RE: GESO: Brand New Heavies, featureing lead singer Nicole Russo

2005-07-12 Thread Jens Bladt
Scott wrote: 25108348 is by far my favorite. Which one is that? Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. juli 2005 05:11 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: GESO: Brand New Heavies, featureing lead singer Nicole Russo Wonderful photos.

Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread John Francis
I know for a fact that KS don't have any Pentax gear for rent, which is why I didn't consider it worth mentioning them. On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 07:34:32PM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Not even KS, John my guess is that they don't, but they should at least be mentioned. Shel

Re: PESO: Broken ship grave yard

2005-07-12 Thread Brian Walters
Michael Some great shots there - I particularly like the range of angles. My favourites are 7, 20 and 27 but I don't think the lens flare on 33 is helpful. I also don't think they are oversaturated. Cheers Brian +++ Brian Walters Western Sydney,

RE: The instigation of enablement

2005-07-12 Thread Jens Bladt
I believe this list har played a crutial part in my spendig a lot of money on Pentax gear during the last 5 years! The PDML is a great souce of information about especially old Pentax equipment. I woulnd't buy anythin expensive without checking with the PDML kowledge bank :-) To me the crutial

RE: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC

2005-07-12 Thread Bob W
The way an ox ploughs a field. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: E.R.N. Reed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 July 2005 02:37 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC Bob W wrote: There are even some scripts which are written

Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Whenever you have to write something big and probably boring at work it's a good idea to lace it with real words like 'boustrophedonically' around just so you can find out who's read that far. They're guaranteed to make some kind of remark about such

Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 11/7/05, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: At least Bob''s words are in the dictionary. And which dictionary would that be sir! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: The instigation of enablement

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: running for cover... You can run but you cannot hide. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

PESO: Mother and daughter

2005-07-12 Thread Jens Bladt
Yesterdays photo shoot gave me this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/25398632/ Regards Jens

Re: Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
From: Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/12 Tue AM 12:22:20 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC At least Bob''s words are in the dictionary. graywolf Mark is of Welsh extraction. You're looking in the wrong dictionary. 8-

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, I've never been a fan of a lot of finder info, but I find some of what is displayed in the *istD useful. The rest just goes unnoticed by me. For one, I like having the stop and shutter speed info there. As I said previously, when shooting in manual exposure mode or program, I can

Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread Rick Womer
I ran into the same problem here in Philly this past spring when I wanted to rent a fast long lens. Three places to rent N and C, no place to rent anything else. If misery loves company, at least K*-M**, O**, and L shooters are in the same boat. Rick --- Shel Belinkoff

Re: PESO: Broken ship grave yard

2005-07-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I find them highly saturated, but I consider that a stylistic decision on the part of the photographer. I see a lot of pro portfolios that display a highly saturated style. Sometimes far more saturated than these. Paul On Jul 12, 2005, at 2:19 AM, Brian Walters wrote: Michael Some great

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2005 at 10:38, Joaquim Carvalho wrote: Compact flash derives from IDE (the way motherboards connect to hard disks on PCs) The (larger contacts) IDE cables have always caused many many problems on PCs, they're finally being replaced with serial ATA. PATA IDE cables are very rarely

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 Jul 2005 at 16:25, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I've been working with Memory Stick, Compact Flash and Secure Digital storage cards for a long time and not yet seen a single incidence of static discharge damage to any of them. It's certainly a possibility, but its significance is

Re: GESO: Brand New Heavies, featureing lead singer Nicole Russo

2005-07-12 Thread Scott Loveless
Sorry. This one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/25108348/in/set-572671/ On 7/12/05, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott wrote: 25108348 is by far my favorite. Which one is that? Jens -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt:

Re: Major Tactical Error

2005-07-12 Thread David Savage
I truly am sorry to hear that Glenn :-( You have to wonder what the f**k some people are thinking when the do things like that. As an aside, 2 days ago a couple of young punks though smashing the front driver passenger side windows of my car would be a good idea, and went ahead and did it. No

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jul 12, 2005, at 2:45 AM, William Robb wrote: I put the camera on a focusing rail, rough focus using the lens or bellows draw, then fine focus by moving the camera forwards or back. Ditto. Godfrey

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
Toralf, I think I've missed both your original posts, so I'll have to answer you on general basis about AF in my macro shots. Sorry if I'm repeating stuff from the other thread. And my answer is... It depends. :-) Isn't that a helpful and lovely answer... I'll elaborate... It depends a lot on

Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread Kevin Waterson
- the Roosevelt elk is supposedly very easy to spot there, but I'm hoping to get away with using a 2x teleconverter (or some such) on my 135. Also, would a polarizing filter be necessary? I'm putting my 135mm f1.8 on eBay on the weekend, that could work well with a 2x converter Kind

Re: Viewfinder istDs v istD

2005-07-12 Thread danilo
I'd probably feel lost if there weren't such info in the viewfinder of my camera (which is not a pentax I'm sorry), and that is because my first and loved camera was (this may also fit into the your first pentax thread) an MX which too shows aperture and speed in the VF. btw, the camera was

Re: lens and rental advice

2005-07-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've attempted to photograph the Elk at Pt Reyes. I wasn't expecting to do so, and therefore didn't have a long enough lens, so I viewed the elk through the finder of my friend's camera. He was using a 400mm, iirc. The elk in that area, while not particularly afraid of human contact, seem to

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
Oh heck... I have to correct that to shutterbutton pressed before my *istD goes sulking. :-) I wrote: Because of the snap-in focus feature, you can sneak up on your prey with the shutterbutton depressed and get a well focused shot on first approach. The only depressing thing around here

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
Toralf Lund started another poll: I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just wondering, in relation to that other post of mine regarding macro lenses, how exactly people here prefer do to the focusing when

Re: Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/07/12 Tue PM 01:48:17 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Why an istDs? This one time, at band camp, Joaquim Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do we want the miniature version of IDE in our cameras??? And a 386 processor

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Well I did say poorly designed devices. The CF card slot seems to be relatively well designed in the *ist-D. Just badly placed according to some people. I've never had a problem getting cards in and out of it however. Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, P. J. Alling [EMAIL

Re: The instigation of enablement

2005-07-12 Thread Larry Levy
OK! Your cure for the enablement disease (find a more expensive hobby) doesn't work. I went from buying recordings (over 8,000) to getting involved in photography. I was doing fine until I encountered all of you wonderful enablers. I'm starting to realize how the '50's bebop jazz pianist

Back! (for a while)

2005-07-12 Thread Frantisek
Hi all, I just got back from Poland. For a day or two and than off again on travels. Poznan, countryside near there, Warszawa. Working on one photographic project and meeting friends in Wawa. Nice time of course, although Warszawa is an expensive place to drink a beer! The cheapest place was in

Re: B/W Film Advice Needed

2005-07-12 Thread Frantisek
Here in Central Eastern Europe, Ilford is selling two cheaper films called Ilford Pan 100 400. They are essentially the same as FP4+ and HP5+, and I have heard many different accounts on why they sell them here and cheaper as well (both HP and FP are sold too). In my and others testing, the 400

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
We need a tiny version of Windows. When you press the shutter button, the LCD screen shows Are you sure?. g Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/12/05 9:48 AM This

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Toralf Lund
Jostein wrote: Toralf, I think I've missed both your original posts, so I'll have to answer you on general basis about AF in my macro shots. Sorry if I'm repeating stuff from the other thread. I don't think you are... That other thread was mainly about how different macro lenses compare to

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Tom Reese, discombobulated, unleashed: There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers. Shenandoah website:

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they seem to be the fashion around here these days... I was just wondering, in relation to that other post of mine regarding macro lenses, how exactly people here prefer

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: Once I'm in the ballpark with magnification, then it's a simple matter of moving the camera/lens backwards or forwards until focus is achieved. This can be handheld, or on a Pentax focussing rail :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Now that I'm 49 use film DSLR ...

2005-07-12 Thread Jon M
Odd that those numbers are so high. Must not be many other young punks like myself (25 years old) that still use 35mm SLRs. :) --- Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071202digitalslr_sales.asp Sincerely, Collin

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers. Shenandoah website:

London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
UK Police have now traced all four bombers - 3 of whom came from the West Yorkshire (Leeds) area. They all arrived by train from Leeds, and took underground and a bus journey, where they detonated their devices. All four bombers died in the attacks last Thursday in London (to be confirmed, but

Re: Pentax *ist DS / D

2005-07-12 Thread Scott Loveless
Another Ack! for the three of us that actually have an *ist. While the *ist screen is removable, there are no replacements. A very prompt individual from Pentax USA sent this in response to my query: While you can remove the focusing screen for cleaning, there are not other focusing screens for

Help with non working A lens contact

2005-07-12 Thread Andre Langevin
My A 24/2.8 doesn't work as it should on recent bodies because, I suspect, the small metal bead does not protrude from the lens mount. How can I repair this? Andre

Re: Now that I'm 49

2005-07-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
There were 200,000 DSLRs sold in 2005 through April? Hmmm. When the DS was introduced, Pentax claimed that it would sell 100,000 of them by March 2005. Although the DS has been very successful, I would guess that it didn't make that goal. Joe

Re: A new poll: Your first pentax?

