Re: Sd Cards

2006-12-22 Thread Adam Maas
Canon does offer SD support on their DSLR's, but only the real ones (1 series). Wonder of SHDC support is coming? -Adam Peter Fairweather wrote: No Dave it's more like half speed USB all over again! Samsung are on the board of the SD card association, Pentax are just members. No sign of

Re: What Makes a Pentax a Pentax?

2006-12-22 Thread Adam Maas
Peter Fairweather wrote: Mark The answer to your question is the lenses. In a moment of madness I looked at some of the Cn lens reviews to see what was to be gained if anything by switching to the full frame 5D. The favourite wide lens was the sigma 12-24, which I have in a Pentax

Re: *istD series vs K100D?

2006-12-23 Thread Adam Maas
RAW is essentially identical. JPEG's from the K100D are significantly better for pixel-peeping (and noise). -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: *ist series and K100 image quality should be virtually identical, since the sensor is the same, and I suspect the processing engine is similar as well.

Re: Subject: Re: Doomsday is coming upon us?

2006-12-24 Thread Adam Maas
Steve Farnham wrote: Apparently man can't adversely affect the environment. Didn't you know the recent rises in global temperature are all natural phenomenon? There is something to be said for this theory as well. Both sides of the debate have political motivations, I don't trust

Re: Subject: Re: Doomsday is coming upon us?

2006-12-24 Thread Adam Maas
is one factor. The lack of data is another. The question is, can we afford to wait? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: 24. desember 2006 21:39 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Doomsday is coming upon us?

2006-12-25 Thread Adam Maas
Jostein Øksne wrote: After re-reading all of this thread, something strikes me. All the USA citizens that have spoken up downplays human impact. All the non-USA people do not. Go figure. :-) Jostein I'm not an American. And I'm pretty sure Shel is. Your categorization is incorrect.

Re: Doomsday is coming upon us?

2006-12-25 Thread Adam Maas
John Sessoms wrote: From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] In this case, I am a bit suspicious. The climatologists have way too much incentive to find that 'The Sky Is Falling!' If it is, they are terribly important people and we must pay absolute attention to everything they say. If it

Re: Doomsday is coming upon us?

2006-12-26 Thread Adam Maas
The biggest contribution to the environment the US and Canada could make would be to shut down the coal-fired power plants. Too many of them are grandfathered from environmental regulations and are extremely dirty. To give my local government credit, they're actually trying to get rid of coal

Re: The Big Issue (was Re: Doomsday is coming upon us?)

2006-12-26 Thread Adam Maas
Jostein Øksne wrote: Malcolm Smith wrote: [...] What we all need to do is agree there is a problem and how best to resolve it for everyone; although I suspect the 'facts' issued by governments helps to distract the various populations and allow themselves and big business largely get on

Re: AF speeds (was: Pentax glass)

2006-12-26 Thread Adam Maas
The K100D does indeed have a half-press position on the shutter. The DL/DL2 doe have rather slow AF, the D and DS are faster, but the K100D is faster than the DS and more positive than the D. -Adam Russell Kerstetter wrote: I have a DL, which is the only AF slr I have really used, so I never

Re: Pop goes the Epson 2200

2006-12-27 Thread Adam Maas
That's a good deal, as is the R1800 if you're printing colour only (Superb colour, but BW is so-so like the 2200 with stock ink) -Adam Kenneth Waller wrote: Paul, FWIW, check out the clearance center on Epson's site. They currently have a refurbished 2200 for $447.

Re: *istD AF

2006-12-27 Thread Adam Maas
Jens Bladt wrote: I seem to have read that FPS of the K10D is a tiny bit faster than the D. Write speed is faster and the buffer is larger. But the AF system has not changed. It's still SAFOX VIII. Your shot is excellent. But IMO it's more an exception than a rule about how the D perform

Re: *istD AF

2006-12-27 Thread Adam Maas
SAFOX VIII is the sensor. The designation doesn't include the AF algorithms, which are seriously improved on the K series bodies. And the D very definitely has predictive AF. So do all of the SAFOX VIII equipped bodies. -Adam Jens Bladt wrote: No, I doubt that this camera does feature

Re: Doomsday is coming upon us?

