Re: OT - Brit and proud

2003-07-17 Thread Robert Harris
I don't know about president. He already has a pretty good job. But he sure gave a good speech. You should be proud. Cotty wrote: Tony Blair for President :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: OT - Brit and proud

2003-07-17 Thread Robert Harris
?nav=hptop_ts Bob Harris frank theriault wrote: Dear me. Did a politician say something remotely interesting? And I missed it! What happened? Did someone find a WMD in Iraq? waiting patiently, frank Robert Harris wrote: I don't know about president. He already has a pretty good job. But he

Re: Oh, give me a $#%@#$! break

2003-02-01 Thread Robert Harris
Mike Johnston wrote: So they're about to blow the crap out of Baghdad. How the hell should I know why they're doing it? Oil? Politics? Warmongering? Too much saber-rattling to back down now? Can't find bin Laden and got to take it out on somebody? Christ, I have no idea. But whatever the reason

Re: Where's the PDML?

2003-01-19 Thread Robert Harris
Mike Johnston wrote: I'm either off the list, or the Digest has stopped again. Haven't had any word from the PDML in 24 hours or more. --Mike Lucky you. A little peace. :)

OT Re: I'm back...wedding pix...

2003-01-15 Thread Robert Harris
Amita: I was off the list for quite a while and missed the great event. Congratulations and best wishes, etc. Beautiful bride, by the way. :) Best Bob Amita Guha wrote: Hey everyone, I've been taking a little break from the list, getting some other stuff done, but I'm back now, ready to

Re: Chimney pots

2003-01-15 Thread Robert Harris
Thanks for the link, Wendy. Interesting. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Robert Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Dumb Newbie Q #4 -- When/how do you take your shots? I hate to reveal my ignorance but what is a chimney pot? http://www.thechimneypotshop.com/ W. --- Wendy Beard Mosaid

Re: Chimney pots

2003-01-15 Thread Robert Harris
!! I'm going to get a lot of pleasure out of this site g. What do you think of that, Robert! I may start with making up a catalog, and go from there. keith whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Robert Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Dumb Newbie Q #4 -- When/how do you take your shots? I

Re: Party pics, Russian-style

2002-12-17 Thread Robert Harris
Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote: [big snip] When I asked Ilya why the guy had taken so few shots, he explained how it's been proven that each time you take someone's picture, you take away part of their life energy. Whoever owns the print can hurt the person in the picture by--I

OT: Galen and Barbara Rowell

2002-08-15 Thread Robert Harris
There now is an official announcement and press release on their deaths at: http://www.mountainlight.com/ Bob - 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

Re: Thinking of relinquishing the LX :(

2002-08-10 Thread Robert Harris
Len Paris wrote: If you need the money that selling the LX will provide for paying the rent or feeding your family, sell the LX. Wrong advice Len. Should be sell the family. Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: OT: Writings on The Wall

2002-07-30 Thread Robert Harris
William Robb wrote: Not surprised you got the wrong answer. Pink Floyd is far more meaningful to most people than the above mentioned wall (which I had only vaguely heard of, I might add). William Robb Speak for yourself, please. What is a Pink Floyd? Some sort of silly drink? - This

Re: about the NYC PUG gathering...

2002-07-16 Thread Robert Harris
. -- Robert Harris, Economic and Public Policy Consultant 30 River Road, #17J, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044 Tel. 212-753-4951 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget

Re: about the NYC PUG gathering...

2002-07-15 Thread Robert Harris
For consideration of practicalities, aside from transportation. If folks want to use tripods, someone better check on whether it is possible at all sites under consideration. I have never had a problem using a tripod in Central Park. I am less familiar with the two botanical gardens, but from

Re: about the NYC PUG gathering...

