Re: Free image browser

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Free image browser Oops, I had Hepburn on my mind... It's a man thing. b...

Re: ipod photo

2005-04-07 Thread Shaun Canning
Hi Joe, I've already got a 30gb Ipod photo, but I'm still trying to find the best way of getting images from cards to the unit itself. There are a couple of proprietry connectors, but they are hideously slow. I'm sort of fishing at the moment, and hopefully I come up with something useable. The

RE: K 2.8/105mm

2005-04-07 Thread Jens Bladt
I tend to agree, but bokeh was never realy a problem for my use. I use it for candid portraits and panorama shots. So, to me sharpness and reslolution is the main issue. Like this: http://gallery13117.fotopic.net/p13541985.html Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread dagt
fra: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] What sort of alterations are you implying? Anything that according the honest photographer does not change the content of the picture. It could be a plastic bag, some garbage, a lamp

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-07 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. Thought that was what you meant but, from the way it was written, I thought you might have some super-whizzo defence that prevents the viruses even getting _to_ your machine. Sure, on my other network I simply use

Re: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Apr 2005 at 8:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about that. I'll try an example: If you take a picture of Bush kissing Clinton on the mouth it doesn't really change the picture if you later remove the foot of a bird in the upper left of the frame. It does if the foot was sticking out

Re: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
ROTFLMAO Shel [Original Message] From: Rob Studdert Even a relatively straight photo can be misleading. The following pic is the Aussie PM (front) and the treasurer in session in the House Of Reps Federal Parliament (not my pic): http://crazney.net/pics/Costello.jpg

Re: Pentax lens review site gone?

2005-04-07 Thread williamsp
Quoting Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Try archive.org: http://web.archive.org/web/20040716085338/home.att.net/~alnem/html/equipment_review.html If there are any pages missing from those archivess, I have a mirror of the site from back in January (2005). Fred, Can you give us the url of your

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread Bob W
Hi, Even a relatively straight photo can be misleading. The following pic is the Aussie PM (front) and the treasurer in session in the House Of Reps Federal Parliament (not my pic): http://crazney.net/pics/Costello.jpg thanks Rob. Now I have to clean the sprayed coffee off my monitor.

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/4/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: Even a relatively straight photo can be misleading. The following pic is the Aussie PM (front) and the treasurer in session in the House Of Reps Federal Parliament (not my pic): http://crazney.net/pics/Costello.jpg LOL! Cheers, Cotty

Re: Flanged rear lens caps for A and AF

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
it seems KEH frequently replaces the rear cap with a generic slip-on one and i always replace it with a genuine Pentax one when i get a lens from KEH. We're talking secondhand lenses I hope. John

Re: S-Car-Go

2005-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2005, at 6:19 AM, Bob W wrote: Try one of these! http://www.intelligent-energy.com/index_article.asp? secID=15secondlevel=796artID=3709 That's pretty cool but I'll stick with pedal power for now. A few guys around town have modified standard mountain bikes by putting a big cog on the

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
Rob Studdert wrote: On 7 Apr 2005 at 8:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about that. I'll try an example: If you take a picture of Bush kissing Clinton on the mouth it doesn't really change the picture if you later remove the foot of a bird in the upper left of the frame. It does if the foot

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
Herb Chong wrote: but they are not identical, just very close. producing a limited edition set of 25 or 50 that are close to one another isn't good enough. What system do you believe gives you not just similarity but identicality? I bet you a year's supply of Kodachrome 25 that I can find a

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
Mark Roberts wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You neglected to post some of the addendums that followed this message vbg. The shutter bounce vibration in the 6x7 is largely myth. Doesn't look like it to me: http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/pentax67ii.shtml Mind you, it *is* just at

CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
Since Cotty brought up the subject of Lithium batteries I thought I'd ask about the suitability of this battery for replacing the standard cells in a typical Pentax SLR, say KX, MX, ME Super etc. CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V Type: Lithium Voltage: 3 V Amperage: 150mAh

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
William Robb wrote: I need a shorter URL Anyway, this is straight off the RAW converter, where I adjusted white balance and exposure, and nothing else. The files were resized for the web, no sharpening or softening. Lens used was the 77mm at around f/8.

