VIRUS: "Re: Pentax needs USM and IS"

2004-01-19 Thread Patrick White
FYI, this message had a virus attached (well, that's _my_ interpretation of having a file named "031013-2141.cl5.pif" attached means :-) later, patbob On Monday 19 January 2004 09:21 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > Roland is right. I have just the same opinion. There is time when so

Re: Totally, Wildly OT: TV question (TV , Tom VanVeen)

2003-01-03 Thread Patrick White
"Mike Johnston" writes: >I seem to remember from my distant childhood that new programs came out in the >fall and early winter, and reruns were for the late winter and spring. Have >things changed since then? Yes. The rules are all different as the networks struggle with the fact that

Re: pdml problems again

2002-10-25 Thread Patrick White
>The pdml digest is unreliable again and messages are spotty. This seems a >regular occurrence. Digests have never been reliable. The website archive >is continually failing or out of date. Does anyone have this much trouble >on other groups? Does anyone have any suggestions for a better syste

RE: DSLRs and viruses

2002-10-09 Thread Patrick White
"Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce)" wrote: >Viruses attack via the operating system. These cameras aren't running under >Windows, >or any other high level OS. This whole thing makes as much sense as giving a >microwave >oven a virus. Wrong. Many devices, cell phones, VCRs, DVD players, and

Re: DSLR

2002-10-04 Thread Patrick White
>On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 14:32:41 +1000, John Mustarde wrote: >>For those of us who are interested in a Pentax mount DSLR, why don't we >>petition Sigma to release the SD-9 with a k-mount for all of those millions >>of K-mount lenses out there? Naturally, this is not going to happen. Probabl

Re: Questions was Re: Why I am going digital, and have forsaken a Pentax DSLR

2002-10-03 Thread Patrick White
"Rob Studdert " wrote: >On 2 Oct 2002 at 23:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Okay, Pentax makes a digital camera for you to stick your lenses on. Great. >Go >> out and shoot with them. It'll be great for the first week and then you'll >> realize the quality isn't really there. >I prefer the digita

Re: NUMBERING TOPICS AND SUBJECTS

2002-09-30 Thread Patrick White
>The nomail option is once again available. I've been using it for a few >weeks. Pat, could you post info on how to subscribe to it (or send info directly to me)? There wasn't anything on the subscription info webpage as of last week, which is why I didn't think the option was availa

Re: Wide angle digital - was: So?

2002-09-30 Thread Patrick White
>If this has made sense to you so far, remember that the light from a wide >angle lens will fall 'straight down' on the film for objects in the center of >the field of view, but will strike at a big angle for objects at the edge of >the film... This is all valid reasoning. However,

Re: Server went fubar?

2002-08-26 Thread Patrick White
> > Well, I'm not the list guy (thats Doug Brewer), but he did send > > a post to the list on Friday that there was going to be some > > upheavals, as he is changing servers or some such. Must have sent it just to you personally or only to the people getting email from the list. I just

Re: Pentax and the joyful absence of exposure modes

2002-08-21 Thread Patrick White
"Pieter Nagel" wrote: >> there're tons of other variables in play: the duration of >> exposure, the depth of field, and so on, and on, and on. that's why >> there're all those nd filters, multiple exposures, and so on. >So, my point was: the pentax modeless interface nicely focusses one's >attent

OT: test

2002-08-20 Thread Patrick White
Please ignore this. Email wasn't getting out everywhere for a while. Just wanted to know if it now makes it out to this list. later, patbob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

Re: OT: Question about "Seattle Film" ?

2002-07-17 Thread Patrick White
"Joseph McAllister" writes: >They must also state that >the "free" film is actually a cost included in the processing charge. >Implied is if you do not want the free roll, the cost remains the same. Pity, one used to be able to opt out of the "free" roll of film and save $2 on the process

Re: Question: P-TTL and Digital SLR

2002-07-11 Thread Patrick White
"Ryan K. Brooks" writes: >Speaking of which, it seems that P-TTL is a requirement for decent flash >metering on digi-SLRs. I imagine the MZ-D (rip) is the reason we have >this. Um.. did I miss something? Why is this a requirement for flash on a digital camera? Can't they use the equiv

How do you beat the blahs?

