Re: PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-17 Thread J and K Messervy
Lol, or a small one for that matter. - Original Message - From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7:43 AM Subject: Re: PESO - Comet McNaught On 17/01/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've never

Re: PESO -- Fisheye on the rocks.

2007-01-17 Thread David Savage
I like it. I just wish the horizon was level ;-) Cheers, Dave On 1/17/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last one for a while. (I've got to try to figure out what to do for the PUG if anything). Even an all glass lens can have soft corners and edges with lots and lots of CA. I

Re: Into the Cold

2007-01-17 Thread David Savage
Doesn't get cold enough here to be a concern. :-) So to answer your questions: Nothing not that I've noticed. Dave On 1/17/07, Mark Dalal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Folks, Mark and Paul's winter shots have prompted me to look at my shooting habits. I've been a bit reticent to take my

Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ...

2007-01-17 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Thanks to all for your interesting insights. It seems to me that: - Pentax seems firmly committed to 16x24 format, although these digital days are difficult to predict (we seem to have already forgotten the Hoya merger and its possible implications). - Yes, If they ever decide to go 24x36,

Re: It Arrived!

2007-01-17 Thread Patrick Genovese
I have the 12-24 and overall its a really nice lens. True is a bit on the big side by pentax standards but its not too bad. Pros: Sharp... even wide open though it is not at its best.. by f5.6 - f8 its tack sharp Flare ... Good flare control considering the fact its an ultra wide...

Re: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Mark, Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 3:08:01 AM, you wrote: MC Thankfully I'm on the site via FTP almost every day - and sort MC directories by date last modified. That is inteded to get me to the MC active directories that I'm working out of, so when an old directory MC showed up at the

Re: It Arrived!

2007-01-17 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Patrick Genovese wrote: Pros: Sharp... even wide open though it is not at its best.. by f5.6 - f8 its tack sharp Sorry, I am struggling to understand this statement as a pro. At f8 all lenses are created equal. Is there a typo in the even... sentence above? Kostas

Re: thoughts, questions, a story ...

2007-01-17 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: A strange feeling. I still have three exposures to go on that roll of film. Nice story, well written. Thanks Godfrey. I am wondering if I can still write my name on paper. Sure, I can type it, see below :-) Never had good hand-writing anyway. On

Re: PESO: Ghost of the flame

2007-01-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
A nice abstract. The shape of the plume makes for an interesting composition, and I find the subtle tones pleasing. Paul On Jan 16, 2007, at 11:15 PM, Mark Dalal wrote: Hey Folks, Was experimenting some time ago and wanted some opinions on this shot:

RE: It Arrived!

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
At f8 all lenses are created equal. You've been looking at the wrong lenses. Even so, there's nothing difficult about the claim. He says it is sharp wide open. That has to be a pro, because it's not true for many lenses. But it is even sharper at 5.6-8 - that's normal for most lenses. It is

Re: It Arrived!

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
Whatabout the DA12-24 on 35mm coverage? Someone should try ;) 2007/1/17, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have the 12-24 and overall its a really nice lens. True is a bit on the big side by pentax standards but its not too bad. Pros: Sharp... even wide open though it is not at its

Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ...

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
Jaume, you can use some DA zoom lense on a certain zoom range. The 18-55 is usable in the upper range like 35-55 or something I didn't test thouroughly. 2007/1/17, Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks to all for your interesting insights. It seems to me that: - Pentax seems firmly

Re: It Arrived!

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
Kostas I think he meant that it wasalready very sharp wide open, not soft. And of course it is better by F/5.6-8 2007/1/17, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Patrick Genovese wrote: Pros: Sharp... even wide open though it is not at its best.. by f5.6 - f8

Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ...

2007-01-17 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Yes, you can, although in this range I already have other lenses. In fact this, along with the DA40 case, was one of the reasons that made me think that the DA70 might work well in 24x36. BTW, I have an almost finished Superia 200 roll in my MZ-5n taken exclusively with my 18-55 @ 18mm. Even

Re: thoughts, questions, a story ...

