Op Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:56:04 +0100 schreef Peter Fairweather
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I've got one with exactly the same problem. Is their a cure as it's
nice to have a light body with my 12-24mm Sigma? The grip adds too
much weight
Remote control?
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From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/01/04 Fri AM 07:11:57 GMT
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Subject: Re: Don't (try to) fly with loose batteries
It's not how much it has - it's whether it is a Lithium battery,
a Lithium-ion battery, or something using other
On Jan 3, 2008 2:18 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 03/01/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
The winder noise made certain you couldn't get
more than one candid shot of me, thus proving my point.
And a fascinating point it is.
One thing that occurred to me shooting with
After the snowfall on New Years Day:
http://tinyurl.com/2cqkdq
http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R3zefY8j2kI/BNY/9JWQSR-VMRU/s1600-h/jan_3_08+002.jpg
Comments always welcome.
cheers,
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From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008/01/04 Fri AM 11:22:31 GMT
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Subject: Re: Low light prime
On Jan 3, 2008 6:50 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 03/01/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
You can never have too
Stopped at a small creek and bridge on my last outing. Took a few semi
satisfying shots. I turned to head back to the truck, and saw this guy
prance across the road. I had enough time to swing the camera up and
shoot, so its a bit OOF.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6802337
K10D FA 100
I dust film before I scan it, but I still usually get some specs in
the image.
Scan then clone out the dirt. If you're going to digitize film, you
have to live with that.
Paul
On Jan 4, 2008, at 7:24 AM, Rebekah wrote:
I've never felt it to be fair for customers to bring in dirty
slides
On 03/01/08, Jim King, discombobulated, unleashed:
I have 38 50/55 mm Pentax primes.
And your shrink lets this pass?
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frank theriault wrote:
I think he's amusing, in an Amy Winehouse on smack sort of way.
2008 is lookin' like a good year for the ol' quotes list already...
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I've never felt it to be fair for customers to bring in dirty slides and
expect us to clean them, though if the order was for only a couple of scans
then it isn't so bad.
I can't say I understand you here. At least, I sure haven't found a
way to keep my slides dust-free, and if I'm going to pay
Good shot. Hadn't seen this earlier. I really like it. I think the effect is
the result of underexposing the snow on the ground while preserving much of the
highlights in the streetlamps and surrounding branches. Nice effect. Nice work.
Paul
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istD battery grip excellent condition.
Pics sent upon request.
Parcel Post shipping in USA.
Payment can be USPS MO, personal check, or Paypal.
Shipping when funds deposit in my bank.
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On Jan 4, 2008 9:43 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
frank theriault wrote:
I think he's amusing, in an Amy Winehouse on smack sort of way.
2008 is lookin' like a good year for the ol' quotes list already...
I thought you'd spot that one.
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On Jan 3, 2008 6:25 PM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 03/01/08, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
Polyhead
Holy horsewhips, this guy still going? Killfile Frank, killfile.
I've never killfiled anyone.
Besides, I think he's amusing, in an Amy Winehouse on smack sort of way.
On Jan 3, 2008 1:37 PM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Took a drive around town and back up to that Valyntine church yesterday.
Man i hate winter down here. Its damp, makes it feel worse, were as up
north its a dry cold and not as biting.
Got a few i'll share here.
This one is
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From: Amita Guha
Subject: Re: Don't (try to) fly with loose batteries
How the heck are you supposed to find out how much lithium content
your battery has? And how would the TSA monkeys know? Would they
accept a printout from the web as proof?
I suspect you
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From: Bong Manayon
Subject: Re: Scanning woes
I agree! Dust happens and this is not yet the worse I've encountered.
I usually do a lot of tricks to minimize it but it still happens.
Ask what kind of scanner they use, some professional labs have the
Kodak HR500
Frank,
It certainly sets a harsh gritty mood and I gather such was your
intent. No doubt that its effect, on some, will be to stir austere
emotions.
Jack
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After the snowfall on New Years Day:
http://tinyurl.com/2cqkdq
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wow - I have oneheck, three lenses total
We will work on fixing that. Enablement is us.
Paul
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Prancing is right Dave! Neat catch. Regards, Bob S. (No bambi's
for me though I've been looking...)
On Jan 4, 2008 6:29 AM, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Stopped at a small creek and bridge on my last outing. Took a few semi
satisfying shots. I turned to head back to the truck,
Thanks for that article, Perry! That clears things up.
On Jan 4, 2008 10:39 AM, Perry Pellechia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This regulation is intended to limit pretty large batteries. This
article should ease fear for most of us except someone like Cotty who
needs to lug huge rechargables for
Wow, that 35 shure looks purty.
