Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software
Mark Roberts wrote: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of the text on that site is irreadable (like that newly coined word?) by my Netscape Communicator browser and 17 monitor, and Mac OS 9.2.1. I just checked it in MSIE and Mozilla (on Windows, admittedly) and it seems fine. Anyway, I never use fixed font sizes so you can easily scale the text size up or down in your browser (all my pages are designed to be adaptable for people with visual impairments and other disabilities, wherever possible). Mark, it may be the colors that are the problem, not the font size In Netscape there is a lot of royal blue on black - looks pretty but hard to read. The NSA (not the Security one, the Scrabble one) site has been recently revamped and is terrible in communicator but ok on Explorer. There was a problem of blue on black there too. annsan BTW: I've updated my page of photo software links: http://www.robertstech.com/pixel/software.htm There's now a cheap ($20.00) screen-saver/slideshow app called Amaze and several nice freeware apps of various sorts. My favorite is PTFB (Push The Freakin' Button), which automatically clicks those annoying Yes/No or OK dialog box buttons for you in almost any Windows application. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: THe Answer from Smithsonian
Cotty wrote: HAR! My own post: Go for it Ann. Consider that by 'published' they meant in print. Feign ignorance if questioned. bows No applause please. Just throw money. Bills only, the coins hurt ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Bills hurt too - besides Owens is too heavy to throw :) annsan
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
on 19.11.03 18:13, Paul Eriksson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry but I can't agree with that a good quality record player in a good stereo system a cd can't touch a LP much less a high quality pressed LP. It's all relative. There are some audio qualities on LPs played on thousends $ record players, that make some people to prefere this sound. Unfortunately no matter what system you are using, LPs has far worse dynamics, S/N ratio and channel separation than CDs. And they are getting worse every time you listen to them. I would compare it to slides viewed using projector vs. DSLR pictures viewed via multimedia LCD projector. In this situation slides quality is unsurpassed, but there is more to photography than just viewing it on the screen and that's why digital is gaining popularity... -- Best Regards Sylwek
Re: *ist D and FA35/2
Hi Bernd, on 19 Nov 03 you wrote in pentax.list: And, Heiko, do you like it? Yes, I do. But I have to admit, that I don't like it as enthusiastically on the *istD as I did when I used it on my MZ-5n. Why? I prefer 35mm instead of 53mm ;-) Overall the FA35/2 seems to be a very good performer on the *istD but there isn't this aha experience that I had when I saw my first tack sharp pictures taken with the MZ-5n. But I'm quite sure that I have to get more experienced with the *istD and its lens combinations before I can judge this reliably. Cheers, Heiko
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
on 20.11.03 1:13, J. C. O'Connell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a friend who has about a $100k audio system ($29K loudspeakers) and he has invested heavily in both analog and CD. On his system, the best LPs crush CDs, it isnt even close and his digital stuff cost about 20K including upsamplers, jitterboxes, etc. His phono rig is also about 20KLPs cant sound simply amazing when done right. CD is history like you mentioned, SACD and DVD-A both beat it and sound closer to LP Yeah, yeah, yeah. The same situation is in film vs. digital - if you buy LF film camera you will surely have quality that no digital camera can touch. But it will be more expensive (of course new), bigger, heavier, and less useable for everyday photography... -- Pozdrowienia Sylwek
Re: *ist D and FA35/2
on 20.11.03 9:01, Heiko Hamann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I do. But I have to admit, that I don't like it as enthusiastically on the *istD as I did when I used it on my MZ-5n. Why? I prefer 35mm instead of 53mm ;-) Overall the FA35/2 seems to be a very good performer on the *istD but there isn't this aha experience that I had when I saw my first tack sharp pictures taken with the MZ-5n. But I'm quite sure that I have to get more experienced with the *istD and its lens combinations before I can judge this reliably. I've noticed (well, to be honest actually I 've been using it with *istD for two days only) that it performs very good on *istD except for chromatic aberrations - these has been higher than with FA 24-90 (as a matter of fact 24-90 has shown the least of these interferences among my lenses, perhaps because it has been really made with MZ-D in mind...) -- Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Sad news
jmb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, I've found a buyer for my mint condition K2 and 50mm f/1.4 (sob!) Hope it found a good home! Next on the block to finance my transition from analog to digital will be, appropriately enough, a vinyl record album: I have one of Mobile Fidelity's extra-expensive, limited edition (only 5000 made) UHQR records. It's the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper. It'll go up on eBay in a week or so where they fetched about $500.00 last time I checked. WOW! Weren't they originally about $100? Wholesale cost was $75.00 so I expect they retailed for more than $100.00 - or at least they were *supposed* to! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Sad news
David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: I've found a buyer for my mint condition K2 and 50mm f/1.4 (sob!) Really hate to see them go but I need to put money aside for an *ist-D and a friend of mine would like to buy the camera (so at least I know it's going to a good home). Oh, how could you?!? I have decided that when I (eventually) go digital, my K2 is the one film body I will keep. The LX feels better but the K2 works better. Well it is going to a good hope. A friend of mine who likes Pentax cameras and wants a classic, manual focus camera with manual exposure capability. Besides, I do have another K2 - it's the one I bought from Mike Johnston a couple of years ago. It isn't in nearly as nice condition cosmetically as the one I'm selling but It works perfectly. The one I'm selling is my collector's* item. It's so mint you could put it on a store shelf and pass it off as new (and that includes the K-series 50/1.4). I'll miss having it, but part of the reason I didn't use it much was that it was too beautiful to risk taking out in the real world. What's the point of owning a camera you're afraid of using?! ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software
Ann Sanfedele wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of the text on that site is irreadable (like that newly coined word?) by my Netscape Communicator browser and 17 monitor, and Mac OS 9.2.1. I just checked it in MSIE and Mozilla (on Windows, admittedly) and it seems fine. Anyway, I never use fixed font sizes so you can easily scale the text size up or down in your browser (all my pages are designed to be adaptable for people with visual impairments and other disabilities, wherever possible). Mark, it may be the colors that are the problem, not the font size In Netscape there is a lot of royal blue on black - looks pretty but hard to read. While I've experienced that contrast phenomenon, in this case it was a matter of the text body fonts displaying so small, maybe 2 point at the largest, and looking broken up. . . I've got my browser set to use page-specified fonts, including Dynamic fonts. I thought that would cover all bases, but apparently not. . . keith whaley The NSA (not the Security one, the Scrabble one) site has been recently revamped and is terrible in communicator but ok on Explorer. There was a problem of blue on black there too. annsan
Re: A conversation with Noritsu.
