Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Tom Reese
Put me down as definite. We mailed the registration this morning. Suggestion for those who are going: Make it worth your while. Great Smoky Mountain National Park is only a few hours from GFM. We're taking a full week and heading for GSMNP from GFM. Tom Reese

Re: OT Cat Names (Was Re: Success of our PDML member)

2003-12-08 Thread Ryan Lee
That must be quite convenient.. my cat doesn't even roll over.. :) Ryan - Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail Coon - Jotenheim Golum

Re: Yesterday afternoon

2003-12-08 Thread Ryan Lee
That's a nice shot Christian- great colours. The geese don't look as elegant as I imagine them to be (especially after watching 'Travelling Birds'. Anyone seen that? Great doco.. Unbelievable angles..) Maybe it's just the 4th duck.. the silhouette gives me the impression he forgot to put on his

pz-1 viewfinder quiry

2003-12-08 Thread brooksdj
Hi gang. I had a chance to shoot a couple of 35mm rolls this Saturday,and i thought i best use the PZ-1 to start getting used to it. BTW this concern is with glasses on my face. I noticed that after setting the adjustabel

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 05.12.03 19:42, Rüdiger Neumann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on dpreview is a long thread about the focus problem on fast lenses. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1028message=6551761 It is stated, that the AF is not correct for lenses like the FA 1.4/50, FA*1.4/85,

RE: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread Rob Brigham
The problems noted on dpreview actually relate to focus accuracy with distant objects, near infinity. Problems are said to be much more significant there than at closer distances. I used to be so bad at focusssing manually though, that any innacuracy would still be far better than my

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert Subject: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor? So how are *ist D users coping with the lens mag factors and are some lenses now less useful than they were on film bodies? Just fine. I made the transition pretty seamlessly in this

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 08.12.03 13:57, Rob Brigham at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problems noted on dpreview actually relate to focus accuracy with distant objects, near infinity. Problems are said to be much more significant there than at closer distances. Hmmm... I will test this issue too than, althought I

Re: Free website hosting

2003-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2003 at 2:59, Dave Miers wrote: Brian I took your advice and took this deal on the free web hosting as well as getting my domain from GoDaddy. Thanks for the tip. It appears to be all you said and thus far I can't find any hidden flaws. The admin panel is a bit slow to load but

Re: Vacation snaps with an Optio?

2003-12-08 Thread Rfsindg
Bill, We bought a 20 gig portable at work for a 'sneaker network' between a stand alone system and our corporate network. It works fine, but... With the latest laptops having DVD burners built in, I can't imagine why you wouldn't do that first with your pictures. The more you put in

Re: pz-1 viewfinder quiry

2003-12-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! That's most unusual. At least to me. I have to wear glasses all the time (-6 diopters in each eye). I have no problems whatsoever with my ZX-L and with ME Super. In former I've ajusted the built-in diopter by focusing on some clear object with my FA 50/1.7 and then adjusting the diopter

Re: Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Jon Glass
on 12/8/03 3:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, it's not dead, just seriously, but not critically, ill. Sadly, I do think it is critically ill. The next few years will be most interesting. One of the local office suppliers has a 3.1 MP camera for CAN $149.00. Granted,

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 20:13:27 -0600, William Robb wrote: People talk about a solid market for film, but if this digital is this inexpensive this early in its market penetration, film doesn't stand a chance. In the industrialized world, I think you're probably right. There are large parts of

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Jon Glass [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: until digital can be done more conveniently and _without_ a computer, This until is already here. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Links page for digital tools

2003-12-08 Thread Lon Williamson
Here's a subjective short list. All are photoshop plugs unless otherwise noted. I've used all of these, and others as well. These are my pick: Color correction: Pictographics EditLab (has memory colors for foliage, skin, sky) Pictographics iCorrect (slightly fewer features than EditLab, and

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are large parts of the world though where computing is not ubiquitous and I think film will survive there for quite a while. At least until computer print setups are cheaper than minilabs... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread brooksdj
WW penned: In the industrialized world, I think you're probably right. There are large parts of the world though where computing is not ubiquitous and I think film will survive there for quite a while. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ So you HAVE been to

Re: Digital experience

2003-12-08 Thread Pentxuser
Hi Fritz: nice shots. Great colour... There is certainly something to be said about having a nice little point and shoot handy. And if it's digital, all the better... Vic While I have (still) the *ist D on order, now from TechnikDirekt (taking forever), I have won an Olympus, the C350ZOOM, I

Re: Digital experience

2003-12-08 Thread wendy beard
I briefly owned a Nikon Coolpix 5700 this summer. I was trying to hold out for the arrival of the *istD and hoped that this would be a useful stopgap for me to use until Pentax had their digital on the shelves. Not so. I returned the camera to the shop two days after I bought it. Even with

Re: Vacation snaps with an Optio?

