RE: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread Bob W
I had one of those a couple of years ago - it was one of the most enjoyable cars to drive I've ever had. It was like an eager little puppy, really wanted to go out all the time, was fast, responsive, economical - just a great car I thought. -- Bob You definitely won't want to see this clip

RE: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread mike wilson
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/11/24 Fri PM 08:27:38 GMT To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - Prius Fuel Economy That would be like going back to mixture and advance and retard levers on infernal combustion engines. to indicate to the engine

Re: Pentax Takumar K mount 135mm f1:2.5

2006-11-25 Thread Vic Mortelmans
Hi, thanks to all for the quick and accurate responses. Especially Stan for the reference! I remember having seen the site before, but my bookmarking is messy... About the lens, there seems to be no conclusion about the quality, but the general advise is not to spend much money on it, so

Re: PESO: My First K10D BW

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Mark. I've found the grain or digital noise to be minimal at ISO 800. My initial impression is that it's less noisy than the *srD I'm going to print the musician pic. i'll know more when I see that. Paul On Nov 25, 2006, at 12:53 AM, Mark Cassino wrote: Nice shots Paul - does a good

Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/11/24 Fri PM 11:32:47 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy I agree, however, that the

Re: It's Not My Job ...

2006-11-25 Thread keith_w
Shel Belinkoff wrote: .. and it's not my pic. Sent by a friend. Thought you may get a laugh or two from it. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/It's_Not_My_Job.jpg Shel This URL won't work for me. I thought it was the apostrophe, and tried it without it. Earthlink still won't process

Re: PESO:the secret weapon of the Swiss navy

2006-11-25 Thread Jostein Øksne
Jostein Oksne - the PDML Jewish Girl... Guys, that's hilarious... By the full name of Jo Stein... :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 25/11/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one of those a couple of years ago - it was one of the most enjoyable cars to drive I've ever had. It was like an eager little puppy, really wanted to go out all the time, was fast, responsive, economical - just a great car I thought. If you

OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers (was: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm)

2006-11-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: one of our major problems was that Jeep had become a generic name for 4x4 SUVs It's gone full circle. It started out as a generic term before it became trademarked as you know. I owned a CJ7 for a couple of years and loved it. A CJ-5 is

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/11/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: That's another thing I hate. When corporations trademark common usage terms. ...like fuckface. Sorry, I mean FuckFace (t). -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: K10D Sharpening

2006-11-25 Thread mike wilson
From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/11/25 Sat AM 02:00:19 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: K10D Sharpening I've used well over 100% many times. With the *istD photos, I generally used 261% at 1.5 pixels and a threshold of 11. Do you use that

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 24, 2006, at 8:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I agree. Substitutions are a problem in modern society. As are brand impeachments. I worked on Jeep advertising, and one of our major problems was that Jeep had become a generic name for 4x4 SUVs. This was particularly true in Europe. We

Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers (was: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm)

2006-11-25 Thread SJ
On 11/25/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are still places on Earth where the CJ-3 is made under license (India for one I think - Mahindra) here in india, the jeep *is* synonymous with the Willys utility vehicle (it is not generic) and, as you point out, the mahindra derivatives (most

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread David Savage
On 11/25/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/11/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: That's another thing I hate. When corporations trademark common usage terms. ...like fuckface. Sorry, I mean FuckFace (t). Har! Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

FL information AS ( was Reservations about DA 16-45)

2006-11-25 Thread John Whittingham
I personally would not buy a pre-AF zoom lens again, however, particularly for the K100D or K10D bodies, as without the focal length information transmitted from lens to body, obtaining benefit from the antishake technology is a bit more of a pain than I would be interested in. It's

Re: PESO - Which Do You Prefer?

2006-11-25 Thread mike wilson
If you could keep the detail in the white fur around the nose in the first and combine with with the rest of the second, that would be my choice. Otherwise, the second. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/11/25 Sat AM 04:07:25 GMT To: PDML PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Which

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 25, 2006, at 12:51 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Jeep is a generic term that Willys co-opted then spent years turning into a brand. That gives them and their successor companies exactly zero right to bitch when people use the term genericly as far as I'm concerned. Before the vehicle

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 25, 2006, at 12:44 AM, David Savage wrote: Chrysler are victims of their own marketing then. Jeep has now entered the English language, they will forever be defending the trademark. It's the same problem that Apple is having with it's i-Pod trademark. Look at the number of mp3

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread mike wilson
From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/11/25 Sat AM 04:46:25 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions On 11/25/06, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Though saying that, I would not touch Vista for at least another six months.

