Re: Humorous Logic

2006-09-06 Thread Jostein Øksne
There is nothing... ...and i repeat Nothing... humorous about lutefisk. Jostein On 9/6/06, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Found buried in a discussion on Slashdot (http://slashdot.org) Hrmm... a larg enough block of Na [sodium] tossed into a lake would essentially make a large pool

Re: PESO: Mouse View (cat alert)

2006-09-05 Thread Jostein Øksne
Jack, Your link got the question mark in the wrong spot. This one works: http://www.photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=182 That feline sure looks bugged too...:-) Thanks for sharing Jostein On 9/5/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was bugging Miss Kitty with an A100 f/2.8 macro

Re: Hyperdrive Image Storage Device

2006-09-05 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/5/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's an unsubstantiated rumor. It means little at this point. Shel Quite persistent, though. Might be worth heeding to. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Markus Bauernfeind/FAST TV Server AG is out of the office.

2006-09-05 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/5/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's what I call a lunch hour. The sort I wish our middle management would take. I thought they were permanently out for lunch? :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Hyperdrive Image Storage Device

2006-09-05 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/5/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heeding a rumor makes no sense. Why stock up on peripheral gear based on a rumor ... you might end up with some useless peripherals. I'll just wait until the camera is announced and in the stores. No, I think you should buy an AA charger now.

Re: Get em while they exist: photos of K10D and 645D?

2006-09-04 Thread Jostein Øksne
I made this one of the 645D for my work desktop when the official images were released at the time of PMA. Unfortunately I don't have the link to the originals anymore. File size is 430 KB. http://www.oksne.net/temp/645Dscreen.jpg For the record, my contribution is only to combine a front and a

Re: Get em while they exist: photos of K10D and 645D?

2006-09-04 Thread Jostein Øksne
Christian wrote: I'm just imaging the 645D with 600mm F5.6 lens and 1.4x TC... It would be a killer shore bird rig. The 20D with 300/4 would be my flight lens where handling and frame rate are needed... the possibilities are intriguing. :-) mmm Would kill my back first,

Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-09-04 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks for the comment, Marnie! Yeah, I should have got the whole antennae, but it was too big for me. :-) Enjoy your trip! Jostein On 9/4/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/29/2006 12:28:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Re: A clever device for travel photographers

2006-09-04 Thread Jostein Øksne
LOL... Green Gadget of the Year Cool, though. Jostein On 9/4/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.voltaicsystems.com/ -- Regards, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: SMC Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF USM (WAS: Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?)

2006-09-03 Thread Jostein Øksne
be slightly longer in most cases (to cover the difference in Register). -Adam Jostein Øksne wrote: Point about front element taken, but the front element is not THE single factor in deciding the weight of a lens. I have five lenses for the 645 system, and all of them are heavier

Re: SMC Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF USM (WAS: Re: Lens in motor or not?USM?)

2006-09-03 Thread Jostein Øksne
] wrote: Huh??? There are three of them scheduled for release early next year. Pål - Original Message - From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 3:36 PM Subject: Re: SMC Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF USM (WAS: Re

Attn. Mark Roberts

2006-09-03 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi Mark, Tried to respond off-list, but your mail server rejects. It also rejects the address I used to contact you through. What should I do? Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: SMC Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF USM (WAS: Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?)

2006-09-02 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/2/06, Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really hope for a 400/4. It is about the longest and fastest lens that can be hand-held. With the 1,5X multiplication with the DSLR bodies, and perhaps an AF 1,4X converter, it would be a killer outfit! 400/4 with SSM would be neat. Can't see

Re: SMC Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF USM (WAS: Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?)

2006-09-02 Thread Jostein Øksne
Out of 13 lenses projected until 2006, 11 are DA lenses, even the upcoming f/2.8 zooms. Right now I find it hard to believe we will see any more DFA lenses at all. Jostein On 9/2/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My fervent hope is that the FA lenses that have been discontinued in the

Re: SMC Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF USM (WAS: Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?)