Re: Backordered: SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF)

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Alan Chan Subject: Re: Backordered: SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF) Or we are about to see some new lenses coming. Who knows? He does? WW Who?

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
Rob Studdert wrote: On 6 Apr 2005 at 22:14, mike wilson wrote: LOL, I prefer my women alive ;-) You'd better tell her: http://www.sophialoren.com/ Oops, I had Hepburn on my mind... Welcome to the club Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

Re: SMCP 135/2.5 comments?

2005-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 6, 2005, at 11:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Thanks for the mention. In truth, I was a drag racing photographer. You just conjured up some very strange images in my mind. Please tell me you're talking about cars :) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: ipod photo

2005-04-07 Thread David Mann
On Apr 7, 2005, at 6:16 PM, Shaun Canning wrote: The Ipod's don't have direct card access (i.e. there is no card slots, only the built in USB/Firewire support). The problem is that the ipod can't power a card reader etc through its USB/firewire port. More's the pity... Have you seen this?

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread John Forbes
Brings to mind that there is another meaning of the word congress. John On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 08:28:02 +0100, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Even a relatively straight photo can be misleading. The following pic is the Aussie PM (front) and the treasurer in session in the House Of Reps Federal

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
John Whittingham wrote: Since Cotty brought up the subject of Lithium batteries I thought I'd ask about the suitability of this battery for replacing the standard cells in a typical Pentax SLR, say KX, MX, ME Super etc. CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V Type: Lithium

Re: A Small Gallery

2005-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 7, 2005 1:18 AM, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bill, They're your pics, make 'em any way you like, regardless of comments and crits from others. I know I do. Contrast! I need more contrast! She can't take it any more, frank! She'll blow if I crank it any more!! I don't

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
More than one person here has mentioned using them. I find them impossible to obtain at other than breathtaking prices. Been badgering 7dayshop for a while. If anyone would care to join in, maybe they will start to stock them. I was looking at these on eekbay: http://tinyurl.com/7ywzl

Re: PAW: Predator/Prey Interaction

2005-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 7, 2005 1:17 AM, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 5, 2005 3:12 PM, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3256532 I just saw this now, Frank, but just wanted to say, it's great! She is obviously the predator. I hope he was

Re: PAW: Predator/Prey Interaction

2005-04-07 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 7, 2005 12:57 AM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Alternate titles: The Hunter and the Hunted, Body Language, What's Your Sign? http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3256532 And then she swings the beer bottle and the guy falls on the floor

PENTAX M 30/2,8

2005-04-07 Thread Morten Dahl
I've been offered one for USD 300. Is it worth it? (Notice that list price for the 31mm LTD in Norway is USD 1500 ...) -- Best regards, Morten -- Morten Dahl, USIT, University of Oslo, P.O.Box 1059 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway Tel. : +47 22 85 24 70 Mob. : +47 93 08 53 43 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread dagt
fra: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 7 Apr 2005 at 8:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about that. I'll try an example: If you take a picture of Bush kissing Clinton on the mouth it doesn't really change the picture if you later remove the foot of a bird in the upper left of

Re: PAW: Predator/Prey Interaction

2005-04-07 Thread danilo
What I see is: he's rooling a joint which leads her attention, you can see the enlarged pupils which means she strongly desire it (the joint). He's been fooled by her body language you all have already noticed, just the few minutes necessary to finish his work (the joint) and smoke it. The very

RE: SMCP 135/2.5 comments?

2005-04-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The newest prime I have (FA50/1.7) focusses at 0.45cm, I think, which is ballpark. I really doubt that. I think you mean 45 cm (about 15 inches). You are right. And to think imperial is new to

RE: OT: Security - Mac OS X (was: Re: Free image browser)

2005-04-07 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Godfrey Anyone who knows anything about security tells people **first** to backup data on several media/generations and keeps them on different places. Just had to tell that again yesterday to a client with a crashed hardisk loosing all his data :-( this is a Pentax photo forum,

Re: (Sort of a) 135/2.5 for cheap!

