Re: Long, Fast Glass-Where to Buy?

2004-09-23 Thread Frantisek
psvn for a couple years ago. You'd think they'd be more in demand, what with DSLRs psvn giving you a free 1.5X multiplier (600/4.0 before adding a teleconverter). That's a good price, it seems. Low demand is probably because there are no Adaptalls that provide metering for Nikon owners, and there

Re: Modern photographer

2004-09-23 Thread Frantisek
DM You'd think he'd have a caddy. DM Perhaps that isn't his entire kit - the rest is back in the golf cart :) DM - Dave No No No! You all got it wrong. It's the photographer that's in the caddy. The poor guy on the photograph is just his aspiring assistant... Good light! fra

Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-23 Thread Mark Roberts
mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was going to make a smartalec response about being glad that I would not run out of time zones to take photographs in but _28_ time zones? What planet is this camera for? Earth. Some countries have odd time zones of their own choosing that are on the half

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Sep 2004 at 20:44, David Mann wrote: On Sep 22, 2004, at 9:27 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: The optimum set-up would have the mount rotating about the lenses nodal point but it's far less of a problem if there isn't a mix of near/far subject matter. I seem to recall a Manfrotto

Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Sep 2004 at 7:12, Mark Roberts wrote: mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was going to make a smartalec response about being glad that I would not run out of time zones to take photographs in but _28_ time zones? What planet is this camera for? Earth. Some countries have odd

Re: Hyperthetical question regarding fungus.

2004-09-23 Thread Frantisek
Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 3:01:20 PM, Malcolm wrote: MS Frantisek wrote: Yes, but is it _ethical_ to clean the fungus ;-) ? MS What a question to pose with a Hitchhikers thread going on! Particularly MS when there are so many come back lines from the 'Restaurant at the end of MS the

Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-23 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Mark and Rob wrote: half-hour time zones Wow. Another reason for wholesale removal of politicians. Interesting that Pentax chose to include this specification but not certain others. mike CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are

RE: Hyperthetical question regarding fungus.

2004-09-23 Thread Malcolm Smith
Frantisek wrote: MS What a question to pose with a Hitchhikers thread going on! MS Particularly when there are so many come back lines from the MS 'Restaurant at the end of the universe' scenes (book 2 - for those who prefer the written word). You surely mean the 4-legged steak

Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-23 Thread Graywolf
I noticed that others have mentioned odd offsets, but there is also the Daylight Savings Time. Some places use DST and others do not. And that is not necessarily the same even across one country. Here in the US we even have one state (Indiana) where it is optional (what a nightmare that is) so

Daylight savings time: was Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Graywolf Subject: Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP? Of course all that stuff is an example of what happens when you let politicians decide things. Can't just let peaple get up an hour earlier if they want to... There are some very compelling reasons for changing

Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP? Earth. Some countries have odd time zones of their own choosing that are on the half hour with respect GMT. As reported one April 1st on the CBC: The world will end at 10:00, 10:30 in Newfoundland. William

RE: Hyperthetical question regarding fungus.

2004-09-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
It all depends on rarity. If the item is truly rare, the chances of finding a mint example shortly after the former is almost nil. Secondly, even if you did, nowadays it is extremely easy to trade in your unwanted things via ebay sales so it is not like the money on the first one is wasted if you

Re: PESO: Hommage to Knarf ;-)

2004-09-23 Thread Caveman
LOL, BW would have been better ;-) Frantisek wrote: Hi, sorry for posting one more over the current PAW, I am making up for my absence of PAWs over the summer... And I couldn't resist this one ;-) http://fotof.wz.cz/babileto2004/FV0714.html Good light! fra

Re: PAW - Sunset, 6:06PM

2004-09-23 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Not quite. I was observing a disconnect between a posted image and the ~description~ of events that were taking place, not the title. Had the poster (Frantisek) not described the scene as volunteers helping the handicapped at a fair, I'd not have commented as i did. And, in my own defense LOL,

