Re: Largest print with *istD

2004-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've made close to 100 12 x 18 prints from *istD RAW files. I am very satisfied with them. They appear to be sharper and more detailed than anything I've printed from 35mm film. Paul Stenquist On Sep 24, 2004, at 12:56 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Sung Nee Subject:

Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread Alan Chan
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Pentax £100,000 giveaway. Not SPAM....

2004-09-24 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Pentax appears to be collecting data on purchasers with a hook of entering you for the cash prize draw. Can anyone spot in the page a question that asks you precisiely what you bought? You are given five generic options on the previous page. This seems to alter only questions 7 9.

Re: PAW(s) More Wake Boarding or Green Button Miracles

2004-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I replaced one of these due to an idiotic comment that I didn't want Amy to see. (It wasn't from a list member.) They're now here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2724330 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2723517 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2723528 I'm sorry

Re: istDs - what a great camera!

2004-09-24 Thread Herb Chong
i didn't say it was linear anyway. tooling and assembly jigs can easily cost a hundred times more, per unit, than the part to be inserted. Herb - Original Message - From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 12:30 AM Subject: Re:

Re: I have your viewfinder right here

2004-09-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/04, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe Sylwek? ;-) Dario Could be Sylwek's fiance? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

RE: Pentax £100,000 giveaway. Not SPAM....

2004-09-24 Thread Malcolm Smith
mike.wilson wrote: Can anyone spot in the page a question that asks you precisiely what you bought? You are given five generic options on the previous page. This seems to alter only questions 7 9. http://comserv.prodregister.com/pentax/tfe01.shtml I note it goes into a secure screen

Re: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-24 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:41:08 +0100, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, how would you pronounce theriaultian? More to the point, why would one want to? To impress the chicks, man! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: OT: Limeric (was Re: D*MNIT!!!!! A bargain hunter misses out.)

2004-09-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Strange you should mention! I've never watched red dwarf and a friend's passed me a cd full of it and I'm tasked with watching it all.. He says season 1 is terrible and might discourage me.. I have yet to brace myself and hit play.. Oh season 1 isn't bad. But

RE: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread CRB
One problem with Canon IS that it must be turned off when the camera is on a tripod. Otherwise it create its own problems. Vibration is actually introduced as it is predictive of motion! Sincerely, C.Brendemuehl Politics is supposed to be the second oldest

RE: Largest print with *istD

2004-09-24 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
I regularly do 20x30s and I am constantly surprised at how great they come out... tan. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 24 September 2004 6:03 PM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Largest print with *istD On 24/9/04, Sung Nee, discombobulated,

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Alan wrote: Am I crazy or not? g Not. No grin. Now, will you do mine? guesswhetherI'mgrinningornot mike CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE DISCLAIMER Confidentiality: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread Fred
Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece No, but you're neck-and-neck with Cotty in the King of the Pentax Tinkerers contest... ;-) Fred

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

2004-09-24 Thread Bill Owens
Lets hope it happens while there is still film out there to buy. I am spending more time explaining digital to people than I ever did explaining film. William Robb Same here. I've found that showing some photos taken with the Optio S or Optio MX and printed on the Frontier 375 show the average

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/04, CRB, discombobulated, unleashed: One problem with Canon IS that it must be turned off when the camera is on a tripod. Otherwise it create its own problems. Vibration is actually introduced as it is predictive of motion! This is not true of all IS lenses. Certain lenses have an

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/04, Fred, discombobulated, unleashed: Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece No, but you're neck-and-neck with Cotty in the King of the Pentax Tinkerers contest... ;-) Fred Hey Fred. Just converted a K15mm 3.5 to EOS mount. Details soon ;-)

LEGO (was: PAW(s) More Wake Boarding or Green Button Miracles)

2004-09-24 Thread Amy Hughes
Graywolf wrote: I remember the lego projects. You put a lot of time into them. Are they perminent or do you tear them down after you have photographed them? The small ones are torn apart after they've been to a couple train shows or sci-fi conventions. The church is still in my living room,

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Mr. OConnell: I could give more serious consideration to your point of view if you could try to be a little less arrogant. J. C. O'Connell wrote: It must suck to be vision impaired, he states wide open right in the post. I read it right the first time, you didn't. His proof example only proves

