Re: Away for a while but ???? ist D sharpening

2005-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Away for a while but ist D sharpening Hi folks been away for a while lurking but decided I have been away long enough... Wanted to know what others have been setting their ist Ds to as far as CF -sharpening, saturation etc

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Proof and Pentax BTW, don't laugh too hard at the idea of a blind photographer. Hell, half the photographers I deal with are blind, I am sure. William Robb

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread David Savage
Can't help you with what camera it was Shel. But when I first saw it I remember thinking it looked like a Pentax. For those who haven't seen Proof, the blind photographer is played by Hugo Weaving. Better known as Agent Smith in the Matrix movies or as Lord Elrond in the Lord of the Rings. It

FS Friday: 50mm f/4.0 Macro Takumar

2005-06-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
This is an older pre-set lens in very fine condition. It was converted to K-mount some years ago - pretty nice job of it, too. Pics are here: http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/front2.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/side.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/rear.jpg Contact me

Re: Resend: Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff

2005-06-26 Thread David Nelson
Okay fellas, thanks for the tips - sounds like one should be a bit suspicious of these guys. I'd hate for someone to have problems after being told of the deal by me. Maybe the low price could even be due to some sort of defect they're not telling us about (most of their stuff isn't greatly

Re: flash sync speed

2005-06-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Modern flash units are worlds more powerful than what I had back when I used flash a lot, and cover a lot of the need for this kind of stuff. Godfrey On Jun 25, 2005, at 2:07 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: But the ND filter effectively reduces the stop in terms of how much flash you can lay in

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It certainly is a good, crisp photo, which means that lens is fine performer. All kidding aside, it will do you well. Godfrey On Jun 25, 2005, at 2:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: It's the DA 50-200 of course. I'm very pleased with its performance. This shot is quite sharp at 100%. Perhaps

Re: PAW: For you to chuckle

2005-06-26 Thread keithw
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Sadly, all I'm getting is a bunch of Cyrillic (sp?) characters and no photo. Anyone else getting a pic to look at? I think I should apologize. After one day of no response from the list (except Paul's) and rather negative response from the site where it was

Re: new toy on order

2005-06-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Current firmware is v1.0.2. That's the only Pentax software I use ... Photoshop CS and the Camera Raw v2.4 plug-in do a good job on RAW conversion. Godfrey On Jun 25, 2005, at 6:31 PM, Butch Black wrote: Hi guys; I finally did it. I ordered my ist-Ds yesterday. I should have it on

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-26 Thread David Mann
On Jun 26, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Isn't that called Ego Googling when you search for yourself on the web? Some people I know have some very interesting namesakes... Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread David Mann
On Jun 26, 2005, at 6:29 PM, David Savage wrote: BTW, Russell Crowe is a Kiwi, not an Aussie. So watch out for David Mann if you ever come across him. g (sorry Dave) Well you aussies keep claiming our celebrities anyway. Normally we cry foul but we'll let you have this one. Please, take

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-26 Thread David Savage
Your absolutely right. It's not a street shot, it's a pretty girl shot. g And a very nice one at that. The second thing I was drawn to, is that you managed to catch a single drop of melted ice cream. For some weird reason I think that's pretty neat. Dave On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-26 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
David Savage wrote: The second thing I was drawn to, is that you managed to catch a single drop of melted ice cream. For some weird reason I think that's pretty neat. Paul, you could make full size a crop of the drop of melted ice cream so we can check that it really is one and the quality

[Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;)

2005-06-26 Thread Thibouille
I really don't understand anything to these digital things it seems. I did purchase yesterday another memory card for my D. I had 2 toshibas and thought maybe it was the cards after all so I picked up a standard Sandisk 256MB CF. I put it into the camera and ... nothing. OK not the cards then. I

PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Michael Spivak
It's a photo of mine i took with my Canon (yack.) digi... i hope you like it :) http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/Color/CRW_2482.jpg

Re: [Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;)

2005-06-26 Thread Peter Belak
Now I'm HAPPY !! But I didn't understand anything. Maybe it'll fail again in 3 days? Mmm film is more reliable, really. I love my KX/MX's :D Hi Thibouille, I am happy that you are happy and hope your problems are over now. Hm, did they refuse to give you new camera in exchange for the bad

