Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Boris Liberman wrote: I find it particularly odd thing to put on the lens. After all it is F lens so that I will tell the camera the proper aperture electronically. Well, this is Pentax g. Exactly, you hit it on the head! You can use the lens with all previous K-mount

Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support

2004-03-03 Thread Lon Williamson
Which cameras use 3/8? Do the Pentax 645 or 6x7 use them? Hassleblad? 4x5 view cameras? William Robb wrote, in part: Did anyone ever figure out if Les Bogen had a 1/4x20 arse or a 3/8x20? I've always been curious.

Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Fred
I find it particularly odd thing to put on the lens. After all it is F lens so that I will tell the camera the proper aperture electronically. Well, this is Pentax g. It's for those of us that might be using the lens in a manual mode or an aperture-priority autoexposure mode, who are looking

Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! It's for those of us that might be using the lens in a manual mode or an aperture-priority autoexposure mode, who are looking at the aperture dial on the lens... Some of us might never use this in a mode or on a body that utilized the lens' electrical info. Is it correct that I can use this

Re: OT:shipping to Canada

2004-03-03 Thread John Mustarde
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 00:49:27 EST, you wrote: I must say after reading stuff on this list I will probably never use UPS. I sell a little bit of junk of ebay and I use US Postal Service priority mail. If you accept PayPal, be aware of a big scam they are perpetrating. The bidder buys from

Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support

2004-03-03 Thread John Mustarde
On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:54:21 -0600, you wrote: John, I do realize at horizontal that the 3265 head performs nicely with the 3 kg lens, however, I'm not shooting horizontally due to the high incidence of 'things' in the way of the moon (trees, houses, etc). Consequently I have to shoot at

WTB or WTT: F 70-210

2004-03-03 Thread John Mustarde
The F 70-210 is a decent lens. I've had a couple of them in years past, both sold or traded away. But now I'd like one for the *istD. Anyone have an extra F 70-210/f4-536 they want to sell or trade? -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com

RE: #1 Rule in Photography-was: PAW: Above the clouds

2004-03-03 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I must disagree to some extent. In terms of the showing of images, yes we can be our worst critics. But that is more along the lines of getting rid of everything since we find fault in just about everything of ours (generally speaking). When it comes to family/friends photos though, nothing

Re: Need flat bed scanner advise, pls.

2004-03-03 Thread brooksdj
Keith. If the Epson 2450 is still available, go for that.It does negs,35mm 6x6 to 6x9 and 4x5.I am not infront of mine,but i think the glass will take an 81/2 x 11,or at least close to it.The light sourse in the lid is narrower,about 6 i think,wide. Its a pretty good unit. Dave

RE: 30 vs 31?

2004-03-03 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Stan, Why the short reunion? Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: Stan Halpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:40 AM Ask me again in a month. My 30mm and 31mm will be reunited, if only for a few days, and this time I WILL take some comparison

RE: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Tanja, I feel that now that you already are doing business as tanya, you should stay that way. Though you probably have all variations as tags on your site to help people find you. Tanja is who you are and you should be using this on a daily basis. I go by Cesar though not many ever get it

Name pronounciation was RE: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I have heard so many variations on my name over the years. And that is just my first name - we will not even go into my last name :-) But I do try to correct people when they first meet me. From that point on I don't try to be picky about it. I know they are referring to me. It almost

Re: Sometimes you just run into a strange scene

2004-03-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Mark Roberts wrote: Here's one that's a bit surreal: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7cf01018.jpg They flood Edinburgh for the Festival in August. Together with a million other types of street and stage performers. Strongly recommended as a photo outing (though the

WTP: Front lens cap 52mm

2004-03-03 Thread Jarek Dabrowski
Hello, I need the front lens cap for 52mm, but original Asahi Pentax only - to fit my K 50/1.4. Maybe somebody can sell it for a few $$$ ? Best Regards Jerry

Re: anti-M arguments

2004-03-03 Thread Mark Cassino
At 11:35 PM 3/2/2004 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First, a great many M lenses were identical optically to either the preceding K lens, or to the following A lens, so I don't think that in those (many) cases anybody can credibly claim that the Ks or As were better. They CAN'T be

Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support

2004-03-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support Which cameras use 3/8? Do the Pentax 645 or 6x7 use them? Hassleblad? 4x5 view cameras? William Robb wrote, in part: Did anyone ever figure out if Les Bogen had a 1/4x20 arse or a

Re: Re[2]: PAW - Tabletop shots

2004-03-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boros Attila Subject: Re[2]: PAW - Tabletop shots Hello Tanya, TMP Boros, did you really shoot these with 15 and 10 second exposures?!?! If TMP you did, they are incredibly sharp!! Pardon me, I forgot to ask in my previous post why are you asking

RE: Freakin' heck...!!!

2004-03-03 Thread Malcolm Smith
Tanja wrote: The Newspaper deadline I was talking about? I got a front page A bit behind with my mail, so this is great to read - fantastic. Well, bugger me dead, I just went to the newsagents, and look what I found!! I hope that means something different on your side of the globe

Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread John Forbes
So can the Super A, for that matter, and most of the better cameras that followed it. On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:16:10 +0300, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . I guess this is how MZ-6 spoiled me. It can take aperture if the lens if off A position and it can also set aperture

RE: First Brisbane PDML a huge success!

2004-03-03 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
Now that is one model shoot I would have to attend Wondering if PDMLers should be wary of the spider showing up at GFMtn :-P Cesar Panama City, Florida -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:21 PM Much like a spider in

RE: Name pronounciation was RE: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Amita Guha
From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I have heard so many variations on my name over the years. And that is just my first name - we will not even go into my last name :-) Tell me about it. :) Amita

Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support

2004-03-03 Thread ernreed2
- Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support Which cameras use 3/8? Do the Pentax 645 or 6x7 use them? Hassleblad? 4x5 view cameras? William Robb wrote, in part: Did anyone ever figure out if Les Bogen had a 1/4x20 arse

Re: *istD quiry

2004-03-03 Thread brooksdj
Stan said,sort of... I am afraid I cannot comment on your other questions. I look through the viewfinder, I don't look at it. Stan So would i Stan.g Nice shots BTW Dave

Re: more M philosophy

2004-03-03 Thread Rfsindg
The K lenses are a bit bigger and a better fit on the KM, KX, K2, K1000. For the ME and MX, you want the smaller lenses as part of the matching kit. And that's the real beauty of the M's. Carry a big, slow zoom or put the 50/1.4 on the camera and the M85/2.0 plus M150/3.5 in the bag. You've

Re: Need flat bed scanner advise, pls.

2004-03-03 Thread John Forbes
The transparency light source on the 2450 is just over 4.5 inches wide, and 10.75 inches long, which means it will scan negs up to 4 x 5 quite happily - in fact it comes with a 4 x 5 carrier. It also has both Firewire and USB2 ports. Some people think Firewire operates faster than USB2 in

Re: M philosophy

2004-03-03 Thread John Forbes
Walnuts? You've lost me. John On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 20:22:59 -0500, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:17 PM 3/2/2004 +, John Forbes wrote: I'm not totally convinced by the anti-M arguments. First, a great many M lenses were identical optically to either the preceding K lens, or

Re: more M philosophy

2004-03-03 Thread John Forbes
If you are having to crop heavily there is an argument that you were using the wrong lens. However, I do understand that in a high-pressure situation you have to work with what you've got. John On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 00:50:20 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: John Forbes [EMAIL

Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support

2004-03-03 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
- Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Which cameras use 3/8? Do the Pentax 645 or 6x7 use them? Hassleblad? 4x5 view cameras? - Original Message - Many LF bodies have the thread adapter so that they'll fit on either thread size. Rolleiflex TLRs have the thread

PAW:Colour version

2004-03-03 Thread Chris
Sorry people,I omitted a digit.This should be allright' http://www.pbase.com/image/26549659 Regards and apologies. Chris K

Re: those 150s

2004-03-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I'd disagree ... terrible distortion and the long and short ends, soft at the extremes as well. It's really more like a 90mm ~ 135mm or so, as far as I'm concerned. Frantisek Vlcek wrote: Hi! I think a nice alternative to the 150/3.5 or the longer 85-205 zooms is the M 75-150/4. I had

