Now I officially hate you. Frank make a note... Wait a minute, never mind.
Congratulations.
frank theriault wrote:
Well, maybe it's not OT, because all photos were taken with Pentax equipment.
My friend Jennifer Moore's group, Pirate Jenny released their new CD
today, and 7 of my photos are
P. J. Alling mused:
Which begs the question . . .
This seems to be my nitpick of the day.
To beg a question means to pretend the question doesn't arise,
not to call for an answer to the question.
Having gotten reasonable prices for the sale of my SMC Pentax-F 17-28mm
f/3.5-4.5 Fisheye, and my SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL, I found
myself in the position today of justifying and affording the SMC
Pentax-DA 16-45mm f/4 ED AL.
What a nice piece this lens is. By the time I got it
Godfrey DiGiorgi mused:
On Apr 20, 2005, at 5:44 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I hate to tell you this, but the peripherals, especially drives and
such like, are all the same, I'm running used Apple equipment in
this PC even now.
Sure. But none of mine have failed. There must be
frank theriault wrote:
On 4/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In case anyone is interested:
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/4451
Some interesting interpretations there. Might be a good PUG topic.
Hmph... I'm suing!
Me:
Bill,
That is rather cool to actually see. Having owned two 67ii's at one
point, I agree that the shutter bounce is not a real issue, any more
than it is an issue for other cameras.
Thanks for taking the time.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Wednesday, April 20, 2005, 8:54:28 PM, you wrote:
WR
- Original Message -
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Spider (was: Where's Cotty?)
P. J. Alling mused:
Which begs the question . . .
This seems to be my nitpick of the day.
To beg a question means
Ignore what Rob said - it has been known to rain, hail, snow and then clear
up and hit over 20 in Melbourne, and all on the same day!
Seriously, if you ever make it and I'm not yet pushing up daisies, you're
welcome at my place!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
- Original Message -
From:
Hi,
Which begs the question . . .
This seems to be my nitpick of the day.
To beg a question means to pretend the question doesn't arise,
not to call for an answer to the question.
I'm with you, John - I actually won a bet on this the other day.
Unfortunately it's become common usage,
On Thursday 21 April 2005 05:38, Stan Halpin wrote:
FJW Immediately following the Great 2005 London PDML Gathering, I am headed
FJW for Stockholm. I will be in Stockholm from evening of 8 May to morning
FJW of the 10th, then back into Stockholm Friday afternoon/evening May 13.
FJW Still
Frantisek,
Hello,
I replied to your email the same day, but haven't heard back. Looks like
either mine to you or yours to me has gone astray.
John
--
Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
What's that rusty bell-like
thing that Stefan (I hope I got the spelling right) is hiding in? At
first I thought it some sort of ancient diving-bell, but the shell
looks far too thin for that.
C Yeah, it's at a viewing area for an open-cast china clay mine. They blast
C the clay straight off the
don't want to see a scantilly clothed fashion model again in my lifetime
(well maybe for a few weeks at least)... now comes the worst part -
editing...
C My heart bleeds for you Fra. Now shuttup and gimme some thumbnails baby!
Here are a few...
Just few selects from the edited ones. I will put
Thursday, April 21, 2005, 3:20:44 AM, Herb wrote:
HC you haven't had any external power problems recently, have you? separate
HC computers dying like that could be a coincidence, but it might not be. last
HC machine death i had was the IDE controller on the motherboard, probably
HC because of a
On Apr 21, 2005, at 3:40 AM, frank theriault wrote:
I know, off on a tangent again, but I couldn't resist...
I knew someone would and it had to be you :) I know two people who own
Marin bikes...
Cheers,
- Dave
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Responding to suggestions from Cotty, Shel, and others, I have recropped,
levelled and undone some colour corrections to my original pier picture.
I've also added a BW version for those who thought that would look
better. I have to say I still prefer the colour.
Thanks for commenting.
