RE: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-12-01 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day Fred. Mate thanks for the heads-up. I've just updated the Ds. Like the auto ISO Love the AF/c Adore the AE-L selection. The tiny pictures in selection of the picture modes may be cute on a PS, but seems too toyish for a DSLR. Thanks Mate. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton, Australia

Re: I'm back

2005-12-01 Thread Cotty
On 30/11/05, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: Brain surgery? On 11/30/05, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back, Bill. Ask your doctor is he can do anything for Cotty. Joe Tried it. Didn't work. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Thanks! (firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-01 Thread David Oswald
I don't know if anyone FROM Pentax reads this list, but if so, I wanted to publicly say thanks for the firmware update for the *ist-DS. I installed Version 2.0 tonight. It was just as easy as the previous upgrade, but with seemingly much more benefit. The greyed-out Fn menu options is a

Re: srbg to Adobe RGB ?

2005-12-01 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 11:00:10PM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele Subject: srbg to Adobe RGB ? The stock stuff I submit has to be Adobe RGB - am I screwed? or is there a way I can take that tif and translate it into Adobe RGB. I have a

Re: PUG open

2005-12-01 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 07:26:10AM +0100, Adelheid v. K. wrote: Hi folks, The December PUG is available on my website AND on the komkon server. http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05dec and http://pug.komkon.org Happy celebrations Cheers Adelheid Thanks, Adelheid. The

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Cotty
--- graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If your take the image from the camera to the printer, you will see almost no difference. If you take the image from the camera to the computer doing a little editing along the way you will see a little bit of difference. If you reopen the image and

Re: Re: I'm back

2005-12-01 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/12/01 Thu AM 08:05:46 GMT To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: I'm back On 30/11/05, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: Brain surgery? On 11/30/05, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back, Bill. Ask

SMC Pentax-DA FISH-EYE 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED [IF]

2005-12-01 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Has been announced: http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/news_media_article?ArticleId=6813 For a picture: http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/camera_lens--smc_P-DA_Fish-Eye_10-17mm_F3.5-4.5_ED_(IF)/reqID--6729/subsection--Digital_35mm_zoom -- Regards, Lucas

Re: Thanks! (firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-01 Thread Peter McIntosh
David Oswald wrote: I don't know if anyone FROM Pentax reads this list, but if so, I wanted to publicly say thanks for the firmware update for the *ist-DS. I installed Version 2.0 tonight. It was just as easy as the previous upgrade, but with seemingly much more benefit. The greyed-out Fn

Re: SMC Pentax-DA FISH-EYE 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED [IF]

2005-12-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Lucas Rijnders wrote on 01.12.05 10:33: Has been announced: http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/news_media_article?ArticleId=6813 For a picture: http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/camera_lens--smc_P-DA_Fi

Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-12-01 Thread Derby Chang
Fred wrote: Oops - a report on the dpreview Pentax SLR forum that the photo count is reset to 0 by the upgrade. Well, here's another report on this - I found that after the new firmware, when I put in a fresh card, it reset the image counter to zero. However, once I put in a half filled

Re: SMC Pentax-DA FISH-EYE 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED [IF]

2005-12-01 Thread Cotty
On 1/12/05, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: Has been announced: http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/news_media_article?ArticleId=6813 For a picture: http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/camera_lens--smc_P-

O.T.: Paint.NET

2005-12-01 Thread David Savage
G'day All I came across this today thought I'd share for those who might find it interesting: http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/download.html It's a free image editing application built on the Windows .NET framework. It's a bit basic for my tastes, but the important things like layers, levels

Re: srbg to Adobe RGB ?

