RE: Truncated links (was Re: eBay Listings)

2004-05-21 Thread Shaun Canning
Thanks Anders... Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: Anders Hultman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 2:34 PM To: [

RE: Truncated links (was Re: eBay Listings)

2004-05-21 Thread Shaun Canning
Thanks, I'll have a look. Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, M

Re: June 3rd PDML Meeting

2004-05-21 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, May 22, 2004, 6:01:55 AM, Butch wrote: > Woburn, Mass. is it? Safari park? Lions? Ain't the Woburn I usta know... > I once had a fiancé there... sighhh. > keith whaley > Where did they put it? The old Pleasure Island site? Bedfordshire, England. http://www.woburnsafari.co.u

RE: Truncated links (was Re: eBay Listings)

2004-05-21 Thread J. C. O'Connell
there is a web site called tinyurl.com that converts long links into little ones, havent tried it but I have seen and used the tinyurl redirection links. JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconne

Truncated links (was Re: eBay Listings)

2004-05-21 Thread Anders Hultman
Shaun Canning: Check out the auctions at: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=scann i01&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50 Sorry if the link truncatees. I can't set my page width any higher. A handy tip is to place long links between < and > marks. Several e-mail prog

RE: OT - Postmaster

2004-05-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
Tom wrote: > After dragging most of this crap to my apartment - > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/crap.jpg > > My mailman has made an executive decision - > > http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/mayer.jpg > > Yes, Tanya has sent me so much junk that the mailman believes > she lives

RE: She's Her Father's Daughter

2004-05-21 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: > She is interested in photography. I should buy a roll of > cheapy pre-paid processing film, and let her fool around with > one of my Spotties for a while. I think at 11 she's old > enough. She's actually not bad with disposable cameras, so I > should let her try a "

eBay Listings

2004-05-21 Thread Shaun Canning
Dear all, Thanks for all the interest that was shown in my recent clear out of lenses etc. The 80-200mm and 24mm both went almost straight away. The remainder has now been listed on eBay. I was going to wait until later in the week, however I will be too busy this week for anything. Therefore I d

Re: June 3rd PDML Meeting

2004-05-21 Thread Butch Black
Woburn, Mass. is it? Safari park? Lions? Ain't the Woburn I usta know... I once had a fiancé there... sighhh. keith whaley Where did they put it? The old Pleasure Island site? Butch (who grew up in Saugus)

Re: A rare moment...

2004-05-21 Thread David Mann
On May 22, 2004, at 9:58 AM, Brian Dipert wrote: ...in spite of the blizzard of individual emails that'd land in my already bursting inbox as a result, I actually find myself seriously pondering switching from the digest version of this list to the regular version, just so I can filter out one pa

RE: OT - Postmaster

2004-05-21 Thread Butch Black
LOL Of course this now has my favorite Jefferson Airplane song singing in my head.Their cover of David Crosby's Triad (the one that got him kicked out of the Byrds) TV wrote: After dragging most of this crap to my apartment - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/crap.jpg My mailman has ma

RE: Antonio, Seeing that you have calmed down a little bit

2004-05-21 Thread Winston
Yefei, The keyword is "Pentax" or "Photography", if we use those more often, no sacrifice needed :) Winston -Original Message- From: Yefei He [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 7:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Antonio, Seeing that you have calmed down a little

PAW - Legacy

2004-05-21 Thread David Nelson
Got to witness something that I always think of as quite special - a mantid ovipositing (that means laying eggs... and an ootheca is an egg-case) Like many insects, these things generally exist in the winter only in the form of eggs tucked away somewhere safe - at this time of year (it's autumn

Antonio, Seeing that you have calmed down a little bit

2004-05-21 Thread Yefei He
Antonio, Seeing that you have calmed down a little bit, could you please accept my plea -- please try not to repond to the last round of harsh e-mails thrown at you. Bickerings go back and forth, and turn into vicious cycles. If one side is tolerant enough, the cycle can be broken. Right

Re: To Photoshop Class, Or Not?

