Re: Moral dilemma

2007-01-24 Thread David Savage
On 1/24/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 23/1/07, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Define distasteful ! Filming/reporting a best of blue vein cheese tasting. LOL thanks mate. Coffee-nostrils. Whoops. Cheers, Dave :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Moon and Venus last Saturday

2007-01-24 Thread David Savage
Lovely stuff Patrice. I like the 3rd one the best. This is all I managed to come up with on Saturday: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_013/pages/_IGP0846.htm http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_013/pages/_IGP0855.htm (Your doing well if you can actually see the moon Venus in

Re: Post firmware control changes are interesting

2007-01-24 Thread Thibouille
Well, even before the update, I was not sure how to se the wheels on my K10D, now I'm even more confused... but honestly happy to have the choices I have: kudos Pentax ! I have the habit (from my (P)Z-1) to have front wheel=speed, back wheel=aperture. The problem is, if I assign either EV comp or

Lenses stolen

2007-01-24 Thread Cotty
From another list: Cheers, Cotty I am forwarding this post from the Contax list at the request of the original poster who is not a member here. Meherdad is a member of the LUG and CVUG too, and is trying to recover his lenses.

Re: Moral dilemma

2007-01-24 Thread mike wilson
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/24 Wed AM 12:42:09 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Moral dilemma Seems to me that the BBC can't decide if it's organized. (or disorganized), crime. Salvage (saving something from total loss) very much

Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread J and K Messervy
I have been asked whether I'd be interested in photographing the wedding of the brother of an acquaintance. Now, I'm a very keen amateur and have been really into photography for about 15 months. I'm really thrilled to have been asked (the request was based on my work in my online gallery),

Re: GESO: Moon and Venus last Saturday

2007-01-24 Thread Patrice LACOUTURE
This comet is something! Too bad I was too busy to do anything about it, even not seeing it with my eyes :-(. Now it's your turn southerners, and it seems even more gorgeous there... BTW, I *could* spot the moon and Venus on this one :-). Unfortunately, the distance between the comet and the

Re: Post firmware control changes are interesting

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, even before the update, I was not sure how to se the wheels on my K10D, now I'm even more confused... but honestly happy to have the choices I have: kudos Pentax ! I have the habit (from my (P)Z-1) to have front wheel=speed, back

Re: Lenses stolen

2007-01-24 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bo-Ming Tong Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of lists/forums. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information --

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/1/07, J and K Messervy, discombobulated, unleashed: I have been asked whether I'd be interested in photographing the wedding of the brother of an acquaintance. Oh crikey. Can --- worms !! Make sure you have good insurance. If it all goes wrong, blood will be spilt. Seriously - if

eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Cotty
Steve, In your advert you say operate your camera from 200yds distance using this gear and the item will be exactly as described or I will offer you a full refund. I have not had time to test the item at all, but I did read the manual last evening and it says that the maximum direct

eBay Communications PART 1

2007-01-24 Thread Cotty
Just looking at the other thread currently running about ebay and feedback, I thought I'd recount a little tale that might be of use to someone here. I sold an IR remote used with Darkside flash units a while back on eBay. Here is the auction: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?

Microsoft Photo info 1.0

2007-01-24 Thread Markus Maurer
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b038d4b5-1d88-437c- 9f54-1fb0d210b5efdisplaylang=en may be useful for some greetings Markus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Microsoft Photo info 1.0

2007-01-24 Thread Patrice LACOUTURE
Not really a surprise, but it doesn't support DNG. I wonder when Microsoft will issue a similar standard to begin undermining Adobe's stronghold on digital media file formats (and, as an all-important consequence, $oftware). Patrice 2007/1/24, Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: I disagree. As a seller, I never leave feedback until the buyer does. Well, that's not how the game is played: -- http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/ebayexplained/selling/index.html 5.