2002-07-10 Thread Patrick White
I've been in a blah mood photographically speaking these days. Nothing I seeing seems interesting enough to take a picture of. Last year I couldn't find the time to take all the pictures I wanted to. This year I can't figure out why I should snap the shutter on anything. Anyone

Re: Newbie flash question...please help

2002-07-03 Thread Patrick White
"Alvaro Elgueta Z." wrote: >So the question is: which 3rd party flash unit are compatible with the >MZ-50? (I mean working in accordance to the camera`s programs) I saw Sunpak >444AFP, Vivitar S1 850 and Sigma EF500ST in Adorama, all these claim to be Like everybody else, I've never heard

Re: Definition of 'portrait'

2002-06-24 Thread Patrick White
"Paul F. Stregevsky" writes: >If you had asked me a month ago, I would have sided with the curmudgeons >who say a portrait must include a person. >... >At any rate, Ann's response, as well as others I've glimpsed, have >broadened my understanding of what a portrait can be. Part of the bea

Re: Definition of 'portrait'

2002-06-24 Thread Patrick White
"Paul F. Stregevsky" writes: >If you had asked me a month ago, I would have sided with the curmudgeons >who say a portrait must include a person. >... >At any rate, Ann's response, as well as others I've glimpsed, have >broadened my understanding of what a portrait can be. Part of the bea

Re: MZ-S hiccup

2002-06-14 Thread Patrick White
"Alan Chan" writes: >>My MZ-S went bonkers today. >>Next, I reloaded the camera with a roll of royal gold 100. Camera displayed >>an ISO of 200. >Just wondering, did the Z/PZ-1 have many minor problems like the MZ-S when >1st released? Any idea? I don't know about when first released beca

Re: DSLR building

2002-06-03 Thread Patrick White
> A back can be modified to hold the CCD and the necessary LCD panels. >The mechanics of the camera can be removed to make room for necessary >electronics, as well as the two compartments that would normally hold >film. Leave them. THat way you don't destroy the body and give yourself

Re: OT: metering @ extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeme ISO

2002-05-24 Thread Patrick White
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: >I'm curious to attempt pushing the film (whether it's 3200 or not - i.e. I was going >to attempt 400 pushed to 3200) and I noted that both these films can potentially go, >according to literature, to 25,000 EI. >How the H-E-double hockey sticks do you meter that ? My

Re: Camera Problems. Please Help!

2002-05-20 Thread Patrick White
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Or you could borrow a flash meter and run some of the >>tests without burning >>film ... >Careful! If the metering is done by measuring the light >reflected off the film, and there is no film in the >camera you will get an erroneous reading. The pressure >plate is less r

Re: In a nutshell - Is Pentax ever going Digital SLR

2002-05-06 Thread Patrick White
"Nitin Garg" wrote: >The best way to merge digital and film is to make *digital film* IMO. >Dont know if its possible. Dont think anyone is doing it :) Yes, someone is (or perhaps, was). It's been vapor hardware for something like 4 years now, so no need to provide a web address. Last I

Re: Pentax Macro question

2002-05-01 Thread Patrick White
"James Adams" writes: >While out walking, I saw a brilliant flash from a small piece of rock. Using >my 10x field lens, I was amazed to find a cluster of small (micro)diamonds. >Would it be possible to use macro-photography to take photos of this, and >some native gold on the other rocks I found.

Re: Split Image Or Not Split Image

2002-04-25 Thread Patrick White
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" asks: >Do any of you prefer the Split Image over the other finders ? >What cameras do you use that have the split image finders if any ? >I've been considering a second SLR body to go with the K1000 that may have this >feature. It depends on what you want to use the ca

Re: PDML NW US and BC users

2002-04-22 Thread Patrick White
>>> We got talking about getting together with other PDML member for a day out. >>> What would you BC, WA and OR PDML members feel about getting together like >>> the Toronto group did last weekend? >Saturday the 27th is the 22nd annual Camera & Photographic Swap Meet in >Puyallop, Washington. (We

Re: PDML NW US and BC users

2002-04-18 Thread Patrick White
"Joseph McAllister" writes: >> We got talking about getting together with other PDML member for a day out. >> What would you BC, WA and OR PDML members feel about getting together like >> the Toronto group did last weekend? >The rest of us seem pretty quiet about it though. Want me to make some >c

test, please ignore

2002-04-18 Thread Patrick White
Having problemsing sending postings to the list.. please just ignore this. thanks, patbob - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

MZ-SD?!?!