2003-12-08 Thread Mr. William M Kane
Ah, My bad. I recalled seeing on the Apple website that there were no moving parts, and now that I go back and read carefully, they are talking about the interface, not the parts inside. Looking into the tech specs, they do indeed quote that these have hard drives in them. At any

Re: Vacation snaps with an Optio?

2003-12-08 Thread Chris Brogden
You seem to be missing the point. I've already said that film would work better if they just wanted to take a few rolls. However, they want a digital camera, possibly for the immediacy of the results, the fun of being able to show their photos to people after taking them, etc. They'll be fine

Re: Digital experience

2003-12-08 Thread Pentxuser
Yes Wendy the lag time is one thing I did notice. Because I was shooting action most of the time, it certainly was an annoyance. The digital viewfinder was very weird. I'd line up the shot, take the picture, there was a lag time, then the picture was taken, the screen held the picture and by

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Monday, Dec 8, 2003, at 02:09 America/New_York, Rob Studdert wrote: So how are *ist D users coping with the lens mag factors and are some lenses now less useful than they were on film bodies? More or less transparently. I don't even think about the mag factor at all when I shoot. Over time,

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 08.12.03 16:09, Juey Chong Ong at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I guess I'm looking for a 15-60 lens. Is there any out there? So you'd better wait for this: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0308/03080801pentaxda1645m.asp -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jon Glass Subject: Re: Re: down in the darkroom . Of course, if the labs did find a way for dealing with the computer aspect of digital, then I could see film going the way of the dinosaur very quickly, but without that crucial element, I don't see film

Re: Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Dave Miers
Well actually the labs have already dealt with this to a point. You can simply take in your CF Memory card to the lab and they will download and print the pictures from it. However there is of course no negative, although you can get them to put the pics on cd, but of course for a non computer

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] So how are *ist D users coping with the lens mag factors and are some lenses now less useful than they were on film bodies? Are you using the *ist D in parallel with film bodies? Cheers, Rob I'm coping just fine! I no

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Stephen Moore
All -- It's scary how many excellent shooters are listed here! Also kinda intimidating... ;-) stephen the self-conscious tom wrote: TV Annsan Doug Bill Cesar Mark Rittenhouse Cotty Stan ERN A lurker or 2 Jostein Frank Adelheid Desjardins? Jerome? Doug Franklin? Len? Herb? Cory Or Brenda? Tom

Re: AutoPug decision needed (was Re: More Months, Please)

2003-12-08 Thread Lon Williamson
1. One image per month. How many contributions should each photographer be able to submit each month? Here are the options: 1. One image per gallery, in either the themed or the open section of the gallery. 2. One image in each section of the gallery. Votes will be recorded with thanks.

Re: pz-1 viewfinder quiry

2003-12-08 Thread ernreed2
Boris posted: That's most unusual. At least to me. I have to wear glasses all the time (-6 diopters in each eye). I have no problems whatsoever with my ZX-L and with ME Super. In former I've ajusted the built-in diopter by focusing on some clear object with my FA 50/1.7 and then adjusting

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Steve Desjardins
My wife and I have already registered. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread Th. Stach
snip My conclusion is: focusing problems with *istD are exaggerated, it is rather difficult to obtain better results during action manually focusing at shallow DOF, and if you want top focus on stationery object, than you have time to use MF anyway. Enjoy your cameras, taking all these great

Re: Vacation snaps with an Optio?