I personally like the birds; I think they add a bit to the sense of
abandonment by humans, but each to their own. The reason for the original
pic being a bit skew-whiff was because I had (inadvertently) put up the
birds as I approached, and hurriedly fired off a shot
I guess you will be interested in old architecture.
Most towns in Belgium have very old sections with impressive citizen
houses, churches, castles, fortresses,...
Most tourists don't know but Bruges is completely rebuild, most of the
houses you see aren't that old. But they are rebuild, with
Is it in any way possible to change the display of numbers on the image count
I have tried several solutions with no success.
Each image is a name IMGP1234, the closest I came was with the photo lab
software that allowed me to save it as ABC12345 but this did not transfer
to the camera.
Any
this naming standard is required by EXIF. 4 letters from a short set of
allowable permutations, one letter of which must be the camera manufacturer
letter followed by 4 numerics.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent:
On 21/4/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:
Looking through again, I am struck by how good the water looks. Were you
using a polariser? No 2 is especially lovely.
Thanks John. No polariser! Had it in the bag but I always forget to use
it when I'm shooting handheld. I took the tripod
On 20/4/05, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed:
Cotty those are awesome, hard to decide my favorites.
I think the 2nd one of the rowboats and the 7th of the
reflection of the village.
They're all beautiful shots!
Thanks Don. Really appreciate the kind words.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
On 21/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
A nice collection/essay Cotty. The Eden thing was interesting.
Gee those little fishing harbour/town/village things are picturesque
aren't they.
Thanks for the kind words.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places,
You may want to wait a while to upgrade to system 10.3.9 if you have
multiple user accounts. Apple may be coming out with a bug fix. I did
the upgrade two days ago, and three of the five user accounts on my G4
dual 1.25 were rendered useless. (Fortunately the Administrator's
account was
On 20/4/05, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed:
Nice work as usual.
I particularly like 4327. I can just imagine the conversation: I
thought YOU were going to put the stopper in the drain...
Thanks Stan. I shot too many boats - being an ex sailor, they're fascinating.
Cheers,
Cotty
On 20/4/05, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed:
that seagull is like so photoshopped and u know it. just admit it like
a man.
Can't and won't!!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
On 21/4/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed:
I think it would be the emergency shelter against the very blasts you
mentioned. They are abundant in all quarries and mines where
explosives are used.
I'll dig out the pamphlet we got from the museum and see what it might be.
Cheers,
On 21/4/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed:
I think it would be the emergency shelter against the very blasts you
mentioned. They are abundant in all quarries and mines where
explosives are used.
Notice the attachment point on top, it looks like it was dangled under a
crane for maybe
Excellent. The grand poobah of the brotherhood has successfully
defended the honor of our beloved sledgehammer camera. Way to go!
Paul
On Apr 21, 2005, at 2:46 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Bill,
That is rather cool to actually see. Having owned two 67ii's at one
point, I agree that the shutter
facts are absolutely boring. zero fun. none at all.
best,
mishka
On 4/20/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 4/20/05, Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
opinions based on nothing are always fun, aren't they?
Well, if they were based on facts, they wouldn't be opinions now,
would
very cool!
best,
mishka
On 4/20/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, Its a big file for not very much.
Its 1.685 mb, but I don't have software to clip it down to size.
http://www.komkon.org/~wrobb/IMGP0384.MOV
William Robb
On 21/4/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:
You may want to wait a while to upgrade to system 10.3.9 if you have
multiple user accounts. Apple may be coming out with a bug fix. I did
the upgrade two days ago, and three of the five user accounts on my G4
dual 1.25 were rendered
On 20/4/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
Ok, Its a big file for not very much.
Its 1.685 mb, but I don't have software to clip it down to size.
http://www.komkon.org/~wrobb/IMGP0384.MOV
Excellent. Could be the start of a new niche market. Shutter Movies :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
That's what I thought.
OK, no need to invest in short tele for my Ds then, excellent!