2006-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
Actually I was thinking of Bjoern Lomborg, although he isn't a founding member (I had him conflated with Moore there). -Adam John Sessoms wrote: From: Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] John Sessoms wrote: From: Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] In this case, I am a bit suspicious

Re: Introduction

2006-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
Scott Loveless wrote: On 12/29/06, W. Guy Finley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all! Found this list after intensely studying Stan's Pentax page trying to figure out what in the world I was doing with lenses for my new baby. I learned on my dad's K1000 (more later) and after a hiatus until

Re: A bit more about K10D, please read.

2006-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: A bit more about K10D, please read. Hi! First of, indeed my K10D has this banding. It appears if you push (make brighter) the image all the way up. It is very similar to what I had on *istD and I don't think

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-29 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 29, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: I saw the Leica M8 and their version of the Panasonic L1 (can't recall the name offhand .. digi lux 3 maybe?). I continue to be impressed with the SLR although i don't see the benefit from buying the red dot as

Re: GESO: playing in the studio

2006-12-30 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 29, 2006, at 7:04 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Only problem is the L1 locks up when flushing the buffer, unless they've fixed that in a firmware update. Not sure what you mean there. The one I snapped with at the store seems to do buffered writes, and be fairly

Re: Question about DNG

2006-12-30 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Dec 28, 2006, at 11:39 PM, Thibouille wrote: Well I can be useful. I do not take much photographs (mostly time constraints) and I do not always (specially months later) remember which lens I used. I'd be happy to know for sure. Of course, it 's not a big issue, but

Re: SMC-A 70-210 F4 on Pentax DSLRs?

2006-12-30 Thread Adam Maas
Mark Erickson wrote: Anyone have any comments on how well the SMC-A 70-210mm F4 zoom performs on Pentax DSLRs? Thanks, Mark Works like a charm on my K100D. While it's not a focal length I often use (I'm a wide/normal guy) it's a superb lens on digital. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: *istD AF

2006-12-31 Thread Adam Maas
Doug Franklin wrote: William Robb wrote: I've had a couple of messages telling me I should really try one of the high end Canons or Nikons to see what their AF can do. There is no way in hell that any AF Pentax would have made that shot unless it is one hell of a crop. Yeah, but what

Re: Christmas enablement? + Sigma EF-500 DG super questions

2006-12-31 Thread Adam Maas
You'll need another flash to do wireless TTL. Good news is that a AF360FGZ costs the same as a SU-800 or ST-E2 and is also a flash. Bad news, it's not all that cheap. HSS needs TTL, which means A or later lenses. -Adam F Mckenty wrote: I got a Lowepro slingshot 200AW and a Sigma EF-500

Re: Christmas enablement? + Sigma EF-500 DG super questions

2006-12-31 Thread Adam Maas
F Mckenty wrote: Adam Maas wrote: You'll need another flash to do wireless TTL. Good news is that a AF360FGZ costs the same as a SU-800 or ST-E2 and is also a flash. Bad news, it's not all that cheap. HSS needs TTL, which means A or later lenses. -Adam Thanks for the info. Using

Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-01 Thread Adam Maas
Economics. Sensor cost is relative to area. This is because there's a fixed size to the silicon wafers that sensors are made from (which affects yields [the number of usable sensors per wafer], as one minor issue is enough to make a sensor useless). The wafers cost a set amount, so the cost of

Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-01 Thread Adam Maas
That depends on exactly how demanding the photographer is, and in what ways. DX format can satisfy very demanding photographers, as long as performance at the max ISO is not the primary consideration (Note also that the max ISO on a 5D is 1600, H[3200] is actually a software push in-camera, as

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-01 Thread Adam Maas
Not gonna happen. Both Nikon and Canon have essentially plateaued in their development. Look at the 30D, which may get a mild bump this year (to the 400D/XTi 10MP sensor and a larger buffer, mostly for marketing). The only major release from Nikon I'd expect anytime soon is an 8MP D3H or a

Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-01 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: On 1/01/07 4:40 PM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was an interview article with Nikon on FF subject. Among other things they said, they have been observing Canon 5D sales for a while but it never went beyond 5% of total DSLR sales. FF sensor cost

Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-01 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: It's sad to see this whole stupid FF vs APS-C horsepucky again be a bazillion message thread. Two misnomers make a religious battle it seems. I'll just take pictures and to hell with trying to discuss it. G At least we aren't talking about the 48mm Full

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
I'm an Internet Security Specialist for the last remaining vestige of MCI. I smack spammers for a living. -Adam Charles Wilson wrote: Dear All, I work as a CEO of a Christian charity, and work part as a marriage counsellor and a psychologist. Regards Charles Wilson Sydney

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Bob Shell wrote: On Jan 2, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: Which is very, very far from what my education prepared me for... I wonder how many of us are doing what our education prepared us for? In my case I majored in zoology Bob I'm an Electronics Engineering Technician

Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: On 1/02/07 10:46 AM, Bronek Kozicki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not saying never, but currently Pentax seems to be heading in different direction. We will see. As for now, I'm buying both FA and DA lenses, depending on my immediate needs. It is well known that

Re: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Bronek Kozicki wrote: Quoting Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The pertinent consideration of course is that the now defunct resolution sensors would have used a similar silicon area to those by which they were replaced. FF and APS sensors will always differ in price by at least the

Re: Occupations

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Christian wrote: Adam Maas wrote: I'm an Internet Security Specialist for the last remaining vestige of MCI. I smack spammers for a living. -Adam Good for you! An ever increasing part of my job is taking care of databases that help us put spammers in jail. Ironically, my previous

Re: Looking for a K10D ...

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Thibouille wrote: Well Belgium is quite small. In fact, 2 hours by train and I'm in Cologne, Germany so It's quite easy to move a bit. Brussels is in the center so about 150-200 kilometers in each direction and you change country ;) The problem without car is that, if the shop is outside of

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Bronek Kozicki wrote: Quoting Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]: B obviously hasn't looked at too many big Canon or Leica M8 produced images. Leica M8 is croppped, although not APS. B. Close to APS-H actually. About as close to that as DX format is to APS-C. -Adam -- PDML

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
A 20/2.8, FA 24/2.8. FA 24/2 Plenty available. -Adam Margus Männik wrote: Some? Do you see any satisfactory Pentax FF wideangle on a market? FA24 will vignette for sure, not speaking of any wider ones. Even Canon can't say yet, that they have GOOD wide-angle for their 5D. 20...24mm for FF

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Yes, but the size is similar. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: That's not true, the Kodak chip is the same ratio as APS-C ~ 35mm ~ 6x9cm (2:3). APS-H (16:9) isn't even close. Geeze these numbers are published everywhere. Adam Maas wrote: Bronek Kozicki wrote: Quoting Digital Image

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Peter Fairweather wrote: I run a university business school in Kent. I'm attempting to retire early as the best part of the job has become taking photos for the in house magazine and the external relations department. Why are their so few female contributors to this list? Does this reflect

Re: Scanning

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
I've yet to see a decent 35mm scan from a flatbed, mostly because the holders suck horribly. MF and LF scans on the other hand can get quite good with the higher-end scanners, if not quite up to a Nikon 9000's output. -Adam Markus Maurer wrote: I can even see a difference between the Canon

Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Digital Image Studio wrote: On 02/01/07, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was an interview article with Nikon on FF subject. Among other things they said, they have been observing Canon 5D sales for a while but it never went beyond 5% of total DSLR sales. FF sensor cost in case

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Cotty wrote: On 3/1/07, Digital Image Studio, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty has used a Pentax 15/3.5 on a near FF Canon body and didn't see to have too many complaints. which reminds me I have yet to see results with it on a 36X24 body. Idea: will bring to GFM so will accost a FF user

Re: More rumors ... (and happy New Year)

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
Digital Image Studio wrote: On 03/01/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe we should take up a collection and send one to the guy who runs 16-9.net. he does quite good lens tests on FF and 1.6x crop bodies, has been doing a series on 14/15mm's and already has the basic adaptor (He

