Re: Cheapest DSLRs in Europe?

2004-02-27 Thread mapson
If so, what would be the best place to either buy or order a DSLR from? Germany? Which store/online store? I know only Technikdirekt, but I think there are cheapier. What about places like Andorra or San Marino - they are tax (duty) free? (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL

Digital lenses

2004-02-28 Thread mapson
I understand that nobody may have personal experience with all of the following lenses, but from what you know how would you rank (sharpness distortion) the following lenses? Sigma Digital 18-50mm F/3.5-5.6 Pentax SMCP-DA 16-45mm F4 ED-AL Also, we currently have Fisheye Zoom 17-28mm

Re: First Brisbane PDML a huge success!

2004-02-28 Thread mapson
John and I were wondering if we'd call it 'BPDML', 'BRPDML', and for the life of us couldn't think of a US state starting with 'B', just in case. Go for QPDML, there is no US stste starting with Q, not even does it appear in any of the state's name. You can only be then afraid of Canadians

Re: First Brisbane PDML a huge success!

2004-02-29 Thread mapson
Of course, if you look a bit beyond US borders, you have more options. Brasil, Belgium and Bolivia for starters... Globally yours, Jostein And the rest of the Bloody World ;-D (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

PUG?

2004-03-01 Thread mapson
May someone, please, provide the address of PUG. Thanks (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

CR-K Pentax in OZ

2004-03-08 Thread mapson
Do I recall correctly that someone said that CR Kennedy was willing to match prices with the US camerahouses (postage + taxex included) ? I am just about to make a 'largish' purchase and I am considering all options ;-) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Cards for *istD

2004-03-08 Thread mapson
Currently we are using SanDisk Ultra cards. Quite happy with them, no probs so far. Are there significant differences between cards? What is recommended? Any brands to stay away from? Do 'faster' cards load faster, or are we still limited by what the camera can do? (*)o(*)

Unerase/undelete

2004-03-09 Thread mapson
I just erased the HD drive which had photos. I made a copy of all of them, except for about 100 ;-( Would anyone know a good (preferably freeware or shareware - so I could get it without probs) program that enables to recover erased data. I use XP, I have a good one but it worked for W98, not

Re: Unerase/undelete

2004-03-09 Thread mapson
At 09:59 PM 9/03/2004 -0600, you wrote: Probably the reason your old software doesn't work is that your XP hard drive is formatted for NTFS, rather than the FAT16 or FAT32 system used in I have FAT32 on all disks, including the one in question. A couple have free demo versions, but will only let

Re: *ist D Pixel Comparison Test

2004-03-13 Thread mapson
For anyone who missed my post last month its posted again below. A few *ist D owners sent me results, maybe you would like to add yours then I'll have enogh data to post a page of results. I have the pictures (BTW they look beautiful), when testing what should the values for hot and dead

My discovery ;-)

2004-03-14 Thread mapson
I didn't know it until yesterday, when I discovered it by accident. While navigating through the menu, instead of using the fiddly button at the back of the camera, one can use the Av and Tv dials to go up and down and left and right. Maybe everyone knows about it, but just in case someone

Re: Purchasing a second body

2004-03-15 Thread mapson
At 03:51 AM 15/03/2004 -0800, you wrote: Good info - thanks! Re the cost, is there some built-in tax or other DIS-advantage to buying that camera in OZ, vs. the U.S.? Other than currency exchange numbers? What _would_ the MZ-6 cost in OZ? keith I cannot comment on this particular camera, as

Please visit

2004-03-16 Thread mapson
If you have a spare minute and can put up with wedding photographs, please visit our humble www site and comment on what you see there. Private correspondence most welcome http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~geminiphoto/port.html (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Another new flash with P-TTL :-)

2004-03-16 Thread mapson
At 09:03 PM 16/03/2004 +0100, you wrote: http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/ef500dg_st_p.html this time much simplier and only supporting P-TTL. Now Sigma has more P-TTL compatible flashes than Pentax itself :-) Best Regards Sylwek Now I have a dilemma - go for the Pentax AF 360 FGZ or

Re: LAPDML? was:RE: It's official!!