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Dalal
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Once that bunch headed out, I pulled out the laptop and started poking at some more photos from the NY trip and from my junta to Nashville, TN. I also pulled out the Pentax 645 and started fooling with it, framing a composition of the tables and chairs

Re: It Arrived!

2007-01-17 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Yes, please :-D (seriously talking, I have no hopes for this one, obviously) - Mensaje original De: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Enviado: miércoles, 17 de enero, 2007 12:28:26 Asunto: Re: It Arrived! Whatabout the DA12-24 on 35mm coverage?

RE: K10D shake reduction and low light

2007-01-17 Thread Henk Terhell
Also confirm how great SR is. It offers possibilities to use no flash to give a far better idea of the ambient light. As example here a picture taken with SR on the K10D at 1/10s F4.0 (DA 16-45) at ISO 1600 and AWB in a low light situation (restaurant). No adjustments made in PS, just straight

Re: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Cassino
Boros Attila wrote: You should not use FTP for anything but anonymous access to public sites. It sends your username and password in cleartext. Use SFTP, or secure FTP instead. It uses SSH to transfer files, and unlike standard FTP, it encrypts both commands and data. Do not confuse secure

Re: GESO - Snow Flake Gallery

2007-01-17 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Mark, Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 3:28:47 AM, you wrote: MC Well, for about 30 minutes yesterday, it snowed and was cold enough to MC capture the snowflakes and take their pictures. So - a few new snow MC crystal macros at the top of this page: MC

RE: Pentax repair in the Netherlands

2007-01-17 Thread Henk Terhell
Lucas, have you tried Haspel Camera Service in Rotterdam? Henk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas Rijnders Sent: 16 January, 2007 7:19 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Pentax repair in the Netherlands On Mon, 15 Jan 2007

Re[2]: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Mark, Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 2:37:28 PM, you wrote: MC Thanks Boros - It looks like I need to find a SFTP client, or maybe use MC the built in file manager (have to check if it is safe.) They are aplenty, the two most popular are: WinSCP http://winscp.net/ which is completely free,

Re: PESO -- Disabled

2007-01-17 Thread Boros Attila
PJA I decided to continue with my experiments on various different BW PJA conversions. This one is a free filter I found on Mark Roberts free PJA software page. It was one of the simplest methods and seems to work PJA very well, PJA

PESO: McNaught in Suburbia

2007-01-17 Thread David Savage
G'day All, I'm not too impressed with this effort, but here it is anyway: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/_IGP0744.jpg K10D, FA* 80-200mm f2.8 @ 200mm -w- F 1.7x AF Adapter, f8 @ 8 seconds, ISO 100. Weather permitting I may try again from a better location tomorrow. Cheers,

Re: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 17/01/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Boros Attila wrote: You should not use FTP for anything but anonymous access to public sites. It sends your username and password in cleartext. Use SFTP, or secure FTP instead. It uses SSH to transfer files, and unlike standard FTP, it

Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Roman
A friend of mine, fresh model, is looking for a good photographer to work with him. Anyone in New Delhi? Thank you. -- new photos ever so often... http://roman.blakout.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: It Arrived!

2007-01-17 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/17/07, Patrick Genovese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the 12-24 and overall its a really nice lens. True is a bit on the big side by pentax standards but its not too bad. ... I only wish it was a D-FA lens instead of a DA lens that way I would be able to shoot some lovely ultra wide

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Fresh as opposed to stale? Roman wrote: A friend of mine, fresh model, is looking for a good photographer to work with him. Anyone in New Delhi? Thank you. -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML

Re: It Arrived!

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The same can be said for the DA14. It is sharp even wide open, but it achieves it's best sharpness across the field around f/4-5.6. Test examples at a variety of lens openings @ http://homepage.mac.com/godders/14mm-examples/ BTW, I did test the DA14 with the Pentax MX. It nicely covers a

RE: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
Fresh as in 'Fresh model, new in town, exotic, 38-24-36', as seen on postcards in London's phone boxes? -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: 17 January 2007 14:58 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re:

Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ...

