RE: PAW 2007 - 4 - GDG

2007-01-27 Thread Bob W
Thanks Tim! On Jan 26, 2007, at 5:11 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: But what's wrong with kippers? Nada ... I like Manx Kippers a lot. It's a handoff line ... ;-) they're the ones with no tail, right? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-27 Thread Bob W
Lisp is truly beautiful, you have to try to see its beauty. The concept of a program that can write itself at run-time and then be evaluated (executed) is truly brilliant. Not too sure about that. I had an excellent training in programming all those years ago. In my first job as a

Re: Rollovers: need your help

2007-01-27 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Friday 26 January 2007 22:51, Roman wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/?year=2007 I'd recently changed design of my website, adding image rollovers to show large previews when visitor moves mouse over the thumbnails. I hope I didn't create a mess for Internet Explorer users. Please take a

RE: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-27 Thread John Whittingham
I'll ask again, maybe nobody noticed. What was the sequence of the model release dates? D, DS, DS2, DL , DL2 or what? jco Are you thinking of buying one? John The information

Re: Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-27 Thread John Whittingham
The friend of mine from the PAW list who first bought a Pentax DS had the FA24/2. He sold it pretty fast because the CA wide open was too much of a bother ... why carry such a heavy, big lens around if you have have to shoot with it stopped down all the time? I bought it for use on the

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-27 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:59:05 -0500, John Francis wrote: Writing a utility that can perform wildcard and/or directory tree operations in a cross-platform manner will be difficult enough. If he will be using 'C' I can supply a generic wildcard/treewalk function that uses a callback function that

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-27 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Lisp is truly beautiful, you have to try to see its beauty. The concept of a program that can write itself at run-time and then be evaluated (executed) is truly brilliant. Given the time when it was envisioned... I've never coded it, but I've seen it. They syntax makes it

Re: Published...

2007-01-27 Thread Mark Cassino
Congratulations, Juan - that's great! - MCC Juan Buhler wrote: Hi all, The current issue of the British Black and White Photography magazine has a nice portfolio article about my photos, written by Mike Johnston, and including seven of my pictures. There isn't much online, but here is a

Re: PESO: Hope is a thing with Feathers

2007-01-27 Thread David J Brooks
I like the idea Ann, but the background is distracting. Sorry Dave On 1/24/07, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

OT ? Computers Printers in cold basements

2007-01-27 Thread David J Brooks
Any thoughts on setting up a computer and printer(s) in a basement setting that is coldish in winter and dampish in summer. However i run a dehumidifier in summer and a wood stove in winter. I know the latter is not that great cause of dust etc. The only reason i ask is that i had my very first

RE: Published...

2007-01-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
Wow :-) I'll buy the mag, if the edition turns up here. It sometimes do, sometimes don't. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Juan Buhler Sent: 26. januar 2007 20:45 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-27 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 26, 2007, at 7:32 PM, Barry Rice wrote: Indeed! That's it! But I guess I won't be doing it anytime soon, myself! Alas. The effect, by the way, is really extraordinary and far beyond what you'd expect from just using a stopped down ultra-short focus lens. Really remarkable. You

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-27 Thread David Savage
On 1/27/07, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 26, 2007, at 7:32 PM, Barry Rice wrote: Indeed! That's it! But I guess I won't be doing it anytime soon, myself! Alas. The effect, by the way, is really extraordinary and far beyond what you'd expect from just using a stopped

Re: Published...

2007-01-27 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/26/07, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The current issue of the British Black and White Photography magazine has a nice portfolio article about my photos, written by Mike Johnston, and including seven of my pictures. There isn't much online, but here is a link to their site:

Re: OT ? Computers Printers in cold basements

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Cold doesn't hurt much but damp is hell on electronics and fine printer nozzles. Insulate, dehumidify, heat to a standard room temperature. Computer equipment does best in cool, dry environments. G On Jan 27, 2007, at 6:20 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Any thoughts on setting up a computer and

RE: Rollovers: need your help

2007-01-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
As many has said. You really need to simplify your homepage. It has a ton of distracters making it hard to see your photography. The menu system looks messy, I don't think it is displayed right (Firefox 1.5.0.9). I used to use explorer, same thing there. IMO the rollovers helps. It makes it

Re: Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 27, 2007, at 2:36 AM, John Whittingham wrote: I bought it for use on the MZ-3, I really liked the build and bright viewfinder image it afforded. The Smegma does have the advantage of diminutive size and light weight and I love the dedicated hood but wish it was reversible. Here's a

Re: Rollovers: need your help

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Roman, it seems to work on my FireFox 2.0. Boris Roman wrote: http://roman.blakout.net/?year=2007 I'd recently changed design of my website, adding image rollovers to show large previews when visitor moves mouse over the thumbnails. I hope I didn't create a mess for Internet Explorer

Re: has anyone here been to Iceland?

