Re: OT Worst Cloning job ever

2006-08-08 Thread David Mann
On Aug 8, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Perry Pellechia wrote: Wow, that must have been bad really lighting. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13165165/ Could have been a mammatus bomb... - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system

2006-08-08 Thread David Mann
On Aug 8, 2006, at 3:54 AM, mike wilson wrote: Indeed. When you think of all the energy that has gone into mining, refining, moving, machining, casting, painting, etc. (I know there are economies of scale) the materials in that vehicle (not to mention the factory that built it) and then

So Much Enablement, So Little Time

2006-08-08 Thread John Celio
Over the last few months, I've aquired all sorts of nifty Pentax gear. I've been feeling the urge to bra--, um, share, so here you go: - AF540FGZ Probably the best Pentax-compatible flash I've used. I love the low-light focus-assist feature! I only wish it had a strobe-flash mode. I love

Re: So Much Enablement, So Little Time

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 8, 2006, at 12:14 AM, John Celio wrote: Over the last few months, I've aquired all sorts of nifty Pentax gear. I've been feeling the urge to bra--, um, share, so here you go: ... Ah, Shopping Therapy. Hmm. Sharing is good... About all I've bought since the FA77 in May,

Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system

2006-08-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, David Mann wrote: And if you sold your old car, that's still on the road polluting just as much as if you'd kept it. All you'd have done is increase the total amount of cars on the road by one, until someone down the chain sends their junker to the scrap yard. Tha fact

Shooting at a flood-lit stadium

2006-08-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
The time has come that my favourite Greek football team arrives in Scotland for a Champions League qualifier (Hurray!, said the football-mad immigrant :-)). So I hatched this crazy plan of shooting Superia 400 with the F70-210/4-5.6 from the stand. I am pretty sure that I won't be able to get

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:44:00 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Try it on any of the double-digit MZ/ZX models like the MZ-60 and 70. I think you mean MZ-50 and MZ-60, there isn't a MZ-70. At least the *ist will let you take a picture with a pre-A lens. The issue you complain of

Re: Shooting at a flood-lit stadium

2006-08-08 Thread Don Williams
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: The time has come that my favourite Greek football team arrives in Scotland for a Champions League qualifier (Hurray!, said the football-mad immigrant :-)). So I hatched this crazy plan of shooting Superia 400 with the F70-210/4-5.6 from the stand. I am pretty

Re: Shooting at a flood-lit stadium

2006-08-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Don Williams wrote: Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: The time has come that my favourite Greek football team arrives in Scotland for a Champions League qualifier (Hurray!, said the football-mad immigrant :-)). So I hatched this crazy plan of shooting Superia 400 with the

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:44:00 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Try it on any of the double-digit MZ/ZX models like the MZ-60 and 70. I think you mean MZ-50 and MZ-60, there isn't a MZ-70. But there is an MZ-30! :-) The MZ-50 will let you

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
There's no reason to believe that any of what you say here is true. Paul On Aug 8, 2006, at 1:21 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Hey, I knew you were kidding. But I'm speaking from experience. I've worked for companies who've made that change. Gone from product companies and changed to marketing

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Only the Canon pro cameras are full frame. None sell for less than $3000. On Aug 8, 2006, at 1:57 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: After Pentax killed the MZ-D/MR-52 in IIRC 2003 there were people on this list who predicted that Pentax would never introduce a Digital SLR that they would be film

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread John Forbes
I don't always agree with you Aaron, but I'm with you on this. :-) John On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:35:31 +0100, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 7, 2006, at 9:29 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: There were K lenses listed as current on the Pentax USA website when the Film *ist was

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Aug 8, 2006, at 2:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: They were listed as current products, not historical, not bargain closeouts. They weren't bargain closeouts -- in fact, they were full price. They're just old stock that they still have. What are they supposed to do, throw it away? -Aaron

Re: Shooting at a flood-lit stadium

2006-08-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Aaron Reynolds wrote: The colour will be fine, but the speed will be too slow. Stadiums lit for modern TV broadcasts are around 1/250 f4 at field level at ISO 800. (Or one over half your ISO at f2.8.) Find some Superia 800. Thanks Aaron. Still won't cut it unless I

