Re: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)*
Ok, since you all seem so interested in Wolfang Park (lol, it is actually Wolfang PEAK, that is the name of a mountain, and the entire mountain range is called the Gemini Mountains). I have just put together a small collection of my feeble attempts at landscape photography in the area. No pay outs necessary, I am well aware of how hopeless I am at landscape photography, and most other photography in general if there aren't any people involved The first four shots on the pages (with the kids in them) were taken with the cokin 173 blue/yellow polariser (i think it was Ryan? who was interested in it?). FYI, the water behind the kids is what we call The Laggy (shortened, in typical Aussie manner from Hood's Lagoon). I took those 4 shots last week, prior to us receiving the first rain that we have had up here for over a year, and the Laggy was completely green, slimy and almost empty, that little polariser is a GENIUS! Oh, here's the link: http://www.tanyamayer.com/clermont/index.html The shot immediately following the four with the kids, is Wolfang Peak that Bob referred to and there is also a black and white one there too. In the foreground of these shots, (and #6 is a closeup of it), you will see sorghum, which is a very common crop around these parts, but when photographed at the right time of year, it can make for some very cool shots. We also have huge sunflower fields and cotton fields around here, but again, you need to be here at the right time of year, and it is hard to predict when that might be with the drought the way it is. USUALLY, it is around Aug/Sept. So now, having looked at that link, you have pretty much seen anything that is remotely of photographic interest in these parts, so lets start to think of some more exotic locations - NZ sounds pretty good to me, but I do still like the sound of Kevin's offer too... tan. - Original Message - From: Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: RE: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* Hi Ryan, I think the venue will depend on the time of the year. The Whitsundies are fabulous - but not during the cyclone season where it is hot and near 100% humidity. The next thing, will it be a show and tell and then get to the grog? Or, perhaps someone showing off their favourite photographic sites? As large as OZ is and the closeness of our Kiwi friends, I would not rule out the South Island - now that place is stunning. Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2003 12:16 PM To: PDML Subject: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* (Some corrections from the original.) Hi all, Regarding the Aussie GFM (I'm aware of the incorrectness of this term, but it's catchy.. we can give it a name of its own when we know where it is!), there doesn't seem to be much of a plan as yet. As such, I've decided to compile the relevant info, hopefully in a format slightly more useful to the (brave) undertaking organiser, and attendees. This post is fairly long, so here's what's in it. - Aussie PDMLers (if you're missing please yell out) - Potential guests (see above.. and even if you've got the slightest inkling of a temptation to jump on a budget flight and come down here, that includes you too) - Suggestions (ideas where to go..) - Considerations (ands buts) I know it's still a while away, but I think it's nice to have a plan to sit on. Best Regards, Ryan **Updated population down under: Kevin Waterson (Port Macquarie, NSW) - 30 mins to mountains, national parks, 2 hours (North) to Bellingen (waterfalls abound..) Trevor Bailey (Grafton, NSW) Rob Studdert (Hurtsville, NSW) Bob Rapp (Terrigal, NSW) - 1 hour from the hunter valley, Blue mountains, Sydney, Barrington Tops. Paul Ewins (Melbourne, VIC) Leon Altoff (Melbourne, VIC) Tanya Mayer (3 hours West of Mackay, QLD) - 4 hours from the Whitsundays. John Coyle (Brisbane, QLD) Ryan Lee (Brisbane, QLD) -- **Possible globetrotters: -- Stan Halpin (Western Missouri, USA) My own schedule is still a bit up in the air. I am expecting a meeting in Adelaide, 31 Mar - 2 Apr, adjourning over the weekend, resuming in Canberra (?) 5-6 April. Assuming that this is in fact what comes down when our meeting host gets all of the proper decisions, the my wife and I will plan to arrive in Adelaide on about 26 March and spend the weekend in that general vicinity. The following weekend we'll move as called for by the meeting schedule, with time to ourselves along the way. John Francis (San Jose, California, USA) One of these years I'm going to get over to Surfer's Paradise for the CART (now OWRS) race. When I do, I'll probably take an extra week or two of vacation.
RE: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)*
Hi Tanya, I forgot to mention the cotton and sunflower fields (huge self-inflicted slap to the face). Bob -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2003 6:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* Ok, since you all seem so interested in Wolfang Park (lol, it is actually Wolfang PEAK, that is the name of a mountain, and the entire mountain range is called the Gemini Mountains). I have just put together a small collection of my feeble attempts at landscape photography in the area. No pay outs necessary, I am well aware of how hopeless I am at landscape photography, and most other photography in general if there aren't any people involved The first four shots on the pages (with the kids in them) were taken with the cokin 173 blue/yellow polariser (i think it was Ryan? who was interested in it?). FYI, the water behind the kids is what we call The Laggy (shortened, in typical Aussie manner from Hood's Lagoon). I took those 4 shots last week, prior to us receiving the first rain that we have had up here for over a year, and the Laggy was completely green, slimy and almost empty, that little polariser is a GENIUS! Oh, here's the link: http://www.tanyamayer.com/clermont/index.html The shot immediately following the four with the kids, is Wolfang Peak that Bob referred to and there is also a black and white one there too. In the foreground of these shots, (and #6 is a closeup of it), you will see sorghum, which is a very common crop around these parts, but when photographed at the right time of year, it can make for some very cool shots. We also have huge sunflower fields and cotton fields around here, but again, you need to be here at the right time of year, and it is hard to predict when that might be with the drought the way it is. USUALLY, it is around Aug/Sept. So now, having looked at that link, you have pretty much seen anything that is remotely of photographic interest in these parts, so lets start to think of some more exotic locations - NZ sounds pretty good to me, but I do still like the sound of Kevin's offer too... tan. - Original Message - From: Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: RE: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* Hi Ryan, I think the venue will depend on the time of the year. The Whitsundies are fabulous - but not during the cyclone season where it is hot and near 100% humidity. The next thing, will it be a show and tell and then get to the grog? Or, perhaps someone showing off their favourite photographic sites? As large as OZ is and the closeness of our Kiwi friends, I would not rule out the South Island - now that place is stunning. Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2003 12:16 PM To: PDML Subject: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* (Some corrections from the original.) Hi all, Regarding the Aussie GFM (I'm aware of the incorrectness of this term, but it's catchy.. we can give it a name of its own when we know where it is!), there doesn't seem to be much of a plan as yet. As such, I've decided to compile the relevant info, hopefully in a format slightly more useful to the (brave) undertaking organiser, and attendees. This post is fairly long, so here's what's in it. - Aussie PDMLers (if you're missing please yell out) - Potential guests (see above.. and even if you've got the slightest inkling of a temptation to jump on a budget flight and come down here, that includes you too) - Suggestions (ideas where to go..) - Considerations (ands buts) I know it's still a while away, but I think it's nice to have a plan to sit on. Best Regards, Ryan **Updated population down under: Kevin Waterson (Port Macquarie, NSW) - 30 mins to mountains, national parks, 2 hours (North) to Bellingen (waterfalls abound..) Trevor Bailey (Grafton, NSW) Rob Studdert (Hurtsville, NSW) Bob Rapp (Terrigal, NSW) - 1 hour from the hunter valley, Blue mountains, Sydney, Barrington Tops. Paul Ewins (Melbourne, VIC) Leon Altoff (Melbourne, VIC) Tanya Mayer (3 hours West of Mackay, QLD) - 4 hours from the Whitsundays. John Coyle (Brisbane, QLD) Ryan Lee (Brisbane, QLD) -- **Possible globetrotters: -- Stan Halpin (Western Missouri, USA) My own schedule is still a bit up in the air. I am expecting a meeting in Adelaide, 31 Mar - 2 Apr, adjourning over the weekend, resuming in Canberra (?) 5-6 April. Assuming that this is in fact what comes down when our meeting host gets all of the proper decisions, the my wife and I will plan to arrive in Adelaide on about 26 March and spend the weekend in that general vicinity. The following weekend we'll move as
Re: Cosina 55mm 1.2
