RE: Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel

2006-07-12 Thread Jos from Holland
unfortunately he is right Jos -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 6:14 PM Aan: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Onderwerp: Re:Seriously Off Topic: War is starting in Israel Ignore this

Re: SV: *ist DL2

2006-01-25 Thread Jos from Holland
I think that is the final direction it will go if technology allows: using the sensor itself for the viewfinding. It still has some problems, but the advantages would be great like: Get rid of mechanical things like moving mirrors Easier to keep dust away from sensor Swivable display allows

Re: Cannot handle mixed files with Picasa or Rawshooter?

2006-01-23 Thread Jos from Holland
You're right, Patrick, I downloaded the latest Picasa, it can handle the mixed files. I used it on the 150 mixed files I had in my camera I found it quick and easy to do picture selection. I did cropping and shadow and high light correction, good enough to have a slide show for demo to friends

Re: Pentax in Discovery channel on 101 building of Taipei

2006-01-23 Thread Jos from Holland
hihi, maybe that will depend on how the cutter thinks about Pentax Jos frank theriault wrote: On 1/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip So if you watch the DISCOVERY program on the 101 building of Taipei: the guy with the DS is me! Cool! I'll watch for it -

Re: Cannot handle mixed files with Picasa or Rawshooter?

2006-01-22 Thread Jos from Holland
Thanks to all, so far, I us e Photoshop7 for serious work, but this one cannot use RAW plugin. I will try Irfanview, but I fear that user interfacing will not compare to Rawshooter. Maybe I want too much: I want a mixed file handler, with the user interface of RAWSHOOTER and for free (or

RE: PUG is loaded... and new themes please

2005-09-03 Thread Jos from Holland
Thank you, Cotty, When I discovered that I had the wrong theme, somebody on the list suggested that also dry Martini is not that dry! Jos Intriguing by  Jos van der Hijden I like the contrast between the water and the metalwork, the way it slices through the water and the light on it.

Re: September PUG theme? How to explaine to my wife?

2005-08-18 Thread Jos from Holland (now in Singapore)
Haha, all the reactions cheered me up, gives energy to go to work now! Jos

RE: contrast control flash question

2005-07-28 Thread Jos from Holland
The main thing is that the body must measure the light of the two flashes independently. Therefor one flash is fired and controled at the beginning of the time the shutter is open (first curtain sync) and the second flash is fired and controlled at the end of the open shutter time (second curtain

RE: Any dutch list members?

2005-07-22 Thread Jos from Holland
Hi Pal, I'm Dutch, but about Yachts I only know that it is jacht in Dutch:-) Jos -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:06 PM Aan: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Onderwerp: Any dutch list members? A shot in the

RE: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super

2005-06-21 Thread Jos from Holland
I feel the same.:-( I am afraid that the DS does not have the hard ware to communicate wireless with a flash. Cannot be solved with SW. Maybe hardware add-on exists, maybe Metz? Jos -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Joaquim Carvalho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thibouille wrote: Yes

RE: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super

2005-06-21 Thread Jos from Holland
Yes, that is what Pentax proposes in the manual, but I think it a bit crazy to buy a second flash just for the use as transmitter/receiver. It makes the camera also unnecessairy bulky. I would rather look for a wireless off-camera flash connection. Just a connection cable without the cable part!

RE: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super

2005-06-21 Thread Jos from Holland
I work in a simular way, but that is more in studio condition. Than the TTL is not important. Certainly not important now being digital. I can see what I get immediately. Think I can sell my flashmeter as well. The histogram function of the DS is better than a sophisticated flashmeter. The IR

RE: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch

2005-06-21 Thread Jos from Holland
I have no doubts when a flash magnifier is used: with the light concentrated in a small area as needed for 500mm lens , the guide number of the flash goes up sharply, combined with the fact that the frog is at short distance (4 meters in this case)means the flash can over power the available light

Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super

2005-06-19 Thread Jos from Holland
Visiting Singapore a few weeks ago, I thought it a nice opperunity to buy a TTL flash for my *istDS. Some internet reviews made me think the Sigma EF500 DG super could be a nice possibility. In the shops, they had Sigma for Cannon, Sigma for Nikon, but Pentax: no sir, Pentax?. I held the