Thu, 21 Apr 2005 02:03 +0100 (BST), John Dallman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thibouille) wrote:
Wouldn't that lens make a good portrait lens?
Would give about 75mm
On 21/4/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed:
Here are a few...
Just few selects from the edited ones. I will put them later on my
website, but I want to add some I have with fresher view (not edited
yet as they aren't sellable much).
Mind you, I didn't include the real scantilly clothed
On 21/4/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:
http://www.johnpforbes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pier/pier.html
I hope you will agree that the result is a marked improvement. I'm
certainly pleased. Thanks for the input.
Yep, colour for me to John. CRACKING shot. You've nailed it for me.
On 20/4/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
That was Johnny Cash's little known identical twin brother... I totally
forgot about that show, and what's even more embarrassing is that I have
the CD ... This is as bad as the time I told my neighbor that Dionne
Warwick was with the
On 20/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
Don't worry, Bill. It won't be so bad at GFM. It's in the mountains,
you see. All that rock tends to reflect the rays away from me.
Speaking of rocks, I sent an invite to Kenny-boy. He might beam in for
the event...
Cheers,
Cotty
I am curious about the price you got for your SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm
f/3.5-5.6 AL, if that isn't indiscreet ...
--
Thibouille
--
Z1,SuperA,KX,MX,P30t and KR-10x ...
Well about, yes.
Lets see:
P30t, Z1, KX, MX, SuperA+MotorA and Ricoh KR10x which means 6 bodies.
SMCP-FA 50 1.4, SMCP-M 50 1.4 x2, Tamron 28mm 2.5, SMCP-M 135 3.5,
Tamron 135mm 2.8, SMCP-M 200 4, Chinon 300 5.6, Chinon 28 2.8, Chinon
50 1.4, Tarmon 500 8, SMCP 30mm 2.8 (lovely), Pentax-A 20-80
I thought nobody (except me... I'm was so proud to be unique .. OK
forget ;) was from Belgium on this list.
I think we should meet. Would be cool wouldn't it?
What do ya think?
--
Thibouille
--
Z1,SuperA,KX,MX,P30t and KR-10x ...
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
P. J. Alling mused:
Which begs the question . . .
This seems to be my nitpick of the day.
To beg a question means to pretend the question doesn't arise,
not to call for an answer to the question.
Thanks for pointing that out. It's one of my pet peeves,
If you check past PUG's you'll see that I did something along those lines.
It was titled North Face - taken with a 600mm (on film). Got published as
the first place winner in the annual Alaska Magazine photo contest. That
bright peak BTW is Mt Mckinley (Denali). North Face is in fact a feature of
Sorry to have taken away your unique status, I'm a newbie on the PDML
list.
What happens normally on these meetings? Just talk or some action
(photo shooting) also? With the second I guess my wife will join, she
did beat me in the pentax challenge competition on dpreview.
Maybe we should
Jon, thanks for commenting.
You're correct, web viewing of a pano leaves something to be desired. I posted
this because I have a large copy hanging over my desk and wanted to see how the
web post was received by others.
Its one of the first I've attempted and pulled off and I'm really
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Johnny Cash didn't perform at Q ... he played at Folsom Prison.
Shel
Right!
He only played where they sent him... ;-)
keith == a J.C. fan
[Original Message]
From: mike wilson
Not the picture that comes to mind when listening to Johnny Cash.
Thanks Paul. It was something of a drive by shooting as I mentioned, we were
headed out of the park in the early morning (just slightly after sunrise) and
when we got to where this image was taken we had to stop and take it in.
Quickly leveled the head and shot.
-Original Message-
My friend has just returned from 4 weeks in Australia with his Ds, and
has a question -
question:
My friend shot 90 frames mixing RAW and high quality Jpeg, and and the
file names are all IMGP.PEF and IMGP.JPG as one would expect.
My friend then takes his SD card out of the camera and
On 4/21/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Speaking of rocks, I sent an invite to Kenny-boy. He might beam in for
the event...
