Re: PAW - Valhalla

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
:) With that rainbow I just had to. I pulled over as far as I could. There's a concrete barrier on the curve, and put on the 4-ways. Then prayed that a logging truck would not come around the corner. I figured I didn't drive all that way NOT to take this picture. Yeah, probably foolhardy,

Re: National symbols

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Don't forget that in many countries the standard is service with a scowl, McDonald's trains their employees to smile at customers. Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Actually, when I am in Europe, it seems they have as many McDonald's restaurants there as in the US, and they always seem to be quite full

Re: D*MNIT!!!!! A bargain hunter misses out.

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Cotty wrote: On 18/9/04, Ryan Lee, discombobulated, unleashed: There once was a bloke named Cotty Cottage cheese, he ate a lot'ty But cut down- for once, slow Did he navigate Cottesloe To find a usable potty.. There was a young Aussie called Ryan Whose roar was that of a lion His Pentax

Re: National symbols

2004-09-22 Thread David Mann
On Sep 22, 2004, at 12:45 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:25:54 +0100, Cotty wrote: Hey Dave, what if you take her in an Ann Summers shop? You both might get arrested for public indecency. Now taking her _to_ an Ann Summers shop ... :-) Looks like it wouldn' t make much

Re: The Infamous Green Button Good or Bad??

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
I don't know what it was that day... probably that I hadn't used the two-sec delay but once before on the *ist D. If you hadn't said 'Hey stupid, push the right button', I probably never would have figured it out. That shot actually turned out pretty decent, not counting our ugly mugs. A

Re: Back home, after Ivan.

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Now that's just sad... Caveman wrote: A caiman from Cayman Ate a jamaican Then spit back all the bones And arranged them in cones John Forbes wrote: Of course, you're a Jamaican. Did you ever visit Cayman? The main island is seldom more than about 10 feet above sea level. It is not impossible

Re: istDs - what a great camera!

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Plus, IBM let them stab them in between the ribs, twice... John C. O'Connell wrote: Microsoft is sucessful IN SPITE of their policies, not because of them. They were just very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time about 25 years ago. JCO From: Antonio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

RE: Modern photographer

2004-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Looks like GOLF! Shel From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ouch! What sport is worth this kind of pain? I take no responsibilty for this, my Canon using friend sent me the URL. http://cakeru.image.pbase.com/image/33879157/large.jpg William Robb

Re: National symbols

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
I was in Starbucks today. I was late for work. I was grouchy and in a hurry. There were four brewers for regular drip coffee, all empty. The young girl turned around and said, I'm sorry we're out, would you mind waiting 2 minutes? I replied I thought I came to a coffee place. The other

Re: PAW - Valhalla

2004-09-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: PAW - Valhalla :) With that rainbow I just had to. I pulled over as far as I could. There's a concrete barrier on the curve, and put on the 4-ways. Then prayed that a logging truck would not come around the corner. I figured I didn't

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching Regarding architectual phots with a view camera, the standard method is to keep the film plane parallel to the building front, then NO distortion occurs and you don't need any tilts or

RE: Modern photographer

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
I was afraid that could be it... Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Modern photographer Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 23:18:26 -0700 Looks like GOLF! Shel From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ouch! What sport is worth this kind

RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Sep 2004 at 0:47, John C. O'Connell wrote: If you pan the camera to take the sequence of photos to be stitched later, isnt the fact that the camera back is panning going to give you a curved plane of focus or in the case of vertical as well as horizontal panning, give you a spherical

Re: LCD monitor color calibration

2004-09-22 Thread Herb Chong
no, you can't, but you easily get to the point where what looks good on the monitor looks good on the printer with no surprises without changing a thing. the colors have the right relationship to one another and both highlight and shadow detail come out well when printed if they look good on the

Re: PAW - Valhalla

2004-09-22 Thread Herb Chong
haven't been there in a few years. grew up in that area. great shot. Herb... - Original Message - From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 1:11 AM Subject: PAW - Valhalla This was taken in the Kootenay Mountains in British Columbia at