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread David Savage
If they're spending bottom dollar realise that your not a pro wedding photographer I'd suggest going for it. It may lead to a part time job that would help pay for itself, or cure you of wedding photography for life :-) I was asked by the secretary at work to photograph her wedding. She wasn't

RE: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty wrote: Hope this is of use to someone :-) Very much so. Thanks, a reminder to keep all correspondence. Here's another one to note. My one neg came from a non-paying bidder. You've got to watch these and just file a non-paying report ASAP and end it as soon as you can without a reply from

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jan 24, 2007, at 5:53 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: I disagree. As a seller, I never leave feedback until the buyer does. Well, that's not how the game is played: That's the way the game is played by cautious sellers. There are no specific

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Colin J
James Messervy wrote: I have been asked whether I'd be interested in photographing the wedding of the brother of an acquaintance. You must be very flattered. However, consider why you have been approached. The usual reason is that professional wedding photographers appear to be expensive,

Re: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread David Savage
On 1/24/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope this is of use to someone :-) Yeah, it'll make me think twice about selling stuff on eBay (I've only ever bought). Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Microsoft Photo info 1.0

2007-01-24 Thread Thibouille
I think they do have one BTW but nobody cares ;) That said they have a vector format.. WMF and a new one I don't remember the name. 2007/1/24, Patrice LACOUTURE [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Not really a surprise, but it doesn't support DNG. I wonder when Microsoft will issue a similar standard to begin

Re: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/24/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope this is of use to someone :-) Yeah, it'll make me think twice about selling stuff on eBay (I've only ever bought). Cheers, Interesting story Cotty, but I think I can beat it. If you enjoy

Who is using GIMP 2.3.x

2007-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Folks, any of you who's gone digital use GIMP 2.3.x??? If so please contact me off-list. Thanks. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Rob Brigham
That's nothing - read this little lot if you have some time on your hands: http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=322205 Pretty hilarious! Certainly puts me off selling on ebay regularly although I do on occasion when I must... Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: Lenses stolen

2007-01-24 Thread Doug Brewer
mike wilson wrote: From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bo-Ming Tong Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of lists/forums. Yeah, he produced the first real Pentax FAQ, back in the day, and I am pretty sure he hung out here for a while. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Roberts
My personal policy eith eBay auctions is not to leave any feedback at all unless the auction is exceptional in some way, either good or bad. For a routine transaction - price reasonable, money transferred without problems, product shipped without much delay and received in good condition - I

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-24 Thread David Savage
This isn't a suggestion, but I'd love a colour manged web browser for Windows. Cheers, Dave On 1/24/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to produce a software as a final evaluation of my computer sciences studies. Of course, nothing like a RAW converter etc. but maybe there a

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist wrote: I disagree. As a seller, I never leave feedback until the buyer does. This thread is fascinating! Wouldn't this whole eBay feedback thing make an excellent study for game theorists? If the buyer never posts feedback, I don't either. Works for me. Whether buying or

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jan 24, 2007, at 5:53 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: I disagree. As a seller, I never leave feedback until the buyer does. Well, that's not how the game is played: That's the way the game is played

Re: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/24/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My personal policy eith eBay auctions is not to leave any feedback at all unless the auction is exceptional in some way, either good or bad. For a routine transaction - price reasonable, money transferred without problems, product shipped

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread David Savage
On 1/24/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whether buying or selling, on the (relatively rare) occasions that I leave any feedback, I always wait until I've received feedback from the other party before I leave mine. If this results in a waiting game in which neither of us gets

Re: GESO: Moon and Venus last Saturday

2007-01-24 Thread David Savage
G'day Patrice, It's sure is something to see. It's still visible here though it's not as spectacular as last week. On 1/24/07, Patrice LACOUTURE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This comet is something! Too bad I was too busy to do anything about it, even not seeing it with my eyes :-(. Now it's

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/24/2007 5:49:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Whether buying or selling, on the (relatively rare) occasions that I leave any feedback, I always wait until I've received feedback from the other party before I leave mine. If this results in a

RE: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Rob Brigham
My personal policy is to not leave feedback until the other party has left for me. Of course if they do the same then no-one leaves anything. My overriding policy is not to leave feedback for anything I don't want the missus to know I have bought, and sometimes to ask the seller to do the same!