2006-09-02 Thread Jostein Øksne
Then tell me, guys, Why are the medium format optics so much larger for corresponding focal lengths and max apertures? Jostein On 9/2/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adam Maas mykroft at mykroft.com Sat Sep 2 08:49:28 EST 2006 400/4 with SSM would be neat. Can't see any good reason

Re: SMC Pentax D FA* 400/4 ED IF USM (WAS: Re: Lens in motor or not? USM?)

2006-09-02 Thread Jostein Øksne
/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then tell me, guys, Why are the medium format optics so much larger for corresponding focal lengths and max apertures? The long lenses aren't, I had a 400/4 for my 67, it didn't taper much as the back end used the external bayonet but the front

Re: K10D

2006-09-02 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi Bill! Great to have you back! Jostein On 9/2/06, Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guess I'm the oddball here. I'm perfectly happy with my *istD and have no plans to replace it. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ryan

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/1/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My comment was not meant to be taken seriously! In fact, I suspect that LF will be the last bastion of film, simply because it will be prohibitively expensive to produce large sensors for a small user base. Let's hope that producing film for the

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-09-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/1/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tongue in cheek? Totally InComprehensible? Jostein :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-09-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/1/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31.08.2006, at 23:20 , Peter Fairweather wrote: Given that the new K10D is rumoured to make the 67II obsolete, surely Pentax will just drop the 645D??!! I don't know :-) But it would be interesting to see what is (2x bigger than

Re: FS: Almost Friday

2006-09-01 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, but then again we have not speculated on whether your favourite top-model will hand-deliver the camera to you. Now that would be something. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D Rumor

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On DPReview there is a gentleman who claims that his local camera store in Portland, Maine showed him an advertising flyer for the K10D with the following specs: - 10 Megapixels That's hardly news...:-) - ISO 100 to 3200 ISO 100? That's news. - Shake Reduction Given the K100D, that's

Re: K10D Rumor

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks, Shel. You have made your point. Would you like some coffee? Jostein On 8/31/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yawn Shel [Original Message] From: Douglas Newman On DPReview there is a gentleman who claims that his local camera store in Portland, Maine

K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On the subject of the K10D, there's so many eddies in the the internet flow that creating a summary of common knowledge could be fun. AFAIK, a list of reasonably well established facts include: 10 Mpx Anti-shake Evolved K-mount SD memory cards, with support for 2 GB cards. Rumors, here and

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2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
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Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
lol You must have got the coffee, then. Posting at half past one in the morning... Cheers, Jostein On 8/31/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes ... but I can't talk about it. Shel [Original Message] From: Jostein Øksne On the subject of the K10D, there's so many eddies

Re: has anyone seen damage like this to a lens?

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
I had the repairman at Pentax Norway to look at the images. According to him, the damage is within a modular group of elements that should be changed as a whole. He explisitly told me he would not be able to just open it and clean it, so I believe it is not an easy fix. Jostein On 8/31/06,

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rob, who admits to having seen a press release, confirmed that it has a battery grip. When I searched the web for rumors, I found continued reference to extended dynamic range and advanced noise reduction. Both of these are apparently

Re: Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hey dude, D'you fink your'e the only one? Jostein :-( On 8/31/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] But I haven't read all the threads thoroughly over the last weeks (I have had very prominent guests in my house, and they have of course had

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe the contacts pop out the moment you mount an USM lens? Hm. I think that would mean that all the old powerzoom lenses would be unusable on the K10D. That seems unlikely, imo. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two wheels. Like the D. Fact or speculation? Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone care to make an educated guess to RAW speed buffer given that JPEG is 3 fps 'streaming'? So... 3fps is a fact? Streaming JPEGs meaning no buffer congestion for JPEG? Fact or rumor? Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Based on the floaters from the previous thread, here's an update. The wish from John Forbes for a two-wheel interface aka *istD and (P)Z-1p seems so likely I threw it into facts at face value. Rob's battery grip goes in there as well, along with the claim of 3fps, which also seems very likely,