2005-04-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005, Norman Baugher wrote: I was just being a bit humorous, the lens doesn't have the greatest reputation. However, considering the fact that you can get an M135 for about $50, I'd say it's in the ballpark. Not the SMC 135/2.5. You can get the M135/3.5 for $50 (perhaps).

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
John Whittingham wrote: More than one person here has mentioned using them. I find them impossible to obtain at other than breathtaking prices. Been badgering 7dayshop for a while. If anyone would care to join in, maybe they will start to stock them. I was looking at these on eekbay:

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005, Mishka wrote: what i don't like is the weight of AA batteries Try Lithium, they made a difference on my AA-powered MZ-5n and AF500FTZ. Kostas

Velvia 100F

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Can't remember who was asking about this - Sylwek? Anyway, it is in stock here. http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=products_id=99150 http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=products_id=71185 Let me know how much you want. I'll deliver

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-07 Thread Frantisek
ft I wanna know if Steady handholds his 6x7 with a 300mm at 1/30th of a ft second. LOL Aaron is quite good at handholding 67 - I remember seeing him focus than quickly flick up the mirror than release the shutter all in one moment at 1/15 or so :-) Dunno if he still has the 67 - Anyone from

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-07 Thread Frantisek
RS Just did a QD shot of the M6 + 21/2.8 ASPH, M7 + 43/4.5 and LX + A20/2.8 RS together. RS http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP1979.jpg (~121kB) Nce :-) How many sat channels can you get on the LX lenshood g ? Good light! fra

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-07 Thread Frantisek
WR I suspect we would get along well in the darkroom. WR The Mamiya 7 might be a good camera to look at. WR Kind of a Texas Leica. I always heard Texas Leica is generally meant this: http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/fujig690.html (although I would call it Texas Zorkij or Texas Fed, myself - the damn

Re: PENTAX M 30/2,8

2005-04-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Morten Dahl wrote: I've been offered one for USD 300. Is it worth it? It's a K, not an M (no functional difference). It is fairly rare and reputed to have excellent correction. Shel (I believe) finds its colours unappealing (too blue?). I paid signifcantly less for mine off

Re: ipod photo

2005-04-07 Thread Frantisek
SC way of getting images from cards to the unit itself. There are a couple of SC proprietry connectors, but they are hideously slow. I'm sort of fishing at [...] SC The Ipod's don't have direct card access (i.e. there is no card slots, [...] SC can't power a card reader etc through its

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 6 Apr 2005, Mishka wrote: what i don't like is the weight of AA batteries Try Lithium, they made a difference on my AA-powered MZ-5n and AF500FTZ. Try NiCads in an LX motor grip. Offensive weapon for the discerning photographer mike

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
That's precisely what I mean about breathtaking. When they can do CR123As for £1.99 and you can get 2CR5s from 7dayshop for less than £2, I'm not going to pay over £5 for a battery I can get free from work. 8-) I wouldn't grumble at US$2.95 they do have a long shelf life apparently, I

Re: PENTAX M 30/2,8

2005-04-07 Thread Jim Colwell
Morten, There is no M version of the 30/2.8, it is only available in the K flavour. Its full name will be either SMC PENTAX 1:2.8/30 or smc PENTAX 1:2.8 30mm, depending on its age, see www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/. It has a reputation for high optical quality, but I've never had one so I can't comment

Re: PENTAX M 30/2,8

2005-04-07 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Get it. But negotiate. It will only get more expensive. @ 30mm it's an ideal normal lens for digital and it's one of the sharpest lenses you may ever own. It's sharper than my A35/2 and as sharp as my FA50/1.4. (With a few different characteristics, of course.) I currently use it pretty much

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
John Whittingham wrote: That's precisely what I mean about breathtaking. When they can do CR123As for £1.99 and you can get 2CR5s from 7dayshop for less than £2, I'm not going to pay over £5 for a battery I can get free from work. 8-) I wouldn't grumble at US$2.95 they do have a long shelf

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Wow fabulous complexion. No, she doesn't really need a gaussian blur. I might put it back with just 10% opacity or so just for a touch of romance. But she's excellent as is. On Apr 7, 2005, at 12:45 AM, William Robb wrote: I need a shorter URL Anyway, this is straight off the RAW