Re: A little *ist D statistics

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Digital Image Studio wrote: On 23/01/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was about all my budget could handle and it simply was not enough for serious stock shooting (back when there was a viable market for stock photos.) I'd be interested if you could expand a bit further on your

Re: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/24/2007 6:00:07 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 1/24/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My personal policy eith eBay auctions is not to leave any feedback at all unless the auction is exceptional in some way, either good or bad. For a

Re: PESO:in anticipation of snow

2007-01-24 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Markus, Monday, January 22, 2007, 8:59:16 PM, you wrote: Hi Pentaxians still 12 hours to go for the very first snow this year in Zurich and large parts of Switzerland. In joyful anticipation of snow :-) I prepared myself with some close-ups of frozen plants last week. I really look

Re: A little *ist D statistics

2007-01-24 Thread pnstenquist
I've done fairly well selling royalty free stock. At the very least I've paid for my last two digital SLRs and a few lenses to boot. But the micro stock agencies could change that. Paul -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digital Image

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: J and K Messervy Subject: Asked to do a wedding. I have been asked whether I'd be interested in photographing the wedding of the brother of an acquaintance. Any and all tips, tricks and advice would be greatly appreciated! From an email I sent to an

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Subject: Re: OT- eBay On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jan 24, 2007, at 5:53 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Tue, 23 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: I disagree. As a seller, I never leave feedback until the buyer

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: OT- eBay If this results in a waiting game in which neither of us gets feedback... that's just fine with me. Can't see what the big deal is. As a buyer, I want positive feedback, as it makes my bidding on items more legitimate

Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread Patrick Genovese
Hi everyone, I've been asked to do a shoot of some historical sites but there is a catch. 1. The client wants full ownership rights to the images. Ie I won't be able to use the shots for any other purpose. 2. I have to supply a selection of 50 images from which the customer will make his own

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread pnstenquist
The rules I deleted were yours and yours alone. Ebay has no specific policy in regard to feedback timing or sequence. Paul -- Original message -- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Jan 24, 2007, at

Re: Moral dilemma

2007-01-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/23/2007 12:56:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You are a person of good taste and manners. Which is why you will never make a journalist. === Mark! Marnie aka Doe ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Feedback participation is purely OPTIONAL on ebay, there are no ebay rules regarding when and and even if you leave feedback for the other party on a transaction. The problem with the so called guideline, there is really no other way of knowing if the sale is truly complete other than positive

Re: Post firmware control changes are interesting

2007-01-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The way I set mine up is: P: EV comp front, P-shift rear Tv: EV comp front, Shutter rear Av: EV comp front, Aperture rear Since these are my most used auto exposure modes, I want them all to operate the same way. The idea is direct access to EV comp on the front, the priority

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/24/2007 7:21:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Regards Patrick Genovese I am not a professional photographer but I'd have real problems with not being able to show at least one photo/image in my portfolio. I think you should insist on

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Patrick Genovese Subject: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited Hi everyone, I've been asked to do a shoot of some historical sites but there is a catch. 1. The client wants full ownership rights to the images. Ie I won't be able to use the shots

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/1/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Wedding photography is as stressful as you care to make it. I tend to make it pretty stressful myself. Some things I discovered that helped alleviate this: They have a pretty even chance of being divorced within a few years, so the

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread pnstenquist
I charge $1500 a day plus expenses for that kind of work in the U.S. That seems to be about the going rate for a part-time workmanlike photographer. Top commercial pros charge as much as $30,000 a day, but that buys the client a crew as well as the photographer. Paul -- Original

OT: Some more amazing photographs

2007-01-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Things you don't see every day, from a PowerPoint Slide Show by Hakan Altundas: http://hytaipan.home.comcast.net/different_photos.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
Perry Pellechia wrote: On 1/23/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I disagree. As a seller, I never leave feedback until the buyer does. There's a risk of being blackmailed by unscrupulous buyers if you commit too soon to positive feedback. I've heard many horror stories of buyers

