Hi Ann,
On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:48:37 -0400, ann sanfedele wrote:
So prune them down to about 50 , Jan... :)
Well, I'll keep this one at this size, since its main purpose
is documenting my trip (they are 285 out of 2280 shots :-)
However, I do plan to create a Best of the West gallery where
I
On 8/9/08, CheekyGeek, discombobulated, unleashed:
Nobody has mentioned gray market stuff yet, but even reputable
dealers can and will sell NON-U.S. Warranty stuff cheaper than the
U.S. Warranty stuff. Not a problem, unless there's a problem. Then
you'll have to send it off to Timbuktu for
On 8/9/08, Ken Waller, discombobulated, unleashed:
Taken at the start of a recent week spent in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan, along the shore of Lake Superior.
Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html
K20D, 28-80mm f3.5-4.5 SMC Pentax F, f8.0 @ 1/100 sec, ISO
...and other wacky titles:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7598000/7598964.stm
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Subject: two PESOS - and a question
Gang,
I've recently dabbled into night photography with exposure times
longer that 30s, using the B setting. Whenever I lock the shutter
open, I start worrying about the batteries running out of juice.
So I have a couple of questions that I hope someone in this
enlightened forum knows the answer
2008/9/9 AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Gang,
I've recently dabbled into night photography with exposure times
longer that 30s, using the B setting. Whenever I lock the shutter
open, I start worrying about the batteries running out of juice.
So I have a couple of questions that I hope someone
From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/09/09 Tue AM 02:52:34 GMT
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Subject: two PESOS - and a question about one - for those of you across the
pond
One of my Paris shots from 1981... Does anyone know who she is?
Actually...I can't remember :-) but as Boris said...it works.
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 6:11 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do you have it set up to show your own post.
Dave
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Bong Manayon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Whenever I send a new
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/09/09 Tue AM 06:37:05 GMT
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Subject: Re: buying digital camera on-line
On 8/9/08, CheekyGeek, discombobulated, unleashed:
Nobody has mentioned gray market stuff yet, but even reputable
dealers can and will sell
From: AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
3. Has anyone made a DIY external power source for their camera, or
have any web pointers?
The AC adaptor, D-AC50, plus a 12V battery and inverter would cover most needs.
This one needs a separate battery http://www.toolbank.com/p/POL37901 but you
can buy
2008/9/9 mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 8/9/08, CheekyGeek, discombobulated, unleashed:
Nobody has mentioned gray market stuff yet, but even reputable
dealers can and will sell NON-U.S. Warranty stuff cheaper than the
U.S. Warranty stuff. Not a problem, unless
Nice mood! Works well, Mike.
Jack
--- On Mon, 9/8/08, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO -- Morning Mist
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Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 8:38 PM
Thanks for all of the kind comments on this. Seems as if I should spend
a bit more time on my older images - maybe there are others that I
dismissed too quickly.
Ken - I thought about cropping out the light streak but I think a crop
spoils the shape of the tree. Thanks for the suggestion.
Gold star for you!
thanks, Bob
I had Marie in my feeble brain and wasn't even sure I had that
part right... right... all puns intended
ann
Bob W wrote:
Marie-France Garaud. Stood against Mitterand in 1981. Right of centre,
Gaullist.
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Hi All,
Does anyone have any news on the DA* 60-250? It's been on the way for
so long now I'm beginning to think it's vaporware.
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Well worth the early rise.
Actually the image is also a useful test of monitor calibration. I had
to look very hard to see the spider web on my uncalibrated Linux system
but it was more apparent on my better calibrated Windows system.
Cheers
Brian
++
Brian
Pentax Norway recently guessed probably not until November. :-(
Jostein
2008/9/9 Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi All,
Does anyone have any news on the DA* 60-250? It's been on the way for
so long now I'm beginning to think it's vaporware.
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http://www.bluering.org.au
They've been concentrating on the development of the K20D.
Cheers,
Dave
2008/9/9 Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi All,
Does anyone have any news on the DA* 60-250? It's been on the way for
so long now I'm beginning to think it's vaporware.
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Thanks Jostein. I'd like it when I'm in Norway, but I'd prefer to buy
it somewhere cheaper before hand. I'll hope for early November.
Leon
http://www.bluering.org.au
http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
AlunFoto wrote:
Pentax Norway recently guessed probably not until November. :-(
Jostein
Very nice indeed. It has a great sense of mood.
On 9/8/08, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your eye, the composition, DOF and exposure all excellent.
Jack
--- On Mon, 9/8/08, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: PESO - Sand Shadows
To:
On 8-Sep-08, at 9:46 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
Nice catch Mike. If it were mine I'd crop out the sun, leaving just
the far
shoreline in the background.