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread Herb Chong
this is all taken care of in the right software. reprojection isn't hard if you know the lens FOV. most software assume a distortion free lens, but most programs can correct for symmetrical barrel or pincushion distortion and vignetting too. doing it in Photoshop assumes that you are using a lens

Customer relations (Was Re: National symbols)

2004-09-22 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Tom C wrote: I was in Starbucks today. I was late for work. I was grouchy and in a hurry. There were four brewers for regular drip coffee, all empty. The young girl turned around and said, I'm sorry we're out, would you mind waiting 2 minutes? I replied I thought I came to a coffee place. The

Re: PESO: Pineapple field

2004-09-22 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Ryan wrote: One of a series of randomly abstract shots I took, intended to be part of a book a final year fashion student at uni is getting published by year end.. http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/pineapple1s.jpg (shot on good ol Reala) Hedgehog orgy! Or Spencer Tunnick shoots hedgehogs.

Re: OT - Hitch Hikers Guide again

2004-09-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/9/04, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: the actual listen again of the episode broadcast on Monday is currently unavailable, possibly due to high demand. I suspect they are putting it on its own server or something or making it a really nice hot cup of tea. By a quirk of fate my brain has

Re: Customer relations (Was Re: National symbols)

2004-09-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/9/04, mike.wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Standard procedure these days is to have some pretty, young female as Customer relations consultant so that when you (the usually male complainer) go in breathing fire the prettiness, caring voice and concerned manner put you off. I either

re: OT - Hitch Hikers Guide again

2004-09-22 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: the actual listen again of the episode broadcast on Monday is currently unavailable, possibly due to high demand. I suspect they are putting it on its own server or something or making it a really nice hot cup of tea. Available after the Thursday repeat, I understand. m CITY OF

PESO suggestion

2004-09-22 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, I'm probably in a minority of one here but I used to really like the Synchronicty PUG. As it is the autumnal equinox today, how about those interested posting a picture taken in the next 12 (or so) hours? mike CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any

Re: OT - Hitch Hikers Guide again

2004-09-22 Thread Cotty
On 22/9/04, mike.wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Available after the Thursday repeat, I understand. I would thank you but I'm spending a year dead, mainly for tax reasons. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: Customer relations (Was Re: National symbols)

2004-09-22 Thread Ronald Arvidsson
Reminds me when I worked as a teacher for awhile in the 80's. At the end of the lesson 10 minutes left (I was new to the class), a curvy high school girl came to the desk leaned forward, showing of her torso, flashing with the eyes, and asked in a very sweet voice if the class could end

Re: National symbols

2004-09-22 Thread Keith Whaley
Tom C wrote: I was in Starbucks today. I was late for work. I was grouchy and in a hurry. There were four brewers for regular drip coffee, all empty. The young girl turned around and said, I'm sorry we're out, would you mind waiting 2 minutes? I replied I thought I came to a coffee place.

Outwierding contest

2004-09-22 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: I would thank you but I'm spending a year dead, mainly for tax reasons. I'm doing that but only from the neck up. Sending the rest into exile in the Bahamas. m CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential

Re: Modern photographer

2004-09-22 Thread Ryan Lee
LOL!!! KNEE PADS!! Ryan - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 3:04 PM Subject: Modern photographer I take no responsibilty for this, my Canon using friend sent me the URL.

Re[2]: LCD monitor color calibration

2004-09-22 Thread Alin Flaider
David wrote: DM The Spyder can profile an LCD if you select native as the white DM point. Then colour-aware applications (eg Photoshop) can use that DM profile as the preview device. Applications that don't support colour DM management won't be helped by profiling. With Win XP, the

Re: PESO: Pineapple field

2004-09-22 Thread Ryan Lee
Yeah I noticed that because I was using the image for a mock CD cover I have to come up with. I assure you it's not a hand- it's one of the pineapple leaves. I'll probably clone it out sometime. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL

Re: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-22 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Paul wrote: Nice shot. It's the classic abandoned classic. It appears to be quite restorable. Is it an early sixties Jag S-Type? I think a MkII. http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/931/ Having stood in that damp environment for a few years, everything below the waistline will have rotted