2004-05-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OT: To Photoshop Class, Or Not? > So I am curious, if you use Photoshop, did you ever take a class in it? Yes, several over the years, including week long workshops. The most important thing about classes and workshops is not only t

Re: June 3rd PDML Meeting

2004-05-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Woburn, Mass. is it? Safari park? Lions? Ain't the Woburn I usta know... I once had a fiancé there... sighhh. keith whaley Bob W wrote: Hi, Friday, May 21, 2004, 11:16:38 PM, tom wrote: We'll have both Cotty and Tan in DC on June 3rd and we're planning to do dinner at Marrakesh - http://www.m

Re: OT - Postmaster

2004-05-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Are you going to start charging rent? tom wrote: After dragging most of this crap to my apartment - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/crap.jpg My mailman has made an executive decision - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/mayer.jpg Yes, Tanya has sent me so much junk that the mailman believe

Re: June 3rd PDML Meeting

2004-05-21 Thread Bill Owens
Thanks but no thanks. Don, Frank, Mark, Annsan and myself will be drinking in the peace and quiet on GFM that evening. Bill - Original Message - From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Cesar Matamoros (E-mail)'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Cesar Matamoros II" <[EMAIL

Re: PAW: Scene from a Mall

2004-05-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
I rather like this shot, but then again I rather like most of your stuff. In fact I think the child walking in front of the stroller with it's mother in front of Baby GAP is somehow a bit surreal. frank theriault wrote: Feeling rather voyeuristic, I suppose, watching life pass by: http://www.p

Re: A rare moment...

2004-05-21 Thread Henri Toivonen
Nick Clark wrote: Wouldn't work due to the international nature of the list and the different timezones covered. Nick I talk to people from USA/Canada, Europe, Asia, Japan and Australia, almost daily. I'm in Sweden myself (GMT+1). How does this not work? And I mainly tought it to be a supplement

Re: A rare moment...

2004-05-21 Thread Nick Clark
Wouldn't work due to the international nature of the list and the different timezones covered. Nick -Original Message- From: "Henri Toivonen"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 21/05/04 23:26:06 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A rare moment... Shawn

Re: Why can't they just fade away?

2004-05-21 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Bob Blakely wrote: > You want a bully? uh-oh

Re: June 3rd PDML Meeting

2004-05-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
I'd love to go but I'll be nowhere near there and based on their web site I'm not pretty enough... tom wrote: We'll have both Cotty and Tan in DC on June 3rd and we're planning to do dinner at Marrakesh - http://www.marrakeshwashington.com/ If you've never eaten bastilla with your fingers you don

Re: June 3rd PDML Meeting

2004-05-21 Thread Bob W
Hi, Friday, May 21, 2004, 11:16:38 PM, tom wrote: > We'll have both Cotty and Tan in DC on June 3rd and we're planning to do > dinner at Marrakesh - > http://www.marrakeshwashington.com/ > If you've never eaten bastilla with your fingers you don't know what you're > missing...I need to make a r

Re: OT: She's Her Father's Daughter

2004-05-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Ok, I'll ask. What is this pick on Frank day? Keith Whaley wrote: frank theriault wrote: No But...the ears, Frank! How can you deny genes? keith "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMA

Re: OT - Postmaster

2004-05-21 Thread Cotty
\ >After dragging most of this crap to my apartment - > >http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/crap.jpg > >My mailman has made an executive decision - > >http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/mayer.jpg > >Yes, Tanya has sent me so much junk that the mailman believes she lives >here. > >Dear, coul

Re: Why can't they just fade away?

