Re: Enablement: smc-Takumar 50mm f/4 macro w/ extension tubes

2007-03-26 Thread Lon Williamson
I know what you mean about the 70-300 AF focusing. The manual focus version, alas, no longer made, was not nearly as bad mechanically. My MF version has developed some creep, though Mike Hamilton wrote: All I can say is wow. This is my first Takumar, and I'm simply amazed at the build

Re: Obscure unit conversions

2007-02-19 Thread Lon Williamson
Bob Shell wrote: I'm doing some research and keep coming across odd units of measure that I need to convert to more common ones. For example, in measurements of concentration of dissolved solids I'm used to using mg/L but came across a French research paper that has everything in

Re: Interest in developing a software around photograhy?

2007-01-28 Thread Lon Williamson
Thibouille wrote: I have to produce a software as a final evaluation of my computer sciences studies. Exif/ipct collecting from files? How about a full Exif for pentax cameras, including maker's marks? I've not seen anything like that before. Might be suitable for an undergrad kind of

Re: Using a Super Tak w/ istDS- A challange to the list?

2006-11-18 Thread Lon Williamson
Good trial to see if you want an f/8 mirror lens? BTW, I find mirror lenses very difficult to focus. Paul Stenquist wrote: I sold my 105 some time ago. I could try it with a 90. But I would never focus any lens at f8. What's the point? Paul On Nov 15, 2006, at 7:49 PM, William Robb wrote:

Re: Using a Super Tak w/ istDS- A challange to the list?

2006-11-16 Thread Lon Williamson
If I keep the camera at a constant distance from the subject, I agree with you. But if the subject has the same magnifaction in the finder, I don't. You haven't mentioned that yet in this new diatribe. -Lon J. C. O'Connell wrote: I never said it was always a problem, I said its harder to

Re: The danged final survey results, and thanks for all the fish.

2006-11-03 Thread Lon Williamson
Thine will shall be done. Lasse Karlsson wrote: Thanks for posting the results, Lon. If possible, you can add my name to the aye:s. Thanks, Lasse -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Test Message from my Cat

2006-11-03 Thread Lon Williamson
I was awaiting your orders, Sir. Now loading the blunderbuss to counter the invasion Joseph Tainter wrote: jw2904387 e87dc x 19893o-127e olu1e818e xmshsl201[ w2j4 n1989210 0256smsx-1036 NAKJE SY - Let us know when they produce the works of Shakespeare. Joe -- PDML

Re: The danged final survey results, and thanks for all the fish.

2006-11-03 Thread Lon Williamson
And there has nebber nebber ebber been a sensical Cotty. Wink Cotty wrote: On 30/10/06, Lon Williamson, discombobulated, unleashed: Nonsensical responses: == Cotty (there will be no K1D) Love it ! :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The JCO survey

2006-11-02 Thread Lon Williamson
I find this to be true on my M bodies. You can't just use your fore or mid finger to twist the shutter dial easily. My KX bodies, however, don't have as much friction that way. I think this depends on the body. I have 3 MX bodies and 4 KX bodies, so I suspect I have a reassonable sampling of

The JCO survey - I need a prize.

2006-11-02 Thread Lon Williamson
Heck folks, I'm usually a lurker but I DID start The JCO survey. It was intended as a survey, but I'm now thinking it is one of the largest, stupidest, and most bitter threads yet spawned here. I think I deserve a prize. Thistles thrown at twenty paces? Pizza without sauce or cheese? Rocks in

Re: lens quick change Q?

2006-11-02 Thread Lon Williamson
My macros have an external hood. In the case of the Phoenix 100mm/f3.5, even with a well-recessed front element, such a thing seems justified. For the SMC lenses, it can't hurt and it can help and if I dump the lens, theres something on the front to take impact and mebbe keep it working well

Re: lens quick change Q?

