Re: OT - Appointment Calendar

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
Shel, You could try the Palm Desktop for Windows. http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/win_desktop.html Note that you do *not* need a Palm or any other handheld device - you can load it onto your desktop computer and simply run it as a calendar from there. I use it all the time, although I

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/3/06, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: (well, actually anti-colesteralol* non- hydrowossname spread), and a quick skim of the emails. * q.v. Manuel in Fawlty Towers :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT - Appointment Calendar

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/3/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: I don't know for sure, but I believe PIM means something like Personal Information Manager. Pimms means strawberries and Wimbledon :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Cotty wrote on 30.03.06 0:17: That was one of the very few lenses i was thinking of converting to Canon EF fit... I went for the 65mm 5X macro instead... Wow! That's a very interesting lens. Do you have any samples from that? -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Workflow

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/3/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Since you got it free, maybe you can donate it to someone or to a group that needs it. You can always get your tax deduction, so it's not that you'd really get ~nothing~ for it. This is a very good point. Quite a few years ago now I had

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Aaron Reynolds wrote on 30.03.06 6:29: Hey, congrats. Thanks. If it's anything like the A* 200mm f2.8, it'll be spectacular. I wish the 2.8 had a tripod collar, actually! Well, I can't say for A* 200/2.8 as I have never used one. AFAIR Rob used to have both of them, so he could probably

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/3/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk, discombobulated, unleashed: That was one of the very few lenses i was thinking of converting to Canon EF fit... I went for the 65mm 5X macro instead... Wow! That's a very interesting lens. Do you have any samples from that? Lemme see

Major Enablement: FA*300 f4.5

2006-03-30 Thread Jay Taylor
At least to me it is major! I've bee reading about all over for this great lens. After losing out on one in an eBay auction a few months back by being too cheap to bid a decent price for it, I was really wanting very badly to add this one to my collection. Finally, I decided that I would

Re: RE: Much improved (WAS: Testing a Tamron Adaptall 6.9 200-500mm (not SP))

2006-03-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] It may also be a good idea to fill the tube with led. I think what we have here is a communication breakdown. It's always the same. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Cotty wrote on 30.03.06 10:26: Lemme see http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic20.html and http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic24.html and http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic22.html and

Re: Tekade.de on future D

2006-03-30 Thread Thibouille
I knew about the content, but I didn't know any noticed it was present on Tekade which is (it seems) weel informed usually. On 3/30/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thibouille wrote on 30.03.06 9:42: After my post on the flash trigger voltage problem I noticed something else

Re: *ist D vs DS2, some questions

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug, it will go up to 3200, but you have to dive into the menus. I don't have mine in front of me, or I'd tell you which menu. I do. Menu Sensitivity Range Normal (ISO 200-1600 default) or Wide (ISO 200-3200) Once you set it, you have it

Re: Tekade.de on future D

2006-03-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Thibouille wrote on 30.03.06 11:12: I knew about the content, but I didn't know any noticed it was present on Tekade which is (it seems) weel informed usually. Yeah, exactly! All these things are confirmed by my reliable source too. So I think we can be sure of SR, fast AF (finally) and 10 MPix

Re: Major Enablement: FA*300 f4.5

2006-03-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Jay Taylor wrote on 30.03.06 10:31: At least to me it is major! I've bee reading about all over for this great lens. After losing out on one in an eBay auction a few months back by being too cheap to bid a decent price for it, I was really wanting very badly to add this one to my

Re: Re: Workflow

2006-03-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/03/30 Thu AM 08:16:46 GMT To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Workflow On 29/3/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: Since you got it free, maybe you can donate it to someone or to a group that needs it. You can

Re: Tekade.de on future D

2006-03-30 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:12:30 +0200 schreef Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I knew about the content, but I didn't know any noticed it was present on Tekade which is (it seems) weel informed usually. Hmm, I have my doubts about that. They've missed the mark repeatedly while claiming to have

Re: *ist D vs DS2, some questions (Whoops! Try that again)

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug, it will go up to 3200, but you have to dive into the menus. I don't have mine in front of me, or I'd tell you which menu. I do. Menu Custom Function Sensitivity Range Normal (ISO 200-1600 default) or Wide (ISO 200-3200) Once you set