2003-12-08 Thread Mr. William M Kane
Another problem with buying a new gadget for a trip is this: Usually the people who purchase them, as intelligent as they may be, do not have a chance to learn the new gadget. They do not know all the features, quirks, or let downs. They do not know how it behaves or operates. In my

RE: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread Paul Eriksson
The only problem I found is with the wa side. My 24 is the widest I've got and I used the 24 a lot with my film camera. My lense lined up nicely otherwise. 24 to 35mm 35 to 50mm (I might sell this one since I don't use 50mm much) 50 to 75mm (finally a portrait lens) 100 to 150mm (haven't done

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Th. Stach Subject: Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link) you're drawing your conclusion based on your sample only. To me, it's an obvious quality-control problem. So please don't tell us, focusing problems with *istD are exaggerated, in

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Bill, I think that what we're seeing know is what called among my kind - the bleeding edge. This is very first generation of Pentax __new__ AF system. I am fairly sure that what people are observing can be fixed in the program, not in hardware... I hope though that this is nothing more

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Jon Glass wrote: until digital can be done more conveniently and _without_ a computer ... and Mark Roberts wrote: This until is already here. Right - there are cute little stand-alone printers out there that you just plug the camera into and pop

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread Th. Stach
William Robb schrieb: - Original Message - From: Th. Stach Subject: Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link) you're drawing your conclusion based on your sample only. To me, it's an obvious quality-control problem. So please don't tell us, focusing problems with

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link) Hi! Bill, I think that what we're seeing know is what called among my kind - the bleeding edge. This is very first generation of Pentax __new__ AF system. I am fairly sure that

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Th. Stach Subject: Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link) *ROTFL*!!! auto-f... hehe, great! William, normally I'd say 100% ACK but the viewfinder of current DSLRs is like a view through a tunnel. Especially when you're changing back and

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
If one is comparing digi to film, then let's look at this: You can take a happy snap and walk into most any photoshop here, slip your card into a slot, push a button, and out comes a print up to 8x10 in size. I think the systems are called photo kiosks ... some offer more or less features, but

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Bill D. Casselberry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jon Glass wrote: until digital can be done more conveniently and _without_ a computer ... and Mark Roberts wrote: This until is already here. Right - there are cute little stand-alone printers out there

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Bill Owens
My Epson 925 ($130.00 at Best Buy) will print anything from 4x6 to 8.5x11 with various options in between by either plugging in the camera or memory card. Bill Jon Glass wrote: until digital can be done more conveniently and _without_ a computer ... and Mark Roberts wrote:

Re[2]: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
I pretty much only us AF when I can't focus manually fast enough (not very often). Seems that the type of inaccuracy we are hearing about probably most affects sports/wildlife shooters who are far away from the action - otherwise, why not use manual focus? -- Best regards, Bruce Monday,

Re: SAFOX VIII problems? Can *istD test it? (link)

2003-12-08 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, William Robb wrote: Agreed about that. Unfortunately, this seems to be the way of the world. Of all the APS sensor sized DSLR's I have seen, the ist D seems to have the best one, but for sure, the LX is better. It is the downside of having a smaller sensor. Light is being

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
I am awaiting the DA 16-45 f4, and hope it is followed soon by DA 50-200 f4, DA 12-18 f4, and fast (at least f2) primes at 13 and 16 mm. I told the Pentax rep that if Pentax doesn't fill these gaps soon, Sigma will. Pentax will fill the holes in its own time, at least for zooms. If we see

Peter Burian reviews the starkist...

2003-12-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
in the January Shutterbug. He praises the camera, but faintly (well-featured for a Pentax). He does note that the program metering overexposes, which some of us have complained about in previous Pentax cameras. The metering is, of course, designed for color print film. I don't understand why

Re: Photo printers that support CF card direct printing(was down in the darkroom)

2003-12-08 Thread Dave Miers
Yep, the now old and currently being clearanced Epson 785EPX for less then a $100 has a slot to insert an adaptor with a CF card. There is even a small monitor to view the pictures your working with also available for like $40 that plugs in the back of the printer. For a cheap printer it does a

Re: Re[2]: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DT DagT wrote: DT In large parts of the world even a minilab i far out of reach. DT Electricity too Sounds like for those parts of the world, that they are not much of a market for any kind of photography - film or digital. Film requires some kind of

Re: AW: Peter Burian reviews the starkist...

2003-12-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
I generally find the matrix metering most useful when shooting snaps of people. I suspect the algorithm favors that type of picture. When you are doing more deliberate work, the matrix really gets in the way because you have no clue what the meter is really doing. Center weighted or spot is the

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 7/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: In any case it seems there will be some out-of-towners in DC before GFM so I'm sure we can all get together at tv's place for Indian food... I'm arriving at Dulles on the Thursday at 6pm. By the time I get around to Tom's it'll be nearly 8pm ? and I'll be

Re: Peter Burian reviews the starkist...

