RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
This monitor/card I am using (Dell/Sony P991radeon) easily does 1600x1200 at 75 Hz progressive. And text is crystal clear and there is no sharpness or flicker problem at 75 Hz which makes it even the slightest bit hard to read text. I must admit that this monitor is WAY better in terms of

Re: K10D ISO50

2007-04-02 Thread Adam Maas
Leftover from a pre-release firmware. Some of the test bodies had ISO 50 and 3200 available. -Adm Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Pentaxians In the german manual of the K10D is an ISO setting of 50 shown on page 155 under exposure warning. Any comments on that? Greetings Markus --

RE: GOSE: My first soccer game

2007-04-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Hello Bruce - thanks for noticing and answering.. You have got a very good point about hte DOF, Bruce. I guess, I was not comfident enough, that I could focus correctly enought to go down to F.3.5-4.5. I shot all shots at F. 5.6 - F8. Basically I used Tv and chose 1/1250 or 1/1000 sec's. I used AF

Re: PESO - Harriman Reservoir

2007-04-02 Thread Brian Walters
Hi Russell As others have commented, it seems dark but, in any case, there doesn't seem to be any strong feature in the image that grabs attention. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Russell Kerstetter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This is

RE: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Bob W
Well, they have yet to arrive, but I've made two enabling purchases lately: a Domke F-803 bag for carrying around the city, You must live in a very small city... -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Hamilton Sent: 02

Re: JunkEmail: RE: PESO:Waterchurch - K10D + A24mm in low light

2007-04-02 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Markus, and Bill On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 04:44:48 +0200, Markus Maurer wrote: Glad you liked the first one. Photography ist a lot about emotions for me , the second one just seems not to touch you. I looked back at the image when reading Bill's comment, it may be the clipped window arches (at the

Re: PESO: Perch passing

2007-04-02 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Marnie, On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:24:28 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While testing the new Manfrotto-393 and monopod with the 300mm f/2.8 I witnessed another Grebe fish meal: http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/index.php?id=217 It was shot using this setup (on a monopod):

RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Jco This turns into one of the communications I don't want to participate in. You must have the eyes of an eagle or a mole. Just a last puzzle for you: What does T in an Eizo's monitor name stand for? I'm back to Pentax topics and will not respond to that thread anymore. Greetings Markus

RE: PESO:The Whisky cellar

2007-04-02 Thread mike wilson
From: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/04/02 Mon AM 02:35:05 GMT To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO:The Whisky cellar Hi Brendan Thanks, I would love to take some photos at events for her and taste some more of the finest stuff. She works with

RE: K10D ISO50

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
I see, thanks Adam. Greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 8:03 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K10D ISO50 Leftover from a pre-release firmware. Some of the test bodies had

Re: PESO - Yearning for Frank

2007-04-02 Thread mike wilson
From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/04/01 Sun PM 11:12:47 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Yearning for Frank Thats Frank all right. Dave I nearly didn't recognise him in his Holiday in SF mode. On 4/1/07, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL

RE: JunkEmail: RE: PESO:Waterchurch - K10D + A24mm in low light

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Jan That could well be but maybe a person sitting or standing somewhere would have given a bit of life to that photo. BTW, why does your email program add JunkEmail: to your response, that does not sound very inviting ;-) Greetings Markus PS: please don't delete the links in your messages

RE: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Boris I appreciate that you had a look despite your previous experiences. Maybe if not overdone HDR can help with certain scenes, but I agree that most photos I saw so far just looked unreal and more like paintings. Greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread mike wilson
From: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/04/02 Mon AM 04:01:30 GMT To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO:HDR Federal Hi Pentaxians The light in the Zurich main rail station is extremly contrasty and it's hard to get the big blue windows well exposed

Re: PESO:Waterchurch - K10D + A24mm in low light

2007-04-02 Thread Bong Manayon
My take...the 2nd photo should be vertical and taken from the ground level (well not really maybe when you use the Tamron 17mm...). It seems you were on the balcony or the choir loft at the back. Old European cathedrals were designed to pull you up to the divine, that is what I feel is missing.

PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread Toralf Lund
Last Saturday, I decided that I would take my PZ20 out for a spin, for a change. Unfortunately, we didn't get very far. After just 4 pictures, the -20 decided it was time to rewind the film. This has happened once before, and I believe I got exactly 4 shots last time, too. I've used this body

Re: Web Gallery : Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks, good news. I may have to sell my '55 if I don't land a job soon. Paul On Apr 2, 2007, at 12:06 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: I think the one you are talking about went for $73K jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul

Re: PESO: Woman in Ginza District

2007-04-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good one. Well composed. Nice use of the light. Paul On Apr 2, 2007, at 12:14 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote: I am not normally inclined toward street photography, but Tokyo's Ginza District sure got me interested. Fascinating place: http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/5659/display/8466041

OT Planes and cameras

2007-04-02 Thread David J Brooks
Heading to Las Vegas Sunday and will be taking a very light bag. Just the K10D, the 16-45 and 50-200 with maybe the A 28 and A50. No flash. I think its still ok to carry on a camera bag that fits under the seat or in the over head, is it not. In 2005, the US custom guy didi not care about my

Re: PESO - Yearning for Frank

2007-04-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm not sure I understand the controversy here. I see nothing negative in Shel's post. It's just a funny picture. I'm sure Frank will get a smile out of it, as did I. Paul On Apr 2, 2007, at 12:34 AM, David Savage wrote: On 4/2/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/1/07, Shel Belinkoff

Re: PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread mike wilson
Possibly, as the film has been sitting for some time partially wound, the effort to wind it exceeded some force limiter, making the camera think it had come to the end. Try reloading, putting the cap on the lens and running it right the way through. From: Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED]

New old lenses...

2007-04-02 Thread Toralf Lund
On a somewhat happier note, it looks like I've just got myself two good lenses for 350 Norwegian Kroner + a few hours of playing around with screwdrivers, a drill, various solvents and some oil... That's an M28/2.8 and a 135/3.5 - the original K version. I've sort of been thinking I should get

Re: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Markus, with great reluctance :-) I should admit that this one is among the very few very select shots that look totally natural to me. Thus, you really succeeded applying HDR this time ;-). Well done! My sentiments exactly. Usually, HDR images I've seen look like weird, pastel

Re: More K10D bad luck (Stupidity?)

2007-04-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Thanks for the replies. Godfrey and Thibouille, I'll go looking for a case for the K10D. I've been thinking nothing was out there to fit it. Thanks for the suggestions. My desire is to travel much like Godfrey suggested, laptop w/power adaptor, K10D, 3-4 lenses flat bag packed in a rolling

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 4/2/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, they have yet to arrive, but I've made two enabling purchases lately: a Domke F-803 bag for carrying around the city, You must live in a very small city... Well, it's mostly the southside. -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MichaelHamilton.ca

Re: OT Planes and cameras

2007-04-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, No problem with the camera/lenses on the plane. No problems with digital thru the x-ray screening. Makes life a lot easier. (Don't lose too much in Vegas.) Regards, Bob S. On 4/2/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heading to Las Vegas Sunday and will be taking a very light bag.

Re: PESO: Crossing swords

2007-04-02 Thread Boris Liberman
You *caught* the moment, Fernando! Excellent. Boris Fernando Terrazzino wrote: I went to see my first hockey game last Sunday (I'm kind of lame, three years in Canada and this is the first hockey game I go and I'm not even talking about NHL, I know...). Shooting conditions were not the best,

Re: OT Planes and cameras

2007-04-02 Thread David J Brooks
Ok sounds good. What about cell phones. Can they be in the bag aswell or have to be checked. I would not even bring mine, but the daughter and her boyfriend plan on renting a car for one day and go for a drive to California, and i'm a bit nervous about that, so i want my phone. Dave On 4/2/07,

RE: Web Gallery :Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
if you are interested in the prices of '55's, search the www.barrett-jackson.com website as it lists the final prices of all cars sold this year. the values of the cars are highly dependent on the level of restoration, whether they are numbers matching, and of course, the drive train it has. jco

Re: PESO: Dublin House, New York (repost)

2007-04-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Rick, I am not sure that your classification is complete and thus I shall refrain from making my choice from the list below. I bypassed it because it did not catch my eye. I mean - it is technically good though I think it could use a wider angle of view to show more context. But it is like an