2004-03-19 Thread mapson
you see the Hollywood sign as the plane comes in to land. It's quite an interesting sight to see the sprawl of the city; the sign is unmissable. Bob Providing that you are at the correct side of the plain! :-) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Long exposure on *istD

2004-03-21 Thread mapson
Is long exposure allowed on digital cameras? If you set it to 30-60 minutes, will you cook the camera? I am thinking of doing some astrophotography in a month or so, however I wouldn't like to kill my camera in the process. (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Long exposure on *istD

2004-03-21 Thread mapson
Reason? Ignoring the effect on battery life and over-heating, and such, over time the active CCD will incorrectly light up random pixels, more and more as the exposure lengthens, and eventually all this 'noise' will compete with and image you're trying to record. that is what I am afraid of.

Re: omg - i have my foot in the door (but now I am scared)...

2004-03-22 Thread mapson
I can't present my client with images of 40 children with underexposed faces and nicely exposed backgrounds, and likewise, I can't present them with images of blown out background but perfectly exposed faces... If anything I would go for underexposed and correctly exposed (background and

Re: omg - i have my foot in the door (but now I am scared)...

2004-03-22 Thread mapson
just my half thimble-full ... shel I feel what Tanya is going through. I would hate to leave the *istD at home knowing I have it. BUT maybe it is possible to have 2 bodies. One for digital and a film one. Digital for those that want it. And Film to back you up and have this security blanket

Re: omg - i have my foot in the door (but now I am scared)...

2004-03-23 Thread mapson
Just my $0.02 (whats that in Aus?, about $0.03?) todays exchange US -- OZ USD United States Dollars 1.32776 0.753147 so US 2c = OZ 2.65c ;-) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re;Politics inOz

2004-03-24 Thread mapson
2:God help us if the Australian Democrats and their drunken leader ever got sway.I wonder if you would like to be abused and accosted as a female by the likes of him and his ilk. Hmm.. Democrats you say. Isn't this the bunch that is there to keep the bastards honest? Isn't it the same

Re: The Politics of Oz (Re: My own DOF confusion

2004-03-25 Thread mapson
At 10:54 PM 25/03/2004, you wrote: And then some, truth be known! g My wife won't let me fly Virgin Airlines anymore! keith For any subsequent flights after the first one, are they still virgin airlines? (they managed to survive a bit longer than Compass, so they are doing something right

Re: Australia and Pentax - frustration (whinge)

2004-03-25 Thread mapson
camera shop and had it promptly returned as a no fix due to unavailability of parts at a cost of AU$50. The simple fact is that it has a dodgy ratchet on the Rob Studdert I think it is very unfair to charge for letting you know that the work cannot be done. Please do not tell me that the

Re: OT:Agfa paper developer

2004-03-26 Thread mapson
Is the Agfa partially to blame or is it me and my Viv.:-) We used AGFA (one 1l bottle) when we couldn't get Ilford. Worked OK - no complaints. It looks like yours got exhausted/oxidised. Couldn't tell you how much AGFA can take. By having no air in the bottle you will prolong developers

RE: Suggestion (humour)

2004-03-26 Thread mapson
I'm going to put subliminal messages in my posts now, to purposely enflame the passions of certain people. If you read my posts backwards, they'll say things like Canada smart - USA dumb and stuff like that (we Canadians really think that, BTW, but never say it too loud, 'cause, you know,

Perfect lighting tutorial.

2004-03-27 Thread mapson
Must read for Tanya, before her mega-shoot ;-) I think I found a solution for myself, for weddings in dark churches with high ceilings! http://www.juergenspecht.com/truestories/flashhelmet/?page=2 (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Suggestion (humour)

2004-03-27 Thread mapson
It just wouldn't sound so impressive were it the Bluehouse. Or the Beigehouse. Or the Fuschahouse. you're welcome, frank Khaki House? - might be useful now ;-) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Perfect lighting tutorial.