2006-11-02 Thread Lon Williamson
Yup, cheap rubbert hoods for those that didn't come with something. Unlike some others, I keep my hoods mounted. And for the most part, my hoods work somewhat or nicely with caps. I won't swap hoods to save space in a camera bag. Those who differ with me probably have systems that work fine for

The JCO survey - I should start lurking more often.....

2006-10-31 Thread Lon Williamson
I started this here thread as a survey. It is depressingly long running. JCO, many of the people here who have lambasted you would LIKE TO HAVE decent K/M lens support. Most think it ain't gonna happen. And, I like you, would like to see it. Look at Wm Robb's lenses to see why he actually

Re: Concave Sensor?

2006-10-31 Thread Lon Williamson
Film is flat, too. Most of the time. John Francis wrote: On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 10:32:46AM -0700, Jack Davis wrote: Would it make sense to develop a concave sensor? Finest possible focus would then be possible due to a constant light path distance across the sensor. Varying focal

Re: I have to start a blog

2006-10-31 Thread Lon Williamson
Mark Roberts wrote: And what part of Frank Theriault and Doug Brewer didn't you understand? Well, most of it. Frank wears bunny ears and Doug runs a list. My understanding of life is that they should both chop more wood. It is good for anyone's soul but mine. I'm lazy.. -- PDML

Re: The JCO survey

2006-10-31 Thread Lon Williamson
Shel, consider the ZX-M. Not an exensive camera. I've used it, and purchased it. It has the bits you mentioned. It's actually kinda sweet. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Yes, I understand that, but I wonder of JCO grasps the concept. I knew a number of people in the automotive business many years

The danged final survey results, and thanks for all the fish.

2006-10-30 Thread Lon Williamson
Cain George Sinos Gonz J. C. O'Connell J. Munro Jan van Wijk Jens Bladt Jim Apilado Jim King Kostas Kavoussanakis Lon Williamson Marnie aka Doe Mike Wilson P. J. Alling Rob Studdert Ryan Brooks Scott Loveless Shel Belinkoff Stanley Halpin Thibouille Tim Osleby (via private email) Tom C. Vince

Re: OT: Happy Birthday, Bill Owens

2006-10-30 Thread Lon Williamson
Bill, you'll outlast us all, cane or walker be danged. So blow out a pile of candles, if you haven't already. On 10/18/06, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday was Bill's birthday, though I got myself too involved in my day to remember to post something about it. Sorry, Bill. Given

Re: OT - loss of a PDML member

2006-10-14 Thread Lon Williamson
His soul is in my prayers. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-13 Thread Lon Williamson
I don't think the number of k/m lenses should limit the survey; I do suspect it influences a person's vote, like it did for JCO on on end of the spectrum and Godfrey on the other. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Why three? Why not one, or two? Define good? Are you now being elitist? Which K/M lenses

Re: The JCO survey

2006-10-13 Thread Lon Williamson
It's a thingie visible inside the body's mount that lets you use open aperture metering on any lens with an aperture ring. Almost all film bodies had this feature, and many permited both metered manual and aperture priority shooting modes with such lenses. Absence of this thingie on the DLSRs

Re: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-12 Thread Lon Williamson
I'm thinking more in terms of ratio of responses than absolute numbers. So far it looks like about 70 percent of the respondents think that k/m lens compatibility would be _HIGHLY_ desirable in a flagship body. Of course, the more people that respond, the more likely the results extrapolate

Re: What would you take?

2006-10-12 Thread Lon Williamson
My rule of thumb is, when in doubt of what you'll shoot, always take a fast lens. I could count on the fingers of one hand the times I've not taken a 50/1.4 with me. All my other lenses are f2.8 or slower, though. David Savage wrote: G'day All, I'm going up north tomorrow (Dampier) for

K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux - a change to cut down on list traffic

2006-10-12 Thread Lon Williamson
In order to cut down on list traffic, anyone still wanting to respond should, perhaps, email me privately. I notice old antagonisms developing as a result of my little survey. It was not my intention to provide an arena for that. In a few days I'll present a final summary and a request for any

Re: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux - a change to cutdown on list traffic