A mantra well-known to my ears -- well-used to hearing my own words come back to me. . . Sad but true. keith whaley Shel Belinkoff wrote: So ... BFD. When it gets to the point that discriminating people can't even buy good equipment because the companies are busy dumbing down to most people, it's a sad state of affairs. Name one, new, high-end, fully manual 35mm camera that can be purchased today that's still in production? Maybe the Leica MP ... am I missing something else? Shit, even Leica had to make a special camera to feed the demand, albeit small, for a high quality Leica. Development has essentially been curtailed on slow, extra fine grained, film. No one gives a shit because most people don't know what they're missing, because most people are happy with mediocre quality at best, because most people want slow, medium quality, zoom lenses, and 400 ISO film is a good starting place for them, and because most people want some kind of digital capture these days ... Most people will never know - and most people could never recognize - true quality if it came up to them and bit 'em on the ass. And most people wouldn't care anyway, because good enough is, indeed, good enough for most people. Hey, I support good enough for most people. I've recommended cameras, and cars, and audio equipment that was good enough ... but I'm pained whenever I discover that because there are so many most people buying so much that is good enough produced by companies who care about bottom line rather than excellence, that I, and others of my disposition, can't find products (or services) to meet our needs and desires. So, I don't give a rat's patoot if most people are happy with things that are good enough if I can't get things that are better than mediocre. And now a bunch of listers are gonna come out with their torches burning and storm the Castle Belinkovite, their cries carrying for miles We're not most people! as their mediocre quality torches burn out prematurely and darkness descends upon them. Holy shit, maybe we shoulda bought a better torch! Hey, these were the best they had. Maybe it's the inferior oil. shel ... tired of mediocrity! Herb Chong wrote: most people is where most of the money comes from 8-). Herb - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:30 AM Subject: Re: A conversation with Noritsu. Most people LOL Most people lack an appreciation for quality, have neither the patience nor temperament to think, work, or act outside the box, and wouldn't know how to do squat unless the whole process was automated. Most people want faster cause they can't think slower ...
Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software
Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, it may be the colors that are the problem, not the font size In Netscape there is a lot of royal blue on black - looks pretty but hard to read. Which version of Netscape? I just tried viewing it even with style sheets turned off and don't get the royal blue on black problem. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software
Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ann Sanfedele wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of the text on that site is irreadable (like that newly coined word?) by my Netscape Communicator browser and 17 monitor, and Mac OS 9.2.1. I just checked it in MSIE and Mozilla (on Windows, admittedly) and it seems fine. Anyway, I never use fixed font sizes so you can easily scale the text size up or down in your browser (all my pages are designed to be adaptable for people with visual impairments and other disabilities, wherever possible). Mark, it may be the colors that are the problem, not the font size In Netscape there is a lot of royal blue on black - looks pretty but hard to read. While I've experienced that contrast phenomenon, in this case it was a matter of the text body fonts displaying so small, maybe 2 point at the largest, and looking broken up. . . I've got my browser set to use page-specified fonts, including Dynamic fonts. I thought that would cover all bases, but apparently not. . . Well I don't have any page-specified fonts at all: they're all specified in the style sheet (and non-CSS browsers should just use their own default fonts). I think I'll have to drag out the old Mac we have around here and connect it to the router to see how things look. I think we have a pretty old version of Netscape (version 4.something) on it so that should help, too. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
*Ist Battery Pack
Got the 24 f/2 and BP FG20 yesterday. I must admit that *ist is no longer small with the BP., but I will be able to use AAs instead of CR2. One thing that I must say is that the FG-20 is not as good as MZ3's BP. The new BP has so-so build quality and the worst battery compartment I've ever seen. Replacing batteries is also awkward because we have to detach the BP from the body. Nevertheless, the grip is a bit better and balanced well with larger lenses. Hopefully next week I will have some good shots with the 24 f/2. Cheers! Winston
Re: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?)
hydofluoric acid Oops. Make that hydrofluoric. Fred, K1FW
Re: is this legal?
Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://oem-box.biz/?id=seashoreat=bequeathhref=thump Adobe Photoshop 7 for $59.95? This web site is hosted on a home computer on a North Carolina Roadrunner cable connection, which is in violation of Roadrunner's service agreement, I believe. But I wouldn't be surprised if the owner of the computer doesn't even know the web site is there: his computer has probably been compromised with a trojan or worm and hacked into by whoever is really behind oem-box.biz. The domains oem-box.biz and oem-cd.biz (the contact us email address) are registered in Russia, but the owner probably isn't within 2000 miles of Russia - he's almost certainly in the U.S. There's no phone or physical mailing address on the web page. They want your credit card number. Do you really think it's a good idea to give it to them? I've sent a note to Roadrunner. With luck they may tell the owner of the PC in North Carolina that he's been rooted and get him to fix his computer. Maybe. Don't know if this is a scam to sell pirated software or just a scam to get credit card numbers... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Dental macros
are the Pentax 100mm dental macros more rare/collectible than the ordinary 100mm f:4 macros? Yes, in the sense that there aren't as many of 'em out there. However, I've never really heard of a whole lot of excitement over collecting them... What is a good price to pay for one? I could get one for 95 euros (M-version), although I want to check it out for possible lens separation first. That's a good price for any Pentax 100/4 macro lens (dental or otherwise), I'd say. There are (from my experience) no poor Pentax macro lens designs. And there seem to be (from my experience) no poor 90mm, 100mm, or 105mm macro designs from any of the 3rd-party companies, either. My wife uses the A 100/4 Macro (optically the same as the M and the dental), and it's a good lens (although my favorite is the A 100/2.8 Macro). My only negatives about the Pentax 100/4 Macro design are that f/4 is sometimes a little slow, and that the bokeh is a little harsh (but this is not an uncommon macro trait). Fred, K1FW
Re: istD USB
on 11/21/03 3:36 AM, Kevin Waterson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one time, at band camp, Dario Bonazza 2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A software for camera remote control and direct storage on hard disk (via USB) is announced, but not already available. Ok, can the files be removed from the camera via a lead of some sort, or must they be removed from a flash card? Kind regards Kevin The ist-D will directly connect to your USB port with an included cable. There is also a cable for connecting the ist-D to a TV set. I am not sure why anybody would want either option. It costs very little to buy a card reader (USB or Firewire as you like), it is very easy and a much much faster download to simply remove the CF card, plug it into the reader, and copy the files from that external disk onto your hard drive. Stan
Re: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusingscreen?)
And, truly folks, don't use HF. It's very hard to handle and it's physiological effects are severe. NaOH will just burn you . . . Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/20/03 12:55AM Fred wrote: Gee, I don't think that NaOH will do anything to glass. I think that, to etch glass, you need hydofluoric acid (HF). Fred, K1FW NaOH definately etches glass, especially if you heat it Paul (Chemist know-it-all) G _ Say goodbye to busy signals and slow downloads with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.)
Re: Sad news
Gee, Mark, you're selling an LP to finance a DSLR? Doesn't that make you the root of all evil, or something of that ilk? ;-p [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/19/03 07:34PM Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Next on the block to finance my transition from analog to digital will be, appropriately enough, a vinyl record album: I have one of Mobile Fidelity's extra-expensive, limited edition (only 5000 made) UHQR records. It's the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper. It'll go up on eBay in a week or so where they fetched about $500.00 last time I checked. i should see what my Dark Side of the Moon UHQR would fetch. it's only in good condition. there is one very annoying tick just before the alarms go off in Time. I saw a Dark Side of the Moon UHQR go for about $400.00 a couple of weeks ago and about $500.00 about a year ago. Two units isn't a very large statistical sample so I wouldn't read much into the price difference. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusingscreen?)