Re: PESO - Monastery

2004-09-22 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exterior hallways at Ameravati, a Buddhist monastery near Hemel Hempstead, England. http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/spare2.html As a Buddhist who was born in Hemel Hempstead, I approve! :)

Re: PESO: Pineapple field

2004-09-22 Thread Ryan Lee
lol! Spencer Tunick probably hasn't considered it- I'll buy you a beer if you show me a picture of 4000 hedgehogs on Wearmouth bridge! Actually, given the ingenuity of some people these days.. make that 8000, har! :-) Ryan - Original Message - From: mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: PAW - Valhalla

2004-09-22 Thread Ryan Lee
Good capture Tom! So what exactly was this place you stopped at that you weren't supposed to? Blind corner on a cliff? Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 3:11 PM Subject: PAW - Valhalla This was

Re: Out to Pasture

2004-09-22 Thread Ryan Lee
Interesting feel to it Frank.. First impression is that of a crime scene photo- I guess I'm not too far off.. it's a bit of a crime isn't it! Would have liked to have seen a coloured one too- any in your collection? Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL

Re: PESO - Monastery

2004-09-22 Thread Keith Whaley
The coincidence is just too weird! How interesting! keith Mark Roberts wrote: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exterior hallways at Ameravati, a Buddhist monastery near Hemel Hempstead, England. http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/spare2.html As a Buddhist who was born in Hemel Hempstead, I approve!

PUP, PUL etc. (was Re: D*MNIT!!!!! A bargain hunter misses out.)

2004-09-22 Thread Ryan Lee
Announcing a new activity for list members: PUP - Pentax User Poetry. of course it should really be PUL, Pentax User Limerick or LESBIAN - Limerick Every So Boredom Induced Arbitrary Night but following natural progression, PAWs and PUGs should lead to PUPs, not PULs. Or LESBIANs. Cheers, Ryan

Re: 28-70 F4 SMC FA AL

2004-09-22 Thread Christien Bunting
Ok, great, keep us informed. Thanks gt;From: Billy Abbott lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; gt;Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gt;To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gt;Subject: Re: 28-70 F4 SMC FA AL gt;Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 08:12:30 +0100 (BST) gt; gt;On Tue, 21 Sep 2004, Christien Bunting wrote: gt; gt;gt;Would a Cokin P

Enabled: SMC-M 75-150/4

2004-09-22 Thread Henri Toivonen
So I wanted something a bit shorter than the 135, but longer than the 50 for my portrait shots. I checked the prices for 85's and 100's and they were really expensive (I'm poor!). But last week I stumbled upon this little zoom which range fits me perfectly. The comments on Stans page said it

Re: Hyperthetical question regarding fungus.

2004-09-22 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:48:36 +0200, Frantisek wrote: Yes, but is it _ethical_ to clean the fungus ;-) ? Hey! Fungi have rights, too! As evidenced by that lot in Washington, D.C., every time they open their mouths. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Enabled: SMC-M 75-150/4

2004-09-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Henri Toivonen wrote: I am yet to try it out, but I bet it'll be a nice one to the collection. Well done. It's only now that it's going off my travel bag, that I bought the F70-210. It is light and the range is excellent for portraits. Shame there is no AF or faster version

ME Super - almost enabled

2004-09-22 Thread Sarbu Alexandru
Hi, I've told you few days ago about a ME Super with a locked mirror (and thanks for your answers!). Well... now it's mine! Of course, it doesn't work... so I can't use it right now. The mirror unlocked (maybe because I've put new batteries? :) ), however the foam... wait a minute... in fact,

RE: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Frank, I was thinking (always dangerous, especially before my morning cuppa Joe) that it might be nice if you put together a little album of some of your photos of this car, taken over the years you've been photographing it. Put in a context like that, the photos may take on a new life.