Re: more M philosophy

2004-03-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob ... For me it's different. I love the way the K lenses look, fit, and handle on the MX, especially the wide angle optics. I like the balance as well ... As for zooms, don't forget that little jewel, the M 24~35, and a lot of people like the M75~150. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The K

Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, John Forbes wrote: On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:16:10 +0300, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . I guess this is how MZ-6 spoiled me. It can take aperture if the lens if off A position and it can also set aperture electronically. So can the Super A, for that

Re: more M philosophy

2004-03-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Shel Belinkoff wrote: As for zooms, don't forget that little jewel, the M 24~35, and a lot of people like the M75~150. And the M80-200/4.5, which is said to be sharper than the M200/4 at 200. Although I had the 75-150, I bought the 80-200 instead of the prime when I needed

Concerning Epson 2450 scanners

2004-03-03 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Though this might be useful. http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductQuickSpec.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yesoid=21245805category=Clearance+Center -- -- Collin Brendemuehl void C( JobAvailability ) char JobAvailability[30]; { C( program run ); C( shop stop C );;

Speaking of scams...

2004-03-03 Thread David Madsen
I received two responses to some items that I was selling on a classified listing at a musicians web site. Both were offering to send me a cashiers check for $3,000 more than I was asking with the instructions that I deduct the amount of the item and deliver the balance to the delivery service

Re: Da Lens -- here yesterday, gone today

2004-03-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
Graywolf wrote: My understanding from the area Pentax Rep is that Pentax no longer warehouses things. They come off the assembly line, are shipped to the distribution center in the Philippines, and are shipped out directly to dealers from distributors orders. Usually within 24 hours or so.

Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Kostas, My MZ-6 shows actual aperture of the lens in the viewfinder when I half depress the shutter. The lens has to be A, F, or FA. It does not matter which aperture is set - the correct value would be shown, no matter the ring is at A or at some numeric setting. HTH. Boris

Re: PAW: This ain't cute, it's ART, dammit, ART

2004-03-03 Thread Kenneth Waller
Very cute kitty! I prefer mine with complete ears Ken Waller -Original Message- From: John Mustarde [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW: This ain't cute, it's ART, dammit, ART Art the cat, that is. Wait a minute - oops, this one is Ragamuffin, they are moving in so fast I can't keep the

Semi-OT: Photography in Montréal

2004-03-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
I have a trip to Montréal late this month and early April. This is my first time there, and I had thought to take along the starkistdee and photograph historic architecture and neighborhoods. The web sites I've looked at, though, tout modern skyscrapers. Do I have an incorrect impression of

Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
The MZ-5n (and MZ-M) will do the same with AF lenses. With A lenses, it will show dashes as Kostas said. There will be aperture information only when set to A. I am not sure about F lenses (I don't currently own any), but I guess it will be the same as AF. Regards, Jaume --- Boris Liberman

PAW - Irvine Regional Park Railroad

2004-03-03 Thread Francis Alviar
http://www.pbase.com/image/4921882 Comments and suggestions very much appreciated. My first PAW. Thanks. Francis __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

Re: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! With A lenses, it will show dashes as Kostas said. There will be aperture information only when set to A. My mistake. Sorry. Boris

Re: more M philosophy

2004-03-03 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Shel Belinkoff a écrit : Hi Bob ... For me it's different. I love the way the K lenses look, fit, and handle on the MX, especially the wide angle optics. I like the balance as well ... The most representative M philosophy: MX + M 2.8/40 Pancake or *ist D + M 2.8/40 Pancake

Re: more M philosophy

2004-03-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: The most representative M philosophy: MX + M 2.8/40 Pancake or *ist D + M 2.8/40 Pancake I don't think so. The Pancake was an extreme case, making a statement, is my retrospective understanding. Kostas

A prodigal returns

2004-03-03 Thread Tom Addison
Hi there all you pentaxers, it must be a few years since I last subscibed to the list, but a meeting with Clive and the iminent arrival of a istD have prompted me to return to the fold. Looking forward reading the many and varied opinions, ideas, moans and groans Happy days from (wet and