2003-12-08 Thread John Francis
in the January Shutterbug. He praises the camera, but faintly (well-featured for a Pentax). He does note that the program metering overexposes, which some of us have complained about in previous Pentax cameras. The metering is, of course, designed for color print film. I don't

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 7/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: In any case it seems there will be some out-of-towners in DC before GFM so I'm sure we can all get together at tv's place for Indian food... I'm arriving at Dulles on the Thursday at 6pm. By the time I get around to Tom's

Re: indoor zoom

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: It appears that BH has two used Pentax 28-70/2.8s right now. Vic If you need speed, you will need to spend the $$ on a constant aperture 24/28-70/75/80 f2.8. Tokina's 28-80 is extremely sharp. Tamron's new 28-75 has been tested to be very sharp, and is

Re: Who else?

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Lapsang Souchong... -frank Funny - I have an box of Fortnum and Mason that is labelled Earl Grey but is actually Lapsang Souchong... an odd packaging mistake - but after our tea discussions here I got it out had had a cup last evening. I'll bring you

Re: primes vs zooms

2003-12-08 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Francis Alviar wrote: How about an FA 50mm f/1.4 coupled with a 2x extender? Will it be as sharp as say an FA 100mm f/2.8 macro? Probably not. The teleconverters are generally designed to work a variety of lenses and need to make some compromises. The 50/1.4 plus

Re: primes vs zooms

2003-12-08 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
I assume that a prime lens of 50mm, let's say a FA 50 1.4, is always going to be sharper than a FA 28-105 set at 50mm. Is this true, assuming that both were set at the same f-stop? I guess it depends on the f-stop. At f/8 the should givie similar sharpness. Disclaimer - it's just a thought, i

Re: Re[2]: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Dag T
Not super consumers like us, but they are many. Even in good parts of a city like Jakarta each household has 10 Amps. Electricity is a limited resource. You can develop and print from analog film with one lamp. Try that with a digital file. Analog photography was born without the knowledge

Re: Vacation snaps with an Optio?

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Here's a thought, instead of getting a portable HD which has moving parts, get yourself an iPod. 20 GB will run you $400. You can buy an adapter that will read media cards (Belkin media card adapter runs $100). Now you have a portable musics

RE: primes vs zooms

2003-12-08 Thread Bob Blakely
-- Vasily Klyutchevsky, Russian historian From: Larry Hodgson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Question 1: I assume that a prime lens of 50mm, let's say a FA 50 1.4, is always going to be sharper than a FA 28-105 set at 50mm. Is this true, assuming that both were set at the same f-stop? Yes and

Re: Re[2]: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Dag T
På 8. des. 2003 kl. 20.16 skrev Mark Roberts: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DT DagT wrote: DT In large parts of the world even a minilab i far out of reach. DT Electricity too Sounds like for those parts of the world, that they are not much of a market for any kind of photography -

Re: pz-1 viewfinder quiry

2003-12-08 Thread Tonghang Zhou
My PZ-1p does not have this problem, not at all, as far as I can tell. I compare it with many cameras and I think it's among the best in Pentax, certainly better than any of the more recent designs. I wonder if your sample had its finder glass repaired or replaced in the past? Tonghang. On

Re: Funny Foto? You decide ...

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: there's one a bit like that near Cotty's house: http://www.headington.org.uk/history/misc/shark.htm Yup, seen it many times. It's in a very inoffensive little backstreet in Oxford and you get vanloads of tourists coming to see it. It was put there by an

RE: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 7/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: In any case it seems there will be some out-of-towners in DC before GFM so I'm sure we can all get together at tv's place for Indian food... I'm arriving at Dulles on the Thursday

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Christian
I think Dupont circle would be better (wink, wink; nudge, nudge) Christian - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was thinking for Cotty's only night in DC we should head downtown somewhere, maybe Georgetown? tv

Re: Vacation snaps with an Optio?

