Peso: Night Driver (FA50)

2007-06-11 Thread AlexG
Hey, Snapped a pic a week or so ago. Was out with my buddy and his girl. I thought the conditions were bad, so i preset the iso to 800. Probably overkill given the shutter speed. What a great lens. With SR I could have gotten away with iso200, but I'm still happy with the (slightly noisy)

Re: About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited...... Some thoughts?

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ditto. Alex is lucky we don't have more ladies here. He would get more than an earful. Paul On May 28, 2007, at 3:03 PM, AlexG wrote: What can I say, I have a real 1950s mindset when it comes to gender issues :) Boris, it seems

Re: PESO - Mr. Robb at Grimes Creek

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
Montreal area On 5/28/07, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are you? --- AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wish I knew someone around here to go take pictures with. On 5/28/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: On 5/28/07, Tom C [EMAIL

Re: Editorial: Pentax missed the boat?

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
On May 28, 2007, at 4:37 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wanna get in shape? Set a goal, snap a pic of youself, and join the PDML Traineo group! http://pdml.groups.traineo.com/ Because only Nikonians should be fatsos! I did a hard 54 mile bike today

Re: Unsubing for a while

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
nice. What's the destination? On 5/29/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/29/07, Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm going to have to do some real work because I'm going on vacation in a week so I'll be back in 3 weeks. Cheers Have fun! Where ya going? cheers,

Re: Editorial: Pentax missed the boat?

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
clearly your bearings failed because you din't use race-lite antimatter grease and magnesium BBs. they make ALL the difference -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Unsubing for a while

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
whene and which part? On 5/29/07, Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: /subing Greece /unsubing ;-) On 5/29/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/29/07, Fernando [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm going to have to do some real work because I'm going on vacation in a week so I'll

Re: Editorial: Pentax missed the boat?

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
chucksbikes.com, nashbar.com probikekit.com the answer to expensive bikes. I pieced together my habanero and saved ridiculous money. On 5/29/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault wrote: You

Re: About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited...... Some thoughts?

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
You accuse me of being a racist, wife beating rapist. Then you argue for the intellectual value of the feminist movement and the virtue of an open mind. You then decide to follow up with an assumption of me of having a tiny winy hog and difficulty getting it into the game, and, and make this a

Re: Flickr Photo Download: hairy yellow bloom

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
Great color, composition, dof... and PERFECT exposure. On 5/29/07, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice composition and good choice of DOF. The OOF background is a little distracting in my eyes. Jostein 2007/5/29, Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

Re: Editorial: Pentax missed the boat?

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
a frame/stem combo that works, but now I find my handlebars too wide, and the saddle stinks. You can't win :) On 5/29/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/29/07, AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: clearly your bearings failed because you din't use race-lite antimatter grease

Re: How to make Raw Therapee look non-crappy

2007-05-29 Thread AlexG
AlexG wrote: Raw Therapee is a nice RAW converter. It's absolutely free and destroys Bibble co. in terms of output quality and usability. As for the interface it's butt-fugly. Some kind of off-white creamy color. Bleh. There is a file in the installed folder caled GTKRC

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
Really not. They're still very much en vogue, and often accurate (like most jokes that aren't PC these days) ;) One time, me and some of my brothers were going down to CT for the weekend. One of us brought his girlfriend along. This was a heinous act punishable by a severe beating (chapter trip

Re: About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited...... Some thoughts?

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
-72157594500202302size=o Cheers On 5/27/07, AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Boris, thanks for taking the time to respond. (same for Godfrey, Rob and Bob ;) ) I know the equipment doesn't make the man, believe me. I'm not a better athlete because

Re: Editorial: Pentax missed the boat?

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
MR-52 digital SLR camera (2000) An unnamed digital SLR camera, introduced Sep. 13th 2000, and then displayed at Photokina 20 25 Sep. 2000. Its project designation is MR-52. 6-megapixels CCD sensor by Philips and full image format (24x36mm) are the new breakthroughs in digital photography. Other

Re: Pentax Street photo exhibition

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
What and where is Pentax Street? Seems kinda neat. On 5/28/07, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Here are those pictures on show at Pentax Day: www.aohc.it/pentaxday/pday12/IMGP3227r.jpg www.aohc.it/pentaxday/pday12/IMGP3228r.jpg Thanks to all who voted for choosing them, and

Re: Playing with PhotoShop

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
pfft, hary potter This is the train from Back to the Future III On 5/28/07, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fooling around with some cloud pix last night and out popped Harry Potter's train on its way to Hogwarts. http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/quickpage/quickpage.htm Kudos

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
Fine by me. On 5/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/28/2007 7:52:23 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Long story short, she is now persona non grata at any and every event, depite the two of em being engaged. And that's the way I

Re: PESO - glassblowers

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
What a great shot. I love the looks on their faces. On 5/27/07, AlunFoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The concentration and cooperation between these two fascinated me. It was a very cluttered place and difficult to get a clean shot. This was the best one I got. Please tell me what you think.