2004-05-21 Thread Peter J. Alling
Shush we want it to be a surprise. :-D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, if someone said "I looked-up where you live and I've got the money to buy a plane ticket. I'm going to fly over there and kill you arse when you least expect it." That'd be scary. CW - Original Message - From: "frank ther

OT Frontier 375 minilab

2004-05-21 Thread Bill Owens
I've had the privilege of working with this machine for a couple of weeks now, and the more I use it the more impressed I become. It's nearly as good as Photoshop for correcting levels and colors. Many of our customer's films were shot under fluorescent lighting and it's quite easy to add magenta

Re: K2 Problem

2004-05-21 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
>>(approx 1/30 and below) about every third or fourth shot the speed will be >>off, it sounds like the camera is firing at sync speed (1/125). Anyone have MR> When you have no power (dead batteries or some other reason) the shutter MR> defaults to sync speed. If it really is going to sync speed wh

Re: June 3rd PDML Meeting

2004-05-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/5/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, offered: >We'll have both Cotty and Tan in DC on June 3rd and we're planning to do >dinner at Marrakesh - > >http://www.marrakeshwashington.com/ > >If you've never eaten bastilla with your fingers you don't know what you're >missing...I need to make

Re: OT - Postmaster

2004-05-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Haa, ha, ha! I hope most of those are consumables, or she's gonna have to rent her own 737 to get home! keith whaley tom wrote: After dragging most of this crap to my apartment - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/crap.jpg My mailman has made an executive decision - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/

Re: Why can't they just fade away?

2004-05-21 Thread Keith Whaley
You know--the northern part, somewhere above the U.S. of A. keith Antonio Aparicio wrote: Hi Frank, do you have an address for him in Canada - do you know what part? Antonio On 22 May 2004, at 00:36, frank theriault wrote: Antonio, I've pretty much been ignoring all this silliness, but, for the

Re: good Second hand stores for back-packs

2004-05-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Six pubs -- 2000 people. Yeah, about right, when you parse out the imbibers! Let's see, your town's maybe 60% male, that's about 1200 males. Of those, 50% are of drinking age, perhaps 45% actually DO drink--that's about 540 drinkers. Add another 250 drinking females (might be low on that numbe

Re: K2 Problem

2004-05-21 Thread Mark Roberts
"William Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have a K2 that has developed a problem with the shutter. At slow speeds >(approx 1/30 and below) about every third or fourth shot the speed will be >off, it sounds like the camera is firing at sync speed (1/125). Anyone have >any handy hints or exp

Re: Why can't they just fade away?

2004-05-21 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Hi Frank, do you have an address for him in Canada - do you know what part? Antonio On 22 May 2004, at 00:36, frank theriault wrote: Antonio, I've pretty much been ignoring all this silliness, but, for the record, nothing that Mr. Robb says to you of a nature that you may say is threatening

Re: Why can't they just... was Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-21 Thread Feroze Kistan
Antonio, >From past experience on this and many other lists it soon degenerates into a mud slingy match. This forum is for the discussion of photography which most of the time does not involve much conflicting opinion. It is impossible to have a quiet debate on any topic that involves conflict. My

Re: A rare moment...

2004-05-21 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Brian, I think a Bulletin Board system could of more help here, perhaps one of the freely available PHP variety. Very easy to setup and maintain - you are already storing the messages online so would not take up any more space. Then you would not have your inbox inundated with any messages at a

Re: Why can't they just fade away?

2004-05-21 Thread Henri Toivonen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, if someone said "I looked-up where you live and I've got the money to buy a plane ticket. I'm going to fly over there and kill you arse when you least expect it." That'd be scary. CW That has happened to me once, and I didn't really give a rats ass. You have to have

Re: OT: She's Her Father's Daughter

2004-05-21 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: No But...the ears, Frank! How can you deny genes? keith "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Really cute photo, she's a very pretty girl, you sur

Re: Why can't they just fade away?

