Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-22 Thread Adam Maas
I've got the 7660. I'm fond of the Moab Entrada papers with it, but be aware that you will get fading on any paper not designed for dye inks. I've yet to get successful prints from the Epson Enhanced Matte or Heavyweight Matte papers, the problem I'm having is the heads scrape the papers at

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

2005-09-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Camera engineering (This is signifigant) ARE YOU RETARDED are ARE YOU JUST PLAYING DUMB? I'm just seeing how retarded I can make you look, John. I do it because I am a no good lout who likes to make fun of stupid people,

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

2005-09-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Camera engineering (This is signifigant) I told you this would happen didn't I??? Sure John, whatever. William Robb

RE: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

2005-09-22 Thread J. C. O'Connell
NICE COMEBACK - too bad it doesnt address the subject matter - BTW, if you think you are making me look retarded, then why are YOU the one trying run from the postions you took on the subject matter with a barage of personal attacks and NO SUBJECT MATTER REBUTALS WHATSOVER?? That's called a

Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-22 Thread John Celio
guess it's time for an Epson 2200 (2400?) or 4000 series printer. If I can't get the bugger rolling smoothly again, I'll go for it (probably a 2200-2400) and would like to hear recommendations on papers that you've used with it too. The only paper I ever use these days is Epson Premium

RE: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread Trevor Bailey
Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request) On 21/9/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Rather that rereading the old thread, I will just wait until it comes around again. Cotty Wrote... In fact why don't we book it in now, so those that don't want to see it again can

Sensors That Shift?

2005-09-22 Thread Glen
Since the current sensors are smaller than 24 x 36 mm, could a camera be built in such a way that it could shift the sensor up and down, and from side to side? This would have a similar use as a shift lens would have. Of course, you would have to use lenses made to cover the full 24 x 36

Re: How Pentax Could Survive (was:Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm)

2005-09-22 Thread dagt
Patents are often used for trade, as long as you contribute to the common patent pool you are allowed used some of the others. If you have an important patent in the competitors field you can get what you want from him. That is an important part of the technology and patent game, and that's

Re: istDS Exposure.. ISO Coercion

2005-09-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 20, 2005, at 11:16 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I played around with the feature some more, and golly gee whiz, the camera finally will chose different ISO settings, although I've yet to figure out what it uses to make the decision. I set the DS to ISO Coercion at 1600 limit, set the

Re: PAW - Clouds at Lake Tekapo

2005-09-22 Thread David Mann
oops, I should have checked the address I was replying to. - Dave

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread David Mann
On Sep 22, 2005, at 9:13 AM, Cotty wrote: Avast me hearties!! Sorry Cotty, you're a couple of days late. Talk like a pirate day was the 19th. http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html Cheers, - Dave

Re: Orphaned Power Zoom Lenses

2005-09-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Cotty wrote: On 21/9/05, Mark Erickson, discombobulated, unleashed: Power Zoom, of course! Waste of time!! And additonal weight. Kostas

Re: yay...15mm enabled

2005-09-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, P. J. Alling wrote: There's a lot of light fall off in most ultra wide angle lenses. The sensor will be adding under exposure effects when that happens as well. Wouldn't the crop factor be in one's favour though in this case? Kostas

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Jostein
Congrats, Pål! I can't recall when I first joined, but I remember one post from the early days where you described having your LX breaking down while photographing an airshow or similar. Something about it not working on manually selected shutter speeds, only on auto. Do you remember when that

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread David Mann
On Sep 22, 2005, at 7:13 AM, Bob W wrote: Similarly, there's to be no discussion of Monty Python if you didn't watch every episode when it was first broadcast in the 1960s No fair... I wasn't born until the 70s. I do have the 14-disc DVD set though. nothing about single malts unless

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Jostein
Quoting Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Happy anniversary, everyone... Boris (a.k.a. Jar Jar a.k.a. The Youngster) You'll be okay as long as you keep your tongue out of the light arch. Sorry, mate... just couldn't resist...:-) Cheers, Jostein

Re: A 20/2.8 on D or DS

2005-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks to all who commented. A few of the posted pics provided something of a sense of how the lens performs. Shel

