physical size of about 1000 pixels by 700 pixels? In fact I

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Bob Blakely
Hmmm. Regards, Bob... --- No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -- Mark Twain From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bob Blakely wrote: This is art and well done. It is indeed powerful, however... It brings great

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
I had a similar reaction. I do think it is well executed, in that I could have just ignored it if it was badly done. Bob said he felt sadness, whereas I feel more of an uncomfortable confusion. Either way I found the quality of the photo hard to ignore. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/12/04 11:54PM

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
But most of them are men. mike wilson wrote: More tits in the UK than anywhere else in the world..

Re: PAW/PESO, Assateague pony #1

2004-07-13 Thread Jostein
Hi Dave, Thanks for commenting. Trouble in the park, as I'm sure you know, is that some horses become aggressive towards tourists who don't feed them once they get used to getting something. I like the C1 converter very much. Unlike the Photoshop CS converter, you can work with curves and levels

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
Thanks for reposting them. And kudos to everyone for a very civilized discussion on a subject where overall agreement was unlikely. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/04 07:15AM I don't see any of the three as an American version. The placement of the one woman's hands on the other's breasts was meant

Re: Another *istD pic (PTAW?)

2004-07-13 Thread Jostein
Why, thanks, Don! Glad you liked it. Can't wait to see the prints from Cotty and Paul. Might turn out to be expensive, though, if it's so good that I have to buy an A3 printer...:-) Jostein - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Amita Guha
It brings great pain and sadness to me (no, it's not the nudity per se). It's as though this was done to one of my parents, or perhaps my best friend. In fact, it was. Please explain. The work reveals a lot about the artist, about his willingness to cause pain to a multitude of

Re: Apologies - was sex with filing cabinet

2004-07-13 Thread Jostein
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.panix.com/~johnf/gallery/images/sdwap615.jpg LOL! That's hilarious. What a cool shot. Jostein

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 Jul 2004 at 9:14, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: But most of them are men. mike wilson wrote: More tits in the UK than anywhere else in the world.. They have Great Tits in the UK. http://www.uksafari.com/greattits.htm Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Fred
You don't mention TTL flash on the LX and Super Program. Once you try it, you'll love it. There is no going back... Amen. I haven't taken ~any~ non-TTL flash phot in a couple of decades now. (I still use some older bodies that don't provide TTL flash, but only for available light shooting.)

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-13 Thread John Forbes
The actual body, excluding the superstructure, is virtually identical, both in shape and size. The Super A/Program certainly has more on top (it's not a blonde, you see, at least the Euro version isn't). I accept they are different cameras, but the bit you hold is pretty much the same

OT: On the Road Again

2004-07-13 Thread jtainter
In lovely old Montreal encore. This time without camera, in a combination internet cafe and employment bureau, trying to type on a keyboard that is actually in French but has English characters. Glad to see Fairygirl back on the list. She still owes me Cottys autograph (cannot locate the

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-13 Thread Arnold Stark
The ME Super has a very well damped mirror. There actually is a real shock absorber (like in a car) which is placed beneath the mirror box. I have a brochure on the ME Super where this is shown and explained. And it is true: The ME Super really is much more quiet than the Super A or any other

Re: PAW/PESO, Assateague pony #1

2004-07-13 Thread alex wetmore
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Jostein wrote: I like the C1 converter very much. Unlike the Photoshop CS converter, you can work with curves and levels directly at the conversion, and there are eyedropper tools for setting blackpoint and whitepoint. In all the images I have played with so far except

Re: Polite Request re Image Displaying

2004-07-13 Thread Brian Walters
G'day Rob What have I missed? I've been using Mozilla for ages and never come across an option for automatic image resizing. Can you show me the way.? Brian + Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia On Tue Jul 13 7:01 , 'Rob Studdert' [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
If that's what you consider great tits, Rob, you qualify as an honorary Brit! Rob Studdert wrote: They have Great Tits in the UK.