2002-07-15 Thread Robert Harris
Ann Sanfedele wrote: [snip] We should make a separate batch of email not to the list about this about this,shouldn't we? If anyone does make such a list, please include me on it. I do not know if I can make it; working on a project that is keeping me busy 7 days a week for the

Re: Flash help for nature shot

2002-06-24 Thread Robert Harris
Ryan K. Brooks wrote: Hi all, Somewhat of a flash-newbie here. I do mostly landscape and available light shooting, but I've got a really neat bird nest (complete with three young and two very caring parents) easily accessable thru a window. I've been shooting (moderately

Re: OT: Toscana Photo Workshops

2002-06-24 Thread Robert Harris
Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, I've just found a very interesting web-site which I thought I'd pass on: http://www.tpw.it/. It's a workshop in Tuscany, Italy. [snip] If only I had the money and the time... The story of my life, and not just about photography. sob Bob - This message is

Re: Equipment Freak -was two cameras on one neck

2002-05-27 Thread Robert Harris
Amita Guha wrote: 1) Pros don't shoot Pentax or Yashica (I'm going to get creamed here). That's ok, I'd rather be a geek w/a Pentax than a snobby pro with a Nikon any day. :) Gee, Amita. You don't look like a geek. Just a little bit peculiar, perhaps, that's all. Bob - This message is

Re: OT:I do not believe I did this!!!

2002-05-26 Thread Robert Harris
David Brooks wrote: [snip] grabbed the one K1000 i thought was empty and popped the back Arr,a roll of 160vc still in it(about 25-27 shot) Quiry,Is the whole roll kaput or would some of the pictures in the takeup spool be ok.Back was open for about 2 sec as i stared

Re: two cameras on one neck

2002-05-23 Thread Robert Harris
Artur Ledóchowski wrote: Hi, I carry my two cameras - MZ-5n and Program A - very often. I usually do it this way: my main camera is the MZ-5n, so I hang it on my neck. The Program A (mostly a back-up body) is, on the other hand, hanged on my left shoulder, NOT on my neck and together with

Re: two cameras on one neck

2002-05-23 Thread Robert Harris
frank theriault wrote: [snip] A problem I've had with the one around the neck, and the other slung around a shoulder method, is that the shoulder camera just isn't as instantly accessable as the neck one. The solution to this one is to get an LX, which you should have anyway. :) Put both

Re: Unwinnable arguments, was Re: Film for graduation

2002-05-22 Thread Robert Harris
Shel Belinkoff wrote: My comment wasn't intended to start an argument or debate about zooms v primes. It was a rhetorical question and an offhand way to suggest that a faster prime might be a better alternative than a slower zoom in Maris's situation. Perhaps I should have phrased my

Re: Film for graduation (and a LONG note on zooms, primes, 'n' s t uff)

2002-05-22 Thread Robert Harris
Peifer, William [OCDUS] wrote: [big snip] ...is there any truth to the rumor that the pointed-haired boss on Dilbert is being groomed for an executive VP position at Kodak? ;-) Gee, I heard that he was going to take over Pentax North America marketing. He has the skills needed to

Re: Unwinnable arguments, was Re: Film for graduation

2002-05-22 Thread Robert Harris
Bill Owens wrote: The argument between zooms and primes is unwinnable... It's kinda like the argument about what makes a professional camera. It's worse, because everybody knows enough not to take the pro camera stuff seriously, but I think some people take the nonsense of zooms vs.

Re: thank you for your welcome

2002-05-21 Thread Robert Harris
Laura Cavaliere wrote: I'm really an Italian female list member and I think Bob that there are other 3-4 Italian members. Yes, Laura. I know that now. I have been privately but forcefully reminded by one of the distinguished Italian men that I cannot count. :) Bob - This message is from

Re: new member

2002-05-20 Thread Robert Harris
Laura Cavaliere wrote: Hi everybody! I'm now a new member of the PDML. There are a lot of beautiful photos in the PUG. I take my photos with my K1000 and a MZ5N, but I prefer the first one that I bought it 1988 when i didn't know anything about taking photo and so on. ciao Laura

Re: OT: Rabbi's and Photography

2002-05-15 Thread Robert Harris
Treena Harp wrote: Don't you all think it's time to nip this thread in the bud?? Don't you mean snip? Bob - 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

Re: PUG - Definition of Portrait?