Re: A 20/2.8 on D or DS

2005-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Dag, Thanks for posting the links and for your comments. Do you have a larger version of this one? http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=115486 Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is OK. I use it a lot. I see some light falloff still visible wide open

PAW: People Portraits 2005 #38 - GDG

2005-09-22 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Another PAW up for viewing: http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/38.htm Comments, critique, flames always appreciated. Flames are ignored. ;-) enjoy Godfrey

RE: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
I came along in December 1996, so I'm a newbie ;-). Antti-Pekka Antti-Pekka Virjonen Estera Oy Turku www.estera.fi www.computec.fi -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 11:56 AM To:

Re: Proposition and a Vote_ WAS_Petition to Pentax?

2005-09-22 Thread Toralf Lund
Don Sanderson wrote: OK Folks, how vote you, Yea or Nay Aye! - T

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread Frantisek
Thursday, September 22, 2005, 4:33:48 AM, Mark wrote: MR P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even K and M lenses could be made to work with in camera IS. MR I suppose, if there were some means of manually entering the lens' focal MR length into the camera. Sounds even more cumbersome than

RE: its digital only....

2005-09-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Don Sanderson wrote: Still getting pretty good prices for nice MZ-S's on eekBay. Absolutely. Whether I buy one from the EU or from the US (and pay taxes) the price is almost fixed at 400 GBP. Kostas

Re: yay...15mm enabled

2005-09-22 Thread Frantisek
JK According to the lens barrel DOF markings, everything between 3 feet JK and infinity should be in focus at f5.6. The DOF at 15mm is Don't count on DOF markings. They are useless because they are computed for 3-4x linear enlargement _only_. Imagine how small a print would that be from the

Pentax 5,5X Loupe

2005-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
To my surprise and amazement, I discovered that Pentax has a Limited version of their 5.5x loupe. A perfect compliment to the Limited lenses? LOL http://shop.pentax.jp/defaultMall/images/goods/60054.jpg Shel

RE: its digital only....

2005-09-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Don Sanderson wrote: As for Pentax, wonderful, but not for a pro who puts food on the table with their gear. IMHO of course. Don (Feeling like a traitor, but honest.) Probably you are more forgetful than a traitor. Forgetful of folk like Steady, who puts food on the

Black White Conversion w/FA 24 f2.0

2005-09-22 Thread Jay Taylor
After admiring the awesome photoblog of Juan (Water Molotov) and great images from Godfrey, I have been wanting to explore different BW conversion processes in Photoshop CS. This one involves dual Hue/Saturation adjustment layers. Not even close to dynamic range shown in Juan's work, but here

Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-22 Thread David Mann
On Sep 22, 2005, at 6:42 PM, John Celio wrote: The only paper I ever use these days is Epson Premium Lustre. It is by far the best paper I've ever used. I use it in both the Epson 9600 and 2200 printers at work. I've heard a lot of good things said about that paper. I'd try if it were

Re: PPI for Printing

2005-09-22 Thread David Mann
On Sep 22, 2005, at 5:04 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: So, what ppi do you use for what size/type prints? If all I can get are small prints using the recommended ppi from the digi, well, that's an unhappy circumstance. But it seems that many of you are getting larger than 6x9 prints from the

Re: yay...15mm enabled

2005-09-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Jim King wrote: Here are two shots (full size) of the proverbial brick wall, one at f5.6 (one stop down to give the lens a little slack) and one at f11. The one at f5.6 is terrible in the corners, while the one at f11 is a lot better. Do you think the one at f5.6 is

Re: A 20/2.8 on D or DS

2005-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yes, I recall that Rob had a somewhat negative comment about the lens, which is what prompted the question. Thanks for the remainder about WW's comment as well. I'm looking to replace the K20/4.0, which replaced the infamous Bow Wow Super Tak 20/4.5, both of which provided satisfactory, if not

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread Pål Jensen
1. Ultra compact magnesium weather sealed body. 2. Ultra compact weather sealed lenses made of magnesium (and glass of course!) too. 3. Lots of megapixels giving image quality better than whats achieveable with film (which ever way you measure) 4. Possible to switch from manual mode to aperture