Re: Largest print with *istD

2004-09-24 Thread Christian
Sung Nee wrote on 9/23/2004, 10:00 PM: Hello everybody I just would like to know what is the largest print that you have done with your *istD and whether you were satisfied with it. Thank you all in advance. 20x30 inches. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. --

'05 PUG themes

2004-09-24 Thread CRB
Have the themes for '05 been set yet? Sincerely, C.Brendemuehl Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. Ronald Reagan

Re: PESO: West Side Market, Cleveland

2004-09-24 Thread Juan Buhler
Thank you guys. That's probably the only shot I can call street photography that I took in the last couple of weeks. I'm on my way back from my trip, in Utah today. j On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:17:07 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:43:07 -0400, Juan Buhler

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-24 Thread Juan Buhler
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:19:58 -0400, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What could possibly be lower on the food chain than a FED? Depends on how you see it. I find Feds (and Zorkis, Kievs, etc) to be fascinating examples of how camera design will evolve without market forces and

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
A double header at that... John Forbes wrote: Talking about interesting juxtapositions, look at the shape of the parking meter. John On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:59:12 -0400, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:07:01 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
You don't have to ask, we already knew... Alan Chan wrote: Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan _ Scan and help eliminate destructive viruses from your

Re: istDs - what a great camera!

2004-09-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
That's right tooling and assembly jigs cost considerably more, if it's designed in from the beginning the additional cost can be minuscule. In this case it probably would have been. Herb Chong wrote: i didn't say it was linear anyway. tooling and assembly jigs can easily cost a hundred times

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Martin Trautmann
On 2004-09-23 17:14, Martin Trautmann wrote: But how does it actually work? - how many millimeters is the sensor shifted for stabilisation? as a side note: is it shifting horizontally and vertically only? Overlaying these two movements you can move diagonal as well. But you can't compensate

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-24 Thread pnstenquist
I have a FED that is nearly identical to my Leica iiif, and it seems to function almost as well. I think the shutter is a tiny bit noisier, but it may just be underlubricated. Other than that, it's a smooth operating, nicely made camera. The FED came with an Industar 50/3.5, which is a dead

Re: Buying Lens in Holland

2004-09-24 Thread The Diabolical Dr Z
FWIW, I live in Amsterdam and from experience I can say it's not the easiest place to buy new Pentax gear. Even the official Pentax specialist, a shop named Esser, generally has little in stock and sells at or near the importer's recommended retail price. For new gear, I concur with others who

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've used some of these fakes ... much prefer to call them copies or replicas ... as well as some Jupiter lenses, They're OK ... the Jupiter lenses are actually better than some of the older Leica glass. Once again, we have seen negative comments from people who've probably not used the items in

4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again!

2004-09-24 Thread John Bailey
JC, What direction is the sail boat moving? I tried shooting a river boat on the Mississippi River with my 4x5 several years ago and I believe it was blurred at 1/30 sec. I looked at some of my 4x5 transparancies (static poses) and just love their detail! John B --- J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL

PESO: Aerial photograph

2004-09-24 Thread Jens Bladt
As some of you may remember I have promised to post a 6x6 photograph from my helicopter in the beginning of this month. This is the 6x6 phoptpgraph (here it's croped and compressed), which was chosen to be used in the project for our 42 ha habour extention etc. (I am a city planner/architect,

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Forbes Subject: Re: A random snapshot Talking about interesting juxtapositions, look at the shape of the parking meter. I could have positioned that better. b...

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola Subject: Re: A random snapshot Mr. OConnell: I could give more serious consideration to your point of view if you could try to be a little less arrogant. Whee, I missed that one. For the record, my initial metering was done several

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Gonz
They do that at the expense of image smear. That would not be good for stills. rg Graywolf wrote: Tell that to the video camera makers, they apparently don't know that. -- Gonz wrote: Do you mean electronically? That would not work. Image stabilization can only be done mechanically, either

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
I read the article about the new Minolta in pop photo, but thinking back now I am confused by something. I don't have the magazine here to check, but I swear they said they put a 500 mirror lens on the camera and that the image stabilized through the viewfinder when they engaged IS. How could

Re: PESO: Aerial photograph

2004-09-24 Thread pnstenquist
Nice shot, Jens. Love that Velvia color. Paul As some of you may remember I have promised to post a 6x6 photograph from my helicopter in the beginning of this month. This is the 6x6 phoptpgraph (here it's croped and compressed), which was chosen to be used in the project for our 42 ha habour

Re: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again!