Re: [Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;)

2005-06-26 Thread Thibouille
Well, yes they did refuse and I don't think I have any legal possibities so I'm stuck with reapairs. Now I know I say that because it's my first experience in digital and I've been quite a bit deceived (by Pentax? by Digital? by memory cards? how to be sure?). I'm reassured to hear you didn't have

Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip For the most part crowded and bar keep me away :) :) snip For the most part, I feel the opposite (depending on the crowd...) vbg cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

RE: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-26 Thread Amita Guha
On 6/25/05, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip For the most part crowded and bar keep me away :) :) snip For the most part, I feel the opposite (depending on the crowd...) vbg Excellent! Are you up for trying the subway on your own? It's really easy to get to the Beer

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread SonC
In a message dated 6/25/2005 8:32:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.sonc.com/june_24_friday_flowers.htm BTW, don't believe anything Cotty or Mark Roberts say... LOL cheers, frank I BELIEVE EVERYTHING ANYONE SAYS ;-) Regards, Sonny

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread SonC
In a message dated 6/26/2005 7:58:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I BELIEVE EVERYTHING ANYONE SAYS ;-) I was going to make a funny about who you may have voted for in the last Presidential election, but it would start a flame war to be sure. LOL cheers,

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread SonC
In a message dated 6/24/2005 8:04:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.sonc.com/june_24_friday_flowers.htm You've managed to produce a lovely colour accurate and not too saturated image in your friday flower and that bee is a monster. How was it lit?

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Graywolf
Nice. An excellent low-key portrait. Did you have to crop it or did you actually manage to get yourself positioned that closely. I can never do that when I try self-portraits. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Michael Spivak

Re: Union, IL

2005-06-26 Thread Graywolf
I've always wondered about the name of that war. From what I have read it was anything but civil. GRIN! graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- frank theriault wrote: On 6/26/05, Illinois Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys

Re: Union, IL

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, Illinois Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys and gals, Well, I just got back from a civil war re-enactment in Union, IL. snip Who won this time? -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I BELIEVE EVERYTHING ANYONE SAYS ;-) I was going to make a funny about who you may have voted for in the last Presidential election, but it would start a flame war to be sure. LOL cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois

purple (was newbie)

2005-06-26 Thread SonC
In a message dated 6/26/2005 8:13:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I live in a Purple state. I thought there were red states and blue states. (Being Canadian and all, I'm not hip to these things). Am I to assume that of your electoral college votes (is that what

Re: PESO - comment on global warming

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/23/05, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/3485/display/3388915 Comment away Cool plants (I rarely say that), whatever they are. Actually, the earth isn't warming, outer space is cooling, so it makes us ~feel~ warmer... g cheers, frank

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in a Purple state. I thought there were red states and blue states. (Being Canadian and all, I'm not hip to these things). Am I to assume that of your electoral college votes (is that what they're called?) you split evenly between

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Proof and Pentax BTW, don't laugh too hard at the idea of a blind photographer. Hell, half the photographers I deal with are blind, I am sure. William Robb There's a

Re: FS: *istD, FA*24, FA* 28-70, DA 14, plus

2005-06-26 Thread mike wilson
Herb Chong wrote: i got mine from KEH in EX condition probably better than described for $560 last summer. the lens was there maybe a day before i bought. Herb Here, you would be talking about the same price. In sterling. This was a £1400 lens when first released. - Original

Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent! Are you up for trying the subway on your own? It's really easy to get to the Beer Garden on the subway from where Ann lives. Sure. We have subways in Toronto LOL (although I'm sure they ain't the same as those in NYC). Or, maybe I

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. He is a common bumblebee, the flowers are tiny. The lighting is oblique late afternoon sunlight. iso 400 on the kit lens PentAX IST dS Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous

Re: PAW PES0 - The Poser

2005-06-26 Thread Scott Loveless
I like the light on his face. It brings out his creases a bit more and really adds to the I'm younger than my years aura. Excellent! On 6/24/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When this fellow saw that I had a camera, he asked to pose for a photo. How could I refuse to accommodate

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actualy, i've made all the preparation, calculated the distance and the angle... put the camera on the tripod and all that stuf... then i asked a friend to come, focus on my eyes and click the button... that time i was very sorry i don't have