2002-05-14 Thread Robert Harris
Here we go again. I hope that nobody starts discussing what makes a portrait professional somewhere along the line or this thread will never end. Bob - 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

Re: PUG - Definition of Portrait?

2002-05-14 Thread Robert Harris
Chris Brogden wrote: On Tue, 14 May 2002, Robert Harris wrote: Here we go again. I hope that nobody starts discussing what makes a portrait professional somewhere along the line or this thread will never end. That's easy. It's the camera. But what makes the camera professional? Seems

Re: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good)

2002-05-04 Thread Robert Harris
Bruce Dayton wrote: [snip] Now I guess I'm going to have to try the high speed synch and see how well it does. Also, remember that fill flash is usually compensated down a stop or two, which helps bring back the guide number a bit. I hope you will report back here on how it goes. There

Re: leaf shutter for 35mm? (was RE: how good)

2002-05-03 Thread Robert Harris
Bruce Dayton wrote: Mishka, What are you needing 1/1000 flash synch for? Would not the MZ-S and AF360FGZ do the job you are asking for? It can synch up to 1/6000. Or is flash distance a problem? Has anybody actually used this feature, who can tell us how it works in the real world?

Re: Pentax 24-90 zoom -- user reports?

2002-05-03 Thread Robert Harris
Thanks for you input, Andreas. I went to BH Photo and bought the thing today. Will give it a tryout this weekend. Bob - 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

Re: pentax 24-90

2002-05-03 Thread Robert Harris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tested the Pentax 24-90 vs the Tamron 24-135. I'd give a very slight edge to the Pentax for optics, but the extra range of the Tamron is nice. Both are very good zooms opticallyboth very consistent over the ranges. A tough choice. Robert James Thanks

Re: f:22, K18/3.5 warmth, 20mm bee's nest...

2002-04-29 Thread Robert Harris
Paris, Leonard wrote: This is just an observation. If a lens I own says 18mm on it and it's really 18.75mm, it's no big deal to me, and I'm not going to start building a database of the exact tested focal lengths. I am not sure anyone tests many of them these days, anyway. Relying on my

Pentax 24-90 zoom -- user reports?

2002-04-29 Thread Robert Harris
The Pentax 24-90 zoom has been out for a while and has been referred to on this list a number of times. I am considering buying one, mainly for travel and walking-around-with-one-lens use. I have two 28-70 zooms, the f4 and the f2.8. Both are fine and have served me well, but just do not have

Re: Take it back???

2002-04-24 Thread Robert Harris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What lens have you decided to sell in the past that you wish you could take back now. About 8 years ago I shifted to auto-focus to accommodate aging eyes. And I was moving to Russia and wanted to limit what I took with me. So I sold off most of my A lenses. I am

Re: MF equivilent site to Boz's K mount pages?

2002-04-22 Thread Robert Harris
Bruce Dayton wrote: ...just doesn't have quite the ring to it. You mean that in addition to big, klunky cameras, secret passwords and funny hats you will have secret rings, too? Wow. Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Tokyo Lucky Homie (was 67 Hat For the Homies

2002-04-20 Thread Robert Harris
Bruce Dayton wrote: Bob, I am NOT shaving my head! It is not necessary. Just give it time and Mother Nature will take care of it for you. Bob - 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

Re: Weird OT film question

2002-04-19 Thread Robert Harris
Mark Roberts wrote: I never thought about the possibility of digital imaging for x-rays. Now that is interesting. No more pinning those broken bones, just fix 'em with Photoshop! I suspect it is the wave of the future. About two years ago I had a root canal and the dentist had a digital