Re: Scanning

2007-01-02 Thread Adam Maas
David Mann wrote: On Jan 3, 2007, at 2:22 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Having spent a good part of two days on and off scanning P645 negatives, I'm resigned to the fact that this process is hopelessly, infuriatingly tedious and unproductive. I remember now why I was so happy to be done with

Re: Fw: Full frame vs APS-C was: Re: PESO - Hertzlia Marina vs K10D

2007-01-03 Thread Adam Maas
The Monarch shot is good, if a little over-saturated. The road and treeline is a fun example of a blue/gold polarizer. The other two are crap. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/71055999 Looking again, I kind of like the rendition of the monarch, (Oh God I need

Re: OT: Occupations?

2007-01-03 Thread Adam Maas
frank theriault wrote: On 1/3/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just one side point... neither purgatory or a burning hell are taught by the Bible. So yes a strange, in fact, false logic.snip Indeed! The concept of purgatory is Roman Catholic dogma (perhaps other Christian sects believe

Re: 28-70 F4 quiry

2007-01-03 Thread Adam Maas
David J Brooks wrote: Is this the lens that seemed to fall apart. There was talk last year here, about a lens in this more or less focal lenght, that was a good performer, but the elements tended to seperate. Was it this one.?? Or another. Actually, comments on this lens would be

Re: K10 and Sigma HSM

2007-01-03 Thread Adam Maas
Sandy Harris wrote: The dpreview.com page on the Pentax K10D has this text: Supersonic motors have been available in Canon and Nikon lenses for a while but not yet to Pentax, the K10D is fully compatible with upcoming Supersonic Direct-drive motor lenses, the first of which are expected to

Re: OT Re: Purgatory was - OT: Occupations?

2007-01-03 Thread Adam Maas
John Sessoms wrote: From: frank theriault On 1/3/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just one side point... neither purgatory or a burning hell are taught by the Bible. So yes a strange, in fact, false logic.snip Indeed! The concept of purgatory is Roman Catholic dogma (perhaps other

Re: PESO - Chimping

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
Can't be, they look white, not like boiled lobsters. -Adam David Savage wrote: Maybe he meant Ken Rockwell? Dave ;-) On 1/4/07, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bruce, I find this a somewhat odd photo. I don't see the Norman Rockell comparison except as it being a scene

Re: K100D and raw converters

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
This will work for all the 6MP bodies except the D as the RAW format is the same apart from the camera ID. The K10D uses a different format (As does the *istD) -Adam Pancho Hasselbach wrote: Hi, I've got a new K100D. I installed the sillypix software on my PC. It's a real PITA. I

Re: K100D and raw converters

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
Note your K100D shares the DL finder. -Adam Pancho Hasselbach wrote: This is free form, I sacrificed the DL entry, as I don't have one and don't like pentamirrors. If a copy is altered, the original file remains ready to use. P. J. Alling schrieb: Better not expect to use the Ds to

Re: K10D with AF540FGZ

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: J and K Messervy Subject: K10D with AF540FGZ I received my flash the other day and have been playing with it a bit indoors and out. First impressions are good, however the exposure results in P-TTL are a little disappointing. I'm

Re: Glimpse of DA*50-135? Tokina 50-135mm lens review

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: On 1/04/07 7:39 PM, Lawrence Kwan, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you are correct, and *if* this Tokina did have the SMC coating, has there been any previous SMC lenses with this poor flare control? I almost take it for granted that SMC = excellent flare control. Am I

Re: PDML Digest, Vol 9, Issue 84

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
Digital Image Studio wrote: On 05/01/07, W. Guy Finley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're still running Windows 98? Well, sooner or later I think you're going to have to move on because more and more programs are requiring Windows XP. Personally, buying a nice camera like a K100D or K110D

Re: OT: Velvia available again

2007-01-04 Thread Adam Maas
Kenneth Waller wrote: For those still shooting film of the slide variety, I received a note from Fuji advising that Velvia will again be made available. Kenneth Waller Velvia II is something I look forward to, although 120 Velvia never became unavailable here in Toronto (I never had