Hi Ryan and you all, the Cosina 1.2/55 is sold under different names - not only Ricoh. In Germany it's Porst and Revuenon, maybe in the U.S. Quantanray or Phoenix. I tried 2 different versions (from age different). Compared to the K 1.2/50 they are very soft at 1.2 to 2.0. Stopped down to 2.8 - 4 it's getting much better - but not same level as Pentax 1.2. Stopped down to 8 - 11 you'll see no difference. The lens is build very well ! (surprise ?) As far as I remember there are 9 aperture blades giving a nioce rounded form stopped down ! This resulting in nice bokeh. Wide opened you'll never need a softfocus lens. 55mm may not be enough for a portrait lens but on the *istD with it's 1.5-factor it may ! So if you want a dreamlens-effect for portra it on the *istD or just a well-build lens with a bright view-finder I can recommend it. On ebay in Germany it's sold at about 60-90 Euro. Paul __ UNICEF bringt Kriegskinder in die Schule - helfen Sie mit! https://www.unicef.de/spe/spe_03.php
Re: Powerpoint
If you have to make a presentation for a decision maker, you have to bring difficulty of the contents down to board level. That serves two purposes: 1 the presentor didn't make the decision, so he he can't be blamed for the wrong decision 2 the decision maker didn't make the presentation, so he can't be blamed either as he didn't get the correct information. I have seen this happen, and people were laid off in the wrong place as a result of it. On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 20:43, graywolf wrote: Then we can look at it another way, a person who makes a possibly life threatening multi-million dollar decision from a twenty minute PowerPoint presentation certainly fits my definition of a fool. Of course, the adviser who presents it that way fits my definition of incompetent. -- Chaso DeChaso wrote: Interesting take, blaming the misuse of software for a problem, rather than those who misued the software. Well said. I get to see quite a few ppt presentations at work and they never impress me. It has nothing to do with ppt itself - they're just bad presentations. Well, this oversimplifies the problem by underestimating the way in which tools condition our thinking and condition the problems and solutions at hand. It is also surprising that anyone would casually and quickly reject a thinker such as Tufte trying to tell us something. I would not say the medium IS the message but certainly it alters, limits, abstracts the message in various ways. This may happen independent of our best intentions. It is overly idealistic to imagine that humans are these perfect things hovering high above the world making decisions; in fact we are immersed in the world and are conditioned by its perameters. Our thinking is conditioned by the language we happen to use as well as by the software we select (or have selected for us, for the most part). No matter how perfect we think we are, a presentation is going to be different with different media - people will learn different things. We make different mistakes when using different tools. Engineering projects have different types of failures based upon different types of software, and versus doing things by hand. Assuming humans haven't changed, this focuses the attention on the role of the media and methods thereof. Also, at the extreme, different types of projects become possible and impossible. Humans are not limitlessly creative or vigiland therefore we rely upon convention, precedent, technique, culture, tools, etc. to influence answers - this is a part of life and not necessarily bad. (Most pieces written on piano are different than those written on guitar - and few are capable of dreaming up complete pieces in the abstract not associated with instrumentation, while laying in bed...even they are conditioned by memory of the instruments). Given that this is a fact, one can then turn attention toward laying a certain amount of blame on tools and methods that are more mistake prone in certain contexts. Powerpoint is certainly a media which predisposes one to certain errors mainly related to oversimplification as Tufte argues. Yes, if we were almost perfect and nearly godlike we would catch every mistake and only have ourselves to blame, but in fact as soon as one relies on a tool and gives over some responsibility to the tool (which we must and always do) then we can speak about the influence of the tool itself and about how for example powerpoint may have been a legitimate contributing factor the shuttle disaster. Chaso __ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: ZX-L and old lenses
Hi Greg, Of course, I'm aware that I won't get autofocus with screwmount, K, M, A lenses. Of course you will - when you will use the Penztax 1.7x-converter. And it works quite well with primes ! ;-) Paul __ UNICEF bringt Kriegskinder in die Schule - helfen Sie mit! https://www.unicef.de/spe/spe_03.php
Re: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)*
*eek*!! omg, i just realised how CRAPPY that shot of Wolfang Peak looks - sorry, guys, that was owing to me being very slack and scanning lazily at 100 dpi... I AM a crappy landscape photographer, but honestly that shot doesn't really look THAT crappy... tan. - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 5:09 PM Subject: Re: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* Ok, since you all seem so interested in Wolfang Park (lol, it is actually Wolfang PEAK, that is the name of a mountain, and the entire mountain range is called the Gemini Mountains). I have just put together a small collection of my feeble attempts at landscape photography in the area. No pay outs necessary, I am well aware of how hopeless I am at landscape photography, and most other photography in general if there aren't any people involved The first four shots on the pages (with the kids in them) were taken with the cokin 173 blue/yellow polariser (i think it was Ryan? who was interested in it?). FYI, the water behind the kids is what we call The Laggy (shortened, in typical Aussie manner from Hood's Lagoon). I took those 4 shots last week, prior to us receiving the first rain that we have had up here for over a year, and the Laggy was completely green, slimy and almost empty, that little polariser is a GENIUS! Oh, here's the link: http://www.tanyamayer.com/clermont/index.html The shot immediately following the four with the kids, is Wolfang Peak that Bob referred to and there is also a black and white one there too. In the foreground of these shots, (and #6 is a closeup of it), you will see sorghum, which is a very common crop around these parts, but when photographed at the right time of year, it can make for some very cool shots. We also have huge sunflower fields and cotton fields around here, but again, you need to be here at the right time of year, and it is hard to predict when that might be with the drought the way it is. USUALLY, it is around Aug/Sept. So now, having looked at that link, you have pretty much seen anything that is remotely of photographic interest in these parts, so lets start to think of some more exotic locations - NZ sounds pretty good to me, but I do still like the sound of Kevin's offer too... tan. - Original Message - From: Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: RE: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* Hi Ryan, I think the venue will depend on the time of the year. The Whitsundies are fabulous - but not during the cyclone season where it is hot and near 100% humidity. The next thing, will it be a show and tell and then get to the grog? Or, perhaps someone showing off their favourite photographic sites? As large as OZ is and the closeness of our Kiwi friends, I would not rule out the South Island - now that place is stunning. Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2003 12:16 PM To: PDML Subject: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* (Some corrections from the original.) Hi all, Regarding the Aussie GFM (I'm aware of the incorrectness of this term, but it's catchy.. we can give it a name of its own when we know where it is!), there doesn't seem to be much of a plan as yet. As such, I've decided to compile the relevant info, hopefully in a format slightly more useful to the (brave) undertaking organiser, and attendees. This post is fairly long, so here's what's in it. - Aussie PDMLers (if you're missing please yell out) - Potential guests (see above.. and even if you've got the slightest inkling of a temptation to jump on a budget flight and come down here, that includes you too) - Suggestions (ideas where to go..) - Considerations (ands buts) I know it's still a while away, but I think it's nice to have a plan to sit on. Best Regards, Ryan **Updated population down under: Kevin Waterson (Port Macquarie, NSW) - 30 mins to mountains, national parks, 2 hours (North) to Bellingen (waterfalls abound..) Trevor Bailey (Grafton, NSW) Rob Studdert (Hurtsville, NSW) Bob Rapp (Terrigal, NSW) - 1 hour from the hunter valley, Blue mountains, Sydney, Barrington Tops. Paul Ewins (Melbourne, VIC) Leon Altoff (Melbourne, VIC) Tanya Mayer (3 hours West of Mackay, QLD) - 4 hours from the Whitsundays. John Coyle (Brisbane, QLD) Ryan Lee (Brisbane, QLD) -- **Possible globetrotters: -- Stan Halpin (Western Missouri, USA) My own schedule is still a bit up in the air. I am expecting a meeting in Adelaide, 31 Mar - 2 Apr, adjourning over the weekend, resuming in Canberra (?) 5-6 April. Assuming
OT- manfrotto tripods
Quick question - are you able to use ANY manfrotto head on ANY manfrotto tripod? Or are only certain heads suited to certain tripods? I have looked on a number of websites, but nothing seems to mention compatibility, so I am guessing that I can pretty much order whichever head I like and guarantee that it will suit whichever tripod that i want? tan.