Re: MZ-S Opinions

2002-04-19 Thread Robert Harris
needs, unattractive as it is.) But I never will part with my LX. One is a tool, the other becomes a love object once held in one's hands and caressed. :) Robert Harris, Economic and Public Policy Consultant 30 River Road, #17J, Roosevelt Island

Re: MZ-S Opinions

2002-04-19 Thread Robert Harris
J. Gerace wrote: So, if you all had a choice would it be a MZ-S or an LX? Or are those two different animals? They are different animals, Julia. I do not have an MZ-S, but probably will get one if I ever feel the need for a new auto-focus body. (I already have a PZ1-p, which meets my

Re: MZ-S Opinions

2002-04-19 Thread Robert Harris
gfen wrote: And I thought the Brotherhood was obsessed with their 67s... They are, but I have never aspired to belong to a brotherhood of weightlifters. :) Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

OT Adobe Photoshop 7.0 review

2002-04-19 Thread Robert Harris
For all you digital folk -- Adobe has released a new version of photoshop. Review at: http://www.zdnet.com/supercenter/stories/overview/0,12069,556039,00.html Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't

Re: 67 Hat For the Homies

2002-04-19 Thread Robert Harris
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Here it is: http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/67hat.html Not bad, but I prefer this one: http://school.discovery.com/clipart/clip/dunce2.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: pro or hobby

2002-04-14 Thread Robert Harris
T Rittenhouse wrote: Hey, I am still waiting for that definition of what an amateur photographer is. That one is easy. Canon has already published the answer -- someone who uses a third-party lens. Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: OT: helmets -was: Holding a camrea

2002-04-09 Thread Robert Harris
William Robb wrote: I rather think that over their lifetime, smokers pay all of their health care costs in full, and probably the health care costs of a few of the jerks that complain about smoking. FWIW, I am a non smoker. Well, as a non-smoker you also will live longer (on average),

Re: Encouraging the bubbahood

2002-04-06 Thread Robert Harris
Mike Ignatiev wrote: ...i got myself a rolleicord tlr for well under $200...for sheer image quality per buck it's hard to beat. for non-professional use i find it difficult to understand why people are paying kilo$ for high end 35mm slr systems. Difficulty in getting convenient processing

Shutterbug reviews MZ-S

2002-04-03 Thread Robert Harris
May issue of Shutterbug, which arrived in the mail yesterday, has a long review of MZ-S (and 24-90mm lens). (This is a US mag -- do not know if available elsewhere.) I do not have an MZ-S or the lens, so cannot comment on the accuracy of the review, but it is quite favorable and refers to

Re: OT:The Goose, Moments Before Attacking

2002-03-24 Thread Robert Harris
T Rittenhouse wrote: Actually, Bill, geese are rather vicious... They can be quite offensive even if you do not go near them. A couple of times a year large numbers of them stop off at the island on which I live for a while in their wandering, and they take over the parkland so that no

Re: the Norman Yoke (was Re: Health Warning

2002-03-15 Thread Robert Harris
tom wrote: On 15 Mar 2002 at 20:57, T Rittenhouse wrote: Pshaw. I wanted to hear about the Norman Yolk! Did Norman lay an egg? Bob - 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

Re: More image theft... (Dario Bonazza, now he's got yours)

2002-03-13 Thread Robert Harris
Ann Sanfedele wrote: Yeah this was a treat! I think I'm just as glad I missed the porn :) annsan Ah, these guys must be pretty uptight. It wasn't porn, more like glamour photography. Nice looking girl, that's all. I kind of liked it. Better looking body than that ugly camera. :) Bob -

Re: Rights and police behaviour. (Was: Hello and a lens question)

2002-03-10 Thread Robert Harris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... It is not only a couple of rotten apples in the barrel, they are often worse offenders than the ones they arrest. What sophomoric drivel -- not really worthy of a reply. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: to all the women on the list (a little early, but i'm taking off soon)

2002-03-07 Thread Robert Harris
Aaron Reynolds wrote: Is the list in a bad mood today? First two responses to Emmanuel were yawn and then a critique of his punctuation... Some people need to go back to bed until they sleep their grumpies off, I think. And let us not be narrow and parochial. International women's day

Re: Film source ?