2004-03-27 Thread mapson
At 10:51 PM 27/03/2004, you wrote: Freakin' heck, Robert, where did you find this guy?!?! I could spend all day on this bloody site... A friend sent me the link - I thought it was photo-related + somewhat amusing, hence I shared it. (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: something weird...

2004-03-27 Thread mapson
Any explanations? TIA, tan. I got I'm not here, please leave a message mail from Max, too. (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Computer Question

2004-03-27 Thread mapson
At 10:50 AM 28/03/2004, you wrote: Hi Tanja,I am just a little perplexed at your problem.I have an HP t134a(Windows XP) with a 120 GB Hard drive and it is partitioned for restore but the main partition C Drive is 100 GB with the restoreD drive 20 GB.It seems to me your ratios are all wrong.You

Re: OT - A computer Question...

2004-03-27 Thread mapson
resize the two partitions to be about 80G for your C drive and everything else for your D drive. Herb I am not an IT expert, but my understanding is that the drives should not be kept at such big sizes. Especially the OS and ones that have progs on them. They get fragmented easily -

Re: OT - A computer Question...

2004-03-27 Thread mapson
At 10:41 AM 28/03/2004, you wrote: the more free space on a drive, the less likely a drive will have file fragmentation. with NTFS, the cluster size stays at 4K all the way out past 200GB. if Tanya continues to shoot RAW at the rate that she describes, she will shoot about 4-6 GB of images each

RE: something weird...

2004-03-27 Thread mapson
no one pays attention to what I say, .. . have a great day, frank Sorry, what did you say, Frank? ;-D (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT:Parcel delivery.

2004-04-01 Thread mapson
At 07:40 PM 1/04/2004, you wrote: . When he came in from work, having put the empty bin back, he opened his front door to find that note. Malcolm That's it - First of April! ;-D (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PENTAX *ist D : Things to improve

2004-04-11 Thread mapson
At 07:53 AM 11/04/2004, you wrote: Hello. I which to know what Pentax *ist D user find about the DSLR to be improved. You don't want my list! (too long). Saying briefly: improve on Z-1p, you took step backwards! Not a good idea! ;-( (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

The family got bigger!

2004-04-11 Thread mapson
As of Thursday we have another *istD. One for me, one for my wife :-D Are we the first to have 2 *istDs? (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: The family got bigger!

2004-04-11 Thread mapson
My wife and I were out this morning taking photographs with an *ist D and an LX. She loves the *ist D in the same way I love the LX. And for us it was to enable us to go on separate assignments. Enjoy your pair of *ist D's! Thanks, I know we will! ;-D Malcolm (*)o(*) Robert

Re: *ist-D: a report from the field

2004-04-17 Thread mapson
And I left off my major annoyance: when the camera goes into auto- power-saver mode it forgets your hyper-program settings, and comes back to life in full-auto mode. Extremely irritating if you are used to a PZ-1p! That's what we are! If you update your firmware to 1.11 it should fix the

Re: My lunch...

2004-04-18 Thread mapson
So, I was just sitting here, working away and feeling a bit peckish. I went to the fridge and got myself a nice, crispy Granny Smith apple. Apple? just like Adam Eve, Yoko Ono John Lennon, Willhelm Tell ? ;-) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: TTL flash with the *ist D

2004-04-19 Thread mapson
So...has anyone found a shoe-mounted flash that will do ordinary TTL with the *ist D, at the full ISO range? I mean, one that works about like it would on a 35 mm. body without glaring exposure problems. There is a new Sigma coming out (just waiting to get it in the shops). Apparently it is

Re: Disgusting things that Autralians eat

2004-04-19 Thread mapson
At 04:34 AM 20/04/2004, you wrote: If you put it that way, it's very similar to a lot of things without the flavour. I can think of one thing that it is similar to, though I haven't tasted it personally vbg Norm C'mon. Be fair! It is the best tasting shoe polish you can get!!! Apparently

Re: AF500 FTZ

2004-04-20 Thread mapson
At 05:57 PM 20/04/2004, you wrote: Hi Gang, Just listed my AF 500 FTZ if anyone is interested? No reserve. Sorry have 3 myself :-( (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Disgusting things that Autralians eat

2004-04-20 Thread mapson
can I post emails including pictures in HTML or Markus Personally I wouldn't mind if you did, BUT I strongly believe that you are not supposed to do so. You will be crucified before you send your second one ;-( (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread mapson
I saw a programme with the comedian Billy Connoly a few years ago where he extolled the virtues of a pie floater bought from a van on the waterfront of some big city in Oz (sorry, can't recall which one tho). Chris The pie van was an icon in Adelaide (wow, we have been called a 'big city'!).