On 1/4/08, Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For sale: Two of Pentax's stellar prime lenses in EX condition:
• Pentax SMC-M 85mm f/2
I bought this originally from a list member. Includes front and rear
caps (original) and original Pentax clip-on hood.
Dave: Lots of fun to see this. Nice prance to the deer legs. Cheers,
Christine
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Dave: That's a really nice shot. Well done. Cheers, Christine
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From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net
Cc: Sarah Bedford-James [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Kee Chong
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; Harry Bolton [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Yvette Sheppard
[EMAIL
Nice to see you are sober again, Dave. That was particularly
inscrutable.
(And thanks for the opportunity to use inscrutable, I do not
believe that has ever happened before).
Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse)
Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Blog:http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/
Many of you I know are interested in Astronomy and Telescopes, so this
may be of interest.
An astronomy club friend was in a local Walmart and noticed a rack of
small Meade backpacker telescopes on sale. They were marked down from
200.00 to 50.00. A small 60mm refractor on the ETX GOTO mount, all
Funny, I was going to say, There is a thin line between
collecting and hoarding.
Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse)
Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Blog:http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/
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On 03/01/08,
graywolf wrote on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:13:59 -0800
Funny, I was going to say, There is a thin line between
collecting and hoarding.
Yup. I know which side of the line I am on; how about you? ;)
Regards, Jim
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I see people complaining about the 16-50/2.8 on DPReview a lot too.
But people there seem to complain about every insignificant thing all
the time. If something does not perform precisely as they want or
erroneously presumed it ought, then it's obviously faulty and you
have to whine about
Sounds good
Dave
On Jan 4, 2008 1:27 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just tried making the conversion on your image using the green
filter. Looks pretty much like your result. I think I'd tweak the mid
tones a bit using the curves tool. Then increase contrast while not
blowing
On 04/01/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed:
With K10D and E-1 bodies, the only noticeable sound is the mirror
clacking down and up again (with a manually focussed lens or the DA*
lenses on the K10D). The K10D is a bit clattery sounding. The E-1 is
quieter, sounds to me like
Maybe it's my monitor but even the street lamps look a touch gray.
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Shadows are black, highlights are somewhat burned out. It doesn't need more
contrast. If anything, it could use some more midrange brightness, but I like
it just the way Frank rendered it.
Paul
On 04/01/08, Perry Pellechia, discombobulated, unleashed:
This regulation is intended to limit pretty large batteries. This
article should ease fear for most of us except someone like Cotty who
needs to lug huge rechargables for video.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13556_1-9839984-61.html?
On 04/01/08, Rebekah, discombobulated, unleashed:
WARNING LARGE FILE 54 MB
Mark!
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Shadows are black, highlights are somewhat burned out. It doesn't need more
contrast. If anything, it could use some more midrange brightness, but I like
it just the way Frank rendered it.
Paul
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From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nice
On 04/01/08, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed:
My batteries are 140 watt-hour NiMH s
Actually, that has given me a thought - I will be printing out a spec
sheet for my batteries - I can see this will be handy in certain
circumstances
Thanks Perry.
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See the subject line. I had an Optio S a while back, but it got
pickpocketed from me. :-(
I'd consider an S5 or S5i as well if the price is right. Fill up my Altoids tin!
-Mat
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That is correct.
You are correct.
:-)
Dave
On Jan 4, 2008 1:48 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pentax forums is the home of RiceHigh(?). I expect anyplace he'd be
happy would have problems with anything with Pentax emblazoned on it.
(My aren't I painting with a broad brush).
On Jan 4, 2008, at 11:00 AM, Cotty wrote:
Actually, that has given me a thought - I will be printing out a spec
sheet for my batteries - I can see this will be handy in certain
circumstances
Good idea, albeit even more annoying paperwork to carry about. sigh.
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Anyways, if you do know a way to have my slides tidy and clean
all the time, please let me know! :)
Before I bought my Nikon Super Coolscan 4000ED, I had a local commercial
outfit (Meteor) scan hundreds of images. What I came up with to miniimize
dust was to use a bulb blower to blow away the
$50 that's a real bargain. Buy them all!. I paid more. They sell voor
229 euro in our wallmart version. The lens is a simple achromat, I
don't think it's a great telelens (if you can find the optional T
mount adapter).
On Jan 4, 2008 6:24 PM, Walter Hamler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Many of you I
Some pretty dirty looking snow Knarf !
FWIW, I see this image as more of a portrait, with the RH edge being just to
the left of the small tree the LH edge just outboard of the LH light pole.