Re: To ME or not to ME

2004-07-13 Thread Fred
The ME Super has a very well damped mirror. There actually is a real shock absorber (like in a car) which is placed beneath the mirror box. I have a brochure on the ME Super where this is shown and explained. And it is true: The ME Super really is much more quiet than the Super A or any other

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Dario Bonazza
Rob Studdert wrote: They have Great Tits in the UK. http://www.uksafari.com/greattits.htm And Blue Tits too: http://www.naturephotographers.bramleyfrith.co.uk/separates/british/birds/bi rd02.htm Dario

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Peter J. Alling
Not really, there were significant differences between the 911 and VW body pan. You could however make a 911 engine work if you also unbolted the transmission and put that in your bug. It did require some customer surgery IIRC. Rob Studdert wrote: On 13 Jul 2004 at 6:22, William Robb wrote:

Re: PAW/PESO, Assateague pony #1

2004-07-13 Thread Christian
Jostein; I can't believe you were in our backyard and never hooked up with the DC-PDML! I love Assateague Island State and National Parks. Some amazing photo ops available. Christian -Original Message- From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jul 13, 2004 7:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - Night Bird

2004-07-13 Thread Brian Walters
David Really great image. You managed to get just the right angle to show it's unmistakably a frogmouth. Love the eyebrows! Cheers Brian + Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia On Tue Jul 13 5:05 , David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent:

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Rob Studdert
On 13 Jul 2004 at 16:58, Dario Bonazza wrote: And Blue Tits too: http://www.naturephotographers.bramleyfrith.co.uk/separates/british/birds/bi rd02.htm I hear they only come out in the cold? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Bob Blakely
HAR! Regards, Bob... From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's interesting that the last supper apparently always takes place at only three sides of the table - too make life easier for painters and photographers :-)

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread mike wilson
Sure you're not thinking of polititcians? Daniel J. Matyola wrote: But most of them are men. mike wilson wrote: More tits in the UK than anywhere else in the world..

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
The problem I see with this whole thing is this... 1. We are constantly bombarded by images of sexuality in our society. 2. Morals have declined significantly in the past 100 or so years. What is OK today was not OK yesterday. Did it suddenly become OK or did standards change? 3. Forty/Fifty

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, Tom C, discombobulated, offered: 1. We are constantly bombarded by images of sexuality in our society. 2. Morals have declined significantly in the past 100 or so years. What is OK today was not OK yesterday. Did it suddenly become OK or did standards change? 3. Forty/Fifty years

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread mike wilson
Steve Desjardins wrote: The cultural moires and/or taboos of the viewer are an essential part of a photo. But is there a pattern to it?

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Bob W
Hi, I honestly don't know where you've seen all these birds with disgraceful names. I certainly haven't seen any We did have a lone Red Raw Freshly Spanked Buttock at the feeder the other day, I really did laugh out loud at that one! It reminds me of the gag Steven Fry and Hugh Laurie used

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
LOL. I thought the thread needed more photographic content. ;-) (Damn Spell Checker. Why can't it know the word I want? ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/04 01:07PM Steve Desjardins wrote: The cultural moires and/or taboos of the viewer are an essential part of a photo. But is there a pattern to

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
Cotty, I respect what you said. I am not suggesting censorship. I am suggesting self-sensorship. I for one, believe in the right to free speech and free expression. The obvious problem occurs when exercising ones rights to such trample on/or violates another perceived rights. We all

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] They have Great Tits in the UK. http://www.uksafari.com/greattits.htm I honestly don't know where you've seen all these birds with disgraceful names. I certainly haven't seen any To bring them down, you have to place wing nuts

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread El Gringo
Society decays for any number of reasons. Poverty is the worst. I think perhaps, nudity in society is not a cause but an effect of other problems. Julius Ceasar said that Poverty is the mother of all crime. Poverty fosters immorality. Decay stems from poverty not from nudity. To think that

Re: PAW/PESO, Assateague pony #1

2004-07-13 Thread Jostein
Hi Christian. It was on our way back from GFM. Adelheid and I took to the coast and followed the Outer Banks northwards from NC to Assateague. Sorry we didn't think of that... Jostein - Original Message - From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 13,