Re: Daylight savings time: was Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-23 Thread Fred
There are some very compelling reasons for changing time by an hour twice a year. We don't where I live. It's great if you want to get up at 4:00 AM for golf in the summer, it's already quite light out, however, by the end of July, it is getting dark by 8:00. Not very compelling... Fred

Re: 28-70 F4 SMC FA AL

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
At the risk of starting a huge discussion about lens equivalents, fCalc, (http://www.tangentsoft.net/), seems to think that 28mm is the equivalent in angle of view to a 35mm on 35mm, and 70mm is the equivalent of 90mm on 35mm. That said I'm not exactly sure which APS frame format it's

how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Martin Trautmann
Hi all, I just had a look at the Konica Maxxum 7D / Minolta Dynax 7D. I'd wish Pentax would provide some kind of image stabilisation as these models do. But how does it actually work? - how many millimeters is the sensor shifted for stabilisation? - what's the typical mass of a sensor and

OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-23 Thread Anthony Farr
Even as a fake it was probably a bargain for curiosity's sake alone. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3840869834ssPageName= ADME:B:WN:AU:1 regards, Anthony Farr

Re: istDs - what a great camera!

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
You know I'm very sorry that you're sorry... Cotty wrote: On 21/9/04, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed: I was afraid you'd start apologising too! Sorry about not being sorry and then being sorry for not paying attention. Hey I can apologise with the best of 'em! Cheers, Cotty

Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP

2004-09-23 Thread Caveman
Alin Flaider wrote: Maybe the optimal route from film to digital is a 20D with several full frame lenses? :o/ HAR ! Yet another pdml-er to notice it.

RE: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-23 Thread Anthony Farr
For those who detest long URLs disrupted by line breaks: http://tinyurl.com/6a9sn regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: Anthony Farr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 24 September 2004 1:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT - An interesting fake? Even as a

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Alin Flaider
Martin wrote: MT I just had a look at the Konica Maxxum 7D / Minolta Dynax 7D. MT I'd wish Pentax would provide some kind of image stabilisation as these MT models do. Hoepfully you are young enough to see your wish come true. ;o) MT But how does it actually work? MT - how many

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread Gonz
My point exactly. Thank you Mr. Robb for putting it in words better than I. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching Are you shooting moderate apertures and near subjects? Infinity subjects and small

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread Gonz
Not only that, but there is sofware than can and does compensate for this. Take a look at the software I mentioned before, PTAssembler. It is a user friendly interface on top of another tool that does the real stitching and distortion compensation. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original

Re: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
I like the shot Frank but it lacks the standard theriaultian characteristics. 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

Re: Eddie Adams has died

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Tim wrote: On 9/21/04 14:53, frank theriault wrote: Not many people can say that a photograph they took may have changed the world we live in. Many images of the Vietnam War disgusted people around the world, and were at least in part responsible for lack of support of that War in the US.

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Larry Hodgson Subject: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching Hello all, Here is a link to a small version of an image I recently made by stitching 5 images together to make this panorama.

Re: Modern photographer

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
All I can say is Holy Crap!!! 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 -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the

Re: National symbols

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
In many places they'd do the same thing but snarl at you. 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

Re: Another vacation picture

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: RE: Another vacation picture You Photo God, you. Now was this shot with a prime or a 3rd party zoom? :) Prime. This was shot with a 3rd party zoom. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/paw/mushroomman.jpg Did you guys enjoy the shrooms?

Re: istDs - what a great camera!

2004-09-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/9/04, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: You know I'm very sorry that you're sorry... PETER DON'T START! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: OT - Hitch Hikers Guide again

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Cotty wrote: 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

Re: Long, Fast Glass-Where to Buy?