2007-01-27 Thread Amita Guha
Thanks so much for all the great tips, Pål! We were planning to rent a 4 wheel drive just in case, so that's not a problem. I didn't realize there were puffins around Vik, so that's good to know. At this point I think we might just keep the vacation a little short and stick to the south. Re.

Re: Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-27 Thread John Whittingham
Nice shot ... Thanks! Hard to say much about any lens from a low-rez web photo, but it looks like it does ok. I don't usually buy Sigma lenses because the experiences I've had with Sigma equipment have not been positive. They are known to have problems particularly in Canon mount. I

RE: Rollovers: need your help

2007-01-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
They work at my computer too. But they are displayed partly outside the screen, so they are no good if you want us to see the photos (I guess that’s the main idea). Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: has anyone here been to Iceland?

2007-01-27 Thread Amita Guha
Thanks, George! That dvd looks great, and I ordered one. :) Amita On 1/26/07, George Sinos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amita - Michael Reichmann took one of his photographic tours to Iceland. It's one of the topics on Luminous Landscape Video Journal number 8.

Re: PESO - Snowblind

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
I see. Thanks... I think I experienced this few times in my (previous) life... Well, there is always much I could learn. Thanks! Boris Tom C wrote: Thanks Boris. I was loosely using the term to refer to the near whiteout conditions I was experiencing, which when the most extreme leave

PESO - Almonds in bloom

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16420full=1 This time I processed it in rather different environment. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: DNG conversion challenge (was: aliasing/moire)

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Godfrey, I am almost ;-) ready to admit that LR RAW processing engine is *far* superior than that of CS2 ;-). If LR is priced reasonably, it may be just the sweet spot for me ;-). Boris Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Challenge? no. Here are two quickie conversions, one in Lightroom and the

RE: Rollovers: need your help

2007-01-27 Thread Rick Womer
Roman, I agree with Tim. I find the rollovers a pain: the expanded pic goes beyond the bottom of the screen on my laptop, and when I try to scroll the cursor leaves the thumbnail and the large pic disappears. Rick --- Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As many has said. You really need to

Re: Published...

2007-01-27 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 1/26/2007 11:53:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi all, The current issue of the British Black and White Photography magazine has a nice portfolio article about my photos, written by Mike Johnston, and including seven of my pictures. There isn't

Re: Published...

2007-01-27 Thread Scott Loveless
Picked up a copy last night. Good stuff. The very first line of the article is a reference to the PDML. So we're all famous! I guess we should be on our best behavior for a while - we may have some newcomers. vbg Anyway, good article and wonderful photographs. Congrats again, Juan! On

RE: Rollovers: need your help

2007-01-27 Thread Tim Øsleby
IMO the rollovers helps came out wrong. Should be: IMO the rollovers don't help. Sorry. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Øsleby Sent: 27. januar 2007 16:11 To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'

PESO - Fun in the office

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16421full=1 I hope it at least makes you chuckle ;-). Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Hello, Enablement GESO

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Congratulations. Long time not posting, just want to share my joy: I've become the happy owner of a K10D. To celebrate I undusted an old macro lens (that now is image stabilized hurray!!!) and took some shots. My office moved from downtown Toronto to Markham (north of TO) so macro was the

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-27 Thread Doug Franklin
Cory Papenfuss wrote: I don't code much, and when I do it's generally low-level hardware-in-the-loop, realtime stuff. For that, C is about perfect IMO... all the power and flexibility of assembly, with the ease of use of... assembly. C is assembly in a whore's outfit. That's what

Re: Faded History: May be of interest to the Americans

2007-01-27 Thread ann sanfedele
It was a small jpg - I'll upload it to my home page instead, though and send you the link Nost everyone that has mentioned the feathers seems disappointed in what I did except for the family I did it for :) but they were all at the site and saw the real thing and were amazed I even got what I

Re: OT ? Computers Printers in cold basements

2007-01-27 Thread Doug Franklin
David J Brooks wrote: Any thoughts on setting up a computer and printer(s) in a basement setting that is coldish in winter and dampish in summer. Cold isn't a problem but damp can be if it's damp enough. I doubt your basement is damp enough unless you've built a mini rain forest down there.

