Re: A more fun lens test!

2005-04-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 3, 2005, at 5:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Much more fun than a zillion res tests. ;-) I agree. I went out to a nature preserve and shot some birds and deer. Shooting is much better than testing. I was hoping that someone would come to their senses and quit the lens tests. Fer gosh

Re: A more fun lens test!

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/4/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Not very flattering of the dog, though. My lamb likes it. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Limiteds Question :) - THANKS GUYS AND GIRLS!!! :D

2005-04-04 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 4 Apr 2005, Doug Brewer wrote: On Apr 1, 2005, at 7:33 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: I'd call you crazy for doing such a thing...except: I spent the day with a nice 19mm mounted on a P3n laying next to me on the car seat. Exposed 108 frames, 'twas lotsa fun too! ;-) 100 frames

Re: Mannequin(ish)

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Were she a real live woman, I might think that's kind of sexy. Oh, I dunno. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Mannequin(ish)

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 3/4/05, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed: Nice model too but I think she's been doing this for too long, her body's starting to look like a tripod. ;-) Gorgeous quick release mech though... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO - Between Storms

2005-04-04 Thread Marco Alpert
Thanks Frank! And thanks as well to all who commented. Speaking of which, is it just me, or does anyone else suffer from seemingly random undelivered list messages? I often see responses to original messages that I've never received and have to scurry off to the archive to read them. It was

Porst

2005-04-04 Thread David Volkert
I bought a Porst 35mm F/1.8 screw mount lens at a garage sale today for $1 and I was wondering if any of you had any information about this lens? Around the front element it's labeled; Porst WW 1:1.8/35mm MC Auto H 58 No. 353452, on the bottom it says lens made in japan. Thanks in advance

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Bob W
Hi, My main reason for owning WinDoze? Freebies! ;-) My main reason for using Mac OS X is quality software that works. The majority of the free software available for Windows is junk and not worth my time to bother with. You can always ignore the majority. You're not forced to use the

Re: Mannequin(ish)

2005-04-04 Thread Bob W
Hi, Were she a real live woman, I might think that's kind of sexy. Oh, I dunno. gutter I'll bet she gives good head. /gutter -- Cheers, Bob

Pentax PT135?

2005-04-04 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
Any idea what that is? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7504106521 Just curious, Kostas

Re: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: At the Bloomfield Nature Center. She's in a contained area and is probably fed by kids on a regular basis. While I was trying to shoot this one, her girlfriend tried to lick my lens. Not at all shy. My lamb likes the shot, Paul, and wants

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread Herb Chong
unfortunately, the Japanese domestic market doesn't account for a lot of any of the manufacture's total sales. last year, Nikon sold just about a million D70's around the world. i'm not sure of the exact figures, but Canon accounted for somewhere around 1.1-1.3 million more of the worldwide

Re: Pentax PT135?

2005-04-04 Thread David Oswald
It looks like something that might be used for reproduction work; something where the field of view and subject distance are controlled and known quantities. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Any idea what that is? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7504106521 Just curious, Kostas

Re: A more fun lens test!

2005-04-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Apr 2005 at 23:00, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I was hoping that someone would come to their senses and quit the lens tests. Fer gosh sakes, doesn't anyone know how to test a lens? Use a resolution chart, use a piece of newsprint, etc etc. Very good advice. However some of us generally

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 4, 2005, at 12:07 AM, Bob W wrote: My main reason for owning WinDoze? Freebies! ;-) My main reason for using Mac OS X is quality software that works. The majority of the free software available for Windows is junk and not worth my time to bother with. You can always ignore the majority.

Re: A more fun lens test!

2005-04-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 4, 2005, at 12:57 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: I was hoping that someone would come to their senses and quit the lens tests. Fer gosh sakes, doesn't anyone know how to test a lens? Use a resolution chart, use a piece of newsprint, etc etc. Very good advice. However some of us generally have to

Re: Porst

2005-04-04 Thread alkos
David Volkert wrote: I bought a Porst 35mm F/1.8 screw mount lens at a garage sale today for http://www.jr-worldwi.de/photo/index.html?Porst_35mm_1.8.html Great lens. I want one! cheers -- alkos at tlen pl http://onephoto.net/portfolio.php3?id_autora=17765

RE: Hi Gang...I'm back!