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
the 3fps will go back in the rumor pool at the next update. Jostein Paul -- Original message -- From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Based on the floaters from the previous thread, here's an update. The wish from John Forbes for a two-wheel interface aka *istD

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Was the subject on the power zoom feature? I thought people were talking about using these contacts for USM drive. I thought PZ itself is a dead issue (can see no reason to resurrect it, particularly if Pentax are planning to equip lenses with

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
More proof of HyP. But there's new acronym on that dial too; Sv. Jostein On 8/31/06, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 01/09/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very good synopsis. You are well organized, aren't

Re: K10D Facts and speculations v2

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
BTW The whole list is just an assemblages of the rumors floating around That's given. Look at the name of the thread. Some rumors seem more substantiated than others, though. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Jostein, you are one of the ones who knows! Mph hmph phmm mh hmm. Sorry. Can't break the spell. :-( Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Cotty, suitably discombobulated, burst out: So let me get this right. If USM or it's Pentax-monikered equivalent is introduced, anyone that wants to take advantage of it is going to have to buy new lens(es) ? LOL. That'll be hard to face for some, eh? Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Kite -- acronyms

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm more of a sardonic chap. wg wry grin ? Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Including body-driven AF lenses? I mean, will a K10D have an AF motor inside the body as well? If it hasn't, then ALL Pentax lenses on the market today will suddenly become manual focus with a brand, spanking new camera. How would that be for

K10D FS v3

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Here's the second update. There's an incredible lot of posts, so it's hard to keep up here. I'm trying to consider info that seems to emerge from more than one unrelated source. The more sources the better, I guess. Remember also that this is not meant to be the ultimate truth about the K10D. I'd

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
The current Pentax AF lenses come in at least three flavours. In its simplest form, the camera needs to be switched to manual focus, and then tweak. With FA* lenses, all you have to do is pull the focus ring towards the camera house. A small, audible click, and you have manual focus. Move it

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You have got the numbers wrong. The answer to everything is 42 ;-) Nope. That's a common misconception. The real answer is: Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money. And less hair. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
Press release date is around the 15. September. And no, I'm not in the know of anything on this one. :-( Jostein On 8/31/06, Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ??? Any news, Rumors??? Pål -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: K10D - facts and speculations

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So as soon as you touch the focus ring, the AF disengages? How does it re-engage? Surely you must stop AF for any meaningful manual focus to take place? AF must be set to single. Mine is most of the time anyway...:-) When the camera settles on a

Re: Two Weeks -- Have Patience!

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/31/06, John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seriously people, calm down for a moment and think about how much energy you're wasting over this. This is positive energy, John. The Pentaxian equivalent of a group of chimps grooming eachother for fleas. Jostein vbg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: But what about the 645D?

2006-08-31 Thread Jostein Øksne
That's what I have been lead to believe, yes. Jostein On 8/31/06, Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But it does mean that there are news about it in the press release? - Original Message - From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent

Re: Having returned from the greatest vacation ever.

2006-08-30 Thread Jostein Øksne
It was good to see you again, Libermans. :-) Looking forward to your GESO. Jostein On 8/30/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey! After wonderful vacation (a picture from which I posted to the oncoming PUG) I have returned home. In my opinion it was my best vacation ever. I shall

Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-30 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/29/06, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.oksne.net/paw/calanoid.html Mush nicer thaqn the first one. Good work Thanks Dave. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-30 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/29/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exquisite ! The orientation is a plus. Lighting looks pretty good to me. Thanks, Ken! Some very minor nits... Hard to tell but it looks to me it could use a touch more DOF along the main body. Agreed. I may eventually have to employ

Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-30 Thread Jostein Øksne
pics that are more than mere documentation. Jostein On 8/29/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The technical quality is definitely improved over the first, but I preferred the colors and feeling in the first one you showed. Godfrey On Aug 29, 2006, at 12:22 PM, Jostein Øksne

Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-30 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks Joe. :-) On 8/29/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.oksne.net/paw/calanoid.html Thanks for looking. Jostein - Cool. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-30 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/29/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.oksne.net/paw/calanoid.html Wow! He looks small, what sort of length is he ? Lovely shot mate. Thanks Cotty, I guess it was about 3 mm head to tail. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-30 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/30/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now you're getting somewhere Jostein, a lot better. I think we can take more of this. Now it's interesting from photographic point of view ;-) I don't find the light bad (as you suggests in your online comment). I understand you need all the

Re: Full Frame/Canon

2006-08-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
AFAIK, many of the MedF digitals achieve larger sensors by combining more than one CCD. When doubling the area of a sensor means a tenfold increase in cost it makes me wonder what kind of potential there may be for cost reduction in the surrounding circuitry. Aligning two CCDs comes with it's own

Re: Full Frame/Canon

2006-08-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/29/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The most interesting part in description is Aperture or exposure control is not necessary ;-) Not sure if the f/64-group would have cringed or applauded...:-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: K100D Review

2006-08-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/29/06, D Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug, your getting like me, you spelt Canon wrong. vbg Have you tried eating bread with more grains. sheepish grin Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Resurrection

2006-08-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
Ken, This is the first time I say this about anyone in the P.J. Alling way: I hate you. :-) Very powerful image. Thanks for sharing. Jostein On 8/29/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Comments appreciated.

PESO - Plankton 2

2006-08-29 Thread Jostein Øksne
http://www.oksne.net/paw/calanoid.html Thanks for looking. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: In regard to an embargo was Re:

2006-08-26 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/26/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He is embargoed if he was given information on condition that he keep quiet about it. Exactly. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Plankton bragging

2006-08-24 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/23/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was there to :-) and I've got to admit I had much greater time watching Jostein play, than I had with the product. It is something with technical stuff like this, turns men into kids ;-) HAR! Jostein the adolescent -- PDML

Re: PESO - Plankton bragging

2006-08-23 Thread Jostein Øksne
Thanks Ann, Too much fun? Well... You know... um... oh, well... Vacation is soon over anyway. :-) Jostein On 8/23/06, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jostein - you are having far too much fun -- that is fascinating - who cares if it's grainy? ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Plankton bragging

2006-08-21 Thread Jostein Øksne
Actually, I still haven't located that missing reversal ring...:-( Got plenty of epoxy and Cokin rings, though... :-) Jostein On 8/21/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Coming soon; pictures of in-field apparatus construction. 8- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Plankton bragging

2006-08-21 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/21/06, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.looksmall.com Checked it out. The images looks pretty nice for a toy. I mean, that's what it looks like... I'd still like to experiment a little more with my Pentax lenses, though. Link is bookmarked. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Plankton bragging

2006-08-21 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/21/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.oksne.net/paw/sidacrystallina.html === Impressive, Jostein, even with graininess. Marnie aka Doe :-) Thanks Marnie! Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Plankton bragging

2006-08-21 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/21/06, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very cool indeed. Your proofs are quite good. I'm anxious to see more of this stuff from you. Hope I will have time to produce some more before the season ends. Thanks for the encouragement, Bruce. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO - Plankton bragging

2006-08-21 Thread Jostein Øksne
That's very kind, Godfrey. :-) On 8/20/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 20, 2006, at 4:56 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: Okay, I'll be the first to admit that this is probably the worst pic I've posted for a PESO so far. ... http://www.oksne.net/paw/sidacrystallina.html

PESO - Plankton bragging

2006-08-20 Thread Jostein Øksne
Okay, I'll be the first to admit that this is probably the worst pic I've posted for a PESO so far. Still, I'm happy with it because it is a first proof of concept for a range of macro subjects I have not dared to explore until now, after my success with the snow crystals last winter. Plankton