Re: Another PESO from Florida

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Mark, I think it work fine as part of a series of images. As a stand alone image, it is not that strong... Boris Mark Roberts wrote: I've tried color and b/w versions of this one. Not completely happy with either yet... http://www.robertstech.com/temp/oldtree.jpg K10D, 77 Ltd, ISO 400

Re: OT ? Computers Printers in cold basements

2007-01-27 Thread Adam Maas
From experience, the one thing cold does is make things not want to start up, particularly harddrives and printers. Once they get going, it's fine. When I say cold, I'm talking below 10C and really approaching 0C. -Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Cold doesn't hurt much but damp is hell on

Re: Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-27 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jan 27, 2007, at 2:36 AM, John Whittingham wrote: I bought it for use on the MZ-3, I really liked the build and bright viewfinder image it afforded. The Smegma does have the advantage of diminutive size and light weight and I love the dedicated hood but wish it

Re: OT: DNG conversion challenge (was: aliasing/moire)

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I would not judge based on a quickie conversion effort, Boris. I have a workflow that is well developed for Photoshop CS2 with Camera Raw that's quite different from how I'm learning to work in Lightroom. When I work with ACR, for me, I design the output to be edited to a finish rendering

Re: Faded History: May be of interest to the Americans

2007-01-27 Thread ann sanfedele
Markus .. here is the link http://home.nyc.rr.com/annsansdirectory/feathers0027orig.jpg sending it through PDML just in case your server doesnt like stuff directly from my server :) I'm guessing you were sending me info on freeware archiving because you thought I had nowhere to post stuff on

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-27 Thread Cory Papenfuss
I don't code much, and when I do it's generally low-level hardware-in-the-loop, realtime stuff. For that, C is about perfect IMO... all the power and flexibility of assembly, with the ease of use of... assembly. C is assembly in a whore's outfit. That's what I love about it. ;-)

Re: PESO: Hope is a thing with Feathers

2007-01-27 Thread ann sanfedele
David J Brooks wrote: I like the idea Ann, but the background is distracting. Sorry Dave I know - its awful - when you see the full frame shot it will be even more so... I couldn't get the trees to blur - but I had to document the feathers being there. The next day the string was

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don't care about beauty, I care about readability and understandability. I find well written, well formatted Lisp to be quite readable. Same for C, Pascal, BASIC, and even FORTRAN up to a point. Even good assembly language can be readable. C++ gives

Re: OT: DNG conversion challenge

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I would not judge based on a quickie conversion effort, Boris. I have a workflow that is well developed for Photoshop CS2 with Camera Raw that's quite different from how I'm learning to work in Lightroom. When I work with ACR, for me, I design the output to be

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-27 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 09:40:22AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don't care about beauty, I care about readability and understandability. I find well written, well formatted Lisp to be quite readable. Same for C, Pascal, BASIC, and even FORTRAN up

Pentax gear in Berlin

2007-01-27 Thread Adam McKenty
Hi Folks, Thanks to the evangelical zeal of my brother Francis (who has lately been tooting about his photo contest victory), I recently converted to Pentax and bought a K10D. I made this purchase just before I leaving Canada for a month in Berlin, and the assortment of lenses I bought on eBay

Re: OT: DNG conversion challenge (was: aliasing/moire)

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I doubt that LR is far superior. In this case, I think Godfrey's LR conversion is slightly more pleasing, but a few tweaks on the ACR version would make it identical. Both are very good and illustrate that there was no problem with the original RAW file. Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 11:30 AM,

Re: OT ? Computers Printers in cold basements

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
My studio, computer equipment and printer are all in the basement. But it has forced air heat, air conditioning and a dehumidifier. It's actually a more stable environment than most above ground rooms. Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Cold doesn't hurt much but damp

RE: Published...

2007-01-27 Thread Bob W
that's the January edition. In the shops here (UK) they no longer seem to have it, and the Feb edition is on the shelves. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: 27 January 2007 16:42 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Published...