Re: FL information AS ( was Reservations about DA 16-45)

2006-11-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! That never occurred to me until you mentioned it, that could have some serious consequences. I'm not to bothered by the M A zooms, I only have four M 24-35, M 35-70, A 35-105 and A 70-210. But if the Sigma 70-200/2.8 EX doesn't communicate the correct information it's going to be a

Re: K10D Sharpening

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Wow, are you speaking of USM or Smart Sharpening? With the DS bodies, I have almost never applied more than 80-90% sharpening with Smart Sharpening. More than that causes artifacts and problems in most photos. A very few have required pounding up the sharpening to

OT: Cars

2006-11-25 Thread Don Williams
I was in the city a couple of months ago and went to buy some Indian Red 'touch up' paint for my car from the Audi Dealer. I saw about 3 million Euro worth of Audi lined up outside and a rather spectacular red one inside. I took a few dozen pictures. Here are two:

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread David Savage
On 11/25/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been running the Vista Beta on my old machine for a month now, if it's got any bug's I've yet to run across them. Your _old_ machine will run Vista? I know people whose _new_ machines won't.

Re: PESO:the secret weapon of the Swiss navy

2006-11-25 Thread mike wilson
From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/11/25 Sat AM 10:37:19 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:the secret weapon of the Swiss navy Jostein Oksne - the PDML Jewish Girl... Guys, that's hilarious... By the full name of Jo Stein... :-) I was

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread John Forbes
We all KNOW he has a point. We just don't need it to be repeated ad infinitum (and with increasing levels of obscenity), by him or by you or by anybody else. We have ALL had it up to the eyeballs with this, and it is surprising to me that you are attempting to prolong the thread by your

Re: PESO - Evening in Oslo

2006-11-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=273691 ...and a question: Something in this picture reminds me of some movie or album cover, but I´ve got no idea which. Annoying... Dag, this is quite wonderful indeed. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: FL information SD ( was Reservations about DA 16-45)

2006-11-25 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Boris John, I have *istD and Tamron 28-75/2.8 you mentioned. Though of course *istD has no anti shake, but still, all my PEFs display correct focal length in their EXIF information. This leads me to believe that Tamron is fine. It is worth mentioning that FA 28-105 IF (the first

Re: MZ-S and HSIE film

2006-11-25 Thread Angel Ramos
Hi Kevin, I tried when I got it some years ago, it does not work for IR. I then used my PZ1-p and worked fine. Regards Angel Ramos Arecibo, Puerto Rico Kevin Waterson wrote: Does anybody know If High Speed Infrared Emulsion film can be used with the MZ-S? Does the internal infrared mechanism

Re: OT: Cars

2006-11-25 Thread K.Takeshita
On 11/25/06 7:29 AM, Don Williams, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: having owned so many (including an original US Army Jeep and two Land Rovers) that they fail to thrill me now. Are you sure you are not talking about girls, are you? :-) Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D owners: A favor to ask.

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Is the baseplate photograph of the K10D on DPReview.com not adequate? http://www.dpreview.com/articles/PentaxK10D/Images/base.jpg Godfrey On Nov 24, 2006, at 10:36 PM, David Savage wrote: Anyone? Dave On 11/22/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day, Could someone please make a

Re: It's Not My Job ...

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
opens fine here in both Safari and FireFox. G On Nov 25, 2006, at 2:26 AM, keith_w wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: .. and it's not my pic. Sent by a friend. Thought you may get a laugh or two from it. http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/It's_Not_My_Job.jpg Shel This URL won't work for

Re: K10D Sharpening

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 25, 2006, at 4:07 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Like Godfrey, I've also made the transition to the Smart Sharpen tool for most of my work. Trouble (for most people) is, it's even more esoteric than the unsharp mask tool, which is difficult enough to get a handle on. But both tools'

Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers (was: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm)

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Interesting, thanks. As Cotty noted, that's essentially the same as the old CJ-3. The current version sold in the US is called Jeep Wrangler. It's even better off road but too civilized for the die-hard Jeep fans. Paul On Nov 25, 2006, at 6:21 AM, SJ wrote: On 11/25/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Thread hijacking, etc.