2002-03-06 Thread Robert Harris
Tim Engel wrote: My son the architecture student enrolled in a photography class this semester. For every assignment, his instructor's default wording seems to be, Expose 5, 36-exposure rolls... The net effect is that he's been going through a lot of BW film and print paper that he's

Re: Big Green (?) A* Lenses [was: Green Cameras]

2002-02-25 Thread Robert Harris
Pål Audun Jensen wrote: ... My guess is that this is an effect of (dis)coloration over time perhaps due to sunlight. Perhaps they sold slowly, and some of them got a layer of mold while sitting in a warehouse. :) Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Switching to Pentax

2002-02-24 Thread Robert Harris
Andreas Wirtz wrote: Unfortunately it is not gonig ahead, too... Andreas Wirtz Raul Lithgo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am switching to Pentax which is not going backwards. If it is not going backwards or ahead, it must be going nowhere. Not very confidence building. :) Bob - This

Re: Hockey

2002-02-24 Thread Robert Harris
Chris Brogden wrote: One of the best games I've ever seen! The gold has finally come home to where it belongs... yeeha! I suppose it is only fair for us to let it go north every 50 years or so. :) Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Metering system

2002-02-21 Thread Robert Harris
Lon Williamson wrote: Collin Brendemuehl wrote: So, if I use a consistent exposure method, but need an incident meter to accomplish that goal, how do I turn my 35mm camera into an incident meter? Or is it easier to just carry one? In the 80's, I remember someone sold a transluscent

Re: Medium format? Large format? What?

2002-02-21 Thread Robert Harris
gfen wrote: It doesn't have to be Pentax orientated, but is there a primer on med and large format stuff out there? I see things tossed around constantly, like 645 and 6x7 and others, and have no idea what it is.. but am curious. Must be a primer somewhere, but I do not know where. The

Re: 67 Brotherhood

2002-02-21 Thread Robert Harris
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: 67 Brotherhood I've been thinking about a PentaX group for folks who have 35mm cameras with a model name ending in X. KX, MX, LX. Dues in the P_X club are a measly 200 dollars a year, mailable to me Right

Re: bad quality from A28mm/2

2002-02-21 Thread Robert Harris
Frantisek Vlcek wrote: Hi, I tried out a lens I thought about buying, it's the Pentax A 28/2, it was in very good condition. The results from the roll of 100 iso film: AWFUL! The lens was worse than any other I have seen, almost worse than a Tamron 28/2.5 ... [snip] I think

Re: Medium format? Large format? What?

2002-02-21 Thread Robert Harris
gfen wrote: Actually, I was just offered his Speed Graphic (I'm still unsure on teh model, it looks to be a pacemaker) with a pair of lenses (I'm also unsure of the focal length, the one on the unit doesn't have anything printed on it), plus a series of film sheet holders for $70.

Re: OT: if you've got a cat and dog, and a computer...

2002-02-21 Thread Robert Harris
Cotty wrote: I'm *really* sorry for this OT post, but cat-lovers AND dog lovers should raise a smile at this brilliant comic. Bearing in mind most PDMLers' affliction with eBay, this should have you howling! http://www.ucomics.com/bizarro/viewbz.cfm?uc_full_date=20020201uc_comic=bz

Re: OPTICS AND KILLER GLASS

2002-02-20 Thread Robert Harris
Bob Blakely wrote: No one argues this is excellent advice. On the other hand, Stop into a Rave with me for some shots from the wild side. Go a head. Bring your tripod. You'll spend the entire night trying to figure out where to put it since every square foot of floor space has a human foot