NaOH definately etches glass, especially if you heat it Hmmm... I didn't think of heating it. I do know that some pretty concentrated NaOH can be kept in glass containers (but, that's at room temperatures, I guess). And, truly folks, don't use HF. It's very hard to handle and it's physiological effects are severe. I was not, of course, actually suggesting anyone use the stuff - g - I was thinking out loud hypothetically. (Isn't HF what is used to etch frosted glass industrially?) NaOH will just burn you . . . Har! That's ~much~ better, then - g. Paul (Chemist know-it-all) G Fred (Armchair Chemist) g
Re: Re[2]: *ist D and FA35/2
Hi Bruce, on 20 Nov 03 you wrote in pentax.list: This certainly becomes one of the problems with a DSLR. ... I remember a friend of mine ended up selling most of his lenses (Nikon guy) after going digital because the 1.5 magnification factor made his old lenses the wrong lengths for his preferences. FullACK. At the moment I fell quite similar. Not that I want to sell any lenses, but you have to redefine the purpose and use of any lens. That takes time and experience. Unfortunately I have not much time at the moment... :-( Cheers, Heiko
Tamron Adaptall Mounts
Hi, I got a used Tamron 90/2.5 (49mm thread) but it has the wrong Adaptall mount. I don't know much about these mounts, any references? What I am looking for is info on whether Adaptall and Adaptall 2 adaptors are usable with this or only one type. Is it still the consensus that KA Adaptalls are problematic? Are suitable Adaptall mounts available new and is it recommended against buying used? Thanks, Kostas
RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
I have no opinion WRT the quality of CDs versus LPs, but I thought the following link from the UK Sunday Times 'Style' magazine might be timely? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2104-882918,00.html There is a large picture to accompany the words in the actual paper magazine. Perhaps low-end, low-fi turntables for the masses might be making a comeback? Chris (Who believes film will actually last for many years yet. Why? Because all the money might be in the western world, but all the people who need to take photographs aren't).
Re: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusingscreen?)
In high school, we used dilute HF to etch glass. Use diamond to score it if you need fine lines. There is glass etching cream available at craft stores. Regards, Bob... Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women? -Martin Luther From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] NaOH definately etches glass, especially if you heat it Hmmm... I didn't think of heating it. I do know that some pretty concentrated NaOH can be kept in glass containers (but, that's at room temperatures, I guess). And, truly folks, don't use HF. It's very hard to handle and it's physiological effects are severe. I was not, of course, actually suggesting anyone use the stuff - g - I was thinking out loud hypothetically. (Isn't HF what is used to etch frosted glass industrially?) NaOH will just burn you . . . Har! That's ~much~ better, then - g. Paul (Chemist know-it-all) G Fred (Armchair Chemist) g
IQZoom 120SW
Hi All, Anyone have one of these, and how do you like it? I`m going to get my daughter a little compact PS for Christmas. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California
Re: Sad news
Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gee, Mark, you're selling an LP to finance a DSLR? Doesn't that make you the root of all evil, or something of that ilk? ;-p The irony is not lost on me ;) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Tamron Adaptall Mounts
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: I got a used Tamron 90/2.5 (49mm thread) but it has the wrong Adaptall mount. I don't know much about these mounts, any references? What I am looking for is info on whether Adaptall and Adaptall 2 adaptors are usable with this or only one type. Is it still the consensus that KA Adaptalls are problematic? Are suitable Adaptall mounts available new and is it recommended against buying used? I'm pretty sure that Adaptall 1 is a thread based lens mount. Adaptall 2 is bayonet based. I have that lens in an Adaptall 2 mount. I have both the PKA and PK adapters and have no functional problems with the PKA. I'm pretty much leaving it in A though as I use this lens on my *ist D. I used the PK adapter before getting the *ist D because it gave me an f/32 f-stop that the PKA adapter doesn't. The lenses and adapters are still available new. alex
Re: Tamron Adaptall Mounts
- Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Subject: Tamron Adaptall Mounts Hi, I got a used Tamron 90/2.5 (49mm thread) but it has the wrong Adaptall mount. I don't know much about these mounts, any references? What I am looking for is info on whether Adaptall and Adaptall 2 adaptors are usable with this or only one type. Is it still the consensus that KA Adaptalls are problematic? Are suitable Adaptall mounts available new and is it recommended against buying used? I have found the Adaptall A mounts to be somewhat problematic. The internal contact seems prone to corrosion, with the result being the camera loses aperture information. I can't answer your other questions. William Robb
Re: is this legal?
Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://oem-box.biz/?id=seashoreat=bequeathhref=thump Adobe Photoshop 7 for $59.95? This web site is hosted on a home computer on a North Carolina Roadrunner cable connection, which is in violation of Roadrunner's service agreement, I believe. But I wouldn't be surprised if the owner of the computer doesn't even know the web site is there: his computer has probably been compromised with a trojan or worm and hacked into by whoever is really behind oem-box.biz. The domains oem-box.biz and oem-cd.biz (the contact us email address) are registered in Russia, but the owner probably isn't within 2000 miles of Russia - he's almost certainly in the U.S. I just did a little more digging and discovered that oem-cd.biz is hosted on wanadoo.fr (France Telecom). This is probably the scammer's home base as Wanadoo is very friendly to spammers and other types of Internet con artists. As for the country where the scammer is *physically* located... Who knows? U.S. would still be my guess. Probably Boca Raton, Florida (which seems to be a haven for Internet scumbags of all types, for some reason). -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Pentax working on RAW software...
Rob Brigham wrote: A friend and camera shop owner in Canada said he was speaking to the Pentax sales rep and he was saying that the RAW software is being worked upon. Good news if true! Great! P.S. Can I say I've said several times that I thought they would? Hehehehehe. Really, I thought they would. Pentax has a rep to uphold, after all. Having hardware bring down their rep is one thing -- having software bring it down is another. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
Re: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?)
Hi, Fred wrote: If you have a piece of glass of the right shape and thickness, it would be easy to matte one side with a solution of sodium hydroxide. Some experimentation would be needed to get concentration and times. Gee, I don't think that NaOH will do anything to glass. I think that, to etch glass, you need hydofluoric acid (HF). Needs to be quite concentrated and to stay there for a few hours but it will make it nice and frosty with about 1/10th the danger of HF. mike
Re: istD USB
Herb Chong a écrit: no remote control as you describe. also, at USB 1.1 speeds, the only supported speed, you wouldn't want to. Pentax clearly saved money there and intends you to remove the card and put it in a reader as your main transfer mechanism. As *ist D Usb is Usb-1.1, only card reader Usd-2 is faster. Michel
Re: Dental macros
Matti Etelapera a crit: Hi, are the Pentax 100mm dental macros more rare/collectible than the ordinary 100mm f:4 macros? What is a good price to pay for one? I could get one for 95 euros (M-version), although I want to check it out for possible lens separation first. In France current price for ordinary 4/100 macro is 150 . 95 for Dental version is a good price ! Michel
Re: Vivitar 2x macro focusing T/C
På 19. nov. 2003 kl. 23.27 skrev mike wilson: Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: I am hoping to use it with the Tamron 90/2.5 (49mm) and adaptall; I guess I need the dedicated converter to go 1:1 with this. It's just an extension tube. You could use any tube of about 30mm. Maybe a bit more - I don't even know where mine is at the moment. Not just that. It is a 2x TC with an extension tube. As it moves the lens relative to the converter it resembles the FREE-principle in some Pentax lenses. I think this is one of the things that make it quite good for macro uses along with a good 50mm. I used that combination on both my two previous PUG entries. The Tamron goes to 1:2, so I can´t se why it shouldn´t go to 1:1 with the TC, but I haven´t tried DagT
OT Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software
Something like laserdisc? /Paul From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Question about slide-show or screen saver software Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 07:32:50 -0500 Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark, it may be the colors that are the problem, not the font size In Netscape there is a lot of royal blue on black - looks pretty but hard to read. Which version of Netscape? I just tried viewing it even with style sheets turned off and don't get the royal blue on black problem. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com _ From the hottest toys to tips on keeping fit this winter, youll find a range of helpful holiday info here. http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx
Re: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?)