Re: Editorial: Pentax missed the boat?

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
True,. Can't help but wonder what the slr world would be like it it actually made production On 5/28/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29/05/07, AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They didn't miss the boat Philips screwed them with the ccd. Eggs, basket? -- Rob

Re: Editorial: Pentax missed the boat?

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
by the Contax N Digital. The lack of success of that camera and the image quality problems it displayed suggest to some that Pentax may have had other reasons than cost to cancel the MZ-D project. On 5/28/07, Wilko Bulte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, May 28, 2007 at 11:10:53AM -0400, AlexG wrote.. MR-52

Re: About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited...... Some thoughts?

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
What can I say, I have a real 1950s mindset when it comes to gender issues :) Boris, it seems this will be the path I choose. Meantime, I will try to sell the 40, as it is not making me happy. On 5/28/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 28, 2007, at 7:55 AM, AlexG wrote

Re: About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited...... Some thoughts?

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 28 May 2007 19:50 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited.. Some thoughts? On May 28, 2007, at 7:55 AM, AlexG wrote: That's a rare find these days. A woman who can't cook

Re: Playing with PhotoShop

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
Wow, just noticed you posted a starting point. Very impressive. The original looks pure black on my monitor. On 5/28/07, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Peter, for the kind comments. I haven't found anything on KR's site particularly useful. But...we all glean information in

Re: PESO - Mr. Robb at Grimes Creek

2007-05-28 Thread AlexG
I wish I knew someone around here to go take pictures with. On 5/28/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: On 5/28/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6021612 About ten miles from home on our little photo expedition.

Re: About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited...... Some thoughts?

2007-05-27 Thread AlexG
on Henry's). This is one of the photos that I like from the DA40, that's my wife expressing her feelings about my excitement on the K10D purchase ;-) http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=369460334context=set-72157594500202302size=o Cheers On 5/27/07, AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: PESO: eternal decay

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
self contradicting... Decay of whatever humans make has very finite lifespan. Excellent photo, regardless of the title. I'd like to see more of the shots you made on the same location. Boris AlexG wrote: Hi guys, Snapped a few pics today with my k100d and DA40. Here's one. man may

Re: OT: We are all guilty!

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
The copper did some research and found that Peterson had broken Michigan's 1979 hacking laws. Myeah, see? Flatfoots will never catch me! Rico's a bit too smart for those coppers, myeah. On 5/25/07, Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: was that why you decided to to a law school? ;) best, mishka

Re: Chill Out Surfer #2

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
click the arrows. The surfers are shot 5 and 6 / 6 On 5/26/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm... It comes out as a Mogop - Spring Pasque Flower - very nice shot by the way, but how do I get to see the surfer? :-( Boris AlunFoto wrote:

Re: OT: Oh my G**, Chrysler is being sold!

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
That's a real shame, because the new challenger looked hot. It was a matter of time. I predicted it was the end of Chrysler back when Daimler came into the picture, it's sad to see i was right. At least we still have GM and Ford. If Ford could get their act together to come up with a decent v6

Re: PESO -- The Garden Gnome's Illegitimate Daughter; Another View

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
That's a sexy statue. On 5/25/07, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The gnome has good genes ;-) Tim Typo Mostly Harmless - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:17 AM Subject: PESO --

Re: PDML - what the hell?

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
I can't believe you people. Clearly Jesse wanted help locating the aperture simulator on the k10d and we ignored the cries, now he's going to pop his eye squinting through the atrocious viewfinder on the XTI. For shame. But seriously, what a douche. Fuck all y'all, y'all concrete walkers! City

Re: Third party screw mount to k-mount adapters

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
I have a Roxsen m42-K. Works, allows infinity focus but you need a tool they provide to put it on or off the camera. I hear the OEM pentax one can be put on and off by finger pressure. Get the official Pentax one if you can find it. On 5/26/07, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard

About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited...... Some thoughts?