2002-04-18 Thread Patrick White
>The BG-10 grip is now listed at B&H as being the grip for the MZ-S ~AND~ the >MZ-SD!!! Is this our long awaited digital camera? Could it be an MZ-S with a date back? later, patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.

Re: PDML NW US and BC users

2002-04-18 Thread Patrick White
>Just been talking with Chris Murray on his cell, and it turns out we are >both on another user group, Vancouver Linux User Group. >We got talking about getting together with other PDML member for a day out. >What would you BC, WA and OR PDML members feel about getting together like >the Toronto g

Re: Electronic shutters versus mechanical shutters

2002-04-12 Thread Patrick White
"Albano_Garcia" writes: >It's well known by everybody that a mechanical shutter can become inacurate >with use and time, needing adjustment. >My question is what about electronic ones? As long as the circuit is alive, >the speeds will be equal no matter how many times they are fired or they >can b

Re: someone was selling pictures on ebay... question..

2002-04-11 Thread Patrick White
"frank theriault" writes: >'Twas me. Here are a couple of our current auctions. This is one of my >sister's images: >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=857729190 >Here's one of mine: >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=856373380 I'm curious, why 5x7s and

Re: LEGO photography

2002-04-03 Thread Patrick White
"Amy Hughes" wrote: >The LEGO church project was announced to the LEGO community a couple >weeks ago. Here's the URL... >http://www.amyhughes.org/lego/church Teriffic work Amy, both the church itself as well as the photography of it. I especially like the photo of the shadows cast into th

Re: Photon Grease

2002-04-02 Thread Patrick White
No Brendan, I think this does deserve an answer.. it's called ROR :-) later, patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "Brendan" writes: >WHAT!!! these guys actually think people will fall >for that ( ok don't answer that one ). >> AS SEEN ON eBay! >> >> * Tired of slow, sluggish shutter speeds?

Re: SMC-M 100/4 macro

2002-04-02 Thread Patrick White
"Matt Bevers" writes: >As I understand it, the SMC-M 100/4 macro will do 0.5x magnification on its >own, but is capable of 1x with an extension tube - what length tube would I >need to get this capability? Just out taking pictures of fiberglass kows with one of these this morning.. a wond

Re: PhotoExpo - so nothing new from Pentax?

2002-03-22 Thread Patrick White
"Lawrence Kwan" writes: >PhotoExpo 2002 is now underway. No sign of any new releases yet - no >digital SLR and no new limited; only an official launch of Optio 230. >They have a plain small booth. Not sure if there is any chance for them >to have something in store for 2nd or 3rd day. A

Re: Good buy or staw away?

2002-03-21 Thread Patrick White
>>Any thoguhts on this camera? >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1340399382 >>Are there potential problems, either current or in the >>future? >If I am correct, the top is expensive to replace (but not difficult). I'd >say $200 is the absolute maximum for it. When an LC

OT: digital lemonaid

2002-03-13 Thread Patrick White
This doesn't have any Pentax content, but.. My officemate sent me this link.. seems this guy dropped his digital camera in a pond and then proceeded to use it in it's damaged state. He's getting some very interesting artistic pictures that I thought some here might appreciate. Th

Re: Which have more utility ... 35mm MF or AF Macros lenses

2002-03-11 Thread Patrick White
"Bolo" wrote: >The MF macro lenses that I've looked at all go down to 1:2. After >that you need extension tubes for 1:1. That is well and fine. However, >I've noticed that almost all of the AF macro lenses that I've looked >at tend to go to 1:1 ... without extension tubes. Presumbably this >i

Insect identification resources?

2002-03-06 Thread Patrick White
Hi all, Does anyone know of any insect identification resources? I have a picture of a spider that I'm trying to identify as well as I can as an exercise. Via my National Audubon insect book, I think it might be sone sort of nursery spider, but I was hoping for something more definitive t

Re: dying a muslin?