RE: Web Gallery : Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What hubris ... Putting the pics on the web ruins them. Shel [Original Message] From: J. C. O'Connell I guess I didnt make this clear enough, I dont do lowest common denominator web photos, if your screen cant show them fully as I want them to be seen, then you simply dont GET to see

Re: Web Gallery :Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Celio Subject: Re: Web Gallery :Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach... JCO wrote: I guess I didnt make this clear enough, I dont do lowest common denominator web photos, if your screen cant show them fully as I want them to be seen,

Re: OT Planes and cameras

2007-04-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Phones are ok too. Just turn the phone off when you enter the plane and turn it back on when you're back on the ground. G On Apr 2, 2007, at 6:35 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Ok sounds good. What about cell phones. Can they be in the bag aswell or have to be checked. I would not even

Re: PESO:Waterchurch - K10D + A24mm in low light

2007-04-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: RE: PESO:Waterchurch - K10D + A24mm in low light Hi William Glad you liked the first one. Photography ist a lot about emotions for me , the second one just seems not to touch you. I know that (missing) feeling with photos, there

Re: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
From: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] The light in the Zurich main rail station is extremely contrasty and it's hard to get the big blue windows well exposed and the hall not too dark. I used a raw file with a photo of the restaurant Federal and some reflections in it's windows for a

Re: OT Planes and cameras

2007-04-02 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks I'm a wreck when i fly anyway, just trying to bring the stress level to 99 from 100 :-) Dave On 4/2/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Phones are ok too. Just turn the phone off when you enter the plane and turn it back on when you're back on the ground. G On Apr 2,

Re: Web Gallery :Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: RE: Web Gallery :Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach... What hubris ... Putting the pics on the web ruins them. After reading your email and the one from John Celio, I decided I had to go and see what moronity

RE: Web Gallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I didnt bugger it up, these people want me to optimize it for low spec PC systems which I wont do for quality reasons. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 9:46 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: Web Gallery :Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I agree, thats why I didnt want to go any smaller than 1200 pixels wide, it already is degraded even at that resolution, going smaller makes it worse, not even to mention having to convert them to sRGB for PC usage. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
OK, dont respond, but you are not going to get away with the bad eyes comments and me not respond. I have excellent vision and this monitor is truly exceptional for a CRT of it's size. This isnt my sole opinion. Everyone who has seen it makes the same remarks, they cant believe how clear the fine

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
From: Mike Hamilton Well, they have yet to arrive, but I've made two enabling purchases lately: a Domke F-803 bag for carrying around the city, and a Logan 301 Compact mat cutter. The bag is thanks to PDML, and the mat cutter is thanks to the workshop that I attended on Saturday, learning how

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/4/07, Mike Hamilton, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, they have yet to arrive, but I've made two enabling purchases lately: a Domke F-803 bag for carrying around the city, and a Logan 301 Compact mat cutter. The bag is thanks to PDML, and the mat cutter is thanks to the workshop that I

RE: Web Gallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
My heart goes out to you ... I can only imagine that your torment and anguish is akin to that of Van Gogh's. Shel [Original Message] From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: 4/2/2007 7:24:04 AM Subject: RE: Web

Re: PESO - Field

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/1/2007 9:22:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Many thanks to those of you who took the time to comment. This shot evoked some mixed feelings. I have taken Ken's suggestion and tried a crop: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4616a.htm Original:

RE: PESO:Waterchurch - K10D + A24mm in low light

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Bong That is indeed a very good observation and I'm quite sure your proposal holds the key to success. I was taking the photograph from the entry stairs and not from the ground and I will need the 17mm Tamron to get the ceiling that way. I will try again from the same distance but from the

Re: PESO - A bird in the Bush

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/1/2007 9:24:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks to all who have commented on this shot. There have been several suggestions on crops that might improve the shot without taking away from the original intent. Here is a crop based on those

PESO - Woman on a Bench

2007-04-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/womanonbench.html istDS w/K85/1.8 @ f5.6 Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: PESO:Waterchurch - K10D + A24mm in low light

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi William I found Bongs comment very useful and clever and I will try again with the Tamron 17mm from the ground to see if the photo get's more divine. The A24mm (36mm) is not wide enough there. Greetings Markus -