2007-01-27 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/27/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that's the January edition. In the shops here (UK) they no longer seem to have it, and the Feb edition is on the shelves. -- Here in the States it's on the stands about a month late. Just a couple of weeks ago Barnes and Noble still had December's

Re: Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-27 Thread John Whittingham
Sigma's are decent enough as long as they don't have electronics. If they do, then worry. -Adam I think it depends more on the fitting IMHO, I have the 105/2.8 EX, 70- 200/2.8 EX and the 300/4 APO Macro (two of the 300's) 1.4x 2x EX converters, never had any trouble with any of them. At

Re: Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
I think it depends on the sample ;-). Sigma is known to have significant sample variation :-). Cheers. Boris John Whittingham wrote: Sigma's are decent enough as long as they don't have electronics. If they do, then worry. -Adam I think it depends more on the fitting IMHO, I have the

Re: OT: DNG conversion challenge

2007-01-27 Thread Boris Liberman
Paul, It really depends on the goals one sets for oneself. My ultimate goal is to make *all* the processing during RAW conversion time. That is, all the tweaking, sharpening, just everything, I want to do just once - when I convert from RAW to PSD and then to JPG for printing or directly to

Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Bob W
Hi, today I bought a used Olympus E-1 with a 14-54 lens (28-108 35mm equivalent fov). It's a very nice camera. Only 5 megapixels, but the results seem very good, and it handles beautifully - really a photographer's camera, in my opinion. The lens is excellent. I strolled around London taking

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Bob, That's a nice set of street scenes! I have several times nearly bought an Olympus E-1. It was the hottest contender next to Pentax when I was choosing what to buy in late 2004 ... the E-1 body is a truly professional quality camera with every good bit I wanted. My reservation was, and

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Brendan MacRae
No. 2 is really nice, Bob. I like many of the others, too. -Brendan --- Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, today I bought a used Olympus E-1 with a 14-54 lens (28-108 35mm equivalent fov). It's a very nice camera. Only 5 megapixels, but the results seem very good, and it handles

Re: OT: DNG conversion challenge

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 27, 2007, at 11:38 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: ... I am not comparing Godfrey's LR and ACR conversions of the presented RAW file. No, not really. I thought it was a suitable thread to make my remark, but indeed it is very off-topic of the original thread. ... That wasn't at all

Re: OT ? Computers Printers in cold basements

2007-01-27 Thread Frits Wüthrich
How dry is it going to be in the winter? If it is really dry, I hope you are not troubled by Electro Static Discharge (ESD). You know, those nice shocks you get when you walk around on a carpet and touch the water tap, or someone else. Or you get them from friction between your pants and the

Re: OT: DNG conversion challenge

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I see what you're getting at, Boris. That's a valid point. As a one-step solution, Lightroom is probably better. By the way, you might want to convert to tiff rather than jpeg. That way you won't lose anything when you save the file. Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 2:38 PM, Boris Liberman wrote:

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some nice shots, Bob. I think 5 megapixels is optimum for the size of the sensor in a point and shoot. My Panasonic is a 5, and I'm very pleased with it for a pocket camera. Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 2:53 PM, Bob W wrote: Hi, today I bought a used Olympus E-1 with a 14-54 lens (28-108 35mm

RE: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Bob W
Thanks. For me it's the 11-22mm and 14-54mm lenses and the lens mount the confirmed my decision to go with Olympus. I still have the E-500 with the 14-45mm kit lens, and I'll keep them. In a month or 2, before I go to the Alps, I'll buy the 11-22mm lens, and then that's it, probably, until the E-1

RE: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Bob W
Thanks. I like it too. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan MacRae Sent: 27 January 2007 20:01 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Olympian No. 2 is really nice, Bob. I like many of the others, too.

Re: OT: DNG conversion challenge

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you want to do all the work in Lightroom, why export? Lightroom supports very nice printing functions that operate from the original files (whatever format you want) all within the environment. I export PSD, [EMAIL PROTECTED], ProPhoto RGB files from Lightroom when I am in the situation

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sounds like you have a kit that does exactly the right thing for you, Bob! I also love that 90 degrees across the diagonal field of view a lot, it's one of my favorites, which is why the only new lens I bought when I first got the Pentax was the DA14. I use the DA21 more now, mostly due

FS (late): Katz Eye Plus focussing screen (*ist DS)

2007-01-27 Thread Mike Hamilton
My K10D underexposes 2/3 stop with this screen, so I'm looking to sell it now. I paid about $130 for it a year ago. It's clean, no scratches or marks. Split prism with microprism collar, no Optibrite treatment or crop marks. asking $75USD + shipping, obo. -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 1/27/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some nice shots, Bob. I think 5 megapixels is optimum for the size of the sensor in a point and shoot. My Panasonic is a 5, and I'm very pleased with it for a pocket camera. Paul The E-1 is no point and shoot camera. It's Olympus'