2005-04-04 Thread Shaun Canning
Good to be back Frank Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services 11 Lawrence Way Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005

RE: Hi Gang...I'm back!

2005-04-04 Thread Shaun Canning
Thanks Simon... Photo's are coming soonish... Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services 11 Lawrence Way Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: Simon King [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday,

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: My main reason for owning WinDoze? Freebies! ;-) My main reason for using Mac OS X is quality software that works. The majority of the free software available for Windows is junk and not worth my time to bother with. You can

RE: DA 14 vs. Sigma 12-24

2005-04-04 Thread keller.schaefer
I also have no doubt that the DA is the 'better' lens. Inspecting 100% crops on computer screens however isn't really what lenses are made for. I do not say that this makes no sense, but it should be put into context. If stopped down to 8 or 11 the Sigma is good enough to produce 15x20 prints of

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread John Forbes
Herb, really! Only on this list could you find somebody who will take a piece of good news about Pentax, and find a way to negate it. Surely the Japanese market is the second largest market in the world, by country. It is presumably indicative, to some degree, of other markets, and it

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread Herb Chong
it's not even 3rd, if you go and read your sales figures. Herb... - Original Message - From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 5:57 AM Subject: Re: DS Doing Well in Japan Herb, really! Only on this list could you find somebody who

PESO reflections

2005-04-04 Thread glenn murphy
Here's a shot I took while walking through Chain O' Lakes State Park Saturday morning. The water wasn't quite as still as I would have liked. Comments are welcome. This image is about 200K. Glenn Reflections.jpg http://home.comcast.net/%7Egutenberg14/reflections.jpg Pentax H1 Super Takumar 35mm

Re: PESO reflections

2005-04-04 Thread glenn murphy
Here's a smaller version that should fit on a screen better. reflections2.jpg http://home.comcast.net/%7Egutenberg14/reflections2.jpg Glenn glenn murphy wrote: Here's a shot I took while walking through Chain O' Lakes State Park Saturday morning. The water wasn't quite as still as I would have

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-04 Thread Jostein
Today I got to look at my own page from two TFT monitors (an LG and a ViewSonic). On the LG, the CA is hardly visible at all. It's there, but the colour is very inconspicuous. Looks like you are very much right about the fringing being a monitor thing. Interestingly, the more contrasty TFTs also

Re: More lens tests....

2005-04-04 Thread Frantisek
Hi Fred, your test is unfortunately invalidated by bad HTML - the browser does resize most of the pictures to a different size... this is shown as jaggies on most images. For example, the 28-90 : img src=http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall/LensTest/fa2890.jpg; width=500 class=border

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 3, 2005 3:55 PM, jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/2005/02/news-recent-top-five-camera-sales-in.html The KM sales figures may just reflect pent-up demand, and will likely drop. The *ist DS is certainly

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The majority of the free software available for Windows is junk and not worth my time to bother with. I haven't found that to be true. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Pentax PT135?

2005-04-04 Thread Frantisek
No idea, but the lens alone is probably worth few times that... Good light! fra

Re: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread Keith Whaley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *istD, A400/5.6, f5.6, 1/1500, Sigma DG500 Super, ISO 800 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3250633 I tried to send this message several times without success. I finally replied to another message and changed the subject line. My apologies if it appears more

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread John Forbes
So which countries are bigger? Bear in mind I said country, and I was referring to the market for DSLRs. The EU, for instance, is not a country. John On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 06:33:53 -0400, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it's not even 3rd, if you go and read your sales figures. Herb... -

Re: PESO - Girl near a window

2005-04-04 Thread John Forbes
I've responded to Butch privately on this. What he did, and especially his explanation of it, is very interesting to me and very helpful. I am a complete novice at this, and find the huge number of tools available even in the cut-down versions of PS to be rather intimidating. It is good

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Bill Owens
Nothing definite but looks like Doug Brewer, Mark Roberts, Bob Sullivan and wife, Knarf, Dave Brooks, Graywolf, my wife, Phyllis and I, of course Don Nelson, and 5 or 6 lurkers. Bill - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday,

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Jostein. That's good to know. On Apr 4, 2005, at 6:29 AM, Jostein wrote: Today I got to look at my own page from two TFT monitors (an LG and a ViewSonic). On the LG, the CA is hardly visible at all. It's there, but the colour is very inconspicuous. Looks like you are very much right about

Re: PESO: Sunglasses' Panorama...