Re: OT - Australians only

2004-04-21 Thread mapson
At 05:11 AM 22/04/2004, you wrote: Do any Australians reading this recognise the name of Enda Brady? Sorry - don't know ;-( (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-22 Thread mapson
It still exists, on North Terrace, outside the Railway station most days. Not there 24hrs, but certainly regularly. Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday Director of Development, eyeon Software That's the one I've been thinking of. I thought that it vanished. Must have been wrong (not the first

Re: Disgusting things that people eat

2004-04-22 Thread mapson
Yes, he is 6 years old, and yes, he got sent to his room for being cheeky, but I guess this just goes to show you how much of a role Vegemite plays in Australian households! lol. Long live Vegemite, hail the king! lol... tan. On the other hand it is a little sad when young people develop

Re: Lost In the Woods

2004-04-22 Thread mapson
At 01:09 AM 23/04/2004, you wrote: The real lesson was, he didn't panic... He knew he was totally lost, He wasn't lost lost, he was just temporarily disoriented. Once you get properly lost - YOU STOP and do not move (for a number of reasons) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Lost In the Woods

2004-04-22 Thread mapson
At 10:25 AM 23/04/2004, you wrote: A pocket GPS is of immense help. GPS is for softies! Real adventurers do it the way Mark did! ;-) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Evening / night photography

2004-01-04 Thread mapson
At 07:32 AM 4/01/2004 +, you wrote: Re the stars photo - I would love to be able to recreate photo's where the shutter stays open for a period of time with the starts creating almost a circle effect. 1. you need a tripod (or other sturdy, stable

RE: hello again

2004-01-04 Thread mapson
At 09:07 AM 4/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: Hi, Robert, I've been on the list for several years (feels like an eternity, with all the abuse I put up with here). Yeah, must be really horrible, since you are still here! ;-) Either you left just before I came around, or I forget you. Likely the

Re: hello again

2004-01-04 Thread mapson
At 06:06 PM 4/01/2004 +, you wrote: On 4/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I live in Australia Oh God. Nobody referred to me that way yet! Thank you! :-D G'day Robert, Cotty here, been aboard for 3 years I think. Always stirring it. I'm in Oxford, England. I like Aussie's, really.

Re: hello again

2004-01-05 Thread mapson
At 02:14 PM 5/01/2004 +1000, you wrote: Welcome back Robert - anywhere near Brisbane? 20km from Adelaide CBD ;-) (*)o(*) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Flash photography and *istD

2004-01-05 Thread mapson
With a recent purchase of *istD and an arsenal of other Pentax gear I thought I could conquer the world. HOWEVER I found it quite disappointing that the *istD produces far from acceptable results when combined with AF-500FTZ ( I won't even mention that Sigma EF-430ST) goes totally belly-up).

Tv dial in *istD

2004-01-05 Thread mapson
When we use our *istD with battery grip (D-BG1) - sometimes the Tv dial does not work. (switch the grip off - all is OK) Is it something we do? Is the grip/camera faulty? Did anyone else experience similar problems? (*)o(*) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

cable release

2004-01-05 Thread mapson
Does anyone know if the current cable release for *istD [CS-205] is different from the old cables for the 35mm cameras. Apart from the jack connection and the looks, is the rest the same or different? IMHO cable switch is just that. Why change then? I do not think there is an awful amount of