All he and the little woman will have to do is smile. The beams
eminating from those teeth radiate enough energy to teleport them
anywhere.
But, seriously, it will
On 4/21/05, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Responding to suggestions from Cotty, Shel, and others, I have recropped,
levelled and undone some colour corrections to my original pier picture.
I've also added a BW version for those who thought that would look
better. I have to say I still
John Coyle wrote:
Ignore what Rob said - it has been known to rain, hail, snow and then
clear up and hit over 20 in Melbourne, and all on the same day!
Oh. You folks must still measure things in °C. ;-)
keith
Seriously, if you ever make it and I'm not yet pushing up daisies,
you're welcome at
Thanks Herb for comenting.
If I had more time I would have tried shooting with a split neutral density
filter to bring out the foreground, but as I've mentioned this was sort of a
drive by shooting. I had been in the park for the past two weeks and we never
had a clear morning when the range
I put a 50 on the DS down @ Cord.
You know, it really didn't seem that tight.
(same perspective as 80mm on 135 film)
It will be a great length for waist-up shots but probably
not long enough for good working room.
Maybe an old K55 would be a better, tighter portrait length.
(same perspective as
Frantisek wrote:
What's that rusty bell-like
thing that Stefan (I hope I got the spelling right) is hiding in? At
first I thought it some sort of ancient diving-bell, but the shell
looks far too thin for that.
C Yeah, it's at a viewing area for an open-cast china clay mine. They blast
C the clay
This one time, at band camp, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
this naming standard is required by EXIF. 4 letters from a short set of
allowable permutations, one letter of which must be the camera manufacturer
letter followed by 4 numerics.
Can it be turned off?
Kevin
--
Democracy
On 4/21/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Stan. I shot too many boats - being an ex sailor, they're fascinating.
There's a sailor joke in there somewhere...'
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Mm I didn't think about my K55 1.8 :) Brilliant idea !
2005/4/21, Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I put a 50 on the DS down @ Cord.
You know, it really didn't seem that tight.
(same perspective as 80mm on 135 film)
It will be a great length for waist-up shots but probably
not long
On 4/21/05, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here are a few...
Just few selects from the edited ones. I will put them later on my
website, but I want to add some I have with fresher view (not edited
yet as they aren't sellable much).
Mind you, I didn't include the real scantilly
Sorry to have taken away your unique status, I'm a newbie on the PDML
list.
;) Actually I was hoping not stay alone so you're more than welcome :)
What happens normally on these meetings? Just talk or some action
(photo shooting) also? With the second I guess my wife will join, she
did
On 4/21/05, Bart Van Hoyweghen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry to have taken away your unique status, I'm a newbie on the PDML
list.
What happens normally on these meetings? Just talk or some action
(photo shooting) also? With the second I guess my wife will join, she
did beat me in the
With my D, when I changed the color space from sRGB to AdobeRGB the
prefix went from IMGP to _IGP, at least for jpegs. RAW files still
have the IMGP prefix.
At 1:30 PM +0100 4/21/05, Cotty wrote:
My friend has just returned from 4 weeks in Australia with his Ds, and
has a question -
On 4/16/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Continuing work on a number of static, textural compositions ...
http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/16p.htm
Comments always appreciated.
enjoy
Godfrey
Love that tilted hinge! It makes the photo for me. Good eye to
http://fotof.wz.cz/temp/pfw2005/image/page2.html
Come on Frantisek, admit it: You sneaked into the set of the new Dr Who
filming to get this...
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:13:08 +0100, John Forbes wrote:
http://www.johnpforbes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/htm/IMGP1162.jpg
Took this shot of the geraniums on my balcony, with the sun shining
through them (though out of the picture).
That's quite beautiful, John! Love the backlighting; it
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: Pentax 645
Excellent. The grand poobah of the brotherhood has successfully defended
the honor of our beloved sledgehammer camera. Way to go!