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread Gonz
Thats excellent work Larry. Perfect subject for this technique. Do you use a pano head tripod or just wing it? Also, do you use the PTAssembler software that was used by someone to stitch the gigapixel image? I've heard its really good and am tempted to get it. rg Larry Hodgson wrote:

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread Gonz
Yes, you do have to compensate if taking geometry into account. This fellow did it like I mentioned before, this is an extreme example: http://tinyurl.com/6zmnj He has many other images in his gallery that are very impressive. rg John C. O'Connell wrote: If you pan the camera to take the sequence

Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread Larry Hodgson
Larry. This was really neat. I have a question. Did you have any light falloff with originals that you fixed in photoshop? If so how did you do that. Cheers, Ronald Hi Ronald, Sometimes there will be some light falloff where the stitching takes place. Since I always use manual exposure to get

Re: Enabled: SMC-M 75-150/4

2004-09-22 Thread Jim Colwell
Henri, I often use a Kiron 75-150/4 for the same purpose. I'm convinced that the subject's comfort level for informal portraits and candids at gatherings of family and friends is inversely proportional to the lens size, especially the diameter of the front element. Many people cringe when you

Re: Modern photographer

2004-09-22 Thread Gonz
That guy is carrying at least 5 cameras! Probably more. rg William Robb wrote: I take no responsibilty for this, my Canon using friend sent me the URL. http://cakeru.image.pbase.com/image/33879157/large.jpg William Robb

Re: LCD monitor color calibration

2004-09-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Sep 2004 at 18:33, Shel Belinkoff wrote: The Apple Cinnamon is a GREAT monitor. Two other very fine choices are the Sony Artisan and the LaCie Blue. The Artisan is given especially high marks by many. The LaCie electronblue IV is a rebadged NEC Mitsubishi Diamondtron 2070SB that Herb

RE: Hyperthetical question regarding fungus.

2004-09-22 Thread Malcolm Smith
Frantisek wrote: Yes, but is it _ethical_ to clean the fungus ;-) ? What a question to pose with a Hitchhikers thread going on! Particularly when there are so many come back lines from the 'Restaurant at the end of the universe' scenes (book 2 - for those who prefer the written word). Malcolm

Re: mechanical shutters and digital cameras

2004-09-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Sep 2004 at 10:24, Nenad Djurdjevic wrote: Apology accepted. I am an mechanical engineer by training (if not by profession) so touchy feely type discussions about factual matters sometimes annoy me too ;-) This is a link to the spec sheet for the sensor in the *ist D

Re: LCD monitor color calibration

2004-09-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Sep 2004 at 19:26, Matjaz Osojnik wrote: So, what do you guys and gals do? Is the spider the only solution and does it work well with LCD? Any other tips? Any help is really appreciated. The curve required to correctly simulate gamma 1.8 or 2.2 on an LCD is of different shape than

Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Need a quick answer if you can. Which have you found to be the sharper, more detailed color film: Fuji Reala or Fuji Superior? Have you found any that's sharper? I have a roll of Royal Gold 25 that's a bit out of date that John Francis gave me a couple of years ago. I'm not too concerned with

Re: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: I think I've shown other photos of this poor old thing - it was a bit of a project of mine over a couple of years. Maybe a couple of dozen shots, different seasons, lighting, etc. Then, about 2 years ago, it was gone. I guess (hope) someone bought it to restore to

RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Sep 2004 at 10:12, J. C. O'Connell wrote: PLANE OF FOCUS is not a geometry issue and cant be corrected in software. Even with the lens rotating on nodal point you are going get to a curved or spherical plane of focus with a shooting using a panning technique. Well then you better just

Re: Modern photographer

2004-09-22 Thread Caveman
This should be a warning for those dreaming to be a pro ;-) Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Great image! William Robb wrote: I take no responsibilty for this, my Canon using friend sent me the URL. http://cakeru.image.pbase.com/image/33879157/large.jpg

Re: 28-70 F4 SMC FA AL

2004-09-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
Be careful that the outermost (farthest from the lens mounting slots) don't cause vignetting. I've cut those off my Cokin filter holder to prevent this. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Billy Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 28-70 F4 SMC FA AL On Tue, 21 Sep 2004,

Re: PUP, PUL etc. (was Re: D*MNIT!!!!! A bargain hunter misses out.)