RE: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super

2005-06-19 Thread Jos from Holland
or Sigma EF-500 DG super Jos from Holland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Visiting Singapore a few weeks ago, I thought it a nice opperunity to buy a TTL flash for my *istDS. Some internet reviews made me think the Sigma EF500 DG super could be a nice possibility. In the shops, they had Sigma

RE: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super

2005-06-19 Thread Jos from Holland
fill flash. Very handy. Don -Original Message- From: Jos from Holland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:46 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super High speed sync, in which situation can

RE: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super

2005-06-19 Thread Jos from Holland
Conclusion sofar: It seems that the Sigma is not wireless controlled by the DS, an important plus over the 500FTZ is gone. It seems that high speed sync works, but no one indicated that the flash /available light ratio improved at higher than real sync speed, and that is what I want to have

RE: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super

2005-06-19 Thread Jos from Holland
500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG super Jos from Holland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry Mark, I know you work with this flash and are happy with it, that was one of the reasons I've put this flash on my list. I did and do not want to offend people that have this flash. It's not a matter

RE: flash needed

2003-07-21 Thread Jos from Holland
. greetings, Jos -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Matt Bevers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: Monday, July 21, 2003 3:30 PM Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: flash needed On Monday, July 21, 2003, at 06:24 AM, Jos from Holland wrote: Buy Swivel head that goes around (almost 360

How to search PDML archive, is it complete?

2003-01-28 Thread Jos from Holland
Dear group, Last year I had a question to the list about assembling a SMC-A 50/1.7. I received a lot of good replies and even pictures showing the assembling. Due to a computer crash last year I have lost the mails in my personal archive. I didnot worry to much because I thought to find every

RE: Col or mono with digital (was: Re: I want to start a WAR)

2003-01-13 Thread Jos from Holland
Indeed you gain flexibility, decide later if it has to be B+W or colour. And also the kind of filtering: if you take a colour shot with the intention to get finally B+W, you decide on the filtering in the digital darkroom. This will work for most filters except ofcourse for pola filters and

RE: Col or mono with digital (was: Re: I want to start a WAR)

2003-01-13 Thread Jos from Holland
Your right Herb, and I'm quite sure that in future digital camaras will have a switch to select infra red modes I hope that it will show the beautifull combination of infra red sensitivity plus grain and the halos as is given now by the Kodak infra red film. Greetings, Jos -Oorspronkelijk

RE: Service manual scumbag

2003-01-12 Thread Jos from Holland
Hi Mark, How are you sure they are your manuals? Did you Mark them in a way? Some of the manuals I bought in a normal shop, I could scan and sell, I guess? Anyhow I'm glad with your service on your web! Your scan quality is so much better than the poor quality of a professional(?) company like

RE: Minolta Dimage Scan Speed. Comments wanted.

2003-01-11 Thread Jos from Holland
Hi Lasse, I have the scan speed. I bought it about a year ago from a shop nearby, upgrading to Nikon (same story as you!). I was told (and I believe) it was not used for more than 50 films. So in fact it was brand new and I got full garantee. I use it with the original software. This software is

RE: HELP,HELP (testing flash sync)

2002-12-25 Thread Jos from Holland
Dear William, Like others pointed out, your problem has, most probably, to do with the fact that the shutter speed must be slow enough to have the way to the negative completely free at the moment the flash appears. You can test this as follows: take a picture without film, with the flash on, in a

RE: scanning

2002-12-24 Thread Jos from Holland
Hi Marcello, in what sense the BW scans are not right? I use the Minolta Scan Speed with the software that came with it. I always thought my scans were okay. Jos

help to re-assemble SMC-A 50/1.7

2002-10-19 Thread Jos from Holland
Dear group, About one year ago a disassemble my smc-A 50/1.7 because the diafragma ring moved a bit stiff. Now I want to assemble the lens again, but I donot remember how to put it together again:-( I always thought I was quite handy, but now my self confedence got a crack... Please advice :-)

What about SMC-F 17-28 fisheye?

2002-06-15 Thread Jos from Holland
not try the lens yet.Some pictures? Greetings, Jos from Holland - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

RE: What about SMC-F 17-28 fisheye?

