Boathouse III

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Yet another in the boathouse series... Probably some distortion here, the horizon seems to be trailing down to the right and the building leans to the left. Oh well. I'm too lazy and tired to correct it tonight. http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_boathouse3.html As usual comments are

Re: PESO - wol updated

2005-04-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/4/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: If your screen was calibrated and you then output an file converted to sRGB with embedded sRGB profile, I would see virtually no shift in Safari as Safari always honors profiles. Without a profile, it's rendering your file relative to

RE: leaf film

2005-04-30 Thread Bob W
Yes it is - very interesting, thanks. Aristotle provides the earliest known description of a camera obscura, from about 350 BC. A web page about Greek optics: http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Optics.htm -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Derby Chang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello John, I couldn't have said it any better. I feel just about the same as you. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, April 29, 2005, 7:51:06 PM, you wrote: JF On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 07:36:33PM -0600, Tom C wrote: JF It sounds to me as though you had rather unreasonable expectations. JF When

Re: iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!

2005-04-30 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use iPhoto occasionally but only with finished JPEG images that I've edited in Photoshop ... I use it to set up making inexpensive bound books of photos. I purchased Tiger today, will let you know how it goes Kevin

Re: Exhibits

2005-04-30 Thread frank theriault
On 4/28/05, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got back from the opening of the West Michigan Area Show at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. This is an all media show, with works from 17 counties in west Michigan. I didn't win any prizes, but two of my photos were accepted into the

RE: Boathouse III

2005-04-30 Thread Peter Williams
-Original Message- From: P. J. Alling http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_boathouse3.html I like this one, the hard, dark asphalt foreground and the strong colour of the shed make a nice contrast to the soft fog. -- Peter Williams

FW: Tamron SP 70-150mm softfocus portrait lens?

2005-04-30 Thread Markus Maurer
Sorry to all if you receive this email twice, I did not see it on the list... greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 11:43 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Tamron SP 70-150mm softfocus portrait lens? I see

FW: Digital printing kiosk quality

2005-04-30 Thread Markus Maurer
Sorry to all if you receive this email twice, I did not see it on the list... greetings Markus -Original Message- From: Markus Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 6:14 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Digital printing kiosk quality Hi Brian thanks

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Jostein
IIRC, there are 5 FA zooms in the 645 lineup where 3 are f/4.5 and 2 are f/5.6 Of the primes, the following are f/2.8: 45mm, 55mm, 75mm, 150mm, and the 75mm and 150mm leaf-shutter lenses. Cheers, Jostein - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Exhibits

2005-04-30 Thread Mark Cassino
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] I love it! Light leaks and all! That's a great shot, Mark. When I hear people whining about their inferior equipment, and how it limits their vision, I'll think of that photograph. I think Holgas have a certain plasticity that other cameras don't have

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
For pro studio work, fast lenses are not important. Your comparing MF to 35mm. All 35mm lenses are faster than all MF lenses in comparable focal lengths. It's the nature of the beast. On Apr 29, 2005, at 11:35 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Sorry, you're right 18mp, but the equivalent Canon glass in

High Dynamic Range for Landscape Photography

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The new release of Photoshop contains a feature called HDR (High Dynamic Range) which allows for the creation of photos of 10, 12, 14, or more stops of dynamic range. There's a brief explanation and tutorial of how this works here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/hdr.shtml There

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Apr 29, 2005, at 10:32 PM, Ramesh Kumar wrote: I used to get 5300x3400 pixels from 35mm scans and never worried about printing on 13x19' paper. I do not have that luxury with *istD, and miss it. Shoot RAW with your *istD and convert in PSCS at the highest interpolation setting. This will

Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread John Whittingham
I know one of you guys must haveone, could you give me an opinion of the optical qualities please and what I'm likely to pay for one. John

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread William Robb
Tom C Opined. But somehow I can't see it being anything other than middle of the road and 6 months to a 1 1/2 years behind competitors products. The DSLR industry is maturing pretty quickly. The state of the art at the moment is 16mp from a 35mm sized chip. I recall Rob saying that 18mp was

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Keith Whaley
Paul Stenquist wrote: On Apr 29, 2005, at 10:32 PM, Ramesh Kumar wrote: I used to get 5300x3400 pixels from 35mm scans and never worried about printing on 13x19' paper. I do not have that luxury with *istD, and miss it. Shoot RAW with your *istD and convert in PSCS at the highest

Re: iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!