2004-09-22 Thread ernreed2
Ryan posted: Announcing a new activity for list members: PUP - Pentax User Poetry. of course it should really be PUL, Pentax User Limerick or LESBIAN - Limerick Every So Boredom Induced Arbitrary Night but following natural progression, PAWs and PUGs should lead to PUPs, not PULs. Or

Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Sep 2004 at 21:03, Herb Chong wrote: the limit is the power supply. warmed batteries let it work in much colder conditions. L-ion batteries work effectively down to about -20 deg C, TFTs and LCDs on the other hand don't like the cold (normal temp range LCDs and TFTs generally work down

Re: couple of PAWS from Toronto

2004-09-22 Thread Caveman
Ann Sanfedele wrote: (1) I try to shoot when the camera is in display the pictures mode because I haven't noticed the switch position Huh, doesn't it go automatically in record mode when you depress the shutter release button ? (2) I press the on/off button instead of the shutter release

Re: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Sharpest Color Film Need a quick answer if you can. Which have you found to be the sharper, more detailed color film: Fuji Reala or Fuji Superior? Have you found any that's sharper? I have a roll of Royal Gold 25 that's a bit out

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching PLANE OF FOCUS is not a geometry issue and cant be corrected in software. Even with the lens rotating on nodal point you are going get to a curved or spherical plane of focus with a shooting

Re: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Robert Woerner
I vote for Reala from personal experience. It is my sharp color print film of choice since Kodak Royal Gold 100 disappeared...man I liked that film. Robert - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 10:21 AM

Re: PESO - Monastery

2004-09-22 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: On 22/9/04, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: As a Buddhist who was born in Hemel Hempstead, I approve! :) Great Scott. I must bring my wife to GFM next time, you'll get on just fine. She has an honours degree in Comparative Religion and has Buddhist persuadings

Re: 7 mega pixels

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
You can also shoot yourself in the foot, don't need no Goliath for that. Back in the dark ages of computing, Osborn maker of the Osborn One, a very popular lugable, (pre-Compaq if I remember correctly), announced a new model that corrected all of the shortcomings of that computer, only problem

RE: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Rob Brigham
Depend on how you define sharpness I guess. I found Reala to be more detailed and have more exposure lattitude than Superia which I don't like also due to its colour palette. Other films by default could possibly be more contrasty than Reala though so could 'appear' sharper. Rating Reala at ISO

Re: Customer relations (Was Re: National symbols)

2004-09-22 Thread Graywolf
Things are better today, it used to be that Complaints were the extrior door on the 15th floor. Headline: Another Suicide At Cotty's Department Store. -- Cotty wrote: On 22/9/04, mike.wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Standard procedure these days is to have some pretty, young female as

Re: ME Super - almost enabled

2004-09-22 Thread Graywolf
In desperation you can cut tiny strips from a mouse pad to replace the mirror bumper. Mark Roberts has the service manual on his website. http://www.robertstech.com/pentax.htm You need the ME manual and the ME Super manual as the ME Super manual is a suppliment to the ME Manual. No reason you

Re: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Mark Stringer
I liked Royal Gold 100 also. What was Kodak's alternative? - Original Message - From: Robert Woerner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 10:00 AM Subject: Re: Sharpest Color Film I vote for Reala from personal experience. It is my sharp color

Re: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Very helpful, Bill ... Thanks! Shel Belinkoff People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life. [Original Message] From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think the Superia has a sharper look than Reala. Whether is is sharper is anyones guess. Well, perhaps a bit less of a

Re: ME Super - almost enabled

2004-09-22 Thread Andrew Bingham
I've done foam in two cameras so far - if you check eBay, the seller 'interslice' sells large and small kits for $6.00 or $9.99, shipped anywhere in the US. He is an extremely helpful guy and even sent me some pictures of a Pentax that he had worked on in the past. I did a Canonet GIII QL-17 with

Re: couple of PAWS from Toronto

2004-09-22 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Caveman wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: (1) I try to shoot when the camera is in display the pictures mode because I haven't noticed the switch position Huh, doesn't it go automatically in record mode when you depress the shutter release button ? Nope. :( (2) I press the