OT: 1270 problems

2005-09-22 Thread mike wilson
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/21 Wed PM 11:12:30 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera? On Sep 21, 2005, at 4:06 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: I tried a 77 ltd and really liked the feel and build

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread Chan Yong Wei
I'd want a digital sensor sitting in a manual, mechanical body. I don't need an LCD screen behind. Just give me the usual knobs on top of the body to control ISO, shutter speed (need not be stepless), and the ring around lenses to control aperture. Manual focus lenses work fine for me as well. The

Re: Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/22 Thu AM 04:03:47 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PDML 10th anniversary - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: PDML 10th anniversary Geez, I'm trying to remember when I joined - best guess

Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-22 Thread Herb Chong
that's usually a sign of wearing heads. have you tried looking for an Epson maintenance cartridge? it has cleaning solution inside instead of ink. might be pricy. Herb - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PDML

Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-22 Thread Herb Chong
one of the things that Wilhelm has found is that 3rd party papers generally provide significantly less fade resistance than the vendor's own papers. this has been my limited experience too. Herb - Original Message - From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: Peso or 2: Flowers

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
Pretty. I'm sure they're the first of many to come. I look forward to seeing more. Paul On Sep 22, 2005, at 12:27 AM, John Graves wrote: I think I like my ist-DS. Here are the first of my new pictures http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=529887 Comments please. John G.

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. Ultra compact magnesium weather sealed body. Actually, this is quite important to me as I had had both the MZ-S and the 645NII at repair due to seawater seeping in to the body. The selector around the release button on the

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

2005-09-22 Thread Pål Jensen
Ho-Ho. This thread is getting incredibly funny! - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 7:52 AM Subject: RE: Camera engineering (This is signifigant) ARE YOU RETARDED are ARE YOU JUST PLAYING DUMB?

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - I can't recall when I first joined, but I remember one post from the early days where you described having your LX breaking down while photographing an airshow or similar. Something about it not working on manually selected shutter speeds, only on auto. Do

Re: How Pentax Could Survive (was:Re: Pentax K 2.5/200mm)

2005-09-22 Thread Herb Chong
a Pentax body that can't focus on a moving object while a Canon or Nikon body can is solely technology. having worked for 10 years in industrial research generating patents, i am quite familiar with what patents can be used for. i see no evidence that Pentax got any of those uses. Herb.

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Chan Yong Wei I'd want a digital sensor sitting in a manual, mechanical body. Whats the point with that? It won't work without batteries anyway. Pål

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I was going to ask about Casselbury just the other day. Haven't heard from him in a long time. Miss his Photography of the Oregon Coast. Paul On Sep 22, 2005, at 12:03 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: PDML 10th anniversary Geez, I'm

Re: Update on my profile snags

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like IPhoto slide shows. They're easy to make and with music, they can be a hoot. Paul On Sep 22, 2005, at 12:16 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Update on my profile snags However i order the ibook before this discovery. Its not

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread Tom Reese
Besides, the 24/2 is out of stock at BHPhoto. Again. Adorama doesn't even list it. What's this available thing Herb is talking about? BH will get more. I suggest that you click on the notify when in stock button and enter your e-mail address. They'll let you know when it comes in. Tom Reese

Re: I'm Not Crazy

2005-09-22 Thread Tom Reese
Doug Brewer wrote: I don't know if that proves you're not crazy. Because I wrote: snip Well, I still say I'm not. me thinks ye doth protest too much Tom Reese

Re: Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread mike wilson
From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/22 Thu AM 01:37:16 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PDML 10th anniversary I was here a bit before that while it was still with Pentax. I want to thank Doug for keeping up this list for almost five years now. And, mostly,

OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread Michael Spivak
Hi All I really like the distribution... i don't post a lot and don't get answered alot but i read almost everything... I REALLY think you need a forum but REALLY ! if you need any technical advice - you are welcome to ask.. i've been maintaining couple of such forums by myself... --

Re: printing papers ...