2004-09-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Bailey Subject: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again! JC, What direction is the sail boat moving? I tried shooting a river boat on the Mississippi River with my 4x5 several years ago and I believe it was blurred at

SV: PESO: Aerial photograph

2004-09-24 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks Paul and Maris. Luckily, I am paid to do stuff like this, so I'm very happy, you think it's OK. It's a great pleasure for me to be able to do photgraphs and fly, at the same time. Both are among my favorite activities! Our cunsultants will blend the photgraph with a computer model

Re: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again!

2004-09-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again! Try one in daylight. It is very possible to get much faster shutter speeds than you are suggesting. Guess you missed my post stating the fact that press

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: A random snapshot You still havent got it yet. Let me explain for the 4th time. No John, I get it, you don't understand that for something that is only going to affect my life once a decade, I am not going to pay much heed to.

Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?

2004-09-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
It's been noticed before.. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas ___ Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
[sigh] J. C. O'Connell wrote: You still havent got it yet. Let me explain for the 4th time.

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Caveman Subject: Re: OT - An interesting fake? Shel Belinkoff wrote: Theory may be fine, but practical experience is paramount. Cut the crap, Shel. This sounds sooo Rubensteinian. Theory comes from practice too. In theory, bumblebees cannot fly.

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread Caveman
Seems like a good moment to repost the Cottycam photo: http://www.pbase.com/ccanuck/image/33130041 Cotty wrote: Hey Fred. Just converted a K15mm 3.5 to EOS mount. Details soon ;-)

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Hear, hear! Shel Belinkoff wrote: Bill, why do you waste your time with JCO on this issue. The friggin thread's been going on for a week or so, nothing's going to get thru to JCO. He's busy talking theoretical hyperbole, you, Paul, and others are talking about what's practical, realistic, and

Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?

2004-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-24 Thread Caveman
Which theory is that, Wheatfield ? William Robb wrote: In theory, bumblebees cannot fly.

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
mike wilson wrote: Hi, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I don't see it as unfair at all. See my most recent post. I think JCO is arguing on one level, others on a different level. Theory may be fine, but practical experience is paramount. The nub of the matter, indeed. But to me it went like this:

Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?

2004-09-24 Thread Keith Whaley
You can put any price you want on an item that is an April Fool's joke... keith Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas

RE: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread Jens Bladt
Very nice shot. In some cities, lik Amsterdam, the windows in the red light district look like this. Except it would be real women displayed: http://www.fotokritik.dk/visstort.html?pic=65027 All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Based on 19th century Victorian physics a honey bee cannot fly, it does anyway so the theory had to be re-evaluated. We now build flying robots based on the new theory. Wheatfield is just a bit behind. Caveman wrote: Which theory is that, Wheatfield ? William Robb wrote: In theory, bumblebees

Friday: Donations Needed

2004-09-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
This is my third week teaching at the Sixth Street Photography Workshop (http://www.sixthstreetphoto.org) in San Francisco. It's a volunteer position. I'm teaching a few basic photography classes and doing some darkroom work for them, printing for an upcoming exhibition. As with many non-profit

RE: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I can shoot totally manual too, even without a light meter. What does that prove with regards to the subject? Nothing. I was arguing open aperture TTL metering is better than stop down TTL metering, not whether I absolutely depended on either...Its an OPTIONAL feature, an inferior OPTIONAL

Lens Value

2004-09-24 Thread Don Herring
Greetings, I'm coming out of lurk mode to inquire about a site or book where I could get an estimate on the current value of a lens? Specifically a SMC A* 200/F4 Macro ED (if anyone knows off the top of their head). Any assistance would be appreciated. Don