Re: Shooting at a flood-lit stadium

2006-08-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
The colour will be fine, but the speed will be too slow. Stadiums lit for modern TV broadcasts are around 1/250 f4 at field level at ISO 800. (Or one over half your ISO at f2.8.) Find some Superia 800. -Aaron -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Shooting at a flood-lit stadium

2006-08-08 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:22:25 +0200 schreef Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The time has come that my favourite Greek football team arrives in Scotland for a Champions League qualifier (Hurray!, said the football-mad immigrant :-)). So I hatched this crazy plan of shooting Superia

Re: Shooting at a flood-lit stadium

2006-08-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote: Hope this helps, and good luck to AEK, Thanks Lucas (for identifying the team as well :-)). I don't think BW sports will have any interest at this stage. I will just scan in my mind :-) Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote: You can add positive exposure compensation or lower the ISO as you close down. If you do either, the camera will meter and expose correctly. The hard part is not setting it, but not forgetting to change it back :o) Oh, I have been there with the

Re: Shooting at a flood-lit stadium

2006-08-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Aug 8, 2006, at 6:29 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: I am not risking the 200/2.5; they may not even let me though the gates and I am not missing this match. The camera is staying at home... You may want to have a look at the back of your ticket to see what's allowed and what's not --

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:00:53 +0200 schreef Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:44:00 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Try it on any of the double-digit MZ/ZX models like the MZ-60 and 70. I think you mean

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:53:39 +0200 schreef Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote: You can add positive exposure compensation or lower the ISO as you close down. If you do either, the camera will meter and expose correctly. The hard part is not

Re: returning to this group

2006-08-08 Thread brooksdj
On Aug 7, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Aug 7, 2006, at 8:07 PM, David J Brooks wrote: OTOH the D200 is fantastic, but its a consumer body, so my clients don't take me seriously, Sorry group, should have been a smily face after

OT: Small World/Web site statistics

2006-08-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Hello List Yesterday I made some web pages showing images from Greece (work in progress). Allready 12% of my hits in August 2006 come from Greece. Well, that is just 60 Greek hits. Nevertheless, it's a small world, isn't it? http://www.jensbladt.dk/Rhodos-2006/Rhodos-intro.html Best Regards Jens

Re: GESO: What I did last weekend

2006-08-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Well that was fun! Regards, Bob S. On 8/7/06, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More accurately: Who I met. This is not art, it's just fun. For me anyways! http://charles.robinsontwins.org/twinsdays_2006/index.html -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
The 5D isn't a pro body (It's based on the Elan 7N film body) and is under $3000 new (although not by much unless there's a sale on). -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: Only the Canon pro cameras are full frame. None sell for less than $3000. On Aug 8, 2006, at 1:57 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote: Buying an MZ-5n failed (it was killed in transit), so I ended up with a Z-1, and now a Z-1p. I must say I still use the MZ-50 surprisingly often. OK, here is my -50 factoid of the day: I am selling big-time and I am only keeping the MZ-S and the -50.

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
No, they were current products in the catalog and they dropped support for them. Sheesh. Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Aug 8, 2006, at 2:06 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: They were listed as current products, not historical, not bargain closeouts. They weren't bargain closeouts -- in fact,

Re: 2 PESOS: yeah yeah my kitty cat

2006-08-08 Thread graywolf
I know nothing --I actually thought Tabby mean female, as opposed to Tom until I read this thread. I then Googled it and got the information from here: http://www.penmarric.ns.ca/Pedigree/catbreeds/tabbycat.htm Humm? My dictionary does define tabby cat as meaning a female domestic cat.

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm broke right now, but even I don't see that as a huge price. What would you have expected to pay for a FF 35mm DSLR even three years ago. I think the Kodak DCS cameras were about $6000. Which was about half the price of the equivalent Canon? While imaging chips are probably not going to

RE: So Much Enablement, So Little Time

2006-08-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Congrats, John. You are really alucky guy - especially the Spotmatic F story is a good one. The flash sounds interesting. I always wanted one - but apparently not enough to buy one :-) BTW. I never knew Pentax made more than one F1.50mm lens. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63

PDML Mini-FAQ Link

2006-08-08 Thread gray_wolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Sigma 70-200 2.8?