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Mike The ebay price is ok but you have to reckon in the postage and money transfer costs. Where did you get the £2.65 price from? The URL you listed just took me to the battery-force home page and I had to search. Only found the Panasonic (I think) for well over £5 each. To

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Steady does keep his hands on the camera when he releases the shutter with that 300 at 1/30th. This does a lot to dampen any vibration. I do the same with my *istD and the 400. I have done a lot of handheld stuff with the 6x7 and 300. It's a piece of cake at 1.250th and hit and miss at

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
John Whittingham wrote: Just typed CR1/3N into the search and got Energizer 2L76 £2.65 inc VAT, or box of 10 £23.79p. That's a tolerable price. They will surely last longer than the LR44s. Hundreds of LR44s dare I ask what for? Being the fifth biggest FE College in the UK, we have three centres

RE: SMCP 135/2.5 comments?

2005-04-07 Thread Peter Williams
-Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are right. And to think imperial is new to me... :-) Not to worry, didn't NASA crash their Mars Rover thing due to a similar error ;-) -- Peter Williams

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
Being the cheapest College in the UK, we buy whatever junk is on sale and they last weeks if we are lucky. No you can't be we are, I'm sure 8) John Whittingham Technician

Re: Pentax 645

2005-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You neglected to post some of the addendums that followed this message vbg. The shutter bounce vibration in the 6x7 is largely myth. Doesn't look like it to me:

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
John Whittingham wrote: Being the cheapest College in the UK, we buy whatever junk is on sale and they last weeks if we are lucky. No you can't be we are, I'm sure 8) I won't argue with you. mike technician (a sadly degraded post these days) too

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread John Forbes
I agree. But there is a style of photography, called boudoir over here, which involves kitschy, romantic, backgrounds, and very soft focus. Some people love it. For them, Bill's soft-focus photos would look much nore professional than the un-retouched ones. Horses for courses. Bill was

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-07 Thread Tom Reese
AnnSan asked this about the GFM photo weekend: am I gonna be the only um girl photog? Susan (my SO) will be there again this year. She'll me shooting Canon digital so it's a matter of opinion as to whether she's a photog. G Tom Reese

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread David Savage
Bill she's quite lovely. Seeing these she doesn't need anywhere near the amount of Gaussian blur you originally used. I had a bit of a play and at that image size I found 0.8 pixels of blur was enough, but still keeping the eye's, lips hair sharp. BTW after having another look, IMGP7183ns is

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The N.C. Press Photographers Association has rescinded three awards given to Observer photographer Patrick Schneider in its 2002 statewide competition. The board ruled that Schneider had altered the editorial content of some photos he entered by overly

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
To me the point is that the transparency is the first (and for me the last) generation of the image as I saw it captured it, whereas the print digital RAW are starting points. The calibration issue is a given with all processes. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Godfrey

Re: PESO - Reality

2005-04-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bruce, I guess it depends on why you took the image. If you wanted to show the sunset, you used the wrong lens. If you wanted to show the wires you succeded. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Apr 6, 2005 10:48 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-07 Thread brooksdj
- Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele Subject: Re: GFM PDML I wish you both were coming - am I gonna be the only um girl photog? annsan We'll dress Frank up as a lumberjack. William Robb I have a closet full of Kenora

RE: Church Photos

2005-04-07 Thread brooksdj
Thanks Don. I don't often take stuff like this, but was happy with a few of them. Hopefully one will end up in the Fair contest this fall. Dave Number 9 is awesome Dave! I think number 10 is my favorite though, I'm a sucker for old red brick buildings.

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 22:45:52 -0600, William Robb wrote: The files were resized for the web, no sharpening or softening. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb//pictures/flannery/sharp/flanneryns_index.html Those look better to me than the original (softened) ones. Personally, I don't think she

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-07 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:47:25 -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Frank made a reference to this as well - I think I'm missing this joke - must be a Canadian thing maybe one that shouldn't be repeated in polite company - not that that would exclude it here! Monty Python's The Lumberjack Song.