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/24/2007 7:42:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Generally, the photographer can't resell the photos from a commercial shoot nor can he use them editorially. But in almost all instances, he can include them in his own portfolio. Paul = Curious,

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread pnstenquist
Generally, the photographer can't resell the photos from a commercial shoot nor can he use them editorially. But in almost all instances, he can include them in his own portfolio. Paul -- Original message -- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
G, the thing is simply this - you can't ever retract (or not without an extreme hassle) the positive rating you gave someone as soon as you got their money. I have had few hassles, but occasionally someone whined - mind you, because they hadn't bothered to read the description, about some $10

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread cbwaters
If you make it VERY clear that you're no pro and that they should expect crap then you might not want to kill yourself when it's done. Make sure you KNOW what they are expecting. Try making a list of shots you know they'll want and go over that with the bride. Long-time list members may

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Amita Guha
Along the lines of what Colin said, have you ever shot a wedding you were attending, just for fun? My husband and I do that - we bring full kits with flashes, diffusers, etc. We stay out of the way of the pros, and in return the pros are usually pretty nice to us. It is a great way to practice. We

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: OT- eBay Two way street Paul. I've only done some 50 eBay transactions Keyword, only 50 :) , all were purchases on my part. I've had two sellers rip me off outright, one seller send an item that

Re: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/1/07, Digital Image Studio, discombobulated, unleashed: Interesting story Cotty, but I think I can beat it. If you enjoy poking yourself in the eye with a blunt stick on occasion check out my little experience: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/An_eBay_folly.html What a bloody

Re: PESO - Norwegian Door

2007-01-24 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Dag, Tuesday, January 23, 2007, 12:37:50 AM, you wrote: Tired of fencing, close the door please .-) http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=283279 DagT http://www.thrane.cc I like it, but it's kinda strange. I would not expect to see a door lying on the ground, nor a

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread pnstenquist
I've never seen it spelled out. Generally, it's just assumed that the photographer will show them in the portfolio if he or she chooses to do so. Paul -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 1/24/2007 7:42:13 AM Pacific Standard Time,

RE: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
By all means read a good book on the subject. I bought Pro Techniques of Wedding Photography on HP books ISBN 0-89586-632-3 about 10 years ago and found it enormously helpful for a whole bunch of things. I dont think you will learn as much by just watching a pro as you will by a good book written

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 24, 2007, at 1:20 AM, J and K Messervy wrote: ... Any and all tips, tricks and advice would be greatly appreciated! Once upon a time in my ill-spent youth, I had an arrangement with a local wedding photographer to do BW candids at weddings where he did all the formally posed shots. My

Re: GESO: Moon and Venus last Saturday

2007-01-24 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 23/01/07, Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, There was a great conjunction between Venus and the moon last Saturday. Here is a selection of my coverage of the event, here in Marseille, southern France:

RE: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I forgot to mention, the good wedding photography book I noted in the last post quoted below was written by Robert and Sheila Hurth. JCO -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. C. O'Connell Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:53 AM To:

Re: Lenses stolen

2007-01-24 Thread mike wilson
From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/01/24 Wed PM 01:31:01 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Lenses stolen mike wilson wrote: From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bo-Ming Tong Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
hi Ann, Here's the thing, Ann: I just don't care. I sell things on Ebay now and then, in bursts, for the benefit of the buyers. It's mostly stuff that I have cluttering up the apartment and I figure if I put it out for sale a) other people who value it will have the opportunity to buy it,

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... The thing is, people ought to look -- on ebay negative buyer feedback is much lower than seller negative feedback. A seller is not going to leave negative or neutral feedback for a buyer unless they absolutely have to, because there is no point in shooting