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
You are mispplying my words. I did not say or think society will be destroyed because of nudity. I said 'moral decay contributes to the decay or society as a whole'. What makes Julius Ceasar, of all people, an authority on the subject? Tom C. From: El Gringo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Bob Blakely
Since when does a request for discretion become censorship. Are we now reduced to the point where a mere request for voluntary restraint is suggesting is censorship? If this is true, is you advocating the folks censorship in making requests? I think your judgment that what Tom suggested

Re: Polite Request re Image Displaying

2004-07-13 Thread William M. Kane
Cotty, I can agree with this request. Whenever I design a website, or even just a page, I try and constrain it to 800 on the horizontal dimension. I realize the majority of internet users have this setup. IL Bill On Jul 13, 2004, at 7:05 AM, Cotty wrote: Can I make a very polite request?

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
I might also add that the disclaimor regarding the content of an image/movie/lyrics, etc., no matter how well intentioned, is the loophole that is used by entertainment industries to present material that might otherwise be considered totally objectionable. There is a great dichotomy in

OT: Afghan girl (was Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Bob W
Hi, BTW I have a real problem with the Afghan Girl pic I'm not quite sure how you can have a problem with the original photo. As far as I know, when he took it he was not really aware of what he had in the can until it was processed. He was taking photos around a displaced persons camp, as that

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Peter J. Alling
For which we should all be thankful... Jens Bladt wrote: It's interesting that the last supper apparently always takes place at only three sides of the table - too make life easier for painters and photographers :-) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, Tom C, discombobulated, offered: I respect what you said. I am not suggesting censorship. I am suggesting self-sensorship. I for one, believe in the right to free speech and free expression. The obvious problem occurs when exercising ones rights to such trample on/or violates

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, offered: Can't we have a forum for discussion about photography where we don't bombard each other with sexual images? Is that to much to ask? One or two pics in (a long time) is hardly 'bombardment'! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread John Forbes
Personally, I think there are far too many racing car pictures on this site. As a devout Walkist, any form of car picture tends to offend me, and fast cars pictures tend to offend me absolutely. Now I don't want to impose any form of censorship, so just stop posting them. I know there are

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Steve Desjardins
Why not an MX? I notice it wasn't really considered in this thread. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/04 12:27PM BTW why not an MZ-S ?? I've not seen any used ones around (haven't looked much on ebay tho), and new ones are $770 from KEH, whereas they regularly have the LX for $350... but even that is

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, offered: Can't we have a forum for discussion about photography where we don't bombard each other with sexual images? Is that to much to ask? Now, the preceding was a request. It was only a request. It was not a demand. Again, failure to honor the

Re: Polite Request re Image Displaying

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, William M. Kane, discombobulated, offered: Cotty, I can agree with this request. Whenever I design a website, or even just a page, I try and constrain it to 800 on the horizontal dimension. I realize the majority of internet users have this setup. IL Bill Yeah Bill, I

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Peter J. Alling
They are phone and internet order only, if you're in Atlanta you can stop in and pick up your order in person, but I'd hardly call their location a storefront. Jon M wrote: BTW why not an MZ-S ?? I've not seen any used ones around (haven't looked much on ebay tho), and new ones are $770

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jul 13, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Bob Blakely wrote: Can't we have a forum for discussion about photography where we don't bombard each other with sexual images? Is that to much to ask? We already have that. No one here is bombarded with sexual images. For one, sex and artful nudity are not the same

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
Bombardment may not have been the right word... I was using it in a general sense... we are bombarded from numerous sources, and I was lumping the recent PDML posts in with the rest. Tom C. From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

AW: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread keller.schaefer
I always thought that Pentax missed the boat somehow with the Super A/Super program although it was a very successfull camera. When it came out I was a devoted MX user - and I immediately liked the LCD display in the Super A finder ... until I discovered that it did not provide the information it

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread Sid Barras
I have had and used all three models you've mentioned. I think for your purposes the super program is the way to go. It is small and compact, and with the winder, only a bit bigger than the K2DMD without a winder. The main advantages I can think of (compared to the others) are: - less expensive

Metadiscussion: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
I would have labelled this Off Topic, but it's actually about the list even though it's not about photography or cameras per se any more. Tom C wrote: 1. We are constantly bombarded by images of sexuality in our society. Gonna come back to that one... 2. Morals have declined significantly in