2004-05-21 Thread cbwaters
Now, if someone said "I looked-up where you live and I've got the money to buy a plane ticket. I'm going to fly over there and kill you arse when you least expect it." That'd be scary. CW - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday,

OT - Postmaster

2004-05-21 Thread tom
After dragging most of this crap to my apartment - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/crap.jpg My mailman has made an executive decision - http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/images/mayer.jpg Yes, Tanya has sent me so much junk that the mailman believes she lives here. Dear, could you pick up s

Re: Why can't they just fade away?

2004-05-21 Thread frank theriault
Antonio, I've pretty much been ignoring all this silliness, but, for the record, nothing that Mr. Robb says to you of a nature that you may say is threatening is illegal. Yes, Threatening Assault or Death is illegal. Yes, it can be done remotely. BUT, the receipient of said threat must ~reaso

Re: Why can't they just... was Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-21 Thread Mark Roberts
"John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >You know what? I don't care. I killfiled him some time ago, when >it became apparent that the signal-to-noise ratio of his contributions >was as close to zero as makes no difference. Yup. 100% lossless data compression. -- Mark Roberts Photography

Re: OT: To Photoshop Class, Or Not?

2004-05-21 Thread Cotty
On 21/5/04, MARNIE, discombobulated, offered: >I've been debating taking a Photoshop class. (7 is what I'll be using, and >let's not go there again, re versions. ;-)) > >So I am curious, if you use Photoshop, did you ever take a class in it? > >Or did you just learn it from books? > >Or what? I

RE: She's Her Father's Daughter

2004-05-21 Thread frank theriault
Actually, Malcolm, She is interested in photography. I should buy a roll of cheapy pre-paid processing film, and let her fool around with one of my Spotties for a while. I think at 11 she's old enough. She's actually not bad with disposable cameras, so I should let her try a "real" camera. T

Re: A rare moment...

2004-05-21 Thread Henri Toivonen
Shawn K. wrote: Anyone here have any IRC bots?? I hang out on EfNet quite a bit, not as much as I used to, but it's a pretty busy server so a good choice if attracting newbies is a goal. maybe #pentax would be a good name? -Shawn I can put one up if that would be necessary, but I'd rather be on so

RE: A rare moment...

2004-05-21 Thread Shawn K.
Anyone here have any IRC bots?? I hang out on EfNet quite a bit, not as much as I used to, but it's a pretty busy server so a good choice if attracting newbies is a goal. maybe #pentax would be a good name? -Shawn -Original Message- From: Henri Toivonen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: Comparison: 77 on 35 vs. 50 on APS sensor

2004-05-21 Thread Mark Roberts
KT Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Well, folks, if you do not have an FA50/1.4 yet, secure it now before it >becomes one of the legendary lenses :-). What he said. :) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Why can't they just fade away?

2004-05-21 Thread Bob Blakely
You want a bully? I'm the biggest damn bully on the block! I love physical violence. I find it a particularly excellent workout. I'm twisted and not altogether sane and love it. I'm at "It's a Grind" coffee shop, 1035 N. Tustin Blvd., Anaheim, California where I hang most days. If not here, anyone

Refconverter M

2004-05-21 Thread William M Kane
Hello all, A month or two back, I posted to the list, asking if the Refconverter M could be mounted to the *ist D. I'm happy to report back now, that I have obtained and tested this item on my own *ist D. One of the concerns was that the M series cameras had a smaller viewfinder (or at lea

Re: FS Friday: Some Neat Items

2004-05-21 Thread William M Kane
Joe, I'm interested in the Arsat lens . . . does it act as an M or an A lens? Have you tried it on the *ist D? Is the k-mount permanantly attached, or does it screw off like the pentax m-42 to K adapter? IL Bill On May 20, 2004, at 9:21 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: Well, the time has come to p

Re: To Photoshop Class, Or Not?