2006-08-08 Thread Jens Bladt
If it's the APO EX, it's excellent. Just ask Jostein. Tests here: http://www.oksne.net/tests/80-200/thumbs/exif.html regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Aug 8, 2006, at 10:08 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax will have to build one, just to compete. Or they could just make excellent wide angle lenses at a good price instead. If there's not a functional difference to the end user beyond the use of old lenses, why bother? They have a bigger

Re: Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread DagT
The Nikon-people are saying the same, but that does not make it right. Remember that the requirements made by the FF sensor makes lot of the Canon lenses useless (at least in vignetting, edge sharpness..), so you have to add new lenses to the cost. If I had to change many of my lenses anyway

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread graywolf
Most pros make a list of what they need, and when their suppliers' rep* stops in every month or so they hand it to him, and it arrives via Fed Ex in a few days. Oh? It doesn't work like that for you? Maybe you are not such a pro as you think you are. Suppliers determine whether you are a pro

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Really? They were recently manufactured and not just old stock? Where'd you get your information? It conflicts with mine. -Aaron -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: K10D - More News Date: Tue Aug 8, 2006 10:03 am Size: 619 bytes To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Some merely use the phone and Purolator. ;) -Aaron -Original Message- From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: K10D - More News Date: Tue Aug 8, 2006 10:33 am Size: 1K To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Most pros make a list of what they need, and when their suppliers'

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread graywolf
Which goes to prove nothing. In Ann Arbor when I lived there, none of the retail stores stocked pro gear because it was unprofitable. So a couple of guys openned Studio Center Photographics. They sold nothing but pro gear, and at least made a living from it. 4x5, 8x10, Hasselblads, Canon* pro

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread graywolf
I believe Volkswagon's top of the line model was the Porsche 958. However I just checked the website and notice that except for the SUV and a souped up VW sedan, Porsche no longer makes a front engined car. However they still make several versions of the 911. If Pentax operated like that there

Arcella -- mainly for Tom

2006-08-08 Thread Don Williams
Since this little thing seems to be interesting some of us I've posted another DivX movie. I have a few dozen clips of Arcella but I also have more than 10 000 other images and clips of all sorts. After the last serious accident I had to reorganize and its very difficult to find anything at

Re: LX trouble

2006-08-08 Thread graywolf
Are you sure the new battery is up to snuff? -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Adam Maas wrote: Battery has been changed (As stated). -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: Sounds like

Re: LX trouble

2006-08-08 Thread graywolf
Sounds like a battery problem. Speeds 1/125 an above will function mechanically. Probably the battery is down to the point it will still run the meter, but will not run the shutter. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
Although Volkswagen and Porsche are closely connected, they are independant companies. Volkswagen's top end model back then was the Volkwagen not the 958 (I think you might be referring to the 928 here? The original front-engine Porsche design, not to be confused with the 924 which was

Re: LX trouble

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
graywolf wrote: Sounds like a battery problem. Speeds 1/125 an above will function mechanically. Probably the battery is down to the point it will still run the meter, but will not run the shutter. Shutter works fine at slow speeds in Manual mode. Doesn't in Automatic(Av). New Batteries

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Jorgen at epixx
Aren't you forgetting the 914? Even if it was a Porsche, the most sold version had a VW engine (the 411, later the two liter 412 engine), and they were all called VW/Porsche. Jorgen On 8/8/06 10:35 pm, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Although Volkswagen and Porsche are closely connected,

RE: PESO: Four Generations, One Moment

2006-08-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks for sharing, Paul. The funny thing is - it's quite obvious, that Grace actually looks a bit like her great grandmother. Nice moment and nice shot. And I like that there's still people here, who are bold enough to post non-commercial, non-artistic photographs like this one :-) Regards Jens

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread John Francis
No - there'd be six versions of the *ist-D in the current catalog (Hmm: D, DS, DL, DS2, DL2, K100D, K110D?), but they'd be called Spotmatics. The only thing the current incarnations of the 911 share with most of the earlier versions is the name. On Tue, Aug 08, 2006 at 10:54:06AM -0400,