Re: OT: Velvia available again

2007-01-05 Thread Adam Maas
In reality, Fuji tried to replace it with Velvia 100 (NOT Velvia 100F, which is a completely different film without Velvia-level saturation that Fuji inexplicably introduced a few years back). People were not enthused with the altered colour balance with 100, which Fuji had done to prevent

Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated

2007-01-05 Thread Adam Maas
One reason for that is that the younger set has grown up in an era of Telemarketing. Few calls from unrecognized sources have any worth and most are a waste of time. I certainly never answer calls from names/numbers I don't recognize. -Adam ann sanfedele wrote: It is not just businesses,

Re: How big is big enough?

2007-01-05 Thread Adam Maas
I'm looking at adding a similar amount of storage. I picked up a 300GB drive a few months ago and have filled it but thats primarily shooting film (At 2GB a roll for scans) -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: One terabyte would probably keep me in storage space for another two or three years. But

Re: How big is big enough?

2007-01-06 Thread Adam Maas
Digital Image Studio wrote: On 06/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for naming one of the drives after me:-). Paul My drives are bandit, jack, minnie and willie -- my dogs and kids, living and dead. Paul On Jan 5, 2007, at 11:10 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote: When I got

FS Friday (A day late)

2007-01-06 Thread Adam Maas
All prices in Canadian, plus shipping. I can only take money orders at the moment. Kit #1. K100D with less than 2000 shots on the clock. This is probably the best 6MP body on the market today, with in-body stabilization, the best viewfinder short of the D80 or K10D, excellent image quality,

Re: FS Friday (A day late)

2007-01-06 Thread Adam Maas
Toronto, Canada Postal code is M6C 3L9 -Adam Thibouille wrote: Adam, where are you located ? 2007/1/6, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: All prices in Canadian, plus shipping. I can only take money orders at the moment. Kit #1. K100D with less than 2000 shots on the clock

Re: FS Friday (A day late)

2007-01-06 Thread Adam Maas
(I need to pack them and get them weighed to get exact pricing) -Adam Thibouille wrote: Canada.. Mmm do you have any idea about shipping costs to Belgium? 2007/1/6, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Toronto, Canada Postal code is M6C 3L9 -Adam Thibouille wrote: Adam, where are you located

Re: Softwares question (advices needed)

2007-01-07 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You want to read The DAM Book by Peter Krogh. Godfrey Yes, Excellent book -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-07 Thread Adam Maas
And no doubt a repeat of the infamous Lexus Bluetooth virus that's been going around using Bluetooth-equipped Lexuses as a distribution method. It's hard to patch cars reliably. -Adam Kenneth Waller wrote: Its Ford way of catching up. My understanding it will have the capabilities of

Re: FS Friday (A day late)

2007-01-08 Thread Adam Maas
Depending on which pieces. I'd really prefer to keep the K100D and 16-45 together, but I'm amenable to parting out for the folks here. What are you interested in? -Adam Thibouille wrote: OK it gives an idea. Unfirtunately I'm unable to buy the whole package for now. Tell me/us if you

Re: Enablement

2007-01-08 Thread Adam Maas
Thibouille wrote: What is a Sign Maker by the way? I have no idea.. probably my english which is limited. Anyway, happy you found a job. Just be sure you alarm clock is up to the task :) Someone who makes signs, typically for businesses to display outside their premises. -Adam -- PDML

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated)

2007-01-08 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: On 1/08/07 4:19 PM, Bob W, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: moaning or apologising This is not to pick out Bob :-). I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than (I thought) I learned in school, and was thinking about asking somebody about it. Suddenly, I

Re: Ford and Microsoft go wireless

2007-01-08 Thread Adam Maas
Cotty wrote: On 8/1/07, Charles Robinson, discombobulated, unleashed: One wonders if the PalmOS-based Treo700 has the same limitation... Palm based Treos are the 650 and 680. I have the 650 and the formatting for phone numbers is . Actually the 700 comes in two versions, the

Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated)

2007-01-08 Thread Adam Maas
keith_w wrote: Adam Maas wrote: [...] The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the schools teach correct english less and less). -Adam Oh? [C]orrect English, you say? H. keith whaley Yes, as defined by the OED, not by Websters. Correct Canadian

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-08 Thread Adam Maas
One thing is that Americans tend to have a far more personal relationship with their flag than most other countries. It is, to the greatest extent, the one enduring symbol of their nation, it's their battle standard and the covering of their coffin when they've died for their nation. To a

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-08 Thread Adam Maas
Mark Cassino wrote: Adam Maas wrote: Remember that there's essentially no other universal symbol of the US, they've no royal family (Much as the Kennedy's, Clinton's and Bush's might aspire) and no other uniting symbols from the founding of their nation (Apart from perhaps

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-08 Thread Adam Maas
Tim Øsleby wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: 9. januar 2007 00:46 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence One thing is that Americans tend to have a far more personal relationship

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
Doug Brewer wrote: On Jan 8, 2007, at 10:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I did some pics at the North American International Auto Show today. I have a lot of pics and have only processed a few. The K10D was nice to work with. Shot most of it handheld with SR turned on. Great camera for events

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: On 1/09/07 9:15 AM, Mark Roberts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: However, I think a Mustang should look like a Mustang. That one looks like a Nissan. Give it a couple of years - by then Mustangs may *be* Nissans or Toyotas. ;-) U, that would be a tragedy. When I first

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
David Savage wrote: At 12:27 AM 10/01/2007, Adam Maas wrote: K.Takeshita wrote: U, that would be a tragedy. When I first visited U.S. years ago, the first thing I did at the airport was to designate Mustang at the rent-a-car counter. That was an early 70's muscle Mustang. A dream

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: jim Subject: Finally got my K10D. but.. Finally got My K10D today YAH but my Sigma 24-70 zoom won't work with it. Won't auto focus, won't auto anything, Yet same lens works perfictaly on my MZ7.

Re: PESO: Show Pony

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
K.Takeshita wrote: On 1/09/07 10:27 AM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frankly, I'd rather have a Nissan Silvia, Fairlady or Skyline than any Pony Car. Cubic Inches are fun, handling is more fun. I was talking about the nostalgia in a different era. Since mid 80's for several

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
Just a note, but the Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party was founded (by a Lebanese Christian Arab) as an explicit pan-Arab take on National Socialism. Yes, that makes Baby Assad the last true fascist dictator. -Adam Now, hopefully Godwin's Law ensues. P. J. Alling wrote: You are not even worth

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
Kenneth Waller wrote: The USA is multi ethnic, but if you are an American, you are an American, first and foremost, and that flag is to die for. Sadly that's the way it use to be. Notice the number of immigrants arriving in the U S of A that want to change the official language, continue

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
Which of those? There were at least 3 official flags, and two variants of the better-known battle flag. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: Which confederate flag. The official flag, or the battle flag, (which never had an official standing, as far as I know), but was used to minimize confusion

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
statement. I find any flag dedicated to the destruction of the Union, and the preservation of slavery an abomination. Happy now? Though I still doubt than most Americans would recognize the original Stars and Bars if they saw one. Adam Maas wrote: Which of those? There were at least 3

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:59 AM, Adam Maas wrote: Sigma makes nice stuff, apart from the electronics. I try and avoid any sigma product with electronics in it. The 30/1.4 is making it hard though. All the modern lenses have electronics in them. Their build quality

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
have decided that they want to be the brand for morons and idiots, it probably won't surprise them in the least. They've already dumped the nameplate in the toilet, a little more crap won't make much difference. Paul -- Original message -- From: Adam Maas

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-09 Thread Adam Maas
jim wrote: SIGnificant MAlfunction strikes again. LOL. mmm how do sigma lens work on sigma camera? any compatiability issuses there? maybe they reverse engineer there own lens :P James Potentially, since their lens protocol is a fairly blatant copy of the EOS protocol. IIRC they

Re: Finally got my K10D. but..........