2004-05-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
On May 21, 2004, at 1:53 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: IF you are just doing photos -- I've heard 7 is overkill and a ram gobbler annsan That's probably true. I did fine with 6. But if you're working with the *ist D or any other digital camera, you want CS. The RAW conversion is worth its weight in go

RE: PENTAX *ISTD RAW DATA PHOTOSHOP PLUGIN MODULE

2004-05-21 Thread Rob Brigham
YES! (assuming you mean the 'Pentax' RAW plugin and not the 'Adobe' Photoshop CS RAW convertor) > -Original Message- > From: David Sprinkle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 May 2004 22:05 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: PENTAX *ISTD RAW DATA PHOTOSHOP PLUGIN MODULE > > > Hi, > >

Re: A15 sample pix

2004-05-21 Thread Rfsindg
Here are some old interior shots with the A15. http://members.aol.com/lys93/MainPage.htm It is truely wide. You must concentrate to hold it level and keep from distortions. I noticed some light fall-off wide open. Regards Bob S.

RE: good Second hand stores for back-packs

2004-05-21 Thread TMP
LOL! Markus, you don't know where I live do you?! We have precisely 8 shops in my town - a supermarket, a post office, a butchers, a newsagents, a chemist, a video/dvd hire shop, a shoe shop and a florist. We also have 3 cafe/coffee shops and 6 Pubs! The nearest "city" that would have any of th

PENTAX *ISTD RAW DATA PHOTOSHOP PLUGIN MODULE

2004-05-21 Thread David Sprinkle
Hi, Does this module work with PS Elements 2 or Paintshop Pro 8. Dave

RE: Squirrel pictures

2004-05-21 Thread Shawn K.
Good shots Ann! My grandmother was thinking about getting one of those for her bird feeder as she has some squirrel problems. I took one look at it and told her there was no way that would hold them off for more than 5 or 10 minutes. And here now is the photographic proof!! -Shawn -Origin

OT: Shipping Used Pentax Equipment to Canada

2004-05-21 Thread Cliff Nietvelt
Hello I live in Canada & I want to purchase some Pentax equipment from KEH. Has anyone on this list done this? Being used equipment, what kind of duty would I expect to pay? KEH has told me that they ship to Canada all the time, but once a package reaches the border & customs it's a different sto

Re: OT: Safelight question

2004-05-21 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
bcin> I don't know if fog is the correct term.The prints have a bcin> grey ness to them.I don't have Hi Dave, that would indeed seem like fogging by safelight. A small light exposure which doesn't show itself on the print, a treshold exposure, while not showing, can seriously affect the contrast o

Re: K2 Problem

2004-05-21 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Friday, May 21, 2004, 10:20:22 PM, William wrote: WJ> Both :-( WJ> Thanks. I was afraid it might be expensive. Hi William. I am sorry :-( But still, try to contact some good repairman (vis the list of Pentax repairs reviewed by PDML members, link is somewhere on www.mycroft.de), perhaps it will

Re: Swiss cheese is innocent - Backup is the word!

2004-05-21 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Sorry Marcus, I take it all back! I should have said Smith Cheese. Sorry, A. On 21 May 2004, at 00:21, Markus Maurer wrote: Hi Antonio now you have gone much too far for me. ;-) would you please not accuse the innocent Swiss cheese in your ongoing off topic monotone and useless OS comparisons.

Re: OT: Safelight question

2004-05-21 Thread brooksdj
Hi Collin. I must have mised your respose. I don't know if fog is the correct term.The prints have a grey ness to them.I don't have this problem with the dark room class.Prints look good and whites are white,blacks are black.At home they are more grey whites and muddy blacks. Paper and chemical

Re: K2 Problem

2004-05-21 Thread William Johnson
Both :-( Thanks. I was afraid it might be expensive. William in Utah. - Original Message - From: "Frantisek Vlcek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "William Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 1:58 PM Subject: Re: K2 Problem > WJ> I have a K2 that has developed a problem w