2005-07-12 Thread Andre Langevin
MX Andre

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
I put the camera on a focusing rail, rough focus using the lens or bellows draw, then fine focus by moving the camera forwards or back. William Robb -- I do it like Bill does if I am using a tripod. With a monopod I focus the lens manually. Joe

Re: Help with non working A lens contact

2005-07-12 Thread John Whittingham
My A 24/2.8 doesn't work as it should on recent bodies because, I suspect, the small metal bead does not protrude from the lens mount. How can I repair this? I think you'd have to remove the rear mount to take a look at what's wrong, it's a bitch to get it all back together though - spring,

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread keithw
Cotty wrote: UK Police have now traced all four bombers - 3 of whom came from the West Yorkshire (Leeds) area. They all arrived by train from Leeds, and took underground and a bus journey, where they detonated their devices. All four bombers died in the attacks last Thursday in London (to be

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Cotty, Thanks for the update - I'm very impressed with the work they have done thus far. Hopefully they will be able to delve much deeper into this and find more information about the overall organization and planning to be able to thwart it in the future. Please keep us updated. --

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread brooksdj
Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers.

Re: Piked up roll:Was Kodak HIE advice please?

2005-07-12 Thread brooksdj
Hi Dave. I find this film, as WW mentioned, very fussy. Only a few of the 36 had this faint line. Probably would be able to PS it out anyway. However, they ones that i had hoped would turn out in an errie sort of way did. I didi not get the standard black sky with these shots as there was a

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Joseph Tainter
Thanks, Cotty. Very impressive progress. Likely British-born? Quite disturbing. Joe

Why not the DS?

2005-07-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
For me there was really no compelling reason to buy the DS form a comparative standpoint. That was not an issue. I found it adequate to my needs. That was all. No major psychological or intellectual effort in this one. It does the job it does it well. Sincerely, Collin

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
The mad doctor intends to... to... mutilate another poor innocent defenseless lens. The horror, the horror... Cotty wrote: On 12/7/05, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed: I though I might make this one look like another little survey, since they seem to be the fashion around here

Re: A15mm/3.5...but not for me

2005-07-12 Thread Bob Blakely
Whoa! I paid US$900 for mine! Regards, Bob... - The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing. - Jean-Baptiste Colbert,

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
CNN has reported that one man has been arrested in last week’s London terror bombings, and that one bomber likely died during the attacks, according to officials.

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, unleashed: CNN has reported that one man has been arrested in last week's London terror bombings, and that one bomber likely died during the attacks, according to officials. I'm hearing that all four died, subject to confirmation using dental

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Though not exactly surprising. Joseph Tainter wrote: Thanks, Cotty. Very impressive progress. Likely British-born? Quite disturbing. Joe -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] My macro lens is not very versatile though, and I am still considering an A*200 f/4 to convert to EOS. With the versatility of stopped-down metering?!? How is that for handheld? You sure there's not some macro lens in the Canon

Re: Why not the DS?

2005-07-12 Thread keithw
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: For me there was really no compelling reason to buy the DS form a comparative standpoint. That was not an issue. I found it adequate to my needs. That was all. No major psychological or intellectual effort in this one. It does the job it does it well. What a

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Graywolf
Countertop unit? At Wal-Mart? All that says is they are not idiot proof. Not too many idiots here on the PDML, however. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Kevin

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Toralf Lund
Toralf Lund wrote: Jostein wrote: [ snip ] I sometimes use AF with my FA100/2.8 macro. The bee shot I posted a week ago is one example where it worked well. However, AF is even more useful with manual focus lenses when it comes to macro. Because of the snap-in focus feature, you can sneak

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Graywolf
With a little balloon that points to it and says, Confirm that you really wanted to take this photo. Oops, too late... graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Steve Desjardins wrote: We need a tiny version of Windows. When you

RE: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Interesting note Shel. I wonder if this holds for other cultures? (We read L to R) -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW/PESOs: Tofu at CMWC A few months ago I was talking with a film maker, and she mentioned that showing a subject moving from left

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Looks like more than exposure latitude going on there. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Why an istDs? To get an idea abot exposure latitude difference between the D and the DS: www.dariobonazza.com/provv/latitude.jpg Dario

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
The *ist-D sample looks to be out of focus as well. Kenneth Waller wrote: Looks like more than exposure latitude going on there. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Why an istDs? To get an idea abot exposure latitude difference

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Graywolf wrote: Not too many idiots here on the PDML, however. Funny how that works. They drop in, annoy the hell out of the rest of us for a short while, then disappear -- leaving the list safe for intelligent conversation about beer, big words, and puns. It's so cool!