Re: PAW: This ain't cute, it's ART, dammit, ART

2004-03-03 Thread Steve Desjardins
This is a very fine cat picture. It's cute, but it's also very well done. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW:Colour version

2004-03-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Chris ... This version looks better in color than it did in BW. That may be in part because the BW version wasn't true BW, but a conversion from color. That doesn't always work well because the tonalities don't always convert well. Plus, if you did a simple greyscale conversion in some

Re: Semi-OT: Photography in Montréal

2004-03-03 Thread brooksdj
Joe. Take the camera,two even.LOL There are many old areas in the city,well worth a click or two.The old area,Mount Royal,its also a subway stop,is very nice. Andre Lavigne is in Montreal i think,so hopfully he can assist Dave I have a trip to Montréal

Re: Windows eye candy was Re: *istD, Muvo-2 and Hitachi 4gb Microdrive

2004-03-03 Thread brooksdj
I have XP.Whats this eye candy i can turn off.I'd like to see my machine run fastergMy ME machines are quicker than my XP one. Dave Eye candy is something worth looking at. In XP it's not. Nick Clark wrote: You can easily turn off the 'eye candy' in

Re: follow through

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Comments inside g... ein Given almost two days off I've finally gotten some stuff done. ein Firstly, I think I have a web site up at: ein http://rocky.itasca.net/~edwin I spent some today browsing through it. You have one heck of equipment collection... ein Mostly to provide, as shel

Re: #1 Rule in Photography-was: PAW: Above the clouds

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Frank, since Mike Johnston does not seem to come here any more and because his response to similar question some time ago I liked the most, I'd think I repeat it in my words of course. (Man, this Leo Tolstoy's style - one sentence - three lines keeps haunting me...) Anyway, Mike's advise

Re: Ms vs zooms

2004-03-03 Thread Rfsindg
DJE, Boz's site lists lots of Pentax zooms, but my recollection is the M40-80 was the first in the M lens line. Later some bigger, heavier, constant aperture zooms came out...ending with the A28-135/4. I recognize that some pre-M zooms like the 135-600mm existed. As for the screwmount

Re: Concerning Epson 2450 scanners

2004-03-03 Thread Mark Cassino
Epson also has the 3200 refurbished for $299 with free shipping. Mine should be here tomorrow. :-D - MCC At 10:44 AM 3/3/2004 -0500, you wrote: Though this might be useful. http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductQuickSpec.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yesoid=21245805category=Clearance+Center -

Re: PAW: This ain't cute, it's ART, dammit, ART

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! JM Art the cat, that is. Wait a minute - oops, this one is Ragamuffin, JM they are moving in so fast I can't keep the names straight. JM http://www.photolin.com/misc/P-011c.jpg JM Hand held with the Pentax F* 300/4.5, about minimum focus distance, JM 1/150 f6, and AF500FTZ bounced in TTL

Re: PAW: a lucky shot

2004-03-03 Thread Mark Cassino
Great find, Herb - maybe he'll be back! - MCC At 09:04 PM 3/2/2004 -0500, you wrote: i was driving by on my way to explore some woods near my place when i looked out over the ice on the nearby bay and saw this immature bald eagle eating the fish it had caught. i wish i had one of my good lenses

Re: PAW - Irvine Regional Park Railroad

2004-03-03 Thread Mark Cassino
Nice shot - I really like the way the tracks curve through the frame and the way the lines of the station and railroad cars fall into a parallel arrangement. The train engine is also very nicely lit. Exposure seems to be right on. The vent on the roof directly above the engine's smoke-stack

Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support

2004-03-03 Thread Mark Cassino
At 04:32 AM 3/3/2004 -0800, John Mustarde wrote: Why not build a gimbal just for high-angle shooting? Seems like a few hardware store items and angle iron would do the trick. I'm sure I saw a home-made one on a web search awhile ago. Plus I think there is a cheap gimbal ($50) out there

Re: M philosophy

2004-03-03 Thread Mark Cassino
At 02:24 PM 3/3/2004 +, you wrote: Walnuts? You've lost me. John I think the T-90 would be an excellent walnut shell cracker. Though it might pulverize them too much. - MCC I have a Canon T90 here, and I can imagine Catier-Bresson using it. Assume that CB likes walnuts, of course...