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I print with an Epson 2200 and am very satisfied. In several years and over 600 13 x 19 prints, I've never experienced a drip or a clogged head. The 2400 is the latest version of this printer. I'll upgrade when my 2200 begins to show signs of wear. Maybe sooner. My favorite matte paper is

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
I knew this would get better when Bill got home:-). On Sep 22, 2005, at 2:14 AM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell Subject: RE: Camera engineering (This is signifigant) ARE YOU RETARDED are ARE YOU JUST PLAYING DUMB? I'm just seeing how retarded I can

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/22/2005 3:44:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi All I really like the distribution... i don't post a lot and don't get answered alot but i read almost everything... I REALLY think you need a forum but REALLY ! if you need any technical advice -

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Tony Kekalos
April 29, 1945...in anticipation of list start-up.

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Steve Larson
Happy Anniversary !! Thanks Doug for keeping it afloat! Still miss the Mafud/Robb flame wars Steve (came in just after The Who)

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everyone seems to think that would be difficult. Hows this for an action. It's easy enough to sense a K lens the body. So have a function button, (such as the AF button on the *ist D), that's useless using K/M lenses change function. Press that button

Re: PDML 10th anniversary

2005-09-22 Thread Jostein
Quoting Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I was not photographing an air show but my camera broke down when it was 19 years old. It was bought in 1981 so it must have been in 2000. Anyway, I believe that you joined in the fall of '99. That was second time around. I first joined in -96 or -97,

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread Mark Roberts
John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:05:12 +0100, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not repeating the same argument over and over.. Mark! Sorry, but I don't think I can include that in the 2005 quotations list. I'm way over quota in the irony

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Michael, This list as you and I know now is there for 10 years... Please be reminded of timeless English saying - If it ain't broken, don't fix it... I really think your suggestion is redundant. -- Boris

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread David Savage
My favorite corruption of that saying goes: if it ain't broke, break it, then fix it g Dave On 9/22/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael, This list as you and I know now is there for 10 years... Please be reminded of timeless English saying - If it ain't broken, don't fix

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread Frantisek
Thursday, September 22, 2005, 12:34:25 PM, Pål wrote: PJ - Original Message - PJ From: Chan Yong Wei I'd want a digital sensor sitting in a manual, mechanical body. PJ Whats the point with that? It won't work without batteries anyway. Well, this is a dream camera for any

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread frank theriault
On 9/21/05, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip other than that, my camera is better than I am at this point. ...at this point? -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread frank theriault
On 9/22/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/21/05, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip other than that, my camera is better than I am at this point. ...at this point? Oops! Forgot the smiley. vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Dave, My favorite corruption of that saying goes: if it ain't broke, break it, then fix it That would be Savage Theorem of ain't broken law ;-). Reminds me of the book on Murfy Laws. -- Boris

3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
Seems to me the digital offering from Pentax is just not going the distance. I have now had to send bodies back on 3 occasions (not the same body). Is this indicative of what we can expect from Pentax in the digital era? I have only ever had a single K1000 repaired (felt) of the 6 bodies I own.

Re: New England Vacation

2005-09-22 Thread frank theriault
On 9/18/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't know about the New York City advice. It may be heresy to some but I've never liked the place. Well, I know I'm jumping into this thread late, but my first visit to NYC was back in July, and it was great! I can't wait until I can get back

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:55:03 +0800, David Savage wrote: if it ain't broke, break it, then fix it If it ain't broken, don't fix it... If it don't fit, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
How are you using them? I have two bodies that I work hard nearly every day. With about 2 1/2 years of combined use and 15,000 frames or so, no problems. Do you get them wet, drop them, subject them to a lot of RFI? Paul On Sep 22, 2005, at 1:16 AM, Kevin Waterson wrote: Seems to me the

Re: Got my *ist D this morning

2005-09-22 Thread frank theriault
On 9/16/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank. I have my old Raliegh 3 speedsp and Norco 10 speed, out in the garage. Air in the tires and new chains should be all thats required.:-) Geez, this new road-bike that I have has a Campy 10 speed cassette - in the back! With the

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread David Savage
HA! The Savage Theorem (I like that. I'm going to keep it g) was born years ago when I took something apart to fix it. I repaired the original problem easily, but I broke a part that was working fine and spent a lot of time cursing and fixing my mistake. For this reason I am unwilling to try my