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 17, 2007, at 2:14 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: please Godfrey, keep providing us with you impressions about you new prime. Well, I went to SF yesterday afternoon for a gallery walk and an evening's presentation, took the K10D with the DA70 and FA35 along. The DA70 was the only lens I

RE: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread mike wilson
Don't the male models usually offer different dimensions? Not that I would know anything about that From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/17 Wed PM 03:24:03 GMT To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi Fresh as in

Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ...

2007-01-17 Thread pnstenquist
How does it compare to the FA77 in minimum focusing distance? Paul -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 17, 2007, at 2:14 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: please Godfrey, keep providing us with you impressions about you new

Re: PESO: McNaught in Suburbia

2007-01-17 Thread Boris Liberman
Everything seems to be soft on this image. I am afraid it does not work for me. Too much inconclusiveness. On 1/17/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, I'm not too impressed with this effort, but here it is anyway: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/_IGP0744.jpg

RE: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36 male model would go down very well. As long as he was fresh... -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mike wilson Sent: 17 January 2007 15:42 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-17 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Contrary to popular belief, all robins do not fly south for the winter and return north in spring. Many robins winter over every year in the US, and they can survive temperatures down to 30 below. http://www.learner.org/jnorth/unpave/robinwinter.html They do change their habits in the winter,

RE: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
As for guessing passwords, I came across this just the other day which shows just how easily many passwords can be guessed: http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0701.html#15 There are some good stories on that page. I particularly enjoyed the one about Walmart and the bomb scare. Bob --

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/1/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Fresh as in 'Fresh model, new in town, exotic, 38-24-36', as seen on postcards in London's phone boxes? Calm down Bob - it's a bloke -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread mike wilson
Bob W wrote: But I'm sure a 36 male model would go down very well. The two aren't necessarily linked. I'm told. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mike wilson Sent: 17 January 2007 15:42 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE:

Re: PESO -- Fisheye on the rocks.

2007-01-17 Thread Boris Liberman
I'd rather suggest to allow slightly more of the sky and just a bit less rocks on the foreground. On 1/17/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like it. I just wish the horizon was level ;-) Cheers, Dave On 1/17/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last one for a while.

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Cotty
I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36 male model would go down very well. I find that difficult to swallow. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML

Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ...

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Just about identical, far as I can see. They both achieve .7m (2.3') minimum focus distance. That means that the FA77 achieves a slightly tighter minimum field of view, of course, due to its longer focal length. G On Jan 17, 2007, at 8:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How does it compare

OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread Eactivist
Computer woes kept me away for about 3-31/2 weeks. Think it was the latter. Some may remember I had just got a new computer, a AMD 64X2. My old desktop still worked, but I was getting blue error screens (Windows) more and more. Plus it was only a Pentium III, so it was slow and I was

RE: PESO: McNaught in Suburbia

2007-01-17 Thread Tom C
Interesting, The tail looks great at the expense of star-trailing' of the nucleus. Maybe a higher ISO/shorter exposure... Thanks for showing! Tom C. From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Subject:

Re: PESO: McNaught in Suburbia

2007-01-17 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/17/07 11:08 AM, Boris Liberman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everything seems to be soft on this image. I am afraid it does not work for me. Too much inconclusiveness. On 1/17/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, I'm not too impressed with this effort, but here it is

RE: GESO - Snow Flake Gallery

2007-01-17 Thread Tom C
Simply lovely Mark. Almost all would make great cards or frameable prints. Thanks for sharing them with us! Tom C. From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: GESO - Snow Flake Gallery Date: Tue, 16

RE: Into the Cold

2007-01-17 Thread Tom C
I abuse my *ist D in cold the same as any other weather. A spare set of batteries is about all I'd take and a microfiber cloth to defog the lens when moving back into warm. Tom C. From: Mark Dalal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: McNaught in Suburbia

2007-01-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 17, 2007, at 7:16, David Savage wrote: G'day All, I'm not too impressed with this effort, but here it is anyway: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/_IGP0744.jpg K10D, FA* 80-200mm f2.8 @ 200mm -w- F 1.7x AF Adapter, f8 @ 8 seconds, ISO 100. Weather permitting I