Re: PAW - Irvine Regional Park Railroad

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! FA http://www.pbase.com/image/4921882 FA Comments and suggestions very much appreciated. My FA first PAW. I don't know what to say. My first reaction is - what a matter of factly shot... I think you shot it close to midday. The amount of shades and almost totally white areas seems to

Sold Out

2004-03-03 Thread Bill Owens
This year's GFM Nature Photo Weekend is sold out. Bill

Re: anti-M arguments

2004-03-03 Thread Andre Langevin
This M thread keeps jumping from a subject to another! As this one is still hot, may I clarify one point: First, a great many M lenses were identical optically to either the preceding K lens, or to the following A lens, so I don't think that in those (many) cases anybody can credibly claim

Re: One very wild weekend...

2004-03-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Tanya, you're brave yet unfortunate. Let's hope that you would have less reasons to write such stories to the PDML, shall we? Thanks for sharing... Suddenly my habit of handholding my shots appears not so bad after all... I wish you better luck next time! Boris

Re: Sold Out

2004-03-03 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/3/2004 11:32:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This year's GFM Nature Photo Weekend is sold out. Bill Boy, I made in just in time! Whew! Marnie aka Doe

Re: OT: GUI ugliness (no longer about 4gb microdrives)

2004-03-03 Thread Bob W
Hi, I think the TeleTubbies interface epithet belongs to the Mac. Those animated toolbar icons are *far* cheesier than anything from XP. I cannot get over the XP search interface which has a stupid animated dog scratching the ground. This is in an interface labelled 'Professional'. --

Re: Ms vs zooms.

2004-03-03 Thread Andre Langevin
Eventually Pentax relented and added Zooms, but for a long time only the M zoom was the 40-80mm and that was introduced as by Pentax with an 'apology' on quality. I'm not sure there were any K zooms that were not simply updated screw-mounts. Zoom chronology: Mid 75. K bodies and lenses

Re: 30 vs 31?

2004-03-03 Thread Stan Halpin
Long story - I'll try to keep it short. I bought the 31mm, decided I had no reason to keep both. So I offered the 30mm for sale. Person A bought it, Person B was also interested. Person A received the lens, decided to return it and wait for one in better condition. Person A then agreed to

Re: PAW: a lucky shot

2004-03-03 Thread brooksdj
Probably trying to save the fish.g Very nice capture Herb. Keep that on your 'must return' sites. Dave i was driving by on my way to explore some woods near my place when i looked out over the ice on the nearby bay and saw this immature bald eagle eating

clever virus attack

2004-03-03 Thread Stan Halpin
I just received the following from someone spoofing me. But it is very believable... --- Dear user of Stans-photography.info e-mail server gateway, Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative e-mail content) outgoing from your e-mail account. Probably, you have been

Re: PAW Arizona Landscape

2004-03-03 Thread brooksdj
Great shot,Larry. The light is perfect,and the detail is all there. Dave Here's one I shot last summer. Again this was done with a Nikon Coolpix 5700 before I had my *istD. Going back in the spring to shoot this area again with the D. Comments

Re: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Cotty
On 2/3/04, STENQUIST PROMOTIONS disgorged: Now Tatiana is very close to Titania, who is, of course, the fairy queen in Midsummer Night's Dream. So I think that since our Tan is also fairy girl, Tanja is most fitting and proper. Not to mention very feminine and quite alluring. Paul Yeah, but

Re: clever virus attack

2004-03-03 Thread Andre Langevin
I got something similar also: Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up your computer software. Bad spacing between words and the word ammount gave me a cue... Andre

RE: clever virus attack

2004-03-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi I got a similar one earlier today, saying my server had been out of order, because someone had tried to get unauthorized access to my email account. The funny thing is, the access code was the same and my mail have been out of order for a day or two!!! When I tried to open the atatched

Re: clever virus attack (OT)

2004-03-03 Thread Mark Cassino
Something new (for me) that I got yesterday was an eBay spoof asking you to click on a link and update your personal info on eBay. What was new was that the text was mixed into a long string of garbage with some sort of HTML formatting that only showed the intended message. SO this:

Re: clever virus attack (OT)

2004-03-03 Thread Christian
today I got this message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear user of Mindspring.com, Your e-mail account has been temporary disabled because of unauthorized access. Advanced details can be found in attached file. Attached file is protected with the password for security reasons.