2006-10-12 Thread Lon Williamson
My guess is that you have several useful A/F/FA/DA etc type lenses. I don't. I want Av and fully metered manual mode if I'm gonna shell out hundreds to a few thousand for a body. It's my money and my decision, right? Wink.-Lon Christian wrote: Lon Williamson wrote: I'd like a DLSR

Re: K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-12 Thread Lon Williamson
I'll word it carefully. Everyone will see it before it is sent. I may leave out the names of respondents and any reference to PDML. I sure don't want the listmeister upset at me. -Lon Doug Brewer wrote: Lon, please do not presume to speak for the list. If you wish to communicate your

K1D aperature simulator survey, part Deaux

2006-10-11 Thread Lon Williamson
understand responses: Yea: Lon Williamson Dario Bonazza Boris Liberman Bob Sullivan Scott Loveless Ryan Brooks Shel Belinkoff William Robb P. J. Alling Thibouille J. Munro Adam Maas Jens Bladt Tim Osleby J. C. O'Connell Vince MacBournie Kostas Kavoussanakis Mike Wilson Cory Papenfuss Marnie aka Doe

Re: K10D - RAW - JPEG in Camera

2006-10-10 Thread Lon Williamson
Shel, the only other thing I can think of is to send timely PJ or other type stuff out very soon after you shoot, not necessarily to family/friends. Shel Belinkoff wrote: A friend who has ordered a K10D asked me what benefit there is to converting a RAW file to a JPEG file in camera. I offered

Re: The JCO survey

2006-10-10 Thread Lon Williamson
I'm not sure that protecting new lens sales by prohibiting open aperature metering for K and P lenses makes sense. Most people I know with AF cameras WANT AF lenses, and some, like my ex wife, can no longer reliably perform manual focus (eye problems). But IF the K1D is produced and IF it is a

Re: k10d and manual-aperture lenses?

2006-10-09 Thread Lon Williamson
P. J. Alling has a legitimate gripe, but remember that the K10D is not the flagship. Perhaps the coming flagship, the so called K1D, will finally permit manual/AV with pre-A lenses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

The JCO survey

2006-10-09 Thread Lon Williamson
On the offhand chance that Pentax peeks at this list, I propose the following question: How many people here would consider an aperature simulator permitting (for K,M, and all other lenses with aperature rings) CW metering, open aperature metering in manual and AV modes a _highly_ desirable

Re: The JCO Survey

2006-10-09 Thread Lon Williamson
And if JCO doesn't respond positively to the survey, I, for one, am gonna feel hornswaggled wink. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Add another to the JCO list. JCO RULES! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: The JCO survey

2006-10-09 Thread Lon Williamson
Paul, according to stuff we've all read recently, the K1D should exceed the K10D. The 10D is hi-amateur (whatever that means) and the 1D is pro. Hell, I'm thinking LX + 10D.BTW, I'm collecting respones to the JCO survey and intend to bring the results to Pentax's attention.. I'm gonna ask

Re: What Were You Trying to Say?

2006-07-03 Thread Lon Williamson
Yeah, and if one shoots that way, one can count on a few comments like I would have reframed to avoid the _distracting_highlights_ in the upper left.. etc. etc. Ya like it or ya don't, I'm beginning to feel. frank theriault wrote: Boris' recent PESO (or was it a PAW?) featured at least two

Re: PESO - MIssed Opportunity

2006-07-03 Thread Lon Williamson
One of the most difficult AND one of the most expensive. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having tried a tiny bit of bird photography, and my awareness and admiration just goes up for those that actually do it well. I think it's one of the subgenres of photography that can be ranked as difficult

Re: PUG again

2006-07-03 Thread Lon Williamson
It seems to me that the recent spate of messages about PUG resulted in a healthy number of photos. Maybe we should all gripe a bit a week before the due date. Sorry I didn't contribute this month. Tom C wrote: Hi Adelheid, Respectfully, none of the comments on that topic was ever intended