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
jim wrote: On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:35:10 -0500, Adam Maas wrote: Potentially, since their lens protocol is a fairly blatant copy of the EOS protocol. IIRC they originally tried to licence EF mount. got turned down and decided to use a K-mount derived Bayonet on a mount that's otherwise

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
David Savage wrote: On 1/10/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interestingly, the Americans seem to be flocking to Canadian pharmacies to take advantage of our much lower drug costs. Does the Canadian government subsidise drug's like they do in Oz? Cheers, Dave Yes, to an

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
Brendan MacRae wrote: --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence But the New York Times is probably the most liberal daily newspaper in the U.S. They always take the side of the oppressed minority if

Re: BW Printing (on a budget)

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
Actually, it can be. A R220 and the EZ-R2 inkset from MIS. About as cheap and even smoother prints with controllable toning from a 6 ink setup. Both are great options. -Adam Mark Erickson wrote: If you really want to go cheap (and by all accounts really good), take a look at Paul Roark's

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
The only way to be unarmed is to remove the thinking man's brain. I agree with Heinlein. There's no such thing as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men (and women). -Adam Tom C wrote: Well my point (even though I'm not anti-gun) is that it's better for no one to be armed than anybody to

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
I would expect that every nuclear power with the ability to project power that far has such concrete plans, simply as an exercise in precaution. I don't expect them to be used. -Adam Markus Maurer wrote: In lthe Monday New Zurich newspaper I have read that a nation (which name I will not

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
Depends on who you're talking about. That was probably true for most of the east coast tribes, who were fairly civilised agrarian peoples on the cusp of bronze-age civilization and the West Coast tribes, who lived in a virtual paradise. It certainly wasn't for the plains tribes, who were

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
DagT wrote: Den 10. jan. 2007 kl. 15.54 skrev Adam Maas: David Savage wrote: On 1/10/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interestingly, the Americans seem to be flocking to Canadian pharmacies to take advantage of our much lower drug costs. Does the Canadian government subsidise

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
. It was genocide, pure and simple. Shel [Original Message] From: Adam Maas The primary reason for the massive population drop wasn't wholesale slaughter. It was the unthinking introduction of several virulent and deadly diseases to a population with essentially no resistances

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO - American Fence So much for reports that gun murders are out of control. The media was more than happy to scream to the world how violent Toronto and Canada are becoming; they seem oddly silent

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
Tom C wrote: Too many people look at the marginal production cost of the pills and say the drug companies are ripping us off, not remembering the billions the first production pill costs these companies, and the incredible mass of regulations that they work under (which protects us, but

Re: PAW 2007 - 01 - GDG

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
Scott Loveless wrote: On 1/10/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am still behind getting the rest of the 2006 weeks posted, but I'm almost recovered from my trip to Nashville TN and thought I should *start* 2007. Frankly, I was sick with a stomach flu most of the time I was

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
Here in Canada almost all shootings are drug/gang related or accidental. Deaths from suicides, armed robberies and domestic disputes are overwhelmingly via other means. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: Most shootings are suicides, followed in no particular order since I don't know the breakdown,

Re: PESO - American Fence

2007-01-10 Thread Adam Maas
out. It was genocide, pure and simple. Shel [Original Message] From: Adam Maas The primary reason for the massive population drop wasn't wholesale slaughter. It was the unthinking introduction of several virulent and deadly diseases to a population with essentially

Re: PESO-- Reworking an old image

2007-01-11 Thread Adam Maas
Excellent job re-rendering that shot. I distinctly like the BW better as it seems sharper and with more texture, although the light is gorgeous on the colour shot. -Adam Mike Hamilton wrote: I've been lacking inspiration or motivation these days, and so I am trying to re-work older images.

Re: PESO - Holden Efi jy @ N A I A S

2007-01-12 Thread Adam Maas
Bloody gorgeous car. Hope it sees production over here. It would be nice to see GM actually make 2 nice cars (the other being the Solstice/Sky/GT roadster) -Adam Kenneth Waller wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/cars/ for a look at what I think is the wildest car at

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