2006-11-25 Thread Angel Ramos
LOL, I have one! Angel Ramos Arecibo Puerto Rico David Savage wrote: Needs a cat. Dave On 11/25/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about not only hijacking a thread but combining several topics into it at the same time? Here's my attempt:

Re: K10D Sharpening

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
On important work I do it locally and incrementally. On general run of the mill stuff, I sometimes just whack it in and see what it looks like at 200% or so. Paul On Nov 25, 2006, at 6:02 AM, mike wilson wrote: From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/11/25 Sat AM 02:00:19 GMT To:

Re: FL information AS ( was Reservations about DA 16-45)

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 25, 2006, at 3:21 AM, John Whittingham wrote: I personally would not buy a pre-AF zoom lens again, however, particularly for the K100D or K10D bodies, as without the focal length information transmitted from lens to body, obtaining benefit from the antishake technology is a bit more of

Re: PESO - Which Do You Prefer?

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree. I definitely prefer the increased detail of the second. You might try burning in the white area around the nose a bit. On Nov 25, 2006, at 6:38 AM, mike wilson wrote: If you could keep the detail in the white fur around the nose in the first and combine with with the rest of the

Re: K10D Sharpening

2006-11-25 Thread David Savage
Lately I've been applying the sharpening to a copy of the background layer that has had the high pass filter applied the layer blending mode changed to soft light. By adjusting the layer's opacity using layer masks it's possible to do non destructive localised sharpening. Dave On 11/25/06,

Re: K10D owners: A favor to ask.

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I don't think you have to worry about that! Phil Askey's product photos are pretty darn good. :-) Godfrey On Nov 25, 2006, at 5:57 AM, David Savage wrote: Thanks Godfrey I'd forgotten about that. Though I'll have to assume that the shot is square. Dave On 11/25/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: K10D owners: A favor to ask.

2006-11-25 Thread David Savage
Thanks Godfrey I'd forgotten about that. Though I'll have to assume that the shot is square. Dave On 11/25/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the baseplate photograph of the K10D on DPReview.com not adequate? http://www.dpreview.com/articles/PentaxK10D/Images/base.jpg Godfrey

Re: PESO - Evening in Oslo

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. The figure in the foreground makes it special. Paul On Nov 25, 2006, at 12:36 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions At the present time, there are very few solutions that benefit from 64bit instructions and 64bit data. Processing huge datasets (I mean REALLY huge ... Gigabytes of data at a time) are one

Re: MZ-S and HSIE film

2006-11-25 Thread Angel Ramos
William, I have used my PZ1-p without a problem, and it has a plastic window. I never had a problem with it! Regards Angel Ramos Arecibo, Puerto Rico William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson Subject: Re: MZ-S and HSIE film Thankfully I always carry a

Re: No IR service for Pentax

2006-11-25 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Given that the D100 *istD use the same sensor the D100 DIY kit may work??? But that depends on how confident you are at being able to successfully pull it apart. None at all And then put it back together ;-) More than none at all. Dave Dave On

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm On 25/11/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: That's another thing I hate. When corporations trademark common usage terms. ...like fuckface. Sorry, I mean FuckFace (t). Fuckface is the registered trademark

Re: AW: K10D and Sigma DG500 Super

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 23, 2006, at 10:25 AM, mike wilson wrote: I assume digital protocols make it far easier for OEMs to put little pitfalls in the way of third parties. Mechanical pitfalls are more subtle to create but harder for third parties to accommodate since they can vary more on a unit by unit

Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
Hm...paint it red, get rid of the top and turn signals and it looks just like the CJ-2A I had about 1960. -P SJ wrote: On 11/25/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are still places on Earth where the CJ-3 is made under license (India for one I think - Mahindra) here in india,

Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers (was: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm)

2006-11-25 Thread SJ
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:51:15 -0500 Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting, thanks. As Cotty noted, that's essentially the same as the old CJ-3. The current version sold in the US is called Jeep Wrangler. It's even better off road but too civilized for the die-hard Jeep fans.

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 25, 2006, at 6:11 AM, William Robb wrote: At the present time, there are very few solutions that benefit from 64bit instructions and 64bit data. Processing huge datasets (I mean REALLY huge ... Gigabytes of data at a time) are one thing, but processing a hundred or two 20 Mbyte RAW

Re: It's Not My Job ...