Re: cable release

2004-01-05 Thread mapson
At 03:42 PM 6/01/2004 +1000, you wrote: Isn't it the same one that you use for the Mz-S and the Mz-6 etc? The new one has a jack plug, the old ones have a flat rectangular plug with 3 connectors. (*)o(*) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Flash photography and *istD

2004-01-05 Thread mapson
Certainly an area that I am most interested in. I am not shooting with the AF500FTZ. I have the AF360FGZ and 2 AF400T's and 1 AF280T. Could you be a bit more specific about what your results are like? most common - washed out - totally overexposed. Even inside. Once I tried to get a nice

Ergonomics of *istD

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
Steven Desjardins wrote 2. The idea about replacing the rocker switch with distinct buttons (5?) is a good one. It's way too easy to rock it the wrong way. Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII the buttons is one, then we have: * the card door/flap catches on strap * the green

Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
hasn't gained the knowledge of photography was pretty poor. But with good PS cameras and mini labs, the ability for anyone to create a passable snapshot has made them feel that the value of the item (photo) isn't very high. After all, all I did was press a button. I really didn't have to know

Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
Yeah, but the point is that in years to come, they will discover that it was their choice of photographer that enabled them to SHOW people what they looked like *when* they looked great, everything matched etc... tan. That is it! Photographers are there to show what they spent their $200

Re: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
Why is it the Catholics, who have been around for a couple of thousand years, will allow me to shoot from the alter, as long as I don't make a spectacle, but some wannabe cult that was born last week makes my life miserable? Go figure. I don't get it. William Robb William, it depends on the

Re: Re[2]: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my high-horse... with a thump.

2004-01-06 Thread mapson
promised. Ceremony ends and priest thanks me for my assistance (?!?) and then congratulates me on a job well done I think some priests have had very bad experiences in the past and they prefer to be safe than sorry. We photographed a wedding where apart from us there were 7 or 8 other people

Laptop, portable burners and others.

2004-01-07 Thread mapson
Just a quick info for those searching for a nice portable storage device for their photos. After purchasing our *istD we looked for something that would allow us to store our images on while being on assignment. After doing some searching we found the X-drive. we got the X-Drive . I believe

Re: Fw: wow!

2004-01-07 Thread mapson
Cheaper than all the emergency room bills. Or the mothers-in-law passed out on the turf. . . Maybe this is the aim? ;-) (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Blue skies...

2004-01-07 Thread mapson
At 11:10 AM 8/01/2004 +1000, you wrote: I have a question regarding blue skies... I have a shoot coming up where the client has requested deep blue skies, and high contrast, white clouds as backdrops. Have they booked it with God? Recently one of our brides got really upset that the sunset did

RE: Photography: Fun or Profit????

2004-01-07 Thread mapson
At 10:09 PM 7/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: what do you mean? You knock people over with your tripod? :) You should know photographers are nasty people. They ask you to smile, in exchange they frame you, shoot you and then hang on the wall! (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Blue skies...

2004-01-07 Thread mapson
At 08:40 PM 7/01/2004 -0800, you wrote: We ... I've only fiddled with it a few times, but here's what I've come to understand: the clouds are randomly generated, so if you don't like the first one, or the second one, or If you generate clouds on clouds, that is do one lot and then do

Re: Photo-plagiarism

2004-01-07 Thread mapson
re-create and, if successful, to display on PUG sometime. Would this not be seen as photo-plagiarism? I have seen zillions of beautiful photo's which I would love to try however I am always concern about the consequences. How do you guys feel about this? Regards Naomi This would be another

Re: test

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
they do! At 09:53 AM 8/01/2004 +0100, you wrote: My posts don't reach PDML :-( -- Best Regards Sylwek (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: test

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
they do! Strange, apparently they don't come to my mailbox? I have to check it out, thanks for response! I noticed they come from 2 different addresses - maybe that is why (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

digital grain?