RE: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rob, Thanks for jumping in. I don't define sharpness as saturation, contrast, or exposure latitude. Nor am I looking for apparent sharpness. And, as noted, I'm not concerned with color rendition. Perhaps, of all the definitions found for sharp, or sharpness, acuteness would be the closest

RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
if the subject is a plane and the capture is a cylinder or sphere you wont be able to achieve subject in critical focus. The only way would be to stop way down which be okay if that is what you want but it would never allow for selective focus technique. All lenses are essentially flat field,

Re: 7 mega pixels

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
I would have pointed that out but what's the point. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Dave Madsen Subject: RE: 7 mega pixels but the fact is that we have already met/surpassed 35mm so at this point it becomes more of a status symbol than a real improvement. I

Re: *ist series support for setting the aperture on the lens

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
You gotta have 'em to sell 'em. Andrew Bingham wrote: Or they wanted to sell new lenses. On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:24:56 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: Re: *ist series support for setting the aperture on the lens (was: ist D

Mirror cleaning

2004-09-22 Thread Sarbu Alexandru
Hi there... Here I am again, quite sad this time... I don't know why, but I *had* to look my *new* ME Super to the wrong person. Of course, she thought the camera is *empty* so she stick a finger inside. Now there is a huge fingerprint, right on the mirror :sad grin: Can it be cleaned? It seems it

Re: Mirror cleaning

2004-09-22 Thread Henri Toivonen
Sarbu Alexandru wrote: Hi there... Here I am again, quite sad this time... I don't know why, but I *had* to look my *new* ME Super to the wrong person. Of course, she thought the camera is *empty* so she stick a finger inside. Now there is a huge fingerprint, right on the mirror :sad grin: Can it

Re: Mirror cleaning

2004-09-22 Thread Steve Jolly
Sarbu Alexandru wrote: Hi there... Here I am again, quite sad this time... I don't know why, but I *had* to look my *new* ME Super to the wrong person. Of course, she thought the camera is *empty* so she stick a finger inside. Now there is a huge fingerprint, right on the mirror :sad grin: Can it

Re: LX frame spacing

2004-09-22 Thread Stan Halpin
Shel has said that he does not fully wind but uses a series of short strokes. I think this causes the inaccuracies. Yes, the camera 'should' be able to accomodate nonstandard usage, but it seems not to. stan (from beautiful cloudy rainy cold Vilnius) On Sep 22, 2004, at 10:45 AM, mike.wilson

Re: Back - and stormy

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Could people please put Antonio's name in the subject if they respond to him. I'd like my filter to catch it so I don't have to even see his spew. If I'm going to argue with someone on this list I'd at least like to argue about Photography or Photo equipment. Thanks. Kenneth Waller wrote:

Re: Back - and stormy

2004-09-22 Thread Anders Hultman
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Peter J. Alling wrote: Could people please put Antonio's name in the subject if they respond to him. I'd like my filter to catch it so I don't have to even see his spew. You won't be able to make people comply with that. I'll give you another tip, though. Most mail

Re: *ist series support for setting the aperture on the lens(was: ist D AE mode for K M lenses)

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
William, I guess, I am, Mr A has taken a particular dislike to me, which I don't mind since I've killfiled the A***, I'd much rather argue about Photography with people I like than anything with an obnoxious abrasive A***. The only time I see his posts is when others reply to them. I

Re: Enabled: SMC-M 75-150/4

2004-09-22 Thread Keith Whaley
You may well be right... All the more reason to hang onto my 135mm f/3.5... keith Jim Colwell wrote: Henri, I often use a Kiron 75-150/4 for the same purpose. I'm convinced that the subject's comfort level for informal portraits and candids at gatherings of family and friends is inversely

Re: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Robert Woerner wrote: I vote for Reala from personal experience. It is my sharp color print film of choice since Kodak Royal Gold 100 disappeared...man I liked that film. Have you tried the newer Kodak offering (Royal Supra)? I don't like its colours as much as I like

Re: PAW and request for honest contructive critique

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
This is a realy good shot, and very amusing. Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Among other things I've spent some time in Oslo just walking around and trying to catch the moment. Here is one attempt: http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/48074 Any and all comments from those who are more experienced