2002-03-05 Thread Patrick White
"Brendan" writes: >Yes it's the newbie trying to be cheap question again, >I found that fabricland in Toronto stock raw cotton >muslin in 3mx25m rolls ( about 3.3 yards x27 yards or >so ) and it's cheap to! you can buy it per meter but >it is unwashed. They don't sell large bottles of dye >tho doe

Re: OT: curious question about digital and lenses

2002-03-01 Thread Patrick White
"Brendan" writes: > Technically digital cannot or >ever surpass film if only because the resolving >ability of the optics has a finite limit of which some >low speed films have already reached. Not necessarily. With chemical film, light-activated molecules are being used. The smaller th

Re: KMP Copyright Infringement(s)

2002-02-26 Thread Patrick White
"Bojidar Dimitrov" writes: >What can I do against this: >http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1334153963 >I don't mean legally, but I would appreciate ideas on how to place the >copyright notices so that they are not so easy to remove. Am I dreaming >when thinking of images that

Re: PMA Pentax News

2002-02-20 Thread Patrick White
"Pål Audun Jensen" wrote: >Perhaps that digital binocular and the two 645 zoom lenses? Don't hold your >breath; the rumor mill says Pentax have nothing much for PMA. In that case, perhaps someone who is going there can take a look-see at the Sigma/Foveon digital body that there was some d

Re: slide mounts

2002-02-19 Thread Patrick White
"joe" wrote: >As i do a bit of wildlife photography as most would know its a hit and miss exercise. >Some slides will turn out while others will not. >I'm considering getting my slides processed without the mounts so that way I will be >able >to sort through them and mount those that came out. >Is

Re: OT:Vivitar 3D Camera

2002-02-15 Thread Patrick White
"David Brooks" wrote: >on the shopping channel(Canadian version??)a guy > from Vivitar hawking a 3d P&S camera.I work for a >survey and mapping company and i know there are commercial >cameras of this kind out there somewere,just wondering >if anyone has seen this consumer version.It comes with th

Re: OT: Epson Photo inkjet head clogg: interesting note...

2002-02-07 Thread Patrick White
"Cotty" Wrote: >My Photo EX had a black ink head clogg tonight. Normally it goes after a >cleaning cycle or two. It didn't. >.. >Researching on the net, I found advice regarding the cleaning: it said do >at least six cleans consecutively with no nozzle checking inbetween. I Sometimes, the

Re: OT Re: Digital Storage

2002-01-17 Thread Patrick White
"Petter Jarbo" wrote: >I've had the pleasure of thinking about digital archiving at work. I work at >a Neurophysiology dept at a hospital and we produce a lot of digital data >and one of our great problems is how to properly archive every test we >perform. The outcome of our intensive thinking :)

Faster way to save posts (was Re: What Have You Learned Here?)

2002-01-15 Thread Patrick White
>What are the best ways to save the 'selected messages' ? >I have been saving those in notepad/word document, however, find too >cumbersome to do the job. Any faster way, please ? When I used to get the list as individual mail messages, I moved the mail to another folder to keep it. It

Re: A really stupid thing?

2002-01-15 Thread Patrick White
"Rob Brigham" wrote: >As soon as I went to use it, I put the MZ-S in PMLU self-timer mode, and >thought 'Why am I using a cable release?'. >The delay of the self timer sould be more than enough for any vibrations >from my using the shutter button to die down, surely? When the camera suppo

Re: B&W negative scanning

2002-01-11 Thread Patrick White
"Christian Skofteland" writes: >around with the B&W negatives. My scanner only allows 1500 ppi resolution on >B&W negatives but it goes up to 2400 for color negatives. Is there anything >wrong with scanning the B&W as color and converting the scan to grey-scale? >The results look good and the hi

Re: Digital printing questions

2002-01-03 Thread Patrick White
"William Robb" wrote: >I have been told that it is best to size the file to a divisor >of the printer output. >For example, my printer is capable of a maximum resolution of >2880 dpi, and that the output ideally would be 360 dpi, or 720 >dpi, or some such. >I have read a couple of posts now where

Yellow be GONE!