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 27, 2007, at 10:08 AM, John Francis wrote: ... Mind you, the important qualifier there is well-written. ... Aside from the fact that I think you're the *only* person who ever said to me that they found C++ easy to read, I agree with this part 100%. That said, it's easy to make a mess

PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
As promised, I shot a bit with the SMC Pentax 28/3.5 today. This one is wide open at 1/15th, ISO 1600: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5513023size=lg This one is f8 at 1/80th, ISO 200, with some transform perspective to straighten the verticals:

Re: PESO - Almonds in bloom

2007-01-27 Thread Alastair Robertson
Boris I like it - good use of selective focus and I like that you can make out the branch and trunk in the background without making the image busy. Alastair On 1/28/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16420full=1 This time I processed it in

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, after reading a few more messages, I realized that this was the Olympus SLR. I assume the sensor is similar in size to an APS-C? Sounds like a nice piece of equipment. It should be great for wedding photographers with that 4/3 format, which converts easily to 8x10 or 11 x14. Paul On

RE: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5

2007-01-27 Thread Bob W
the picture of Grace is beautifully lit. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: 27 January 2007 21:27 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5 As promised, I shot a bit with

Re: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Bob. Good old window light. I'm very pleased with how this lens performs wide open. It's still a winner, thirty-five years later. Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Bob W wrote: the picture of Grace is beautifully lit. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-27 Thread John Coyle
Not quite right Cory - second press on the INFO button overlays the histogram. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:44 AM Subject: RE: Differences between

Re: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5

2007-01-27 Thread Alastair Robertson
Hi Paul did you choose to focus on the clock rather than the house in the second shot? At first glance it looked soft overall until I found the sharp clock. It's so off to the right in the frame though it's hard to tell what was the main subject. Agree with Bob on the lighting on Grace.

Re: PESO: a couple with the K28/3.5

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, I focused on the clock. Perhaps the wrong choice here, but it seemed like a good idea at the time:-). I started out shooting the clock and eventually expanded the shot to include the house. I probably should have revised my thinking as well. Paul Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 5:09 PM,

test

2007-01-27 Thread Micah Kleit
test -- please ignore -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: FS (late): Katz Eye Plus focussing screen (*ist DS)

2007-01-27 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/27/07, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My K10D underexposes 2/3 stop with this screen, so I'm looking to sell it now. I paid about $130 for it a year ago. It's clean, no scratches or marks. Split prism with microprism collar, no Optibrite treatment or crop marks. asking $75USD

Re: FS (late): Katz Eye Plus focussing screen (*ist DS)

2007-01-27 Thread Alastair Robertson
Are you not keen on dialing in +2/3 on the K10D while you have the screen in place? Alastair On 1/28/07, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My K10D underexposes 2/3 stop with this screen, so I'm looking to sell it now. I paid about $130 for it a year ago. It's clean, no scratches or

Re: test

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
We rarely ignore anything on the PDML:-). Your test was successful. Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Micah Kleit wrote: test -- please ignore -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, after reading a few more messages, I realized that this was the Olympus SLR. I assume the sensor is similar in size to an APS-C? Sounds like a nice piece of equipment. It should be great for wedding photographers with that 4/3 format,

Re: FS (late): Katz Eye Plus focussing screen (*ist DS)

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 27, 2007, at 2:12 PM, Mat Maessen wrote: On 1/27/07, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My K10D underexposes 2/3 stop with this screen, so I'm looking to sell it now. I paid about $130 for it a year ago. It's clean, no scratches or marks. Split prism with microprism collar,

PESO: a knotty subject

2007-01-27 Thread Alastair Robertson
Hi All http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/image/73625976 A boating-theme still life - this yacht was tied up in the Pohara Harbour, Golden Bay New Zealand right next to one of Jacques Costeau's old ships which is being used as a floating espresso shop! Pentax K10D ISO100 DNG FA 24-90 @ 58mm,

IE7 and photo uploading

2007-01-27 Thread Jack Davis
Yesterday I tried several times to upload a photo to the web and failed. I asked my webmaster (guess that's what folks some call them) if he would try it. He did and experienced the same problem. He somehow learned that there have been a number of complaints about the new Internet Explorer 7. I

Re: FS (late): Katz Eye Plus focussing screen (*ist DS)

2007-01-27 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 1/27/07, Alastair Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you not keen on dialing in +2/3 on the K10D while you have the screen in place? Alastair Well, part of my reason for selling it is that I no longer own any manual focus lenses - so the split screen isn't as necessary - especially if