Re: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Tim
The RG25 would likely be the winner. You shouldn't have a problem if it's been frozen. Doesn't the color fidelity of color film usually suffer the most over time? Next choice would be the Superior. There isn't a difference in sharpness between the Superior and Reala, but there is in color

Re: LX frame spacing

2004-09-22 Thread Andre Langevin
CLA. William Robb It's been CLA'ed a year ago... I'd suggest that it's typical of the LX ... while the camera is supposed to be very precise, I've never had one that was... Shel Surprising... Shel has said that he does not fully wind but uses a series of short strokes. I think this causes the

Re: Firmware reverse compile

2004-09-22 Thread Gonz
Wow. The MLU idea is a great one and probably pretty simple to do also. rg Rob Studdert wrote: On 22 Sep 2004 at 14:18, Steve Jolly wrote: This is pure speculation, but I suspect that what Pentax have done is performed the Bayer interpolation with 16-bit precision and then kept the extra

RE: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
I would go with Reala. I have always been greatly impressed with the detail and color rendition. That's my $.02. Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Sharpest Color Film Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:21:28 -0700 Need a quick

Re: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, Another film to put on your short list is Konica Impressa 50. Depends on the project. The Konica seems to do a bit better with scenics, while the Reala seems a bit better on people. I used both quite a bit. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 7:21:28 AM, you

Re: Sharpest Color Film

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
But what do I know? :) Tom C. I think the Superia has a sharper look than Reala. Whether is is sharper is anyones guess. Well, perhaps a bit less of a guess... http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Film%20test/FujiReala.jpg http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/Film%20test/FujiRealares.jpg

RE: PESO suggestion

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
Good idea... Let's call ity SYNC. Tom C. From: mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO suggestion Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:57:29 +0100 Hi, I'm probably in a minority of one here but I used to really like the

Re: National symbols

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
You didn't have to point that out Keith :) Tom C. From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: National symbols Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 03:08:02 -0700 Tom C wrote: I was in Starbucks today. I was late for work. I was grouchy and in a

RE: PESO suggestion

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
Good idea... Let's call ity SYNC. Tom C. From: mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO suggestion Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:57:29 +0100 Hi, I'm probably in a minority of one here but I used to really like the

Re: PAW - Valhalla

2004-09-22 Thread Tom C
Yeah, that's basically it. A tight corner on a two lane mountain road. About maybe 200ft of visibility in either direction to watch for traffic. Even pulled over as far as possible, I was taking up half my lane, meaning when cars came by in my lane they had to cross the center line to get

Re: National symbols

2004-09-22 Thread Peter J. Alling
Tequila is Mexican Juan's Columbian. Keith Whaley wrote: Graywolf wrote: Doesn't bother me. I am a Finn on my mothers side. Aha! That says a lot! Dorsal or ventral? g Although I heard from her Aunts and Uncles that a lot of the people living in Finland are Swedes (actually, they always said,

AW: Mirror cleaning

2004-09-22 Thread keller.schaefer
Alex, you can rub as long as you want with a piece of cotton towel. The ME Super mirror coating is quite sturdy, unlike the silver coating on really old cameras. Even if you scratched the mirror it would not matter - you would not see a difference in the viewfinder. So, just rub away, but don't

Re: Enabled? What?

2004-09-22 Thread Henri Toivonen
Jon M wrote: I've noticed that people tend to post Enabled:whatever when they aquire new equipment. That doesn't really match the definition of enabled I have in my head, is there some PDML-specific significance of this word? It means that someone has bought a new toy. :-) /Henri

Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-22 Thread Cotty
On 23/9/04, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: L-ion batteries work effectively down to about -20 deg C, TFTs and LCDs on the other hand don't like the cold (normal temp range LCDs and TFTs generally work down to only 0deg C). So I'd assume that the operating temp limit specs were more

a question re: b w......

2004-09-22 Thread Karen Clanin
can anyone tell me what those little round pieces of thick blue acrylic are called? you look through them to make everything look like a monochrome to see values etc which are not as obvious when you look at things in color and take it in b w. i have my husbands but want to get one for a

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