2005-04-04 Thread Mat Maessen
I could see a whole series of these, with different people in different poses in the different glasses. Almost gives it a how other people see the world vibe... -Mat On Apr 3, 2005 10:57 PM, Albano Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a fun shot:

RE: Pentax PT135?

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
I had one of those, much to my dismay the adapter was epoxied to the camera! As far as I know it is from a machine that reproduces microfiche. Don -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:06 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Keith. It's always a bit tough to compose with a hand-held long lens. Darn picture keeps moving on me ;-). Paul On Apr 4, 2005, at 7:04 AM, Keith Whaley wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *istD, A400/5.6, f5.6, 1/1500, Sigma DG500 Super, ISO 800

Re: Mannequin(ish)

2005-04-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Mannequin(ish) On 3/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Were she a real live woman, I might think that's kind of sexy. Oh, I dunno. I think Frank has been by himself for too long. William Robb

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Forbes Subject: Re: DS Doing Well in Japan Herb, really! Only on this list could you find somebody who will take a piece of good news about Pentax, and find a way to negate it. I always get a kick out of the comparative sales numbers and the immedieate

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Free image browser And there are no viruses to speak of. I read in the business news that Apple did 8 billion in sales last year. Since they are starting to become a successful company regarding making gobs of money (the main

Re: Pentax PT135?

2005-04-04 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: RE: Pentax PT135? I had one of those, much to my dismay the adapter was epoxied to the camera! Was the lens removable? It is a very good enlarger lens, and would make an excellent flat field macro. William Robb

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Congratulations to Bob Sullivan and Knarf on their recent marriage. I didn't even know that you guys were dating. vbg On Apr 4, 2005, at 7:52 AM, Bill Owens wrote: Nothing definite but looks like Doug Brewer, Mark Roberts, Bob Sullivan and wife, Knarf, Dave Brooks, Graywolf, my wife, Phyllis

RE: PESO reflections

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
Nice shot. Chain O' Lakes State Park in Iowa?? Don -Original Message- From: glenn murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 5:35 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO reflections Here's a shot I took while walking through Chain O' Lakes State Park

Re: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
Paul, Great use of fill flash. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 3, 2005 8:16 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Rude Beast *istD, A400/5.6, f5.6, 1/1500, Sigma DG500 Super, ISO 800 http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3250633 I tried

Re: Pentax PT135?

2005-04-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
In the old days before PowerPoint, we gave presentations on slide carousels with a 35mm projector. To get your slides, you sent your subject matter (text) off to somebody who had one of these cameras mounted on a box with a CRT tube. They took photos and sent you back the slides. The cameras

Re: PESO reflections

2005-04-04 Thread glenn murphy
Near Fox Lake, Illinois. This was part of a system of wetlands and streams that feed into the Fox River less than 100 yds away. I also took a couple of shots of a bend in the river, but I want to take some more once there are some leaves on the trees to make it seem a little less dead. Glenn

RE: Pentax PT135?

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
Mine came without a lens, I believe the adapter had a threaded hole so it probably just screws in. Don -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 7:24 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax PT135? - Original

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Did I just get a 2nd wife? Oh the first one is gonna be mad if she finds out... Regards, Bob S. On Apr 4, 2005 7:24 AM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congratulations to Bob Sullivan and Knarf on their recent marriage. I didn't even know that you guys were dating. vbg On Apr 4,

RE: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
Agreed. But good freeware sites have reviews to guide you. And even a very small percentage of millions of titles adds up to a lot of good stuff. Several of my most used and valued programs were freeware. Don -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: PESO reflections

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
Well we're almost neighbors. We have a Chain Lakes State Park here in Iowa. It borders on the Cedar River. Could easily have been the setting for this pic. Don -Original Message- From: glenn murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 7:39 AM To:

Re: Realviz 4.0 stitcher

2005-04-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
FWIW, I've got PanoramaMaker by Arcsoft http://www.arcsoft.com/en/products/panoramamaker/ I'm impressed with the ease of use and the final result Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 3, 2005 11:00 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re:

Shooting with a $500 Paperweight

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
After yesterday's brief trip to the nature center, I did a short walkaround in downtown Birmingham with the *istD and the now infamous DA 16-45. (That's the lens many of us loved last week.) I don't normally do tests, but I happened to have these saps that lend themselves well to a 100% crop.