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread keith_w
Paul Stenquist wrote: Sad in a way, isn't it? But I always read his posts. Paul Yes, and I used to too...but he fell off his balcony and hit my plonk list last night. I'd rather not have done that, but it's for my mental health... I let my pique rule the moment. I'll be quiet about it all

Re: Tekade.de on future D

2006-03-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Lucas Rijnders wrote on 30.03.06 11:32: Hmm, I have my doubts about that. They've missed the mark repeatedly while claiming to have official information. Best example is when they confirmed the 9 Mp cypress sensor in the first Samsung D-SLR. They seem more interested in generating or

Re: Tekade.de on future D

2006-03-30 Thread Thibouille
Well, I'd have doubts too if these rumours from tekade weren't confirmed by my friend from Polish Pentax dealer :-) Very interesting, Sylwester ;) -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: OT: The Joy of Marketing

2006-03-30 Thread David Mann
On Mar 30, 2006, at 6:26 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Give me OmniWeb 2.0 on NeXTSTEP 3.3 anyday. You get GIF and JPEG support, but lose all the extra crap. Bah... use ASCII art :) http://sam.zoy.org/libcaca/ - Dave (over RFC1149, of course)

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006, keith_w wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: Sad in a way, isn't it? But I always read his posts. Paul Yes, and I used to too...but he fell off his balcony and hit my plonk list last night. But, Keith, look at the opportunities: http://mat.gsia.cmu.edu/POB/DEC0998/0519.html

RE: PESO - A bug in the field

2006-03-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
I had a second look at the picture. There is one thing that bothers me a bit. There is a circular grey spot right next to the tale of the bug. It looks like you was a bit to hasty with a Healing brush there. I'm not saying it is traces of Healing brush, I'm only describing how it looks to me.

Re: Talking photography - dynamics

2006-03-30 Thread Jostein
Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: And you don't know squat about me. Only what you expose to the list, of course. Not only do I love nature, but I've spent more time hiking, climbing, exploring, and lost in the back woods than I venture many people on this list have. In

RE: PESO - A bug in the field

2006-03-30 Thread Henk Terhell
Ken, nice picture. I would crop the bottom part and a bit of the top and forget about 2/3 ratio. This would improve the focus on the subject itself. Perhaps first a bit of rotating to get the body part straight. Henk -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: *ist D vs DS2, some questions

2006-03-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
The D is capable of 3200, but it has to be selected in the menu as extended range. I have no significant dust problems with either of my D. Perhaps that camera's mirror box had taken on a load at some time. Paul On Mar 29, 2006, at 11:35 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: So I used Dave Brooks' *ist D

RE: RE: Much improved (WAS: Testing a Tamron Adaptall 6.9 200-500mm (not SP))

2006-03-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
I believe Mike is right. Talking about led: It could be a communication meltdown ;-) 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) -Original Message- From: mike

Re: Talking photography - dynamics

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I don't have an ISBN for the book. I don't do ISBN's - just search for it by name on Google - it's published by Lenswork If you have the book, you have the ISBN. :-) Thanks, I will order it from

Re: PESO - A bug in the field

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Comments solicited Good/Bad/Indifferent What can you suggest/what would you have done differently? Thanks in advance Kenneth Waller Beautiful shot Ken. Though I

Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
I have been wondering about one thing. In the 10 months I've had my DS, I have had dust on sensor one time. I'm not very careful with my equipment. I do change lens almost everywhere. I don't leave the camera house open, and I do try to be a little careful, but I have a rather relaxed attitude

Re: Optio

2006-03-30 Thread keith_w
Dario Bonazza wrote: keith_w wrote: Escellent! I've seen this test area before, and it works well for such a display. I did appreciate the tests. Any chance you used a tripod for the more sharp images? All pictures, blurred and sharp, were taken on a tripod. One question please,

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread keith_w
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Thu, 30 Mar 2006, keith_w wrote: Paul Stenquist wrote: Sad in a way, isn't it? But I always read his posts. Paul Yes, and I used to too...but he fell off his balcony and hit my plonk list last night. But, Keith, look at the opportunities:

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tim Øsleby Subject: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions) I have been wondering about one thing. In the 10 months I've had my DS, I have had dust on sensor one time. I'm not very careful with my equipment. I do change lens almost

Re: Semi-OT: Notebook PC for Photo Editing

2006-03-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Joe wrote: Incidentally, I have seen the complaints about older Toshibas overheating. I believe newer models have a vent on the side. Right. My wife's laptop has been in twice for the problem. It is a series that on sale about 18-24 months ago. Fresh air is sucked in from the bottom. Not good

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Mar 2006 at 6:25, William Robb wrote: Some people are looking for problems, and find them. Others aren't, and don't. I often only find I have dust problems after a session of macro shots :-( Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
This has been my conclusion so far. But Aarons post may suggest some different course. 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) -Original Message- From:

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On 3/30/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snipsome buttered toast snip Only in England, must one specifiy ~buttered~ toast... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Mar 2006 at 10:19, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Well, I can't say for A* 200/2.8 as I have never used one. AFAIR Rob used to have both of them, so he could probably tell something more about differencies between both lenses even that he now uses FA* 200/2.8 :-) Rob? All I can tell about A*

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread John Forbes
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:58:25 +0100, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/30/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snipsome buttered toast snip Only in England, must one specifiy ~buttered~ toast... Definitely. One does not wish to consume some poly-unsaturated chemical mess. :-)

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last issue is that as good as the lens tripod mount is on the A* 200/4 macro it's pretty useless when the lens is used on the DSLRs because the RTF housing hits the bracket knobs when the lens is rotated. So for portrait orientation the

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On 3/29/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would hesitate to say, however, that Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Wittgenstein, Russell, Arendt, Sartre, Camus (my personal fave) ought to have their work dismissed. I may disagree with some of them, I

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Godfrey wrote: good old boy bumpkin philosophy and half-formed thoughts I really haven't found any good old boy bumpkins on this list. Many pretend to be such, but after many years here I recognize it as a charade. This list has an outstanding group of minds, regardless of degree credentials.

Re: PESO - A bug in the field

2006-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On 3/29/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Comments solicited Good/Bad/Indifferent What can you suggest/what would you have done differently? Thanks in advance EXQUISITE!!! Sorry for yelling, but it's just

Re: OT: The Joy of Marketing

2006-03-30 Thread graywolf
Yes, but I removed CSS from my webpages when AnnSan reported that she could not view them with her old Netscape program. There are a lot of things that make it easier for the programer but harder for the user. It is a choice one has to make in the design stage (not that I do much design stage

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Bill, I certainly wasn't looking for problems -- more that I've been pleasantly surprised not to have to retouch dust spots! I asked someone who should know this kind of stuff on the tech side, and he said something incomprehensible to me about changing something to do with the sensor's charge

Re: Workflow

2006-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On 3/29/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since you got it free, maybe you can donate it to someone or to a group that needs it. You can always get your tax deduction, so it's not that you'd really get ~nothing~ for it. Hand up, waving it like a third grade schoolboy who knows the

April PUG open (early)

2006-03-30 Thread AvK
Hi folks, since i am travelling next week, i opened the April PUG today. It can be viewed at http://pug.komkon.org Have fun with all the interpretations of an april fools theme. Best Adelheid -- Echte DSL-Flatrate dauerhaft für 0,- Euro*! Feel free mit GMX DSL! http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl

Re: PESO - A bug in the field

2006-03-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ken, All that shiny stuff really put me off on the picture. It was like a big blast of flash was corrupting the image. On a 4th viewing, I think it is perhaps dew that is drying on the dragon fly's wings and body. Now that is interesting! Still, I am troubled by all the sparkle... Regards,

Re: Workflow

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hand up, waving it like a third grade schoolboy who knows the answer, but the teacher's ignoring him Oo! Oo! Pick me! Pick me! O! Oo! Over here! Pick me! cheers, frank ps: only kidding pps: not really --

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread Doug Franklin
frank theriault wrote: As I was commuting home last night, I realized that I forgot to mention one of my favourite philosophers, David Hume. David 'ume could outconsume Schoepenhauer and Hegel, and Wittgenstein was a beery swine who was just as schloshed as Schlegel. -- Thanks, DougF

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 30, 2006, at 6:38 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: In the 10 months I've had my DS, I have had dust on sensor one time. I'm not very careful with my equipment. I do change lens almost everywhere. I don't leave the camera house open, and I do try to be a little careful, but I have a rather

Re: Bailing out.