For the record, I did a series of shutter releases at 1/1000, 1/250, 1/60,
1/15, 1/4 and
On 4/8/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The state flower of California is the poppy. They bloom once a year
so there is a short opportunity to see and photograph them. On my
recent morning walks they have been out and I have been taking
pictures when conditions were good. I felt
On 4/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Spring is bursting out all over North America. A week of good weather in
Michigan has the daffodils blooming in abundance. This is one of my
favorites: White petals and a yellow cone:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3275980
On 21 Apr 2005 at 7:09, Mishka wrote:
very cool!
I say it's all done with mirrors.
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
UTC(GMT) +10 Hours
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/
Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
On 4/12/05, Johan Uiterwijk Winkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Taken during the first day I was playing with the camera (ist ds). Using
a A 50mm 1/1.7.
I wish I got the camera a year earlier :-|
http://24.132.100.203/IMGP0139-01.jpg
As Bruce said, big file, it takes a long time to load.
On 4/11/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Stand and deliver! Give us your Lupins.
Your Lupins or your life!!
Quite beautiful, Bruce!
cheers,
Dennis Moore
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
On 21 Apr 2005 at 9:08, Alan P. Hayes wrote:
With my D, when I changed the color space from sRGB to AdobeRGB the
prefix went from IMGP to _IGP, at least for jpegs. RAW files still
have the IMGP prefix.
Got it in one, in-camera processed files reference to the AdobeRGB always have
the
You should send it to Reichman.
Paul
On Apr 21, 2005, at 9:20 AM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re:
Pentax 645
Excellent. The grand poobah of the brotherhood has successfully
defended the honor of our beloved sledgehammer camera. Way to go!
For
On 21/4/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
USA
or even a USB reader :-)
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
With my D, when I changed the color space from sRGB to AdobeRGB the
prefix went from IMGP to _IGP, at least for jpegs. RAW files still
have the IMGP prefix.
Got it in one, in-camera processed files reference to the AdobeRGB always
have
the prefix _IGP, RAW files have no inherent colour
On 21/4/05, Bart Van Hoyweghen, discombobulated, unleashed:
What happens normally on these meetings? Just talk or some action
(photo shooting) also? With the second I guess my wife will join,
Hey this sounds like my kinda meeting!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places,
On 21/4/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
http://fotof.wz.cz/temp/pfw2005/image/page2.html
Come on Frantisek, admit it: You sneaked into the set of the new Dr Who
filming to get this...
She stands on her head and the prop goes into a bowl of D76
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
||
On 21/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
I
don't tend to notice tilt, so that's less consequential to me.
Mark!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
On 21/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
But, seriously, it will be nice to sit down and chew the fat with one
that I've come to consider as a mentor and inspiration. I pattern not
only my photography, but my life after his.
I think our photographic styles are somewhat similar.
Wonderful!
I like the color version best, too.
Rick
--- John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Responding to suggestions from Cotty, Shel, and
others, I have recropped,
levelled and undone some colour corrections to my
original pier picture.
I've also added a BW version for those who
John.
The color version is much better than the BW, but I think you cropped the
pic way too much. My thought was to correct the perspective and just trim
the photo a bit to compemsate for the tilt.
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/straighten.jpg
Shel
On 4/21/05, John Forbes [EMAIL
Failing computer hardware must communicate with
working hardware in a diabolical way. Last fall,
failure of the motherboard on our venerable G3 Mac was
followed by failure of the backup external hard drive,
just as the data were being transferred to our new G5.
Coincidence? I think not...!
On 21/4/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
The color version is much better than the BW, but I think you cropped the
pic way too much. My thought was to correct the perspective and just trim
the photo a bit to compemsate for the tilt.
Huh? I don't understand the comment.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Andre Langevin
But it conveys the idea that free grazing is away...
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/q.html
...the prison is situated in a lovely area, and has great views of
San Francisco and the bay.
This
Cory, thanks for commenting.
I've never seen Denali from
Wonder Lake... only from a distance.