Re: ipod photo

2005-04-07 Thread Chan Yong Wei
I understand that Apple sells a proprietary connector that allows one to download images directly from digital cameras to the iPod Photo. However, the iPod Photo does not display RAW files, and the connector itself apparantly consumes a lot of battery power. On Apr 7, 2005 6:03 PM, Frantisek

Re: GFM PDML

2005-04-07 Thread David Savage
One of the few classic Python skits I've actually seen :-) For those unfamiliar with it, the lyrics can be found here: http://www.metrolyrics.com/lyrics/10850/Monty_Python/Lumberjack_Song A selection of Python songs in mp3 wav formats (including the lumberjack song) can be downloaded here:

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Apr 2005 at 10:25, John Whittingham wrote: And this site in the UK, quite reasonable for rip-off Britain 8) http://www.battery-force.co.uk/index.html?via=pgbt=kw42 That's a very good price, better than I can buy Sanyos wholesale. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110

RE: GFM PDML

2005-04-07 Thread Peter Williams
-Original Message- From: Doug Franklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] That lumberjack isn't quite as ... uh ... butch as most would expect. ;-) He's a lumberjack and he's alright... -- Peter Williams

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Rob Any ideas if they're safe to use with older electronics i.e. Pentax KX, MX etc. John Whittingham Technician -- Original Message --- From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:41:51 +1000 Subject: Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N /

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Apr 2005 at 9:26, John Whittingham wrote: Any comments, advice or experience much appreciated. Used them for years in all sorts of cameras, they won't break anything, the voltage is spot on the only disadvantage is when they finally let go they do it fast. However given that they have a

Re: PENTAX M 30/2,8

2005-04-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Apr 2005 at 11:36, Morten Dahl wrote: I've been offered one for USD 300. Is it worth it? (Notice that list price for the 31mm LTD in Norway is USD 1500 ...) You could definitely do better though you need to be vigilant: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=7502926895

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
Used them for years in all sorts of cameras, they won't break anything, the voltage is spot on the only disadvantage is when they finally let go they do it fast. However given that they have a shelf life of at least 10 years you've no excuse for not having a fresh one about :-) Cheers

Old beast lens info (300/5.6 prime)

2005-04-07 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Hey all... I recently got an old Sears-branded 300mm f/5.6 screwmount telephoto. From the looks of it, it seems to be identical to a vivitar on ebay like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=707item=7502072857rd=1ssPageName=WDVW From the S/N, its alegedly Tokina-built

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Apr 2005 at 13:50, John Whittingham wrote: Hi Rob Any ideas if they're safe to use with older electronics i.e. Pentax KX, MX etc. Many older cameras use a bridge circuit for metering and even if they didn't I'll bet none used the internal resistance of the battery as a current

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rob Any ideas if they're safe to use with older electronics i.e. Pentax KX, MX etc. They've worked fine in my MX. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
Thanks again Rob, I hate expensive mistakes and nasty suprises 8) John John Whittingham Technician -- Original Message --- From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 23:06:51 +1000 Subject: Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76

RE: ipod photo

2005-04-07 Thread Shaun Canning
And is very slow... 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: Chan Yong Wei [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:30 PM

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread John Whittingham
Thanks mark. John -- Original Message --- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:20:21 -0400 Subject: Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rob Any ideas if

RE: ipod photo

2005-04-07 Thread Shaun Canning
Yeah Dave, this is the one that is really slow, and chews batteries... Thanks anyway though... Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services 11 Lawrence Way Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message-

RE: ipod photo

2005-04-07 Thread Shaun Canning
Primary job as an MP3 player that doubles as a PDA and photo library (which is incidentally, beautifully designed and built). Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services 11 Lawrence Way Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PENTAX M 30/2,8

2005-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Not me I love the K30/2.8. Shel [Original Message] From: Kostas Kavoussanakis It's a K, not an M (no functional difference). It is fairly rare and reputed to have excellent correction. Shel (I believe) finds its colours unappealing (too blue?). I paid signifcantly less for mine off

RE: PENTAX M 30/2,8

2005-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There is no M 30/2.8 lens. There's an M35/2.8 and a K30/2.8 perhaps you mean one of these? Shel [Original Message] From: Morten Dahl I've been offered one for USD 300. Is it worth it? (Notice that list price for the 31mm LTD in Norway is USD 1500 ...)