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Tom C
I'm sure what you say is true. That hasn't changed the fact that most pros don't shoot Pentax. I didn't say I was a pro BTW, I was only speaking to my way of thinking. If I was making my living from photography and I needed something now, I would want it now, not later. Of course this issue

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Tom C
Nothing from nothing proves nothing. Almost like a song. Tom C. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Which goes to prove nothing. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Arcella -- mainly for Tom

2006-08-08 Thread Don Williams
Ooops! Sorry -- wrong address. This was for Microscope. Don Don Williams wrote: Since this little thing seems to be interesting some of us I've posted another DivX movie. I have a few dozen clips of Arcella but I also have more than 10 000 other images and clips of all sorts. After the

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
Even the 356 used a VW engine, unsurprising given that the VW engine was a Porsche design in the first place. But they were Porsche's, not VW/Porsche's. -Adam Jorgen at epixx wrote: Aren't you forgetting the 914? Even if it was a Porsche, the most sold version had a VW engine (the 411,

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Don Williams
I know a Pro who only uses pinhole cameras -- home made ones. He has a few Pentaxen, but they haven't been used for years. Don Tom C wrote: I'm sure what you say is true. That hasn't changed the fact that most pros don't shoot Pentax. I didn't say I was a pro BTW, I was only speaking to my

Re: Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Jack Davis
Haven't been reading that much of the ..More news thread, but noted a reference to 645D lenses as giving the best and I gather that was in reference to image. There was a time when MF lenses lacked the resolving power of 35mm. A desired 'creamy' wedding look was offered as the reason. Suppose that

Re: Neg v Slide Scanning Results

2006-08-08 Thread Gabriel Cain
Jack Davis wrote: I've never heard or read why it seems to be the case, but I, also, realize a poorer image when scanning color negatives than I do when scanning positives. Based on posts to this list, I understanding this to be the common experience. At least there appears to be a drudgery

Test.Time

2006-08-08 Thread David J Brooks
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Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
Remember that while MF lenses deliver lower lpmm in most cases, they're delivering that slightly lower resolution to a much larger sensor/negative, for more effective resolution. -Adam Jack Davis wrote: Haven't been reading that much of the ..More news thread, but noted a reference to

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm sorry, but this seems wrong. Porsche has been entirely owned and operated by Volkswagen since at least the time of the 914, which was marketed as a Volkswagen rather than a Porsche in many markets (only the 914-6 model was marketed exclusively as a Porsche). The Porsche 356 model

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread keith_w
Jorgen at epixx wrote: Aren't you forgetting the 914? Even if it was a Porsche, the most sold version had a VW engine (the 411, later the two liter 412 engine), and they were all called VW/Porsche. Jorgen Sometimes called the VoPo, a derogatory nickname, so named by the people, on

Re: Test.Time

2006-08-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Dave, no matter how fast you drive you're not gonna go back in time. Come inside the house and put your pants back on. -Aaron -Original Message- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Test.Time Date: Tue Aug 8, 2006 2:03 pm Size: 159 bytes To: pdml@pdml.net Aug 8, 2006 at

Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Tom C
Where do you guys that have a 2200 purchase ink and what are you paying? The Costco price is running about $9.66 per cartridge. Any better deals on OEM ink out there? Thanks. Tom C. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Jack Davis
I hadn't forgotten that, just felt it common knowledge. I'm curious if the lower resolution factor is still true in the manufacture of new lenses. Are you saying that it is? Jack --- Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember that while MF lenses deliver lower lpmm in most cases, they're

Re: Test.Time

2006-08-08 Thread brooksdj
Dave, no matter how fast you drive you're not gonna go back in time. Come inside the house and put your pants back on. -Aaron No, i like it out here in the mud.:-) Dave -Original Message- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread pnstenquist
That's a darn good price from what I've seen. I pay about $11 at a photo store. Some internet prices are slightly lower, but you have to pay shipping. Last time I looked my Costco didn't stock the 2200 ink. I'll have to look again. Paul -- Original message --

Re: Neg v Slide Scanning Results

2006-08-08 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciate your thorough answer. As it happens, I'd read and re-read Fuji's on line specs, so am aware of Astia's lower RMS value. In comparing neg/pos films, I was curious about a structural difference that would give the advantage to one or the other. I'm too often guilty of drawing conclusions

Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Tom C
That's their online price which doesn't include shipping. In 3-packs. I don't know whether it's actually stocked at my local Costco or not... but I'm just 2.5 minutes away... Tom C. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system

2006-08-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Looks like the EverReady bunny! He's putting on an average of over 5000 miles/month. I wonder how that affects battery life? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system P. J. Alling wrote: That's 1/2

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Tom C
Yeah, right! I bet you also claim to have forgotten more than you know. ;-) I hadn't forgotten that, just felt it common knowledge. I'm curious if the lower resolution factor is still true in the manufacture of new lenses. Are you saying that it is? Jack --- Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sounds like a good price to me. I'm buying R2400 ink carts at about $13@ from BH, a break off what I find them for locally ($15.95 usually). Godfrey On Aug 8, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Tom C wrote: Where do you guys that have a 2200 purchase ink and what are you paying? The Costco price is

Re: Test.Time

2006-08-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
Did you pass? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Test.Time Aug 8, 2006 at 14:02 est D Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net --

Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
I buy all my Epson materials from http://www.atlex.com/ Cartridges for the 2200 are currently listed @ $8.90. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Epson Photo 2200 Ink Where do you guys that have a 2200 purchase ink and what are you paying? The

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
Gpodfrey, It's actually the other way around. Porsche took an 18.5% ownership interest in VW in 2005 to prevent a takeover bid (increased now to approximately 25%). Porsche was owned by Ferdinand Porsche and later his heirs until 1972, when it became a private limited company controlled by

Re: Test.Time

2006-08-08 Thread brooksdj
Did you pass? Kenneth Waller Seems not. Dave - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Test.Time Aug 8, 2006 at 14:02 est D Equine Photography in York Region -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Tom C
My Costco does not have them either. I guess it's what we get for buying a printer only 1 in 100 peope would purchase. Tom C. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To:

Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Tom C
That is a good price! Thanks, just placed my order. Tom C. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Epson

Re: Arcella -- mainly for Tom

2006-08-08 Thread Powell Hargrave
Nice miss. Enjoyed your little beasty. Powell Ooops! Sorry -- wrong address. This was for Microscope. Don Don Williams wrote: Since this little thing seems to be interesting some of us I've posted another DivX movie. I have a few dozen clips of Arcella but I also have more than 10 000

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread graywolf
Air cooled engines can not meet the smog laws, of course they had to redesign it. I think you mean the 914. IIRC, the 924, 928 and 958 all came out about the same time. The 924 was a sporty car (looked like a sports car, but without the performance), the 928 was the mainstream front engined

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, graywolf wrote: Air cooled engines can not meet the smog laws, of course they had to redesign it. ... and require too high of octane for the compression ratio (and power) they run at. Ask me about my airplane 8.5:1 is high compression and requires 91/96

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread pnstenquist
To complicate things further, Ferdinand Porsche developed the Volkswagen when he worked for Daimler-Benz before World War II. Life in the car business can be complicated. Paul -- Original message -- From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Air cooled engines can not

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Paul Sorenson
OK - whatcha flying?? -P Cory Papenfuss wrote: Ask me about my airplane -Cory -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system

2006-08-08 Thread graywolf
I almost did that, luckily I thought a moment before posting. MTBF, and MTTF are not the same thing. MTBF is Mean Time Before Failure which is the average time before needing repair. MTTF is Mean Time until Total Failure which is the average time until it is no longer repairable. -- graywolf

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
graywolf wrote: Air cooled engines can not meet the smog laws, of course they had to redesign it. I think you mean the 914. IIRC, the 924, 928 and 958 all came out about the same time. The 924 was a sporty car (looked like a sports car, but without the performance), the 928 was the

Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I thought more than a moment before posting. Whether estimated life is MTBF or MTTF: we don't know which PJ is referring to with his imprecise language, nor do we know what hybrid he is referring to either. But it's irrelevant, really. Unless someone has an accredited source of

Re: 2 PESOS: yeah yeah my kitty cat

2006-08-08 Thread Doug Franklin
graywolf wrote: http://www.penmarric.ns.ca/Pedigree/catbreeds/tabbycat.htm Humm? My dictionary does define tabby cat as meaning a female domestic cat. That page taught me some stuff, too. I though tabby only applied to the striped and spotted ones. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) --

Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Well, since he's done 230,000+ miles and hasn't replaced the drive batteries yet, I would suspect whatever effect it has is of only minor significance. People in the US drive an average of 12-15K miles per year. The battery is warranteed for at least 100,000 miles, which at the [EMAIL

Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmm. I checked the R2400 ink cart prices ... $11.20 @ plus shipping. That's better than BH by about 15%. Not bad at all. I wonder what they get for shipping. thanks. Godfrey On Aug 8, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: I buy all my Epson materials from http://www.atlex.com/

Update on problem with DL USB cable (it was the camera)

2006-08-08 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Finally I went to my friend's place and we tested the camera with my cable. Same result :-( If one connects the PC and the camera, with the camera switched off, the monitor goes blank. Then, if you switch the camera on, the PC turns off (???). My camera worked fine with his PC. So, it seems that

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Interesting.. Certainly wasn't my impression! I've not really followed the history of Porsche and VW very closely. What is the source of this information? G On Aug 8, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Adam Maas wrote: It's actually the other way around. Porsche took an 18.5% ownership interest in VW in

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
I got it from the Wikipedia article on Porsche AG, but since it's publicly available info and non-controversial, they should be reasonably accurate on it. I spent some time researching Porsche a couple of months ago when it looked like I was going to buy a used 944. -Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Tom C
There's a shipping calculator available after filling your cart on the website. For my order of 7 cartridges, shipping was under $9 for standard UPS ground. Tom C. Hmm. I checked the R2400 ink cart prices ... $11.20 @ plus shipping. That's better than BH by about 15%. Not bad at all. I

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2006-08-08 Thread mike wilson
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Re: Epson Photo 2200 Ink

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
That's pretty good. I usually order 3-6 carts at a time as I run low on stock (I always keep two sets in stock these days!). $9 is about what BH charges for a similar order, so it's a real 15% discount. :-) On the other hand, for six carts I'm saving less than $12 so if I already have

Re: Update on problem with DL USB cable (it was the camera)

2006-08-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jaume, Find another USB cable and give it a try. Regards, Bob S. On 8/8/06, Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally I went to my friend's place and we tested the camera with my cable. Same result :-( If one connects the PC and the camera, with the camera switched off, the monitor

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks. Maybe I'll look it up for the details. According to my mechanic buddy in Texas, be glad you didn't buy the 944. He once granted me a two hour litany on all the reasons why you should never own one... and while he does seem to go extremist on German cars once in a bit, he's a pretty

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Paul Sorenson wrote: OK - whatcha flying?? Nothing sexy, but it gets the job done... It's a Piper Cherokee 180 (PA-28-180). Roughly 130-140mph cruise-speed. The engine is a flat, 4-cylinder, 360 cubic-inch, 180hp (sea level), 2700 RPM. It's considered

Re: Neg v Slide Scanning Results

2006-08-08 Thread Mat Maessen
On 8/8/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Appreciate your thorough answer. As it happens, I'd read and re-read Fuji's on line specs, so am aware of Astia's lower RMS value. In comparing neg/pos films, I was curious about a structural difference that would give the advantage to one or the

Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system

2006-08-08 Thread Kenneth Waller
I would suspect whatever effect it has is of only minor significance My point is it may have major signicance. I don't know but it is a point to ponder. Would be interesting to have another data point, with same time in use but something closer to a normal amount of mileage. Kenneth Waller

Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system

2006-08-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 8, 2006, at 5:18 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: I would suspect whatever effect it has is of only minor significance My point is it may have major signicance. I don't know but it is a point to ponder. Would be interesting to have another data point, with same time in use but

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've driven quite a few 944s, once on the road course at Lime Rock, and several of my friends have owned them. I found them great to drive. Far less prone to oversteer than the 911 and more responsive steering than a 928. And they have some beautiful forged aluminum suspension parts. When

Re: K10D - More News

2006-08-08 Thread Adam Maas
The engine on them is a little odd to work on I hear (You need a $500 gizmo to tension the timing belt). I was considering one because it costs about the same as a 240SX, and doesn't have the current popularity with drifters. The issue was rendered moot a few weeks ago when I came into a free

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