OK, he's off the hook ;) Mike > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 19:11:02 -0400 > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: attitude > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 5/3/05, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, > > If you have switched to Canon what are you doing on this site? > > First of all, I think Christian has an Optio MX or some Pentax p&s. > Second of all, read Cotty's post. Third of all, he'll be back > eventually... <g> > > cheers, > frank > > -frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 16:14:20 -0700 > From: Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PDML IS ALIVE (was:Re: Why and How...etc) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > As one of the semi-lurkers, someone who has a working but unused black > MX on a shelf, and someone who has met several of you wonderful folks, > I say thanks Cotty for that message. I think it expresses the feelings > of most people here. > > Me, I'm happy with the smaller sensor. One of my favorite lenses, > optically was always the FA35, but my preferred focal lenght has > always been a normal. So it's the best of both worlds, I get to use > the FA35 as if it were a 52.5mm... :) > > Besides, it is about the pictures, dammit! I doubt my pics would be > any different with another dSLR of a similar price, whatever that > would be. > > j > > > -- > Juan Buhler > http://www.jbuhler.com > photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 19:16:38 -0400 > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PDML IS ALIVE (was:Re: Why and How...etc) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 5/3/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> That's no reason to deny anyone who wants to be > > > here, whether Pentax owner or not, user or not, dreamer or not, that > > place. > > > > Pentax has a lot to answer for. > > You've captured and described the spirit of this place perfectly, > Cotty. I raise one to you, friend. And to all my other friends here. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 00:13:43 +0100 > From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: OT HHGTTG > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > John Francis wrote: > > On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 06:43:20PM +0100, Cotty wrote: > >>On 3/5/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>>>Gee, I hope it finds the way to a cinema near me soon! > >>>>Jostein > >>> > >>>You mean like one in London on Thursday/Friday night? > >> > >>Oh crikey. Attention London PDMLers, if you could all bring a towel > >> please. > > > > I took a towel with me when I went to see the movie. > > And I was wearing my "Don't Panic!" T-shirt. > > Quite the hoopy frood, aren't you? > > 8-) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 17:21:03 -0600 > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > >From: DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I agree, I just think it�s silly when they think their pictures will get > >significantly better with another trade mark on the camera and lens. IS > > or USM are only convenient features, not something that makes anybody a > > better photographer. > > > >DagT > > I don't think anyone stated they think that, in fact I'm sure they didn't. > It had more to do with buying into a camera system with a probable future > versus buying into one where the future is unknown, and most likely > somewhat disappointing, and at best long in coming. > > Certainly, I believe Image Stabilzation has the ability to improve the > quality of a photograph. It can't make a bad composition good, but in > certain circumstances I'm sure it can make the difference between a shot > being a keeper vs. a discard. > > OTOH, camere MFR's would like us to *think* that their gear makes for > better phototgraphs, and there's no shortage of people here on the list > that have an affinity for their Pentax gear. > > In my mind, Christian thinks exactly the opposite. He believes he can > enjoy the hobby and get satsifactory results with any system, and is > getting tired of pooring money down the Pentax drain, when he has more > options elsewhere. > > Tom C. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 00:15:55 +0100 > From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PDML IS ALIVE > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > frank theriault wrote: > > On 5/3/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <snip> It's almost a perfect democracy <snip> > > > > Actually, I believe it may be a Republic... > > <LOL> > > > > cheers, > > frank > > It's actually a benign dictatorship. Second best form of government. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 19:22:37 -0400 > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 5/3/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > > Christian, you have chosen a fine camera and system and I'm sure it > > will work out well for you. Hang around as long as you like - sorry > > if the content may start to get dull and boring, but I am sure there > > are plenty of lists around that will fill your needs concerning Canon > > gear and talk. > > > > Let's move on now. > > We have lots of good bird guys here, but Christian is the shore-bird > guy. We need him to stay, so we can see all those nice pix like the > one of those two whatever-they-were walking on the sand that he posted > yesterday. Even if they were taken with a Canon. > > cheers, > frank > > > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 16:25:09 -0700 > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Lens options for the *ist-DS > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Would that be any more difficult than the M24~35, FA 20~35,and other > similar short focal length zooms they've already made? > > Shel > > > [Original Message] > > From: Steve