Re: Pentax kills analog medium format

2006-03-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
All medium format film camera prices have been in the toilet. It's a wonder that anyone is still manufacturing any of them. I sold my Hasselblads just before the entire market submerged. Godfrey

Re: WTB - 18-55mm

2006-03-15 Thread Richard Chu
I bought a new one last December from www.beachcamera.com for $89 plus $10 shipping. At the time it was a little higher than ebay price, but it comes with one full year of warranty. The price is still the same. I just checked www.nextag.com for price comparison, and it shows

Re: Rue Bordelais

2006-03-15 Thread Kenneth Waller
The steel mill in the background is at least as typical for the place as the houses in the foreground Sorry, how silly of me to think you were trying to depict a street with the title you gave it. Maybe you should retitle it old steel mill. Most of the industrial buildings will be gone in a

Re: Re: OT A380 in seven minutes

2006-03-15 Thread Kenneth Waller
Or mm/cm ;-) Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: OT A380 in seven minutes From: cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/03/15 Wed PM 04:14:39 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT A380 in seven minutes I have one for

Many Thanks

2006-03-15 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Well, this list already saved me some time good money. Three days ago I was asking how much customs charge here in Canada for buying stuff from US and a member contacted me to sell me the very same lens I was looking for, which I don't find used very often or for which, as usual, local dealers

Re: PESO: Rue Bordelais

2006-03-15 Thread Colin J
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: A charming little street in Liège with just a hint of a gradient and a wonderful view on the scenic valley of the river Meuse, basked in the beautyful light of the sunset on a cold winter day. http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=1323943 Ralf A

RE: Paying problems at eBay. (A follow up question)

2006-03-15 Thread Tim Øsleby
Just got a mail from the seller. He has agreed to withdraw the deal. I'm right now sending a thanks message. Now I feel a bit bad about it. He may be a reasonable man who just has been unlucky with his transactions. Never the less. So it looks like a happy ending at this never ending story. I've

RE: Paying problems at eBay. (A follow up question)

2006-03-15 Thread Tim Øsleby
Forgot to say: Thank you to all who has helped me find a solution on this on and off list. The list is an expensive place to hang around for a LBA'er, but it sure is helpful and full of wisdom. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large

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2006-03-15 Thread Jarek Dabrowski
Sylwester Pietrzyk napisał(a): I asked a few questions about FA* 200/4 macro which was in stock in Poland a few days ago. I went there today unfortunately in store it turned out to be only A* 200/4 macro. As I wanted good performance at longer distances in such a lens and A* users told me that

Published.

2006-03-15 Thread Tim Øsleby
This is nothing big really. I have been published before, with better pictures. But, I felt like showing you that I do other things than sit here asking for LBA and transaction advices. For those of you who hasn't started English lessons, the story is that a bunch of people in my community with

Re: PESO: Rue Bordelais

2006-03-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I like Ralf's photograph. I can see no reason to be insulting about what he's titled it. Sheesh. It's a photograph of a street in a town where there are abandoned steel mills looming in the distance. WTF??? How hard is that to understand? Godfrey

Re: Pentax kills analog medium format

2006-03-15 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 15, 2006, at 6:44 PM, Tom C wrote: It was coming... I bet sales were absolutely abysmal the last two years. Did you see how far the prices on the used 645 and 67 gear had dropped? Now's the time, I suppose, to stock up on 645 glass. -Aaron

Re: More Kennyboy quotes

2006-03-15 Thread Mishka
is that what canadian lawyers drive? mishka On 3/15/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I once owned a Dodge Colt. Need I say more? cheers, frank

Re: More Kennyboy quotes

2006-03-15 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 15, 2006, at 8:47 PM, Mishka wrote: is that what canadian lawyers drive? No, you can't hit the green with a Dodge Colt. -Aaron

Re: WTB - 18-55mm

2006-03-15 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Anyone have an 18-55mm zoom (the kind that comes with many an *ist DS) for sale? Did you find one, I think I have few laying about, the 3 *istD's all had one on it when purchased. I have no idea where they are, but if you need

RE: Enablement: Optio A10

2006-03-15 Thread Tim Øsleby
About the SR test shots: Are they shot at the wide or at the long end. If wide, it's pretty good. If long, that's very impressive. Anyway: This gives me an urge for the new nameless thing with SR. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large

Re: Lens Hood 31mm Ltd

2006-03-15 Thread Joseph Tainter
Yes, just buy a short Heliopan hood, they are threaded top and bottom like a neat stack of filters with the glass punched out :-) -- Thanks, Rob. Do you have one of these? If so, do you have its length? And is the thread the same at both ends? Joe

Pentax sighting

2006-03-15 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I'm watching Puerto Rico vs. Cuba in the World Baseball classic, and so far it's a hell of a game. And there's a guy in the first base side camera bay with what appears to be a DS or DS2 -- clearly a Pentax, anyways, and if it's a D it doesn't have the grip on it -- and an older-looking long,