2006-11-25 Thread Angel Ramos
Keith, Do a copy paste to the whole line. The problem is that the actual link ius missing a part, you can also click the link and copy-paste the part missing from the linl ( the not colores undelined section of the complete line). Angel Ramos Arecibo, Puerto Rico keith_w wrote: Shel

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread Scott Loveless
On 11/25/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course, the exact same thing has happened with Hummer (which originated as military slang for a HMMWV). That's not quite right. When the HMMWV first started replacing Jeeps and some other tactical vehicles in the 80's it immediately earned

Re: FL information AS ( was Reservations about DA 16-45)

2006-11-25 Thread John Whittingham
As long as the correct focal length appears in the EXIF data, everything should work all right. I have not specifically tested the case with the Pentax Rear Converter-A 2x-S fitted behind a lens known to transmit the correct data. Thanks Godfrey, I reckon I'll just have to wait and

Re: PESO - Which Do You Prefer?

2006-11-25 Thread Jostein Øksne
As they stand, the second. I think the higher contrast supports the look in its eye better. Jostein On 11/25/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. I definitely prefer the increased detail of the second. You might try burning in the white area around the nose a bit. On Nov 25,

Re: PESO: Mom

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Boris. On Nov 25, 2006, at 12:39 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Another K10d pic at ISO 800, FA 50/1.4, f2.8 @ 1/180th. Window light. Plus one half stop exposure comp with matrix metering. Even at 100% the noise is barely detectable here.

Re: FL information SD ( was Reservations about DA 16-45)

2006-11-25 Thread Christian
John Whittingham wrote: Thanks for that information, it's reassuring to know. I'm sure I read somewhere that the Sigma 300/4 APO is recognised as FA 300/4.5 It certainly is. However, with the matching 1.4x and 2x EX converters it still shows up as 300mm. I'm not sure if that would

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Cassino
William Robb wrote: We'll be processing as many as 500 6-10mp files into 3000 or more 8x10 package prints. Gigabytes at a time is a pretty close assessment. Right now, it takes us about an hour of computer time to do it. I'd like to speed things up a bit. William Robb If you are

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 25, 2006, at 7:42 AM, Mark Cassino wrote: We'll be processing as many as 500 6-10mp files into 3000 or more 8x10 package prints. Gigabytes at a time is a pretty close assessment. Right now, it takes us about an hour of computer time to do it. I'd like to speed things up a bit.

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread David Savage
On 11/25/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 25, 2006, at 7:42 AM, Mark Cassino wrote: We'll be processing as many as 500 6-10mp files into 3000 or more 8x10 package prints. Gigabytes at a time is a pretty close assessment. Right now, it takes us about an hour of

Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 24, 2006, at 9:58 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Note that GM didn't want to build the thing in the first place. They didn't. They fought the concept all the way, even though the EV-1 was an exceptionally good car. I did drive a couple of them. It was stable,

Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers (was: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm)

2006-11-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/11/06, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Interesting, thanks. As Cotty noted, that's essentially the same as the old CJ-3. The current version sold in the US is called Jeep Wrangler. It's even better off road but too civilized for the die-hard Jeep fans. Too right. Now these

Re: K10D Sharpening

2006-11-25 Thread Adam Maas
With the K100, I'm usually at 3, 100%, but I often oversharpen a bit for effect. -Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Usually, my sharpening for full or doubled resolution normal image files with Smart Sharpen is pixels: 2.1, 80-90%, basic mode. A similar result with USM happens at pixels:1.7,

Re: OT: Cars

2006-11-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/11/06, Don Williams, discombobulated, unleashed: I'm less of a motor car person these days having owned so many (including an original US Army Jeep and two Land Rovers) that they fail to thrill me now. Yer a hard man Doc. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 25, 2006, at 7:42 AM, Mark Cassino wrote: We'll be processing as many as 500 6-10mp files into 3000 or more 8x10 package prints. Gigabytes at a time is a pretty close assessment. Right now, it takes us about an hour of computer time to do it. I'd like

Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers (was: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm)

2006-11-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/11/06, SJ, discombobulated, unleashed: and i hope, this is not getting too OT Welcome to the PDML :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/11/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Fuckface is the registered trademark of the Incompetent Lying Abusing Punk Thug Coward Mental Cases Corp. WW North American division? In the UK I have seen it used by Total Wazzock And Tosser Ltd. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Adam Maas
David Savage wrote: On 11/25/06, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Though saying that, I would not touch Vista for at least another six months. Let the bugs get fleshed out, and wait until Microsoft issues Service Pack 1 at least. Windows have been Beta testing it for quite some time now

Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 25, 2006, at 8:12 AM, Adam Maas wrote: 125 mile range is useful only as a commuter, and even that's iffy in many places (125 mile commutes aren't unheard of here in Southern Ontario). That essentially makes it a second car (As people will want to drive longer distances in one go). a

Re: OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 25, 2006, at 8:40 AM, Adam Maas wrote: OS X is the same 2GB limit for PS, but you do get an advantage up to about 3GB by allowing other processes to have RAM and have Photoshop eat up the full amount it can address. I'd say that 4GB would be about the maximum you'd want to install

Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers (was: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm)

2006-11-25 Thread David Savage
On 11/25/06, SJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and i hope, this is not getting too OT No such thing as too off topic. :-) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: I feel cool today

2006-11-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm more than happy to boast your self esteem Boris ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 25. november 2006 06:31 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: I feel cool today

Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 25, 2006, at 8:12 AM, Adam Maas wrote: BTW: if you are really spending 5-6 hours per day continuous in a passenger car just to go about your daily business of just getting to and from work, well, you have other problems in my opinion. !! :-) .. Godfrey

RE: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers (was: Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm)

2006-11-25 Thread Bob W
Interesting, thanks. As Cotty noted, that's essentially the same as the old CJ-3. The current version sold in the US is called Jeep Wrangler. It's even better off road but too civilized for the die-hard Jeep fans. Too right. Now these are more like it ;-)))

RE: I feel cool today - Follow up.

2006-11-25 Thread Tim Øsleby
Opening today. No bubbles, but I did not really expecting any. It was crowded, much more people than I expected. My pictures did not hang very well. They where in a cupboard sized hall. The background was a black, and a red piece of clothing. On of the managers of the festival, a guy who works

Re: OT - Jeeps, jeeps and Land Rovers

2006-11-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Change the running lights paint it olive drab, cast the movie set in wwII. SJ wrote: On 11/25/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are still places on Earth where the CJ-3 is made under license (India for one I think - Mahindra) here in india, the jeep *is* synonymous with the

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread P. J. Alling
The responses to JCO have been intended to inflame, you're the one who's prolonging it now, just let it die. It stopped being amusing quite some time ago. John Forbes wrote: We all KNOW he has a point. We just don't need it to be repeated ad infinitum (and with increasing levels of

Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 25, 2006, at 9:06 AM, Adam Maas wrote: BTW: if you are really spending 5-6 hours per day continuous in a passenger car just to go about your daily business of just getting to and from work, well, you have other problems in my opinion. !! :-) Just a note, but with 100kph limits on the

Re: I feel cool today

2006-11-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
Very cool indeed! Congratulations. -- Bruce Friday, November 24, 2006, 11:07:37 AM, you wrote: TØ You may remember that I told about my first public showing? It was some rock TØ festival images showed at a hotel. TØ I just got a phone from one of those who work with the festival. She asked

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually it was AM General that built the Humvee, not GM. GM bought the rights to build the military Humvee as Hummers and tied the name to further development of civilian vehicle's based on current GM chassis. Scott Loveless wrote: On 11/25/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of

Re: It's Not My Job ...

2006-11-25 Thread keith_w
Angel Ramos wrote: Keith, Do a copy paste to the whole line. The problem is that the actual link ius missing a part, you can also click the link and copy-paste the part missing from the linl ( the not colores undelined section of the complete line). Angel Ramos Arecibo, Puerto Rico A

OT: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Joseph Tainter
We'll be processing as many as 500 6-10mp files into 3000 or more 8x10 package prints. Gigabytes at a time is a pretty close assessment. Right now, it takes us about an hour of computer time to do it. I'd like to speed things up a bit. - Bill, maybe I'm missing something, but isn't your

Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy Technically, I don't think your reservations about the batteries in cold climates are that big a deal (block heaters are regularly used for ICEs in such environments, no reason you couldn't do the

Re: LCD Monitor Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/16/2006 12:55:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If Budweiser were the only beer in the world it would be the best beer in the world. == Not true. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: OT: Windows Computer Questions Bill, maybe I'm missing something, but isn't your slowest component for such jobs going to be the printer? We can't do anything about that, unfortunately, but we would like to address as many

Re: LCD Monitor Questions

2006-11-25 Thread Jack Davis
..and the worst. MGD..YES! Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/16/2006 12:55:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If Budweiser were the only beer in the world it would be the best beer in the world. == Not true. Marnie aka Doe :-) --

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/24/2006 11:29:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: IS, VR, Shake reduction, etc. They are all the same concept ( done in either lenses or bodies ) with different trade names jco === Sigh. Against my better judgment, I respond. They are different.