FS: The Negative - book by Ansel Adams

2004-03-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Considered by many to be a must read book for anyone interested in doing BW photography. Wanted to offer it here before other venues. Details at: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/ebay/aa-negpd.html shel

RE: F 70-210 question

2004-03-03 Thread Jens Bladt
By the way, it's an excellent lens. Far better than the A version. I once tested it (the F) (portrait) against the A 2.8/135, the K 2.8/105mm and the M 2.0/85mm. The F 4-5.6/70-210mm came out best! I haven't tested it against the K2.5/135mm yet, but I beleive this one is even better (sharper).

Re: Concerning Epson 2450 scanners

2004-03-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
You're going to like it, even with 35mm film, but especially for those 6x7 negs and transparencies. Paul Mark Cassino wrote: Epson also has the 3200 refurbished for $299 with free shipping. Mine should be here tomorrow. :-D - MCC At 10:44 AM 3/3/2004 -0500, you wrote: Though this

Re: PAW: ChampCars at Brands Hatch 2003

2004-03-03 Thread Rob Studdert
On 3 Mar 2004 at 13:19, John Francis wrote: Here's a shot I couldn't submit to the PUG, because it was taken with a loaner Nikon D100. (This year I'll be back to using Pentax gear again). http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/BH720.jpg Great shot, however as it's presented the gamma appears

Re: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Cotty wrote: On 2/3/04, STENQUIST PROMOTIONS disgorged: Now Tatiana is very close to Titania, who is, of course, the fairy queen in Midsummer Night's Dream. So I think that since our Tan is also fairy girl, Tanja is most fitting and proper. Not to mention very feminine and quite alluring.

Semi-OT: Montréal Encore

2004-03-03 Thread jtainter
Just my luck. Mail-Archive.com chose yesterday and today to off to la-la land again. If anyone had advice for me re: photography in Montréal, could I trouble you to resend it, this time to my home e-mail address? It is: jtainter at mindspring dot com Thanks, Joe

Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)

2004-03-03 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Got one too a few hours ago. Mark Dalal's email address noted as sender in the mailinfo (while the sender in my reader gave a noreply + my isp as sender). Whether it means Mark is infected, or just got his address stolen I don't know. (The same password that others reported). Just deleted it. My

Re: clever virus attack (OT)

2004-03-03 Thread Gonz
I got the same thing. It comes from email harvesters that found our email address on the PUG site. I traced it to some computer in Poland. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: today I got this message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear user of Mindspring.com, Your e-mail account has been temporary

Re: clever virus attack

2004-03-03 Thread Bob W
Hi, Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up your computer software. Bad spacing between words and the word ammount gave me a cue... ...to say nothing of using 'amount' with a

Re: clever virus attack (OT)

2004-03-03 Thread Bob W
Hi, I got the same thing. It comes from email harvesters that found our email address on the PUG site. I've just received 51 of them in one go, addressed to non-existent email addresses. Anything that ends '@ my domain name' is routed by my isp to a postmaster account. The spammers try out

Re: clever virus attack (Att. Dalal)

2004-03-03 Thread Bruce Dayton
Gee, I was thinking the same thing. If you want a client with a similar interface, try The Bat (www.ritlabs.com). I have had way fewer problems in general since getting away from MS Outlook Express. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 3:36:11 PM, you wrote: MR Tanya Mayer

Re: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok, talk of my butt (and fanny, that is not a great term here in Aus, as Rob pointed out, lol!) is now officially OVER!!! Ok. I hear you. In that case I just unofficially want to point out that having your butt globally discussed is the ultimate