Re: BreezeBrowser 2.8
My first look at it seems that it only supports viewing the raw file, not allowing you to convert it. I guess it is a start. Bruce Wednesday, December 17, 2003, 1:46:25 PM, you wrote: PE BreezeBrowser 2.8 was just released, now with support for raw from our ist PE D's. PE Paul PE _ PE Get dial-up Internet access now with our best offer: 6 months @$9.95/month! PE http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup
Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
Hello Tanya, Pretty much that is true. There are two different sizes of screw on bolt on the center column. Most heads/columns are the same. There are a few heads that have a spring loaded inner sleeve that allows it to mount on either size screw. I have 4 different heads and one leg set. All heads work just fine. The normal size is 3/8. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 18, 2003, 12:17:04 AM, you wrote: TMP Quick question - are you able to use ANY manfrotto head on ANY manfrotto TMP tripod? Or are only certain heads suited to certain tripods? TMP I have looked on a number of websites, but nothing seems to mention TMP compatibility, so I am guessing that I can pretty much order whichever head TMP I like and guarantee that it will suit whichever tripod that i want? TMP tan.
Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
on 12/18/03 9:48 AM, Bruce Dayton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 4 different heads and one leg set. All heads work just fine. The normal size is 3/8. Yet my cheapo, garage-sale tripod has a 1/4 screw on the top of the 'pod. Would it be fair to say that better quality tripods have a 3/8 screw and cheaper grade have a 1/4 mount? -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence. -- C. A. Beard
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
Mark Roberts wrote: Mark Roberts replied Yes, all things do look different under different light sources but metamerism refers to prints in which the various inks don't change *equally* under different light sources. The result is that a print that looks fine in daylight may look completely wonky under incandescent light (rather than just more orange overall, which your eyes would adjust to). Wow - thanks Mark - that never occured to me... Just to make things even more complicated; you don't even need different light sources. It is perfectly possible to have two different pigments (or dyes) which appear identical when the coloured surface is viewed straight on, but which seem very different when viewed at near-grazing incidence. That can make it very difficult when you are trying to match the colour of one material by using a pigment or dye set which has very different properties. Take a look around an automobile interior some time, and see just how many different materials there are which are coloured. Then spare a thought for the poor paint technologist who had to come up with the colour matches.
Re[2]: OT- manfrotto tripods
Hello Jon, Probably. My Velbon Victory 550 has a 1/4 also. But some Manfrotto heads have that inner sleeve which will fit on your pod. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 18, 2003, 1:06:02 AM, you wrote: JG on 12/18/03 9:48 AM, Bruce Dayton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 4 different heads and one leg set. All heads work just fine. The normal size is 3/8. JG Yet my cheapo, garage-sale tripod has a 1/4 screw on the top of the 'pod. JG Would it be fair to say that better quality tripods have a 3/8 screw and JG cheaper grade have a 1/4 mount?
RE: OT- manfrotto tripods
On the topic of tripods, I have been looking at replacing my old Tiltall. I have yet to find a set of legs (other than huge hand heavy) that is more stable. I must say that mine is not worn out after 20 years but it sure looks like it has been around. I have looked at the 055 series but have not found them to be as rigid. FWIW, I use Pentax 35mm though 67 plus 6X9 field cameras. I just may buy another one. Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Jon Glass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2003 8:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT- manfrotto tripods on 12/18/03 9:48 AM, Bruce Dayton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 4 different heads and one leg set. All heads work just fine. The normal size is 3/8. Yet my cheapo, garage-sale tripod has a 1/4 screw on the top of the 'pod. Would it be fair to say that better quality tripods have a 3/8 screw and cheaper grade have a 1/4 mount? -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence. -- C. A. Beard
RE: Re[2]: *istD North America Warranty
But I think the problem is that the demand for most Pentax 135 products are low even before the mail-order business have become popular. And some countries are much much worse. Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan The issue of availability is a bit of a sore point with me. People who buy mail-order for high-end items to avoid a waiting period contribute to a vicious circle. Customers buy mail-order because they can't get it locally, but the local stores don't see the point in carrying it if no one ever orders it from them. Sure, in an idea world your small, local, family-owned camera store would have the money to be able to keep high-end products from every manufacturer in stock at all times, but the unfortunate reality is that this is horrendously expensive. Also, items that sit unsold will cost the owner money, as dealer net cost (and the resulting street value) drops over time. You can't really blame a dealer for only being able to stock the products that actually sell. If people began ordering high-end items through them, they'd see that such a market exists, and might begin stocking similar items. If people only buy mail-order for the big stuff, then the local dealer will just assume that there's no local market for it, and that it's not worth bringing in. Price is a different issue, of course, and you'll have to decide how much extra it's worth to you to support local businesses. If yours charges significantly more than mail-order and isn't flexible with their pricing (always give them the chance to make you an offer), then mail order makes sense. Otherwise, if the price is fair, you may find it worth the three week wait to show your local store that there is a market for upper-end Pentax gear. A few more purchases like that, and you might be surprised how much easier it gets for the owner to justify stocking lenses like that on a regular basis. _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
RE: OT- manfrotto tripods
You might want to take a look at http://www.berlebach.de/ Pal swears by it. I have no experience with them however, and BH has them. On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 10:24, Bob Rapp wrote: On the topic of tripods, I have been looking at replacing my old Tiltall. I have yet to find a set of legs (other than huge hand heavy) that is more stable. I must say that mine is not worn out after 20 years but it sure looks like it has been around. I have looked at the 055 series but have not found them to be as rigid. FWIW, I use Pentax 35mm though 67 plus 6X9 field cameras. I just may buy another one. Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Jon Glass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2003 8:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT- manfrotto tripods on 12/18/03 9:48 AM, Bruce Dayton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have 4 different heads and one leg set. All heads work just fine. The normal size is 3/8. Yet my cheapo, garage-sale tripod has a 1/4 screw on the top of the 'pod. Would it be fair to say that better quality tripods have a 3/8 screw and cheaper grade have a 1/4 mount? -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence. -- C. A. Beard -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Christmas present to myself...