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
Does the picture become more grainy or pixelated when shot on ISO 1600 (or 3200) compared with ISO 200? Obviously we assume that the picture is exposed correctly in both cases. (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Monitor latitude

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
How should the image be processed to make it look good on all (or most) screens? I don't want any blown highlights and I don't want the dark parts to loose detail either. anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/ I think it is more important that the monitors are set to one

File properties

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
While the digital images are sill on the card in the camera, one can check the file properties, or more correctly the camera settings used when the picture was taken. Once I download them to the computer (via X-drive) I seem to lose all additional info. Only the picture itself survives. Can

Moonshots

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
Seeing that we were taken by the moon fever - I'll try my luck with 300mm and 1.7TC. Last night the score was: Robert - 0 , clouds - 1 :-( I have a basic telescope (refractor - Tasco 525 power telescope). Anyone with experience and/or knowledge if I could marry it with the *istD? THEN I will

Re: File properties

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
At 10:32 PM 8/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: Here is an example of EXIF info grabbed with the EXIF Viewer application... [.] That is exactly what I am after! :-D (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: A couple of istD questions

2004-01-08 Thread mapson
At 12:14 AM 9/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: You get one of the three formats, take your pick. If you pick RAW or TIFF, then use the Pentax or other software to save as JPEG later if you like. Did anyone find a significant difference in quality between TIFF, RAW and the 'best' JPG while using

Re: Firmware 1.1 good but not perfect :-( [wishlist for 1.2]

2004-01-09 Thread mapson
At 10:06 AM 9/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: mapson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The things I would like to have fixed : When lens ring not at A, to have the aperture value displayed, instead of -- Not possible. The camera body has no way of knowing. Z-1p knew. So, what is stopping *istD

Re: Firmware 1.1 good but not perfect :-( [wishlist for 1.2]

2004-01-09 Thread mapson
To be able to combine timer and bracketing - now it only takes 1, not 3, photo when fired off the timer I don't see a purpose for this. Explain why this would be useful please. Give me one good reason why not. You want to do a tripod shot, using timer. At the same time you want to bracket.

Re: FILM: grip for PZ-1P

2004-01-10 Thread mapson
At 10:36 AM 10/01/2004 -0800, you wrote: Anyone heard of a grip accessory for PZ-1P ? It was mentioned in a short thread in a older user club pdml, but I never heard of this. T'would be good to know if one exists since the trusty beast gets a little unwieldy in some cases. Thanks Ian You are right

Re: Firmware 1.1 good but not perfect :-( [wishlist for 1.2]

2004-01-10 Thread mapson
At 12:07 PM 11/01/2004 +1000, you wrote: On 10 Jan 2004 at 16:16, Nick Clark wrote: Why on earth have they gone to yet another different cable release connection after launching the MZ-S? They changed the 645NII to use that one, so why not the *ist cameras? Nick. Who knows? Everyone knows!

Re: Pizza Sign

2004-01-12 Thread mapson
Excuse me, could you tell me the way to Radio City Music Hall or should I just go $#@ myself? So you got a t'ing about N'Yawk, Mark? ;-) Have you heard what a New York echo sounds like? You: Helloo Echo: Shut the up! ... ... ... and in the film Coming to America the prince is

Re: Good database for wedding clients?

2004-01-12 Thread mapson
I imagine most db programs can do this, but she's not very computer literate, so it would be nice to have software designed for this purpose, with the templates already made. It doesn't have to be free/shareware (though that would be nice), but it can't cost $500 either. She's hoping to spend

Re: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread mapson
At 12:20 AM 14/01/2004 +0100, you wrote: Hi Guys What's the best/cheepest way to empty your memory cards on the go? Alle the best Jens We equipped ourselves with an X-drive. Nice toy, so far worked faultlessly. Comes with mains and car cigarette lighter chargers. I believe they released a PRO

Re: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread mapson
At 12:20 AM 14/01/2004 +0100, you wrote: Hi Guys What's the best/cheepest way to empty your memory cards on the go? Alle the best Jens a follow-up to my previous mail. I just noticed that only have the PRO version now. A few days ago they still had the one we got. If anyone is interested in

