Re: The Future of Pentax -- Great news!

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
he didn't say anything about that. I did get an mail after hounding pentax USA: Thank you for contacting Pentax. There will be a new camera coming out sometime in the fall. It is a medium format however. On 5/3/07, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 3, 2007, at 4:38 PM, AlexG wrote:

Re: The Future of Pentax -- Great news!

2007-05-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/3/2007 2:55:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is very reassuring. But it was on a forum, so do you think we can trust it? Probably more reliable than what is being reported here from the financial industry. William Robb Good

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Feroze Subject: Re: Light Tent / Box I don't know where you got the idea that you don't have much to contribute, but thats a load of crock. One of the things I have noted as time goes by is that there is a lot more emphasis being placed on post processing

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread graywolf
Don't know how you ever got along without plastic ice cubes grin. Feroze wrote: I don't know where you got the idea that you don't have much to contribute, but thats a load of crock. I've shot film for a long time and only went digital last year December. I've thrown out nothing that I've

PESO: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
For those of you who are not on my Jester spam list. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/jester/mayday_dogs.html Nothing earth shaking, just a couple of shots of my boy. Enjoy William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/3/2007 3:21:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For those of you who are not on my Jester spam list. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/jester/mayday_dogs.html Nothing earth shaking, just a couple of shots of my boy. Enjoy William Robb

Re: PESO: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/jester/mayday_dogs.html = The one on the sofa is nice. So, since he is by the remote, what does he like to watch on the tube? (He looks smart enough to use it. :-)) Thats actually a

Re: PESO: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 3, 2007, at 3:16 PM, William Robb wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/jester/mayday_dogs.html He's growing up nicely. :-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Don Sanderson
For my eekBay stuff I use Elements 4, the script was easier to write and it runs a lot faster than CS on my old 'puter. Let me know if the manual WB thing works out for you. Don -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Feroze Sent: Thursday, May

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread eric
AlexG wrote: I suspect that you wouldn't see ANY higher-end bike locked up. Most of what we see here in montreal are 70s-era 10-speeds. When I was in high school (mid 90's), I would routinely leave my KHS Pro MTB (full XTR groupo) locked up to the bike rack outside the school. Never

Re: PESO: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread Bob Shell
On May 3, 2007, at 6:35 PM, William Robb wrote: He is a smart little guy, and handsome. He gets that from my side of the family. Little? Looks like a pretty big dog to me, or that is a really tiny sofa! Yeah, he looks like a smart dog. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Feroze
Can't miss what you never knew existed. Unfortunately there is some problem shipping aerosol cans, ground delivery only...will have to find dulling spray locally somehow. Thanks Feroze graywolf wrote: Don't know how you ever got along without plastic ice cubes grin. Feroze wrote: I

Re: PESO: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Shell Subject: Re: PESO: Another dog picture On May 3, 2007, at 6:35 PM, William Robb wrote: He is a smart little guy, and handsome. He gets that from my side of the family. Little? Looks like a pretty big dog to me, or that is a really tiny

Re: PESO: Listen

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: AlexG Subject: Re: PESO: Listen pretty girl, and a great shot of her! http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/listen.html Thanks Alex bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: PESO: Another dog picture http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/fellas/jester/mayday_dogs.html He's growing up nicely. :-) Thanks Godfrey. I'm pretty proud of him. b.. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Feroze
I'm trying to get it right.but the script kiddies of photography are not making it any easier. What I find really funny is that when you write PS now everybody thinks photoshop and not post script as in an amendment to your letter. Feroze PS Actually it is not funny, its very sad that

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Feroze
Nope don't have that, only CorelDraw, Illustrator Photoshop CS2. Have to bribe the girlfriend now, she's really good with this ASP and dotnet stuff, she'll probally figure it out. But she's been eyeing some of the jewellery I've been shooting so this might bad time to ask. I'm going to have

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Feroze Subject: Re: Light Tent / Box Can't miss what you never knew existed. Unfortunately there is some problem shipping aerosol cans, ground delivery only...will have to find dulling spray locally somehow. Whatever you get, test it on something cheap

Re: PESO: Listen

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO: Listen http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/listen.html She certainly seems rapt. Good one! Thanks Frank. Catching people unawares and getting a decent picture is quite the challenge. bill -- PDML

Re: Grackle

2007-05-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
I'd say you pretty well nailed it ! Well done. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Grackle Quite pretty things really. Noisy though. (the bird I mean, though there is some visible noise on the shot too)

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Feroze
Will do, the prop wax and tent should be here in about 2 weeks, will post the results if your interested. Feroze William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Feroze Subject: Re: Light Tent / Box Can't miss what you never knew existed. Unfortunately there is some problem

Re: A question for Pentax and Usenet oldtimers

2007-05-03 Thread Doug Franklin
David Savage wrote: ...and if you're not feeling anyone? 'Tis time to weep ... and get off your lazy butt. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: A question for Pentax and Usenet oldtimers

2007-05-03 Thread Doug Franklin
P. J. Alling wrote: A man's only as old as the woman he feels. -Groucho Marx. I _knew_ my friend stole it from someone! He wasn't clever enough to come up with it on his own. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Antique car show in town, this year something different