Hi, I just received my new MZ-S! What a a great camera! PLUS: It is the silver version! And it takes all k-mount lenses ;-) I especially like the viewfinder which is very clear, i.e. manual focussing is a joy Arnold
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Subject: Re: Christmas present to myself... X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Panorama Internetu Mailer v2.02 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa³(a): I just received my new MZ-S! What a a great camera! PLUS: It is the silver version! And it takes all k-mount lenses ;-) I especially like the viewfinder which is very clear, i.e. manual focussing is a joy
Re: Christmas present to myself...
This one time, at band camp, Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just received my new MZ-S! I have one of these also. I sits proudly in my collect awaiting the weekend where I will photograph some black and whites on the beach/rocks. Just curious what made you choose the MZ-S over the *istD? Kind regards Kevin -- __ (_ \ _) ) | / / _ ) / _ | / ___) / _ ) | | ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ / |_| \) \_||_| \) \) Kevin Waterson Port Macquarie, Australia
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Hi, Recently, we castigated a particular Pentax ad for its apparent chauvinism. I've just seen a double page one for the EOS 300D. A football stadium (about 40-60,000+ fit in these places) with one or two people in closeup, chimping at the back of their 300D. Into the distance, others are doing the same and there is a blizzard of flash pinpoints. All of the people in closeup have the RTF erect. On the pitch, the ball is streaking towards the net but no-one is watching. Strapline: Professional digital photography. No longer just for the professionals. Now for the seriously inept amateur, too. Guess which part of the above is mine 8-) mike
Re: *istD North America Warranty
n way of a comparison, I work at a reasonably small, family-owned camera store where the salespeople (well, most of them, anyway g) have a fair amount of knowledge about cameras and photography. I hate people who buy cameras from places like Costco or Best Buy to save a few bucks (without checking to see if we'd match prices), and then come into our store and expect me to spend an hour showing them how to use their camera. If you want service, buy from the company you plan on bringing the camera back to for servicing. Ok, where did you buy the camera from? This store? Can you bring your receipt in? No? Oh you bought it at Walmart...I se. I can offer you advice and assistance, but since you did not even have the common courtesy to ASK us if we would be your preferred supplier, I will have to charge you the industry standard rate for advice and assistance. Which is $50/hour. OR Here is Walmart's 'customer service' number, best of luck sunshine. Have a wonderful Christmas Peter
Re: Christmas present to myself...
Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just received my new MZ-S! What a a great camera! PLUS: It is the silver version! And it takes all k-mount lenses ;-) I especially like the viewfinder which is very clear, i.e. manual focussing is a joy Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa(a): I just received my new MZ-S! What a a great camera! PLUS: It is the silver version! And it takes all k-mount lenses ;-) I especially like the viewfinder which is very clear, i.e. manual focussing is a joy Wow! Congratulations Arnold! MZ-S is really nice camera. I kept it despite buying *istD and actually my wife uses it :-) And viewfinder is really the best among AF Pentaxes! Have fun with this sometimes underrated gem! Best regards Sylwek
Re: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)*
i might be there in Feb 05 for a friend's wedding. whether i go or not depends on whether that is in fact when they are getting married. Herb... - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 12:01 AM Subject: RE: *Australian GFM (Abridged/Consolidated)* I've been thinking about a trip down there (Oz and/or NZ) for a while. If someone were to set something up for January or February of '05 I'd be 95% in.
Re: *ist
The *ist is a very capable camera, with many features once available only on top-of-the-line bodies like the PZ-1p and the MZ-S, which cost hundreds more. If you do not already have non-A lenses, you should consider it carefully. The way to avoid incompatibility with non-A lenses is not to buy any. Joe
Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
Maybe you think about Slik 330 ? Are you sure that was Sunpak ? This one can be found for $50. - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:24 AM Subject: Re: OT- manfrotto tripods If that's the tripod I _think_ it is (two part extension, grooved legs, 3-section legs), it's made by Slik and is a cheaper, less sturdy version of the DX-300. I've seen it in the Slik label, and the 300 is a sturdier tripod for about $10 more. -Lon David Zaninovic wrote: While we are off topic with tripods... I am shopping for tripods. Did anybody try Sunpak 3300 Pro with ball head ?
Re: Konica Minolta?
Konica bought Minolta Who's going to buy Pentax? Joe
Re: Tokina 28-80 F2.8 ATX PRO
Hey Joe, How can you tell if you got one from a bad batch? It doesn't sharpens up when you use smaller apertures at some focal lengths or what? I noticed on some shots I had taken in Paris that there was pronounced lateral softness. It was only a few images out of a couple of hundred, and I was not sure of the focal length or f-stop on those shots. So I tested it systematically, 28, 35, 50, and 80 mm., all f stops to 16. It turns out that the weakness was at 50 mm. f5.6, and a bit at f8.0. When I got the replacement I also tested it systematically and found it was superb. The test was on a tripod, using Provia 100F. I then scanned the images on a Nikon LS 2000 and looked at them at 200% to 300% magnification in Photoshop, no sharpening. Then, of all things, the Tokina techs said nothing about it being soft, but said that it had low contrast. I had not complained about that. A batch went out with a bad rear element, or so I am told. Tokina tried first to replace the rear element group, then gave that up and sent me a replacement. So if you buy a used one, test it systematically. Joe
Re[2]: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations
Ken, Very good advice. In my experience, there is a difference between the cheap epsons and the good ones. My first 870 (good one) is still going strong with almost no problems ever. The two in the garbage, an 820 and 785 didn't last more than a year. Paper feed problems, ink clogs, etc. They printed just as nicely as the 870, but were not built to the same standard. Not overly suprising, that the cheapest ones are cheap :) -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 18, 2003, 5:07:38 AM, you wrote: kpc Remember to always shut the printer off using the kpc printer on/off switch. Don't shut off any other way kpc (i.e.- unplug, wall switch controlling outlet, etc) kpc I have a 7 year old Photo Stylus that I have maintained kpc this way and have never had to run the cleaning utility. kpc Kenneth Waller kpc On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:44:07 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Juey Chong Ong wrote: On Wednesday, Dec 17, 2003, at 11:34 America/New_York, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Dunno. But I do get irked when the ink is low and it won't let me clean the head, even though there really is plenty of ink in the bucket . Ionly use Epson inks myself. Me too, and I notice the more expensive black ink gets clogged more often than the color ink. Here's the trick to do a head cleaning when the ink is too low: take the cartridge out and put it back in. --jc I thought I tried that once and couldnt get it to clean. hmmm. a kpc Ken Waller kpc kpc PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. kpc http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Konica Minolta?