Re[2]: Minor Publication News

2004-09-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! ft When you're dull and boring like me, you try to make yourself seem ft more interesting by hanging around interesting people. g Frank, it is not your choice to decide whether above is correct. You might want to consult your lawyer friend for proper explanation g... Excellent site and

Re: Friday: Donations Needed

2004-09-24 Thread Keith Whaley
Added P.S. -- I have some 35mm film (36 exposure, Supra 400 Pro color neg.) that is slightly out of date, but good stuff. Has always been refrigerated. I'd be happy to send 6 or 8 rolls of that along too. Lemme know. keith Shel Belinkoff wrote: This is my third week teaching at the Sixth Street

Re: Lens Value

2004-09-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Don Herring Subject: Lens Value Greetings, I'm coming out of lurk mode to inquire about a site or book where I could get an estimate on the current value of a lens? Specifically a SMC A* 200/F4 Macro ED (if anyone knows off the top of their head).

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread Graywolf
You are crazy, Alan. But that doesn't mean you are not smart. You have been complaining about that eyepiece for as long as I remember, now you have fixed it. Way to go. -- Alan Chan wrote: Am I crazy or not? g http://www.pbase.com/wlachan/pentax_z1p_custom_eyepiece Alan Chan

Re: Pentax £100,000 giveaway. Not SPAM....

2004-09-24 Thread Graywolf
Ah, that looks like one of those questionnaires that provide them with a valuable, sellable, mailing list. I would not give my bank some of that information. -- mike.wilson wrote: Hi, Pentax appears to be collecting data on purchasers with a hook of entering you for the cash prize draw. Can

Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?

2004-09-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, yes you can. Keith Whaley wrote: You can put any price you want on an item that is an April Fool's joke... keith Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr.

Re: OT - An interesting fake?

2004-09-24 Thread Graywolf
No, in theory bumblebees can fly fine. The engineers just did not understand some things that bumblebees did 50 years ago. Like the fuzziness broke up the laminar airflow and reduced drag exponentially. You ought to check out those hoary old cliches before using them, we actually know a bit

Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?

2004-09-24 Thread Graywolf
It is a fake article. That is a Pentax 110 SLR in the photo. -- Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr. Andreas Wirtz wrote: look at: http://new.dpnow.com/691a.html Andreas -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html

Re: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues again!

2004-09-24 Thread Graywolf
With this post I realized I should have been taking notes from this thread. What a great bunch of ideas for photos for my press camera website. Photos that would show both sides of this argument are nonsensical. I think that no one is thinking here. It has just gotten to the point of I'm right

Re: 4x5 experience - not Pentax WAS: Even more compatibility issues

2004-09-24 Thread ernreed2
Graywolf said: With this post I realized I should have been taking notes from this thread. You could always do that from the archives -- a rainy day project, perhaps? What a great bunch of ideas for photos for my press camera website. Photos that would show both sides of this argument are

The root of all evil...

2004-09-24 Thread Bob W
...and how to get some: http://www.gettyartists.com/article.asp?article_id=720 Their main website is worth browsing: http://www.gettyimages.com They also have a Central London gallery which I saw last week for the first time. Some very interesting photos there - worth half a hour of anybody's

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread Alan Chan
I do wear glasses. The new glass eyepiece was made from the HOYA HMC SUPER UV filter. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Do you wear glasses? What exactly is this mc eyepiece. I couldn't tell from your gallery shots. John B _

PESO: Annother panorama

2004-09-24 Thread Jens Bladt
Here's a photograph I took this morning, right after sunrise (7:30 AM). I enjoy making panoramas for my employer/work. I shot these (25 shots) in RAW format with the *ist D and my SMC M*4/300mm. Then converted them to JPEG's in Phase One SE (trial version) and stitched them together in Foto Vista

RE: Lens Value

2004-09-24 Thread Alan Chan
I don't remember the exactly value, but if the body looks clean, it should go for at least USD800+. I have a new tripod adaptor for this lens btw, anyone wants it? Make me an offer. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I'm coming out of lurk mode to inquire about a site or book where I could

Re: The root of all evil...