2007-05-03 Thread Doug Franklin
David J Brooks wrote: They have been allowed by town council to stage a mock battle. Man i hope they have it on an off weekend again. This will really test the K10D SR mode.:-) Seriously cool. Take plenty of SD cards. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: A question for Pentax and Usenet oldtimers

2007-05-03 Thread Doug Franklin
William Robb wrote: I've never noticed my 6x7 having excessive vibration. I've got your nickel video around here somewhere. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Doug Franklin
Feroze wrote: PS Actually it is not funny, its very sad that people cannot remember the basic rules of English grammar. That's nothing new. Now they just have a wider audience. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Help, Lost K10D CD

2007-05-03 Thread Doug Franklin
David Savage wrote: ['Spies Like Us' is] a funny movie, no doubt, but I was only 8 when it came out. And I was about 14-15 when I first saw it :-) Geez. I was a junior in college. Now I feel old. Good think it's date night. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Feroze Subject: Re: Light Tent / Box Will do, the prop wax and tent should be here in about 2 weeks, will post the results if your interested. Prop wax? How high tech. When I was photographing jewelry, I used plastitack. I would very much like to see

Re: PESO 2007 - 21d - GDG

2007-05-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
Very nice, I like it. A minor nit is the merge of the ship with the smoke stack. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO 2007 - 21d - GDG Followon to PAW 21 ... from Twin Peaks in San Francisco last Saturday morning ... and last

Re: A question for Pentax and Usenet oldtimers

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: A question for Pentax and Usenet oldtimers William Robb wrote: I've never noticed my 6x7 having excessive vibration. I've got your nickel video around here somewhere. I must try doing that again, making sure I use 1/15

SD Cards

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
I was at the Don's today vor a visit and oggle. They had some 4 gig Sandisk Ultra IISD cards, with a bonus USB jack thing. I picked up a couple of them, so I think I am good to go on memory now. I plugged one of the cards into my work computer, which didn't recognize it, so I pulled it and

RE: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Don Sanderson
Script isn't really the right term for it. In Elements 4 it's FileProcess Multiple files. In CS They're called 'actions' which I find powerful but rather complicated. Actions can be called via FileAutomateBatch. If you have CS2 you have everything in Elements 4 plus a million other things,

Re: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
I really like the shot of Jester on the sofa. Must be watching the Dog Whisperer. VBG Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Another dog picture For those of you who are not on my Jester spam list.

Re: Listen

2007-05-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
Enjoy I did. Thanks Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Listen Actually, I don't know if she was listening or waiting for a reply to something pithy, but her expression is rather intense. Shot with the K10, and A85mm f/1.4

Re: Pentax gallery rejection

2007-05-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
I was thinking he was submitting a digitally captured image that didn't have exif data. My first few submissions were that way. Pentax has info on the gallery site to overcome this by using save as. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Feroze
Strange watches with metal rings for the band, traditional indian wedding jewellery which is filled with a million cutots and holes. Don't tell me to knockout the tack, its too much work:), better to use transparent wax Feroze William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Feroze

Re: Rebates on K10Ds--it figures!

2007-05-03 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Wow, that's will power my man... On 5/3/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got home at about 9:30 last night; back to work this morning, choir rehearsal this evening, work tomorrow, meeting friends tomorrow evening right after work... so the first exposure probably won't happen until

Re: PESO: blah blah blah here, blah blah blah there

2007-05-03 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Thanks Marnie On 5/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/3/2007 1:04:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I like this one. Tells a story. The panorama crop gives it movement across the frame. Good choice. Paul = Ditto. Nice

Re: PESO: blah blah blah here, blah blah blah there

2007-05-03 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
I knew I was forgetting something... sorry Adam Sure thing, the Torontonian vote pays double right? On 5/3/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/3/07, Fernando Terrazzino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Dave, First Frank, now you, I just need Bill and Mike to complete the

Re: PESO: blah blah blah here, blah blah blah there

2007-05-03 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Thanks Paul On 5/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like this one. Tells a story. The panorama crop gives it movement across the frame. Good choice. Paul -- Original message -- From: Fernando Terrazzino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Dave,

Re: Light Tent / Box

2007-05-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On May 3, 2007, at 5:22 PM, Don Sanderson wrote: Script isn't really the right term for it. In Elements 4 it's FileProcess Multiple files. In CS They're called 'actions' which I find powerful but rather complicated. Actions can be called via FileAutomateBatch. If you have CS2 you have

Re: PESO: Grackle

2007-05-03 Thread Stan Halpin
Nice shot. But that is a nasty ugly bird! I feel about them the way some here feel about the Canada Geese and the Cormorants. The Grackles mob my bird feeders, chasing away all the song birds and woodpeckers... stan On May 3, 2007, at 8:34 AM, wendy beard wrote: Quite pretty things

Re: PESO: blah blah blah here, blah blah blah there

2007-05-03 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
This reminds me a joke that I received some time ago: Hockey In Alberta Two boys are playing hockey on a frozen pond in Red Deer, Alberta, when one of the boys is suddenly attacked by a crazed Rottweiler. Thinking quickly, the other boy takes his hockey stick, shoves it under the dog's collar,

Re: A question for Pentax and Usenet oldtimers

2007-05-03 Thread David Savage
On 5/4/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: A question for Pentax and Usenet oldtimers William Robb wrote: I've never noticed my 6x7 having excessive vibration. I've got your nickel video around here somewhere. I

practical implication of flat fields -- Help needed.