Konica bought Minolta Who's going to buy Pentax? Joe Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon. Andre
Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations
On Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, at 00:44 America/New_York, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I thought I tried that once and couldnt get it to clean. hmmm. When you put in an ink cartridge, it has to prime the cartridge by doing something similar to a head cleaning. That's why it makes the same groaning noises. I don't know if it's as thorough as a head cleaning (btw, if you perform several head cleanings in succession, each cleaning is a little more thorough --- and flushes more ink --- than the previous one), but it's worked for me before. You may have to fake more than one cartridge replacement. --jc
Why P-TTL? Follow-up
Lawrence Kwan wrote: And in case of *ist, it can give priority in the matrix metering area corresponding to the focal point. Off centered subjects is one example where P-TTL should be better. For this to work I assume one would have to use either the multi-point focusing (letting the camera decide what to focus on) or the selected point focusing. Using only the central sensor with focus lock on something off-center wouldn't work. Am I correct? Thanks, Joe
Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember to always shut the printer off using the printer on/off switch. Don't shut off any other way (i.e.- unplug, wall switch controlling outlet, etc) I have a 7 year old Photo Stylus that I have maintained this way and have never had to run the cleaning utility. Kenneth Waller Guess they don't make em like that any more - But if I need to reboot it does. I'm one of those leave the computer on all the time folks... unless it misbehaves or I go away for a couple of days or more. Is the Photo Stylus an Epson? annsan On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:44:07 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Juey Chong Ong wrote: On Wednesday, Dec 17, 2003, at 11:34 America/New_York, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Dunno. But I do get irked when the ink is low and it won't let me clean the head, even though there really is plenty of ink in the bucket . Ionly use Epson inks myself. Me too, and I notice the more expensive black ink gets clogged more often than the color ink. Here's the trick to do a head cleaning when the ink is too low: take the cartridge out and put it back in. --jc I thought I tried that once and couldnt get it to clean. hmmm. a Ken Waller PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: *istD and prime lens aperature
Mark Roberts wrote: Robert Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: is a 3Mp or so chip right now with I think a 1.6 factor. It's a 1.7 factor, which is just too much for a lot of people, myself included. Dang, that IS pretty bad. I can live with 1.5, but 1.7 is too much. Only time will tell which technology will win out, Bayer or Foveon. I don't think either one has to win out - they can probably coexist. Because of the 3.4 megapixel resolution and 1.7x conversion factor I'm not interested in current Foveon products, but I hope enough other people are to keep them in business! I think their initial product was dazzling for a first effort. If they keep improving it they'll have something amazing in a few years. That's just it though, if Foveon had the resources Canon does, they would already have a 1.5x or better 5-6Mp non-bayer chip. Consumer forces might kill bayer technology if and when Foveon gets into the mainstream, it will depend on the market dynamics. The lack of deep resources is one of the few things thats preventing the Foveon technology from getting a stronger presence. The other reason is that they have the intellectual property (patents) locked up and it might take until the patents expire before it becomes more common. I don't know why there isn't any type of licensing going on with the big names, it may be that Sigma wanted an exclusive license for a couple of years. One other possible reason that Bayer remains popular may just be simply that it is a much cheaper technology to produce at any scale. If this is the case, then we may end up like you say, with a situation where they coexist.
Re: Konica Minolta?
And all will end up being owned by Sony BMG LOL Andre Langevin wrote: Konica bought Minolta Who's going to buy Pentax? Joe Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon. Andre
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
Mark Roberts wrote: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow - thanks Mark - that never occured to me... I don't see anything very wonky witht he stuff from my 820 I will say. Theoretically, all RGB (or CMYK) images will exhibit metamerism to *some* extent - it's the nature of the beast - but in most cases it's so incredibly slight it isn't noticeable. Metamers are two colors (sources of light, to be strictly accurate) that *look* the same to the human eye or other RGB sensor but really *aren't* the same. For example, if combine a red and a green light to make yellow they'll appear the same as a single yellow light source to your eye and to film. But interposing a blue filter exposes the two yellows as metamers: The single yellow light source will be attenuated (dimmed) much more then the red/blue light source that looks like the same color. Look at it this way: Yellow light has a wavelength around 575 nm. Combining red (650 nm) and green (500 nm) *doesn't* produce light of 575 nm wavelength - you just have two separate wavelengths present at the same time - but it'll *look* the same as light of 575 nm wavelength to the human eye. Cool, huh? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com Very cool :) But something puzzles me. This all sounds like things that apply to images on a monitor or stage lighting, for instance, but once you have a hard copy of something, you are dealing with pigment, yes? Given I have a piece of red cloth that is the same color as a piece of matte paper I've printed (and the same reflective um index) they look the same in the same light to the (same) human eye. umm so the pigments have different reflective qualities that react to light differently? annsan
Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations
Herb Chong wrote: newer Epson printers track the amount of ink in the cartridge in the cartridge itself. removing and replacing doesn't change what the cartridge says. I can get it to keep printing when it is out by removing and replacing the same cartridge - but it still won't run the nozzle check. ann Herb - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 12:44 AM Subject: Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations Here's the trick to do a head cleaning when the ink is too low: take the cartridge out and put it back in. --jc I thought I tried that once and couldnt get it to clean. hmmm. a
re; Color correction software
Are there any Photoshop plug-ins to correct color balance due to a difference between color temperatures of film lighting. For example 2700 oK (bulbs) to 5500 oK (film). ASF's digital ROC works well most of the time and is available for Mac's IIRC Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
Almost all tripod use either a 1/4 or a 3/8 threaded mounting stud. As far as I know all Manfrotto heads will work with either. That said some of the larger heads will look very strange on a smaller tripod and not work very well with a smaller camera. -- Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Quick question - are you able to use ANY manfrotto head on ANY manfrotto tripod? Or are only certain heads suited to certain tripods? I have looked on a number of websites, but nothing seems to mention compatibility, so I am guessing that I can pretty much order whichever head I like and guarantee that it will suit whichever tripod that i want? tan. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: Konica Minolta?
Nikon belong alongside Mitsubishi already. Pentax maybeso only independent in Nippon left. (Methink pigeon english appropriate) -- Andre Langevin wrote: Konica bought Minolta Who's going to buy Pentax? Joe Eastman, as Fuji will buy Nikon. Andre -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.
Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations
Juey Chong Ong wrote: On Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, at 00:44 America/New_York, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I thought I tried that once and couldnt get it to clean. hmmm. When you put in an ink cartridge, it has to prime the cartridge by doing something similar to a head cleaning. That's why it makes the same groaning noises. I don't know if it's as thorough as a head cleaning (btw, if you perform several head cleanings in succession, each cleaning is a little more thorough --- and flushes more ink --- than the previous one), but it's worked for me before. You may have to fake more than one cartridge replacement. --jc Thanks, Juey! I have done repeated cleanings on occasion... Seems to me the printer has to ask me to change the cartridge before I can - that is I couldnt get it into loading position unless it asked... but that's ok, really. ann
Re: GFM and a CRAPPY weekend...