2004-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Working in the advertising biz, I've spent hundreds of hours searching Getty. Good stuff. it's the number one rip-off source for art director comps. Of course Getty knows that and they even help enable the ADs with relatively high res samples. But Getty is also the number one selling stock

*ist D's relative file size capability

2004-09-24 Thread Jack Davis
I'm curious about all things photographic including digital. Since I own nine 35mm Pentax lenses, seems logical to check out the *ist D. While several have been playing with the phrase; *ist D..what a wonderful camera, I've also noted the many serious praises. Please help me understand what I read

Re: lens value A*200/4 Macro

2004-09-24 Thread Rfsindg
Don, I happily paid a list member $750 for one several years ago. This is a really rare lens. I've seen it go for over $1,000 (US) on ebay in recent months. I shot next month's (Oct'05) PUG contribution with it. Regards, Bob S. From: Don Herring Subject: Lens Value Greetings, I'm

RE: Lens Value

2004-09-24 Thread Jim Colwell
I've seen two SMCP-A* ED Macro 200/4 sell on eBay, and have not yet seen a listing for one at any of the online stores I watch, including BH, KEH, Adorama and many others. One of them sold on eBay in March 2003 and the other in June 2004. Their sale prices are recorded on page 6 of the June

Re: PAW: Out to Pasture

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 07:05:58 -0400, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To impress the chicks, man! Well, it hasn't worked so far... vbg -theriault -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO: Annother panorama

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 23:08:50 +0200, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a photograph I took this morning, right after sunrise (7:30 AM). I enjoy making panoramas for my employer/work. I shot these (25 shots) in RAW format with the *ist D and my SMC M*4/300mm. Then converted them to

Re: how does image stabilisation work?

2004-09-24 Thread Nick Clark
I would have thought that a maximum sensor shift of 1-2mm would be sensible to give 1-2 stops improvement. It's about 10% of the linear image dimension. Anything more than this wouldn't be compensating for camera shake, it would be used for earthquake stabilisation. Nick -Original

Re: A random snapshot

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:45:52 +0100, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that the five minute relief, or the full half hour? I paid for five minutes, but it didn't take nearly that long. rimshot -knarf -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO: Annother panorama

2004-09-24 Thread Caveman
Click on the previous button and you'll get to the really good stuff ;-) ;-) ;-) frank theriault wrote: http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p7816978.html Sadly, the pano is so small on my screen, I can't really get an proper idea of how it looks.

Re: '05 PUG themes

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:54:17 -0400 (EDT), CRB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have the themes for '05 been set yet? Not that I've seen or heard. HEY, LET'S PLAY A GAME!!! I think that we should get going with some suggestions. That way Adelheid will have something to work with (she'll only have

Re: PESO: Annother panorama

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:31:21 -0400, Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Click on the previous button and you'll get to the really good stuff ;-) ;-) ;-) Hey, now ~that's~ a great shot!! Such vivid colours, great composition/framing, beautiful lady. What's not to like? g cheers, frank --

Re: PESO: John Coyle

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:39:47 +1000, Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Earlier this evening we had a super mini- BrisbanePDML, aka the Tanless Evening (Tanya didn't show up because.. well, Tanya you explain..).Nevertheless, more scrumptious (courtesy Jan Coyle, ta!) food for the 3 of us (Tan,

Re: Kelowna, British Columbia

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 02:04:12 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, If anyone on the list is living in, or near, Kelowna, BC, Canada, could you please contact me offlist at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks William Robb Left something behind at a bar? vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: Another vacation picture

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:26:22 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He's on leave. WW After the harrowing journey back from Afghanistan on one of our leaky, rat-infested troop carriers, he deserves a vacation... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri

Re: istDs - what a great camera!

2004-09-24 Thread Herb Chong
the cost of the part would have been minimal, but the assembly line tooling wouldn't have been. for a camera that has to cost Pentax at most $500 to make, and probably under $400, a production run of well under 100K, on a brand new line, when the company had lost money for 3 years in a row before,

Re: '05 PUG themes

2004-09-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some good ideas here. I especially like the food gallery and the anachronisms. I'm not much of a food photographer, but I'm very fond of food :-). Paul On Sep 24, 2004, at 6:41 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:54:17 -0400 (EDT), CRB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have the themes for

Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?