Re: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Ken. I've been strapping the Sigma flash on more often these days when I'm looking for birds and beasts. If I get close enough, it can put that twinkle in their eyes. Paul On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:29 AM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Paul, Great use of fill flash. Kenneth Waller -Original

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did I just get a 2nd wife? Oh the first one is gonna be mad if she finds out... The definition of bigamy is having one wife too many. Curiously enough, the definition of monogamy is the same... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I read in the business news that Apple did 8 billion in sales last year. Since they are starting to become a successful company regarding making gobs of money (the main reason the professional Microsoft haters exist is because it is making a few people

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-04 Thread Rob Studdert
On 4 Apr 2005 at 12:29, Jostein wrote: Today I got to look at my own page from two TFT monitors (an LG and a ViewSonic). On the LG, the CA is hardly visible at all. It's there, but the colour is very inconspicuous. Looks like you are very much right about the fringing being a monitor thing.

RE: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Paul, that restores my faith in the DA in general. I think perhaps this lens lends itself more to the real, rather than scientific, tests. Which is, of course, what counts. Or maybe it's because your paperwright was $100.00 more my paperweight? ;-) I have a hunch that the subject matter

Re: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
Actually, mine was only $200. I bought it with my second *istD, when they offered the rebate I was just quoting you (I thought) g. On Apr 4, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Don Sanderson wrote: Thanks Paul, that restores my faith in the DA in general. I think perhaps this lens lends itself more to the real,

RE: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
I meant to ask whether you used a PL on that shot. That's one very blue sky, and I don't see any reflection on the clock face, which the sun was hitting rather directly. Don -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 7:56 AM To:

RE: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
Yeah, mine was too with the rebate. You know how it is: Bad = This $400.00 piece of cr#$. Good = And I ONLY paid $200.00 for it! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 8:22 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re:

Re: PESO reflections

2005-04-04 Thread David Savage
G'day Glenn, It's potentially a nice moody shot, but It's a bit flat. I adjusted the levels, curves, brightness and contrast in PS and it makes quite a big difference. Just my 2 cents. Dave S On Apr 4, 2005 6:34 PM, glenn murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a shot I took while walking

Re: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
No, no polarizer. I just positioned myself at a point where there were no reflections. The blue sky was real. That's where it came in after adjusting exposure for the highlights. It was a very windy day, which tends to clear everything out. If I considered this shot a keeper, I might pull the

Re: HELP! DA vs 28s-One More Time. (longish)

2005-04-04 Thread Dario Bonazza
It happened a few times to me: I carefully focused on a given spot and a particular combination of camera+lens was actually focused elsewhere (usually focused far closer to the camera than expected). In my experience, risky combos are: 1) MZ-S + FA* 85/1.4: two different lenses tested on the

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread John Forbes
What's the penalty for bigamy? Two mothers-in-law. The old ones are best. John On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 09:09:42 -0400, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did I just get a 2nd wife? Oh the first one is gonna be mad if she finds out... The definition of

Re: HELP! DA vs 28s-One More Time. (longish)

2005-04-04 Thread Dario Bonazza
I wrote: Please notice that the same camera Please disregard this fragment, as the concept was explained elsewhere. Dario

Re: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread David Savage
Careful Paul, Cotty got too close and all sorts of eye twinkling happened. g Dave S On Apr 4, 2005 8:58 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Ken. I've been strapping the Sigma flash on more often these days when I'm looking for birds and beasts. If I get close enough, it can put

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread Scott Loveless
On Apr 4, 2005 4:57 AM, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or is it because there is a new breed of film photographers, busily buying up old MXen etc, at bargain prices and then paying over the odds for lenses to go with them? Possibly, but I don't think so. I wouldn't discount that too