Using a solution of NaOH will not result in an evenly etched surface unless the glass is constantly agitated. It will be difficult to control the amount of etching and it will take a long time. Also NaOH results in a 'milky' frosting -- the original idea was to have a 'clear' screen for photographing stars. HF vapour in a closed container is much better. But, as mentioned before, one side must be protected with a layer of wax. Do this in the open air or in a chemistry laboratory fume cupboard. Stick the protected side of the glass to the lid of a large polythene jar. Put a small amount of HF in the jar, screw on the lid. Take it off, after the period determined by previous experimentation, and wash under the tap. You can get an even, fine, etch this way. Keep HF away from skin and clothes and don't breathe the vapour. If you can see the 'frosting' it's already too much. By the way the glass must be very clean before you start. Clean it in Chromic Acid or Aqua Regia (=H2NO3+HCl). To carry out this slightly hazardous operation (the Hydrofluoric Acid thing) you need chemistry laboratory facilities and so getting hold of chromic acid should not present a problem. On the other hand you could keep watching eBay for the right screen. That's what I'd do. Don ___ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' Updated: August 15, 2003 Oh my God! They've killed Teddy! - Original Message - From: mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:49 PM Subject: Re: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?) Hi, Fred wrote: If you have a piece of glass of the right shape and thickness, it would be easy to matte one side with a solution of sodium hydroxide. Some experimentation would be needed to get concentration and times. Gee, I don't think that NaOH will do anything to glass. I think that, to etch glass, you need hydofluoric acid (HF). Needs to be quite concentrated and to stay there for a few hours but it will make it nice and frosty with about 1/10th the danger of HF. mike
My first sale!
One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 Bill
Re: My first sale!
Congrats Bill! Nice pic. It is always a very nice feeling when someone appreciates your work. Bruce Thursday, November 20, 2003, 8:46:16 AM, you wrote: BO One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale BO of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: BO http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 BO Bill
Re: My first sale!
Congratulations Bill! It does make you feel good when people ask (and is willing to pay :) ) for you pictures, doesn't it. Lasse - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:46 PM Subject: My first sale! One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 Bill
Re: My first sale!
Congrat's Bill. Very nice photo.Looks like the 925 will get a work out now,eh. Dave BTW.The TOpdml lads were very impressed by the Optio S picture of the ballon. One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 Bill
Re: My first sale!
At 11:46 AM 11/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bill Owens wrote: One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 Bill woohoo. Now that you are a pro, you need more equipment. Tell Phyllis I said it was okay.
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
Hi Chris, Going to the site you posted, I got this: The area you wish to access is behind registration. If you are an existing user of Times Online please enter you Username and Password on the spaces provided below on the right. If you are new to Times Online please click on the Register Here button below on the left and follow the steps indicated. Oh well. Don't want to join them, to read their columns... keith whaley Chris Stoddart wrote: I have no opinion WRT the quality of CDs versus LPs, but I thought the following link from the UK Sunday Times 'Style' magazine might be timely? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2104-882918,00.html There is a large picture to accompany the words in the actual paper magazine. Perhaps low-end, low-fi turntables for the masses might be making a comeback? Chris (Who believes film will actually last for many years yet. Why? Because all the money might be in the western world, but all the people who need to take photographs aren't).
Re: My first sale!
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s Boris ===8==Original message text=== BO One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale BO of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: BO http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 BO Bill ===8===End of original message text===
Re: Enablement needed
Don't sell the lenses. They work on the ist-D. I sold all my film bodies (including my beloved LX and MX) to fund the D. I knew I would never shoot a roll of film once I went digital so it was a no-brainer. For me. Christian - Original Message - From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:28 PM Subject: Enablement needed I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com
Re: Enablement needed
I sold my 645 and P30t to finance my *ist D, and will soon sell my Phillips enlarger and Jobo processor to finish covering the cost. Any takers? Bill - Original Message - From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:28 PM Subject: Enablement needed I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com
RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! Looks like 6Mpixel is not the leveling off point in consumer models after all J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu. That does seem likely, Robert. I looked trough the BH Digital Source Book last night. Let me hit the highligts for those who have not studied it. Fuji has a 6mp EVF camera out (first 6mp comsumer digital). Minolta and Panasonic each have a model with images stablization. Other than that all that I see is cosmetic and minor upgrades (4x zooms replacing 3x, etc.). This is definately a sign that digital is becoming a mature market. The Olympus C-5060Z (I have been wishing for a C-5050Z)has a slower (1.5 stop) 4x zoom and new cosmetics. Both make it less desirable to me than the 5050. Oh well, I can't afford it any more than I can afford an istD. -- Mark Roberts wrote: To bring this back to within spitting distance of being on-topic: I expect the way the LP/CD relationship compares to film/digital will be in the way it affects the availability of equipment. After CD's took over it was still possible to buy turntables, but only either really cheap ones or really high end models; the formerly vast middle ground vanished. I expect will happen when digital SLR's get down to $500.00 or so: We'll se film cameras that are really cheap ($200.00) entry-level models or expensive exotics and not much in between. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: My first sale!
One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto; PhotoID=47 Bill Cool. Way to go! Marnie aka Doe
AW: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?)
The true alternative to plastic screens certainly is 'grind-your own', the way Rollei did it back in the fifties: www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/grind.jpg The LP of focusing screens... Sven -Ursprungliche Nachricht- Von: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. November 2003 20:07 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: RE: Making your own (WAS Re: Anybody know where to get an SD-11 focusing screen?) Why not buy the safe glass etching cream sold in hobby stores everywhere? Try looking the stuff up for yourselves. Hint: Go to Google. Type etch glass Gawd! Why are you folks going through all this HF and/or NaOH?!!! Regards, Bob... From: mike.wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fred wrote: If you have a piece of glass of the right shape and thickness, it would be easy to matte one side with a solution of sodium hydroxide. Some experimentation would be needed to get concentration and times. Gee, I don't think that NaOH will do anything to glass. I think that, to etch glass, you need hydofluoric acid (HF). Needs to be quite concentrated and to stay there for a few hours but it will make it nice and frosty with about 1/10th the danger of HF.
RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! They do. All of the sample photographs released so far have been pretty terrible though. They are producing an 8mp sensor that is the same size as the old 5mp sensor and it shows in the quality of the photographs. http://www.dpreview.com has lots of threads on this new camera if you look in the Sony Forum. alex
Re: Enablement needed
David, In spite of my strong belief that in general digital is going to surpass film quality, and, most of all, adding so many new advantages that film will decline very quickly, in this specific case my advice is not to switch from MZ-S to *ist D. The *ist D won't give you the same quality you can get with the MZ-S and those fine lenses you own. I tried all of them on the *ist D: at slow ISO settings they don't even approach the quality you can get from them on a good slide film. Things can be different at high ISO settings, where digital SLR sensors (*ist D included) are so much better than film. This advice is very specific considering MZ-S vs.*ist D (combining the so-so image quality of the *ist D and the so-so behaviour of those Pentax lenses on it). Sorry, I wish I could give you a different advice and I'm sure many folks won't agree with me, but I'm not going to switching from MZ-S to *ist D for that same reason. Also, my answer could be different when considering different makes. Dario Bonazza - Original Message - From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Discuss List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:28 PM Subject: Enablement needed I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com
Re: My first sale!
Gee, that's right. A pro needs at least the FA* 80-200mm f/2.8 ED IF Autofocus Lens, which will be an amazing 120-300 equivlaent on the *ist D. Nice picture, BTW. It's very sharp. What was the lens? [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/20/03 12:41PM At 11:46 AM 11/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bill Owens wrote: One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 Bill woohoo. Now that you are a pro, you need more equipment. Tell Phyllis I said it was okay.
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
The big mistake some makers are doing now (especially Fujifilm and Sony) is increasing pixel count (even more than truly neded) without increasing sensor size accordingly. More pixel in the same size mean worse S/N (signal/noise) ratio, hence grainy images. In other words, they're getting rid of one of the main advantages of digital vs. film. Silly, very very silly. Dario Bonazza - Original Message - From: alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:46 PM Subject: RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu. On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! They do. All of the sample photographs released so far have been pretty terrible though. They are producing an 8mp sensor that is the same size as the old 5mp sensor and it shows in the quality of the photographs. http://www.dpreview.com has lots of threads on this new camera if you look in the Sony Forum. alex
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
Yep ... the F828 ... should be v-e-r-r-r-y interesting to see how well it works. Its predecessors, the F717, was very highly regarded. J. C. O'Connell wrote: I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! Looks like 6Mpixel is not the leveling off point in consumer models after all
Re: Enablement needed
I wouldn't. David Madsen wrote: I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
Noisier I would assume. If they are going to increase the number of pixels, they should increase the sensor size along with it. Thats one of the reasons I lust after a 10Mpixel full frame sensor but the cost is out of reach by far at this point J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu. On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! They do. All of the sample photographs released so far have been pretty terrible though. They are producing an 8mp sensor that is the same size as the old 5mp sensor and it shows in the quality of the photographs. http://www.dpreview.com has lots of threads on this new camera if you look in the Sony Forum. alex
Re: Enablement needed
Sorry, I wish I could give you a different advice and I'm sure many folks won't agree with me, but I'm not going to switching from MZ-S to *ist D for that same reason. Also, my answer could be different when considering different makes. Dario Bonazza I agree, for the same reason, the questionable behavior of lenses on the *istD. For now I'd hold onto your lust, sit on it and suppress it, because I am also firmly convinced that the *istD will come down in price after the first of the year. Jan. or Feb. or March sometime. So if you are set on the *istD itself, with no upgrade -- a hundred less is still a hundred less. And possibly even less than that. Hang in there and wait to see what develops is my recommendation. Although I know waiting is hard. Very hard. Marnie aka Doe
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
Where have you seen sample pics? Can you provide a URL? The dpreview preview had no photos ... oops, images. They do. All of the sample photographs released so far have been pretty terrible though. They are producing an 8mp sensor that is the same size as the old 5mp sensor and it shows in the quality of the photographs. http://www.dpreview.com has lots of threads on this new camera if you look in the Sony Forum. alex
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
The F717 doesn't impress me so much. Images are sharp (sharper than those taken by the *ist D, which is not so difficult), but noisy (=grainy) also at 100 ISO and too flat. Color balance is good, but the *ist D is better on this respect. I didn't buy the F717 and I won't buy the F828. Dario (very critical this late evening) Bonazza - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:05 PM Subject: Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu. Yep ... the F828 ... should be v-e-r-r-r-y interesting to see how well it works. Its predecessors, the F717, was very highly regarded. J. C. O'Connell wrote: I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! Looks like 6Mpixel is not the leveling off point in consumer models after all
Re: What I would buy today ...
I don't know who is buying Nikon D1h's? The brand new just released D2h is only 4mp. The D1X is 5.3mp. And no one would consider a Canon D1 at 4mp... Mp's are not the only thing to look at, nor even the most important thing. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the Canon D30 is going to close to $400 on ebay. Jim A. Ooops, sorry, read that wrong, read it as 300D. I was referring in my last post to the 300D, they are going on ebay for close to retail price, and sometimes over retail price (at the cheaper retailers). Even the used ones which aren't very used yet at this point (equivalent to one roll of film run through the camera :-)). Yeah, the 30D *have* dropped. But who's going to want a 3 megapixel DSLR these days? Especially when there are decent PS's with higher mp. Marnie aka Doe -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: My first sale!
Would you believe.Sigma 24-50/4.0-5.6 on the *ist D. Sharpened in Photoshop with nik sharpener pro. Bill Nice picture, BTW. It's very sharp. What was the lens? [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/20/03 12:41PM At 11:46 AM 11/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, Bill Owens wrote: One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID =47 Bill woohoo. Now that you are a pro, you need more equipment. Tell Phyllis I said it was okay.
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
JCO, so do you see we can agree? I'm fully with you on this topic. Dario (yawn) Bonazza - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:05 PM Subject: RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu. Noisier I would assume. If they are going to increase the number of pixels, they should increase the sensor size along with it. Thats one of the reasons I lust after a 10Mpixel full frame sensor but the cost is out of reach by far at this point -- -- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -- -- -Original Message- From: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu. On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! They do. All of the sample photographs released so far have been pretty terrible though. They are producing an 8mp sensor that is the same size as the old 5mp sensor and it shows in the quality of the photographs. http://www.dpreview.com has lots of threads on this new camera if you look in the Sony Forum. alex
Re: What I would buy today ...