2001-12-28 Thread Patrick White
"C or B Waters" wrote: >Please forgive this novice question: >Sometimes I wish to take available light pictures in my house. The living >room walls are Yellow and we have regular light bulbs. Mostly this gives me >a pronounced Yellow tint to the color prints. >What can I do to negate this "probl

Re: Rechargeable (2CR5) for PZ-1p

2001-12-19 Thread Patrick White
"Otis Wright, Jr." Wrote: >Any one know out there happen to have info on the relative "short >circuit" characteristics of NiCd, NiMH, Alkaline, Lithium etc. cells? >Cold there be circumstances where one or more of these sources delivers >more current than some older designs provided for?

RE: MZ-S Film-rewind Problem (was/still is MZ-S Imprinting Problem)

2001-12-11 Thread Patrick White
"Mike Johnston" wrote: >Does the same thing happen with regular film (not bulk loaded)? Sometimes if >you haven't quite got the hang of bulk rolling the film can get jammed in >the cartridge. You might want to try five or six rolls of storebought film >before concluding that there's anything wrong

Re: K-mount question

2001-12-07 Thread Patrick White
"Tiger Moses" wrote: >I think I need to clarify, I was wondering if there would be a chance we'd >have the opportunity to buy a non-Pentax brand Digital body with a K-AF2 >mount on it? Not the be rude, but don't hold your breath. If Pentax doesn't think there is enough of a market to mak

OT: Inkjet problem

2001-12-06 Thread Patrick White
"William Robb" wrote: >Hi, I am having an ongoing issue with my Epson C80 printer, and >am hoping that perhaps someone can help me determine the >problem. >Please see: >http://www.accesscomm.ca/users/wrobb/Artifact1.jpg >The part circled in red is the problem. Interesting that the blot is

Re: Light Boxes

2001-11-21 Thread Patrick White
"Tom C." wrote: >I know loupes have been discussed at length, so I don't want to start a >large loupe discussion. Right now I'm using a Carson 7x plastic thing. >It's large enough to fit over an entire 35mm slide, but it's only relatively >distortion free at the center of the FOV. What does it c

RE: Re: insect macro photos

2001-10-31 Thread Patrick White
Nevermind. Guess I got confused about which Patrick was being asked to post photos. Guess I'll just have to give up on this group as I'm too busy to try to manage the 3-day phase difference between me and the rest of the world. later, patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >Chr

RE: Z1-p (PZ1-p) Flash Trigger Voltage.

2001-10-31 Thread Patrick White
"HUDERER Bernd" wrote: >the voltage of the flash capacitor in the old Metz 45CT1 is maximum 350-360 >Volts. The sync. voltage can't be higher than that as it is derived from the >capacitors voltage. This is true for most of the older flashes. >The newer version 45CL1 ( L like Low sync voltage; the

Re: insect macro photos

2001-10-31 Thread Patrick White
>Christian, Patrick, >OK, guys, if I show you mine will you show me yours? >I'd love to see macro photos from you guys and any other PDMLers! How about >returning a URL and letting us all have a look! Suprise of suprises (to me most of all), I actually had time to dig through my picture

insect macro photos

2001-10-30 Thread Patrick White
"Richard Seaman" writes: >Christian, Patrick, >OK, guys, if I show you mine will you show me yours? >http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Nature/index.html#insects >I'd love to see macro photos from you guys and any other PDMLers! How about >returning a URL and letting us all have a look!

RE: Real DOF

2001-10-25 Thread Patrick White
"John Coyle" wrote: >Which is exactly why, a couple of years ago, we had a thread on the utility of >DOF and I said then I thought it a waste of time on 35mm cameras. If you think >you can judge depth of field accurately when you're stopped way down, as one >usually is shooting macro, I believe,

Pentax digital direction

2001-10-23 Thread Patrick White
"Clive Williams" writes: >So I have a suggestion. Assuming for the moment that Pentax does decide to take the >smaller-CCD route and make something like the D30, how about adding a couple of >'digital-only' wideangles - say 12mm and 16mm? These could be made more cheaply than >lenses that have t