Re: Camera engineering (This is signifigant)

2005-09-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
On 9/22/05, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ARE YOU RETARDED are ARE YOU JUST PLAYING DUMB? OK, that is a bit beyond the accepted level of discourse. Ad hominemattacks just do not belong on a list like this. Also, putting parts of your message in all caps is the net equivilentof

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How are you using them? I have two bodies that I work hard nearly every day. With about 2 1/2 years of combined use and 15,000 frames or so, no problems. Do you get them wet, drop them, subject them to a lot of RFI? When

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, Kevin Waterson wrote: When shooting dance most of the performances are of 2 minutes approx. In that time I will fire off about 15-20 shots. I do this for 15-18 hours. Is there a use-by on amount of images shot using a digital, like a 2 year/50,000 shot warranty? What has

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm coming to the conclusion that no good dead goes un-punished. J. C. O'Connell wrote: Secondly this is totally different than the K/M lenses ( millions of them remember) situation we have been discussing at length because IMAGE STABIZATION was never intended with K/M lenses so it's a NEW

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread Doug Brewer
This idea gets floated through here periodically. The short answer is No. I like the PDML being an email list. I like that it's sometimes hard to handle the volume, because it takes dedication to deal with it. I like that it's more personal than a web forum, that it's a little anachronistic,

Re: Pentax 5,5X Loupe

2005-09-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Now that's just silly, seems more like something Leica would introduce. Shel Belinkoff wrote: To my surprise and amazement, I discovered that Pentax has a Limited version of their 5.5x loupe. A perfect compliment to the Limited lenses? LOL

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread Chan Yong Wei
My bad; of course there'll be some sort of power source to power the electronic aspects of the camera like the sensor and writing to the CF/SD cards, maybe even a meter. But I'm happy controlling shutter speed/aperture totally mechanically, using a mechanical shutter... though the ISO knob would

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread Chan Yong Wei
Wow, I hadn't even thought of that dynamo idea. It would be pretty cool if the camera could generate its own power just by winding it up... like those radios and torchlights they distribute to certain parts of Africa. On 9/22/05, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hungry, be it traditional or

Re: yay...15mm enabled

2005-09-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Yes it would, a couple of my lenses were improved dramatically by the crop factor. I expect the light fall off is pretty drastic with the 15mm however, (not to say it's a bad lens, just the nature of the beast). Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, P. J. Alling wrote: There's a

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I was going to say maybe, but as I though about I came to the conclusion, probably not. Frantisek wrote: Thursday, September 22, 2005, 4:33:48 AM, Mark wrote: MR P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even K and M lenses could be made to work with in camera IS. MR I suppose, if

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Kevin, Seems to me the digital offering from Pentax is just not going the distance. I have now had to send bodies back on 3 occasions (not the same body). Is this indicative of what we can expect from Pentax in the digital era? I have only ever had a single K1000 repaired (felt) of the 6

OT: Christmas in Sept. iBook is here

2005-09-22 Thread brooksdj
Woo Hoo. I was out in the field the last few days on some pipeline work east of Toronto,and i quess my laptop was delivered to the office yesterday. Now the fun begins.:-) Dave

Re: PESO -- The Littlest Moped.

2005-09-22 Thread frank theriault
On 9/21/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn, I missed the deadline for the PUG again this month. Oh well, I really didn't have anything good that matched the theme anyway, so I guess I'll post another PESO. Sometimes it helps to add a little text, sometimes not. So without

Re: Irrelevant Poll: What do you WANT in a digital camera?

2005-09-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Sounds like an Epson, RD1... Chan Yong Wei wrote: I'd want a digital sensor sitting in a manual, mechanical body. I don't need an LCD screen behind. Just give me the usual knobs on top of the body to control ISO, shutter speed (need not be stepless), and the ring around lenses to control

Re: OT: Christmas in Sept. iBook is here

2005-09-22 Thread frank theriault
On 9/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Woo Hoo. I was out in the field the last few days on some pipeline work east of Toronto,and i quess my laptop was delivered to the office yesterday. Now the fun begins.:-) Woo Hoo indeed!! g -frank -- Sharpness is a

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't find the green button an onerous burden, but it would be totally unnecessary if the body supported the lenses features properly. On the other hand this would add functionality to these lenses that was only dreamed of, maybe not even that, when they were built. Two different stories.