2006-03-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Franklin wrote: frank theriault wrote: As I was commuting home last night, I realized that I forgot to mention one of my favourite philosophers, David Hume. David 'ume could outconsume Schoepenhauer and Hegel, and Wittgenstein was a beery swine who was just as schloshed as Schlegel.

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/3/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk, discombobulated, unleashed: But macro is indeed hard work. Fortunately I can often count on my friend's help - he is a very good and well known in Polish photo community macro photographer. Here are some of his works:

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/3/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic20.html and http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic24.html and http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/nature/images/pic22.html and

Re: Tekade.de on future D

2006-03-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Lucas Rijnders wrote: At the moment I only believe Mark Roberts :o) What??? You've forgotten the three basic rules of the PDML: 1) Don't believe anything Frank says 2) Don't believe anything Cotty says 3) Don't believe anything Mark says Quite honestly, I'm kind of hoping that the D Super (or

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Here's a chunk out of the middle of a file, unresized, unsharpened, uncorrected, compressed a little more for the web. It clearly shows a couple of the mean dusties I'm talking about (plus some not-so-bad ones): http://aaronreynolds.ca/albums/PDML/dust.jpg Is this out-of-the-ordinary for an

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Doug Franklin
Aaron Reynolds wrote: couple of the mean dusties I'm talking about (plus some not-so-bad ones): http://aaronreynolds.ca/albums/PDML/dust.jpg Is this out-of-the-ordinary for an *ist D? It's out of the ordinary for mine. I'm not particularly attentive to dust, and often have to change

Re: Tekade.de on future D

2006-03-30 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:38:08 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Lucas Rijnders wrote: At the moment I only believe Mark Roberts :o) What??? You've forgotten the three basic rules of the PDML: Noone ever told me ;o) 1) Don't believe anything Frank says 2) Don't believe

Re: Talking photography - dynamics

2006-03-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
But I don't have the book, or, more precisely, the book is not here. It is out on loan. In any case, I never look up books using the ISBN, only by author/title. BTW, the same book may have different ISBN's depending on which edition or printing it may be. So, if you have an earlier edition,

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I had two - maybe three - dust spots on my first istDS. Shel [Original Message] From: Aaron Reynolds Here's a chunk out of the middle of a file, unresized, unsharpened, uncorrected, compressed a little more for the web. It clearly shows a couple of the mean dusties I'm talking about

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Toine
Dust? Me thinks hot pixels. Toine On 3/30/06, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a chunk out of the middle of a file, unresized, unsharpened, uncorrected, compressed a little more for the web. It clearly shows a couple of the mean dusties I'm talking about (plus some not-so-bad

Re: Keeping a lens level

2006-03-30 Thread Jostein
Quoting Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some decent solution e.g. would it help to use a ballhead? Have a look at this: http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/cache/offonce/pid/3224?livid=103lsf=103child=5 I use this device for macro

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Mar 2006 at 8:46, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Here's a chunk out of the middle of a file, unresized, unsharpened, uncorrected, compressed a little more for the web. It clearly shows a couple of the mean dusties I'm talking about (plus some not-so-bad ones):

Re: Tekade.de on future D

2006-03-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Lucas Rijnders wrote: I bought a Vivitar series one 70-210 after reading your page (and others), and I can't say you're wrong... Ah well, seriously, that's one nice lens. I just printed a 8 x 12 print of a flower shot (this print is for the customer who may be financing the 77 Limited!) taken

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hmm, those don't look like any dust spots I've seen ... Shel [Original Message] From: Aaron Reynolds http://aaronreynolds.ca/albums/PDML/dust.jpg Is this out-of-the-ordinary for an *ist D?