Re: Lenses stolen

2007-01-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
Bo-Ming Tong Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of lists/forums. Yeah, he produced the first real Pentax FAQ, back in the day, and I am pretty sure he hung out here for a while. - The name sounds like a guy who once worked for Pentax Canada, and in the early 90s

Re: PESO: two more

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
Ralf I love your stuff, Ralf I like the second one most. a friend of mine once wrote a poem titled Beauty Lurks - kinda describes your photos - turning something that is often shown as ominous to something that is beautiful. ann Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: One from Boulogne:

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: Wedding photography is as stressful as you care to make it. and... You may as well charge like a Rolls Royce, the pictures won't be around long enough to prove they are a Chevette. and... Remember what the truly important pictures are, and get them. and... Hedge your bets

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
I've been asked to do a shoot of some historical sites but there is a catch. 1. The client wants full ownership rights to the images. Ie I won't be able to use the shots for any other purpose. - Serious question: In such a situation, what would prevent you from taking two identical

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Jack Davis
:-)) J --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: J and K Messervy Subject: Asked to do a wedding. I have been asked whether I'd be interested in photographing the wedding of the brother of an acquaintance. Any and all tips, tricks and advice

Re: PESO - Flying

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
I think this is one of those photos that holds up for what it is under a variety of crops... which basically gets down to why bother cropping :) A nice birder's magazine shot , Bruce ann Bruce Dayton wrote: Many thanks to all who have replied. It seems that most of you feel like me in that

Re: Lenses stolen

2007-01-24 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/24/2007 8:18:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bo-Ming Tong Odd. That guy is a well-respected member of a number of lists/forums. Yeah, he produced the first real Pentax FAQ, back in the day, and I am pretty sure he hung out here for a while. -

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread pnstenquist
I would guess that what this client is saying is that he wants to purchase exclusive rights to that particular visual. You can always keep a copy of the image -- without having to shoot more frames -- although I can't imagine shooting only one frame on any job. But regardless of how many frames

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The rules I deleted were yours and yours alone. Ebay has no specific policy in regard to feedback timing or sequence. There was an ebay URL there as well; I promise I did not hack into that site. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread Mark Roberts
Joseph Tainter wrote: Serious question: In such a situation, what would prevent you from taking two identical digital frames of each shot, providing one to the client and keeping the second for yourself? If there was ever a question, the exif information would show that the image you supplied

Re: Moral dilemma

2007-01-24 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 23, 2007, at 17:12, Cotty wrote: On 23/1/07, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: While I'm not sure I'd take pictures of the BODY, I would document the scene around my house/apartment if such a thing occurred. Simply because that is what I do with a camera - record events.

Re: PESO - Flying

2007-01-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks Ann, glad you liked it. -- Bruce Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 8:14:03 AM, you wrote: as I think this is one of those photos that holds up for what it is under a as variety of crops... as which basically gets down to why bother cropping :) as A nice birder's magazine shot , Bruce as

Re: Lenses stolen

2007-01-24 Thread Cotty
Just had this through: Just to follow up on this, it seems that the matter is being cleared up. There is a thread on fredmiranda.com where Bo-Ting has posted a response. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: PESO - Norwegian Door

2007-01-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=283279 I like it, but it's kinda strange. I would not expect to see a door lying on the ground, nor a bunch of dried leaves mixed with grass behind a closed door. If I think about it, it doesn't make any sense, and the strangeness of the

Re: Moral dilemma

2007-01-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/1/07, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: I guess when I said around my house/apartment I was referring to the landscape OUTSIDE of the residence, not IN it. Charles, if you've got a busy life inside your apartment, that's fine by me buddy ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread graywolf
Tear sheets should be a demand that goes with any sale. Tear sheets are better than portfolio shots because they have obviously been paid for and published. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/24/2007 7:21:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Regards Patrick

Re: Lenses stolen

2007-01-24 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/24/07 11:16 AM, Joseph Tainter, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The name sounds like a guy who once worked for Pentax Canada I think he is a different guy. IIRC, his name was something like Coon and was a service person out of Pentax Vancouver. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Java is an interesting solution to cross platform implementation language, but a can of worms in many ways. Java language interpreters installed on client systems seems to be all over the map version- wise, which affects compatibility, features, portability, etc. Writing and testing Java