On 17/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: ROFLOL - Cotty, when did you find the time to model for that?!!?!? and my favourite - a character in a poster: http://vintage-art-posters.junglewalk.com/Cotty-Poster-398868.asp tan. I was on weight-watchers at the time... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Sigma Zoom Telephoto 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF
On 17/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Did you use HSM version or non-HSM version? I read reviews at photo.net. Few people said that HSM facility will be used incase of Minolta body. Is HSM going to work on MZ-5n *istD(for future)? HSM stands for Hypersonic motor and is Sigma's answer to USM. Obviously it refers to the motor that is actually in the lens, for those systems that use a lens-driven AF method. The Pentax is not for the simple reason that the motor that drives the AF is located in the camera body. HTH. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Look at it this way: Yellow light has a wavelength around 575 nm. Combining red (650 nm) and green (500 nm) *doesn't* produce light of 575 nm wavelength - you just have two separate wavelengths present at the same time - but it'll *look* the same as light of 575 nm wavelength to the human eye. Cool, huh? Very cool :) But something puzzles me. This all sounds like things that apply to images on a monitor or stage lighting, for instance, but once you have a hard copy of something, you are dealing with pigment, yes? You're dealing with 4 pigments; cyan, yellow, magenta and black. The cyan pigment reflects certain wavelengths and absorbs certain wavelengths. Likewise, the yellow pigment reflects certain wavelengths and absorbs certain wavelengths. When both cyan and yellow pigments are present, there'll be two different sets of wavelengths reflected and your eyes will perceive the result as red. Given I have a piece of red cloth that is the same color as a piece of matte paper I've printed (and the same reflective um index) they look the same in the same light to the (same) human eye. When both cyan and yellow pigments are present, there'll be two different sets of wavelengths reflected and your eyes will perceive the result as red. Your red cloth is probably dyed with something that just reflects red light so it'll be reflecting one wavelength (to simplify slightly - it's probably reflecting dozens with just one dominating) - it won't be the same wavelength as either the cyan *or* yellow pigments in your print, but your eyes will see it as the same color. umm so the pigments have different reflective qualities that react to light differently? It's possible. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Google name (was:Re: GFM and a CRAPPY weekend...)
On 16/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: If one were silly enough to Google my name, the first item one would see is my PDML Self Portrait (the famous bunny ears! g). The next bunch of entries are a few of my posts to PDML and the LUG. I Googled myself and here's a couple of interesting ones: I'm a hotel: http://www.hotelcotty.com/default.htm A type of thread: http://www.gs-ukdirect.com/index.html?target=Thread_RangesCotty.html A Firewall-piercing software: http://fare.tunes.org/files/fwprc/ A car shampoo: http://www.karshine.com/images/product_list_04/product_th04/cotty.html and my favourite - a character in a poster: http://vintage-art-posters.junglewalk.com/Cotty-Poster-398868.asp It could be worse. Type in Butch Black and you'll get 6 or 7 pages of links basically for African heritage lesbians before any link to me. And just for the record (since I know someone is thinking this) I am not an African lesbian :) Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Re: *istD and prime lens aperature
Robert Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The lack of deep resources is one of the few things thats preventing the Foveon technology from getting a stronger presence. Yeah, that and being stuck in a Sigma camera body! ;-) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Konica Minolta?
Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Konica bought Minolta Who's going to buy Pentax? Not me; just spent all my spare cash on Christmas presents. :-P -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
umm so the pigments have different reflective qualities that react to light differently? Short answer: Yes. Longer answer: most light sources emit light across a broad range of wavelengths. The reflectivity of a pigment varies with wavelength, so the amount of light reflected at any particular wavelength is the product of the amount of light the light source emits at that waveength and the reflectivity of the pigment. The final stage is the reduction, by the light sensor (in your eye, or on film, or on the CCD array of a *ist-D) to a single numeric value. Sensors, too, are sensitive to a range of wavelengths, and effectively sum (technically: convolve) all the effects of the illumination over the range of wavelengths they respond to. But the output from any one sensor is a single number; this may be from fairly dim illumination over a broad range of frequencies, a moderately bright light source at a single wavelength close to the peak response of the sensor, or from a very bright light source at a wavelength to which the sensor is not particularly sensitive. They all end up with the same single numeric value, so there's no way for the sensor to distinguish between them. A different sensor, with a slightly different response curve. may well come up with different values for all three of those cases. If one sensor is the human eye, and the other is your photographic capture medium, it's possible for colours which appear identical to one sensor to show up very differently on the other sensor. [I've only talked about one sensor; the argument extends to the three different colour sensors in the human eye, film, or CCD] Even more complicated answer: not all colour comes from surface reflectivity. Inkjet dyes (as opposed to pigments) work mainly as a transmissive medium; the light gets it's colour from passing through the dye, being reflected by the glossy white paper, and passing back through the dye, which absorbs some part of the light. The same sort of effects apply here as apply to reflected light. In the real world, even most reflected light has a transmissive component; the light penetrates some way into the pigment layer before being reflected, and pigments are usually distributed in a dispersal medium of some kind, which also affects the light. The transmissive attenuation usually yields a different colour from the absorption due to the pigment. This is one reason for colour shifts as the viewing angle goes from normal incidence to grazing incidence; you're seeing more of the transmissive effects, and less of the colour of the pigment.
OT: Bloody Aussies and their long posts
Jees guys, any chance of cutting out the miles of replied-to text in your posts while you sort out a venue for the PDMLOZ ?? Tanya and Ryan, this means you! Ta. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
Re: Why P-TTL? Follow-up
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Joseph Tainter wrote: Lawrence Kwan wrote: And in case of *ist, it can give priority in the matrix metering area corresponding to the focal point. Off centered subjects is one example where P-TTL should be better. For this to work I assume one would have to use either the multi-point focusing (letting the camera decide what to focus on) or the selected point focusing. Using only the central sensor with focus lock on something off-center wouldn't work. Am I correct? One of the custom function allows you to link the matrix metering with the focal point. I presume what you said above was correct when that custom function was set. If that custom function setting was turned off, then it should behave as traditional matrix metering with no focus information taken into account. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
Mark E posted this and other stuff about printers -- all very interesting but Epson 2200 $650 --- (snip) Suffers from metamerism (colors look different under different light sources), ^ Huh? Um - don't all things look different under different light sources? What am I missing? ann(moonlight becomes me, it goes with my hair...)san The older Epson 2000 had a bad reputation for pretty severe metamerism. The 2200 is a lot better. I haven't seen any problems with the output on my 2200. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:47:36 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Is the Photo Stylus an Epson? annsan Yes, it is the Epson Stylus Photo, one of the first, if not the first Photo quality printers from Epson. Around $300 in 1996/7. Kenneth Waller Ken Waller PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Christmas present to myself...