Graywolf wrote: Mp's are not the only thing to look at, nor even the most important thing. Maybe, but when doing blow ups it becomes important. Marnie aka Doe
AW: Enablement needed
Tough. The MZ-S is a brilliant camera but chances are, you will almost stop using it once you have the *ist D (unless you also do slides and slide shows). I have a set of 12x18'' *ist D / FA 24-90 prints in front of me and the subjective quality exceeds my expectations. The prints look 'digital' and resolution certainly is not better that on a good print from film, but the people I showed comparable prints always pointed to those from digital images... If - as I assume - your main output IS prints, why don't you download one of the many test images on the web (one that resembles your style of photography) and have a large print made. Take into account that you will need at least a 2/35 if not a 2/24 to complement the *ist D. The 50 is too long. You will also need to keep the Mamiya for the formal portraits, I am afraid, because the *ist D does not play in THAT league yet. Sven I like your portraits, by the way! -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. November 2003 21:29 An: Pentax Discuss List Betreff: Enablement needed I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com
Re: Enablement needed
I was like you, until I found out my classic k and m lenses were not completely compatible with the *istD. Also, the *ist D price is starting to come down a little so eventually you will have enough to buy one. Jim A. From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:28:43 -0700 To: Pentax Discuss List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Enablement needed Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:28:54 -0500 I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com
Re: What I would buy today ...
Yes and no. If you have a very good picture like those allowed by the best digicams around (let's say 4 MP average), you can then easy interpolate it up to 8-10 MP and still get a nice pixel-free blow up. That's not theory, I saw many excellent examples of that. If you have a so-so 6 MP picture, you can hardly get a picture of the same quality of above mentioned, and also interpolation won't work so good. Ciao, Dario (so sorry) Bonazza - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:30 PM Subject: Re: What I would buy today ... Graywolf wrote: Mp's are not the only thing to look at, nor even the most important thing. Maybe, but when doing blow ups it becomes important. Marnie aka Doe
Re: What I would buy today ...
I believe that below 3 MP, pixel count was the single most important factor when thinking of good blow ups. Today, when serious compact digicams are in the 4 MP area or more, pixel count is no longer the main factor to look at. A good 4MP is better than an average 5-6 MP, also when dealing with big enlargements. Dario Bonazza - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:30 PM Subject: Re: What I would buy today ... Graywolf wrote: Mp's are not the only thing to look at, nor even the most important thing. Maybe, but when doing blow ups it becomes important. Marnie aka Doe
Re: My first sale!
On 20/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/ shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 Congratulations Bill, well done. More beef stew! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: istD USB
I guess I will need to go with the flash cards. Very inefficient for my purpose. I would like to able to take a photo and have it sent directly from the camera to the PC for editting and printing. I suspect you'd need a flash card in the camera, even if it was hooked up via the USB cable, and being operated by the not-yet-released remote assistant. Somebody else on the list included a really good idea in his wishlist; a camera with a built-in wireless or bluetooth connection. I'd expect that to start showing up in the mid-term, perhaps one or two years from now, just to compete with the ease-of-use of cellphone/pda/camera combinos.
Re: istD USB
Nikon D2H supposedly is wi-fi. Bill Somebody else on the list included a really good idea in his wishlist; a camera with a built-in wireless or bluetooth connection. I'd expect that to start showing up in the mid-term, perhaps one or two years from now, just to compete with the ease-of-use of cellphone/pda/camera combinos.
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
on 11/20/03 10:15 PM, Shel Belinkoff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where have you seen sample pics? Can you provide a URL? The dpreview preview had no photos ... oops, images. Someone posted first sample from his just-bought F828. http://www.pbase.com/image/23462004exif=Y Much better, than previous samples, and seems to be slightly better than images from F717, althought it is still no match for 6MPix DSLR. -- Pozdrowienia Sylwek
Re: Enablement needed
I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? Yes. You will not be disappointed, guaranteed. I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. *ist D teamed up with an A50 1.2 would be a killer combo. Get a few other A lenses - who needs all this AF nonesense. It's mostly a waste of time! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: What I would buy today ...
On 20/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I don't know who is buying Nikon D1h's? The brand new just released D2h is only 4mp. The D1X is 5.3mp. And no one would consider a Canon D1 at 4mp... Sports photographers for newspaper and magazines. 4MP is plenty for a half page - or even full page - in Sports Illustrated. Mp's are not the only thing to look at, nor even the most important thing. Very true. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
RE: What I would buy today ...
-Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 20/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I don't know who is buying Nikon D1h's? The brand new just released D2h is only 4mp. The D1X is 5.3mp. And no one would consider a Canon D1 at 4mp... Sports photographers for newspaper and magazines. 4MP is plenty for a half page - or even full page - in Sports Illustrated. Another thing to consider is that these cameras produce very clean images. The noise is very low. I've been eyeing a 1D myself...the boxing promoter wants me to go to Delaware to cover a bout for him, and the AF on the 1D would be very helpful. The 1.3 multiplier is nice too. tv
Re: false comparison lp/cd versus film/ccd
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Cotty wrote: Odd, I have CD-Rs that were burned nearly 6 years ago and are still readable by my computers. Surely shome mishtake? Me too. I have some CD-Rs with my company's archives that are older than even 7 years. One thing: they are all from well known brands (Philips, TDK, Verbatim) -- Best regards Sylwek Me too, most of my older CD-r's are still readable, but with a newer generation (when CD-R market was booming and prices plummeting) I did have had my share of unreadable CD-R's. The problem is that you know what batch of CD-R's is bad, when it is too late. George
RE: *ist-D image transfer speeds
Yep, Lexar and others make USB2 6-in-1's. Firewire is also available now. Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: *ist-D image transfer speeds -Original Message- From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] One thing to be aware of - the six-in-one readers found in a lot of systems (including my high-end HP desktop) are only USB 1 - no faster than transferring via the direct camera-to-USB connection. My 6-in-1 is USB2. http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/product_info.php?cPath=23_75products _id=42 tv
RE: OT - Audio quality (was: Re: Digital/Film body pricing)
Speaking of the old cylinders, I've got a hilarious blooper clip from Tech TV/Call for Help about one of those. It's a pretty big file but I'd be willing to send it to you or any other list member. Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:04 PM To: pentax list Subject: OT - Audio quality (was: Re: Digital/Film body pricing) On 19/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Don't waste your time, JC ... there are those who know, those who don't, and those who don't want to know. J. C. O'Connell wrote: Trust me, the sound quality is far better, you wouldnt need to know the price the hear the difference. The best way it could be described is it sounds more like real live music instead of a stereo system Dahhh. Gimme the old cylinders any day. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Shel Belinkoff wrote: They do. All of the sample photographs released so far have been pretty terrible though. They are producing an 8mp sensor that is the same size as the old 5mp sensor and it shows in the quality of the photographs. http://www.dpreview.com has lots of threads on this new camera if you look in the Sony Forum. Where have you seen sample pics? Can you provide a URL? The dpreview preview had no photos ... oops, images. Just read the Sony Forum on there and you'll find tons of threads talking about samples, usually with links to the samples. I haven't read the forums in a few weeks so I can't point you to current good threads. That said, I have a DSC-F717, new, in box that I'll sell for $550 plus shipping if anyone is looking for one. I bought a DSC-F717 a year ago with an extended Sears warranty. It was one of the first models with the low light autofocus bug. When I bought the *ist D I took the DSC-F717 back to Sears to trade it for one without the bug. I haven't opened the box of that one. There is still about a year left on the extended warranty too. The DSC-F717 is a great camera, but I don't think that I'll use it much now that I have the *ist D. I think it is about the best non-DSLR out there though. alex
Re[2]: My first sale!