The two light globes draw me into the doorway.
Reshoot possible ?
Kenneth Waller
Piker. I have 38 50/55 mm Pentax primes. Most serve as body caps on
old Pentax bodies in my collection.
Which begs the question -- how many Pentax bodies do you have ?
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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From: Jim King [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
Yeah.
They asked me the address for Grandfather Mountain. I retorted,
It's
a mountain - I don't think it has an address. While I was saying
that Mister Smiley Borderguard was Googling it, and sure enough, GFM
has a street address.
That was a fun border crossing. They just couldn't
On Jan 4, 2008 1:50 PM, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey, weren't you the guy who complained about fake grain when I
suggested adding some?
Yes.
What's your point?
cheers,
-he who has now embraced digital to the point that he even crops
audible gasp from the crowd
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On Jan 4, 2008 3:35 PM, Ken Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Piker. I have 38 50/55 mm Pentax primes. Most serve as body caps on
old Pentax bodies in my collection.
Which begs the question -- how many Pentax bodies do you have ?
Ten
Dave
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
How the heck are you supposed to find out how much lithium content
your battery has? And how would the TSA monkeys know?
invite them to chew it, and see if it clears up their depression
Bob
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On Jan 4, 2008 4:23 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's important to crop photos. That's how you learn how to shoot photos
that don't need to be cropped.
Okay, let's be serious here for a moment:
I know I've always said I don't crop. Well, I don't crop the way
HCB doesn't crop.
I might pop over this year...
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I'm glad its not till April. Hopefully before then i'll know
An interesting article on Nick Ut, of Vietnam and Paris (Hilton) fame.
http://tinyurl.com/2tjo6j
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;jsessionid=OS43GR5DZ3EGJQFIQMGSFGGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/arts/2007/12/30/svportraits130.xmlpage=1
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So I would guess you want Frank to have some really good stories to
tell...
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Yeah.
They asked me the address for Grandfather Mountain. I retorted,
It's
a mountain - I don't think it has an address. While I was saying
that Mister Smiley Borderguard was Googling it,
On Jan 4, 2008 4:18 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The plug-in Frank's using doesn't add grain. It's color filtering can,
however, emphasize noise in the photo.
The plug-in for IR can add grain. There are two sliders that say
grain right on them, and sliding them left or right
frank theriault wrote:
HCB said that he never cropped, but he did (according to his longtime
developer). Very rarely, and as that lab-guy said, those few
exceptions proved the rule.
HCB once did an entire interview with Charlie Rose, in which he claimed
he never cropped, while sitting in front
that would be super --
I hope I can make it but things really tight here money wise - at least
the deadline isn't until April
maybe things will be resolved by then... I'd hate to think of missing it.
Let me say now that any of you guys that are coming from across the big
pond, you could come
David J Brooks wrote:
I'm glad its not till April. Hopefully before then i'll know what i'm
up against employment wise and time off wise.
At this time, i'm planning to go. Even the Mrs said she might be interested,
Aww, crap. Yours, too? We're gonna have to behave ourselves this year.
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On Jan 4, 2008, at 15:10, David J Brooks wrote:
She also asked why we had to go to NC to photograph nature. When i
told her, Canada did not have any, she did not laugh.
That year i learned border guards AND passport Officials have NO sense
of humour.
About 20 years ago, my wife's cousin
On Jan 4, 2008, at 2:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
But I'm now trying to deliberately shoot for different aspect ratios
sometimes.
I end up cropping almost everything by some because I prefer a more
square proportion than 2:3 format provides, but I try to do most of
the framing in-camera to
I think I received this e-mail in error, so I will disregard it:-)
Paul
On Jan 4, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote:
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My uncle Dave needs gaskets (a complete set, apparently) for a 1932
Buick F32 (6 cylinder)
Any idea where I could find this kind of stuff?
(He should have kept the '39 Chevy -- I was able to find parts for
that...)
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His best bet is probably to buy flat material and make his own. The compresion
is low enough that a flat gasket should seal the head up ok. Most auto shops
can get you sheets of gasket material. It sure isn't the cheapest way of doing
things, but it just may be the only solution.
My uncle
At Hemmings on line, you can start with this ad: http://
www.hemmings.com/classifieds/partsforsale/buick/unspecified/560178.html
But you'll find many more in the monthly book. They ARE available.
Almost every part for every old American car is available as a repop.
Paul
On Jan 4, 2008, at 9:06
A few PESOs for January.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_01/08_01_magnolia/01.htm
Great bokeh, eh (not) :)
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_01/08_01_nelumbo/01.htm
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/08_01/08_01_tender/01.htm
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