2005-12-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
John Francis wrote: On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 11:00:10PM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele Subject: srbg to Adobe RGB ? The stock stuff I submit has to be Adobe RGB - am I screwed? or is there a way I can take that tif and translate it

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread graywolf
I find a raw file has 3-4 stops of latitude to play with. How many you got in those jpegs? Does the camera always save the jpeg the way you want it to? What do you do if it doesn't? You continue shooting jpegs, I'll continue shooting raw. That way we will both be happy grin. graywolf

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread keith_w
graywolf wrote: Stay away from me, Shel. http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf/meanderings/_images/New-Me.jpg A man who would eat a classic $15 Stetson is dangerous. graywolf $15? What, back in 1874? 1910? An authentic Stetson today is quite pricey! keith

Re: H1 Blad - some gains, some loses

2005-12-01 Thread Jostein
Thanks for a very comprehensive report, Kevin. Very interesting to read what to expect from a MedF digital over the current APS size offerings from Pentax. If the Pentax digital 645 materialises, this is probably what it has to match. At least in terms of noise characteristics, AF performance and

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before OS X you could not have given me one. Now that they ahave grown up I would like to have one myself. Someone send me the money. My feelings exactly. Now that it's UNIX, I'd like to have one too. Christian

Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-12-01 Thread Brian Dunn
I'm wishing that Pentax would add quick access to metering modes. Possibly a custom item to swap metering mode onto the Fn keys in place of flash mode, which would then be back in the menus. It's unlikely that you'd frequently be using both at the same time, but I'd switch in and out of spot

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread dagt
fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before OS X you could not have given me one. Now that they ahave grown up I would like to have one myself. Someone send me the money. My feelings exactly. Now that it's UNIX, I'd like

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 01.12.05 13:27: That was the first reason why I started to consider Mac. After using xWindows and Unix in Sun and Wax work stations in 1987-1989 I was never very impressed by MS Windows. It is nice to have Unix again, although I really don't need the old unix

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Bob Shell
Shel Belinkoff wrote: The day that someone can show me that one platform is inherently better than another is the day I'll eat my Stetson. Don't you mean drink my Stetson?? Pretty high alcohol content, but tastes awful! Bob

Re: My first PESO

2005-12-01 Thread Bob Shell
Works for me now. Not sure it was worth the effort. Bob On Nov 30, 2005, at 10:08 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Nov 26, 2005, at 5:05 PM, Adam Maas wrote: http://www.uandimag.com No ads. One issue so far. Pretty good -Adam Who knows the editor/publisher. I get an error

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Toralf Lund
Rob Studdert wrote: On 30 Nov 2005 at 20:24, Toralf Lund wrote: Actually, I don't believe for one moment that digital photos are generally free, either (as I've mentioned before.) I just have too much experience with management of large amounts of data for that. What can be said, is that

Re: Back Focus!

2005-12-01 Thread brooksdj
Jens I have never had a problem with back focus with my istD, however in low light situations with my D1 it does happen. Camera tends to focus on an object further that what you really want. The finder in the D1 is very good, and i can usually tell if i'm off,then i just refocus. The only

OT - Verizon online DSL

2005-12-01 Thread Christian
Sorry to spam the list but I need some help with verizon online DSL service If anyone in the US has this service and has an install CD, can you please contact me off-list? I need one small file off the CD. Thanks! Christian

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 28, 2005, at 1:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Geez, Marnie, I can hardly store the 10K slides I have, and I only keep about 1/4 of what I shoot. When I go digital and shoot raw, hard disk space and DVDs will present the same problem! Here's an innovative storage system for CDs and DVDs.

Re: PESO - Blacksmith

2005-12-01 Thread Bob Shell
On Nov 28, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: Bob, I suppose it is not generally a good idea to be somewhat disappointed by a work of maestro ;-)... Yet... Maestro? I think that's the first time anyone has called me that!! I cannot say why, but I have this feeling that the person

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Bruce, Nice shot, but something about the brown bud in the middle that I don't like. The bloom on the left is good - especially against the background. The bud on the right is nice, very round feeling. The brown branch in the middle just seems out of place/distracting. Regards, Bob S. On

Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-12-01 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Brian Dunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone spot meter any more? I started using it with slide film, and you'd think it'd be useful for digital as well. I did so with a Contarex Super and I'd love to have it readily available with the istDS without having to wade through several menu

Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-12-01 Thread Adam Maas
Brian Dunn wrote: I'm wishing that Pentax would add quick access to metering modes. Possibly a custom item to swap metering mode onto the Fn keys in place of flash mode, which would then be back in the menus. It's unlikely that you'd frequently be using both at the same time, but I'd switch