Re: TLR Owners

2002-02-20 Thread Robert Harris
Shel Belinkoff wrote: This is either ludicrous or very clever, but I'm sure you'll enjoy the creativity and ingenuity. It's a telephoto adapter for TLR cameras. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1332921772 I particularly like this part of the description: What this

Re: USA vs. Grey Import Med. Format Equip Question/Problem

2002-02-18 Thread Robert Harris
Dan Kirsch wrote: Last week I bought a 645NII from World Photo Sales (Brooklyn, worldphotoonline.com). They are a Popular Photography check rated advertiser, and also meet the requirements for the Shutterbug advertisers. Both of those requirements include specifying if it won't be a USA

Re: 67 Brotherhood

2002-02-18 Thread Robert Harris
T Rittenhouse wrote: Can those who use an LX be little bitty brothers? Why would an LX user want to be part of this Brotherhood of Bloat? - 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

Re: 67 Brotherhood

2002-02-18 Thread Robert Harris
a juvenile. Now if I can just convince some young women that you are right. :) Acceptance of your lot would be so much healthier. I am quite healthy, thank you, having accepted my lot by choice when I selected the LX many years ago, and I have never felt any need to downgrade. I say that Robert

Re: USA vs. Grey Import Med. Format Equip Question/Problem

2002-02-18 Thread Robert Harris
Mark Roberts wrote: The check rated system is, IMHO, a total farce. Any advertiser who pays for enough advertising gets rated and how they do business seems to be irrelevant. Agree. Many sleazy operators are check-rated, making that designation not really helpful. BTW: I *did* exact

Re: Coming to America (sort of OT)

2002-02-07 Thread Robert Harris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome to the New World. 1. Can anyone recommend any good photography/Pentax shops in the North Saddle River area (or in Manhattan I guess, as I'll be travelling around the city) I patronize two places. 1) BH Photo carries just about everything at about the

Re: general (OT?) question OT answer

2002-02-07 Thread Robert Harris
anonymity -- You are now on my shit list! And mine! My cat is not amused either, and says we should forget making lists. Instead he suggests sending him the contents of litter boxes. :) Bob -- Robert Harris, Economic and Public Policy

Re: Anybody wants an LX Gold?

2002-02-06 Thread Robert Harris
Simon King wrote: It's a Pimp-X! Actually I think it's from Liberace's estate... Liberace would never have acquired such a monstrosity. He had better taste than that. Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: OT: Should one get pissy over photos in a divorce? (was Who owns a photo?)

2002-02-06 Thread Robert Harris
Bob Blakely wrote: What the hell is an SO? Usually significant other -- a non-specific reference to wife, girl/boy friend, lover, etc. Bob - 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

Re: Enabled - but at what cost?

2002-02-06 Thread Robert Harris
Oliver Raymond wrote: Hey! My missus to be has said that after the wedding I can get the new 67 90-180 zoom lens can you say enablement? ...not so soon on the 'e' word - the darn NY wedding will cost the same as ALL 67 glass from 400mm over - 500mm, 600mm, 1000mm Reflex, 400mm

Re: Model release forms

2002-02-04 Thread Robert Harris
wendy beard wrote: I quote: 9) For categories including people or pets, a model release is required. Where the photo taken is of a minor a parent or guardian's signature is required. With pets, the pet's owner's signature is required. Model release forms will be available at Turek

Re: Netscape problems (was:Feb PUG is smokin')

2002-02-02 Thread Robert Harris
Mark Roberts wrote: Anyone tried Netscape 6.2? I've downloaded it but haven't installed it. Sounds like I should stick with 4.6, which is what I'm running now. Works fine. 6.0 was a crappy, buggy release, as are most x.0 releases of anything seem to be these days. NS is now up to 6.2.1 has