Re: Photo Submission

2006-06-20 Thread Lon Williamson
Shel Belinkoff wrote: I was asked to submit five cat photos to the ASPCA. I put up a small gallery from which five have to be selected. Perhaps you can take a moment and let me know which 5 you prefer. Thanks! http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/SPCA_Gallery/ Mantle shot or the yellow

Re: First K100D review with samples

2006-06-20 Thread Lon Williamson
I've read with interest what PDMLers say about Pentax antishake, but I remember reading, I think on DPreveiw, about the Optio A10 where antishake results were inconsistent. Mind, many think those folks have a bias against Pentax. I would guess the DLSRs that are a' coming would have better

Re: Shooting Digi in JPEG Mode

2006-06-16 Thread Lon Williamson
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: LOL ... That's exactly what I said in the first response to this thread .. :-) Godfrey On Jun 15, 2006, at 7:55 AM, Lon Williamson wrote: Try shooting jpg as if you were shooting slide film. In my experience, they're quite similar. Yeah, I know that now

Re: Mac software question

2006-06-16 Thread Lon Williamson
I haven't used Macs since the Quadra days, but Norton Utilities was sold for Macs in those days and did have a hard disk scrubbing utility; essentially multiple writes to each empty sector. -Lon Mark Roberts wrote: I know of several Windows freeware apps for secure - or at least more secure -

Re: Question About Kit Lenses

2006-06-15 Thread Lon Williamson
Yup.. every zoom I've owned has changed focus slightly from wide to long. I use a simple solution for fixed subjects: focus at the long end and pray that greater DOF as I zoom wider will compensate. I'm pleased with this simple approach using the 3 zooms I still own. But I have never printed

Re: Shooting Digi in JPEG Mode

2006-06-15 Thread Lon Williamson
Some of us can ONLY shoot jpeg. Lower end Optios spring to mind 'cause I gots one. I think jpeg is kinda neat; makes me think about exposure much more than using neg film in a real camera. Thank heavens for manual exposure in the SV. Makes balancing the flash and ambient much easier. -- PDML

Re: Aperture repair on a M lens?

2006-05-15 Thread Lon Williamson
I read long ago that the M35 f2.8 was prone to grease causing the aperature to stick. When I bought mine, it had a sluggish aperature. Local repair was under $40, and the repairman did report grease as the cause. Hope this helps. -Lon

Re: Another one bites the dust.

2006-05-04 Thread Lon Williamson
Good Luck, Mr. Robb You mentioned there's a few things on your job plate for the next few months. Photo related? -Lon

Re: When will we see a *consumer* DSLR

2006-04-24 Thread Lon Williamson
Bob, as an owner of an SV, I'd like to know why she prefers the S/S4. Size? Bob Sullivan wrote: Anybody had an Optio S or S4 serviced? Are repairs expensive? My daughter wants the S4 back in return for the new SV we bought her. I would like to find an old S4 or S, maybe even a broken one. But

Re: Photographing fishes frogs

2006-04-11 Thread Lon Williamson
I recall a book I borrowed from the library about shooting pets that had a few pages about a photographer that specialized in aquarium shots. As I recall, he hand held a macro lens with rubber hood, the hood edges touching the aquarium glass. Flash was directed from above, on a cord attatched to

Re: OT: Seeking Book Recommendations

2006-04-11 Thread Lon Williamson
Jane Bown - Faces: the Creative Process Behind Great Portraits A great BW photographer who used a meterless Oly SLR and carried a lightbulb in her purse as her only accessory. -Lon David Savage wrote: G'day All, OK, if you were to recommend just 2 books on or about photography, preferably

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-04-04 Thread Lon Williamson
The bad pixels are built in to your sensor, and everyone has them in a different location. It's not hard to make a photoshop action that will minimize them at a certain capture size. Email me for details. -Lon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aaron Reynolds wrote: Dave, that's from your D. The spots I'm

Re: First success

2006-04-04 Thread Lon Williamson
Hurrah Boris. Nice shot. Now don't let this go to your head. I doubt it will. -Lon