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread mike wilson
David Savage wrote: Bill she's quite lovely. Seeing these she doesn't need anywhere near the amount of Gaussian blur you originally used. I had a bit of a play and at that image size I found 0.8 pixels of blur was enough, but still keeping the eye's, lips hair sharp. BTW after having another

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread Peter Lacus
mike wilson wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb//pictures/flannery/sharp/flanneryns_index.html Much,_much_ better. No softening needed on that skin. I agree. My favourite is: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb//pictures/flannery/sharp/IMGP7182ns.html perhaps little bit provocative, but

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images Here's an interesting editorial from ZoneZero about the controversy. It includes all three of Schneider's disqualified photos, both in their original and altered versions:

Re: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images On 7 Apr 2005 at 8:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even a relatively straight photo can be misleading. The following pic is the Aussie PM (front) and the treasurer in session in the House Of Reps

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time. Lens used was the 77mm at around f/8. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb//pictures/flannery/sharp/flanneryns_index.html Much,_much_ better. No softening needed on that skin. My wife hates

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb//pictures/flannery/sharp/flanneryns_index.html Those look better to me than the original (softened) ones. Personally, I don't think she needs the

Re: Backordered: SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF)

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Backordered: SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF) Or we are about to see some new lenses coming. Who knows? He does? WW Who? Thats right. William Robb

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David Savage Subject: Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time. Bill she's quite lovely. Seeing these she doesn't need anywhere near the amount of Gaussian blur you originally used. I had a bit of a play and at that image size I found 0.8 pixels of

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time. Wow fabulous complexion. No, she doesn't really need a gaussian blur. I might put it back with just 10% opacity or so just for a touch of romance. But she's excellent as is. Thanks

Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Whittingham Subject: Re: CR1/3N / DL1/3N / 5008LC / K58L / 2L76 Battery 3V Hi Rob Any ideas if they're safe to use with older electronics i.e. Pentax KX, MX etc. Nikon used to ship them as standard equipment with their cameras. I've used them off and on

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Forbes Subject: Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time. Horses for courses. Bill was shooting for her, not for himself (at least, that's what he told her). The client is queen. Actually, I shoot for myself. If my agenda happens to match the

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bill ... My favorite is: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb//pictures/flannery/sharp/IMGP7182ns.html The degree of softness on these pics is, imo, just right. shel

Re: Backordered: SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF)

2005-04-07 Thread David Savage
ROTFL Dave S On Apr 7, 2005 9:11 PM, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Backordered: SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF) Or we are about to see some new lenses coming. Who knows? He does? WW Who? Thats right.

Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images

2005-04-07 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts Here's an interesting editorial from ZoneZero about the controversy. It includes all three of Schneider's disqualified photos, both in their original and altered versions: http://www.zonezero.com/editorial/octubre03/october.html

Re: PESO: Shy smile

2005-04-07 Thread Scott Loveless
I really like this, as well. The expression on her face say I really like being photographed!And those bright eyes reveal a bit more than the photographer intended - a self portrait! Excellent photograph of a superbly chosen subject. On Apr 5, 2005 4:34 PM, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PAW: People Portraits #14

2005-04-07 Thread Scott Loveless
I'm going to agree that a slight shift to the left may have helped a bit. However, it was obvious to me that the person in the background was pointing with the umbrella handle (at least I think that's an umbrella). I like this photograph, Godfrey, and must disagree with the rest of the field

Re: Backordered: SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF)

2005-04-07 Thread pnstenquist
Who does? - Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: Backordered: SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF) Or we are about to see some new lenses coming. Who knows? He does? WW Who? Thats right. William Robb

Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time.

2005-04-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: mike wilson Subject: Re: peso: A Small Gallery, no softening this time. She's definintely got the look there. Show it to her, get her to do it again and step back a bit, Bill. 8-) Try this one instead.

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