Re: Holy Frijole - Downloadable Manuals at Pentax.com

2002-02-01 Thread Robert Harris
CBWaters wrote: Cool! And RATS! No Super Program Of course, I'd have one by now if I'd contacted Pentax when I ordered the camera That seems odd. There are other omissions as well. PZ1-p is there but no No PZ-1, although there are lots of much older models available. Bob - This message

Re: English English speakers--OT

2002-01-30 Thread Robert Harris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But what would someone who speaks Texas English call it? To anyone who speaks English English--can you please enlighten me as to what a bedsit is?? A couple of possibilities. 1) A furnished room. 2) A dump. (Not being judgemental, just descriptive. I lived in

Re: Uhm.. there's a giant battery pack on my lens.. what is this?

2002-01-24 Thread Robert Harris
gfen wrote: I'm still pretty happy with it, at least on paper. I'll hold onto it, I figure. If you are happy with it on paper, it can always be used as a big, ugly paperweight. :) Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Which of you screw-heads is going to buy this one?

2002-01-24 Thread Robert Harris
Bob Rapp wrote: Say, have you ever had a Spotmatic? If not, you can not refer to us a screw-heads and get away with it!!! How about just plain screwy, then? :) Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.

Re: OT: Eddie - was: Rubens (Was: Re: Insanity test)

2002-01-21 Thread Robert Harris
Paul Stenquist wrote: It is true that mainstream television doesn't cover or understand international motorsports. Like you said, thank god for speedvision. While it is true that mainstream TV (in the US, at least) does not cover motorsports, I do not believe that is due to lack of

Re: Double messages

2002-01-21 Thread Robert Harris
Peter Alling wrote: Is anyone else getting double messages or is it just me. Double? I've been getting repeats from the last few days this morning. Bob - 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

Re: Marx is overvalued

2002-01-21 Thread Robert Harris
Mike Johnston wrote: A slight (pedantic?) clarification is in order, perhaps. Or, perhaps not. Nip of Bob W.'s cooking sherry then, Bob H.? There's a good lad. I don't care much for sherry, except for cooking. A bit of single malt, though, and I may shut up. :) Bob Harris - This message

Re: Michael A.'s an ASS

2002-01-19 Thread Robert Harris
Len Paris wrote: Did you have presence of mind enough, though, to then ask one of them to take a picture of you behind the wheel? I can't remember a single time that I've ever asked a stranger to take a picture of me using my camera. But Shel was not dealing with strangers in this

OT -- sort of -- What makes a photographer?

2002-01-18 Thread Robert Harris
I have a brother who is a free-lance writer. He does a regular column for one magazine and writes articles for others as well. Mostly in specialized, niche publications, like Poker Digest. He was doing an article about a casino in Europe for one of them a while back and the editor said, Be

Re: OT -- sort of -- What makes a photographer?

2002-01-18 Thread Robert Harris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suppose the test is what your brother's pix look like. I am afraid to look at any. Suppose they are better than mine? :) Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget

Re: OT -- sort of -- What makes a photographer?

2002-01-18 Thread Robert Harris
Peter Alling wrote: Yes he is a pro. So his equipment is pro equipment. Hmmm. So maybe the makers of disposable cameras should start advertising them as the latest pro devices. Hell, maybe they'll buy some of my brothers pics for their ads. He could use the money -- the magazines he

Re: The Graduate

2002-01-17 Thread Robert Harris
Shel Belinkoff wrote: I'm familiar with the trick, although I've never used it. Marbles are still around, I'm sure, although they may now be plastic g. They are still around. I was in FAO Schwartz (big NY toy store) the other day and saw a large display of marbles. I did not handle them,

Re: How many 35mm lenses do you own?

2002-01-16 Thread Robert Harris
Bill D. Casselberry wrote: ... an integer, X, somewhere between too many and not enough !8^D Sorry, but there is no integer between too many (as in two martinis) and not enough (as in three martinis) -- pointed out many years ago by James Thurber. Bob Harris - This message is

Re: OT: What kind of Hand Held Meter do you use?