Re: First success

2006-04-04 Thread Lon Williamson
LOL. Huge static problem there with that bug. Pancho's been reading your posts, Boris. So have I. Pancho Hasselbach wrote: Congratulations, Boris, you nailed that bug! Only thing is, so caught in the moment, it looks somewhat - static... SCNR, Pancho

Re: Anyone have experience with this Slik Tripod

2006-03-28 Thread Lon Williamson
I have the 300 DX pro, which is quite similar to the 400Dx. There is an optional short centerpost, which I purchased, and the centerpost is reversible. I consider the 300 to be a much better tripod than the Bogen 3001, which I've also used. I currently own a 3021, but use the Slik much more

Re: Anyone have experience with this Slik Tripod

2006-03-28 Thread Lon Williamson
Oh, one thing I forgot: the 300/400 locks the centerpost with TWO adjustments, making post extension much more secure. My 3021 is very bouncy with even an inch of extension. David J Brooks wrote: Just pondering over the Slik Pro 700DX or the 400Dx models. They both have adjustable multi

Re: Anyone have experience with this Slik Tripod

2006-03-28 Thread Lon Williamson
they can turn upside down. for low macro. I'm sure they can but :-) Dave Brooks - Lon Williamson Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:16:39 -0800 Oh, one thing I forgot: the 300/400 locks the centerpost with TWO adjustments

Re: Anyone have experience with this Slik Tripod

2006-03-28 Thread Lon Williamson
Ken, this is a truism. But if the lens is short enough and the tripod with post extension is good enough, I do it without thinking twice. Mind you, once I have even a K135 f2.5 on the pod, I tend to go into big glass mode. But heck, an M50 f1.4? Yeah, extend if you want to. -Lon Kenneth

Re: Talking photography - dynamics

2006-03-28 Thread Lon Williamson
And I always thought you existed to swerve. Hoist the topsails, then spanker. Cotty wrote: I exist to serve :-)

Re: Talking photography - dynamics

2006-03-28 Thread Lon Williamson
I had a flash image in my noggin of Wm Robb in a bad mood. Even though I don't know him. grin. \Cotty wrote: On 28/3/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Who is the Satan and how does he differ from the one true Satan? Why do I suddenly get a vision of Godders sat at his Mac, a

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-27 Thread Lon Williamson
Interesting post, that. My only SLRs are still film and likely to remain that way. I'm still playing with a newly acquired Optio, having just bailed in. Anyone who thinks a fairly new digi PS is simple just doesn't understand things. With a film camera, I take a different approach; this I can

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-27 Thread Lon Williamson
Live and let live. Paul Stenquist wrote: This whiney film nostalgia is nice, but it's bullshit.

Re: Using a two axis rail as a substitute for custom pano heads - crazy or viable with modest lens lengths?

2006-03-27 Thread Lon Williamson
there too. Jostein - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Using a two axis rail as a substitute for custom pano heads - crazy or viable with modest lens lengths? I've read that the nodal point is usually somewhere near the aperature blades of a lens

Re: Using a two axis rail as a substitute for custom pano heads - crazy or viable with modest lens lengths?

2006-03-27 Thread Lon Williamson
Toine, yeah, the SV does have an assist function, the tripod mount is off center, and I guess I'd try to put the middle of the lens in the center of the tripod for a first go. I'd experiment with it now, except that there's still plenty else more useful to learn about the SV. Thanks for the

Using a two axis rail as a substitute for custom pano heads - crazy or viable with modest lens lengths?

2006-03-26 Thread Lon Williamson
I've read that the nodal point is usually somewhere near the aperature blades of a lens. It seems to me, that with modest length lenses, doing either vertical or horizontal panos would be kind of easy to do with a two axis rail. The L-R axis could compensate for any off-lens-axis tripod

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-18 Thread Lon Williamson
Yeah it was awkward. As I recall, you had to create one large file on disk that became the FAT16 drive. My neighbor had one of those cards in his machine for his wife to use. Kinda like installing the freebie BeOs on a Wintel machine. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Mar 17, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Lon

Re: Updated PDML Logo.Should be final now

2006-03-18 Thread Lon Williamson
LOL. Mr. Brooks, never try for concordance, even on this nice list. Tell 'em to shut up, place their orders, and praise what is given. BTW, make mine puce -Lon David J Brooks wrote: Do you KNOW how long that outline took me.??Now more.

