The introduction of the LX marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the corporation which ultimately morphed into Asahi Optical/Pentax Corp. Logical enough, no? David B
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1312 > ------------------------------ > > Content-Type: text/plain > > pentax-discuss-d Digest Volume 03 : Issue 1312 > > Today's Topics: > Re: My *istD cost just went up! [ "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: OT: Arrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh! [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > RE: LXist [ "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > RE: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen [ "Haller, Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: LXist [ Bob Walkden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen [ mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > RE: LXist [ "David Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > RE: LXen/ Ibis/ Inkhorn/Pentax.. [ Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen [ Tom Ivar Helbekkmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: My *istD cost just went up! [ Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Eyecup for ist D [ "Paul Eriksson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Eyecup for ist D [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Aaaaargh (ist-D status) [ Stanley Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Eyecup for ist D [ "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: Aaaaargh (ist-D status) [ "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > OT: Sharpening for priniting purpose [ Ramesh Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > VIRUS! [ Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > RE: LXist [ "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: OT: Sharpening for priniting pur [ "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > RE: LXen/ Ibis/ Inkhorn/Pentax.. [ "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Telecaonverter for A*200/2.8 [ "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners [ "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: OT: Sharpening for priniting pur [ "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > Re: LXen/ Ibis/ Inkhorn/Pentax.. [ "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Sharpening for priniting purpose [ "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > Re: Telecaonverter for A*200/2.8 [ "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:23:11 -0500 (EST) > From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: My *istD cost just went up! > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > *sigh* > > > > This camera is getting very expensive! > > I hear you. As I remarked to the other half as we wandered out > of MicroCenter - "it's amazing how much money you have to spend > so that you can save money on film and printing". Quite apart > from the $350 on CF memory there was the new $400 printer (plus > $100+ in paper and ink). And she decided this would be a good > time for her to pick up a new PDA (fortunately only a low-end > PocketPC). > > THen there was the $1000 or so I had to spend on new shelving > for the A/V equipment, and the time I spent disconnecting all > the equipment, moving it to the new unit, and reconnecting it. > (There are 18 connections to the back of the TV, about as many > to the main AV switcher, and another ten pieces of equipment > on the rack next to it, not including speakers & switchboxes). > > I still haven't got the printer connected up, but dammitall > I'm going out to take some pictures with the *ist-D today!! > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:38:51 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OT: Arrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh! > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > >Hi, > > >Notwithstanding the erudition in other posts, both on and off this > topic, I must concur with Marnie's header. Because I am at work and my > new Jobo processor has arrived at home. > > >Doesn't this constitute cruel and unusual punishment? > > >mike > looking forward to this evening..... > > > I've gone into information overload. One of the potential hazards of the Net > -- no matter what forum. > > I've decided not to worry about the life cycle of the *istD, or any other > DSLR, my brain will be obsolete before most of them will. > > Marnie aka Doe :-) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:03:01 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > >You must have missed the following sentence from my post: "I think of LX as > an abbreviation, not as a word, even though it is really the Latin numeral for > 60." > > >Bob > > As good an explanation as any I can think for why they named it the LX -- 60. > Pentax headquarters seems to have a fascination with combining add letters > and numbers. Not using any numbering system or sequential order that I can > figure out. > > OTOH, I wonder if one does a straight translation from Japanese to English of > some numbers what they come out as? > > Or maybe they just take something like scrabble tiles (also tiles with > numbers), shake 'em in a cup and pour them out. > > Marnie aka Doe ;-) Which is also as good explanation as any. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:59:54 -0500 > From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: LXist > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > >From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >A murder of LXs? (Black like crows.) > >An arsenal of LXs? (You shoot them. I particularly like this one.) > > > >Also... > >A battery of lenses? (Some are large enough to look like > >small cannon.) > >A constellation of flashes, lights? > > > >A can of film? (Ammo comes in cans.) > > > >Regards, > >Bob... > > > >> From: jtainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> Will Robb wrote: > >> > >> 'Plural of LX is LXs. > >> As in, "I have three LXs".' > >> > >> So, Wheatfield, do you have: > >> > >> A flock of LXs? > >> A herd of LXs? > >> A gaggle of LXs? > >> An exaltation of LXs? > >> > >> Grammarians on the list, please help. > > > I think the correct expression would be no 's' at the end. > "Bill has too many LX." > > And "too many" might also be suitable for group designation. > > > But ... > for beer drinkers: A keg of LX. > on Spring break : An orgy of LX. > > > > CRB > > :) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:03:26 -0800 > From: "Haller, Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Bob! > > >> "...plural, as in, "Yes, LXen are well respected cameras, except for > their > >> low-light metering characteristics." > >> > > "That should be, "...especially for their low-light metering > > characteristics." > > > If you read the other grammatical examples, I think you'll see the light > (pun intentional. :-) Or at least I hope so. > > - THaller > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:31:34 +0000 > From: Bob Walkden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: jtainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: LXist > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hi, > > Wednesday, October 29, 2003, 7:06:44 PM, you wrote: > > > Will Robb wrote: > > > 'Plural of LX is LXs. > > As in, "I have three LXs".' > > > So, Wheatfield, do you have: > > > A flock of LXs? > > A herd of LXs? > > A gaggle of LXs? > > An exaltation of LXs? > > > Grammarians on the list, please help. > > 3 of them must be a Trinity... or a triumph. A non-specific collection > must an exposure, or glory. Or perhaps Xstasy. > > Maybe, to keep up with the new Pentax naming standards, and to avoid > further confusion, we should say 'I have a trinity of LX*'. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:42:57 +0000 > From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hi, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >You must have missed the following sentence from my post: "I think of LX as > > an abbreviation, not as a word, even though it is really the Latin numeral for > > 60." > > > > >Bob > > > > As good an explanation as any I can think for why they named it the LX -- 60. > > Pentax headquarters seems to have a fascination with combining add letters > > and numbers. Not using any numbering system or sequential order that I can > > figure out. > > It was produced first in Pentax's 60th year of existence. A good > combination of historical pride and cute name, in my opinion. > > mike > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:45:12 -0700 > From: "David Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: LXist > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > The plural of octopus is octopi, so would LX plural be LXi (pronounced > el-ex-ee or el-ex-eye). OK, so I'm bored and rambling. > > David Madsen > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.davidmadsen.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: jtainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: LXist > > > Will Robb wrote: > > 'Plural of LX is LXs. > As in, "I have three LXs".' > > So, Wheatfield, do you have: > > A flock of LXs? > A herd of LXs? > A gaggle of LXs? > An exaltation of LXs? > > Grammarians on the list, please help. > > Joe > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:44:40 +0000 > From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: LXen/ Ibis/ Inkhorn/Pentax.. > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > On 29/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >We write words such as "center", "theater", etc. as we > >do in an attempt to remove the effects of England's national dyslexia from > >our vocabulary. > > Bob, your pride is matched only by your ignorance. > > > > > Cheers, > Tctoy > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _____________________________ > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 21:44:11 +0100 > From: Tom Ivar Helbekkmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Ok I finally got to ask why LXen > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > As good an explanation as any I can think for why they named it the > > LX -- 60. Pentax headquarters seems to have a fascination with > > combining add letters and numbers. Not using any numbering system or > > sequential order that I can figure out. > > It's not so hard to figure out in this case. The LX was released in > the year of Pentax's 60th anniversary -- hence the choice of name. > > -tih > -- > Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet Norway > www.eunet.no T: +47-22092958 M: +47-93013940 F: +47-22092901 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:44:30 -0500 > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: My *istD cost just went up! > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >My solution was to "donate" the Optio S to her. > > "I just got a new camera for my wife!" > > "Good trade!" > > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:34:53 -0800 > From: "Paul Eriksson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Eyecup for ist D > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > So it happened, I lost the eyecup. Does anyone know if they are available > yet? I can't find them online. > > thanks > Paul > > _________________________________________________________________ > Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account has exceeded > its 2MB storage limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage! > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:27:32 -0800 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Eyecup for ist D > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Isn't it just the same as the one for the MZ/ZX series? It looks identical to > me. > > Quoting Paul Eriksson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > So it happened, I lost the eyecup. Does anyone know if they are available > > yet? I can't find them online. > > > > thanks > > Paul > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account has exceeded > > > > its 2MB storage limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage! > > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 17:08:01 -0600 > From: Stanley Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Aaaaargh (ist-D status) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > My camera is in. It is sittingin the store (with a second identical > camera). I am sitting in Alexandria VA. I will not be able to pick up my > camera until Saturday. Patience, I tell my self. Patience, patience. > > [Excuse me for a moment... AaaaarghAaaaarghAaaaarghAaaaargh] > > Patience, patience... > > Stan > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:17:19 -0500 > From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Eyecup for ist D > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > it's the same as the MZ-ZX series: "Eyecup FL" according to the ist-D > manual. available at BH so I'm assuming available elsewhere. > > Christian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Eriksson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:34 PM > Subject: Eyecup for ist D > > > > So it happened, I lost the eyecup. Does anyone know if they are available > > yet? I can't find them online. > > > > thanks > > Paul > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account has > exceeded > > its 2MB storage limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage! > > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:27:13 -0500 > From: "Steve Desjardins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Aaaaargh (ist-D status) > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > We feel your pain (really, we do). > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/29/03 06:08PM >>> > > > My camera is in. It is sittingin the store (with a second identical > camera). I am sitting in Alexandria VA. I will not be able to pick up > my > camera until Saturday. Patience, I tell my self. Patience, patience. > > [Excuse me for a moment... AaaaarghAaaaarghAaaaarghAaaaargh] > > Patience, patience... > > Stan > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:26:28 -0800 (PST) > From: Ramesh Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: Sharpening for priniting purpose > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I does not have any experience in printing. Just > started printing using friends Canon printer. I have > already printed 3 photos of 11x15 size(2 marco and 1 > landscape). Macro prints looks sharper and landscape > ones are not equally sharp. I do not have any problem > in getting colors right, thanks to Colovision vision > spyder. > > My questions