Re: PESO - Simple Green

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/1/2007 3:06:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd like to see it larger - there is a criss-cross effect to the vineyard that is intriguing. Nice simple shot - not everything has to be be high impact. I like how you avoided over-saturating it, but

Re: PESO:The Whisky cellar

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
Not bad photos at all, Markus. Of course, by now someone has told you that commas slipped into your urls (my). I easily found them, removed them, and was able to view your pages. In the future, I suggest you do what I do. I set up my PESO pages, then view them in a browser, and at that

RE: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Thanks Godfrey. It's called Hauptbahnhof so you where really close ;-) Greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 4:02 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO:HDR Federal

Re: PESO - Woman on a Bench

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/2/2007 7:43:05 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/womanonbench.html istDS w/K85/1.8 @ f5.6 Shel = Nice one, Shel. It does make one wonder what is upsetting her. Marnie aka Doe :-)

RE: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Cory Thanks. If I or the programs default setting set brightness too high and try to recover too much detail in Photomatix the photos look like you described them. So, less is more here and maybe I was kind of lucky with that scene too :-) Greetings Markus -Original Message- From:

Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Walter Hamler
I need a mat cutter too... Godfrey I just bought a small hand held mat cutter a few weeks ago. Something like 15.00. Having only used the big pro models in a large photo lab in the navy, I didn't have any idea it would work. Pleased to say it works really good. The key to success is a good

Re: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent. Nicely composed. Paul On Apr 2, 2007, at 10:01 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: From: Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] The light in the Zurich main rail station is extremely contrasty and it's hard to get the big blue windows well exposed and the hall not too dark. I used a raw file

For the attention of Jim King

2007-04-02 Thread Markus Maurer
My apologies to the list but I have no way to reach Jim King privately per email, because I got the following email with 3 attempts: --- These recipients of your message have been processed by the mail server: Diese

RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Oh, I do care, but these are just web images, and everyone here understands that the pics are just representative of a full size print. Why bother to post anything to the web when it won't equal the quality of a good print. I want people to easily view my work, and if they want to see larger

Re: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach... My heart goes out to you ... I can only imagine that your torment and anguish is akin to that of Van Gogh's. Perhaps in his angst he will pluck out his own eyes and out us out of his misery.

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/2/2007 8:02:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just bought a small hand held mat cutter a few weeks ago. Something like 15.00. Having only used the big pro models in a large photo lab in the navy, I didn't have any idea it would work. Pleased to

RE: Web Gallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
OK, Mr. Photo Critic, I already stated these were simple documentary photos and if you had a freaking clue as to how these events work, you would know that its a miracle I even GOT any photos. There were tons of people strolling the grounds, which means I had to do grab shots whenever the crowd

Re: Web Gallery :Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks. Much appreciated. Paul On Apr 2, 2007, at 9:44 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: if you are interested in the prices of '55's, search the www.barrett-jackson.com website as it lists the final prices of all cars sold this year. the values of the cars are highly dependent on the level of

RE: Web Gallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
One other thing need mentioning. I have been to many car events in my life but hadnt been to one in about 5 or 6 years. What has changed, is that about 2/3 or more of the cars now are restored to BETTER THAN NEW condition. Its unbelievable what they are doing now with the body work and paint.

Re: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
Nice photo. What's HDR? Marnie aka Doe == Hi Pentaxians The light in the Zurich main rail station is extremly contrasty and it's hard to get the big blue windows well exposed and the hall not to dark. I used a raw file with a photo of the restaurant Federal and some

Re: PESO - Yearning for Frank

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/1/2007 3:54:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Frank has been mostly absent from the PDML for the past few months. I understand that some people miss his presence. I usually don't get into the spoofs about Frank, nor do I even enjoy the

Re: PESO - Woman on a Bench

2007-04-02 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
ditto On 4/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/2/2007 7:43:05 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/womanonbench.html istDS w/K85/1.8 @ f5.6 Shel = Nice one, Shel. It does make one wonder