2002-01-16 Thread Robert Harris
Aaron Reynolds wrote: I have a Sekonic flashmate L-308b, a beautiful, small meter. I very much like the size, shape and layout. It's a digital flashmeter, with measurement in tenths of stops. Easy to use one-handed. I have been using the Sekonic 328F for nearly 10 years. I think it is

Re: OT: What kind of Hand Held Meter do you use?

2002-01-15 Thread Robert Harris
Alan Chan wrote: I like the L328 for its size and easy of use. Unfortunately, it had poor built quality and messy circuit board design. It died eventually without apparent reason and costed a fortunate to repair, so I just dumped it. I don't think the build quality is bad overall. It

Re: drying FB prints...

2002-01-15 Thread Robert Harris
I have been waiting for someone else to mention this and nobody has, lending credence to my fear that I made it up in my sleep or that my memory is playing tricks on me. (It does that more often as the years go by.) But at the risk of making more of a fool of myself than usual, I will toss

Re: getting LX - worth it? (repairs,...)

2002-01-12 Thread Robert Harris
Mike Johnston wrote: I find it curious that none of the advertising from any of the main makers (Pentax, Nikon, Canon, Minolta) ever make any claims over the precision and consistency of their meters. [snip] It's because the market doesn't respond to the claims by buying one over the

Re: Metering system

2002-01-12 Thread Robert Harris
Fred wrote: So, if I use a consistent exposure method, but need an incident meter to accomplish that goal, how do I turn my 35mm camera into an incident meter? One possibility (although I have never used one, so I am not really recommending them, just suggesting...) is the Expo/Disc -

OT -- Really nasty virus around

2002-01-12 Thread Robert Harris
Way off topic, but someone on the list is bound to get hit by this new virus/worm, just starting the rounds; as usual it is spread automatically by Outlook Express. It is a VERY nasty one, so beware. Note that it will delete files and reformat your C: drive for you. This info is from Norton.

Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder

2002-01-08 Thread Robert Harris
Cotty wrote: Now I'm really confused. What has this poor departed chap got to do with the delightful Wendy? In 1969, when he opened the first of what became a large chain of restaurants, he named it after his daughter -- Wendy. Don't feel bad -- I didn't know either, and had to look up an

OT: Another noted Pentax user

2002-01-06 Thread Robert Harris
Always seems to be interest on the list in famous photographers using Pentax gear. I just ran across another. The latest issue of Aperture has an interview with William Eggleston (accompanied by a lot of his recent photos). The interviewer asked what he used to take them and he responded:

OT -- More on Some Pics from th 25th

2001-12-26 Thread Robert Harris
Rob Studdert wrote: Some pics from yesterday (Oly E-10, I'm waiting Pentax) HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Rob: Your house looks to be ok. Is Hurstville near Sydney? Some scary pics of the raging fires there at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1728000/1728015.stm

Re: PZ-1p review

2001-12-26 Thread Robert Harris
wendy beard wrote: At 16:04 26-12-2001 -0500, Tom C. wrote: I have never, ever seen a (P)Z-1 or (P)Z1-p in the flesh and I've been in a lot of camera shops in my time! Lucky you, :) Bob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: PZ-1p review

2001-12-26 Thread Robert Harris
aimcompute wrote: Oh shutup Pal, Why should he shut up? He makes perfect sense on, this issue at least. Not only many of us, but other camera reviewers don't agree with you. These delusions tend to attract crowds. :) I share Pal's views but shut up about the Z1/Z1-p a long time ago,

Re: Rudolph Injured in Test Flight over North Pole!

2001-12-24 Thread Robert Harris
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Bringing you the latest news about Santa's reindeer, it was reported on CNN this morning that Rudolph, Santa's most famous reindeer, was injured in an accident early this morning Gross and disgusting. Love it. Sending it to my grandchildren. Time they learned

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