Re: Squirrel pictures

2004-05-21 Thread Bob W
Hi, > http://users.rcn.com/annsan/norassquirrel.jpg > It took this guy a while to figure out the > mechanism - you had to admire his > savvy. You might enjoy these: http://www.squirrels.org/video.html -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Birding questions vs. Cat security (was Re: OT 8-) Wasting film on birds)

2004-05-21 Thread Gonz
Peter J. Alling wrote: Gonz wrote: Collin Brendemuehl wrote: d) put a high voltage wire around the tree and feed the resultant chicken-fried cat to the jays Wouldn't that be "sudden" fried? Or KFC (Kentucky Fried Cat). lol Your opinions please. ;=) Collin --- 'Tautology

Re: OT : Camera Fanny Pack (GFM)

2004-05-21 Thread Eactivist
BTW, I went with the Tamrac Velocity 5. Someone on Amazon gave it a good review regarding it fitting the 300D (it's slightly deeper than some waist/fanny packs). Also it is "modular" so I can add on a water bottle and a deeper lens bag. Which is what I did. Ching, ching, ching. Now I have to r

Re: OT: Hackers

2004-05-21 Thread Otis Wright
Maybe just wearing it well. Otis Wright Norm Baugher wrote: Bob, you're showing your age... norm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me assure you that there were hackers at MIT in the early '60s, long before there were personal computers or viruses. Hacking was a form of recreation that often encompas

Re: komkon

2004-05-21 Thread cbwaters
Wow. I'd given them up for dead. CW - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 3:38 PM Subject: komkon > Hey, folks, > > I just accidentally tried the pug.komkon.org server and it's > responding! Is this n

Re: good Second hand stores for back-packs

2004-05-21 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, all of the specialised photo bags are rather expensive. I am using Domkes at my work (they are excellent for reportages), but for some unconspicious photo bags you can consider the many military and boyscout bags. They are dirt cheap, and look sufficiently dirty to not attract t

Re: pdml members webpage

2004-05-21 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Friday, May 21, 2004, 9:09:18 PM, Jens wrote: JB> Amazoing photographs, Frantisek! A pleasure to watch! JB> All the best I am flattered! Thank you so much :-) I must work a lot on the frontpage, though. I should get some friendly webdesigner to design me a normal front page, instead of that quick

Re: K2 Problem

2004-05-21 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
WJ> I have a K2 that has developed a problem with the shutter. At slow speeds WJ> (approx 1/30 and below) about every third or fourth shot the speed will be WJ> off, it sounds like the camera is firing at sync speed (1/125). Anyone have WJ> any handy hints or experienced the same? Right now a CL

FS: Cameras and lenses

2004-05-21 Thread Carlos Royo
These are the remaining cameras and lenses that I want to sell: Pentax Z-1 AF SLR + Fdp Gripstrap + F electronic cable release + instruction manual, in Spanish (I will also include 2 unused 2CR5 lithium batteries, each one lasts about twenty-five 36-exposure films) and original boxes. The camera i

Re: OT: Hackers

2004-05-21 Thread Norm Baugher
Bob, you're showing your age... norm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me assure you that there were hackers at MIT in the early '60s, long before there were personal computers or viruses. Hacking was a form of recreation that often encompassed acomplishing things that were technically involved, chal

RE: OT: To Photoshop Class, Or Not?

2004-05-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Shel would you share the address of the Photoshop. list with me/us? I really need and want to learn more about imaging software.. :-) Answering the survey: I buy a lot of books second hand and try to learn from every source like the Pentax list too ;-) thanks Markus > Photoshop list, >

komkon

2004-05-21 Thread Doug Franklin
Hey, folks, I just accidentally tried the pug.komkon.org server and it's responding! Is this new, or has it been back for a while?? March seems to be the latest gallery it has. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Squirrel pictures

2004-05-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
"Shawn K." wrote: > > Haha, squirrels are definitely up there on the list of cool animals. > > -Shawn > > -Original Message- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 5:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Squirrel pictures > > "Daniel J. Mat