2005-04-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 29, 2005, at 9:36 PM, Meredith Markham wrote: I use a PC, not a Mac, but I use Photoshop CS to edit my photos and ACDSee 7.0 to manage them. IMHO, ACDSee is the best photo/media organizer right now...you can even do basic manipulations in single or batch mode. However, I don't think it is

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
13 x19 is super B sized paper for ink jet printing. I actually print at about 12.5 x 18.2 and leave a border. That's approximately full frame on an *istD image. If you look at portfolio sizes available in your camera store, you'll probably see some 13x 19 books. It's becoming a standard for

Re: Exhibits

2005-04-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That Holga photograph is lovely, Mark. Classic values, composition and well presented. Godfrey On 4/28/05, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got back from the opening of the West Michigan Area Show at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. This is an all media show, with works from 17

Re: Boathouse III

2005-04-30 Thread Jack Davis
Good composition of a soft appealing scene. IMO, all I would change would be to gently lighten the house wall. The small white 'thing' in the water and the 'muddy'(too bad) left foreground area are somewhat distracting. Darkening the distant tree line slightly might improve the overall balance.

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 29, 2005, at 7:32 PM, Ramesh Kumar wrote: I used to get 5300x3400 pixels from 35mm scans and never worried about printing on 13x19' paper. I do not have that luxury with *istD, and miss it. To reach 35mm pixel freedom..:-), I may have to do few upgrades. I find that prints made from

Buenos Aires PDML

2005-04-30 Thread Juan Buhler
Yesterday I met Albano here in Buenos Aires. We hadn't met before, and knew each other only from this list. We had lunch, talked about other people on the list (mostly good stuff! :) , took some pictures, and then went to see a Cartier-Bresson exhibit. Here is Albano showing off his LX keyring:

Re: It's Show Time

2005-04-30 Thread Mark Cassino
Congratulations, Frank! Sounds like it will be an excellent show. It's great that your work is getting out to a non-virtual audience! Congrats again - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
You're right fast lenses are not important for studio work, but you're missing the point. If the Canon will do the job and lets face it 16mp vs 18mp is less of a difference than 6mp vs 8mp, and all other things being equal, which they're not, the Canon wins on most of the buzz words. If

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't have one, but from what I've gathered it's a fine lens, and relatively rare. Based on that information I'd say you're likely to pay an arm and a leg, possibly with an ear or two thrown in. John Whittingham wrote: I know one of you guys must haveone, could you give me an opinion of the

Re: PESO - wol updated

2005-04-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/4/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: I downloaded the pictures to analyze them. You didn't embed profiles. In the Windows and Mac OS comparison images, on my calibrated screens (both the PBG3 and the iMac G4 20) the Windows image has overly bright highlights and good

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I believe he's talking inches, and 13x19 is the ratio of 35mm or APS-C. Keith Whaley wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: On Apr 29, 2005, at 10:32 PM, Ramesh Kumar wrote: I used to get 5300x3400 pixels from 35mm scans and never worried about printing on 13x19' paper. I do not have that luxury with

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Albano Garcia
Excellently put, Godfrey, 100% agree with you Regards Albano --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 29, 2005, at 8:05 AM, Christian wrote: First let me preface this with a few statements. Christian, What I'm wondering is why one would have to justify to the

 Volume 05 : Issue 958

2005-04-30 Thread Michael A. Russo
Hi Rob Studdert, I am a newbe to this discusion group so please exuse me if I am not responding to this email correctly. Unfortunately given your statement above it's difficult to tell just where you are coming from. Do you believe that you have mastered BW conversion from direct digital

LONDON PDML update

2005-04-30 Thread Cotty
Globe Theatre Cafe is booked for 6.30pm next Saturday, May 7th. YIKES. Time waits for no Pentaxian. Hopefully meeting next weekend by the Thames in London are: Stan Jostein Mike W Mark Roberts Gianfranco NORM! Adelheid John Forbes Steve Jolly Billy Abbbot Alistair the lurker and of course me.