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a chunk out of the middle of a file, unresized, unsharpened, uncorrected, compressed a little more for the web. It clearly shows a couple of the mean dusties I'm talking about (plus some not-so-bad ones):

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 30, 2006, at 9:08 AM, David Savage wrote: I can't see any dust. Just a some hot pixels. Is that what those are? Why do they go away when blown with a blower brush? -Aaron

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Mar 2006 at 22:08, David Savage wrote: I can't see any dust. Just a some hot pixels. Maybe it's pixel dust :-) Sorry. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Mar 2006 at 9:11, Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Mar 30, 2006, at 9:08 AM, David Savage wrote: I can't see any dust. Just a some hot pixels. Is that what those are? Why do they go away when blown with a blower brush? Their intensity is a function of exposure time and ISO. High ISO

RE: RE: Much improved (WAS: Testing a Tamron Adaptall 6.9 200-500mm (not SP))

2006-03-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/03/30 Thu AM 11:12:14 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: RE: Much improved (WAS: Testing a Tamron Adaptall 6.9 200-500mm (not SP)) I believe Mike is right. Talking about led: It could be a communication meltdown ;-) Now

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 30, 2006, at 9:19 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: Their intensity is a function of exposure time and ISO. High ISO and long exposure times (under 1/4 with NR off) providing the combination most likely to shot them in all their glory. Hrm. I'd say 90% of what I shot was ISO 1600, 1/500 -

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mar 30, 2006, at 9:08 AM, David Savage wrote: I can't see any dust. Just a some hot pixels. Is that what those are? Why do they go away when blown with a blower brush? -Aaron Maybe it helps to cool the sensor? :-) I don't know

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread David Savage
On 3/30/06, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 30 Mar 2006 at 22:08, David Savage wrote: I can't see any dust. Just a some hot pixels. Maybe it's pixel dust :-) Sorry. No your not. Dave :-) -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan

Re: GESO - Solar Eclipse

2006-03-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060330.html

Re: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

2006-03-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for your helpful suggestions. Dan On 3/28/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan, the San Diego Zoo offers a Safari experience at an off site facility, somewhat north of the city and conventional zoo. I had a great experience there last year, They transport you on the back of

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread pnstenquist
Yep. Hot pixels in the one shot, dust in the other. -- Original message -- From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 30 Mar 2006 at 8:46, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Here's a chunk out of the middle of a file, unresized, unsharpened, uncorrected, compressed a

Re: April PUG open (early)

2006-03-30 Thread Gonz
Thank you Adelheid for another fine job of putting this together. rg AvK wrote: Hi folks, since i am travelling next week, i opened the April PUG today. It can be viewed at http://pug.komkon.org Have fun with all the interpretations of an april fools theme. Best Adelheid -- Someone

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
I've gotten into the habit of holding the DS level or face-down to avoid dust. It's happened twice and the results aren't what I want from a good camera. Sometimes the dust, when working in a dusty environment, will even migrate up to the focusing screen.

Re: Re: Workflow

2006-03-30 Thread mike wilson
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/03/30 Thu PM 01:18:20 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Workflow On 3/29/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since you got it free, maybe you can donate it to someone or to a group that needs it. You can always

A discussion of preference

2006-03-30 Thread collin . x . brenemuehl
There's been some interesting dialog about preferences. So I thought it might be good to put things into a more civil format. So here's the question: What aspect of producing an image do you enjoy the most? Composition? And what type?

Re: Enablement

2006-03-30 Thread Tomasz Machnik
Cotty wrote: On 30/3/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk, discombobulated, unleashed: But macro is indeed hard work. Fortunately I can often count on my friend's help - he is a very good and well known in Polish photo community macro photographer. Here are some of his works:

Re: Workflow

2006-03-30 Thread frank theriault
On 3/30/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: LOL Thanks Frank I needed that :-) Dave Always happy to help. g cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

RE: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
I've had a dust spec wandering around at the focusing screen for nearly six months. I have cleaned it about ten times. The same spec turns up again, after some time at another place. It has bugged me, but now I'm used to it. Perhaps I will miss it when it's gone ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just