Congratulations! The MZ-S is a real treat to use, along with its quality build and great low-light AF. Also, the data imprinting is useful in many ways, including putting rolls of film in sequence when you get several processed at the same time. I really like my MZ-S! Pat White
Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
Rob Studdert wrote: They are all interchangeable. My 225 Pro head will fit on my Manfrotto table top leg set although it's almost overloaded with anything other than an Optio S mounted :-) You'd be surprised what the Manfrotto tabletop tripod will hold. Mine held the MZ-S with Sigma 70-200 2.8 and Metz 40 MZ-3 flash, all without flexing or complaining. Looked sorta neat. I haven't tried the 6x7 on it; that would look pretty wild! Pat White
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
The older Epson 2000 had a bad reputation for pretty severe metamerism. The 2200 is a lot better. I haven't seen any problems with the output on my 2200. Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian) Brendan has one,and he's not piping up here,so his must be ok thenG I had a quick look at Canons i900 and i950 today at lunch. Looks very impressive and the buggers switched ink tank locations on me.Just when my brain knew were everything was.lol Prices were in the mid $300's Canadian. One question the i900 has a usb 2 and the other just usb(1.1 i assume)Will the usb 2 work on the slower 1.1 connections or is an upgrade in order.I can live with the i950,with usb 1.1,it just has less on board printing capabilities which i dont neEd anyway. DAVE
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One question the i900 has a usb 2 and the other just usb(1.1 i assume)Will the usb 2 work on the slower 1.1 connections or is an upgrade in order. Yes, USB 2.0 devices are backwards compatible with USB 1.1. I really like my Canon S9000. It produces very good prints and it is very easy to refill too. My only problem is that it prints too fast for Ilford Galerie Pearl so I always end up slowing down the print speed. alex
Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
You are right, it looks like Sunpak 3300 Pro is actually Slik 330 DX in gray color and $20 cheaper. - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:24 AM Subject: Re: OT- manfrotto tripods If that's the tripod I _think_ it is (two part extension, grooved legs, 3-section legs), it's made by Slik and is a cheaper, less sturdy version of the DX-300. I've seen it in the Slik label, and the 300 is a sturdier tripod for about $10 more. -Lon David Zaninovic wrote: While we are off topic with tripods... I am shopping for tripods. Did anybody try Sunpak 3300 Pro with ball head ?
Re: Google name (was:Re: GFM and a CRAPPY weekend...)
Woohoo! I must be doing something correct, I just googled Tanya Mayer and my website is the VERY first listing. The rest of the first page also lists other sites that link to mine such as Wedding Central Australia etc. Yippee! LOVIN' those meta tags Of course, a search for fairygirl yields MUCH different results! *eek* tan.
Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
On 18 Dec 2003 at 11:17, Pat White wrote: You'd be surprised what the Manfrotto tabletop tripod will hold. Mine held the MZ-S with Sigma 70-200 2.8 and Metz 40 MZ-3 flash, all without flexing or complaining. Looked sorta neat. I haven't tried the 6x7 on it; that would look pretty wild! No surprises here :-) I used my P67 and 105 or 45mm lenses on it regularly as they balance OK, the only problem was that the little 210 ball head that I usually use it with isn't too strong so it had to be locked extremely tight. It accommodates my Mamiya 7 and any lens easily :-) 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
Re: Google name (was:Re: GFM and a CRAPPY weekend...)
On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 22:21, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Woohoo! I must be doing something correct, I just googled Tanya Mayer and my website is the VERY first listing. The rest of the first page also lists other sites that link to mine such as Wedding Central Australia etc. Yippee! LOVIN' those meta tags Of course, a search for fairygirl yields MUCH different results! *eek* tan. Interesting, I googled as well, and found contributions of myself to a linux mailing list, and my website, but also this one: http://www.scz.org/fun/jungadv/ja012.html In 1997 I won the third prize with this photo, I didn't realised they use it on their website. Nice zoo BTW, we enjoyed it a lot when we lived in Wichita, KS. -- Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PUG themes and submissions
Hi everybody, Sorry to ask something that may be old news, but I wasn't able to fully understand the new PUG rules. Is it correct that we have a separate open section each month? If so, how many pictures we are allowed to submit? Just one, chosing among the monthly theme and the open gallery, or one for each section? Thanks in advance. Ciao, Gianfranco = To read is to travel without all the hassles of luggage. ---Emilio Salgari (1863-1911) __ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
heads up for LX lovers...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2972820826category=15240 not much feedback, but looks like a pretty good deal... tan.
Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations
On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 06:39:10AM -0500, Herb Chong wrote: newer Epson printers track the amount of ink in the cartridge in the cartridge itself. Actually the cartridges don't really sense how much ink is really there. They just have a simple counter that gets decreased proportionate to how much ink the printer thinks its using. Of course, Epson would rather have the cartridge show empty when there's some ink left, instead of running out of ink when it shows some ink left. Less nasty surprises for the user that way (and more regular ink purchases, too...) One can buy resetters that reset the cartridges to showing full, which allows one to print until they are *really* empty - but one still doesn't know when it will *really* run empty. -- ,_ /_) /| / / i e t e r/ |/ a g e l
Santa Pics
For those who made suggestions about *istD settings and the curious, here are the Santa pics that I took on Saturday. These images are straight from the camera with no manipulation of any type. Pages were generated by Adobe Photoshop Album. http://www.daytonclan.com/PrimarySanta2003/Adobe/index.html If you want any more info, let me know. Thanks, Bruce
Re: OT- manfrotto tripods
most higher end tripods from any vendor have standard threaded screws and the higher end heads will have matching sockets. Herb - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 3:17 AM Subject: OT- manfrotto tripods Quick question - are you able to use ANY manfrotto head on ANY manfrotto tripod? Or are only certain heads suited to certain tripods? I have looked on a number of websites, but nothing seems to mention compatibility, so I am guessing that I can pretty much order whichever head I like and guarantee that it will suit whichever tripod that i want?
Re[2]: Santa Pics
Are you saying that the ones that look alright are the unmanipulated ones or the ones that had auto levels done? I didn't change stops at all. One thought is that the Gossen meter is reading reading slightly off. My question still stands: Is it better to slightly underexpose on the DSLR? -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 18, 2003, 4:26:42 PM, you wrote: PS Many are very nice, but some appear to be underexposed. Did you give PS your flash time to recycle? Did you change stops? PS Paul PS On Dec 18, 2003, at 6:40 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations
based on another post, your printer is an older one with dumb cartridges. there seems to be a second ink capacity detection system. Herb - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 12:17 PM Subject: Re: OT:Inkjet printer recommendations Herb Chong wrote: newer Epson printers track the amount of ink in the cartridge in the cartridge itself. removing and replacing doesn't change what the cartridge says. I can get it to keep printing when it is out by removing and replacing the same cartridge - but it still won't run the nozzle check.
Re: re; Color correction software
there are several sets of them. one of the ones i use is from www.cytopia.com, but the guy doesn't seem to be selling them anymore. i use them a fair amount. now that i have Photoshop CS, i don't care anymore. Herb - Original Message - From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 12:36 PM Subject: re; Color correction software Are there any Photoshop plug-ins to correct color balance due to a difference between color temperatures of film lighting. For example 2700 oK (bulbs) to 5500 oK (film). ASF's digital ROC works well most of the time and is available for Mac's IIRC
Re: Re[2]: Santa Pics
My very unscientific opinion so far is that it's best to overexpose rather than underexpose. Bill - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:59 PM Subject: Re[2]: Santa Pics Are you saying that the ones that look alright are the unmanipulated ones or the ones that had auto levels done? I didn't change stops at all. One thought is that the Gossen meter is reading reading slightly off. My question still stands: Is it better to slightly underexpose on the DSLR? -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, December 18, 2003, 4:26:42 PM, you wrote: PS Many are very nice, but some appear to be underexposed. Did you give PS your flash time to recycle? Did you change stops? PS Paul PS On Dec 18, 2003, at 6:40 PM, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
Re: Re[2]: Santa Pics
I generally over expose on purpose - I prefer the effect, and it is almost always salvagable if something goes too wrong, but under is a whole other story... Bill said: My very unscientific opinion so far is that it's best to overexpose rather than underexpose. tan.