2003-12-08 Thread Keith Whaley
Very neat idea, to be sure, for a Marmite eater! g Save me from buying a number of extra 512 Mb Xd, CF and SD backup cards for the cameras. . . For me, the 10 GB iPod would be perfect! keith Cotty wrote: On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Here's a thought, instead of getting a

Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
Okay, here's a poser for you *ist D users. What's the maddest lens you've had on your Pentax DSLR? Gotta be the A*135mm f/1.8 ? Anyone tried that? Anyone using the brilliant A*85mm f/1.4? Anyone tried the 600 f/4? Anyone mad as a hatter out there? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Doug Brewer
At 02:57 PM 12/8/03, throwing caution to the wind, Cotty wrote: Okay, here's a poser for you *ist D users. What's the maddest lens you've had on your Pentax DSLR? Gotta be the A*135mm f/1.8 ? Anyone tried that? Anyone using the brilliant A*85mm f/1.4? Anyone tried the 600 f/4? Anyone mad as a

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Dag T
I tried it with the A* 85 last week. It worked, and focussing was easy. I´ll let you know, I´ll order it when the 16-45 comes. They had the A* 135 there, but I didn´t dare to try. It could become a habit DagT På 8. des. 2003 kl. 20.57 skrev Cotty: Okay, here's a poser for you *ist D

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread cbwaters
My lenses are pretty sedate..no anger required. Well, the F35-135 macro was pretty upset when I let the tripod tip over and it crashed onto a rock... Cory Waters my friends say I got mad shootin' skillz, yo. - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL

Re: OT Cat Names (Was Re: Success of our PDML member)

2003-12-08 Thread brooksdj
Right now we have 3 survivors: Kelly1991 Mr Pipe Liner(liner for short) 1993 Norman 1999 Ones from the past: Samantha Puff(we were kids) Tom E Cat Fred Odee(see pug) Bluestar Dewpoint Windchill and one i cannot remember. Thats our gang:-) Dave -

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 02:57 PM 12/8/03, throwing caution to the wind, Cotty wrote: Okay, here's a poser for you *ist D users. What's the maddest lens you've had on your Pentax DSLR? Gotta be the A*135mm f/1.8 ? Anyone tried that? Anyone using the brilliant A*85mm f/1.4?

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread Paul
Hi, I think its a bad idea to think of it as a magnification factor, as its really cropping the edges. One thing that annoys me is that even though a 50mm becomes the right length for a portrait lens, its not as flattering as really having an 85mm focal length on the camera. Also my standard

Moonshot with *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Steve Desjardins
I took some shots of the full moon last night using the *istD. I have confirmed two things for myself: 1) the sunny 16 rule works great for the moon. 2) My 500 mirror lens is pretty lousy. The edge of the moon looks ragged. I'll try it again tonight with my 100-300 zoom set to around 250.

Re: OT-Totally OT but...

2003-12-08 Thread Steve Desjardins
I haven't seen all of these posts, but has anyone mentioned pb and banana? a high caloric fix. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread wendy beard
Shel wrote: You can take a happy snap and walk into most any photoshop here, slip your card into a slot, push a button, and out comes a print up to 8x10 in size. I tried that at our local Walmart. Took the card out of the camera, stuck it in the slot. Got the message file too large. That was

Re: the moon / *ist-D

2003-12-08 Thread Steve Desjardins
I missed this thread at first, and I had started another (Moonshot with*istD). I also got a fuzzy moon (sounds like a cocktail) but I assumed it was the lens. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL

Re: OT-Totally OT but...

2003-12-08 Thread Bill Owens
Yes! With mayo, one of my favorites, also with Swiss Cheese and sweet pickles. Bill - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 3:48 PM Subject: Re: OT-Totally OT but... I haven't seen all of these posts, but

Re: Moonshot with *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Bill Owens
I'll try it again tonight with my 100-300 zoom set to around 250. BTW, am I correct in noting that the *istD has no mirror pre-fire? No. There is a PF that allows 2 second self timer delay with MLU. Bill

Theater collapse

2003-12-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
You guys in Toronto taking pics of the theater for PUG? CRB

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Doug Brewer
At 03:44 PM 12/8/03, throwing caution to the wind, Mark Roberts wrote: At GFM, we'll be running the istd on a Tak 1000/8... It's a portrait lens for shy people. Last time Bill Fortney was at GFM, I pitched a new book idea to him-- Portraits From 500 Feet-- but he didn't bite. There's always

Re[4]: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
I don't think Kodak will stay alive selling film to people developing and printing with a single lamp in their house. I think what you are saying is that digital is too costly for many parts of the world. I am saying that not only is digital too costly, but that making a thriving business

RE: Success of our PDML member

2003-12-08 Thread Matjaz Osojnik
Frank, my thoughts as well. Lucky me, we live together. g Matjaž I'd be a happy cat, too, if I were being scratched under the chin by that lovely young lady. vbg Nice shot, Matasz! cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is