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
Bruce, while I don't find any major fault with this it just doesn't do anything for me. A documentary shot of a thistle. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Thistle I have had this shot sitting in the electronic pile for awhile. I'm

Re: Thanks! (firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-01 Thread Adam Maas
Peter McIntosh wrote: David Oswald wrote: I don't know if anyone FROM Pentax reads this list, but if so, I wanted to publicly say thanks for the firmware update for the *ist-DS. I installed Version 2.0 tonight. It was just as easy as the previous upgrade, but with seemingly much more

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
Does the camera always save the jpeg the way you want it to? Tom, please elaborate. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Dec 1, 2005 6:33 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched I find a raw file has 3-4 stops of

Re: Thanks! (firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-01 Thread Cory Papenfuss
I installed Version 2.0 tonight. It was just as easy as the previous upgrade, but with seemingly much more benefit. The greyed-out Fn menu options is a helpful addition indeed. No more wondering why auto-flash doesn't work in 'P' mode (hint, in v2.0 that option is grayed out to reflect the

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread frank theriault
On 12/1/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had this shot sitting in the electronic pile for awhile. I'm wondering what you all think of it. I am undecided, but there is something that holds my interest. Thoughts appreciated. Pentax *istD, Tamron 90/2.8 AF Macro, handheld ISO

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:46 PM Subject: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED This MF film scanner can be had at a price from Amazon of no more than a decent DSLR ($1800). Too good to be true it

Re: PAW: The Dave Young Quartet, Take 2

2005-12-01 Thread Rick Womer
Amazing. You sent this message Sunday; it spun around in cyberspace for 4 days and landed in my mailbox today. Your resent message got here first! Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's still pretty fuzzy (except that the bass is kind of sharp g), as I had to shoot handheld

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Too good to be true it seems. Amazon refuse to ship it internationally and B+H wants $200 in shipping costs! If the B+ H web page says something is in stock can one assume it really is in stock? Reputedly, this scanner is

Re: H1 Blad - some gains, some loses

2005-12-01 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, do you have any thoughts about the ruggedness of the H1 system? Would it be possible to expose a H1 to more hostile environments, like shorelines, deserts or wet conditions? In my opinion the Hasselblad is strictly a

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Rick Womer
Bruce, Wonderful lighting, detail, and control of the background. I think the composition might be stronger with about 20% cropped off the left. Rick --- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had this shot sitting in the electronic pile for awhile. I'm wondering what you all think

Re: Histogram question

2005-12-01 Thread Albano Garcia
AFAIK, they average the channels. The only one showing separate channels is some Fuji. Regards Albano --- Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been told that a lot of DSLR cameras use only the green channel when calculating the histogram, instead of the full RGB data. Does the Pentax

OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread fwwidall
In this morning's Globe And Mail (a Canadian newspaper) there was an article called Say Cheese, the focus is on ease for cameras of the future which discussed various new 'features' that will be soon available on cameras. The one that caught my attention was At a recent exhibition in New York,

Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-12-01 Thread pnstenquist
Spot metering is readily available on the D, and I use it when the situation warrants it. Paul Brian Dunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone spot meter any more? I started using it with slide film, and you'd think it'd be useful for digital as well. I did so with a Contarex Super

Re: PESO - More Mom Hands

2005-12-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2005 7:37:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thumb doesn't bother me at all. I think it's a very strong image, and more than worthy to be in this series. Terrific work, very moving. cheers, frank == Thanks, frank. Marnie vbg

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Rick Womer
Now that looks interesting, and it's not even very expensive. Rick --- Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 28, 2005, at 1:00 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Geez, Marnie, I can hardly store the 10K slides I have, and I only keep about 1/4 of what I shoot. When I go digital and shoot

Re: srbg to Adobe RGB ?