Re: leaf film

2005-04-30 Thread Norman Baugher
Derby, haven't you heard? Leaf film is dead Norm Derby Chang wrote: This is pretty cool. http://www.grand-illusions.com/roman.htm

OT - DNG question

2005-04-30 Thread Anthony Farr
Can anyone tell me if the Adobe DNG converter is a stand-alone application, or does it function only as a PSCS plug-in? An article I read, as well as Adobe's webpage for DNG http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/main.html had me believing that it was a stand-alone app, but when I linked to the

RE: OT - DNG question

2005-04-30 Thread Anthony Farr
Thanks Shel, that's exactly what I wanted to hear :-) regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I use it as a stand alone program. It's not even on the same drive as Photoshop. Shel

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread Andre Langevin
I don't have one, but from what I've gathered it's a fine lens, and relatively rare. Based on that information I'd say you're likely to pay an arm and a leg, possibly with an ear or two thrown in. John Whittingham wrote: I know one of you guys must haveone, could you give me an opinion of the

Re: Boathouse III

2005-04-30 Thread Rick Womer
Exactly what one would expect shooting with a wide-angle lens. I would have moved closer to include less of the grey crushed stone foreground. Otherwise, very nice again. Rick --- P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yet another in the boathouse series... Probably some distortion here, the

PESOs

2005-04-30 Thread mike wilson
Bored at home, so I did some scanning. Here are some of the results for your delectation. Enjoy and comment if you see fit. I'm still having problems getting the pictures suitably sized for the fotocom site. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/channel/50/extra/new/display/3042978

Re: Slow down, you're goin' too fast

2005-04-30 Thread mike wilson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Apr 29, 2005, at 10:22 AM, mike wilson wrote: ... When are you next in the UK? I'll be in the UK from May 25 to June 15. From June 2 to June 13 I'll be on the Isle of Man, but I could arrange to meet between my arrival and when I head for the Isle, long as I get to

May PUG is open

2005-04-30 Thread Adelheid v. K.
Hi folks, The May PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05may and http://pug.komkon.org Cheers Adelheid

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Most interested in comments on this one. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path.jpg (500k) http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/path-s.jpg (150k) Shel, for starters, whatever I am going to say, it is *not* intended to attack or offend, ok? So, it is difficult for me, at my level, to decide

Re: PESO - Wol

2005-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Ignore the first three - no Pentax gear involved - last pic with A*85mm f/1.4 http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare6.html Oh, the plasticity (TM) is very high on all these images :). Seriously, Cotty, I could definitely learn a trick or two, or may be even three from you. Boris

Re: PESO-WOW--Appalachians

2005-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Or go to Canon for extra plasticity. ;) No offense Boris. None taken... You owe me a buck :). Boris

Re: PAW PESO - Another Durned Cat Mailbox

2005-04-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Another in the series of mailboxes. This is just a first rough copy ... a slightly different framing may appear in the final print. Both links lead to the same pic. Just trying to see if and where the longer link gets broken. http://tinyurl.com/cmw4a

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Ramesh Kumar
I tried once 20% extrapolation. good conversion What you mean by this? I use ImageSize option in PS without any layers..is that not efficient? Thanks Ramesh From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Why and How I switched to

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Ramesh Kumar
I assume you also do resampling.. what method you use for resampling? Thanks Ramesh From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 07:51:19 -0700

Re: iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!

2005-04-30 Thread Jeff Geilenkirchen
This is some excellent stuff yall! I'll check out the software references and JPG file questions and respond off-line to avoid dragging everyone else thru this. All this happend at a bad time that I'm going to be away from the computer for a few days.I will be responding with follow up

Re: OT - DNG question

2005-04-30 Thread John Francis
On Sun, May 01, 2005 at 02:56:52AM +1000, Anthony Farr wrote: Can anyone tell me if the Adobe DNG converter is a stand-alone application, or does it function only as a PSCS plug-in? The DNG converter is a stand-alone application, but it always seems to come packaged with a version of the Adobe

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Herb Chong
i have found that Velvia scans at 4000dpi, good technique, and top quality lenses are still better in detail, but that anything less than the best technique and lenses and the *istD is better, when using the same lens. Herb - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread John Whittingham
I don't have one, but from what I've gathered it's a fine lens, and relatively rare. I'm really curious now, I've not managed to find a single image produced by one, yet there's any number produced by the 15mm f/3.5 on the various internet sites. I'd say you're likely to pay an arm and a

RE: OT - DNG question

2005-04-30 Thread Anthony Farr
I have the downloads already. I'll know in a day or so if a DNG made from a RAF raw file is supported. However the Pixmantec website says that DNG is supported without specifying any exceptions. If DNG is meant to be a universal format then this would be disappointing, as well as inconsistent

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread John Whittingham
Better to look for the A 20mm f2.8 as the 18mm is in fact a 19mm. Thanks Andre, the A 20mm f/2.8 fetches good money, I've always missed the bargain ones, is the 20mm really 20mm :) John

RE: PESOs

2005-04-30 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Mike I really like the first one with *that look*. The second one is an interesting view and the third does not a lot for me... thanks for showing it Markus -Original Message- From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 8:01 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: iPhoto Users....PLEASE respond!!!