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 27, 2007, at 2:38 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 28/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, after reading a few more messages, I realized that this was the Olympus SLR. I assume the sensor is similar in size to an APS-C? Sounds like a nice piece of equipment. It should

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Cotty
On 27/1/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi, today I bought a used Olympus E-1 with a 14-54 lens (28-108 35mm equivalent fov). It's a very nice camera. Only 5 megapixels, but the results seem very good, and it handles beautifully - really a photographer's camera, in my opinion. The lens is

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/27/07 5:38 PM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somewhat smaller than the Pentax APS sensors in fact, 18x13.5mm vs 23.5x15.7mm as such they have lower sensitivity and more noise at any given ISO. It's a beautifully designed camera though, after owning my E-10 and loving it

RE: PESO - Almonds in bloom

2007-01-27 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Boris quite good for a zoom and a nice background rendering too for me :-) greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 5:28 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO - Almonds in

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/01/07, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/27/07 5:38 PM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somewhat smaller than the Pentax APS sensors in fact, 18x13.5mm vs 23.5x15.7mm as such they have lower sensitivity and more noise at any given ISO. It's a beautifully

RE: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Markus Maurer
Why are your pictures so small Bob :-( I would have liked to see them in their full beauty ;-) Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:54 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Olympian Hi,

PAW, another of many attempts

2007-01-27 Thread Micah Kleit
I hope people aren't getting numerous copies of e-mails, but I seem to be having a problem with my usual address, so I'm hoping this new address is better. I seem to be having problems sending e-mail to the list; none of my posts have made it since Friday, so I'm trying again. Thibouille, I'm

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Bob, Saturday, January 27, 2007, 9:53:51 PM, you wrote: http://www.web-options.com/London/London/ Cheers, Bob Nice little gallery, I like 11 best. Would like to see it bigger though, there seems to be a lot of detail in the background. Have fun with your new camera:) -- Attila

RE: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Bob W
That's the way Lightbox spat them out. Any in particular you want to see more closely? -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markus Maurer Sent: 27 January 2007 23:25 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Olympian Why

Re: IE7 and photo uploading

2007-01-27 Thread Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail)
advocacy mode against microsoft plot to conquer the world This behaviour is a microsoft feature to force you and your web provider to upgrade the server software to be compatible with IE7, and in the process become incompatible with IE 6, then force more people to upgrade to IE7, then to

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: On 1/27/07 5:38 PM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somewhat smaller than the Pentax APS sensors in fact, 18x13.5mm vs 23.5x15.7mm as such they have lower sensitivity and more noise at any given ISO. It's a beautifully designed camera though, after owning my

77mm f1.8 ltd

2007-01-27 Thread J and K Messervy
I've heard nothing but praise for this lens and have to say that the sample pics I've seen taken with it are lovely. I'm doing more portraits (mainly of my kids) lately and am also considering doing my first wedding this year, so a fast, short telephoto is something I'd love to get. The

Re: 77mm f1.8 ltd

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
There is a shortage of the FA 77 now due to rebates and the K series introductions. But I would guess that tthey'll soon be available again. If I wanted one, I'd go to BH and click notify when available. That has always worked for me. Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 7:04 PM, J and K Messervy wrote:

Re: PAW, another of many attempts

2007-01-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot, but a little soft. Is it at 1.4? Or at a very slow shutter speed? Do you have shake reduction turned on? Not a bad start, but keep working! Paul On Jan 27, 2007, at 6:45 PM, Micah Kleit wrote: I hope people aren't getting numerous copies of e-mails, but I seem to be having a

Re: IE7 and photo uploading

2007-01-27 Thread Jack Davis
Geese, I'd hate to ask you a political question. ;-DD Jack --- Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: advocacy mode against microsoft plot to conquer the world This behaviour is a microsoft feature to force you and your web provider to upgrade the server software to be

Re: GESO: Moon and Venus last Saturday

2007-01-27 Thread Mark Cassino
Excellent work - #0041 is my favorite. - MCC Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) 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: IE7 and photo uploading

2007-01-27 Thread Mark Cassino
I've had a lot of problems with IE7 - both the 64 bit version on my X64 machine and the 32 bit version on my 32 bit machine. I have several browsers on both - Netscape, Firefox, Opera - to test drive my website etc, so I just switch to those if need be. How do you go back to IE 6? I commented

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