2005-12-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/1/2005 6:37:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have full color management checked. when I get into the save as dialog box, the ICC profile is checked. with the image in question, it shows srbg (with a bunch of numbers after that) except for images

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 01 Dec 2005 15:47:09 +0100 schreef [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The one that caught my attention was At a recent exhibition in New York, Canon showed cameras that spot human faces and analyze their expressions. One prototype waited until all subjects in a portraitwere smiling before taking

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-12-01 Thread Jack Davis
'Vague' is my only reality. Jack --- graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep! As long as you realize that the choice is vague (anti-nitpicker statement). graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Jack Davis wrote:

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Adam Maas
Pål Jensen wrote: - Original Message - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:46 PM Subject: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED This MF film scanner can be had at a price from Amazon of no more than a decent DSLR ($1800). Too good

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 01.12.05 13:27: That was the first reason why I started to consider Mac. After using xWindows and Unix in Sun and Wax work stations in 1987-1989 I was never very impressed by MS Windows. It is nice to have Unix again,

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Jack Davis
My feeling is that if any of the many back of the photo magazine photo (etc) houses accurately represents their stock, it would be BH. Now someone can relate their BH horror story. I'm currently going through one with Adorama. Jack --- Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original

Re: Histogram question

2005-12-01 Thread Glen
At 12:11 AM 12/1/2005, David Mann wrote: On Dec 1, 2005, at 12:40 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: I just did a QD test using my *ist D and the camera histogram responds similarly to green and red. However what I didn't check is how the histogram is calculated, possibly if one channel is clipped and

RE: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Tim Øsleby
As always from you; technically it is near perfect. Besides this, it is kind of boring. Sorry for my bluntness ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/1/2005 5:22:11 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 11/30/05, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had this shot sitting in the electronic pile for awhile. I'm wondering what you all think of it. I am undecided, but there is something that

Re: I'm back

2005-12-01 Thread Eactivist
A transplant. Doe === Brain surgery? On 11/30/05, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back, Bill. Ask your doctor is he can do anything for Cotty. Joe

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
What next ??? An intent program in which the camera will only fire when it can captures your intent - beauty, sadness, emotion etc. This sholud eliminate a lot of mis-taken images VBG Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Are you all smiling ?? In

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
When I bought my Nikon Super Coolscan IV several years ago, I found several places with cheaper (than B+H) prices, but when I went to order, B+H was the only place to have them in stock. B+H is my most trusted source of photographic equip. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Jack

Re: Digital file numbering?

2005-12-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/28/2005 12:57:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Any suggestions? Ralf === I keep the same numbers the camera attaches, but rename the directories I have copied cards to so they are significant to me. I've never kept track by date, but am

Re: OT: Weegee Speaks

2005-12-01 Thread keith_w
Powell Hargrave wrote: Radio talk show host Mary Margaret McBride interviewed Weegee http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/weegee/speaks.html Great stuff! Would be if it opened! Is it browser-specific? keith

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread keith_w
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: fra: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before OS X you could not have given me one. Now that they ahave grown up I would like to have one myself. Someone send me the money. My feelings exactly. Now that

Re: Sigma 28-105/2.8-4

2005-12-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Be aware that the difference in field of view between 90 and 105mm is quite small. See http://homepage.mac.com/godders/2zmFoVcomp.jpg for comparison. The real advantages of the 24-90 are much more field of view at the wide and and better

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/1/2005 8:04:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What next ??? Blinkies for extraneous elements: when a telephone pole is growing out of Aunt Jane's head, a wastepaper basket has crept into the scene, power lines in a landscape shot, etc. Blink,

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! In this morning's Globe And Mail (a Canadian newspaper) there was an article called Say Cheese, the focus is on ease for cameras of the future which discussed various new 'features' that will be soon available on cameras. The one that caught my attention was At a recent exhibition in New

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] My feeling is that if any of the many back of the photo magazine photo (etc) houses accurately represents their stock, it would be BH. Now someone can relate their BH horror story. I'm currently going through one with Adorama.