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
Hi guys, Some more stupidnewbie questions, I hope you don't mind. When I bought the k100d, I also got an FA50/1.4 and DA40/2.8 ltd. Got the DA40 because it had a good rep, was nice and compact and relatively affordable aw hell, who am I kidding, it was a pure impulse buy. A few weeks later

3d effect, how to see it more easily/quickly

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
I've noticed something interesting when researching the FA43.. the suble 3d look to some of the pictures can be significantly enhanced when viewing/looking for it If you own polarized sunglasses, and an LCD monitor, out on the glasses, pull up an image at 50% magnification or crop, and

Re: Chill Out Surfer #2

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
Really excellent shots. Framing is nice and exposure is bang-on. Usually the highlights on the water are so beyond blown, but in this case they're perfect! On 5/26/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, found the second surfer. Somehow it looks like a still frame from a movie about

Re: PAW 2007 - 24, 24a, 24b - GDG

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
triptych noun [C] SPECIALIZED a piece of art made of three paintings connected to each other in a way that allows the two outer ones to fold in towards the larger central one: A medieval triptych hung above the altar. On 5/26/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to the Cantor

Re: 3d effect, how to see it more easily/quickly

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
sure is http://www.makersmark.com/Home.aspx my current favorite. snuck a bottle across the border and it rules On 5/26/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 27/05/07, AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed something interesting when researching the FA43.. the suble

How to make Raw Therapee look non-crappy

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
Raw Therapee is a nice RAW converter. It's absolutely free and destroys Bibble co. in terms of output quality and usability. As for the interface it's butt-fugly. Some kind of off-white creamy color. Bleh. There is a file in the installed folder caled GTKRC, with no extension. This is a text

Re: About to pull the trigger on the FA43 Limited...... Some thoughts?

2007-05-26 Thread AlexG
Hi Boris, thanks for taking the time to respond. (same for Godfrey, Rob and Bob ;) ) I know the equipment doesn't make the man, believe me. I'm not a better athlete because my bike is nice, I don't lift more because the bar is nicely chrome-plated... etc What bothers me about the 40 is that it's

Re: OT - even more bike stuff

2007-05-25 Thread AlexG
Sorry, no extra front. Typically when I frag a derailleur it's always the rear one. Try chucksbikes.com for a cheap, high quality one. On 5/25/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, gang. Sorry about the stream of bike posts. This here's another. While out for a ride last night I

Re: GESO. my old bike.

2007-05-22 Thread AlexG
That's not so old! I recently had to upgrade to an expenside set of Tektro ultra long reach calipers simply because the pads for my current brakes have been out of production since 1982. And I had to have my LBS modify the hub on a new sheel to fit the tiny rear spacing. This is because my

Re: GESO: What I did this weekend

2007-05-22 Thread AlexG
Congratulations. I'm half way through Mechanical Engineering here in Montreal and it's easy for me to get discouraged, so it's nice to see there might actually be an end to this brutal lecture-assignment-lab-midterm-rinse-repeat-finalexam cycle. What did she study? On 5/22/07, Bob Sullivan

I'm dumb.

2007-05-22 Thread AlexG
So I've been eyeballing the limited lenses The real, fast ones not the slow crappy new generation ones. It occurs to me that there is something seriously wrong because a month ago I would never even consider any of them, but it seems that now i have no qualms about spending the equivalent of

Re: I'm dumb.

2007-05-22 Thread AlexG
enablement is? On 5/22/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The new generation limited lenses aren't crappy. For example, Godders demonstrated how the new 70 is easily the equal of the old 77. -- Original message -- From: AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] So I've

Re: PESO: eternal decay

2007-05-22 Thread AlexG
Thanks for the kind words godfrey. This was made with the DA40. I am leaning toward selling this lens so I'm forcing myself to use it as much as possible to see if i'll keep it. On 5/20/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 19, 2007, at 9:04 PM, AlexG wrote: man may sculpt

Fun little LBA test!

2007-05-22 Thread AlexG
LBA test! If you answer yes to 2 or more of these, you have LBA, 1. Have you ever searched eBay for the words Super Takumar and filtered it for those auctions that are only Buy It Now? (Try it now) Yes. 2. Do you compulsively look into the used lens section at camera shops or KEH for anything

Re: Next time i'll read the manual first

2007-05-22 Thread AlexG
LOL. Good ol case of the RTFM :) Can you post some pics with your 77? I am suffering from enablement (just learned what that means) and the 77 is to be the main contributor to my financial ruin. On 5/22/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Forgot the 77 ltd had a built in lens hood.

Re: Copyright Violators and FlickR...

2007-05-20 Thread AlexG
Terrible to hear. I despise watermarks but maybe it's time to start using them. I have no plans to sell anything I shoot, but i'll be god damned if some jackass thinks he can make some money off 1) something I do to amuse myself using 2) gear I paid for that will never pay for itself. And I

PESO: eternal decay

2007-05-19 Thread AlexG
Hi guys, Snapped a few pics today with my k100d and DA40. Here's one. man may sculpt his world. still, natural law prevails: relentless decay http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/505270771_322af760d1_b.jpg As per usual, please post comments and criticism. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Help! Need Myths

2007-05-19 Thread AlexG
women have something to say :p -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: It aint over till it's iver (was: I'm done with exams!!!)