2005-04-30 Thread mike wilson
Jeff Geilenkirchen wrote: Does anyone here use iPhoto with the istD*? If so, how do you it? If not, can anyone recommend some Photo management software I can use? In the past I've been just dealing with managing it in the folders and directories manually. I would really like to take advantage

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
You'll get superior results if you upsize your pic when you convert rather than in PhotoShop. I almost always convert my *istD images as 144 megabyte 16-bit files. That gives me a lot to work with, and they're the perfect size for making 360 dpi inkjets on 13 x 19 paper. Of course I change the

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
If you can find one for $200.00, don't hesitate a moment - buy it! Think in terms of $500+ I like mine quite a bit, generally preferring it over the 15mm only because of size. I think the 15mm may be a bit sharper at the edges, but I can't confirm that as I've not done a side-by-side,

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I believe that. I've rarely shot Velvia, but I know it's reputation. However, that puts the *istD in pretty good company. On Apr 30, 2005, at 2:40 PM, Herb Chong wrote: i have found that Velvia scans at 4000dpi, good technique, and top quality lenses are still better in detail, but that

Re: PESOs

2005-04-30 Thread mike wilson
Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Mike I really like the first one with *that look*. The second one is an interesting view and the third does not a lot for me... thanks for showing it I agree about the first. It's a pity that I cannot get a good scan of the slide. The second did not work precisely as I

Re: May PUG is open

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Good work as always. Thanks. Adelheid v. K. wrote: Hi folks, The May PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05may and http://pug.komkon.org Cheers Adelheid

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread John Whittingham
I like mine quite a bit, generally preferring it over the 15mm only because of size. I think the 15mm may be a bit sharper at the edges, but I can't confirm that as I've not done a side-by-side, head-to-head comparison. I've only used a 15mm a couple of times. It sounds great, I expect it

Missed PUG Submission -- PUG Tourist

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I missed the PUG deadline, (I was rebuilding my entire computer network it seems), but I had this great concept, I even had a couple of shots, not good ones but shots none the less. So here for everyones edification or derision is my concept for the PUG theme this month.

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
One sold on e-bay recently, I think it went for $700+. I would have loved to bid but it was way beyond my reach when I found it. John Whittingham wrote: I don't have one, but from what I've gathered it's a fine lens, and relatively rare. I'm really curious now, I've not managed to find

PESO: It's Great to Have a Dad

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I spent an hour walking around downtown Birmingham, Michigan this afternoon with the *istD and the thirty-year-old Vivitar Series 1 70/210/3.5. This snap was shot at f3.5, 1/1500, ISO 400, 210mm. I'm growing quite fond of this ancient manual focus zoom.

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 30 Apr 2005, John Whittingham wrote: That rare, $200+? Seeing as know your history, you may be able to find one at that price :-) I think 3 times as much is more like it. Kostas

Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Methinks this is a bogus comparison. Herb is comparing the results of scanned film to original digital output. In another post Godfrey is comparing the results of scanned film to original digital output. Once the image on a piece of film has been scanned, it's degraded. The pixels react with

Re: May PUG is open

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some very nice pics here. I love John Forbes' entry. Fun shot, nicely framed and well executed. Paul On Apr 30, 2005, at 3:40 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Good work as always. Thanks. Adelheid v. K. wrote: Hi folks, The May PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server.

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, It's not bogus. Its a comparison of what is accessible to most photographers working with a normal budget. I can get nice drum scans of film images at the local pro lab -- for $150 a pop. Optical prints, on the other hand, are almost extinct. It's hard to find a lab that doesn't work

RE: PESO: It's Great to Have a Dad

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I love the head-to-head comparison and the somewhat similar expression on the two faces. The pic may be stronger by loosing about 1/4 or so of the image off the bottom, allowing the viewer to concentrate more on the faces and heads. I just moved the image up and down in the browser window to see

Re: Path of Dreams - Neither PAW nor PESO

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A softer image was not wanted. It was specifically intended to look, as you say, overdone. The bright area is intended to be just as it is. The crop and framing is exactly the way it was envisioned. Whether you care for it or not is, of course, a very personal thing. The image was made to

Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long

2005-04-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I used to get 5300x3400 pixels from 35mm scans and never worried about printing on 13x19' paper. I do not have that luxury with *istD, and miss it. To reach 35mm pixel freedom..:-), I may have to do few upgrades. I find that prints made from digital capture are generally about the same

Photoshop Questions

2005-04-30 Thread Joseph Tainter
Does anyone know if either CS or CS 2 will run okay on an AMD Athlon 1.33 Ghz processor? Adobe refuses to answer an e-mail question about this. Instead I am referred to the web site, where (for CS) only Intel processors are listed. This includes Pentium IV, which is equivalent to the above

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread Andre Langevin
Better to look for the A 20mm f2.8 as the 18mm is in fact a 19mm. Thanks Andre, the A 20mm f/2.8 fetches good money, I've always missed the bargain ones, is the 20mm really 20mm :) John Yes. Andre

Re: leaf film

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
No it's not, the leaf has to be alive... Norman Baugher wrote: Derby, haven't you heard? Leaf film is dead Norm Derby Chang wrote: This is pretty cool. http://www.grand-illusions.com/roman.htm -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx

Re: PESOs

2005-04-30 Thread Jostein
Hmmm... Think I've seen those kids before... The first one seems to have less of a blue cast than the previous of the same model, the red for danger shot. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/pcat/101540/display/2593413 The fisheye shot makes me dizzy (ok, I'm well through my second pint of

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sure it is Paul. Just because most people do it these days doesn't mean the film image isn't being degraded substantially along the path of digital output. Let's just forget about using good scanners and good equipment for the time being, how difficult is it to get slide film properly

Re: Photoshop Questions

2005-04-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I refuse to have an Intel box in my house, (lots of reasons lets not go into it). I'm running Photoshop 5.5 on windows 98 on one AMD 2.5Ghz box and Photoshop 7.0 on a Win2k AMD 3.5Ghz box. I've yet to run into any Photoshop problems with either. I can't say that you'll have no problems with

Re: PESOs

2005-04-30 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: Hmmm... Think I've seen those kids before... The first one seems to have less of a blue cast than the previous of the same model, the red for danger shot. http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/pcat/101540/display/2593413 Not sure if this is because it is a different film (rfd was

RE: Photoshop Questions

2005-04-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Joe, Some time ago I joined the Adobe User-to-User forum ( http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.ee6b366 ) where there are quite a number of experts hanging out and discussing the program. Every day some of the developers show up to join in the conversations. It's a good place to visit

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread mike wilson
Shel Belinkoff wrote: snip What we have is the dumbing down of quality, pure and simple. And because it's easier and cheaper to do things in such a way, it's become more acceptable. snip I'm not sure it is even that. Easier? Well, if you were colour printing before, maybe. Cheaper? Not a

Re: Photoshop Questions

2005-04-30 Thread Jostein
Hi Joe, Yes, I think it will run nicely on an Athlon. I've never heard of any processor compatibility issues with AMD and Photoshop. The processor frequency is certainly no problem. When travelling, I run CS off a Intel Centrino 1,1 GHz. Hope building your new machine goes smoothly. Jostein

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Graywolf
Sort of like, this original kodachrome is so much better than this print made from a snapshot on a color copier. Grin! graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: Methinks this is a bogus comparison. Herb is

Re: PESO: It's Great to Have a Dad

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Shel. Good suggestion. Paul On Apr 30, 2005, at 4:19 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I love the head-to-head comparison and the somewhat similar expression on the two faces. The pic may be stronger by loosing about 1/4 or so of the image off the bottom, allowing the viewer to concentrate more

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Graywolf
You can put in a pretty nice color darkroom for the price of an ist-Ds, much less an Imacon. However, I seem to remember this started as a digital BW thread, and if you can not put in a small format BW darkroom today for $250 or so, your have not been watching ebay. graywolf

Re: Photoshop Questions

2005-04-30 Thread Graywolf
CS runs fine on my AMD Thunderbird 900MHZ graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Joseph Tainter wrote: Does anyone know if either CS or CS 2 will run okay on an AMD Athlon 1.33 Ghz processor? Adobe refuses to answer an e-mail

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Digital compares favorably with a good film image. No, in fact, a 6.1 megapixel digital image is better than almost any 35mm film image. That's true even with great scans and expert printing. As Herb notes, perhaps only Velvia can equal or better it. It quickly becomes obvious once you've