2004-09-23 Thread Andre Langevin
Now that I'm in a position to purchase a couple of REALLY nice lenses, I'm not finding any for sale! Looking for something along the lines of a 300/2.8 or 400/4. AF/MF is of second importance to quality and speed. Where should I look? Any suggestions? Tried KEH, Adorama, B+H, a general internet

RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
You do not seem to understand the subject. If the curved or spherical field causes focus errors with the subject you CANNOT correct it afterwards with software. Geometry may be corrected afterwards with software if it is linear but not focus issues. JCO -Original Message- From: Gonz

RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Wrong wrong wrong. Good wide angles (and there are MANY more good wide angle LF lenses than 35mm lenses due to no need for retrofocus) do not do wonky things. If the final result is a flat print, you are going to get less distortion if you use a flat film/sensor than if you pan JCO

Re: Daylight savings time: was Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP?

2004-09-23 Thread Graywolf
Sounds like you guys are on local time. Sunrise 8 hours before local noon, and sunset 8 hours after local noon. -- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Graywolf Subject: Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP? Of course all that stuff is an example of what happens when you let politicians

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Graywolf
That seems unlikely, it would be far cheaper to just do it digitally. -- Martin Trautmann wrote: Hi all, I just had a look at the Konica Maxxum 7D / Minolta Dynax 7D. I'd wish Pentax would provide some kind of image stabilisation as these models do. But how does it actually work? - how many

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-23 Thread Jim Apilado
There's a shop here in Portland, OR that sells some interesting fake Leicas, many with the swastika. The only interesting fake I own is a FED, a Russian copy of a screw mount Leica. Jim A. From: Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 01:18:38 +1000

Re: Back - and stormy

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Sorry about that. Graywolf wrote: I did not see the original post of this. I am flattered, even if Peter can not spell graywolf correctly. Gee, Bill, I always thought you and I were just smart-asses... GRIN! -- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling Subject: Re:

Re: Crazy times...

2004-09-23 Thread Peter J. Alling
Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Hi everyone, Just stopping in to say hi! Things are totally crazy for me at the moment. I was away last weekend for 4 days (thurs, fri, sat, sun), shooting two weddings and a Debutante Ball. Alright, I won't say anything except to ask can anyone here imagine what

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

2004-09-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I don't do that! JCO -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 5:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: *ist series support for setting the aperture on the lens(was: ist D AE mode for K M lenses) On Tue, 21 Sep 2004,

Re: 28-70 F4 SMC FA AL

2004-09-23 Thread ernreed2
Peter commented: At the risk of starting a huge discussion about lens equivalents, fCalc, (http://www.tangentsoft.net/), seems to think that 28mm is the equivalent in angle of view to a 35mm on 35mm, and 70mm is the equivalent of 90mm on 35mm. That said I'm not exactly sure which APS

RE: Modern Photographer

2004-09-23 Thread Jack Davis
Hi, Nice to realize I'm back and have such an extensive pool of knowledge available to me once again. (was a lister 'prox. 3 yrs ago). My guess is that this photog and his buddies had a dull moment during which someone hatched this idea. All decorated the subject with their equipment and now each

Re: OT Test

2004-09-23 Thread Graywolf
The messages got caught in a time warp and are just now arriving (Sept 23). Rob Studdert wrote: Received absolutely nothing from the list since the 20th at 10am, are we still here? Am I still a subscriber? These questions and more will be answered shortly Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA

Re: Modern photographer

2004-09-23 Thread Gonz
I just got this message again, along with many other duplicates I read yesterday. Is anyone else having this problem? rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I counted six. Don't feel like going back to recount. What boggles the mind, IMO, is that instead of carrying all those cameras and lenses,

Re: 28-70 F4 SMC FA AL

2004-09-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Christien Bunting wrote: ps. By chance is there a 70-210 F4 FA anywhere ? No. Check http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/ for what exists and http://stans-photography.info/ for opinions on the lenses. I settled for the F70-210/4-5.6 which I found in good condition and affordable price

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Gonz
Do you mean electronically? That would not work. Image stabilization can only be done mechanically, either at the lens or on the film/sensor plane. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That seems unlikely, it would be far cheaper to just do it digitally. -- Martin Trautmann wrote: Hi all, I just had a

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-23 Thread Caveman
If I didn't know you any better, I would believe the restaurant story ;-) C'mon Bill tell us what you really were up to that night ;-) William Robb wrote: This one was taken last night. The resteraunt we had supper at is a few doors down from the local adult toy store, and this caught my eye for