RE: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I was thinking for Cotty's only night in DC we should head downtown somewhere, maybe Georgetown? Georgetown, Washington? Figures. There's the Sunday night as well, if we are returning to DC then, although I dare say that it'll be spent forming an orderly

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Okay, here's a poser for you *ist D users. What's the maddest lens you've had on your Pentax DSLR? Gotta be the A*135mm f/1.8 ? Anyone tried that? Anyone using the brilliant A*85mm f/1.4? Anyone tried the 600 f/4? Anyone mad as a hatter out there? At

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: At GFM, we'll be running the istd on a Tak 1000/8... It's a portrait lens for shy people. Hang on - that's an effective focal length of 1500mm ! I know you can just about make out the high-rises of Charlotte from GFM. You wanna check out the shirt size

Re: Moonshot with *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Steve, I thought by setting the timer to 2 secs instead of 12, that you got mirror pre-fire, just like the PZ-1p. I believe it is a custom setting. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, December 8, 2003, 12:46:56 PM, you wrote: SD I took some shots of the full moon last night using the

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

2003-12-08 Thread John Francis
Okay, here's a poser for you *ist D users. What's the maddest lens you've had on your Pentax DSLR? Well, I've got a 250-600 I'm going to use on it at some point. I might even try it with the 2X-L, although I suspect that my tripod will be the weakest link in the chain by that time.

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I think its a bad idea to think of it as a magnification factor, as its really cropping the edges. One thing that annoys me is that even though a 50mm becomes the right length for a portrait lens, its not as flattering as really having an 85mm focal

Re: OT-Totally OT but...

2003-12-08 Thread Keith Whaley
For a brief lunch I just put down several slices of Hickory Farms Beef Stick™, along with some thick chunks of sharp yellow Wisconsin cheddar and some thin crispy bisquits. And your post still managed to tweak the hunger genes again! g keith Bill Owens wrote: Yes! With mayo, one of my

Re: down in the darkroom

2003-12-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Walmart ain't the only Kiosk in town ... wendy beard wrote: Shel wrote: You can take a happy snap and walk into most any photoshop here, slip your card into a slot, push a button, and out comes a print up to 8x10 in size. I tried that at our local Walmart. Took the card out of the

Re: Luddite posting.

2003-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2003 at 11:38, Malcolm Smith wrote: How do I like the *ist D? So far, not a lot. An LX it ain't. I see there has been an avalanche of responses thus far.. Maybe you can enlighten us to the reasons for your feelings? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Sounds great to me! I'll be there with my party shoes on! lol... tan. - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:49 AM Subject: RE: GFM Attendees (updated) -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Cotty, I too, will be flying out on the Monday - not sure of the exact time yet though, and I put in first dibs for the shower (promise not to use all of the hot water though!) h, Georgetown, Washington - those Americans sure were inventive when naming their towns lol... tan. -

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Cotty said: Any and all all offers entertained :-) h, you could be setting yourself up with that one there mate fairygirl.

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Rob Studdert
On 8 Dec 2003 at 8:55, mike wilson wrote: Doesn't it come under the convention about cruel and unusual punishment? Probably. My problem is that if I travel half way around the world I can't justify staying less than a month given that I can't write it off as a business cost and the air-fares

GFM Attendees (update II)

2003-12-08 Thread tom
TV (DC) Annsan (NY) Doug (KY) Bill (NC) Cesar (FL) Mark (PA) Rittenhouse (NC) Cotty (ENG) Stan (MO) ERN (TX) A lurker or 2 Jostein (NOR?) Frank (CAN) Adelheid (GER) Tom Reese (?) Desjardins (VA) Jerome? Doug Franklin? Len? Herb? Cory Or Brenda? Bruce? Tanya? Christian?

Re: GFM Attendees (updated)

2003-12-08 Thread Cotty
On 8/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I put in first dibs for the shower (promise not to use all of the hot water though!) There is a compromise here, modesty aside. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

2003-12-08 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Rob Studdert wrote: So it seems that most users who have adopted the *ist D and previously had a functional SLR kit have ceased using film and have been enticed to buy new lenses. Interesting, thanks for the replies. ... all part of the grand design, I suppose. Another

RE: Success of our PDML member

2003-12-08 Thread frank theriault
I suspected that might be a possibility, so I kept my comments as polite as possible... ;-) cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Matjaz Osojnik [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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