Re: OT:Indoor horse pictures

2004-05-21 Thread brooksdj
Thanks John. Actually i cannot remember if any poles fell down.I was impressed as this was Gary's first jumping in over 20 years.He's a reining rider and operates the farm i do most of my shots at. Some of my first sales were with pictures from the SP500 and 105 f 2.8.I don't really need AF but

Re: OT: Hackers

2004-05-21 Thread Antonio Aparicio
I must admit that my first knowledge of the term Hacker was in a positive, not negative sense too. A. On 21 May 2004, at 21:22, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Fascinating. My "hacker" days came just a bit later. Those of us who built computers when the first skill one had to have was knowing how to so

Re: Why can't they just... was Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-21 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Thats a really mature position Bob. S. But given you have been one of the prime flame throwers in this thread I am not surprised. Antonio On 21 May 2004, at 20:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm getting tired of this idiot. The man said, "...inflammatory OFF-TOPIC subjects..." WHAT PART OF THE WORD

Re: A* 85mm f1.4 - worth over a $1,000?

2004-05-21 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Cheers Bob, Thanks for the tip. No worries about spoiling the bargain hunters hunt on this one then ;-( Antonio p.s. F4 lens would be 1:4, not 1.4 (which is 1:1.4) On 21 May 2004, at 20:09, Bob W wrote: Hi, Check out ebay item 3815885925. Can't you buy a new FA* 85mm 1.4 for that sort of money?

Weekend survey

2004-05-21 Thread Markus Maurer
To sweeten your weekend, I have two questions for you (and yes, the results of the opinion poll will be published here) 1 Which 3 photos you made are your most loved ones? 1b is it for their content or the circumstances of the taking or anything else? 2 Are these photos

good Second hand stores for back-packs

2004-05-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Tanya in the warehouses and specialized shops her, photo equipment and traveling bags are rather expensive. Prices easily start at $30 for a common camera bag and up to much more for robust back-backs or brands. Luckily there are half a dozen second hand stores near the town or in Zurich. Today

Re: OT: Hackers

2004-05-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Fascinating. My "hacker" days came just a bit later. Those of us who built computers when the first skill one had to have was knowing how to solder were the first hobbyist hackers. But that was as much hardware as (and often more than) software. Collin Builder of Netroics Elf II et. al -

Re: To Photoshop Class, Or Not?

2004-05-21 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Keith Whaley wrote: > > Is THAT what they call male turkeys out your way? > > keith whaley > > (snipp)> > > IF you are just doing photos -- I've heard 7 is > > overkill > > > > and a ram gobbler > > > > annsan I think we better just let this one drop - the puns could get a leeettle dangerous a

Re: A 15mm (ASP and non-ASP)

2004-05-21 Thread Andre Langevin
My 15mm does feature the 4 feet mark and the front lens diameter is 69 mm (measured with a caliper). It's a K SMC PENTAX 1:3.5/15, sn 5068171. Fabio Fabio, is it possible to get a more precise measure? 68,6 and 69,8 seems to pertain to the two different types and your 69mm measure lies about in

Re: Fryday FS

2004-05-21 Thread Andre Langevin
> I think at the time this lens was produced Ricoh made their own, and most were very good. Keith Whaley wrote: > That could well be! > Ricoh has been around for some time. > Do you happen to know who made the lens for Ricoh? No, no, it's early 90's and I believe it was made by Cosina. I also

Re: OT: Hackers

2004-05-21 Thread Otis Wright
Yup! We were there. Had a great time Otis Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me assure you that there were hackers at MIT in the early '60s, long before there were personal computers or viruses. Hacking was a form of recreation that often encompassed acomplishing things that were t

RE: pdml members webpage

2004-05-21 Thread Jens Bladt
Amazoing photographs, Frantisek! A pleasure to watch! All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Frantisek Vlcek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 19. maj 2004 19:19 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; PDML Emne: pdml members webpage H