2007-05-19 Thread AlexG
What class is that, if you don't mind my asking... On 5/11/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got an email from a student with his final project attached. I turned in the class grades with his F two days ago. (Fortunately, after grading his final project just now, it only raises

Re: K10D Book Delayed

2007-05-19 Thread AlexG
I will never purchase that book you speak of simply because that ass has been spamming every photography forum for over three months with his drivel. If you know about this list, you already know more than that book can teach. On 5/12/07, Larry Levy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I received notice

Re: Interesting Photos from Greensburg, Kansas

2007-05-19 Thread AlexG
Awesome. The Chevy Caprice is still intact and looks drivable. And I want that free Coleman cooler... That's some totally insane level of destruction. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-04 Thread AlexG
Well, that's not necessarily true. Somewhere on this intarweb I found a PDF copy of the Navy SEAL physical fitness manual and they say that you can lose a significant 'amount' (?) of cardio fitness within the span of two weeks if you don't train. Stop training for a month and you are right back

Need a good monitor! (see post end for cliffnotes)

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
I currently have a Nec Multisync FE950 CRT based around the old Diamondtron NF series of tube. It's a great monitor. Sharp as a tack with beautiful color rendition, still as bright and sharp as the day I got it 8 years ago. Realistic maximum res it can handle is 1360x1024 @ 85hz. 1600x1200 is

Re: Need help deciding between k100d or k10d

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
Well, Got the K100d, FA50mm and DA40mm last week. So far, I've taken about 300 pictures. Here are some comments... FA50 is great. So much better than the old M50... Truly great to have autofocus capability in low-light situations. The old M50 was IMPOSSIBLE to focus on the DL. Lens lookes

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
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 150, that way my muscles will actually show instead

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
And a required shot of my garage door. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=332536526size=l -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Need a good monitor! (see post end for cliffnotes)

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
suggest you take a look. Boris AlexG wrote: I currently have a Nec Multisync FE950 CRT based around the old Diamondtron NF series of tube. It's a great monitor. Sharp as a tack with beautiful color rendition, still as bright and sharp as the day I got it 8 years ago. Realistic maximum

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
- a different pose every week. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of AlexG Sent: 03 May 2007 18:49 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - more bike stuff Scott, If you're serious about dropping 30 lbs by end

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of AlexG Sent: 03 May 2007 18:54 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - more bike stuff And a required shot of my garage door. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=332536526size=l -- PDML

Re: OT - more bike stuff

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
Super Spam! Brake.. bosses? That's what I call em... http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=483004150size=l Dropouts! http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=483004108size=o -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

The Future of Pentax -- Great news!

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
I found this on a forum. Take a read! Hello Everybody... I spent four and one half hours with the heads of Pentax today. Now before I share the news I can share with you at this time, there are a couple of issues I wish to address. Anyone wishing to purchase a K100 or K10D, do so. These models

Re: PESO: Listen

2007-05-03 Thread AlexG
pretty girl, and a great shot of her! On 5/3/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/3/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

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: GESO - Krystal

2007-04-25 Thread AlexG
Sun Tour made excellent gear in that era. Have a Superbe read derailleur and I LOVE IT. Kinda wish they'd not gone out of business. Shimano is overpriced and Campy, being better than shimano, still doesn't match the feel of the old friction gear. I have Campagnolo on my Habby

Re: GESO: Frecce Tricolori

2007-04-23 Thread AlexG
Cool! Fighter jets kick ass. On 4/23/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I do like it. I think the formation and smoke trail shots are the most interesting. All nicely caught and with good resolution. Jack --- Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the quite known (I

Re: PESO -- -- The fast moving unknown waitress.

2007-04-23 Thread AlexG
sexy! On 4/23/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great expression ! Nice as is, but I believe a portrait orientation with some slight cropping on either side would improve this one. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO --

Re: nice DA40 example picture ...