Re: FS: The Negative - book by Ansel Adams

2004-03-03 Thread Kevin Waterson
Shel Belinkoff jumped on the Hustings [EMAIL PROTECTED] and wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/ebay/aa-negpd.html I recently purchased a copy of this from ebay and found it to be the most informative photographic literature I have read. Whatever price you pay, you will will not be

RE: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
LOL! now, a change of subject PUH-lease tan. -Original Message- From: Lasse Karlsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 4 March 2004 9:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Just wanted to say... From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok, talk of my butt (and

OT: Concert pix

2004-03-03 Thread frank theriault
Some of you may recall that I was going to be shooting a friend of mine in concert last weekend. And, so I did. Got back the contacts today, and I'm mostly okay with them - not a real high yield, but the lighting was horrendous, and the LX was having trouble dealing with some situations. I

Re: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Keith WHALEY
Uhhh, since I cannot possibly attend the meet, perhaps some one can take a photo (just for the record) of the item in question and submit it for perusal? Many thanks! keith whaley * * * Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Ok, talk of my butt (and fanny, that is not a great term here in Aus, as

Re: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support

2004-03-03 Thread William M Kane
Don't think I'd know the first thing about building a gimbal, though the idea sounds fairly intruiging to me. I'll have to look around for instructions . . . if you happen to see the instructions again John, I'd appreciate a link. IL Bill On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 06:32 AM, John

Re: #1 Rule in Photography-was: PAW: Above the clouds

2004-03-03 Thread frank theriault
Boris, I can't disagree with either you or Mike. Caring with all your heart will make the difference between a good photo and a great one. Or between a mediocre photo and a good one. But, all the caring in the world will not produce anything but a memory in your brain, if you don't have a

RE: *istD - little jewel!

2004-03-03 Thread frank theriault
Yeah, That 10D was humungous! I know it's capable of taking wonderful photos, but I bet your back was sore lugging that thing around Toronto all day! vbg BTW, proper paying job? Do they exist? vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist

Re: A prodigal returns

2004-03-03 Thread frank theriault
I used to own a Devon Rex (breed of cat). It's name's Phantom, and the ex got it in the divorce. Well, not really, I left it there, you know, for the kids and all. But, I digress (as I often do...). Welcome back, Tom. I seem to recall you from my early days on the list. If you've been

RE: are crabs not glamorous?

2004-03-03 Thread frank theriault
Personally, I think it's sad that people think that they can find fulfillment or make some sort of artistic statment by placing fuzzy fake animals or animal parts on their heads. vbg -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J.

Re: clever virus attack

2004-03-03 Thread Chris Brogden
We got a bunch of these at work allegedly from our admin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), but again they were spoofed addresses. After you've been around email for a while you get a pretty good feel about which are legit and which aren't. chris On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Stan Halpin wrote: I just received the

Tanja's Butt; Was: Re: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Chris Brogden
I'm sure you meant bonny, not bony, right? ;) chris On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Cotty wrote: On 2/3/04, STENQUIST PROMOTIONS disgorged: Now Tatiana is very close to Titania, who is, of course, the fairy queen in Midsummer Night's Dream. So I think that since our Tan is also fairy girl, Tanja is

Re: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Keith WHALEY
Kylie has a very nice face, but Agnetha is reeking class all the way. . . That reminded me to put on an ABBA recording. . . g keith whaley Lasse Karlsson wrote: From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok, talk of my butt (and fanny, that is not a great term here in Aus, as Rob

A few flash questions

2004-03-03 Thread Alan Chan
1) Just got a mint Super Program in dirt cheap and everything seems to be fine, EXCEPT, my Metz (40MZ3i + SCA372) flash cannot sync with the camera whenever the lens is set to 'A'. It works fine when the lens is not set to 'A'. The same settings work fine with Z-1p. Is my Super Program faulty,

Re: Name pronounciation was RE: Just wanted to say...

2004-03-03 Thread Chris Brogden
So, the big question... how do you pronounce it? I say see-zer in my head, but I'm sure that's way off. :) chris On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: I have heard so many variations on my name over the years. And that is just my first name - we will not even go into my last name

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