Re: my kit

2002-12-20 Thread gfen
On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Christian Skofteland wrote: I'm one of the few, I think, that actaully like the Cheezy saturated color of Velveta (Brad, I know it's called Velvia, this is a deliberate mistake, done as a joke, a pun, a play on wordsg) I'm starting to apprechiate it more and more, but I

Re: my kit

2002-12-20 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm starting to apprechiate it more and more, but I think the only places where its truly been worked to its advantage (in my shooting, at least) is in sunset photos. Wow! I'm busy trying my hand at that cliche, and both this upcoming PUG and the

Re: my kit

2002-12-20 Thread gfen
On Fri, 20 Dec 2002, Herb Chong wrote: i use Velvia on heavy overcast days and in very low contrast situations. Somehow, the concpet of choosing film for the moment still hasn't correctly taken hold in my head. :) Oh, I tried. For instance, when I was planning on taking autumn foilage photos, I

Re: my kit

2002-12-19 Thread Scott Nelson
Several rolls of Provia 100F and Velveta I can do landscapes, closeups (up to 4x), and wildlife shots. I hope you don't try to do any landscapes with that Velveta. You might end up with some pretty cheesy saturated colour :) -Scott

Re: my kit

2002-12-19 Thread Brad Dobo
LOL!!! Bravo Scott for catching that one! - Original Message - From: Scott Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:14 AM Subject: Re: my kit Several rolls of Provia 100F and Velveta I can do landscapes, closeups (up to 4x

RE: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Nagaraj, Ramesh
Square 81B filter. Slik700DX tripod. Ramesh -Original Message- From: Lon Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: my kit If I'm not serious, I take an Olympus XA and make do. About the size of a pack

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Brad Dobo
I did the buying (not paying) of the two things under my Christmas tree. I hope someone has decided to surprise me and put an AF-140C under the tree too! Or a DVD-Writer... :) My Dad, Bushnell fanatic, is now seriously looking at getting a nice pair of Pentax binoculars (not the ill-fated

Re: Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread David Brooks
So far i have not bought any camera equipment this month,might actually save some money tooGList baaad :) Dave Begin Original Message From: Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] I did the buying (not paying) of the two things under my Christmas tree.   Pentax User Stouffville Ontario

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Artur Ledóchowski
- Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: my kit I'm curious about the type of equipment you use. It appears that to do the outdoors/landscape stuff you might be doing a considerable amount of hiking and such. What do you consider a reasonable type of kit for

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Brad Dobo
: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:20 PM Subject: Re: my kit - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: my kit I'm curious about the type of equipment you use. It appears that to do the outdoors/landscape stuff you might be doing a considerable amount of hiking

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread WBeard
Talking of presents and kit; I simply e-mailed hubby the url of the website I wanted him to buy from with instructions not to buy black or seethrough. UPS delivered the item yesterday. I'm not telling you what it is heeeheeeh. Wendy p.s. If you try to guess, I can confidently say that

re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Pentax ZX-5n, FA 43/1.9, A100/2.8 Canon G-III QL17 Olympus Infinity Mini (weatherproof) Mamiya C330 w/ 105/3.5 Busch Pressman 'D' with Schneider Symmar 150/5.6 Sunpak 611 flash

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Cotty
BTW, wifey is now in possession of a new ZX-L to complement her ZX-M and ZX-30. Unlike _most_ of you cheapskate boogers here, our family SUPPORTS Pentax. grin. At least for _her_ purchases. She'll see the new AF360 under the tree come Christmas, too. As far as I'm aware, I haven't booged in

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Cotty
Look what my son got me for Christmas :-) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1925376538 Bless his little cotton socks. Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ Oh, swipe me! He paints

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Christian Skofteland
A typical day in the woods for me would include: LX MX 24/2.8 Vivitar 50/1.7 SMC-M 105/2.5 Macro Vivitar S1 200/4 SMC-M 300/4 Sigma AF APO Macro Set of extension tubes Various filters, rings, etc. Gosen Luna Pro F AF280T with bracket and TTL cord Several rolls of Provia 100F and Velveta I can do

RE: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Nagaraj, Ramesh
Thanks. I think, some times more lenses provide more options thus more confusion. I do hangout in eBay but buy only if its must:-) Ramesh -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 6:09 PM To: Pentax List Subject: RE: my kit I have

Re: my kit

2002-12-18 Thread Dan Scott
On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 05:30 PM, Cotty wrote: Look what my son got me for Christmas :-) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1925376538 Bless his little cotton socks. It's a wise child that knows its father. You're obligated to make a little bitty teeny