OT: help with - ugh - web site made using FRONT PAGE -

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
Ok techies, can you tell me how - or rather - tell the woman who used front page to build the site, what to do to correct the wrinkles' in my logo design for the 2007 (Scrabble) Players Championship. When you view the site, the image has, as you see, wrinkles kinda on logo especially on the

Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited

2007-01-24 Thread pnstenquist
Nowadays most pubs send you a PDF of the page layout. Other clients should be willing to do the same. The PDF is even better than a tear sheet because you can print it on good photo paper. Paul -- Original message -- From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tear sheets

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread graywolf
From one of my ads: -- THE FINE PRINT WARRANTY: The only warranty is that the item is as described above, and shown in the photos. Winner must notify me withing 7 days of any discrepancies, after that the sale is final. RESERVE: I have set a reasonable reserve of $xxx which is well below

RE: A warning about mail filtering

2007-01-24 Thread Y. Rowe
I'll have you know that I switched from digest to individual so that I would have the privilege of using my filter. It's actually the first time I've actually kill-filed someone in all the years I've surfed and played in cyberspace. To quote a television commercial from the 1970...Oh, what a

Re: test

2007-01-24 Thread Kristian-H. Schüssler
rg2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: if you receive this, please respond and let me know -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: help with - ugh - web site made using FRONT PAGE -

2007-01-24 Thread Perry Pellechia
Interesting, looks OK one of my system: Mac OSX 10.4, Firefox 3.0 Alfa, but on my XP box running Firefox 2 I can see what you are talking about. I think Frontpage is creating a web page that is resizing of the image, i.e., displaying it at a percent of the full size. The browser is then doing

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Godfrey, my point being that Java can be used in order to create *reasonably* portable and *reasonably* cross platform code. After all we're talking educational project here, not fully blown industrial development effort. I agree with your analysis, but in order for Thibouille to concentrate

PESO: Hope is a thing with Feathers

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5498964 posted one more shot from my Nora project ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

FW: 回覆: Re: [Contax] Stolen contax le nses !! some hope

2007-01-24 Thread Bob W
This is a reply by Bo-Ming Tong that was posted to the Contax list Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com] On Behalf Of Bo-Ming Tong Sent: 24 January 2007 19:30 To: The Contax Mailing List Subject: 回覆: Re: [Contax] Stolen contax lenses !! some hope

Re: OT: help with - ugh - web site made using FRONT PAGE -

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
Perry Pellechia wrote: Interesting, looks OK one of my system: Mac OSX 10.4, Firefox 3.0 Alfa, but on my XP box running Firefox 2 I can see what you are talking about. I think Frontpage is creating a web page that is resizing of the image, I thought it was doing that slightly by putting in

RE: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Bob W
If somebody offered me the choice between photographing another wedding, and rolling around naked in an open plague pit whilst licking a leprous dog's bottom, I would choose the plague pit every time. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: PESO: Hope is a thing with Feathers

2007-01-24 Thread pnstenquist
Pretty shot. Interesting as well. And I LOVE the title. It would go great on the cover of your next novel :-). Paul -- Original message -- From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5498964 posted one more shot from my

K10D RAW convertion.

2007-01-24 Thread Jens Bladt
Phase One just told me that the support for the K10D RAW files won't come until April 2007 - LE version 3.7.7 What do you guys do? Jens Bladt -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.9/650 - Release Date: 01/24/2007

Re: PESO: Hope is a thing with Feathers

2007-01-24 Thread ann sanfedele
Title belongs to Emily Dickenson - I wouldn't poach :) Glad you liked the pic ann .. off to see Dream Girls then cooking dinner for a friend see ya later [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pretty shot. Interesting as well. And I LOVE the title. It would go great on the cover of your next novel :-).

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