Erin is doing ok. She has been shooting a little Optio 230 more lately. I'll see if I can get her to submit to next month's open gallery. Thanks for asking. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, November 20, 2003, 10:27:41 AM, you wrote: BO Thanks, Bruce, and yes it does. BO BTW, is Erin still shooting? She has potential, IMHO. BO Bill BO - Original Message - BO From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] BO To: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] BO Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:20 PM BO Subject: Re: My first sale! Congrats Bill! Nice pic. It is always a very nice feeling when someone appreciates your work. Bruce Thursday, November 20, 2003, 8:46:16 AM, you wrote: BO One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first BO sale BO of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: BO BO http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 BO Bill
RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu.
The Sony F828 is not on store shelves yet. It's not a DSLR but it will probably be a great camera for the price. 8MP, a CZ T* zoom lens, and the same night photo capabilities of the F717, plus the ability to use CF cards and microdrives as well as Sony's proprietary memory stick. It could well become my Point and Shoot of choice, if the price is under US$1000.00 Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -Original Message- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu. I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! Looks like 6Mpixel is not the leveling off point in consumer models after all -- -- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -- --
8 Mpixel sensor - Sony
John, Sony has announced a follow on to the 717 (?) camera. WWW.Dpreview.com has a review. Mike Johnson is singing its praises on Photo.Net Something to the effect that it's his only camera... Regards, Bob S. In a message dated 11/20/2003 3:36:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) with 8Mpixel sensor! Looks like 6Mpixel is not the leveling off point in consumer models after all
Re: *ist-D image transfer speeds
Yep, Lexar and others make USB2 6-in-1's. Right. I was merely pointing out that it's still pretty common to find slow USB versions, even in systems where you might expect something better (like my 3-month-old HP, which has built-in firewire, USB2.0, an 800Mhz frontside bus, support for the high-end P4HT chips, etc., etc.).
Re: false comparison lp/cd versus film/ccd
I have had a couple of unreadable CD-Rs, but these have almost always been bargain-brand no-name blanks. So far (touch wood) I've had no problem with the Memorex 8x or 10x I use. They might cost a couple of cents more per gigabyte, but they're still dirt cheap - I remember when CD-R media cost a couple of bucks each.
Re: Enablement needed
I wouldn't either, Tom, I just bought a lovely LX at a very nice price. Despite all the doom and gloom stories about film, I think it will be available for some time. Mind you, my needs are simple. As long as Kodak keeps making Tri-X and Ilford keeps making HP5+, I'm a happy boy. Here's my problem with digital, though. Not the cameras, which will come down in price. It's the peripherals: a decent printer, good software, a new computer (I don't even own one now; I'm using my roomate's - my old one went in the trash when I moved). The initial investment of all those things right now (including the camera) would pay for a lot of film and processing for me. So, I'll happily keep shooting with my lovely old mechanical jewels, and keep picking up the odd film body at bargain prices as they come available. Eventually I'll go digital, but only kicking and screaming, I assure you. Anyone who's seen my work knows that I really don't give a rat's ass if my shots are ~perfect~. Sometimes we're not trying to capture perfection, but just a simple moment in time. Even if digital surpasses film (or already has), my equipment right now allows me to do what I want. FWIW... cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enablement needed Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:57:05 -0500 I wouldn't. _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: My first sale!
Watch it, Bill. It's intoxicating and addictive!! Ain't it a grand feeling, though? Beautiful shot. Congratulations!! cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: My first sale! Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:46:16 -0500 One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=47 Bill _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
smc eyeglasses?
Hello everyone, I found this tidbit on http://www.ams-pentax.com/main/corporate.asp 1972 Company stock listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange's CDR market PENTAX Carl Zeiss established in Tokyo Introduction of SMC PENTAX eyeglasses John
Re: My first sale!
Congrats Bill! Sure feels good doesn't it. Nice image by the way. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:46 AM Subject: My first sale! One of the members of our church asked for a copy of this. The first sale of one of my images. Little Brown Church in the Vale: Bill
Re: false comparison lp/cd versus film/ccd
I've got Photo CD's over 6 years old that have received heavy usage with no ill effects. I've read somewhere that it is best to store photo images on Gold CDs. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 7:24 PM Subject: Re: false comparison lp/cd versus film/ccd I have had a couple of unreadable CD-Rs, but these have almost always been bargain-brand no-name blanks.
Re: Enablement needed
- Original Message - From: David Madsen Subject: Enablement needed I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. No. William Robb
Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm]
Stan, I have the mount for this lens that you referred to. It was also bought from a list member. I haven't used it much, but I can see it needs modification. A two piece ring spacer is positioned around the lens body and this spacer then fits into a ring receptacle and is retained by tightening one fingerscrew, this results in basically a two point contact between the spacer and ring receptacle. A similar mount (for a N***n lens, also sold without a mount) is made by Kirk. It's method of lens retention to mount results in a more positive, uniform retention. The mount I have definitely produces a more balanced assembly (camera body/lens), but it does not firmly attach to the lens and this leads to movement of the lens/camera body relative to the mount itself. It looks like I should be able to come up with something that will lessen this effect. I have had the 300 mm f4.5 FA for several years and it is one of my favorites and most used. I have no complaints with it but the lack of balance does seem wrong. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 9:44 PM Subject: Re: More *ist-D images [FA* 300mm] on 11/18/03 7:52 PM, jmb at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stan, I wonder if a tripod mountable lens holding device for these has been invented? John 3030 tripod head. The 300mm does not have a tripod mount, so it was hanging off the 2X extender, just floating around in the breeze. For some shots later I used the self-timer with mirror lockup but for these bird shots I used neither a remote nor the timer. stan The list member who sold me the lens also provided a reference to a shop which will fabricate a tripod mount for this (or about any other) lens. I have the info stashed away someplace but have not followed up on it... Stan
Re: Origin of K mount name
Dario Bonazza 2 wrote: Yes, in 1975 the 6x7 already on the market for years, since it was introduced in 1968 and put on sale in 1969. Hmmm... are you thinking of K meaning Kleinbildformat, the German word for 35mm format? That's very interesting to me, since those were the years when Asahi was teaming with Zeiss. Somebody speculated that the K-bayonet was developed together with Zeiss, hence K-bayonet (K-bajonett in German) could be the original Zeiss designation for it. Dario Bonazza - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:50 PM Subject: Re: Origin of K mount name Dario, Was the 6x7 already in the market with a bayonette mount when the K-mount and K-cameras were introduced in 35mm? Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Asahi literature published in 1975 always speaks of K-series cameras and K-bayonet (just checked my literature collection). Then from pentaxusa.com history: 1969 Asahi's two millionth SLR camera rolls off the line. The Pentax 6x7 medium-format professional camera is introduced. A medium format camera 1975 The Pentax K series is introduced, all with bayonet lens mounts. The series includes the Pentax K2 with fully automatic exposure, the Pentax KX with a needle matching indicator for the TTL light measuring system, and the Pentax KM, with a TTL light measuring system. So if the bayonet mount was on the 6x7 in 1969 and on 35mm slr in 1975 maybe K mount means the sound of the components clicking into place. I'm thinking that the S mount meaning screw mount is, in the English pronounciation, a schch sound. Probably not but makes sense to me. John