2004-09-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a fake article. That is a Pentax 110 SLR in the photo. -- Hi Tom, The article is probably fake, but the camera is a Zenit KM, or at least almost identical to that. See: http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/zenit_cameras.htm and

Re: PAW: Young Commies in Love

2004-09-24 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: Even in the midst of mass protest, the call for popular revolt and the demand for the overthrow of our government, love will find a way vbg: They sure need a shampoo! I remember a long time ago, when a drinkin' buddy and I used to visit a couple of local pubs after work,

Re: PESO: Santa's helpers

2004-09-24 Thread Caveman
It's them Bell Sympatico acting again, their web hosting servers are working with interruptions. I also get low transfer speed and extremely poor name server services (I have to try 3-4 times until a name resolves). Can anyone recommend me some reliable DSL service provider in Montreal area ? I

For KEITH WHALEY (Re: Friday: Donations Needed)

2004-09-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Keith My email to you keeps bouncing. Seems I, or my ISP, are on your blocked list. So, here's my response to your public and private email. = Hi Keith ... What details do you need? What must I do to persuade you to part with a camera or two?

Re: PAW: Young Commies in Love

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 16:54:04 -0700, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They sure need a shampoo! Apparently, hygene is a bourgeois concept, as well as sharpness. LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PAW: Young Commies in Love

2004-09-24 Thread John Forbes
Nice pic. Others (!) might have cropped it, but in fact the two faces either side frame it well and reinforce the feeling of being in a crowd. And I hate to use the F word, so I won't. There's no need. Can't argue with his taste either! John On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:36:24 -0400, frank

Re: PESO: Santa's helpers

2004-09-24 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:56:37 -0400, Caveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's them Bell Sympatico acting again, their web hosting servers are working with interruptions. I also get low transfer speed and extremely poor name server services (I have to try 3-4 times until a name resolves). Can

Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?

2004-09-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Sep 2004 at 19:51, Caveman wrote: 3 fps wouldn't be that bad, you go move a light then come back at the camera and take a look etc question is can you do that without pressing the shutter release and actually writing and filling up the memory card ? That's 3fps without demosaicing,

Re: PESO: John Coyle

2004-09-24 Thread John Coyle
Frank, you don't know how hard Ryan had to work to get that impression! It was near midnight and I was definitely feeling like a GOM (grumpy old man, for those who didn't work it out). Tanja was sorely missed, but we'll be able to get together again next month, she tells me - and at least she

Re: First K mount non Pentax DSLR?

2004-09-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
That's what I thought when I first saw it, apparently Zenit copied the Pentax 110 look for a modern 35mm model. Graywolf wrote: It is a fake article. That is a Pentax 110 SLR in the photo. -- Daniel J. Matyola wrote: That's certainly a nice price, even if it's not a great dslr. Andreas Wirtz

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread John Bailey
What was wrong with it? JB --- Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are crazy, Alan. But that doesn't mean you are not smart. You have been complaining about that eyepiece for as long as I remember, now you have fixed it. Way to go. -- Alan Chan wrote: Am I crazy or not? g

Re: *ist D's relative file size capability

2004-09-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Sep 2004 at 14:33, Jack Davis wrote: I'm curious about all things photographic including digital. Since I own nine 35mm Pentax lenses, seems logical to check out the *ist D. While several have been playing with the phrase; *ist D..what a wonderful camera, I've also noted the many

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread John Bailey
Alan, So you actually got a Hoya SHMC uv filter and modified it to fit? JB --- Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do wear glasses. The new glass eyepiece was made from the HOYA HMC SUPER UV filter. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Do you wear glasses? What exactly is this

Re: PAW: Young Commies in Love

2004-09-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
Nice, Frank. Joe

OT Flooded with 50mm macros?

2004-09-24 Thread Rob Studdert
Had anyone seen how many A50/2.8 macros have been flooding though eBay of late? I wonder why they have all come out of hiding of late? The imminent introduction of the FAD50 macro perhaps? In any case they seem to be going for a song, so if anyone wants a pointer to a serious lens that works

Re: Z-1p with multicoated eyepiece at last...

2004-09-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Sep 2004 at 17:21, John Bailey wrote: What was wrong with it? It was a lovely high quality piece of plastic that scratches very easily and needs to be cleaned often. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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