Re: PESO:Waterchurch - K10D + A24mm in low light

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
Both decent shots, Markus, but I like the soloist the best. If it was me, I might return to the church and try for some closer ups of the pipes. Interesting subject matter. Later, Marnie aka Doe :-) = Hi Pentaxians For the price of some sharpness I got these two photographs

RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
If you see ANY photo at 1500 pixels wide which is how I view them usually for full image, going smaller like to 800 pixels wide really hurts the details a LOT. Apparently you dont care or think it matters, but then why buy a 6/10Mp camera and not care whether your photos are reduced in details way

RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
huh? I dont follow. What I am saying is EVEN IN A WEB photo, there is a huge difference in what you can see/image quality between a 1200 wide image and a a 800 wide image. (2.25 times the resolution) this has nothing to do with full rez. prints which of course are better than either size web

Re: PESO: Woman in Ginza District

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/1/2007 10:53:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Fascinating indeed. Joe, may I suggest that if the woman was in focus you could have obtained different and in my eyes better picture. Boris == What he said. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: GOSE: My first soccer game

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/1/2007 3:47:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My home town is going to build a new football stadium. So, the planning department (that's where I work) wants photographs from the old one - for a public meeting on the subject. I haven't photographed a

Re: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach... Oh, I do care, but these are just web images, and everyone here understands that the pics are just representative of a full size print. Why bother to post anything to the web when it won't

Re: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread Scott Loveless
J. C. O'Connell wrote: huh? I dont follow. What I am saying is EVEN IN A WEB photo, there is a huge difference in what you can see/image quality between a 1200 wide image and a a 800 wide image. (2.25 times the resolution) this has nothing to do with full rez. prints which of course are

Re: April PUG is open

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/31/2007 12:52:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Several interesting submissions, but I think that Why Did the Salmon Cross the Road?, by Harald Rust is not only a great photograph, but also best fits the theme of the month. Dan M = Ditto.

Re: April PUG is open

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/31/2007 5:54:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The gallery seems to be suffering from lack of participation more and more... I'm guilty, too, though I had planned to do this one -- just too much stuff going on for me to dig something up... and as

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Nick Wright
I'd love to see how you managed to get all that into that bag! Don't get me wrong. I love my 803, but mine doesn't hold that much. ;D On 4/2/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/4/07, Mike Hamilton, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, they have yet to arrive, but I've made two enabling

Re: PESO - Simple Green

2007-04-02 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/2/2007 8:59:53 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I liked this one. Is simple but with lots of curves and tiny patterns. I would've liked to try less sky and more grass just out of experimentation, although that would've been a different photo I

Re: PESO - Simple Green

2007-04-02 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
I liked this one. Is simple but with lots of curves and tiny patterns. I would've liked to try less sky and more grass just out of experimentation, although that would've been a different photo I guess. Nice. Fernando On 4/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 2, 2007, at 8:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just bought a small hand held mat cutter a few weeks ago. Something like 15.00. Having only used the big pro models in a large photo lab in the navy, I didn't have any idea it would work. Pleased to say it works really good.

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread David Savage
Cotty tinkered with it in his shed and gave it a TARDIS upgrade. Cheers, Dave On 4/2/07, Nick Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd love to see how you managed to get all that into that bag! Don't get me wrong. I love my 803, but mine doesn't hold that much. ;D On 4/2/07, Cotty [EMAIL

Re: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread Mark Roberts
William Robb wrote: the bottom line for publishing web images is to make them easily viewable by as many people as possible. This means sticking to a few accepted norms and procedures. The most important one is to ensure that your image can be viewed in full by the majority of viewers. If an

Re: PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread Toralf Lund
Possibly, as the film has been sitting for some time partially wound, the effort to wind it exceeded some force limiter, making the camera think it had come to the end. So, you think the film may have settled in such a way that winding it was heavier than usual? Try reloading, putting

RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I dont send them to be easy for very low spec computers/displays and ruin them in the process. THAT is a waste of time. you guys should be more concerned with image qualiy but apparently you are more concerned other things I dont give a rats ass about...This was a quick and dirty photoshop web

Samsung vs Pentax firmwares 1.11

2007-04-02 Thread Thibouille
Samsung has 1.11 firmware out now. If someone wants to play crossflashing firmware or try to find differences ... -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread Thibouille
Yeah there are specialised tools. It happened to me one time but buying the tool just for that was a bit steep. My local dealer did for me in 2 seconds. Free. Happy me :) 2007/4/2, Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Possibly, as the film has been sitting for some time partially wound, the