Re: ACDSee Pro - anyone using it?

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
I have Picture Window Pro, and have run it a few times. I think had I stumbled onto it before photoshop, I'd be using it happily. But I'm so USED to layers, and PWP ain't got 'em. And right now I don't want to learn another editing program well. Norman Koren (spelling on last name?) has a web

Re: More Kennyboy quotes

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Here's a quote from Ken's filter section. In fact, it is the first paragraph: The selection of the proper filter is actually far more important than any choice of lens or camera. To be fair, much of what is on his site is interesting. My take is that KennyBoy cannot be bothered to write an

Re: PESO - Cool Jazz

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Not satisfied with missed focus, Frank is now combining it with too-slow-shutterspeeds. Artsy. Grin. I like it Frank, but even though sharpness is a bullshit concept, I do wish the horn player's face was a tad sharper. I've taken plenty like this one, myself. And like you, I prefer to shoot

Re: bad luck and enablement

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
I understand this about Macro entirely. Some people can use flash and handhold, and that makes sense when trying to freeze a bumblebee or something similar, but if I can slow down, take my time, and use a tripod, manual focus works far better for me on static subjects. -Lon Jack Davis wrote:

Re: Tel Aviv

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
I agree with Frank. A few previous posts referenced trite technique. I think that can freeze us (group pressure being applied) from experimenting further. For example, I used to think that pictures taken deliberately unsquare (ie camera tilted noticably off plumb square) were trite. I still

Re: OT Another PS Question

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Go back to CS and enable Maximize Backwards Compatibility for file saves. It might help. -Lon Dave Brooks wrote: Hi Troops. Do earlier versions of PS have problems opening up files from newer versions.? The logo i'm doing was done on the ibook (PSCS)G4 OSX. I saved as a Jpg ( I didi not

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
Hell, in the mid 90s Apple had a hardware solution: a 386 card, if I remember correctly. And someone at the same time had a software- only solution. This is back in the 68K processor days. Cotty wrote: On 17/3/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: Of course. I had Windows and

Re: OT - Windows on a Mac

2006-03-17 Thread Lon Williamson
, at 7:07 PM, Lon Williamson wrote: Hell, in the mid 90s Apple had a hardware solution: a 386 card, if I remember correctly. And someone at the same time had a software- only solution. This is back in the 68K processor days.

Initial Observations: OptioSV after 1 week, and some questions.

2006-03-16 Thread Lon Williamson
Though I've had a web cam and that ilk before, the OptioSV is the first digicam I've purchased that can do prints. It only does JPEGs, which, I discovered, are as fickle as slide film with regard to exposure. However, the LCD helps a bunch, so I've paridoxically learned more about metering

Re: Attention Yahoo Email account holders

2006-03-12 Thread Lon Williamson
Yup. Keeping something like this list going cannot be fun. Altruist definition: Doug Brewer. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Thanks for your attention to this and for running the list, Doug. I know a lot of us, myself included, have come to depend upon and appreciate the work that you do for the PDML.

How many hot pixels is too many

2006-03-06 Thread Lon Williamson
My new SV has two areas that seems consistently corrupted. Sstisfactory for a 5MP sensor? -Lon

Re: FS tak a 2x

2006-03-05 Thread Lon Williamson
As we get old, we get senile. I argue with myself about brown vs white sugar on my oatmeal every morning. Sometimes the debate lasts til noon. -Lon Aaron Reynolds wrote: AAARGH. Why can I never remember to change the reply-to address?