Re: New Member

2006-08-19 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/18/06, Douglas Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear All, As you might have guessed from the subject line (!), I am a new member. I recently found this esteemed list from a reference on DPReview. WeLcOmE aBoArD. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The third best selling DSLR in Japan

2006-08-19 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/18/06, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not just me beating up Pentax (good grief). I second the parenthesis. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PUG etiquette

2006-08-19 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi Tom, You are free to pick from your archive, of course. Jostein On 8/19/06, Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the consensus of opinion for the PUG? I have a shot that I took for the abandoned theme but I have something a hell of a lot better in my archive. Do you put shots in

Re: Testing the K100D and some more K10D hype

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 8/16/06, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm fairly sure we've seen the same news. It's the big part of the news, right? Pentax Norway showed me a slide presentation which had CONFIDENTIAL spelled out in red letters on all the pages, so my lips are Sealed. Not entirely sure what

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
hmmm... This guessing game is more about which features Aaron treasure most in his 67, than it is about new features in the K10D. My interpretation of the patent link Dag posted is that it looks like a way to reek out noise produced by the sensor, in such a way that it could be implemented at

K100D anti-shake at 800mm

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
All taken with FA*400/5.6 and 2X-L teleconverter, handheld. The first one at 1/90s, the rest at 1/125s. One of the chimney pics is done with AS, one without. http://www.oksne.net/temp/imgp0809.jpg http://www.oksne.net/temp/imgp0810.jpg http://www.oksne.net/temp/imgp0813.jpg

Re: K100D anti-shake at 800mm

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
these images. Jostein On 8/16/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All taken with FA*400/5.6 and 2X-L teleconverter, handheld. The first one at 1/90s, the rest at 1/125s. One of the chimney pics is done with AS, one without. http://www.oksne.net/temp/imgp0809.jpg http://www.oksne.net

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
Um... What was the question again? Jostein On 8/16/06, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 22 -Aaron -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body Date: Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:04 pm Size: 708 bytes To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
I'll raise you by 3.14 Jostein On 8/16/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 100 Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 4:25 PM Subject: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
Yup. In nice, sinusoid patterns, of course. Jostein On 8/16/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to add some noise, eh? Dario - Original Message - From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 7:24 PM

Re: Testing the K100D and some more K10D hype

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
nononono All that Was of CouRse entirely UNintentIOnal... JostEin On 8/16/06, jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gang, a fellow in Beijing, posting over at dpreview, decoded Jostein's message. Jostein gave us some answers, but I (for one) was too slow to pick them up. Pete Fang at

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
You have a nurse too? :-) Jostein On 8/16/06, Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sadly, this is as close or even closer than most guesses. And no, that's not a hint. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Peter Fairweather [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP

Re: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hey Mike, Great to see you back online. :-) Of course we were pleased to see you, but you already knew that. Jostein On 8/16/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that an ace up your sleeve, or are you just pleased to see us? From: Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/16

Testing the K100D and some more K10D hype

2006-08-15 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hello everyone, Just browsing the archives today, I see there's been a couple of reports on the K100D already, so there's little new I can add. I'd like to add my voice to the choir praising the anti-shake, though. For the last week, I've had a pre-production K100D on loan from Pentax Norway,

Re: PESO: two more

2006-07-20 Thread Jostein Øksne
Fotosight.ru refuse to show me the second image, but I really liked the first one. The sign makes it. Makes me wonder what kind of quality substance the once was, running to the pipeline. May not mean much to people who can't read French, though...:-) Jostein On 7/18/06, Ralf R. Radermacher

Re: PESO - Jump

2006-07-20 Thread Jostein Øksne
Ken Waller wrote: I would expect we'd be advised by that Moslem pdml'er as to local customs if it affected him/her. This is really no different than respecting the wishes of a friend when you visit them. ie if you smoke he didn't like smoking in his house, you would refrain from smoking