Re: PESO: Crossing swords

2007-04-02 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Thanks Boris, your 77 limited would have helped in this one ;-) On 4/2/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You *caught* the moment, Fernando! Excellent. Boris Fernando Terrazzino wrote: I went to see my first hockey game last Sunday (I'm kind of lame, three years in Canada and

Re: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread David Savage
Personally I always use 1024x768 as my assumed baseline resolution for preparing web images, even though my system runs at 1280x1024. If I think a particular shot suffers because of this, then I add a link to a higher resolution file. And BTW John, 240 ppi for a web image is massive overkill,

Re: PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://www.climaxphoto.com/film/film_supplies/film_extractors.html Just a small sample of what's available. Over the years I've used a few styles and found the simple stainless steel to be the best for my needs and skill level. Shel [Original Message] From: Toralf Lund Good idea. Maybe

RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
If you cant actually rebutt anything the post, I suggest you shut the hell up! These type of now your in the trash bin, but I cant say why replies are absolutely USELESS and unethical to boot. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott

Re: PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread Bong Manayon
Happened to me with my MZ-M years back. Same thing, it got shelved for an extended period of time (I got an MZ-5n) and when I used it again it began rewinding the film after about maybe 4 shots. I took it to the local Pentax shot and they ended up replacing an actuator motor of sorts...wasn't

Re: PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I bought one for about $7.00, carried it in my camera bag for years. Saved me a lot of $$, time, and grief ... seemed cheap enough. The ones I've seen on the web recently were under $10.00. If you're shooting film, sooner or later one of these things will come in handy, and be very useful in

Re: PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread David Savage
On 4/3/07, Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Possibly, as the film has been sitting for some time partially wound, the effort to wind it exceeded some force limiter, making the camera think it had come to the end. So, you think the film may have settled in such a way that winding it

Re: PZ-20 rewinding too soon...

2007-04-02 Thread David Savage
On 4/3/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/3/07, Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Possibly, as the film has been sitting for some time partially wound, the effort to wind it exceeded some force limiter, making the camera think it had come to the end. So, you think

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Cotty
On 3/4/07, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty tinkered with it in his shed and gave it a TARDIS upgrade. Close. Think 'wormholes' ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ --

Re: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 2, 2007, at 8:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... What's HDR? High Dynamic Range ... a technique where layering several identical exposures made at different EV settings can be used to increase the effective dynamic range able to be captured. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: A funny thing happened...

2007-04-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Film to the rescue ;-). You did just fine using so called old gear. Excellent photo. Be sure to give it to your friend. I believe she may like it. Boris Bong Manayon wrote: I was supposed to cover a friend's recital in and in a case of overpreparedness I made sure to download the photos in

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread P. J. Alling
Ah, Non-Euclidean geometry. I always suspected Cotty had somehow tapped into a different universe. David Savage wrote: Cotty tinkered with it in his shed and gave it a TARDIS upgrade. Cheers, Dave On 4/2/07, Nick Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd love to see how you managed to

Re: PESO:HDR Federal

2007-04-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
Markus, HDR seems to work perfectly with this shot(s). It doesn't look artificial at all to me. I wouldn't know that you had combined your shots to get the skylight if you hadn't said so. -Brendan --- Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Pentaxians The light in the Zurich main rail

RE: WebGallery:Barrett-JacksonCollectorCarAuctions2007WestPalmBeach...

2007-04-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I dont know where you are getting 240ppi number from but on a typical 19 monitor even a 1200 pixel wide image is only about 100ppi which is NOT overkill, I can easily see the improvement over 800 or even 1024 pixels wide. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Enablement: bag and cutter

2007-04-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/4/07, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Ah, Non-Euclidean geometry. I always suspected Cotty had somehow tapped into a different universe. How fortunate then that I should meet you there Peter. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: April PUG is open

2007-04-02 Thread ann sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/31/2007 5:54:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The gallery seems to be suffering from lack of participation more and more... I'm guilty, too, though I had planned to do this one -- just too much stuff going on for me to

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