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
Many of us, and let me presume all of us, filter out all kinds of things we don't want to see or hear. My satellite TV controller has plenty of filters set up. This constant filtering from all sources becomes exhausting and tiresome. I personally would prefer that the PDML, and by extension

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Bob Blakely
Thanks! I appreciate hearing your opinion. It differs from mine, but you're entitled to it. Knowing other folks opinions is a Privilege. After all, they don't have to tell you. Regards, Bob... From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 13/7/04, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, offered: Can't we have a

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Jens Bladt
I second that, Tom. I would prefer to be able to see PDML stuff on the screen, even if there are children present, at work, the libraries etc., where I don't want do cause others to feel embarrassed. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

Re: OT: Afghan girl (was Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Keith Whaley
Well and rationally countered, Bob. keith whaley Bob W wrote: Hi, BTW I have a real problem with the Afghan Girl pic I'm not quite sure how you can have a problem with the original photo. As far as I know, when he took it he was not really aware of what he had in the can until it was processed.

Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series

2004-07-13 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
LOL! mike wilson wrote: Steve Desjardins wrote: The cultural moires and/or taboos of the viewer are an essential part of a photo. But is there a pattern to it? . -- Daniel J. Matyola (908)725-3322 fax:(908)707-0399 Stanley, Powers Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 78 Grove Street

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread El Gringo
I'm sorry I implied your statement was ignorant... Julius Caesar, as the ruler of possibly the most powerful empire ever in history, by nature of his position, has more insight into social matters than you or I ever will. And if you think about what he is saying for a moment, you will realize,

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread graywolf
My values are the only right ones. If you do not subscribe to them with every bit of your mind, body, and soul you are damned! If you do not I have the duty to send you to the maker for judgment right now. Are those the values you are talking about? 100 years ago the white, puritan, English

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread alex wetmore
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Jens Bladt wrote: I second that, Tom. I would prefer to be able to see PDML stuff on the screen, even if there are children present, at work, the libraries etc., where I don't want do cause others to feel embarrassed. There was plenty of warning on these images. I was

RE: Metadiscussion: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
D. Glenn Arthur and all, I'd like to respond more to your post, but lack the time and I need to go to lunch. Let's look at it from another simplistic viewpoint. The PDML has had little, if any, sexual content, art depicting nudity, art with sexual content, however one wishes to define it, in

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
Rome never did become Christian. It became Christian. And you're way over the top. Tom C. From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:00:55

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Keith Whaley
'S a'matter, Greywolf? Someone say something that really resurrected your P.O. button? keith graywolf wrote: My values are the only right ones. If you do not subscribe to them with every bit of your mind, body, and soul you are damned! If you do not I have the duty to send you to the maker for

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Christian
-Original Message- From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rome never did become Christian. It became Christian. Hey I've stayed out of this thread! Why drag me into it Christian or Christian vbg

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Keith Whaley
Tom C wrote: Rome never did become Christian. It became Christian. Is that your way of saying, in name only? I can't think of any other way of interpreting those two sentences. keith whaley And you're way over the top. Tom C. From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
I myself believe there is an absolute truth and that their is a God with standards for right and wrong. Some people believe not. That's their right to choose. Even having strongly held personal views and convictions, I believe it is not my right to force mine on others. If God has given

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread El Gringo
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID I MEAN EVERYTHING!! -el gringo -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series) My values are

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, Tom C, discombobulated, offered: Bombardment may not have been the right word... I was using it in a general sense... we are bombarded from numerous sources, and I was lumping the recent PDML posts in with the rest. Ahhh, understood. Except that there is one problem with that. I am

RE: Metadiscussion: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread El Gringo
Sometimes I wonder if people who are so afraid of naked bodies are so afraid because they cant control themselves?? -el gringo -Original Message- From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Metadiscussion: Re: civil

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
I guess you're another victim... :) Tom C. From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series) Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:16:44 -0400 (GMT-04:00) -Original Message-