Re: OT: it just won't stop

2006-03-03 Thread Lon Williamson
I hate aging. Take very good care, Collin. -Lon Doug Brewer wrote: yeesh, it doesn't, does it? Get well, Collin.

HELP on SD card with USB interface and Win98SE

2006-03-03 Thread Lon Williamson
Ok ok ok ok. So I've been fooling with the OptioSv for hours and decided it might be a keeper. I got another several days to return it. Yesterday was snapping, chimping, reading the manual, etc. Today I decided to move a few shots to the computer, Win98Se is all I have except for even older

Re: HELP on SD card with USB interface and Win98SE

2006-03-03 Thread Lon Williamson
Nope. I got a film scanner, mouse, two printers, and a Wacom tablet all going thru USB. Besides, 98SE shipped with USB drivers, and both my mashines support USB in CMOS setup. Doug Franklin wrote: I think you need Win98 USB drivers from Microsoft's web site.

Pentax Optio60 vs OptioSV - I bought the SV

2006-03-02 Thread Lon Williamson
This is the first camera, Pentax or otherwise, that I bought new for MySelf. Today. Accesories: two 512MB cards, a spare battery, and a cute little Lowepro case. The cards I bought I did for one reason: the salesman showed me they can be pulled a bit to reveal a USB interface. No reader

Re: OT: Photographic enablement but not Pentax.

2006-03-02 Thread Lon Williamson
A definate advantage of a tripod and remote release. It can make a difference. William Robb wrote: I learned to not look through the viewfinder by shooting portraits on sheet film. By not having the camera between the photographer and subject, it is possible to catch some wonderful

OptioSV - damn it's small

2006-03-02 Thread Lon Williamson
Having previously only shot film, it is worthwhile to note that the OptioSV and others of it's ilk are smaller than my danged Olympus XA, and get smaller and smaller when you toss in a few rolls of film. In terms of cuddly size, this thing rocks. Still love the XA, though. -Lon

Re: The Quintessential Mistake

2006-03-02 Thread Lon Williamson
Yup. Been there, done that. And undoubtably will do it again. Jon Myers wrote: I did that once. Grabbed my K-1000 and went for a hike... had been out a while when I noticed the rewind knob wasn't turning when I advanced the film. I assumed it hadn't loaded properly, so I opened the back.

Re: MZ-S and old flashes

2006-03-02 Thread Lon Williamson
Last time I saw a comprehensive camera review, all the ZX cameras would tolerate a 300V signal across the hotshoe from flashes. Not sure about the MZ-S. Ask Pentax. I'd be surprised if it didn't, because it is film. Pete Ziminski wrote: How do I know if my flashes will not damage my MZ-S.

Re: Pentax Optio60 vs OptioSV - I bought the SV

2006-03-02 Thread Lon Williamson
Yes, I think two 512s were overkill, but I bought them in part because I've read that you can buy an SDCF converter, and I'm thinking future. The other thing is I kind of pent buying rages up and want to get MORE than I think I'm gonna need. I understand your point, though, especially when the

Re: I understand Shel's rage on DS2, I can't find an Optio60. Any comments on the OptioSV?

2006-03-02 Thread Lon Williamson
Thanks, Dario. Less purple fringe than the Optio60, and less noise, I think. I downloaded every one of your JPGs and looked at them. Thanks. I owe you. -Lon Dario Bonazza wrote: SVi @ 50 ISO, 35mm, F3.6 http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/SVi_50_35mm_F3.6.jpg SVi @ 200 ISO, 135mm, F4.7

Re: OT: aquariums

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
For what it's worth, I shot at the Newport Aquarium near Cincinnati Ohio one day. The aisles were deliberately kept quite dark, no lighter than the average movie theatre here in the USA. The tanks therefore looked bright, but they weren't. I had either 400 or 800 speed film, can't remember

Re: Some more new camera speculation

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
Weren't the early 645s pure mechanical coupling? If so, given that this is the beast that Pentax is taking into the Pro DLSR arena, what are the chances that the 645 prototype at PMA does retain mechanical couplings? Anyone? -Lon John Forbes wrote: Just what is the attraction of a

Why is 35mm film sometimes called 135?