Re: CDs for Photo Storage

2001-10-22 Thread Patrick White
"PAUL STENQUIST" writes: >As far as I've been able to determine, they're all exactly the same. >Some have bette plastic storage boxes. This seems to be the determining element. Some CD readers won't read some CD technologies. For example, I can make a video CD that will play on my DVD pl

Re: Asahi Digital Disposable Camera

2001-10-19 Thread Patrick White
"Steve Knobbe" writes: >I don't think I've seen this mentioned on this list, but I thought some >of you might be interested (or at least dumbfounded). >http://asia.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/10/11/disposable.digital.cameras.idg/in dex.html Hmmm.. a 640x480 digital camera for $24? If they ca

RE: Slides vs digital / Archiving?

2001-09-06 Thread Patrick White
"Christian Skofteland" writes: >> -Original Message- >> From: Cory or Brenda Waters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Well I, for one, can lay my hands on CDs I purchased more >> than ten years ago >> in a few seconds whereas, I couldn't find my negatives from >> that timeframe >> in a week.

Slides vs digital

2001-08-31 Thread Patrick White
"Nenad Djurdjevic" writes: >I think we all agree that print film will soon go the way of vinyl records as digital >prints are now 'photo quality'. The average snap-shooter will be more than happy to >make the change especially as they will immediately be able to view and manipulate >their photos

Re: 2nd body time: Prog+ or KX or, ta dah...the ZX-M!

2001-08-16 Thread Patrick White
"RobFilms" writes: >w/my mx going down on the calif-yosemite trip, i'm longing for a 2nd body. i >leave in three days for a two week stay on the rhode island coast and wanted >to bring the pentax gear. > >and then i started thinking about the zx-m. catch a break on eBay and u can >purchase one f

Re: K1000 metering problems & other questions

2001-08-16 Thread Patrick White
"Ryan Smith" writes: >Last week I bought a K1000 with an SMCP-A 50mm 2.0, a Promaster > >first Pentax). When comparing the K1000's meter readings with my Canon >T70 and AE-1 Program, with similar lenses, the readings are quite >inconsistent. Sometimes the K1000 gives the exact same reading as the

Re: OT: Favourite photography books

2001-08-09 Thread Patrick White
"Bob Walkden" writes: > Seems like a suitable subject for discussion on this list, so what are > your all-time favourite photo books, and why? "Photographic Composition", by Ben Clements (not the one by Tom Grill, although that might be good too) I found a copy of this book at my local (

Re: fried PZ-1p from using analog flash?

2001-07-09 Thread Patrick White
"Gerald Wang" wrote: >Just wondering if any of you have experience with using older > flashes on the PZ-1p as I'd like to use mine with a Sunpak 444D > analog TTL flash. There've been warnings about using older flashes > that have high trigger voltages with fragile modern whizbang electronic > cam

RE: Overlapping frames on MZ-S

2001-06-26 Thread Patrick White
"John Francis" wrote: > I've just got my first few rolls of film back from the MZ-S, > and on one roll frames 23 & 24 overlap by two sprocket holes > (a 36-exposure roll, before you ask the obvious question). I'm curious, how fresh were the batteries? I had problems with overlapping fra

Re: Macro lens: Some insight needed!

2001-06-25 Thread Patrick White
"Ayash Kanto Mukherjee" wrote: > > as someone who shoots a lot of macro stuff, I'd seriously > recommend the > > Tamron 90/2.8, which is 1:1, and is a fabulous portrait > lens to boot. > The minimum focussing distance for this lens is 11.4 inch. Is > it enough > to take shots of butterflies, bees

RE: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #869

2001-06-20 Thread Patrick White
I found some good advice back when I was just starting out in photography. The advice was to take risks with the camera in order to capture pictures one otherwise wouldn't get, just don't take stupid risks. I decided my camera was a tool for capturing images, and that I'd be a pretty fru

Re: Pentax CCD back design

2001-06-18 Thread Patrick White
"Gerald F. Cermak" wrote: > Let me add a interest in having the CCD back done on a new > back plate, not a > modification to the existing film back. I'd hate to see a > bunch of LXs and > MXs on Ebay sans their backs. :) I agree.. build it into a replacement back. That's what original

Re: Pentax CCD back design

2001-06-18 Thread Patrick White
A 36mm x 24mm sensor would be nice, but what about using a smaller sensor and some glass to compress the 24x36 image onto it? Or how about an array of smaller CCD sensors and, if needed, some optics to direct the image away from the seams? If you're putting an LCD preview screen

CCD back for Pentax?