Alaska Range pano was taken a ways east of Wonder Lake. We operated out of a
place several miles west of Wonder Lake.
During my two weeks there we had everything from mid 70's F clear days to an
Hi Ken,
I have to admit that the photo doesn't do much for me. It may in part be
because, having spent a couple of months in Alaska, I'm familiar with the
grandeur of the place, and this little pic just doesn't to justice to the
magnificence and majesty of the area. Perhaps seeing it (the
Bob,
Your knowledge of English usage and the language's history never fails to
astound me. Keep it coming :-)
regards,
Anthony Farr
-Original Message-
From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Which begs the question . . .
This seems to be my nitpick of the day.
To
If you have a copy of today's New York Times take a look at the first page of
the business section. There you'll find an article about prosumer dslr cameras
that mentions only Nikon and Canon offerings. I sent the following e-mail to
the author, David Pogue. Others might wish to write as well.
Quoting P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Which begs the question, if he'd never caught any how did the ranger
know...
Bob W wrote:
When we told the ranger back at the camp he just laughed, and said
this particular elephant amused himself by chasing tourists, but had
never caught any, and
Quoting Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Is it in any way possible to change the display of numbers on the image
count
I have tried several solutions with no success.
Each image is a name IMGP1234, the closest I came was with the photo lab
software that allowed me to save it as ABC12345 but
Good for you, Paul. It's a pretty good note that you've written. I was
tempted to send a variation of your email, but I've not read the article
yet, so my comments will have to go out later. Thanks for bringing this to
my (our) attention.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Luck? Random Chance, or my penchant for re-using old equipment if it's
as good as new for it's purpose?
The 85gig drive had been in two previous machines before it died.
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Apr 20, 2005, at 5:44 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I hate to tell you this, but the peripherals,
On Apr 19, 2005, at 4:52 PM, Andre Langevin wrote:
The A35-70 f/3.5-4.5 is the same optical formula as the
F35-70/3.5-4.5. I found one of the latter in as new condition
for $45. It's a very good lens, a bargain at that price. Focuses
well manually, contrasty/sharp/good rendering, and is very
Yes, I believe you're correct, on both counts. But it's the common usage.
John Francis wrote:
P. J. Alling mused:
Which begs the question . . .
This seems to be my nitpick of the day.
To beg a question means to pretend the question doesn't arise,
not to call for an answer to the
So, do we want to try to get together for a while on Sunday in
Brussels? I am a stranger, and can't suggest a place to meet, except
the Aris Hotel, where I will be staying. Can someone suggest a time and
place? Or, perhaps, a number where we can call to make arrangements?
Thibouille wrote:
In case anyone is interested, and I don't think letting the list know
will a.) Make this less of a bargain, or b.) Cause any one on the list
to lose out.
I won't post the URL however it's easy enough to find.
Yeah, well I'm going to ignore what you say and run right out to the pro
shop in town, Wolf Camera. And then I'll buy whichever Canon or Nikon is
cheaper along with the best Quantaray lens.
Nicely written letter.
Tom C.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To:
Paul,
Following you suggestion, I've emailed him too. See below my slightly
revised text.
Thanks,
Dario
Hi David,
I think someone failed you in researching material for your column,
Professional Cameras, Made for the Amateur, which appeared in
I've used the 55mm on the D, not bad, samples were on the old drive :-(
Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
I put a 50 on the DS down @ Cord.
You know, it really didn't seem that tight.
(same perspective as 80mm on 135 film)
It will be a great length for waist-up shots but probably
not long enough for good
Paypal has just informed me that I won my action against Carman's, and I'll
get refund of the whole amount I paid them ($215) within 5 working days.
So now I'm starting again looking for a Sigma EF500DG Super. Any suggestions
for a trustworthy source at good price? BH maybe?
Dario
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you have a copy of today's New York Times take a look at the first
page of the business section. There you'll find an article about
prosumer dslr cameras that mentions only Nikon and Canon offerings. I
sent the following e-mail to the author, David Pogue. Others might
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