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Glen
That is kind of cool. It's just too bad that it doesn't include a built-in DVD/CD reader. That way, your discs would never have to leave the machine. Of course, you can do the same sort of computer database indexing and tracking of files without this fancy machine. The biggest difference, is

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread Jack Davis
There is doubtless a market of the mindless recorder of things/events who have no thoughts of skill or art..only convenience. If the record is false or contrived..hey! all the better. I'm not sure I want to know what's next. Jack --- Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Op Thu, 01 Dec 2005

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
Blinkies for extraneous elements Great idea, Some one should keep a list and send to Pentax to keep them abreast of the latest wants from photogs. V B G Speaking of lists to Pentax, what ever happened to the list of wants that was generated several weeks ago and were going to be forwarded to

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Mat Maessen
On 12/1/05, Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They certainly are reputable and I have dealt with them before but that was over 10 years ago. Does anyone know if they still insist that you fax a copy of your credit card to them before they accept the order? It is an incredible hassle as I

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Kenneth Waller
I just ordered from B+H last week (I'm in the US of A) and they took my cc info over the phone. Of course I order from them several times a year they seem to have me on file. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

Re: H1 Blad - some gains, some loses

2005-12-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Since you can change backs on the H1 you can always get the Kodak 16mp MP back for it. Jostein wrote: Thanks for a very comprehensive report, Kevin. Very interesting to read what to expect from a MedF digital over the current APS size offerings from Pentax. If the Pentax digital 645

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In this morning's Globe And Mail (a Canadian newspaper) there was an article called Say Cheese, the focus is on ease for cameras of the future which discussed various new 'features' that will be soon available on cameras. The one that caught my attention was At a recent

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/1/2005 8:26:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's an innovative storage system for CDs and DVDs. I'm considering getting a couple of these to store my CDs. Not only would it take up less space but it would automate finding the correct

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Frustrated users tossing cameras that refuse to take pictures at walls. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In this morning's Globe And Mail (a Canadian newspaper) there was an article called Say Cheese, the focus is on ease for cameras of the future which discussed various new 'features' that will be

Re: Histogram question

2005-12-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Albano Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AFAIK, they average the channels. The only one showing separate channels is some Fuji. The Canon 1D-II and 1Ds-II will display separate R, G and B histograms. So will the Sigma SD10, if you're interested! ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing

Re: Digital file numbering?

2005-12-01 Thread George Sinos
Given the number of good ideas here, it's probably not a bad place to mention photo organization software. Google offers Picasa at www.picasa.com. This is free software and is a good inexpensive way to see what this type of software can do to help you out. My current organizer is imatch

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks for the comments, Bob. Getting other opinions on this one is very helpful. -- Bruce Thursday, December 1, 2005, 5:20:48 AM, you wrote: BS Bruce, BS Nice shot, but something about the brown bud in the middle that I don't like. BS The bloom on the left is good - especially against the

Re: srbg to Adobe RGB ?

2005-12-01 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 05:42:53AM -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: John Francis wrote: On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 11:00:10PM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele Subject: srbg to Adobe RGB ? The stock stuff I submit has to be Adobe RGB

Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-12-01 Thread Fred
*ist DS firmware 2.00 is out - http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/info/20050415e.html Well, I performed the update (1.02 to 2.00), and it worked like a charm. I think it took just a little longer than the upgrade from 1.00 to 1.02. Of course, all of the menu and Fn settings are (not

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Kenneth, I do appreciate your thoughts and candor. That is what is so nice about the list - you can get valuable feedback. -- Bruce Thursday, December 1, 2005, 5:36:01 AM, you wrote: KW Bruce, while I don't find any major fault with this it just KW doesn't do anything for me. A documentary

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Frank, I do appreciate you articulating what you like about this shot. I have been trying to determine exactly what holds my attention with this one. When I am working on images, I have a directory of images that have potential. This one has sat in there for awhile but I wasn't ready to toss

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-12-01 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 1, 2005, at 11:23 AM, Glen wrote: That is kind of cool. It's just too bad that it doesn't include a built-in DVD/CD reader. That way, your discs would never have to leave the machine. Machines with built-in players do exist, but they cost a lot. This one costs about $ 120. It

Re: Sigma 28-105/2.8-4

2005-12-01 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 04:15:49PM +, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Tue, 29 Nov 2005, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Be aware that the difference in field of view between 90 and 105mm is quite small. See http://homepage.mac.com/godders/2zmFoVcomp.jpg for comparison. The real advantages of

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Thanks Rick. I'll take a look at your cropping suggestion. Perhaps post it if I like it. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 1, 2005, 6:47:49 AM, you wrote: RW Bruce, RW Wonderful lighting, detail, and control of the RW background. I think the composition might be stronger RW with