Re: Pentax sighting

2006-03-15 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Looks like maybe an A* or M* 300/4 -- had no tripod collar, the photographer was using a beanbag on the ledge of the camera bay wall. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Pentax sighting Date: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:37 pm Size: 422 bytes To: PDML

Re: GFM Questions

2006-03-15 Thread graywolf
You came in from the north. That is the shorter way. From Charlotte that is the longer way, but hard to get lost. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Rue Bordelais

2006-03-15 Thread cbwaters
Ken, Uh... dude... Chill. It's like Art, dude... He can call it Fartstix if he wants... CW - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Rue Bordelais The steel mill in the

Taylor Watches His Friend, Felix

2006-03-15 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Taylor loves the computer screen, and amuses himself by studying Photoshop and keeping an eye on his friend, Felix. http://home.earthlink.net/~shel-pix/watching_felix.html Just a QuikSnap with the old PS which is keot on the desk for such moments. Shel

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! No need to be brutal. It works as an interesting graphic image, but I'm not sure if it solves the issue you had in mind. Making photos that have a more dynamic quality doesn't necessarily mean producing a graphic effect with camera movement. Well, of course you're right. But I had to

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Seriously. You have turned a static scene into something dynamic. At first glance I saw that as a contradiction. After a moment of reflection I realised it opens for a lot of interpretations. May I suggest a new title, City life? Kind of cliché, but that’s what I see underneath the surface.

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Get yourself a good tripod. LOL I have Slik Able 300 DX... I just don't carry it to my work and back every day... ;-) Boris

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I like the image. It's pretty and well balanced. However, this technique has been used a lot, and, in my opinion, the results don't vary enough to warrant more and more executions of this type. Why do I feel so executed? ;-) I mean like in hanging or da-chair... ;-) Thanks... I am not

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I am starting to realize that most of my photography is very static. Here I've tried to be slightly less static... http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12495 Your honest and brutal feedback is as usual sought after and appreciated. I like it. I must say, I usually exect smooth lines

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Boris, I like it. Has a certain sophistication about it. Nice to see you trying something different, we all should. Ken, funny you should mention sophistication. Most recently I couldn't see anything more sophisticated that outright trivial... Thanks, but I humbly disagree... This is

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Nicely done abstract. Looks like living room art from the 60's. Har! Thank you! I am indeed flattered! Boris

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Yep, the technique is trite, but it certainly warrants experimentation, especially by someone who hasn't done it before. I also agree with Godders about this not being the best way to instill some dynamics into a photo. I don't think dynamic necessarily means movement. It can be

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=12495 Love it. I can imagine this on my wall. Thanks! Boris

Re: PESO: Rue Bordelais

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! A charming little street in Liège with just a hint of a gradient and a wonderful view on the scenic valley of the river Meuse, basked in the beautyful light of the sunset on a cold winter day. http://www.photosight.ru/photo.php?photoid=1323943 Ralf A wonderfully graphic shot, Ralf.

RE: WTB - 18-55mm

2006-03-15 Thread Jay Taylor
Cotty, I sent you an email earlier regarding the one I have, but I didn't hear back from you yet . Please contact me off list. Thanks, Jay

Re: PESO - Cool Jazz

2006-03-15 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! You mucked it up good :) That worked well, Godfrey Frank - i like this one a lot, the trumpet player very strong and the pattern of all the hands. What were they playing? just curious. I like Godfrey's mucking too, Ann. Thanks, Godders!! I don't remember exactly what they were

RE: PESO: Noisy Miner

2006-03-15 Thread Jens Bladt
Now that's a beautiful picture! My only complanit is that it's not bigger - I would want a little more space aabove the bird. Thhe lighting and compositione i s awesome. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Brian Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax kills analog medium format

2006-03-15 Thread David Mann
On Mar 16, 2006, at 2:39 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Did you see how far the prices on the used 645 and 67 gear had dropped? I noticed that not-so-long-ago, when I saw a 67II kit appear on a local auction site at what I thought was a ridiculously good price. It turned out to be merely

Re: Lens Hood 31mm Ltd

2006-03-15 Thread David Mann
On Mar 16, 2006, at 1:33 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On the film cameras it was much easy to keep flare sources out of the frame as you saw them encroaching at the edge of the frame. DOF preview helps... even on a film camera you don't always notice the flare when the lens is wide-open for

RE: WTB - 18-55mm

2006-03-15 Thread Jens Bladt
I'd get a Sigma 18-50mm 2.8. No fast Pentax available yet (?). Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. marts 2006 22:23 Til: pentax list Emne: WTB - 18-55mm Hi, Anyone have an 18-55mm zoom (the kind that comes

RE: Published.

2006-03-15 Thread Markus Maurer
Tim, the trim! I understood norwegian, yippie... Markus -Original Message- From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:31 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Published. For those of you who hasn't started English lessons, the story is that a bunch

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