Re: PESO -- The Photographer

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/25/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_thephotographer.html As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. I like it! His body position, her nice smile, the lovely background - it all comes together quite nicely. Well

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a photo of mine i took with my Canon (yack.) digi... i hope you like it :) http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/Color/CRW_2482.jpg It looks just like you! g Actually, it's a pretty cool shot. I like the way your cap covers

Re: GESO: Canadian guys in concert

2005-06-26 Thread Scott Loveless
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. On 6/22/05, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are some pictures I took two days ago at the Enter the Haggis concert (Trigallia Celtic Festival): http://www.dariobonazza.com/enter05e.htm http://www.aohc.it/aohcgallery/gall10e.htm *istD, 800 ISO,

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, don't laugh too hard at the idea of a blind photographer. I like the idea of a blind photog. Except when a photo is taken, I would would like a description of the photogs perseptions, and feelings of what is going on about

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Michael Spivak
Since a friend of mine was behind the camera and focusing on me, i've managed to get exactly what i need.. as far as i remember, this is a full frame On 6/26/05, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice. An excellent low-key portrait. Did you have to crop it or did you actually manage to get

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Michael Spivak
he agreed pretty fast since i've shot him also.. but that will be in another PESO :) On 6/26/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/26/05, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actualy, i've made all the preparation, calculated the distance and the angle... put the camera on

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Graywolf
Legally blind and blind are too entirely different things. Without my glasses I am legally blind (of course being correctable I am not actually), but I do not bump into things and can actually recognize people. I certainly could take photographs although they would have to empathize shape and

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Michael Spivak
Actualy, i've made all the preparation, calculated the distance and the angle... put the camera on the tripod and all that stuf... then i asked a friend to come, focus on my eyes and click the button... that time i was very sorry i don't have a remote... On 6/26/05, frank theriault [EMAIL

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-26 Thread frank theriault
On 6/26/05, Larry Levy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And where does that place Lumpy (Mr. Greenjeans)? Actually, he was the Godfather. Not just of Pee Wee Herman (which he was), but in the Don Corleone sense, of the whole late-50's early-60's Children's TV empire. No one could make a move

RE: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-26 Thread Amita Guha
Sure. We have subways in Toronto LOL (although I'm sure they ain't the same as those in NYC). You'd only need to take one subway line from Ann's, no transfers. Or, maybe I could get an escort of New York bike messengers to take me over by bike. Now ~that~ I wouldn't do alone... g.

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Scott Loveless
Have a look at the John Dugdale exhibit at http://johnstevenson-gallery.com/dugdale_2003_lead.html He's photographer blinded by an illness a little over ten years ago. There is quite a bit of information about how he works. It's an interesting read. View Camera Magazine also published an

Porto street shots (?)

2005-06-26 Thread Joaquim Carvalho
Some Porto street shots (?) taken with the SMC FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6 mostly at 320mm (480mm on the *ist DS) F6.8 1/500 200 ASA http://x64.com/joaquim/photo/photo03 These people were minding their own business and I wouldn't want to interrupt them, this would not have been possible with a noisy

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Graywolf Subject: Re: Proof and Pentax I certainly could take photographs although they would have to empathize shape and color rather than detail. Tom (Tony Sweet) Rittenhouse WW

Re: purple (was newbie)

2005-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: purple (was newbie) In a message dated 6/26/2005 8:13:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I live in a Purple state. I thought there were red states and blue states. I think a Purple state is

Re: [Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;)

2005-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Thibouille Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 5:40 AM Subject: [Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;) I really don't understand anything to these digital things it seems. I did purchase yesterday another memory card for my D. I had 2 toshibas and

Re: Ok, I give up

2005-06-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
That Canadian money is getting downright expensive! On 6/25/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Evan Hanson Subject: Ok, I give up What the heck is PESO? Mexican money. We used to joke about it being Canadian money as well, but not any

Re: Ok, I give up

2005-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: Ok, I give up That Canadian money is getting downright expensive! But it gives good value... William Robb

Re: The Bunny Lies Down On Broadway

2005-06-26 Thread Mishka
By bike it's really easy. But instead of going over the bridge, I would recommend taking the Roosevelt Island tramway, enjoy a view and avoid the accidents at the same time. And from the Roosevelt island, it's ~30 minutes walk to Astoria Blvd. best, mishka On 6/26/05, Amita Guha [EMAIL