Thanks, Ken. I've got a few other photos from varying angles. I'll
see what I have without the sun.
Mike
Very nice work Mike.
Cheers,
Dave
2008/9/9 Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/09/08/morning-mist/
A few friends and I took a post-Labour Day camping trip to Drumheller,
Alberta this past weekend. It was a great time; good friends, good
weather, and some
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 9:36 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Excellent shot Franks.
Really like the angle and the dof on this one. Just enough of the sign
to see what is going on here.
Thanks, Dave!
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
cheers,
frank
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Lovely mood. Excellent shot.
Paul
On Sep 9, 2008, at 9:24 AM, David Savage wrote:
Very nice work Mike.
Cheers,
Dave
2008/9/9 Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/09/08/morning-mist/
A few friends and I took a post-Labour Day camping trip to
Drumheller,
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:38 PM, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/2008/09/08/morning-mist/
A few friends and I took a post-Labour Day camping trip to Drumheller,
Alberta this past weekend. It was a great time; good friends, good
weather, and some drinks. I
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Taken at the start of a recent week spent in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan, along the shore of Lake Superior.
Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html
K20D, 28-80mm f3.5-4.5 SMC Pentax F, f8.0
On 9/9/08, Leon Altoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
Thanks Jostein. I'd like it when I'm in Norway, but I'd prefer to buy
it somewhere cheaper before hand. I'll hope for early November.
Yeah you stinky fish eater.
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Mark.
Lens just arrived. No duty of Ontario taxes. Whoo Hoo.
Looks good, i;ll try it later, as i'm off in the bus very shortly.
Front cap was on, but no rear cap.
Dave
On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For Sale:
Pentax FA 28mm f/2.8 AL
EX+ condition
Well, i had hoped it would be available BEFORE my show season was
over, but not to be.
Oh well.
Dave
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 8:10 AM, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pentax Norway recently guessed probably not until November. :-(
Jostein
2008/9/9 Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hi All,
Okay, computer guys, I have a question:
I have
- an iMac (G5 PPC) at home, on which I do most of my photo work;
- an HP laptop (running XP) for work, on which I would like to do photo work
while traveling;
- a 250 GB portable external hard drive, which has been connected to the Mac as
a backup
Same boat as you Rick, only i have 1 on the PC not for the Mac.
Godders showed me how to erase a new drive in mac utilities and set it
up for pc and mac, but i know thats not what your asking.:-0
I'll follow this one closly
Dave
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Rick Womer wrote:
Okay, computer guys, I have a question:
I have - an iMac (G5 PPC) at home, on which I do most of my photo
work; - an HP laptop (running XP) for work, on which I would like to
do photo work while traveling; - a 250 GB portable external hard
drive, which has been connected
I've been looking for a better way to carry two cameras at an event.
Currently, I'm just using two Tamrac straps. But that can get awkward
when I have to switch cameras. I've seen mention of a device called a
Y-strap and some instructions for making one, but I want to buy
something. A
I use a thin (1) Domke strap on each camera. Being blessed with 2
shoulders, each being more than 1 wide and approximately parallel
with the ground, that's where I carry the cameras. When I want to use
one of the cameras I transfer it to my neck, which lies conveniently
at about the midpoint
Presuming it is a USB 2 drive ... on Windows ...
-- Be sure you have the correct driver installed for it, if it needs
one.
-- Be sure your computer's USB port supplies enough power to run it or
have an external power supply for it.
Once you're sure of those two things:
Mac OS X can read
On Sep 9, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Scott Loveless wrote:
Is there a way to have read/write access to the external drive from
both the Mac and the PC? (not at the same time, of course...)
It sounds like your drive may be formatted with a file system that
windows doesn't recognize. Probably your
When I'm carrying two cameras at an event, I have them in a shoulder
bag big enough to handle both cameras with the lenses I'm going to use
on them, and a hand strap on each one. That way, as I need one or the
other, I just drop the one that I'm putting down back into its slot in
the bag,
2008/9/9 Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On 9/9/08, Leon Altoff, discombobulated, unleashed:
Thanks Jostein. I'd like it when I'm in Norway, but I'd prefer to buy
it somewhere cheaper before hand. I'll hope for early November.
Yeah you stinky fish eater.
hmm...
You mean, fish as in mackerel? :-)
Bob Sullivan wrote:
I've dealt with BH with excellent results at good prices.
I bought my *ist DS at www.buydig.com at a good price when new,
also several Pentax point shoot models. I'd recommend them.
KEH is a good source of used stuff, but not cheap.
It's been mentioned here before,
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 3:25 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...and other wacky titles:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7598000/7598964.stm
Hard to pick a favourite, but I can't help but think that Reusing Old
Graves and People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach
On 9/9/08, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed:
You mean, fish as in mackerel? :-)
Was it blessed?