2007-04-23 Thread AlexG
Call me crazy, but i don't like that picture! I dunno, not my style, but it looks quite good from a performance perspective! I pulled the trigger, finally. Stuff will be here on the 25th-- 2 days! can't wait! I will annoy you all with plenty of pictures On 4/23/07, Roman [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: lens tests (Pentax and others as well)

2007-04-23 Thread AlexG
Pardon my ignorance? Why do you say Photodo is misleading? On 4/23/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those addicted to lens tests, http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/#pentax has now started testing Pentax lenses. Right now they've got only the FA50/1.4 and DA18-55/3.5-5.6

Re: Ordered Lightroom today

2007-04-23 Thread AlexG
Let us know how you find it. Personally, i think it really stinks on Windows. I have two processors and tons of ram, and it's slow. On 4/23/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I just took the plunge and ordered myself a copy of Lightroom. Now we'll see how the learning curve

Re: Ordered Lightroom today

2007-04-23 Thread AlexG
with 1GB RAM. -Adam AlexG wrote: Let us know how you find it. Personally, i think it really stinks on Windows. I have two processors and tons of ram, and it's slow. On 4/23/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I just took the plunge and ordered myself a copy

PESO: Peaches!

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
Hi guys, (Hope i used the peso prefix properly!) Heres a photo I took a little while back with my *ist DL and the 18-55 kit lens. It is a crop. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=350386817context=set-72157594476842077size=l I don't know why i like this picture so much. Maybe it's the rich

Lens purchases... DA40/FA50....FA43?

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
Hey guys After much deliberation I have decided to purchase the K100d. Despite all the glowing reviews, I cannot see enough benefit in the k10d for the extra 400 bucks given the kind of shooting I do. Though a k10d purchase is in the pipeline once the price drops a bit ;) I am going to order a

Re: Lens purchases... DA40/FA50....FA43?

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
AlexG wrote: Hey guys After much deliberation I have decided to purchase the K100d. Despite all the glowing reviews, I cannot see enough benefit in the k10d for the extra 400 bucks given the kind of shooting I do. Though a k10d purchase is in the pipeline once the price drops a bit

Re: Lens purchases... DA40/FA50....FA43?

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
DA 40mm f/2.8 samples: http://computers.livedoor.com/series_detail?id=6025 Can you guys check some of those sample pics out? They seem overly soft. On 4/21/07, AlexG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Boris, What do you mean by more interesting to work with? Alex On 4/21/07, Boris Liberman

Re: Peaches!

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
Thanks Maris! On 4/21/07, Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is excellent - perhaps because of the soft peach-colored reflections in the silver bowl. Maris AlexG wrote: Hi guys, (Hope i used the peso prefix properly!) Heres a photo I took a little while back with my *ist

Re: Please, let this thread die: MSNBC Poll: Is...

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
Let me put it this way. As a new person on the PDML I've only had access to the archives of 2006-2007... where I witnessed the largest flamewar in intarwebb history. Everytime someone posts a jab at this JCO guy, he gets all pissy and responds in kind. The jab shouldn't be posted in the first

Re: Lens purchases... DA40/FA50....FA43?

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
I guess that settles it. Given that I have the kit lens and will get the 50/1.4, no reason to get the da40, especially given the very variable pic quality. I have a craptacular cxnon sd600 PS (tiny) and i rarely even bring THAT with me, so a tiny lens does not a go-everywhere dslr make, at least,

Re: Image File Transfers - CD to DVD

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
As has been mentioned, magnetic storage is the way to go. And if you're paranoid, redundant magnetic storage, like Raid 1. Some of my earlier dvds are already unreadable, but I recently plugged in a 12-year old computer and it booted right in to windows 95. Good ole P100. On 4/22/07,

Re: Image File Transfers - CD to DVD

2007-04-21 Thread AlexG
Presumably so they aren't spinning for nothing, assuming they won't power down on thier own. MTBF for hard disks is reported to be greatly exagerated On 4/22/07, Maris V. Lidaka Sr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like your idea, but why Dismount, disconnect, and unplug the drives when not in use

Need help deciding between k100d or k10d

2007-04-19 Thread AlexG
Hi guys, I have been quite annoyed at all the low-light shots that I had to delete because of slight camera shake. While I'd love to have the use of a tripod, I A- Don't have one and B- wouldn't bring it with me if I did, so I've decided that shake reduction is a feature worth having. Also the

Re: Need help deciding between k100d or k10d

2007-04-19 Thread AlexG
or k10d I have a K10D and much preferred the size and ergonomics of the ist*DS which i assume is like the K100D. The size of the K10D actually puts me off using it. Paul AlexG wrote: Hi guys, I have been quite annoyed at all the low-light shots that I had to delete because

New!

2007-04-18 Thread AlexG
Hi guys, I'm new to the list. Just got my first ever DSLR last summer, but have only shot 2000 pics so far, so i stink. It is an *ist DL with 18-55 kit lens, DA 50-200 and M42 50/1.4, the latter of which is sitting on ebay, in the hopes of subsidizing an upgrade. Looking forward to