PESO: Eyes Left

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Another from today's walkaround. Again, this was shot wide open with the Vivitar Series 1 70-210/3.5. Who says you can't get a nice constant ap zoom for less than a hundred bucks? http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3322567

RE: PESO: It's Great to Have a Dad

2005-04-30 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Paul a really fun photo and the Vivitar does indeed take sharp shots. Can you try shooting with a 2x extender wide open with that zoom to let see whether it is still usable and show me a photo? I will soon have some swan shots with the A70-210mm and Pentax A2s extender at 210mm F4 amd ISO 400

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Apr 30, 2005, at 4:47 PM, mike wilson wrote: Cheaper? Not a chance. Gross capital investment is needed and then there is the possibility of further expenditure. It only adds up if you were using a lot of film previously. I can't imagine not shooting a lot of film -- or a lot of digital.

Re: Apples and Oranges (was Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long)

2005-04-30 Thread Herb Chong
i think that is mostly wishful thinking. when a scanner can pick up bubbles in the emulsion that an optical enlargement can't, it's clear that the scan is capturing more detail than any optical technique can deliver. as far as color rendition, the mere act of using wet printing paper with much

Re: PESO: It's Great to Have a Dad

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'll do that Markus. If I can get out tomorrow, I'll see what I can do with the Vivitar and the A2X-S. In fact I saw a swan on the lake the other day. I'll see if I can find him. If not, I may have to settle for one of Frank's geese :-). Paul Paul On Apr 30, 2005, at 5:18 PM, Markus Maurer

PESO: Spore capsule

2005-04-30 Thread Jostein
All comments appreciated. http://oksne.net/paw/IMGP6258-sporehus.html Thanks for looking, too. Jostein

Re: May PUG is open

2005-04-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/4/05, Adelheid v. K., discombobulated, unleashed: Hi folks, The May PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05may and http://pug.komkon.org Cheers Adelheid Dag, that shot is fabulous. Butch Black's made me smile. Martin Albrecht's shot is

Re: PESO - Wol

2005-04-30 Thread Cotty
On 1/5/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Seriously, Cotty, I could definitely learn a trick or two, or may be even three from you. Boris, that is the nicest thing anyone's ever said to date. I am in your debt. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: PESO: It's Great to Have a Dad

2005-04-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/4/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I spent an hour walking around downtown Birmingham, Michigan this afternoon with the *istD and the thirty-year-old Vivitar Series 1 70/210/3.5. This snap was shot at f3.5, 1/1500, ISO 400, 210mm. I'm growing quite fond of this ancient

Re: PESO: Spore capsule

2005-04-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/4/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: All comments appreciated. http://oksne.net/paw/IMGP6258-sporehus.html Thanks for looking, too. Oh. That is class. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESOs

2005-04-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/4/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/channel/50/extra/new/display/3042997 Interesting ! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: PESO: It's Great to Have a Dad

2005-04-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Cotty. On Apr 30, 2005, at 6:07 PM, Cotty wrote: On 30/4/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: I spent an hour walking around downtown Birmingham, Michigan this afternoon with the *istD and the thirty-year-old Vivitar Series 1 70/210/3.5. This snap was shot at f3.5, 1/1500, ISO

Re: leaf film

2005-04-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is pretty cool. http://www.grand-illusions.com/roman.htm Saw an article in the past year about an artist who does this kind on chlorophyll photography on a large scale: He grows lawns, basically, and uses them as canvasses for photos. -- Mark Roberts

Re: Photoshop Questions

2005-04-30 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I refuse to have an Intel box in my house, (lots of reasons lets not go into it). I'm running Photoshop 5.5 on windows 98 on one AMD 2.5Ghz box and Photoshop 7.0 on a Win2k AMD 3.5Ghz box. I've yet to run into any Photoshop problems with either. I can't

Re: leaf film

2005-04-30 Thread Derby Chang
BW leaf film will be alive and well for a while yet. Film and developer will always be in plentiful supply. Just noticed, the camera is a K (shoe) mount. P. J. Alling wrote: No it's not, the leaf has to be alive... Norman Baugher wrote: Derby, haven't you heard? Leaf film is dead Norm Derby

Re: Opinion of K 18mm f/3.5

2005-04-30 Thread John Whittingham
Fair enough, to be honest I rarely use anything wider than 24mm on a 35mm film camera, but it's always a benefit to have the option IMHO. My late father had a saying there are two things you can't have too much of - tools and books I'd have to add lenses to that (probably falls into the tools

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