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work? - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] My macro lens is not very versatile

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Kenneth Waller
Thanks for the update. Interesting bombers not terrorists. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: London Bombing update UK Police have now traced all four bombers - 3 of whom came from the West Yorkshire (Leeds) area. They all arrived by train from

OT: suicide bombing attack in Israel

2005-07-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Today, at around 5pm local time, a suicide bomber (of 18 years of age, confirmed) blew himself on the road crossing just in front of major shopping center of city of Netaniya. Two people died on the spot. Order of 60 people were hospitalized. Order of 10 of them are in critical condition. I

Re: At long last: UK photos on line

2005-07-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Damn you guys. If both Boris and Cotty are going, how can I avoid trotting along again? This will be *hard* to bargain for in the family council...:-) It did not occur to me. Indeed, cannot you come to London??? Libermans will be delighted, you know... Boris

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We need a tiny version of Windows. When you press the shutter button, the LCD screen shows Are you sure?. g LOL! One of my pet peeves with software in general is those annoying confirmation boxes. Here's the solution: http://www.tlhouse.co.uk/PTFBPro/

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Steve Desjardins
I noticed the mention of CCTV, which is more prevalent in Europe than the US. I wonder how much of a role this played in the speed of the investigation? I mean this as a genuine question, as I really have no idea at the moment. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/12/05 2:10 PM On 12/7/05, Daniel J.

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! UK Police have now traced all four bombers - 3 of whom came from the West Yorkshire (Leeds) area. They all arrived by train from Leeds, and took underground and a bus journey, where they detonated their devices. All four bombers died in the attacks last Thursday in London (to be confirmed,

London Israel today

2005-07-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
This certainly a time for sensitivity, prayer, and trust. Sincerely, Collin Sent via the WebMail system at mail.safe-t.net

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
E.R.N. Reed wrote: Graywolf wrote: Not too many idiots here on the PDML, however. Funny how that works. They drop in, annoy the hell out of the rest of us for a short while, then disappear -- leaving the list safe for intelligent conversation about beer, big words, and puns. It's so

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: Sulking mode Kids are off to the lake for a swim, the little buggers, while I have to stay indoors mounting a new dishwasher that simply doesn't fit very well in the gap after the old one. The new box is exactly 2mm too wide. :-( /Sulking mode You have my sympathy. For

CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread Feroze
Not sure if it works, just got it today Start quote UPDATE: This link goes directly to an executable file to be downloaded (windows only), so your browser may giove you a security warning. Running this program does NOT install anything, it's the actual tool itself. Long time readers will

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
Cotty wrote: Seems they were all British-born, and highly likely they all committed suicide. That's extremely disturbing if it's true. Tom Reese

Re: A new poll: Your first pentax?

2005-07-12 Thread Frantisek
K2DMD. Carefully researched to have all the features I wanted (MLU, AE lock, some manual backup speeds, etc...). Surprisingly, one beaten up specimen turned up at a local shop few weeks after that for a bargain price with the Dial Data Back (I think it was used by the secret police here with the

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread Tom Reese
Tom Reese wrote: There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers. Shenandoah website: http://www.nps.gov/shen/ Smoky

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread mike wilson
Feroze wrote: Not sure if it works, just got it today http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/CDRIdentifier.exe This should be a useful tool - I bought a pile of Maxells recently that appear to be defective as I have never been able to get one to burn. I didn't realise at first that the boxes

Re: Nature Photography Weekend extension

2005-07-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are two U.S. National Parks in relatively close proximity to Grandfather Mountain. Shenandoah N.P. is north of it and Smoky Mountain N.P. is south. Both N.P.s have campgrounds but only Shenandoah has showers. Shenandoah

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Couldn't get it to run on my system. In fact, it crashed my system. Shel [Original Message] From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 7/12/2005 2:03:54 PM Subject: Re: CDR Tester Feroze wrote: Not sure if it works, just got it today

PESO: Sit, Ubu, sit!