Re: PESO: Not a street shot :-)

2005-06-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Will do. I was thinking the same thing. I also have a wide open shot (by chance of another young lady) that I'll upload soon. Paul On Jun 26, 2005, at 7:38 AM, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: David Savage wrote: The second thing I was drawn to, is that you managed to catch a single drop of melted

Re: Resend: Heads up - A 100/2.8 macro and other stuff

2005-06-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
For whatever reason, I didn't see it this morning when it was still live. Sometimes I think ebay has a lag in consolidating all their listed items. That is, it takes a while for the German items to show on the US site. (Glad to know the seller is a good one to avoid!) Regards, Bob S. On 6/26/05,

Re: I heard things were going up in price in the Pentax world ...

2005-06-26 Thread Butch Black
Earlier today it was listed at $4800. On Jun 25, 2005, at 9:17 PM, Butch Black wrote: OK am I missing something? $48 does not seem to me to be outrageous for a older manual focus body AHH the disadvantages in being on the digest. Butch

Re: purple (was newbie)

2005-06-26 Thread SonC
In a message dated 6/26/2005 8:13:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I live in a Purple state. I thought there were red states and blue states. (Being Canadian and all, I'm not hip to these things). Am I to assume that of your electoral college votes (is that what

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! On 6/26/05, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a photo of mine i took with my Canon (yack.) digi... i hope you like it :) http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/Color/CRW_2482.jpg Looks to me a familar face... Guess I saw it few times, in 3D rendering... :) -- Boris

RE: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Butch Black
BTW, don't laugh too hard at the idea of a blind photographer. There are at least three legally blind photographers living and working in the San Francisco area that I know of ... their work is remarkable in that at least two of them do their own printing as well as making photos, and one uses a

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
Captain Kangaroo Mr Rogers were some of the good things I watched with my kids on TV. Pee Wee Herman was another matter... never up to the quality of the first two. The loss of Jim Henson is positively sad. The Muppets are my #2 favorite right behind the Rocky and Bullwinkle series. (Is there

Re: [Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;)

2005-06-26 Thread Thibouille
Possible, of course. I dunno why I'm leaning toward a defective card. When it was repaired, the repair sheet mentioned a completecheck as well as a replacement of the main circuit. The card reader is part of the main circuit IMO but not sure. Anyone knows? 2005/6/26, William Robb [EMAIL

Re: [Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;)

2005-06-26 Thread Thibouille
I had the opportunity to fill a 512MB card. I change to my newly aquired Sandisk 256MB. Still no problem so far. Knocking on wood 2005/6/26, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I really don't understand anything to these digital things it seems. I did purchase yesterday another memory card for

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Michael Spivak
LOLOL you definately did :) On 6/26/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! On 6/26/05, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a photo of mine i took with my Canon (yack.) digi... i hope you like it :) http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/Color/CRW_2482.jpg

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Thibouille
I love it! Composition, lighting... I wish I'd bbe able to do as well ! 2005/6/26, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It's a photo of mine i took with my Canon (yack.) digi... i hope you like it :) http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/Color/CRW_2482.jpg -- --

FA/F MTF and digital

2005-06-26 Thread Thibouille
I was wondering about MTF and using FA lenses (do F lenes provide MTF?). Does the crop factor have an influence, here? For example, my FA 50 f/1.4 seems to use f/5.6 as default on my ist-D. But maybe f/5.6 was the optical best aperture when used on a 35mm and would be another aperture on an APS

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Bob Sullivan
I think I've had some color blind printers process my films at the drug store. :-) On 6/26/05, Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, don't laugh too hard at the idea of a blind photographer. There are at least three legally blind photographers living and working in the San Francisco area

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-26 Thread Tom Reese
Bob Sullivan wrote: The Muppets are my #2 favorite right behind the Rocky and Bullwinkle series. (Is there any truth to the rumor that the Boston police think Miska is Boris Badenoff's son?) :-) I understand why you say that. The Rocky and Bullwinkle show was unusual the way it appealed

Regarding my Tri-X question__DOH!