Re: PESO -- Disabled

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Dalal
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] I decided to continue with my experiments on various different BW conversions. This one is a free filter I found on Mark Roberts free software page. It was one of the simplest methods and seems to work very well,

Re: PESO -- Disabled

2007-01-17 Thread David J Brooks
Nice composition. Like Boris said, this type of shot is better in BW Dave Quoting P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I decided to continue with my experiments on various different BW conversions. This one is a free filter I found on Mark Roberts free software page. It was one of the simplest

Re: PESO -- Yet one more dog portrait

2007-01-17 Thread David J Brooks
Really nice on Peter. Exposure look good, and lots of detail. Good job on the conversion. I'll have to check out that program Dave Quoting P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Another BW conversion with the same free software linked on Mark Roberts site. (This is really like both the results

Re: OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread Cotty
Hi Marn, On 17/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: And if I wasn't pretty darn computer literate, what would I have done? Bought a Mac? --- JUST KIDDING --- ;-))) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 17, 2007, at 8:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Computer woes kept me away for about 3-31/2 weeks. Think it was the latter. ... Welcome back, Marnie. That's a curious fractional expression there. Shoulda boughta ... well, you know. ];-) No matter, it's good to hear from you

Re: Into the Cold

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 16, 2007, at 8:17 PM, Mark Dalal wrote: Mark and Paul's winter shots have prompted me to look at my shooting habits. I've been a bit reticent to take my *istDs out into the cold. For those situations, I'll use my film camera. What do you all do in order to prep your camera for

Re: Into the Cold

2007-01-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
I spent 11 days in Denali N. P., Alaska with my *ist D in August/September04, using Nimh AA batteries. During the days the temperatures ranged from the low 20's to the mid 50's, we had snow/rain several days. I never experienced any issues with my camera I didn't do anything different with

Re: PESO -- Yet one more dog portrait

2007-01-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
A nice memory of what looks like a loveable dog. A few nits - the white thingy in the URH corner is distracting the proximity of the dog's head to the top edge - either cut more of the head off or leave room to the edge, it looks like a mistake to me. Kenneth Waller - Original Message

Re: PESO -- Disabled

2007-01-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
I like it. The composition is very good IMO. If it were mine I'd crop out the pipe @ the top. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO -- Disabled I decided to continue with my experiments on various different BW conversions. This one

Re: PESO -- Faux Lighthouse

2007-01-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Confusing to me. Too much included in the image. Makes me wonder what I'm supposed to be looking at. Also looks over sharpened. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO -- Faux Lighthouse This lighthouse is a part of a local resort.

RE: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm sorry to say, that's not snow. That's just a handful of ice crystals ;-) Seriously. We don't call snow unless it is an inch of the stuff, or at least the ground is cowered in white. This said. I can imagine you being excited by the sight :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)

Re: PESO -- Fisheye on the rocks.

2007-01-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice capture. It looks like a lens I wouldn't be using very often. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO -- Fisheye on the rocks. Last one for a while. (I've got to try to figure out what to do for the PUG if anything). Even an all

Re: OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread Bruce Dayton
Wow, I surprised you could even remember all the different problems you had. Welcome back. -- Bruce Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 8:24:17 AM, you wrote: Eac Computer woes kept me away for about 3-31/2 weeks. Think it was the latter. Eac Some may remember I had just got a new computer, a

Re: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Gonz
Thanks for looking. I know, we got a little more last night, and now the trees are starting to lose branches because of the weight of the ice on them. I lived through a lot more snow during the blizzard of '78 in Boston, Mass, USA. I had never seen so much snow before, or after that. I

Re: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Dalal
From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know, we got a little more last night, and now the trees are starting to lose branches because of the weight of the ice on them. Hey Gonz, We got some more up here in DFW and my workplace even closed. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=360693861size=o