2005-07-12 Thread Jens Bladt
How about this doggy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/25537213/ Regards Jens Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread Feroze
I don't have a cdrom, only a burner and a dvd. Strangely the cheapest cdr's I have seem to use the longer lasting dye...go figure :) How old is your your burner? My experience has been that they only good for a couple thousand burns before the laser gives in, regardless of make, though the

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread Frantisek
Hi, the issue is quite more complicated than just phtalocyanine is the best. I suggest reading the CDRFAQ at www.cdrfaq.org longevity section. Frantisek

RE: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Bob W
The word 'terrorist' is very politically loaded, whereas 'bomber' is a plain statement of fact. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. The police, and the respectable press, are unlikely to use a word like 'terrorist' because it could prejudice the outcome of any future trial of the

RE: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Bob W
Most parts of most city centres, and all mainline railway stations, in the UK are monitored on CCTV. Buses in London and other parts are also covered by CCTV. It has often been used in police investigations, and in this case the police have said that they identified the bombers from the CCTV

Re: Back! (for a while)

2005-07-12 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Frantisek wrote: I just got back from Poland. For a day or two and than off again on travels. Poznan, countryside near there, Warszawa. Working on one photographic project and meeting friends in Wawa. Nice time of course, although Warszawa is an expensive place to drink a beer! Next time

Re: London Israel today

2005-07-12 Thread Bob Blakely
A time for sensitivity, prayer - yes. Trust? I don't think so. Regards, Bob... - The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of

OT: Definitions WAS Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread cbwaters
In my view Bob, a freedom fighter is more of a paramilitary figure. One who might bomb but would hit a target with some military or strategic value. These ***kers bombed non-combatants on the subway/bus. Their action was intended to cause chaos and suffering among the populace. Whatever their

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Steve Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed: I noticed the mention of CCTV, which is more prevalent in Europe than the US. I wonder how much of a role this played in the speed of the investigation? I mean this as a genuine question, as I really have no idea at the moment. From

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: The last point of your report, Cotty, is most disturbing... UK Police evidently still has a lot of ground to cover... Indeed. There are more fish to fry. Expect more arrests in the coming days. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread Bob Blakely
Thank you for the pretty blue screen of death. Regards, Bob... - The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing. -

PESO: Kitsch?

2005-07-12 Thread Jens Bladt
I know this is kitsch. But it's still great fun to make :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/25547129/ Regards Jens Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Frantisek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. juli 2005 22:33 Til: Andre Langevin

Re: What's your preferred focus mode for macro work?

2005-07-12 Thread Cotty
On 12/7/05, Jostein, discombobulated, unleashed: With the versatility of stopped-down metering?!? How is that for handheld? Hah!! Good point. Sod it. Can't afford it anyway ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread Feroze
Sorry that you shel are having problems, I have no explaination for that. Works fine on my system though, been a long time since I've been blue screened, almost feel left out.:) Feroze Bob Blakely wrote: Thank you for the pretty blue screen of death. Regards, Bob...

Re: How D + grip use batteries

2005-07-12 Thread Thibouille
Very interesting. I was sure someone'd have something to say about that. Thank you much. 2005/7/11, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED]: They may claim it works this way, but I have frequently resorted to removing the grip when the battery depleted indicator comes on and either run with the in-camera

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Clearly it's a flakey and perhaps even dangerous program. It caused me some grief but I finally got rid of it. My advise to anyone considering downloading it: DON'T! Shel [Original Message] From: Bob Blakely Thank you for the pretty blue screen of death.

Re: CDR Tester

2005-07-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Hmm, I have one of the most crash prone systems I know of. (Win 98 running on an over clocked AMD), but there aren't Win2k drivers for a lot of my hardware devices. It worked fine for me. What OS are you running? Bob Blakely wrote: Thank you for the pretty blue screen of death.

PESO: Kitsch - or maybe not?

2005-07-12 Thread Jens Bladt
This is more like the real thing - AFAIR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/25551197/ Regards Jens Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt

Re: Why an istDs?

2005-07-12 Thread John Dallman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kevin Waterson) wrote: This one time, at band camp, Joaquim Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: more reliable SD cards. More reliable than what? Based on what information? Well, fewer contacts than a CF card, and the SD contacts are larger,

Re: London Bombing update

2005-07-12 Thread Rob Studdert
On 12 Jul 2005 at 17:24, Cotty wrote: Seems they were all British-born, and highly likely they all committed suicide. Yeah, I just heard on the radio, not good, let's just hope that the religious leaders get their politics right or it could be a very bad thing for the future of the UK. Good

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