Re: *ist DS Firmware 2.00

2005-12-01 Thread Fred
Also see - http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/info/20050415e-1.html This might be worth printing and (after folding in half) sticking into the DS manual. It's sort of in English (just like the manual - g) - seriously, it has a concise description of each of the new functions, along with some

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Tim, Dont' worry about being blunt. The photo was posted to get opinions - I am glad that you would tell me how you feel. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 1, 2005, 7:25:40 AM, you wrote: TØ As always from you; technically it is near perfect. TØ Besides this, it is kind of

Re: Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED

2005-12-01 Thread Jack Davis
No..they don't require faxing your credit card. At least, not as of a couple months back. Javck --- Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] My feeling is that if any of the many back of the photo magazine photo (etc)

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Marnie, you are correct that my shots are better when I see a deeper meaning in them. Perhaps that is what is holding me back on this one. Thanks for commenting. -- Bruce Thursday, December 1, 2005, 7:27:44 AM, you wrote: Eac == Eac I like it. Although I think I'd like it better

Re: Histogram question

2005-12-01 Thread Albano Garcia
I got it from here: One issue that has come up is that with the possible exception of the Fuji S2 Pro all other current DSLRs only display overall luminosity histograms and not individual channel brightness. This means that it's possible to blow out one of the R G or B channels without realizing

Re: H1 Blad - some gains, some loses

2005-12-01 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have any idea about the battery performance of the H1 kit? Using triple-As sound like a short-lived solution...:-) No, I have no insight to the battery choices of Hasselblad Also, do you have any thoughts about the

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Tom C
Any anthropomorphic or philosophical meaning associated with a photo has no bearing whatsoever on the quality, good or bad of the shot. If it means somehow that you try harder, put more effort into, or are excelling because it's your passion, when you see a potential shot with some meaning,

Re: Digital file numbering?

2005-12-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 12/1/2005 9:16:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Google offers Picasa at www.picasa.com. This is free software and is a good inexpensive way to see what this type of software can do to help you out. === I just downloaded that one (before you

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread pnstenquist
I like this. I'ts an attractive picutre. I'd like it a lot more with the out-of-focus leaf and bloom in the right background removed. It would be a relatively easy painting job. Paul Frank, I do appreciate you articulating what you like about this shot. I have been trying to determine

Re: Digital file numbering?

2005-12-01 Thread keith_w
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/1/2005 9:16:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Google offers Picasa at www.picasa.com. This is free software and is a good inexpensive way to see what this type of software can do to help you out. === I just

Re: PESO - Blacksmith

2005-12-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bob, post the link again It never came into my mailbox - I presume the blacksmith isn't naked :) ann p.s. I was intrigued by your discussion of it with boris

Re: PESO - Thistle

2005-12-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Tom, a well articulated commentary and worthy of much thought. I suspect that deeper meanings allow us to relate to something that we otherwise, might not relate to. And, as you say, it probably encourages more effort to make the deeper meaning come out. Your assessment is very good and mirrors

Re: OT: Are you all smiling ??

2005-12-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In this morning's Globe And Mail (a Canadian newspaper) there was an article called Say Cheese, the focus is on ease for cameras of the future which discussed various new 'features' that will be soon available on cameras. The one that caught my attention was At a

Re: H1 Blad - some gains, some loses

2005-12-01 Thread Ronald Arvidsson
Hi, Thanks for the review Kevin. I'm sick of such a camrea myself having had an old 2000FC with assorted lenses for years together with my Pentax equipment. The camera with digital back got a very good review in the Swedish magazine FOTO where they concluded that it offered a superior image

Re: Thanks! (firmware update for -DS)

2005-12-01 Thread Juan Buhler
On 12/1/05, Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing I was hoping for that doesn't seem to be in the release is the linking of aperture and exposure when using K/M lenses. [...] Some of us had been hoping for something like that for the D in the past. Now what would be

Re: srbg to Adobe RGB ?

2005-12-01 Thread Ann Sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/1/2005 6:37:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have full color management checked. when I get into the save as dialog box, the ICC profile is checked. with the image in question, it shows srbg (with a bunch of numbers

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