Re: PESO -- The Littlest Moped.

2005-09-22 Thread David Savage
A possible case to be made for moving to digital? g Dave (doing' his bit for promoting enablement) On 9/22/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL!! Good one, Peter! Geez, I missed PUG again - that's two months in a row now, after many years of not missing one. Sigh - it's so

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread Fred
It is what it is, my friend, and to me it's a good thing. Works for me... Fred

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread pnstenquist
Your level of use may exceed that of almost all list members. What kind of failures are you experiencing? Paul This one time, at band camp, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How are you using them? I have two bodies that I work hard nearly every day. With about 2 1/2 years of

Re: OT: Christmas in Sept. iBook is here

2005-09-22 Thread brooksdj
On 9/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Woo Hoo. I was out in the field the last few days on some pipeline work east of Toronto,and i quess my laptop was delivered to the office yesterday. Now the fun begins.:-)

Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)

2005-09-22 Thread Gonz
Yeah, they (american car companies) did that continuously in the 70's and 80's until quality got so bad that they had to reverse course, because foreign companies were eating their lunch with higher reliability cars. A typical savings was replacing a nylon washer (meant to isolate a

RE: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That does not speak well of the durability of the istD, but it might be helpful to know how you've been using the cameras, in what environments, and what had to be repaired. Personally, I never thought of DSLR's as 20 year cameras. Shel [Original Message] From: Kevin Waterson Seems to me

Re: OT: beating the mail with PDML

2005-09-22 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! It is what it is, my friend, and to me it's a good thing. Ditto. -- Boris

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 22, 2005, at 9:14, Shel Belinkoff wrote: RFI? What's that and how would that affect the life of a digi? Radio Frequency (Interference?). Basically, strong electromagnetic fields is what he's referring to. -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN

Re: Peso or 2: Flowers

2005-09-22 Thread Jack Davis
John, Nice! Butterfly shot is worthy of trying as a small pano crop to include the blossom to its right. A loss of a bit of the left side might, then, improve the balance. Obviously, a greater DOF would have helped. http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=89 Would appreciate your

Re: istDS Exposure.. ISO Coercion

2005-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Good work, G ... it's a pretty nice feature and can certainly come in handy when shooting in changing light situations. Shel Am I paranoid or perceptive? [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi . I set the DS to ISO Coercion at 1600 limit, set the Fn menu ISO to 200, and wandered

OT: A favour to ask.

2005-09-22 Thread David Savage
G'day All, I'm having problems viewing my PESO's GESO's. The pages load but the images take forever to download (if they even do). The problem is the same no matter which browser I use, and I have no problems viewing any other web sites. Before I start annoying my ISP's support people, I

Re: Loire Valley photo web page revised

2005-09-22 Thread frank theriault
On 9/18/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since there are over 100 photos, the web page for my Loire valley bike trip necessarily involved a lot of batch processing in RawShooter Essentials, IrfanView and Photoshop. For the most part this all worked out well but a few of the shots

Re: PPI for Printing

2005-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks, gang ... I didn't even think about rezzing up. Certainly worth a try to see what kind of quality can be had. It's also nice to know that, with digi, a lower rez (200ppi v 330ppi) may give good results. I see a batch of test prints in my future LOL Shel Am I paranoid or perceptive?

Re: 3rd *istD body bites the dust

2005-09-22 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 1:16 AM Subject: 3rd *istD body bites the dust Seems to me the digital offering from Pentax is just not going the distance. I have now had to send bodies back

RE: OT: A favour to ask.

2005-09-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi David ...hey all came up just fine - quickly (considering my dial-up connection) and all the links worked. Shel Am I paranoid or perceptive? [Original Message] From: David Savage I'm having problems viewing my PESO's GESO's. The pages load but the images take forever to download (if

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