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread David Savage
Something is seriously wrong if the mother-in-law is younger than you g Dave S On Apr 4, 2005 9:43 PM, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the penalty for bigamy? Two mothers-in-law. The old ones are best. John On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 09:09:42 -0400, Mark Roberts [EMAIL

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Scott Loveless
On Apr 4, 2005 2:59 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's no different from Mac OS. Despite a smaller number of titles, there's a greater percentage of high quality free software there's less junk to filter through to find the good stuff. Whoa there! You've got a cubic butt

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Scott Loveless
On Apr 4, 2005 8:53 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something is seriously wrong if the mother-in-law is younger than you g Dave S No. Nothing is wrong with that. Nothing at all. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com

RE: HELP! DA vs 28s-One More Time. (longish)

2005-04-04 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Dario! I was about to go have my eyes checked again. As a computer guy who makes frequent calls to various support lines my most hated response is: Gee, we've never seen that before but if you figure it out let us know! I'm glad to hear someone else has seen this wierd behavior. Don

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed: The EU, for instance, is not a country. That's what they tell you John ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://news.com.com/Mac+OS+X+in+hackers+crosshairs%2C+report+says/2100- 7349_3-5630481.html Oh flippin eck, I'm going to have to move off the Mac soon and find some other niche system that's still ambling happily along. Cheers,

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On 4/4/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Did I just get a 2nd wife? Oh the first one is gonna be mad if she finds out... The definition of bigamy is having one wife too many. Curiously enough, the definition of monogamy is the same... Women. You can't live with em, you can't live

Re: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread Cotty
On Apr 4, 2005 8:58 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Ken. I've been strapping the Sigma flash on more often these days when I'm looking for birds and beasts. If I get close enough, it can put that twinkle in their eyes. Careful Paul, Cotty got too close and all sorts of eye

Re: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread David Savage
If memory serves it was screwed on? g Dave S On Apr 4, 2005 11:11 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 4, 2005 8:58 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Ken. I've been strapping the Sigma flash on more often these days when I'm looking for birds and beasts. If I get

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Cotty wrote on 04.04.05 17:06: Oh flippin eck, I'm going to have to move off the Mac soon and find some other niche system that's still ambling happily along. Good idea Cotty. We'd better look for a good Amiga or Atari computers - they will be free from these problems forever :-P --

Re: Pentax glass for a Canon eos 20D ?

2005-04-04 Thread wendy beard
--- Doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone in the group have Pentax-EOS adapter experience, where might I find a good source of fixed focal length glass, do very short lenses pose a problem with mirror movement? I've used screwmount lenses on Canon without any problem.

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Quasi Modo
IrfanView is ok. Picasa actually does a pretty good job processing raw files. That's what I go to when I need the fastest, passable-quality workflow (god I hate that term). I occasionally adjourn to Photoshop but that literally is it for paid software - everything else, incl. all .pdf

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Tom Reese
Bill Owens listed the GFM attendees as follows: Nothing definite but looks like Doug Brewer, Mark Roberts, Bob Sullivan and wife, Knarf, Dave Brooks, Graywolf, my wife, Phyllis and I, of course Don Nelson, and 5 or 6 lurkers. Hmph. I've apparently been demoted to lurker. note to self: write to

RE: PESO: Rude Beast

2005-04-04 Thread Shel Belinkoff
LOL It's an interesting snap, Paul, but somehow it's too cute for the title. I expected something a little more rude and beast-like. For some years I had a place in rural California, a few hundred miles from the city, and there was a yearling doe that somehow had lost its parents. She'd hang

Film enabled!

2005-04-04 Thread Jens Bladt
Today I received Joe Wilensky's MZ-S, Battery Grip and extras. All in pristine condition. Thanks to Joe and thanks to the PDML. This is my second MZ-S, since I sold my first one, in order to finance my *ist D. I regretted this and was looking for another nice MZ-S again. I almost had forgotten the

Re: Pentax glass for a Canon eos 20D ?