Re: Another vacation picture

2004-09-23 Thread Tom C
Ummm... a little embarassing. We took them with us. They made it home, but we got back at 11:00 PM. To the airport in the morning and guess what? They got left in the hot car. Linda says they smelled like rotten fish. I was a little wary of all of us eating them at the same time... someone

Re: Film is dead, no one will bring out a new 35mm film camera

2004-09-23 Thread Bill Owens
I'm not sure about this. We've been running a survey at the Wally World where I work in the Photo Center. Since September 1,we've sold 1 PS film camera and 27 digital cameras. Probably close to 50% of our film processing is from one time use cameras. Digital processing via our kiosk is

Buying Lens in Holland

2004-09-23 Thread Charles Wilson
I will be travelling to Holland, Amsterdam in the the next month. I want to purchase a DA 14 lens, does anyone know where I might purchase one. Regards Charles Wilson

RE: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!)

2004-09-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
You must be spoon fed everything like a little baby. If you are down near the lower limit of the meter cells and you attempt to take a meter reading with the lens stopped down at f8 or 11 for example, guess what, NO READING! Stop down metering reduces the metering range by the amount you are

Re: Buying Lens in Holland

2004-09-23 Thread Antonio
Charles, try a camera shop, you should be OK. Whatever you do though steer clear of the coffee shops (even if you just want a cup of cofee), they are leathal and you wonte get anythign done at all during your trip! A. On 23/9/04 10:29 pm, Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will be

RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
You cannot see the final composition before shooting with the pan and stitch technique. You CAN with a conventional camera technique. That is unequivably better feature. PERIOD. Why use an SLR if you do care about WSIWYG JCO -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Film is dead, no one will bring out a new 35mm film camera

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Re: Film is dead, no one will bring out a new 35mm film camera I'm not sure about this. We've been running a survey at the Wally World where I work in the Photo Center. Since September 1,we've sold 1 PS film camera and 27 digital

RE: A random snapshot

2004-09-23 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This one was taken last night. The resteraunt we had supper at is a few doors down from the local adult toy store, and this caught my eye for some reason. Technically, this shot should not have worked, judging from

The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread Tom C
Some things you may not know about William: 1. William’s not a megalomaniac, woman-hating, wife-beating, communist pinko subversive that uses the Walmart photo lab to disguise his real profession as a mole. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2721050 2. William is, however, very

RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I have taken many that couldn't be done that way. I like seascapes. I wait till the boats are in right position for the shot and then fire a SNGLE exposure at the right moment. Impossible with pan and stitching for the large boats because they are moving objects but not moving fast enuff to be

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/paw/lovebike.jpg hey, that looks like Frank's bike. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!)

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!) You must be spoon fed everything like a little baby. If you are down near the lower limit of the meter cells and you attempt to take a meter reading

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob W Subject: Re: A random snapshot Hi, http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/paw/lovebike.jpg hey, that looks like Frank's bike. I was thinking of him when I took the picture, though not enough to forget to focus. William Robb

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: tom Subject: RE: A random snapshot So, how much does love cost? Depends, big boy. HAR!!! WW

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/9/04, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/paw/lovebike.jpg Handheld, wide open, I think for 1/100 second, sensitivity set to 400. Very appropriate ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
HAR! Umm, Tom, you realize that I will have to retaliate. William Robb

Re: Buying Lens in Holland

2004-09-23 Thread Frits Wüthrich
I doubt you would go there for coffee, there are better places for that. Anyway, the coffee shops are legal, and not leathal. If you want to have a blast and mind blowing experience, that's the place to be. I can't advise very well on photoshop though. On Thursday 23 September 2004 22:40,

Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread Tom C
Fire away Bucko!!! Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:09:14 -0600 HAR! Umm, Tom, you realize that I will have to retaliate. William Robb

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching I have taken many that couldn't be done that way. I like seascapes. I wait till the boats are in right position for the shot and then fire a SNGLE exposure at the right moment. Impossible

Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1 Fire away Bucko!!! Just remember, you asked for it William Robb

RE: Buying Lens in Holland

2004-09-23 Thread Henk Terhell
I cannot tell whether there is any shop in Amsterdam that will have the DA 14 in stock, but I doubt it. There is a major mail order shop in the suburbs of Rotterdam where you may get the DA 14 for 730 euro: http://www.kamera-express.nl/shop.asp?shop=ANALOOGcategorie=9merk=27 Let me know if you

Re: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!)