are > > 1) Using Adobe, is it possible to tell how sharp the > prints are going to be? > > 2) Is there a relation between sharpness seen on the > monitor to sharpness seen on the print? > Ex: To get a print that looks SHARP on print, should > it appear VERY SHARP on monitor? > > If there are any books pls suggest. > > Technical details: > All are 35mm. I am using 360dpi for printing. Most of > my photos are taken using macro lenses(even the > landscapes:-) ) and film is Velvia & Kodak E200. > > Thanks > Ramesh > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:27:58 -0500 (EST) > From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: VIRUS! > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Sorry to everyone who got those weird messages, my > system was attacked by a rather nasty lil bug and > norton didn't catch it in time ( 10 min after the > infection the update came in ). It's all better now > and goes to show that even with a firewall, norton and > preventative measures these things still happen ( > Murphy it's all your fault! ) > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:45:38 -0500 > From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: LXist > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:25:54 -0800, Bob Blakely wrote: > > > A murder of LXs? (Black like crows.) > > An arsenal of LXs? (You shoot them. I particularly like this one.) > > Us rednecks just call it a s***pot of them. :-) > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ > > > > > -- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by Grisoft's AVG. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 03-10-22 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:48:12 -0500 > From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: OT: Sharpening for priniting purpose > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:26:28 -0800 (PST), Ramesh Kumar wrote: > > > If there are any books pls suggest. > > Martin Evening's "Photoshop for Photographers". > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ > > > > > -- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free by Grisoft's AVG. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 03-10-22 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:01:12 -0800 > From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: LXen/ Ibis/ Inkhorn/Pentax.. > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > The word is arrogance. Read a short biography of Noah Webster. I used to > have one years ago, but it was lost during one of my many moves. > > If I am ignorant, well, there I am. You must be very smart, I am sure, but > not a very helpful fellow. > > > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On 29/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > > > >We write words such as "center", "theater", etc. as we > > >do in an attempt to remove the effects of England's national > > dyslexia from > > >our vocabulary. > > > > Bob, your pride is matched only by your ignorance. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 01:14:45 +0100 > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Telecaonverter for A*200/2.8 > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Hi Gang ... > > What's the most appropriate and best TC for the A*200/2.8? Can I get > 2X magnification? > > Tyrone > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:14:09 -0500 > From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > my measurements of USB2 and Firewire still give the speed edge to Firewire, > but not by much. doing hard drive backups, it is noticeable. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: OT- Nikon announces new scanners > > > > The USB2 interface gives it transfer speeds near firewire but allows it > > to attach to any computer with a USB interface. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 01:19:19 +0100 > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: OT: Sharpening for priniting purpose > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > If there are any books pls suggest. > > There are many variables to sharpening, and quite a few techiques as > well. Deke McClelland's book, the Photoshop Bible I believe, has a > VERY thourough treatise on the subject, perhaps even more than you > need. He certainly goes into the subject in greater depth than the > previously suggested Martin Evening. > > Deke's book is only one alternative ... the net is loaded with > Photoshop tips and hints ... but I've yet to see any more extensive > than Deke's work. > > Kind regards, > > Tyrone > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:19:19 -0500 > From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: LXen/ Ibis/ Inkhorn/Pentax.. > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Cotty, Bob is right. Noah may be remembered for his dictionary, but hidden > in the dictionary was a highly political and moral agenda, one of which was > to separate American English from England's English. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:01 PM > Subject: RE: LXen/ Ibis/ Inkhorn/Pentax.. > > > > The word is arrogance. Read a short biography of Noah Webster. I used to > > have one years ago, but it was lost during one of my many moves. > > > > If I am ignorant, well, there I am. You must be very smart, I am sure, but > > not a very helpful fellow. > > > > > From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > On 29/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > > > > > >We write words such as "center", "theater", etc. as we > > > >do in an attempt to remove the effects of England's national > > > dyslexia from > > > >our vocabulary. > > > > > > Bob, your pride is matched only by your ignorance. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:02:19 -0500 > From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Sharpening for priniting purpose > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > as far as sharpness is concerned, unless you have some sharpening turned on > in the printer driver, looking at the image at 100% should tell you exactly > how sharp the print will turn out. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ramesh Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 6:26 PM > Subject: OT: Sharpening for priniting purpose > > > > My questions are > > > > 1) Using Adobe, is it possible to tell how sharp the > > prints are going to be? > > > > 2) Is there a relation between sharpness seen on the > > monitor to sharpness seen on the print? > > Ex: To get a print that looks SHARP on print, should > > it appear VERY SHARP on monitor? > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 12:35:13 +1000 > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Telecaonverter for A*200/2.8 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Content-description: Mail message body > > On 30 Oct 2003 at 1:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi Gang ... > > > > What's the most appropriate and best TC for the A*200/2.8? Can I get > > 2X magnification? > > The 2X-S is one of the best 2x TCs that can be fitted to this lens, it also > passes all the A series aperture contacts on to the body. > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > -------------------------------- > End of pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 Issue #1312 > ********************************************** >