2005-06-26 Thread Don Sanderson
Had a brilliant idea, bought a roll and read the data sheet! It clearly states: KODAK PROFESSIONAL TRI-X 400 Film/ 400TX replaces Kodak TRI-X Pan Film, and requires a different development time. Dear Don; RTFM! ;-) Don

Regarding my Tri-X question__DOH!

2005-06-26 Thread Don Sanderson
Had a brilliant idea, bought a roll and read the data sheet! It clearly states: KODAK PROFESSIONAL TRI-X 400 Film/ 400TX replaces Kodak TRI-X Pan Film, and requires a different development time. Dear Don; RTFM! ;-) Don

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: Proof and Pentax I think I've had some color blind printers process my films at the drug store. :-) All printer techs are colour blind. Part of the hiring process is to weed out peple who can see and think. William Robb

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Frank ... you've become way to self-referential lately. It doesn't become you. Shel [Original Message] From: frank theriault BTW, don't laugh too hard at the idea of a blind photographer. Hell, half the photographers I deal with are blind, I am sure. William Robb There's

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-26 Thread Larry Levy
frank theriault fantasized (gloriously) about Mr. Greenjeans Actually, he was the Godfather. Not just of Pee Wee Herman (which he was), but in the Don Corleone sense, of the whole late-50's early-60's Children's TV empire. No one could make a move without him: Jim Henson: Godfather, there's

RE: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
20/200 is considered legally blind, Butch. Shel [Original Message] From: Butch Black WRT the blind photographer shooting the manual focus camera, I don't believe 20/200 is even close to blind. I have 20/100 and my prescription is not that severe. I'm sure the list must have an

Re: PESO -- The Photographer

2005-06-26 Thread Powell Hargrave
I like it! Photographer's body language may indicate he's serious, on some level. Part of my interest is being shared with my curiosity as to what the subject has under her legs. Appears to have been placed there. Modesty screen? Jack Ya what is that? Pretty girl and nice photo photo. Powell

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Tom Reese
Shel Belinkoff wrote: 20/200 is considered legally blind... To clarify: Someone is legally blind if their vision is 20/200 after they put their glasses on. They are not legally blind if their vision can be corrected to better than 20/200. Tom Reese

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread Doug Brewer
I used to have some buddies from Nackidish. Wonder if they are still out of jail. You didn't mention your town's other claim to fame, being the site of the airplane crash that killed Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen. NIce photos you got. I like the one of the lady in the red pants. Nice

Re: PAW PESO GESO POW WOW ZOWIE - Film is Not Dead

2005-06-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Mr. Theriault, you are a very strange man, um err. wabbit? frank theriault wrote: On 6/26/05, Larry Levy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And where does that place Lumpy (Mr. Greenjeans)? Actually, he was the Godfather. Not just of Pee Wee Herman (which he was), but in the Don Corleone

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes you did, you had a friend focus and trip the shutter, they were your remote. Michael Spivak wrote: Actualy, i've made all the preparation, calculated the distance and the angle... put the camera on the tripod and all that stuf... then i asked a friend to come, focus on my eyes and click

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread P. J. Alling
As long as you know there's no point is stating the obvious... frank theriault wrote: On 6/26/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Proof and Pentax BTW, don't laugh too hard at the idea of a blind photographer.

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread P. J. Alling
They're all purple states if you assign a value for red to the number of votes cast for one party and a value for blue to the number of votes cast for the other and then blend them together. frank theriault wrote: On 6/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in a

PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot

2005-06-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
Cool. You belong in an old Mickey Rooney movie. Paul On Jun 26, 2005, at 11:01 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! On 6/26/05, Michael Spivak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a photo of mine i took with my Canon (yack.) digi... i hope you like it :)

RE: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hmmm ... interesting, but I think it could be more interesting if the cigarette was lit and there was some smoke in the pic, and maybe if the cigarette was not a filter tip. As it is it looks like a paraded of some portraits from the 1940's, which doesn't mean that it's bad, just a little too

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/6/05, Michael Spivak, discombobulated, unleashed: It's a photo of mine i took with my Canon (yack.) digi... i hope you like it :) http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/Color/CRW_2482.jpg Nice shot. Hmmm, your friend tripped the shutter? I wonder if that's a self-portrait or not. I