Re: PUG Comment - Endless Sea and Sky

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Nice. Probably looks stunning at about 10x this size! G On Jan 16, 2007, at 5:52 PM, Harald Rust wrote: Tom, Thanks for the kind words. Got lucky with the clouds that evening. Can't wait for summer to return. Harald http://pug.komkon.org/07jan/ocean.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: Into the Cold

2007-01-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
I've used my DS a lot under snowy conditions. No problem if you take a little extra care. If it is snowing heavily, and the camera is tempered, then the snow will melt and you may experience problems because of humidity, just as in heavy raining. What I do to solve this problem is to make sure

Re: GESO - Snow Flake Gallery

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 16, 2007, at 5:28 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: Well, for about 30 minutes yesterday, it snowed and was cold enough to capture the snowflakes and take their pictures. So - a few new snow crystal macros at the top of this page: http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/stream/stream04.htm

RE: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
This turns me into giggling mode :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Dalal Sent: 17. januar 2007 18:47 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso - My own HDR From: Gonz [EMAIL

Re: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread mike wilson
Tim Øsleby wrote: This turns me into giggling mode :-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) The _railways_ would close here. You should be guffawing now. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Dalal Sent: 17.

Re: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry to say, that's not snow. That's just a handful of ice crystals ;-) Seriously. We don't call snow unless it is an inch of the stuff, or at least the ground is cowered in white. Pictures please. :) This said. I can imagine you being excited by the sight

Re: PESO -- Disabled

2007-01-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 17, 2007, at 0:47, P. J. Alling wrote: I decided to continue with my experiments on various different BW conversions. This one is a free filter I found on Mark Roberts free software page. It was one of the simplest methods and seems to work very well,

RE: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
Information originating in Norway, England, Canada, the U.S. -- and even Japan -- often turns out to be wrong. You are in my kill file Joe ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jtainter Sent:

Re: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know, we got a little more last night, and now the trees are starting to lose branches because of the weight of the ice on them. Hey Gonz, We got some more up here in DFW and my workplace even closed. Cool, I mean, Cold...

Re: Into the Cold

2007-01-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:56, Tim Øsleby wrote: The downside of this is that the body will eat a lot of power. But for every problem there is a solution. Read the other replies, and us common sense. The body does not eat more power when it is cold. It's rather that the batteries are far

For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread jtainter
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21699935 Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
I did not start the doomsday thread because of nothing. We haven't had real snow this year, so far. But let's not go into that again ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gonz Sent: 17. januar

RE: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm not. Sorry to let you down. Railways are always closed down because of something, always, everywhere. That's why railways are built, to be closed down. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

RE: Into the Cold

2007-01-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
I totally agree. If I weren't so tired after a rough day at work, I may have said something similar. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Robinson Sent: 17. januar 2007 19:26 To:

Good news re my card story

2007-01-17 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi there. I finally decided to try and buy a card from Office Depot. A short chat with the salesmen showed that they could be trusted and indeed they sold be the genuine article - SD Extreme III x133 card. It works fine and I hope that my story is actually over. Naturally this card had a

Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread Ken Takeshita
On 1/17/07, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Information originating in Norway, England, Canada, the U.S. -- and even Japan -- often turns out to be wrong. Oh com'n Tim, when PDML gets bored, rumour milling starts as a favourite pastime. And this usually happens more often in winter ;-).

Re: OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/17/2007 9:45:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wow, I surprised you could even remember all the different problems you had. Welcome back. -- Bruce === Hehehehe. Actually, not sure I got them all, but close enough. Thanks for the welcome

Re: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Dalal
From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool, I mean, Cold... Were your highways affected/closed? Our major overpasses were closed because they were too slick and were causing accidents. Any elevated freeways were quite treacherous. Its been worse however, I visited Austin once in the mid 90's and

RE: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread Tim Øsleby
As I said in another post, I'm exhausted, basically beyond boredom. So I'm better ignored today ;-) Nothing a good night of sleep can't cure. I'm going where I belong, in bed. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 17, 2007, at 10:24 AM, Bob W wrote: Fresh as in 'Fresh model, new in town, exotic, 38-24-36', as seen on postcards in London's phone boxes? You know about those?? My girlfriend used to collect those cards. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-17 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Contrary to popular belief, all robins do not fly south for the winter and return north in spring. Many robins winter over every year in the US, and they can survive temperatures down to 30 below.

Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ...

2007-01-17 Thread Carlos Royo
Jaume Lahuerta escribió: Yes, you can, although in this range I already have other lenses. In fact this, along with the DA40 case, was one of the reasons that made me think that the DA70 might work well in 24x36. BTW, I have an almost finished Superia 200 roll in my MZ-5n taken exclusively

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread P. J. Alling
There's so much to say to this, how could I even start... Cotty wrote: I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36 male model would go down very well. I find that difficult to swallow. -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog.

Re: OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread P. J. Alling
You were gone?:-P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Computer woes kept me away for about 3-31/2 weeks. Think it was the latter. Some may remember I had just got a new computer, a AMD 64X2. My old desktop still worked, but I was getting blue error screens (Windows) more and more. Plus it was

Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/17/07 2:36 PM, Tim Øsleby, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I said in another post, I'm exhausted, basically beyond boredom. So I'm better ignored today ;-) Nothing a good night of sleep can't cure. I'm going where I belong, in bed. Oh com'n Tim, when PDML gets bored, rumour milling starts

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Cotty wrote: I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36 male model would go down very well. I find that difficult to swallow. Not another damned bird thread! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
It's just occurred to me that I can't recall a time in which Pentax has released so many major products in such a short time. We've had 3 new DSLR's, an in-camera image stabilization system, the AF540FGZ flash, the 21mm and 70mm Ltd lenses (was the 40mm within the past year, too?) and several

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Shell wrote: On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Cotty wrote: I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36 male model would go down very well. I find that difficult to swallow. Not another damned bird thread! It didn't start out as such, but it will be from heron in. -- PDML

RE: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and breathe through your nose... There's so much to say to this, how could I even start... Cotty wrote: I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36 male model would go down very well. I find that difficult to swallow.

PUG Comment - Endless Sea and Sky

2007-01-17 Thread Harald Rust
Jack and Godfrey, Thanks. Glad you like it. The Pentax 20mm 2.8 is a great lens for wide open ocean scenes. Harald Jack Davis wrote: Harald, I didn't see the PUG, so I'll jump in here to say I'm impressed with your eye and composition. Impressive shot. Jack Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Nice.

RE: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gonz Sent: 17 January 2007 18:33 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Peso - My own HDR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry to say, that's not snow. That's just a handful of ice crystals

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-17 Thread Christian
Bob Shell wrote: On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Contrary to popular belief, all robins do not fly south for the winter and return north in spring. Many robins winter over every year in the US, and they can survive temperatures down to 30 below.

RE: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
On Jan 17, 2007, at 10:24 AM, Bob W wrote: Fresh as in 'Fresh model, new in town, exotic, 38-24-36', as seen on postcards in London's phone boxes? You know about those?? How could I avoid them, I live in London. My girlfriend used to collect those cards. Perhaps we've met...:o)

Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread jtainter
If you don't want to read the entire thread, this message states what the firmware revision will contain: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21703213 Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread jtainter
It's just occurred to me that I can't recall a time in which Pentax has released so many major products in such a short time. We've had 3 new DSLR's, an in-camera image stabilization system, the AF540FGZ flash, the 21mm and 70mm Ltd lenses (was the 40mm within the past year, too?) and several

Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 17, 2007, at 12:30 PM, jtainter wrote: If you don't want to read the entire thread, this message states what the firmware revision will contain: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21703213 If that is an accurate list, it looks like a nice complement of

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
DA 12-24 is from 2006 AFAICT 2007/1/17, jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It's just occurred to me that I can't recall a time in which Pentax has released so many major products in such a short time. We've had 3 new DSLR's, an in-camera image stabilization system, the AF540FGZ flash, the 21mm and

Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
Still asking myself if I wanna print myself or not but I have my eyes on those printers at the moment. The 1400 is new A3+ printer it seems. Is there any report about its quality? What about the Canon and Epson (although only A4) ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille --

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