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On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 9/9/08, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed:
You mean, fish as in mackerel? :-)
Was it blessed?
As in holy mackerel?
cheers,
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On 9/9/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
As in holy mackerel?
You beat Mr Alling to it Frank.
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This has always been one of my favourite titles, ever since I found it
while working at the British Library 30 years ago:
http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521316231
I'm thrilled to discover that the author, Salaman, pays due hommage to
M. Parmentier (who else!) who wrote
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can check the sellers at epinions.com. If the price seems very low
it's too good to be true. Most of them are bait and switch scamers just
like they were in the old days, except now they're electronic..
I wouldn't put a lot of faith in epinions.
There are also software/drivers that you can install that allows
Windows to read the Mac HFS+ file system. MacWindows.com has a list:
http://www.macwindows.com/disks2.html
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From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:27:25 -0500, CheekyGeek [EMAIL PROTECTED]
said:
Nobody has mentioned gray market stuff yet, but even reputable
dealers can and will sell NON-U.S. Warranty stuff cheaper than the
U.S. Warranty stuff. Not a problem, unless there's
That doesn't work for me. My shoulders are massive and round. Can't
keep a strap on them. I currently use two straps around my neck.
Works. But not well.
Paul
On Sep 9, 2008, at 3:49 PM, Bob W wrote:
I use a thin (1) Domke strap on each camera. Being blessed with 2
shoulders, each being
Thanks, but I can't use a shoulder bag. As I mentioned in another
post, my shoulders are like pork shoulders: big and round. Straps
slide off. I could use a belt supported bag, but that gets in my
way. I need a comfortable harness of some sort. I may have to make
one. In the meantime,
Back in the day when I could lift more than one camera and anticipated
needing quick switches between focal length or type of film
I had them both around my neck with wide and soft
straps - one camera had the strap adjusted longer than the other so the
lined up nicely one above the other
but
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Marie-France Garaud. Stood against Mitterand in 1981. Right of centre,
Gaullist.
Bob
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John -- Bob had it right --
My bad for sending wrong tinyurl -- though the long link, below it, was
correct.
here is the photo in question
http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2538645_CM59k#360442116_gh5Mk-A-LB
I only recently added that particular photo to the photo essay on line...
Just
When two are needed, I've always adjusted my straps to over / under
configurations, one above the other. If I wear my photo vest, I use
the 'D' rings to attach the upper camera with the short quick release
straps that came with the vest. And let the tele hang on the bottom,
so it won't be
I know I've seen a y-strap somewhere, but I ran across this
arrangement while looking for it. Pretty creative.
http://blog.tonyschreiber.com/?p=86
-gs-
http://georgesphotos.net
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been looking for a better way to carry
I knew I saw this. It looked like a good idea, but not for two
camers. Also, not for me. Too much padding. I'm not talking about
the padding on the strap.
http://figitalrevolution.com/y-strap/
-gs-
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been looking
George Sinos wrote:
I knew I saw this. It looked like a good idea, but not for two
camers. Also, not for me. Too much padding. I'm not talking about
the padding on the strap.
http://figitalrevolution.com/y-strap/
On most (all?) of the pages of that site, look on the right (you might
Cotty wrote:
On 9/9/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
As in holy mackerel?
You beat Mr Alling to it Frank.
I would never swim so low, but I do see floundering in your future.
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Sure they don't filter out the shills, but if 1 in 5 posts on a seller
are negative it's a good indicator even if the shills try to overpower
the real signal.
John Sessoms wrote:
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can check the sellers at epinions.com. If the price seems very low
Sorry to spoil the fun. It refers to the bottomland alluvial region around East
St. Louis, Illinois, location of some major prehistoric archaeological sites.
Joe
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Sorry to spoil the fun. It refers to the bottomland alluvial region around
East St. Louis, Illinois, location of some major prehistoric archaeological
sites.
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Spoilsport.
jtainter wrote:
Sorry to spoil the fun. It refers to the bottomland alluvial region around
East St. Louis, Illinois, location of some major prehistoric archaeological
sites.
Joe
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From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
John -- Bob had it right --
My bad for sending wrong tinyurl -- though the long link, below it, was
correct.
here is the photo in question
http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2538645_CM59k#360442116_gh5Mk-A-LB
That one doesn't take me to any photo at
I have upgraded to a new computer with Core 2 Quad Extreme @ 3.33GHz and
8GB of memory running Vista Ultimate x64. Previously I have been using
Silverfast but it does not work anymore for me (no support in Vista
64-bit for my scanner). Yesterday I got the VueScan Pro and have been
playing with it
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