Re: Flickr camera stats

2006-11-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/22/2006 7:49:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got on photo net more than a year ago the one thing that pisses me off is that little dog icon at the bottom of the page even in my portfolio -- friends have asked me about the dog -- snapping on the

Re: FL information SD ( was Reservations about DA 16-45)

2006-11-25 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Christian It certainly is. However, with the matching 1.4x and 2x EX converters it still shows up as 300mm. I'm not sure if that would adversely effect SR (600mm vs 420mm vs 300mm). As a point of example, the Canon 300/4 and 1.4x converter show as 420mm in the EXIF data and the

OT: AOL Gallery (was Re: Flickr camera stats)

2006-11-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/22/2006 1:43:33 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://pictures.aol.com/galleries/cskofteland/99500WUnDg8Cvgp5n8dJIpAC7pvZDt2o Pt9uv4xQp5Fd3Ig=/large/ http://tinyurl.com/ya9dta Yes it's AOL, but there are surprisingly no ads in this view... Thanks

Handled the K10D today

2006-11-25 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Feels nice. Pentax got the construction right. Good job, Pentax. Size feel are great. I drool. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://www.brendemuehl.net http://evangelicalperspective.blogspot.com http://philosophyforchristians.blogspot.com He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain

Re: Handled the K10D today

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: Feels nice. Pentax got the construction right. Good job, Pentax. Size feel are great. I drool. Boy, they did get it right, didn't they? This camera is a real breakthrough for Pentax as far as build quality/feel is concerned. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Pimp My LX

2006-11-25 Thread Kevin Waterson
I must say I like this... Not sure I would ever use it in public lest it get stolen by some rapper. http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/23/pentax-unveils-shiny-lx-gold-slr-to-celebrate-60-years/ Kevin -- -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a

Re: Pimp My LX

2006-11-25 Thread Jack Davis
Almost lost my turkey leftovers..YUCK!! (the original version id delicious) Jack --- Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I must say I like this... Not sure I would ever use it in public lest it get stolen by some rapper.

Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy

2006-11-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
FWIW, I read somewhere that in real life, the GM electrics got somewhat less than 100 miles on a charge. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Nov 24, 2006, at 9:58 PM, Adam Maas wrote:

Re: AW: question about *istD controls with grip

2006-11-25 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006, Markus Maurer wrote: So the main reason to use a grip is not the additional battery for you? Are you asking in general or for the -D? I use a grip with my MZ-50 (and used to do the same when I had the -5n) 100% of the time I use it. It handles better and the AA Lithiums

Re: PESO - Junko

2006-11-25 Thread David J Brooks
I like this one Bruce. The weather beaten wood against the bright rose petels really makes it stand out. Dave Quoting Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]: While on a walk in San Francisco, I came across this empty bench with rose petals scattered around it and blue ribbons tied on the slats.

Re: K10D Sharpening

2006-11-25 Thread Paul Stenquist
Interesting. While I generally use a higher percentage, i also use a lower pixel count and a higher threshold. Paul On Nov 25, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Adam Maas wrote: With the K100, I'm usually at 3, 100%, but I often oversharpen a bit for effect. -Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Usually,

Re: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Re: Windows Computer Questions Sure you can! You can either go with outrageously priced high speed printers (don't look in the consumer areas for these), or with several consumer printers. We are using a photographic printer, not an

Re: LCD Monitor Questions

2006-11-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Only in Plato's metaphysical universe. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/16/2006 12:55:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If Budweiser were the only beer in the world it would be the best beer in the world. == Not true. Marnie aka Doe :-) --

Re: Pentax 1.8 85mm

2006-11-25 Thread P. J. Alling
Marnie, Are you trying to cause trouble? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/24/2006 11:29:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: IS, VR, Shake reduction, etc. They are all the same concept ( done in either lenses or bodies ) with different trade names jco

Re: Windows Computer Questions

2006-11-25 Thread graywolf
Sure you can! You can either go with outrageously priced high speed printers (don't look in the consumer areas for these), or with several consumer printers. --graywolf William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: OT: Windows Computer Questions

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