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, offered: Thanks! I appreciate hearing your opinion. It differs from mine, but you're entitled to it. Knowing other folks opinions is a Privilege. After all, they don't have to tell you. I concur. And back at ya! ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot

2004-07-13 Thread ernreed2
Cotty quoted and posted as follows, and I am snipping only for the sake of space: On 13/7/04, Tom C, discombobulated, offered: .. 5. Can't we have a forum for disussion about photography where we don't bombard each other with sexual images? Is that to much to ask? I take your point Tom, but

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, graywolf, discombobulated, offered: REMEMBER! I DID NOT START THIS RELIGIOUS/POLITICAL [expletive deleted] THREAD! IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT SOMEONES PHOTOS, THEN DON'T! OTHERWISE STICK YOUR HEADS BACK UP YOUR expletive deleted] WHERE THEY BELONG. PS: I didn't much care for the

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread John Forbes
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:18:47 -0600, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I myself believe there is an absolute truth and that their is a God with standards for right and wrong. Some people believe not. That's their right to choose. Even having strongly held personal views and convictions, I believe

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, Christian, discombobulated, offered: Rome never did become Christian. It became Christian. Hey I've stayed out of this thread! Why drag me into it Christian or Christian vbg ROTFLMAO Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: LX vs K2dmd vs Super Program

2004-07-13 Thread ernreed2
Steve D asked: Why not an MX? I notice it wasn't really considered in this thread. Perhaps because the original post mentioned that aperture-priority was an important consideration ER

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Jostein
From: Tom C Rome never did become Christian. It became Christian. Like so many other nations after them. Interestingly, most muslim countries are more muslim than christian nations are christian. That's one of the things they despise about the western world. I must say I can understand their

Re: Polite Request re Image Displaying

2004-07-13 Thread Fred
I can agree with this request. Whenever I design a website, or even just a page, I try and constrain it to 800 on the horizontal dimension. I realize the majority of internet users have this setup. I try to stick to 750 or 760 pixels, in fact, to allow for window frame thicknesses and

OT - Jaques Henri Lartigue

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
Prog on BBC 4 in the UK on right now. Pentax content! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: OT - Jaques Henri Lartigue

2004-07-13 Thread Henri Toivonen
Cotty wrote: Prog on BBC 4 in the UK on right now. Pentax content! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Henri is a very good name! /Henri

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
That's what I meant, not to imply any disrespect to others on the list. If I remember my history correctly, Rome was already disintegrating, and the conversion of Constantine helped unite it to some degree. The official State Christianity adopted numeorus holidays, teachings, and beliefs from

Re: Metadiscussion: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, D. Glenn Arthur Jr., discombobulated, offered: At the same time, I would like to ask that those of us who perceive such requests as censorshop try to refrain from jumping the gun on accusations of actual censorship, and to try to understand where the request is coming from, so that

RE: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Malcolm Smith
Tom C wrote: Many of us, and let me presume all of us, filter out all kinds of things we don't want to see or hear. My satellite TV controller has plenty of filters set up. This constant filtering from all sources becomes exhausting and tiresome. I personally would prefer that the

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
WHO did I TELL what? I only made some statements, expressed some opnions, and asked some questions? Tom C. From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:18:47 -0600, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I myself believe there is an absolute truth and that their is a God with

Let's Talk about PENTAX

2004-07-13 Thread Tom C
Even though I find the ongoing topics very interesting, it's preventing me from getting my work done... Does anyone know the origin of the name PENTAX? Tom C. From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation

Re: civil discourse (was Re: PAW: Temptation of Eve, the three shot series)

2004-07-13 Thread Anders Hultman
Tom C: 2. Morals have declined significantly in the past 100 or so years. I don't agree. Morals have changed, for certain, but I'd say that most of these changes have been for the better. My assessment is that people on average are more happy now than a hundred years ago, and that is partly due

Re: Polite Request re Image Displaying

2004-07-13 Thread Cotty
On 13/7/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, offered: Do you feel this is not a good/proper method of presenting them? The new FAQ says nothing to guide me in this and the old FAQ seems to no longer be accessible. Don (PDML Newbie) That;s fine Don, but nothing to do with the PDML per se, I think

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