2007-05-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hello everybody! I think I understand what flat field lens means. (e.g. per http://www.wisner.com/myth.htm ) My question: what is the _practical_ implication of the lens with a very flat field? More specifically, - if I were to use the D-FA 100/2.8 Macro as a portrait lens - what would be the

Re: Pentax gallery rejection

2007-05-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, quite possible. It's difficult to determine what's going wrong here without more information. J, if you e-mail the file, I'll look at it. Paul On May 3, 2007, at 8:32 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: I was thinking he was submitting a digitally captured image that didn't have exif data. My

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread Scott Loveless
Adam Maas wrote: AlexG wrote: Scott, If you're serious about dropping 30 lbs by end of summer, I'd like to hop on your bandwagon. I'm being told I look good (over two years went from 240lbs to 195. Big change, but I'm still not happy. Still a BFF (big fat f***). I wanna hit

Re: Rebates on K10Ds--it figures!

2007-05-03 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
Mine came in yesterday, but with Invoice dated 4/28/2007 - I'm unfortunately out of luck. Similar to Rick, no time to even unpack it yesterday and charge the batteries, and today was spent home sick in bed with cold and fever. Work to do tomorrow, so the weekend it is! Maris Fernando

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread Scott Loveless
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: This thread inspired me to get my fat butt off the desk chair and onto the bike for a couple miles ride and a cup of coffee at the cafe rather than waddling into the kitchen and brewing another pot. I thank y'all for that. Gawd, the Bianchi is a pleasure to

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread Scott Loveless
Bob W wrote: Maybe a bit late for me, but if you want I can post naked pictures of myself - a different pose every week. -- Bob Why not? I owe Cotty a fishnet stocking pic anyway. -- Scott Loveless www.twosixteen.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread P. J. Alling
Ha! Beat you to it. Cotty wrote: On 3/5/07, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Maybe a bit late for me, but if you want I can post naked pictures of myself - a different pose every week. Cue Peter Alling -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the

Re: Rebates on K10Ds--it figures!

2007-05-03 Thread David Savage
Soft! I would have to have been in a coma AND had one foot over the threshold of deaths door to keep me from playing with my K10D. :-) For me, new gear is better than antibiotics chicken soup. Cheers, Dave At 10:36 AM 4/05/2007, Maris V. Lidaka Sr wrote: Mine came in yesterday, but with

Re: practical implication of flat fields -- Help needed.

2007-05-03 Thread Bob Sullivan
Igor, I've no experience with the D-FA 100/2.8 Macro, but the A100/2.8 Macro is a favorite of mine. The 'flat field' is very handy for copy work and the Marco is great. I wasn't happy with my results on landscapes and thought other lenses did better. I didn't use it for portraits as I prefered

Re: Rebates on K10Ds--it figures!

2007-05-03 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
lol My K10D arrived at home while I was traveling at the beginning of December. I didn't get a chance to do anything with it for a week or so after I returned home... Godfrey On May 3, 2007, at 7:55 PM, David Savage wrote: Soft! I would have to have been in a coma AND had one foot over

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread eric
graywolf wrote: For only a few hundred bucks you can save almost an ounce on your ride. For those who do not know, you can buy a bag of a hundred solid balls for less than those cost each. Perhaps you didn't realize it was a joke? eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Pentax gallery rejection

2007-05-03 Thread Bruce Dayton
I had some problems early on. The site developers indicated to me that the technique used is that if there is ANY exif data, they search through looking for one of the Pentax cameras. What was happening to some of my digital shots is that different tools (raw convertors and editors) would not

Re: Rebates on K10Ds--it figures!

2007-05-03 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Same here, when I got my K10D that battery charge seemed to take forever! On 5/3/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Soft! I would have to have been in a coma AND had one foot over the threshold of deaths door to keep me from playing with my K10D. :-) For me, new gear is better

Re: PESO 2007 - 21d - GDG

2007-05-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/3/2007 12:55:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 5/3/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Followon to PAW 21 ... from Twin Peaks in San Francisco last Saturday morning ... and last for this week.

Re: Listen

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
Thanks Ken. bill - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: Listen Enjoy I did. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/listen.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Another dog picture

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
Thank you. I'm pretty biased, but I think he is turning out just fine. bill - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: Another dog picture I really like the shot of Jester on the sofa. Must be watching the Dog Whisperer. VBG

Re: PESO: blah blah blah here, blah blah blah there

2007-05-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Fernando Terrazzino Subject: Re: PESO: blah blah blah here, blah blah blah there This reminds me a joke that I received some time ago: I am a Maple Leafs fan the boy replies. The reporter starts a new page in his notebook and writes: Little Bastard from

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