2004-09-23 Thread Antonio
JCO, you have argued the same points to death and back - on numerous ocassions. I think we all know wht you feel about this subject. How about GIVING IT A REST? A. \ On 23/9/04 10:37 pm, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You must be spoon fed everything like a little baby. If you are

RE: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread Malcolm Smith
Tom C wrote: Some things you may not know about William: excellent photos and commentary snipped Quite made my evening that has! Night night all. Malcolm

Re: Film is dead, no one will bring out a new 35mm film camera

2004-09-23 Thread Antonio
Feedback I have been hearing that there may be a digital backlash soon, especially in the PS market, as folks just find digital camreas too complicated to use. It may be that a lot of people return to nice and easy PS iin the near future. A./ On 23/9/04 10:41 pm, William Robb [EMAIL

Re: {Spam?} Re: OT - 1Dsmll 16MP

2004-09-23 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Showing the door If you need to ask sir, it's not for you. /Showing the door Reminds me of the BMW dealership I walked out of. I had walked in there with my cheque book in my hand to purchase a new BMW. I look rather

Re: Film is dead, no one will bring out a new 35mm film camera

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Antonio Subject: Re: Film is dead, no one will bring out a new 35mm film camera Feedback I have been hearing that there may be a digital backlash soon, especially in the PS market, as folks just find digital camreas too complicated to use. It may be that

Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread Tom C
Help... Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:17:54 -0600 - Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1 Fire away

Re: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:30:44 +0100, mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip 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 and it probably went for spares or an _extremely_

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/9/04, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Do you mean electronically? That would not work. Image stabilization can only be done mechanically, either at the lens or on the film/sensor plane. or you could stick the world in a clamp... Didn't you know? If you look closely at satellite

Re: Buying Lens in Holland

2004-09-23 Thread Antonio
Coffee shops in Amsterdam not leathal you say? Man, you can get stoned in that city from just taking in the air outside the coffee shops! A. On 23/9/04 11:14 pm, Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I doubt you would go there for coffee, there are better places for that. Anyway, the

Re: PESO: Hommage to Knarf ;-)

2004-09-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:21:24 +0100, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, sorry for posting one more over the current PAW, I am making up for my absence of PAWs over the summer... And I couldn't resist this one ;-) http://fotof.wz.cz/babileto2004/FV0714.html Good

Re: LX frame spacing

2004-09-23 Thread Stan Halpin
In a discussion of eye-edness and the built-in bias to use the right eye, you commented that, since you use your left eye at the viewfinder, you compensated by short-stroking the film wind lever to avoid hitting yourself in the right eye with the lever. Not a direct quote, just my recollection

Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/9/04, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: Some things you may not know about William: 1. William's not a megalomaniac, woman-hating, wife-beating, communist pinko subversive that uses the Walmart photo lab to disguise his real profession as a mole.

RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Sep 2004 at 14:34, J. C. O'Connell wrote: You obviously havent read my posts on the matter. The technique can work for some subjects of course, but it is limited to VERY static shots and long distance and/ or small apertures. That is only a small fraction of what is possible with LF

Re: Paw:Next year...Iggstock

2004-09-23 Thread brooksdj
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:31:22 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/joejoel-2.jpg I'll set this up.snip [no you won't] g I think this is a cool shot. They look so eager, like

Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/9/04, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: I've yet to see the photo evidence of such a gathering that didn't include at least one camera at a restaurant/bar table shot. I'm thinking of building a robot waitress to take with me on such jaunts. She will be specifically programmed

Re: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!)