FS: A50/1.7

2005-06-26 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Optically excellent. Mechanically, aperture mechanism works as it should. But focus is stiff as it approaches infinity. $30 shipped in US. Collin

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread keithw
Michael Spivak wrote: Actualy, i've made all the preparation, calculated the distance and the angle... put the camera on the tripod and all that stuf... then i asked a friend to come, focus on my eyes and click the button... that time i was very sorry i don't have a remote... What would you

Monitor Advise sought

2005-06-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! My trust Mag 786 FD is getting older and older. I think I would let it retire. Thence I'd be looking for a 17 screen (CRT, meso thinks) to use for my photo editing... I'd appreciate any advise. Especially w.r.t. to image quality of course. My PC is relatively modern Athlon 64 at 2800+,

Re: Monitor Advise sought

2005-06-26 Thread Mishka
17 for photo editing? are you sure you want to punish yourself? if money is tight get at least 20 crt. if not, get dual 20 lcd. mishka On 6/26/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! My trust Mag 786 FD is getting older and older. I think I would let it retire. Thence I'd be looking

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread Butch Black
Shel Belinkoff wrote: 20/200 is considered legally blind... To clarify: Someone is legally blind if their vision is 20/200 after they put their glasses on. They are not legally blind if their vision can be corrected to better than 20/200. Tom Reese That makes more sense to me. I would be

Re: Monitor Advise sought

2005-06-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! 17 for photo editing? are you sure you want to punish yourself? if money is tight get at least 20 crt. if not, get dual 20 lcd. As far as I can tell, lcds suck in luminance range unless I were to have an unlimited budget. So far I've been editing all my photos on 17 and experienced no

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Thibouille
Yes, lit cigarette and why not a BW version? Tri-X like? Would be interesting IMO 2005/6/26, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hmmm ... interesting, but I think it could be more interesting if the cigarette was lit and there was some smoke in the pic, and maybe if the cigarette was not a

Micro$oft photography page

2005-06-26 Thread Powell Hargrave
Microsoft is pushing it photography. Pentax NOT included. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/default .mspx Art Wolfe Gallery - Great images http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/artwolf e_gallery.mspx Powell

Re: newbie intro

2005-06-26 Thread SonC
In a message dated 6/26/2005 11:18:33 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I used to have some buddies from Nackidish. Wonder if they are still out of jail. Probably running the town now. You didn't mention your town's other claim to fame, being the site of the airplane

Re: Proof and Pentax

2005-06-26 Thread John Dallman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shel Belinkoff) wrote: BTW, don't laugh too hard at the idea of a blind photographer. There are at least three legally blind photographers living and working in the San Francisco area ... Yup: one came in the camera shop where I worked as a

Re: [Broken ist-D] I'm puzzled ... but happy again ;)

2005-06-26 Thread Frantisek
T Mmm film is more reliable, really. I love my KX/MX's :D It's them electronic gremlins. The more electronics and stuff inside a thing, the more to go wrong for no reason at all (and sometimes, go back to normal and be fine). Statistics... Frantisek

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Michael Spivak
Think of the option to press the buttom of the remote (that will cause the focus mechanizm to react and focus on the central point as i set it) when the camera is set to 2 seconds timer i will ahve enough time to throw the remote on the sofa with one hand nad bring it back to the

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Michael Spivak
I will try to write an email that will cover all the questions :) Think of the option to press the button of the remote (that will cause the focus mechanism to react and focus on the central point as I set it) when the camera is set to 2 seconds timer I will have enough time to throw the

Re: Monitor Advise sought

2005-06-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Monitor Advise sought Hi! My trust Mag 786 FD is getting older and older. I think I would let it retire. Thence I'd be looking for a 17 screen (CRT, meso thinks) to use for my photo editing... I'm a big fan of the Samsung

Re: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Thibouille
about BW - i do have a version but i think the color one is better.. here is the bw: http://mishka.site.co.il/gallery/albums/BW/CRW_2482_BW.jpg but this is a matter of choice... different people likes different things and nobody can argue with that :) Michael I like the BW version too but

RE: PESO: self portrait

2005-06-26 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 June 2005 17:44 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: self portrait Cool. You belong in an old Mickey Rooney movie. Paul or something by Jean Genet Bob

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