Re: Enablement needed
Hi David. The lenses you have would work with *istD, therefore, the lenses should stay. I think that quality of your MF camera would not be surpassed by *istD, so perhaps this should stay either. Then of course you could sell MZ-S and add funds for *istD and then optionally, if you feel more than satisfied with this, sell your Mamiya and lens, to get the added funds back. However, if I were you, I would not do any of the above. You have flagship film camera. You have excellent glass. As I've learned in my English lessons - If it ain't broken, don't fix it. To mix in freely translated Russian saying - Better is the main enemy of Good... My humble advise is to not bother. Boris ===8==Original message text=== DM I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, DM but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine DM camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an DM MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have DM a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? DM I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people DM photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. DM David Madsen DM mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] DM http://www.davidmadsen.com ===8===End of original message text===
Re: *ist D review
Great work on the *istD. I also have the epson 925. Had a little trouble with it producing streaks. I think it gets clogged easily. I like your review of the 3200 scanner. I'm looking for a scanner right now to scan alot of Kodachrome slides, which seem to be really difficult according to many here. I was warned to stay away from the Nikon **4000 series because it doesn't do well with KC. Do you know how well the Epson 3200 does with KC? Just a couple of small nitpicks on the *istD review I noticed: the Canon full frame is the 1Ds, not the 1D, and the max # of frames for the *istD in continous mode is independent of format, not dependent on it. Cheers, rg Brian Dipert wrote: Happy reading; any and all feedback always welcomed: http://www.reed-electronics.com/ednmag/article/CA336981 == Brian Dipert Technical Editor: Mass Storage, Memory, Multimedia, PC Core Logic and Peripherals, and Programmable Logic EDN Magazine: http://www.edn.com 5000 V Street Sacramento, CA 95817 (916) 454-5242 (voice), (617) 558-4470 (fax) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit me at http://www.bdipert.com
Re: Enablement needed
Absolutely. Please send all of the items below to me, and I'll send you a *istD in return. :) chris ===8==Original message text=== DM I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, DM but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine DM camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an DM MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have DM a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? DM I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people DM photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. DM David Madsen DM mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] DM http://www.davidmadsen.com ===8===End of original message text===
Re: Enablement needed
on 11/20/03 2:28 PM, David Madsen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com My advice - don't change. I bought the *ist-D. It generally meets my expectations, in some ways exceeds my expectations. I will probably use the *ist-D 10 times more often than my Optio 330RS (now my wife's except when I need to borrow it back for a trip). I will probably use the *ist-D 15-20 times more often than my MZ-S. I plan to sell my remaining Pentax 645 gear. So you can see, I am not adverse to change, and I am not against the *ist-D. Nevertheless, I still say, don't change. I have the advantage that I was able to finance my *ist-D through the sale of many of the lenses and camera bodies I had gradually accumulated. I did NOT have to sell the MZ-S. If I had to give up film to move to digital, I would wait. Film is arguably better for many purposes, it is a known media for you and your local processor. The advantages of digital (quick feedback on shots, variable ISO, some advantages with respect to the finished product) are not yet adequate to abandon film, IMHO. On the other hand, I think my old SMC-K 55/1.8 will be a nice portrait lens on the *ist-D, the FA 20-35/4.0 is a nice moderate-wide-to-normal zoom, the FA 77 is a pleasant reintroduction to short telephotos [effective length of about 115mm], and my other lenses provide similar new perspectives for me to explore. But I still say you should stick with your very capable film camera and wait for the second or third generation Pentax DSLR before making the switch. Meanwhile, I will say that one of my surprises is to find how good my Optio is. I had expected major major improvement given both the larger megapixel electronic film in the *ist-D and also the limitations of a PS camera. But the *ist-D shots so far are really not all that great an improvement. Which is to say, you can satisfy your digital urge relatively cheaply with one of the Pentax digital PS cameras while waiting for a future DSLR... Stan
Re: *ist-D image transfer speeds
Not that I'm too bothered if the transfer takes half an hour. The only time I'm likely to care about speed is if I'm out in the field, when I will probably be loading onto my laptop using a PCMCIA adapter, which should be able to transfer a little faster. Actually if you want really good transfer speeds on a laptop, go for a CardBus adapter, rather than PCMCIA. The only one I'm aware of is from Delkin. Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday Director of Development, eyeon Software
Re: *ist-D image transfer speeds
John Francis a écrit: You can use the camera to send the files to your computer with the supplied USB cord. I found it easier to buy a ~$20 card reader that plugs right into the fromt-mounted USB connection on my CPU. That's probably going to be the fastest transfer method, as long as you get a USB 2 reader (and have USB 2 ports on your computer). One thing to be aware of - the six-in-one readers found in a lot of systems (including my high-end HP desktop) are only USB 1 - no faster than transferring via the direct camera-to-USB connection. Not that I'm too bothered if the transfer takes half an hour. The only time I'm likely to care about speed is if I'm out in the field, when I will probably be loading onto my laptop using a PCMCIA adapter, which should be able to transfer a little faster. USB 2 That is two USB 2 ! - USB 2 HIGH speed is just a certified USB 1.1 !! - USB 2 FULL speed is THE real new USB 2. Michel
RE: Enablement needed
Wow! I have received several wonderful responses to my inquiry and I have a lot to think about. FWIW, I have decided not to sell my film equipment at this time. I believe that there is a *istD in my future, but not at the expense of the equipment I have worked very hard to get. Thank you, all of you, for all of your comments. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com
Re: Enablement needed
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:28:43 -0700, David Madsen wrote: I am feeling a bit week, but not quite broken. I am in lust with the *istD, but do not have enough money. My question for the owners of this fine camera is, should I sell my film equipment to purchase the D? I have an MZ-S, FA 100mm f2.8 macro, FA* 85mm f1.4, and an FA 50mm f1.4. I also have a Mamiya C330f with 80mm f2.8 lens. Should I sell this stuff to go digital? I obviously like fast lenses. My primary subject is portrait/people photography. I would appreciate any input all of you may have. David, I have the *istD and also 2 MZ-S's While the *istD is wonderful to use and is the only digital camera I have considered, I would not and will not get rid of the MZ-S's. I admit that I do shoot slides for the marine field work that I do and that waving a AU$2700 body above sea water and in areas with salt spray in the air and where waves are crashing around is just a little bit too much for me (especially when the MZ-S with 64ISO Kodachrome gives me better results). the lenses you have are some of the finest that Pentax have made and can give you far better results on film, particularly for portraiture where wide latitude films will capture more highlight and shadow details than a digital sensor. Keep your lenses and keep saving and add the *istD when you can afford it, but if I was you I'd keep the Pentax gear. As you do portraiture I'd probably keep the Mamiya too. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