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
I always wondered about this. Being still a film-only user, I'd like to know what 135 is derived from. -Lon

Anyone used the cheapo Pentax Optio60?

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
I know the Optio60 ain't got SMC. My guess is that it is sluggish and slow. JPG only, etc. But it's small, has an optical viewfinder, and might be good enough to produce nice CRT-only shots. Cheap, too. Comments? -Lon

Re: Why is 35mm film sometimes called 135?

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
Now I know. Thanks. Bob Shell wrote: On Mar 1, 2006, at 8:26 AM, Lon Williamson wrote: I always wondered about this. Being still a film-only user, I'd like to know what 135 is derived from. It's a Kodak film designation. Kodak had a convention of three-digit film numbering, e.g.: 120

Re: WTB: mirror lens

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
John Mustarde used to show up regularly on the list, and had a page about long telephotos, including a few 500mm mirror lenses. As I recall, he raved about a specific Soligar or Spiratone, can't remember which, as being good. Google it; the page was up a year ago as I recall. One thing he

Re: Anyone used the cheapo Pentax Optio60?

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
, Dario - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 5:45 PM Subject: Anyone used the cheapo Pentax Optio60? I know the Optio60 ain't got SMC. My guess is that it is sluggish and slow. JPG only, etc. But it's small

I understand Shel's rage on DS2, I can't find an Optio60. Any comments on the OptioSV?

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
Pentax USA still lists the Optio60 as being available. HA! So I'm looking at the OptioSV, which does have manual, AV, and TV, but buried in some damn menu. Local cost, US$250. Anyone used it? Comments needed before I go to the store, fiddle with a digicam awkwardly, and fork over some bucks.

Re: Anyone used the cheapo Pentax Optio60?

2006-03-01 Thread Lon Williamson
adds quite a bit of randomness in the process. Here is a Flickr set of some pictures I shot. Processed to BW and cropped to 3:2 aspect. You can see the full res images by clicking on all sizes on each picture page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbuhler/sets/1610069/ hth, j On 3/1/06, Lon

Re: PAW - Shy

2006-02-24 Thread Lon Williamson
Frank mentioned that this is in his Public Phone collection. Personally, I think the US FBI should investigate this apparently harmless Canadian. PINKO bunnie ears, an intrest in telecommunications, and a camera. Terrorist tie ins? Excessive use of catsup and/or vinegar on potatoes? Bush would

Re: Religon, Christ vs. the Other Guy

2006-02-23 Thread Lon Williamson
Yeah, you were missed. I like your nick, for one thing, and folks seemed to report from the mountain get togethers that you, and even Wm Robb are good folks. I believed that to be true of both of you years ago. Frank is a nice guy too, but I'm NOT into bunny ears. Wish I could meet some of

Re: Graphic Tablet Recommendations?

2006-02-23 Thread Lon Williamson
Tom, I just tried to look for my Wacom Graphire, purchased about 2000, to see what model it is and couldn't find it. It was the smallest and cheapest at the time, probably under 100 US dollars. It worked well. But I didn't find it that useful for photography. Mousing seemed about as effective.

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-23 Thread Lon Williamson
I vote with Frank. Polish your skin, you red haired debbil. -Lon Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and polish your skin... Now that's just *weird*.

Re: *IST-D / DS High speed action!

2006-02-23 Thread Lon Williamson
I am adamant that our own Mark Roberts can blast Ken away, if Mark would Just Practise. It's very very important. grin. -Lon frank theriault wrote: On 2/21/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and polish your skin... Now that's just *weird*. You ~do~ know to whom I was referring,

Re: OT - PESO - Farm and Copse

2006-02-19 Thread Lon Williamson
I agree. I'd frame and hang this one. Very well done. Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: On 2006-02-18, at 11:01, Cotty wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/landscapes/images/pic41.html Wow! What a beatiful composition of trees on the hill and buildings below. Toned colours add much to the

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