Re: SV: Mobile Card Reader and Disk

2004-01-13 Thread mapson
At 02:32 AM 14/01/2004 +0100, you wrote: Hi Robert I used your link and found the X-drive (Vosonic) in Great Britain - 189 ? - that's not to bad. App. the same as a 1 GB card! I know, that's why we invested in an X-drive and 2x 256Mb cards. It takes a few minutes to copy a card of this size. With

Re: Trip to GFM

2004-01-13 Thread mapson
I just returned from a trip to GFM and thought I'd share this one with you. It was taken about 50 feet from the entrance to the picnic area where camping is permitted during the Nature Photo Weekend. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID=60 Oh, deer! ;-) Nice

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-14 Thread mapson
Yep. I'm using a 1GHz machine now. I don't fell the need for any more speed, really. Even for working on 90 megabyte images in Photoshop. I was working on some images today. While processing them the file was just over 1 Gb, after flattening and saving as TIFF, it is 310Mb now. ;-) -- Mark

Re: Used DSLR prices

2004-01-14 Thread mapson
At 12:04 AM 15/01/2004 +1030, you wrote: Yep. I'm using a 1GHz machine now. I don't fell the need for any more speed, really. Even for working on 90 megabyte images in Photoshop. I was working on some images today. While processing them the file was just over 1 Gb, SORRY it was meant to be

Re: rechargeable NiMH batteries, ist-D and last night

2004-01-18 Thread mapson
What's the deal with the NiMHs? Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] We use 2 types of NiMhs that we got for our *istD. One came with the charger (GP2100), the other we purchased afterwards (Energizer - 21mAh). Usually a set of GPs goes in the camera and E's go in the grip. We took

Re: rechargeable NiMH batteries, ist-D and last night

2004-01-18 Thread mapson
We use 2 types I mean 2 brands! of NiMhs that we got for our *istD. One came with the charger (GP2100), the other we purchased afterwards (Energizer - 21mAh). That is 2100mAh, of course! Writing while half-asleep doesn't help! ;-D (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
At 02:08 PM 19/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: Patrick White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, this message had a virus attached (well, that's _my_ interpretation of having a file named 031013-2141.cl5.pif attached means :-) If anyone opens a PIF file they asked for it! (*)o(*)

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
Oh my GOD Robert, I just opened a PIF file - and guess what happened ?!?!? Cheers, Cotty I don't know :o) You won a million dollars? I do not claim that you can avoid ALL viruses but often they follow a pattern. PIFs are good give-away it might be a virus. Another one is a general

Re: OT: Another Show

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
At 06:16 PM 19/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: Hi, Andre, Real darkroom prints. 12 8x10's and one 11x14. Unfortunately, not my darkroom, so I'm paying for it. I have a permanent dark-room. Since the purchase of *istD used only once a fortnight or so. Any time you want to use it, just come over.

Re: VIRUS: Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
Since this is a Windows how to work file, why is it necessarily associated with virii? I know I'm missing something here, but it has always seemed to me that a .pif file, by itself, is not an indicator of the presence of a virus. Are .pif files carriers of viruses? What? keith Not being a

Beware the Bagle worm

2004-01-19 Thread mapson
Read all about it: http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8431017%255E15306,00.html (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Photo noise

2004-01-21 Thread mapson
Does anyone know of any remedies to get rid of (wishful thinking!) or minimising the effects of the noise present in photos taken at high sensitivity? Any filters in PS? (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-23 Thread mapson
At 09:03 PM 23/01/2004 -0500, you wrote: So, here's a poll: How many shots so far with your *ist D? I'm at 1565 just over 4500 (*)o(*) Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DIG: how many?

2004-01-23 Thread mapson
1570 in under 3 weeks shooting, some experiments around home, two afternoon outings and one evening concert. interesting to see how many people try to justify why they took so few photographs ;-) I just checked. My score is 4564. And I have only had the camera for 2 weeks! . . . . . . . . .

Re: *ist D Pricing News

2004-02-01 Thread mapson
At 04:44 PM 2/02/2004 +1100, you wrote: This one time, at band camp, Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With the price decrease etc, even with GST and postage, I figure I should be able to pick one up from the US for around the $1700 mark Isnt duty applicable on these? NO It

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