Jolly > > > > A 20-30mm lens would have to be a retrofocus design, wouldn't it? I'll > > be fascinated to see how Pentax manage that one. :-) > > > > S > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 07:25:29 +0800 > From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Moral Dilemma > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > We are about to embark on a 3 week holiday in tropical Far North Queensland > with wife and 8 month old son. Wife does not want me to take *ist D etc. > What do I do? Do I: > > 1. Leave camera at home, > 2. Leave wife and son at home, > 3. Take son and leave wife, > 4. Justify buying a new compact digicam because our S50 can't come close to > replicating the results of the *istD, or 5. Throw a tantrum. > > I am really confused.... > > :-) > > Shaun > > > Dr. Shaun Canning > Cultural Heritage Services > 11 Lawrence Way > Karratha, Western Australia, > 6714 > > 0414-967644 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.heritageservices.com.au > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 19:25:44 -0400 > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PDML IS ALIVE > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 5/3/05, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's actually a benign dictatorship. Second best form of government. > > I agree, a benign dictatorship (with the right dictator) is great. > Only problem is picking a successor once (s)he's gone. > > However, this leads to a couple of obvious questions, such as: > > Who's our dictator? And, > > What's the best form of government? > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 01:30:56 +0200 > From: Henri Toivonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Moral Dilemma > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Shaun Canning wrote: > >We are about to embark on a 3 week holiday in tropical Far North > > Queensland with wife and 8 month old son. Wife does not want me to take > > *ist D etc. What do I do? Do I: > > > >1. Leave camera at home, > >2. Leave wife and son at home, > >3. Take son and leave wife, > >4. Justify buying a new compact digicam because our S50 can't come close > > to replicating the results of the *istD, or 5. Throw a tantrum. > > > >I am really confused.... > > > >:-) > > > >Shaun > > Uhm, what, so you HAVE TO do as the wife wants? > > Take it anyway, give her the creditcard and tell her to go shopping. > > /Henri > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 19:29:34 -0400 > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Moral Dilemma > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 5/3/05, Shaun Canning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We are about to embark on a 3 week holiday in tropical Far North > > Queensland with wife and 8 month old son. Wife does not want me to take > > *ist D etc. What do I do? Do I: > > > > 1. Leave camera at home, > > 2. Leave wife and son at home, > > 3. Take son and leave wife, > > 4. Justify buying a new compact digicam because our S50 can't come close > > to replicating the results of the *istD, or 5. Throw a tantrum. > > > > I am really confused.... > > > > :-) > > That's a hard question to answer, not knowing her reason(s) for > wanting to exclude such an important part of your family from the > trip. Can you enlighten us? > > I'm thinking that armed with such information, we might be better able > to assist you in formulating some cogent, compelling and persuasive > arguments in your favour. > > HTH, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 16:31:35 -0700 > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: PDML IS ALIVE (was:Re: Why and How...etc) > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Although that discussion has taken place numerous times to one degree or > another. > > The rest of your post should be archived. Well said and well written. > > > Shel > > > [Original Message] > > From: Cotty > > > >Nobody expects contributors here to start asking what > > the bokeh is like on a Canon lens, or a Nikon lens, or even a Pentacon > > lens, that much is true. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 19:36:19 -0400 > From: Andre Langevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Pentax Digital P&S: which one? > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > > A friend wants to buy a Pentax digital P&S. What is the best one > overall (considering resolution, flare, noise, handling)? > > To me, S5i seems a good one. > > Andre > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 19:43:03 -0400 > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: Neighbourly Visit > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 5/3/05, Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My Neighbour dropped over the other night. > > > > http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image4.htm > > > > Comments appreciated > > > > Powell > > I think this is a wonderful photograph. It just drips of personality! > > A couple of thoughts: First, I think this is one that screams for > b&w. I know, I know, I say that all the time, but I wonder if it > might be worth converting, just to see. > > Second, (and this is a small one) I wish that I could see the tip of > her cigarette. I think some space on that side of the frame might be > nice anyway; get her off-centre a bit. The other elbow being cut off > doesn't bother me a bit, in fact I like it, but the cigarette seems > integral to her. > > Still, I like it a lot. Wonderful portrait. > > cheers, > frank > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 09:47:14 +1000 > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Moral Dilemma > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Content-description: Mail message body > > On 4 May 2005 at 7:25, Shaun Canning wrote: > > We are about to embark on a 3 week holiday in tropical Far North > > Queensland with wife and 8 month old son. Wife does not want me to take > > *ist D etc. What do I do? Do I: > > > > 1. Leave camera at home, > > 2. Leave wife and son at home, > > 3. Take son and leave wife, > > 4. Justify buying a new compact digicam because our S50 can't come close > > to replicating the results of the *istD, or 5. Throw a tantrum. > > > > I am really confused.... > > I guess if there was rational reasoning behind the ultimatum you'd have > clued us in so I'd have to go with 5, I say fight irrationality with a > tanny. :-( > > > 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 16:55:09 -0700 > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: PESO: Neighbourly Visit > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Hi Powell, > > I just read Frank's comments and I agree with him completely. While you've > caught her expression well, more "air" around her, allowing us to see the > cigarette, and a little more space right and left would really make this > pic sing. B&W would be a nice option to explore as well. > > Shel > > > [Original Message] > > From: Powell Hargrave > > > > My Neighbour dropped over the other night. > > > > http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/Image4.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 09:53:27 +1000 > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Lens options for the *ist-DS > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Content-description: Mail message body > > On 3 May 2005 at 8:46, David Oswald wrote: > > Now I'm working on building my fixed focal length kit. Currently it > > consists only of the SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4. > > > > I love that lens; its focal length is great as a mild telephoto, very > > nice for portraits. And its so small, yields a bright viewfinder, and > > offers fast optics. Imagine buying an f/1.4 telephoto lens this size > > for a 35mm camera! > > A lot of us did and still do have 85/1.4s, the A series lens is amazing in > all respects. > > > 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 19:57:44 -0400 > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PAW: Half and Half > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > On 5/3/05, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi! > > > > http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=186120 > > > > Having very interesting and important to me discussion with Shel > > off-list I decided to start a very first tiny itsy bitsy project. I am > > simply taking my camera to my work. And when we go to lunch I take it > > with me. Since we almost always go the same route it is kind of > > interesting to observe this place in time and space. > > > > This would be the first shot I thought I might show to the public :). > > > > Please be brutal, but honest. > > > > Thanks. > > Well, I like it. I think it's funny. I don't know why, it just is. > And if a photo elicits an emotion from me, well then, it's doing > something it ought to. > > I do agree with someone who said it would have been nice if the > colours had a bit more "pop" to them. Hate to sound like a broken > record (I know a few of you remember those <g>), but I wonder if b&w > would have been a better medium here? > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 18:00:10 -0600 > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Moral Dilemma > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > 1. Explain how taking the *ist D will allow for a higher quality of > pictures of both your wife and your son. > 2. Make her think you're doing it because SHE's important. > 3. Explain that if you have the best tool for the job, you shold use it > instead of an inferior one. > 4. If all else fails, beg. > > Tom C. > > >From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Moral Dilemma > >Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 07:25:29 +0800 > > > >We are about to embark on a 3 week holiday in tropical Far North > > Queensland with wife and 8 month old son. Wife does not want me to > >take *ist D etc. What do I do? Do I: > > > >1. Leave camera at home, > >2. Leave wife and son at home, > >3. Take son and leave wife, > >4. Justify buying a new compact digicam because our S50 can't come close > > to replicating the results of the *istD, or > >5. Throw a tantrum. > > > >I am really confused.... > > > >:-) > > > >Shaun > > > > > >Dr. Shaun Canning > >Cultural Heritage Services > >11 Lawrence Way > >Karratha, Western Australia, > >6714 > > > >0414-967644 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >http://www.heritageservices.com.au > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 18:02:29 -0600 > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who care) long > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > >From: DagT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >I agree, I just think it�s silly when they think their pictures will get > >significantly better with another trade mark on the camera and lens. IS > > or USM are only convenient features, not something that makes anybody a > > better photographer. > > > >DagT > > Sent for the 3rd time... > > I don't think anyone stated they think that, in fact I'm sure they didn't. > It had more to do with buying into a camera system with a probable future > versus buying into one where the future is unknown, and most likely > somewhat disappointing, and at best long in coming. > > Certainly, I believe Image Stabilzation has the ability to improve the > quality of a photograph. It can't make a bad composition good, but in > certain circumstances I'm sure it can make the difference between a shot > being a keeper vs. a discard. > > OTOH, camere MFR's would like us to *think* that their gear makes for > better phototgraphs, and there's no shortage of people here on the list > that have an affinity for their Pentax gear. > > In my mind, Christian thinks exactly the opposite. He believes he can > enjoy the hobby and get satsifactory results with any system, and is > getting tired of pooring money down the Pentax drain, when he has more > options elsewhere. > > Tom C. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 11:59:43 +1200 > From: "McRae, Max MS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Hello and Sensor cleaning > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-class: urn:content-classes:message > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="ISO-8859-15" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > John Forbes mentioned: > > As an ex-diver, I would say that it wouldn't be a good idea to use the air > from that compressor for diving either. I'd rather have oil on my sensor > than oil in my lungs. > In normal circs, air from a diving compressor should be pretty damn clean. > > Yes, your right of course John, but I only use the tank to fill a > precharged pnuematic air rifle, and had just had the fittings and hose > assembled to enable me to do that. It was this hose that I thought would > double nicely as a dust remover. > > Even so I was suprised to learn that the shop where I got the work done had > left the contaminant in the hose. > I was told that it would be done to "food quality" standards, so expected > total cleanliness. > > Regards, > > Max > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 20:12:25 -0400 > From: Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: Crooked Tree > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Steve, > > I apologize for taking so long to comment on your photograph. I'm a > bit behind on PESOs. Very nicely done. I love the mood created by > the mist and the tree itself. It's mysterious and inviting all at the > same time. Thanks for sharing! > > On 4/26/05, Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.elvum.net/gallery/paw/ap16_crooked > > > > Taken on a walk in the Peak District on a misty day in October 2004. > > > > Pentax Super Program, SMCP-A 35-105/3.5, Agfa Ultra 100. > > > > All comments and criticisms extremely welcome. > > > > S > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 20:21:11 -0400 > From: "David Chang-Sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [personal] Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who > care) long Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:02 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [personal] Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who > > care) long > > <snip> > > > Sent for the 3rd time... > > </snip> > > Seen it all three times here. :-) > > Dave > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 10:24:06 +1000 > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Ist-D or Ist-Ds ? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Content-description: Mail message body > > On 3 May 2005 at 11:06, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > It's funny. All these exotic and convenient features mean so much to so > > many ... yet so many of my favorite pictures for most of the past 40 > > years were made with cameras that had nothing but focus, aperture and > > shutter speed settings, and simple or no built-in meters. > > > > Most of what I like about the DS, aside from it's nice size and access > > to good lenses, is that for the most part I can set the camera up just > > one way and then use aperture, shutter speed and focus to make my > > photographs. It returns photography back to what I always loved about > > shooting with my old Nikon FM/FE2 and Leica M4-P. The rest is just > > convenience and icing on the cake. ;-) > > I guess that the fact that the new DSLRs aren't at all operationally like > the old film cameras you cite and that many DSLR owners were brought up on > makes convenience features and their ease of access important. And all the > more important when there is only one control wheel to adjust even the > basic shooting parameters/functions. Most old cameras were easy to use, > they had an aperture ring on the lens and a shutter speed dial on the body > which were both easy to access and control at all times. > > This is what is appealing to me about the RD-1, it's just a pity that it's > somewhat over-priced for it's spec. > > Cheers, > > > 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 18:29:20 -0600 > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [personal] Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who > care) long Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > Yeah, I must be caught in the e-mail vortex again. I send, but only random > samples make it back to me. Thanks! > > Tom C. > > >From: "David Chang-Sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: RE: [personal] Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who > >care) long > >Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 20:21:11 -0400 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:02 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [personal] Re: Why and How I switched to Canon (for those who > > > care) long > > > ><snip> > > > > > Sent for the 3rd time... > > > ></snip> > > > >Seen it all three times here. :-) > > > >Dave > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 20:31:00 -0400 > From: Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: It's Great to Have a Dad > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Wonderful photo! Thanks, Paul. > > On 4/30/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I spent an hour walking around downtown Birmingham, Michigan this > > afternoon with the *istD and the thirty-year-old Vivitar Series 1 > > 70/210/3.5. This snap was shot at f3.5, 1/1500, ISO 400, 210mm. I'm > > growing quite fond of this ancient manual focus zoom. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3322436 > > Pau