Epson R220. Anyone using for sales prints

2006-03-30 Thread David J Brooks
After private emails with Fred, i'v pretty much talked myself into trying an Epson printer.The R220 seems adaqate for BW prints with 3rd party black ink(s). More so than my Canon which displays the green tint Fred mentioned he had, and sems to have gone in the R220. Just wondering if anyone

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread David J Brooks
Poping in late on this one. I don't see any dust Aaron, but i see 1 bad pixel, upper left. Dust on my sensors shows up as dark grayish blobs. A good hurricane blow seems to work best. FWIW i seem to have more dust problems on the D than with the Nikons. Dave Here's a chunk out of the

RE: RE: Much improved (WAS: Testing a Tamron Adaptall 6.9 200-500mm (not SP))

2006-03-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
Some time I am. But it's not intentional. I simply get carried away, but I do understand it can be tiresome sometimes. Sorry. 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: *ist D vs DS2, some questions

2006-03-30 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Adam Maas wrote: Aaron Reynolds wrote: So I used Dave Brooks' *ist D last summer a bunch of times. Since then, I've used a DS and now own a DS2. I noticed a couple of things and thought I'd ask the list about them. ISO -- I thought the maximum ISO on the D was 1600. Was it raised with

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Dave, that's from your D. The spots I'm asking about are on the player's chin, on the jersey logo and on the Nikon sign. So they're not dust -- how does one get these bad pixels in the first place, and how does one get rid of them? -Aaron -Original Message- From: David J Brooks

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread David J Brooks
My D you say. I have never noticed them before,but then it might have something to do with you shooting high iso and the background.Alot of my D shots have open sky and grass, so i might have missed them. Dust i just clone out. I'd say do the same for the stuck pixel. I'll have to look

Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-30 Thread Rick Womer
Compared to my PZ-1, PZ-1p, and (especially) Super Programs, the istD shutter noise is a whisper. I have shot chamber music recitals with the PZ-1p without disturbing anyone, so comparing the istD and istDS noise is rather like comparing the noise of a fly fart and a flea sneeze. Rick --- Lucas

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: Poping in late on this one. Does that mean you're going to be pontificating?

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Yes, I've been cloning these spots out of about 2000 pictures -- I meant is there anything that can be done to the camera to get rid of them, or is it a permanent problem? And how do they happen? I don't have this problem with the DS2 as yet, and I don't want to. How do I avoid it? -Aaron

Re: Advice on Anaheim and San Diego, California

2006-03-30 Thread Bob Blakely
Well, I live in Anaheim (Hills). I highly recommend: Gulliver's ...for great steaks, prime rib, English fare and a fantastic atmosphere. The theme of the restaurant follows the the book by Jonathan Swift. Call a few days ahead and ask for a table by the fire. 18482 Macarthur Blvd, Irvine, CA

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/3/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Some people are looking for problems, and find them. Others aren't, and don't. Amen. Only after I started contributing to Alamy did I start to see more dust than I cared for. I hate looking too closely, but their regs mean I scour each pic

Re: Major Enablement: FA*300 f4.5

2006-03-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Jay, I think you're going to enjoy this lens. I've had one since the late 90's - its one of my most used lenses. I too would like it to have a tripod collar but I'm very satisfied with the results as is. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Jay Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: David J Brooks wrote: Poping in late on this one. Does that mean you're going to be pontificating? Hey, not in front of the ladies, eh.:-) Dave Equine Photography in York Region

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread Cotty
Poping in late on this one. Does that mean you're going to be pontificating? I see. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread David J Brooks
I was looking back at some of the replies(i'm a bit behind in pdml mail lately) and i did find someone who mentioned the combo of high iso and slow shutter speeds.That has been echoed a lot over the years you were in exile.:-) It may be a problem just with the D. I dont remember to many

Re: Why dustproblems ? (WasRE: *ist D vs DS2, some questions)

2006-03-30 Thread pnstenquist
That's theologically possible. -- Original message -- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] David J Brooks wrote: Poping in late on this one. Does that mean you're going to be pontificating?

Re: Kodak accused of harming digital photo quality

2006-03-30 Thread Tom C
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does it not seem curious that the article doesn't mention what damage Kodak is allegedly doing to their customer's files? I read the article twice and found nothing but generalities and a degree of vagueness unusual even for the web. Shel National

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