2001-06-15 Thread Patrick White
This has been brewing inside my head for a few months, so maybe it's whacked... I did some wandering around the web a while back for CCD info and found that the astro folks have a home-brew CCD camera that they attach to their telescopes and seems pretty respectable. They have t

Re: Wanted K1000/MX

2001-06-15 Thread Patrick White
"Paul Jones" wrote: > There does seem to be significvantly less action on ebay than > there was > 6months ago... not sure why. I'd bet it's a consumer confidence thing -- people bidding with the mentality "I can afford that much". Such a mentality could account for the ridiculously hig

Re: PUG comments: Peifer, Wuthrich... Also Waters, Theriault, Johnson

2001-06-13 Thread Patrick White
I, for one, hadn't noticed all the wheels, and now that I notice them, I'm still not sure that is what the picture is about (it doesn't seem to really concentrate on the wheels so much as the space itself). However, it leads me to a question related to a post I made earlier about picture

Re: MZ-S gripes

2001-06-12 Thread Patrick White
"Isaac Crawford" wrote: > Pål Jensen wrote: > > Mark wrote: > > > Absolutely. Seeing an LED bargraph go up for overexposure > and down for > > > underexposure just plain makes sense. > > But the point wasn't if it makes sense isolated. But > whether it makes sense in conjunction with its control

Re: overexposed flash pictures

2001-06-07 Thread Patrick White
"Richard Chu" wrote: > When I take flash pictures of a subject with a dark or dimly lit > background, > my prints usually come back with the subject overexposed. I > think with > the > ZX-5 (I no longer have) and the ZX-7, the TTL flash mode measures an > average > of the light reflected from th

need hints on selecting picture titles

2001-06-01 Thread Patrick White
As I try to come up with PUG entries, I've been noticing that I'm pretty dismal at selecting titles for my pictures. I can see that the title, while not crucial to the photography, is a significant part of the overall presentation -- put the wrong title on the image and nobody seems to n

Re: Shutter speed testing

2001-05-31 Thread Patrick White
Dave, Nope, they can generate voltage from light too. I didn't believe it either when I first heard it.. about 40mv last time I checked with a voltmeter (use one with about 1MOhm/Volt or better). Not a lot, but fairly easy to amplify with an op-amp or comparator if memory serves. I thi

Re: Close focusing wide angle lens?

2001-05-31 Thread Patrick White
No, using an extension tube won't change the focal length of the lens. It simply allows one to get a part of the 28mm-perspective image to fill the frame, but only for subjects significantly closer than normal. Therefore, you still get the same perspective, but only for really close sub

Re: Shutter speed testing

2001-05-30 Thread Patrick White
Dave, If it hasn't already been suggested, you might try using an LED. They generate a small voltage when light hits them, and I'd bet they have a way faster response to light than the photocell. hope that helps, patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19

Close focusing wide angle lens?

2001-05-30 Thread Patrick White
Hi all, I've been thinking of getting a wide angle lens (28mm or less) I can use for macro shots. Anyone have any recommendations for what would be a good choice? thanks, patbob ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,

RE: Trick for long exposures

2001-05-29 Thread Patrick White
"Ayash Kanto Mukherjee" wrote: > My procedure is like this. I make changes in the ISO setting > of the camera > and fool the lightmeter. >... > Recently, Todd pointed out that some of the older bodies like K1000 or > Canon AE1 are unable to measure the light using light meter > for high speed > f

RE: More Cat Pics

2001-05-29 Thread Patrick White
"Shel Belinkoff " writes: > A really big cat: > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/bigcat.jpg Just couldn't let this one go by without a mention about how the picture came about (there was an article in the paper over the long weekend about it). Apparently the guy in the pictur

Re: OT: A trip to the Vet. Was Re: Friday's cutesy

2001-05-29 Thread Patrick White
"Treena Harp" wrote: > Point taken :). But with advances in genetic engineering, > there might one > day be male calicos all over the place ... Naw.. male calicos are just too mundane.. it'll be green-fluorescing cats or glow-in-the-dark cats or something equally absurd. How do I know?