2004-09-23 Thread Rob Studdert
On 23 Sep 2004 at 15:46, Alan Chan wrote: I am with Rob. Though I don't have the *istD, but the accuracy of the aperture at 'A' setting has been questioning for years. The difference could be between less than 1/3 to 2/3EV depends on the lens/camera combination. Exactly, and experiencing

Re: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!)

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 4:57 PM Subject: RE: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!) Yes, I state facts matter of factly. If you don't like what I say argue the points and prove me wrong if

Re: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-23 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: On 23/9/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Now, how would you pronounce theriaultian? Tair-eee-oh-eee-an I was thinking along the lines of terryolian. Maybe terryoltian. Four vowels in a row just sounds like cat strangling. mike

Re: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-23 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Tair-eee-oh-eee-an I was thinking along the lines of terryolian. Maybe terryoltian. Four vowels in a row just sounds like cat strangling. *That's* what that noise was. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: Three more days to go

2004-09-23 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:11:28 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All. Well the Markham fair photo contest dead line is Saturday. I have my digital turned 35mm print outs ready,i have my 6 hand made BW prints and just got back my 3 MF colour prints

Re: The Cakalic Papers

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: The Cakalic Papers BTW, I love the last photo. The front chair's in focus. I'll file that in my why I love autofocus drawer vbg. I handed the camera to Tristan and asked him to take the kind of picture that Theriault would

Re: The Cakalic Papers

2004-09-23 Thread Keith Whaley
William Robb wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/cakalic%20papers/ This is just the tip of the iceberg people. My Kodachrome won't be back for a couple of weeks. William Robb Please define iceberg people, if you would. thanks, keith g

Re: The Cakalic Papers

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Keith Whaley Subject: Re: The Cakalic Papers Please define iceberg people, if you would. Genetically modified Penguins. William Robb

Re: The Robb-Cakalic Expedition Book 1

2004-09-23 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:08:57 +0100, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking of building a robot waitress to take with me on such jaunts. She will be specifically programmed to take decent shots with any photographic or digital imaging device handed to her Sounds like you want Lewis.

Re: The Cakalic Papers

2004-09-23 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 17:15:15 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I handed the camera to Tristan and asked him to take the kind of picture that Theriault would take.snip Hey, now you've insulted me! That photo's ~far~ too sharp to be one of mine. g -frank -- Sharpness is a

RE: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!)

2004-09-23 Thread J. C. O'Connell
What a load of BS. I just explained to you how I use LF to do seascapes with boats and why pan and stitch wont work and you tell me I have no experience? You memory isnt very good. I don't need to waste my time doing things I know wont work. I'd rather actually being doing things that do work. I

Re: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Large Format vs. Digital/Stitching You cannot see the final composition before shooting with the pan and stitch technique. You CAN with a conventional camera technique. That is unequivably better feature. PERIOD. Why use an

Re: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!)

2004-09-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Even more compatibility issues again! (WAS: RE: istDs - what a great camera!) What a load of BS. I just explained to you how I use LF to do seascapes with boats and why pan and stitch wont work and you tell me I have no

PESO - orchid rude bits

2004-09-23 Thread David Nelson
G'day, I've just come down with a horrible flu-type thing that not only makes me cough like a girl, but also makes me have headspins, headaches, and aching eyes. But before that came on I was out taking some photos of the local ground orchids. For some reason I managed to underexpose a lot of

RE: The Cakalic Papers

2004-09-23 Thread Tom C
Touche... laughed myself to tears. If that's just the tip... no wonder my love life stinks. Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The Cakalic Papers Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:48:16 -0600

Re: SYNC - Me

2004-09-23 Thread Tom C
It's weird Frank... Lots of people think I look like someone. Probably because I have the common genetic traits of 1 head, 2 eyes, 2 ears, 1 nose, 1 mouth. :) There was just a suggestion yesterday that we have a Autumnal Equinox PAW since we didn't do a Synchronocity theme as in previous

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