K2 Problem

2004-05-21 Thread William Johnson
Hi all, I have a K2 that has developed a problem with the shutter. At slow speeds (approx 1/30 and below) about every third or fourth shot the speed will be off, it sounds like the camera is firing at sync speed (1/125). Anyone have any handy hints or experienced the same? Right now a CLA is no

Re: Re: Why can't they just... was Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-21 Thread John Francis
You know what? I don't care. I killfiled him some time ago, when it became apparent that the signal-to-noise ratio of his contributions was as close to zero as makes no difference. Unfortunately I still get to see some of his self-indulgent posturing because some people can't resist the tempt

RE: OT : Camera Fanny Pack (GFM)

2004-05-21 Thread Andre Langevin
And the Orion that Andre mentioned is here - good price too: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15201&item=3815952261 This the Mini version at 25$. The regular Orion is here at $40 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15201&item=3816529358 Andre

Re: Why can't they just... was Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-21 Thread Rfsindg
> I'm getting tired of this idiot. > > The man said, "...inflammatory OFF-TOPIC subjects..." > > WHAT PART OF THE WORD "INFLAMMATORY" DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? > > Regards, > Bob... I'm getting tired as well. I have a new proposal. How about we each send him an individual reply... EACH and EVERY ti

RE: A* 85mm f1.4 - worth over a $1,000?

2004-05-21 Thread Jens Bladt
Sold for 1200,45$ Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Antonio Aparicio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 21. maj 2004 16:22 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: A* 85mm f1.4 - worth over a $1,000? Check out ebay item 3815885925. Can't y

Local newspaper snapshot

2004-05-21 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Pentax users one of my last black and white photos showing a pair of swans with the nest and 7 eggs was published two days ago in the "snapshot of the week" of a local newspaper called LiZ (Limmat-Zeitung) here. They usually select photos showing typical and current scenes from the "Limmattal" r

Re: To Photoshop Class, Or Not?

2004-05-21 Thread Keith Whaley
Is THAT what they call male turkeys out your way? keith whaley Ann Sanfedele wrote: TMP wrote: Taught myself, and I am still "teaching"... tan. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 21 May 2004 6:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: To Photos

Re: To Photoshop Class, Or Not?

2004-05-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I suppose it depends on what you're doing with photos. I found 7 to be a vast improvement over 6 for photo repair and restoration, and the file browser is a wonderful tool, once you get to know it. As for it being a memory gobbler, I'd disagree on that point as well. It ran very well on a Win98

Re: Fryday FS

2004-05-21 Thread Dario Bonazza
> I think at the time this lens was produced Ricoh made their own, and > most were very good. > > Keith Whaley wrote: > > > That could well be! > > Ricoh has been around for some time. > > Do you happen to know who made the lens for Ricoh? No, no, it's early 90's and I believe it was made by Cosin

RE: 50/1.4 and 135/2.5

2004-05-21 Thread Jens Bladt
I plead guilty to starting this. It's not just that the F version is rated a bit higher than the FA version. It's that just one other 50mm was rated quite as high (4.6) by Photodo (Hasselblad); the Leica Sumicron-M 50mm f2.0. If these tests are credible, it places the SMC F 1.4/50mm as the very bes

Re: Birding questions vs. Cat security (was Re: OT 8-) Wasting film on birds)

2004-05-21 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
From: Kenneth Waller Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 17:32:24 -0700 > >- >Keep the cat indoors. >Kenneth Waller I would, but these Satan-filled little creatures are quick to sneak out. Collin --- 'Tautology is' ___

RE: A 15mm

2004-05-21 Thread Amita Guha
> > I'm really curious, because usually a lens this wide has its own > > limitations but often makes a spectacular view. I mean, if Pentax > is > > still selling this lens, it should be good. How much do you pay for > it? > > It wasn't cheap. I won't say beyond that, as I have too good > a relat

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