RE: Extension Tubes and M135/3.5

2001-05-24 Thread Patrick White
"Chris Brogden " writes: > On Wed, 23 May 2001, Bill D. Casselberry wrote: > > 1:2 & 1:1 are easy calculations -- > > 1:1 is achieved w/ extension tubing ~= to the focal length > Does the close-focusing ability of the lens affect this? > That is, would I > get the same magnification using

RE: Extension Tubes and M135

2001-05-23 Thread Patrick White
"Paul Jones" writes: > I am looking at buying some k-mount extension tubes. I am > wondering if there > is any difference in the performance of different brands? As > if there like > the screw mount ones i have seen then there is no glass in the tube. I don't know if there are difference

RE: pentax-discuss-digest V1 #764

2001-05-22 Thread Patrick White
Tonghang Zhou writes: > Surely if you are using Pentax lenses, which are what really matters, > then it should be OK? > On Mon, 21 May 2001, Conrad Samuels wrote: > > What is the feeling about my using these cameras with Pentax > > lenses (they are M42 mount cameras) when submitting pictures to >

Re: Ewa Marine housing

2001-05-22 Thread Patrick White
Alexandre A. P. Suaide writes: > > > I am considering to attend diving school this summer. The first > > > though I had was: I want to take pictures and don't want > to spend a > > > lot of money buying underwater gear. I know that ewa marine makes > > > SLR camera housing for underwater photogra

Re: My "new" stiff zoom...

2001-05-21 Thread Patrick White
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 17:44:03 +0200 From: "Vlad L. Loukiantchenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: My "new" stiff zoom... Vlad L. Loukiantchenko writes: >At the same time I tried to fix it: I removed the rubber sleeve on >zoom/focus collar and put a few drops of oil somewhere on rotating

RE: Digital dry film process (or vapourware?)

2001-05-17 Thread Patrick White
Johan Schoone wrote: > In article <01c0deba$43135e40$0405@default> you write: > >An interesting (dry) development from the British Journal of Photography'= > >s > >e-newsletter. It would be an amazing process if it works. Anyone know if their process only works on C-41 film, or w

RE: Flash Cable

2001-05-17 Thread Patrick White
Peifer, William wrote: >Rob Brigham wrote: >> What is the best way to set up off camera flash. >Triggering an off-camera slave using the RTF, as you suggested, is certainly >one option. Another is a third party dedicated cable and flash. I've got >an MZ-50 and a Sunpak 444D TTL flash dedicated f

Re: [veering OT] Re: Drug Dealer Lens?

2001-05-16 Thread Patrick White
>>Shel Belinkoff> Use the 400mm lens on a tripod and you'll be fine ... until >>Shel Belinkoff> you have to testify in court. Then use a 9mm. >I'm really hoping to use these as "here are the people you want to >investigate if you decide to follow through" information for the >police, and had not

RE: Autoloaded to frame 1

2001-05-15 Thread Patrick White
Ayash Kanto Mukherjee wrote: >In all the MZ/ZX series cameras that PENTAX has manufactured, the >autoloading facility advances the film to frame1 as soon as the camera >back is closed. There are two disadvantages with this system. >1. You loose two to three frames. I have always noticed that. >2.

Re: OT: Kodak Packaging

2001-05-15 Thread Patrick White
How about a different explanation.. the user interface isn't so well designed? If it is meant to be used by common people, and the users have to constantly refer to the manual or re-ask a question, then that is usually a very good sign of a badly designed user interface. It implies that

RE: LX/AF280T?

2001-05-11 Thread Patrick White
>Here's a little dilemma I wonder if any of you have come across. LX & AF280T >- - flash in A mode - all fine & dandy. Flash in TTL mode - mirror locks up. >Not the flash - tried another one - does the very same thing. >Any ideas? This sounds a lot like the behavior I get with my pz-1p an

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