2002-06-15 Thread Jos from Holland
In fact, I am not sure it is a fish eye type. The person is not selling it like that. he does not know much about lenses., but in a test in a magazin I saw about SMC-F 17-28/ 3.5-4.5 being a fish eye. maybe there is also a rectangular version? Jos from Holland. -Oorspronkelijk bericht

RE: Winder MX batery compartment

2002-05-02 Thread Jos from Holland
No, the construction is poor. Mine is already broken, I use a piece of tape to close it. I am still thinking if I could fix it with a better construction Greetings, Jos. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens £ukasz Kacperczyk Verzonden:

Make your own goldenMX?

2002-04-27 Thread Jos from Holland
Reading discussions on those goldplated LXs. I just wondered. If you take a black MX, take off the paint on the top and bottom part, polish the copper real shiny, put a nice yelow leather in the middle wouldend it look nice?. Did somebody try this? Greetings, Jos from Holland (Jos

RE: Why Convert a Pentax Spotmeter V.....

2002-04-24 Thread Jos from Holland
There is one offered at www.marktplaats.nl in nieuw condition for only 275 Euro! Greetings, Jos from Holland (Jos bought his first Pentax in the seventies. Now uses MX, ME-super and Z-1 and recently went digital with a Minolta Scan Speed) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: (2): What are you planning on photographing this weekend?

2002-03-14 Thread Jos from Holland
Bill wrote set the aperture/shutter speed yourself. f11@1/125th (or f16@1/60th, or f8@1/250th, etc) These take use of a #25 red filter into account - so your main concern will be framing up images that will hopefully have strong IR reflectance and such.

RE: Who manufactured Revue 400/4.5 ?

2001-12-28 Thread Jos from Holland
aperture. I got the lens together with a ROWI gun type of shoulder fix that is fully adjustable for convinient shooting. I hope there is somebody in the list who can tell mesomething more about the manufacturer. Greetings, Jos from Holland

RE: Please suggest either the A70-210 f4 or the M80-200 f4.5 zoom

2001-12-26 Thread Jos from Holland
to photographe small children or small animals moving around in the room. Before you know they are too close and out of focus. In these cases 1.1 or 1.2m is much more convinient. Greetings, Jos from Holland (Jos bought his first Pentax in the seventies. Now uses MX, ME-super and Z-1 and recently a Minolta

RE: Flash question...

2001-12-13 Thread Jos from Holland
Tom wrote: I was under the impression the rays just bounced off the plane at the angle they came in at (angle of incidence?). The bounce doesn't spread them out any more, though I guess a stucco style ceiling might do a little of that. The light *is* more spread out because it's traveling

RE: Infrared Photo

2001-12-13 Thread Jos from Holland
. the same for very cloudy days. I hope this is of help to you. Best regards, Jos from Holland - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

RE: Implications for optics WAS: New Pentax digital SLR

2001-12-08 Thread Jos from Holland
I would say the manufacturer can program such information about the geometric distortion into the lens, so it would be transferred to the camera while using it, just like we have now with other lens data. Frits Wüthrich from the UK at the moment. Good point, Frits, but an (additional)adjustment

RE: TTL multiflash with METZ

2001-11-20 Thread Jos from Holland
circuit to extract two trigger pulses from the Z-1 pulse: one corresponding with the first curtain and one corresponding with the second curtain. In this way I could have contrast control with two automatic flashguns, controlling their light output independently (without TTL). Jos from Holland. Len

RE: stupid Pentax flash system... any workaround?

2001-11-20 Thread Jos from Holland
that this is not nice, the work around is to isolate this contact. It will be the same contact on your camera.(See Boz side to know wich contact it is) If you try this I am interested to hear from you if the TTL in your camera still functions with this contact isolated. - Hope this helps, Jos from Holland

RE: SMC F 70-210

2001-09-30 Thread Jos from Holland
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Namens Gary L. Murphy Verzonden: zondag 30 september 2001 16:44 Aan: Pentax Users Group Onderwerp: SMC F 70-210 What would be a good price for the above lens in excellent shape I recently paid 80 EURO in Holland.

RE: Massive Attack Seems Likely WTC

2001-09-17 Thread Jos from Holland
, the young soldiers leaving america at the beginning of that war showed the same enthousiasme as the boys I see now on television.. Regards, Jos from Holland - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

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