Re: PESO - Demo

2006-07-18 Thread Jostein Øksne
Shel wrote: Well, Frank, apparently, according to some people, if the intent or meaning isn't spelled out for them, it is a bad thing. If I was to answer this your way, Shel, I would also begin with Well, Frank, But I have no shame of discussing photography with people I do not agree with,

Re: PESO - Demo

2006-07-17 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi Shel, You wrote: What do you see? How does the photo effect you? Does it make you feel anything or want to know more? What I see does not engage me. Maybe it would be more interesting if it had a context. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Demo

2006-07-17 Thread Jostein Øksne
Define context in this case. Lol... Why? Jostein [Original Message] From: Jostein Øksne You wrote: What do you see? How does the photo effect you? Does it make you feel anything or want to know more? What I see does not engage me. Maybe it would be more interesting

Re: PESO - Great Egret

2006-07-17 Thread Jostein Øksne
Ahh Had a go at the same species in Assateague Nat'l park in 2004. Makes me appreciate your shot all the more. Great portrait. I suppose some would find the background distracting, but I think it's ok. Makes it more real life to me. Jostein On 7/17/06, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At

Re: PESO - Aliens

2006-07-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
Gave me a good chuckle, Bruce. Thanks for sharing. Jostein On 7/15/06, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps a bit lighthearted - didn't see the resemblance until viewing on a bigger screen. Pentax *istD, A 70-210/4, Handheld ISO 200, 1/1000 sec @ f/6.7

Re: Snap du jour: the honey-heavy dew of slumber

2006-07-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
William Robb wrote: I tend to eschew the whole street photography thing in the same way I eschew jazz music. I don't get it, and I don't really feel the need to, either. Mark!!! Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Cloning the PESO: Harvest Shower

2006-07-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
Shel, My impression is that it doesn't get more difficult with larger images, and not more tedious either. After all it's just a matter of brush size. What always happens to me, though, is that with larger images i start paying more attention to minute detail, and that's when the workload builds

PUG heads up

2006-07-16 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi guys and gals, 4 days to go to the next deadline. Submission form is up and running again. Still at http://www.oksne.net/autopug/pugform.asp Cheers, Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

PUG reminder and apology

2006-07-14 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi guys and gals, The next PUG deadline approacheth. Time to get the submissions ready, folks. The apology is for not having the submission form currently up and running. The ISP has been notified, and I await response. News of the condition will be coming. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-14 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi Skye, You have to check out the local copyright laws where you live to be sure, but I would say that owner X is not allowed to make further copies unless that is specifically agreed upon. That's basically what copyright is all about. The buyer only buys the right to own the item, not to make

Re: A weird little story of Copyright

2006-07-14 Thread Jostein Øksne
Hi Dag, That's pretty arrogant behaviour from the painter. Hope you get the painting destroyed. Make sure that he agrees also to destroy any sketches he made prior to the final painting, and to confirm his action in writing. Jostein On 7/13/06, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to keep your

Re: Safety

2006-07-14 Thread Jostein Øksne
There's not much about Norm that could be described as normal. You mean, in the same way that there's not much about Jack that could be described as jackal? Jostein-al -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Re: Thanks to Godfrey and others

2006-07-14 Thread Jostein Øksne
When reading this thread I was sure you would chime in with my little mess-up with certain biting insects...:-) Jostein scratching his leg On 7/14/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I once transposed the Polish words for Italian and hairy. Which explained the confused look on my

Re: Backwards Compatibility

2006-07-14 Thread Jostein Øksne
hm let's see, to mount m42 (50 year old) lenses on a Pentax DSLR you need an adapter To mount Canon FD lenses on a Canon DSLR you need an adapter Same kind of computability I'd say. Except that the newest FD lenses are not 50 years old. :-) Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Excitement in Cottyland

2006-07-14 Thread Jostein Øksne
The course consisted of one exercise which involved a radial motion using the forearm, raising a pint pot from bar to lips, and back. Repeat. My tutor gave me 100%. Har. Everyone knows you can't get more than 96%. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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