2005-04-04 Thread brooksdj
I've used screwmount lenses on Canon without any problem. http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/41027268/original Focus with the lens on Auto and then stop it down with Manual and meter the scene. Wendy Wendy Beard Ottawa, Canada

RE: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight

2005-04-04 Thread brooksdj
Paul. All three look great,but the second 100% crop is better,but the first is not to bad either. The lens and the Sigma 500 Super are on my maybe list. Dave -Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April

OT:TOPDML assistance

2005-04-04 Thread brooksdj
Sorry for doing this on the lsit,but canowmail is down for abit and thats were all my address'a are. A co worker is looking for one of those single use BW(C-41)cameras for a birthday present. She found on the Ritz site,(a Kodak model)but we cannot seems to find a place here on TO

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-04 Thread Rick Womer
GFM is definitely on my to-do list; the calendar is way too crowded this year, but maybe next...? Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A pediatric oncologist checking in here. Hodgkins is pretty much the same in kids and big people (unlike a

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Bill Owens
Sorry 'bout that Tom. Bill - Original Message - From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 11:44 AM Subject: Re: GFM PDML Bill Owens listed the GFM attendees as follows: Nothing definite but looks like Doug Brewer, Mark Roberts, Bob

Re: Film enabled!

2005-04-04 Thread Peter Smekal
oh ... and I thought film is dead :-) well, I still have a lot of fun with my Zip (PZ-1p) too. Enjoy your hamster! Peter I am already looking forward to shooting more film! All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-04 Thread Kenneth Waller
Further additions - Kenneth Waller, my wife (optio shooter sometime unwilling sherpa) Uncle Bob (Canon shooter). Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 4, 2005 11:44 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: GFM PDML

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread mike wilson
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: John Forbes Subject: Re: DS Doing Well in Japan Herb, really! Only on this list could you find somebody who will take a piece of good news about Pentax, and find a way to negate it. I always get a kick out of the comparative sales numbers

Re: From the archive: Grandfather 2001 PDML group photo

2005-04-04 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:41 AM Subject: Re: From the archive: Grandfather 2001 PDML group photo The group photo from last year is still on my fridge. I don't have a scanner though so I can't share

More Film enabled!

2005-04-04 Thread Powell Hargrave
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7503533928 This was my first serious camera. Small and simple with a sharp lens. Sorry I ever sold it. Hope the new one has a safe trip from Germany. Where the hell is my light meter? Oh well I have a few weeks to find it or just shoot sunny

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread John Francis
Don Sanderson mused: Several of my most used and valued programs were freeware. Panorama Tools is probably my favourite piece of freeware.

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread John Forbes
I only follow Pentax camera prices, and not too avidly. It's my impression that prices have fallen in the last year, in the UK at any rate. The MX in particular is now much cheaper than it was, and very few cameras command more than £100 (just the LX, MZ-S, and PZ1-P). However, I would

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Powell Hargrave
Panorama Tools is probably my favourite piece of freeware. Panorama Tools including PT Lens is essentialware.

Re: DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-04 Thread alkos
John Forbes wrote: But as a result of buying a DSLR, and therefore more lenses, I now have a cupboardful of film SLRs, bought as part of job lots which contained lenses I wanted. I'm afraid to sell them in case I create a glut, and destroy the market. :-) You can always give them away and

Re: PESO reflections

2005-04-04 Thread glenn murphy
Thanks for the advice. I've found that all BW negs end up flat when I use Vuescan to scan them. I'm still very much a PS novice, and I don't have the full version, but hopefully I'll get better at this. Glenn David Savage wrote: G'day Glenn, It's potentially a nice moody shot, but It's a bit

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-04 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 4, 2005, at 8:06 AM, Cotty wrote: On 4/4/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: http://news.com.com/Mac+OS+X+in+hackers+crosshairs%2C+report+says/ 2100- 7349_3-5630481.html Oh flippin eck, I'm going to have to move off the Mac soon and find some other niche system that's still

PESO: pug redux

2005-04-04 Thread Gonz
I didnt like the way the bw conversion went with my PUG entry, I redid it here with a different approach, its a little brighter. Comments and critiques welcome. http://www.g0nz.com/images/womex.jpg Thanks, rg

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