Re: Re[2]: Santa Pics
for print film, you have err on the side of overexposure. Herb - Original Message - From: Tanya Mayer Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:39 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: Santa Pics I generally over expose on purpose - I prefer the effect, and it is almost always salvagable if something goes too wrong, but under is a whole other story...
RE: Re[2]: Santa Pics
-Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I generally over expose on purpose - I prefer the effect, and it is almost always salvagable if something goes too wrong, but under is a whole other story... He was shooting digital. Generally it's better to underexpose if you're not sure you can nail it. Overexposure burns out highlights, underexposure is fairly easily salvaged. tv
RE: Re[2]: Santa Pics
What is the latitude with digital? Bob -Original Message- From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] He was shooting digital. Generally it's better to underexpose if you're not sure you can nail
Re: Re[2]: Santa Pics
a bit less than color print film with normal sensors. Herb - Original Message - From: Bob Rapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:17 PM Subject: RE: Re[2]: Santa Pics What is the latitude with digital?
Re: Tokina 28-80 F2.8 ATX PRO
Thanks for detailed mail Ramesh --- Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Joe, How can you tell if you got one from a bad batch? It doesn't sharpens up when you use smaller apertures at some focal lengths or what? I noticed on some shots I had taken in Paris that there was pronounced lateral softness. It was only a few images out of a couple of hundred, and I was not sure of the focal length or f-stop on those shots. So I tested it systematically, 28, 35, 50, and 80 mm., all f stops to 16. It turns out that the weakness was at 50 mm. f5.6, and a bit at f8.0. When I got the replacement I also tested it systematically and found it was superb. The test was on a tripod, using Provia 100F. I then scanned the images on a Nikon LS 2000 and looked at them at 200% to 300% magnification in Photoshop, no sharpening. Then, of all things, the Tokina techs said nothing about it being soft, but said that it had low contrast. I had not complained about that. A batch went out with a bad rear element, or so I am told. Tokina tried first to replace the rear element group, then gave that up and sent me a replacement. So if you buy a used one, test it systematically. Joe __ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree
RE: A 70-210/4 - Focus Ring Looseness
Zoom creeping is normal for the SMC PENTAX-A 70-210/4 and there is nothing can be done. Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Could anybody could tell me whether there is anything I can do to sort this out myself or whether is is a job for the repair shop. _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photospgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: heads up for LX lovers...
Even if the reservse were $500, the deal is not super consider everything else aren't worth much. Not to mention the expensive sevice bill afterward for such old version LX. Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Oops! I didn't even notice the reserve price! lol, I guess I just assumed that the US $500 was the starting price... _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcommpgmarket=en-caRU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: PUG themes and submissions
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi everybody, Sorry to ask something that may be old news, but I wasn't able to fully understand the new PUG rules. Is it correct that we have a separate open section each month? If so, how many pictures we are allowed to submit? Just one, chosing among the monthly theme and the open gallery, or one for each section? Thanks in advance. Ciao, Gianfranco = We took a vote and I'm pretty sure ONE A MONTH won :) You have your choice of open or the theme of the moment. Oh my god it is already the 19th! I have to go dig up an animal annsan To read is to travel without all the hassles of luggage. ---Emilio Salgari (1863-1911) __ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
Re: Need photo printer recommendation
Mark Roberts wrote: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Look at it this way: Yellow light has a wavelength around 575 nm. Combining red (650 nm) and green (500 nm) *doesn't* produce light of 575 nm wavelength - you just have two separate wavelengths present at the same time - but it'll *look* the same as light of 575 nm wavelength to the human eye. Cool, huh? Very cool :) But something puzzles me. This all sounds like things that apply to images on a monitor or stage lighting, for instance, but once you have a hard copy of something, you are dealing with pigment, yes? You're dealing with 4 pigments; cyan, yellow, magenta and black. The cyan pigment reflects certain wavelengths and absorbs certain wavelengths. Likewise, the yellow pigment reflects certain wavelengths and absorbs certain wavelengths. When both cyan and yellow pigments are present, there'll be two different sets of wavelengths reflected and your eyes will perceive the result as red. Given I have a piece of red cloth that is the same color as a piece of matte paper I've printed (and the same reflective um index) they look the same in the same light to the (same) human eye. When both cyan and yellow pigments are present, there'll be two different sets of wavelengths reflected and your eyes will perceive the result as red. Your red cloth is probably dyed with something that just reflects red light so it'll be reflecting one wavelength (to simplify slightly - it's probably reflecting dozens with just one dominating) - it won't be the same wavelength as either the cyan *or* yellow pigments in your print, but your eyes will see it as the same color. umm so the pigments have different reflective qualities that react to light differently? It's possible. -- Thanks, Teach! :) ann Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re[4]: Santa Pics
On print film I would agree. However, with a ccd, once you get to all white, there is no data left, much like a slide. You can always lighten up a darker image, but you can't darken an image that has clipped white. Make sense? Bruce Thursday, December 18, 2003, 6:39:02 PM, you wrote: TMP I generally over expose on purpose - I prefer the effect, and it is almost TMP always salvagable if something goes too wrong, but under is a whole other TMP story... TMP Bill said: My very unscientific opinion so far is that it's best to TMP overexpose rather than underexpose. TMP tan.
Re: Google name (was:Re: GFM and a CRAPPY weekend...)
Unfortunately Mark Roberts is a much more common name so I'm only the 5th web site listed. Even more unfortunate is what happens to be the *first* one listed... I don't know Mark, it sounds like good exposure to me :0) (someone had to say it) Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)
Re: Re[4]: Santa Pics
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re[4]: Santa Pics On print film I would agree. However, with a ccd, once you get to all white, there is no data left, much like a slide. You can always lighten up a darker image, but you can't darken an image that has clipped white. Make sense? Yes, and no. I was just looking through my hard drive for something doggish to contribute to this months PUG. Probably I should have contributed nothing...but Anyway, most of my doggie pictures are of black dogs, and the noise levels are pretty awful. William Robb
Unusual lens
This must be one of the most unusual Pentax lenses around http://cgi.msn.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2970708145category=4688 /Paul _ Grab our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup
RE: Unusual lens
I have seen them appear numerous times. For a real trip, check and see his present Pentax offerings. If I were a bidder, I would be happy to know that no one could see how dumb I really was g. Bob -Original Message- From: Paul Eriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 19 December 2003 5:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Unusual lens This must be one of the most unusual Pentax lenses around http://cgi.msn.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2970708145category=4 688 /Paul _ Grab our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup
Re: Unusual lens
Paul Eriksson a écrit: This must be one of the most unusual Pentax lenses around http://cgi.msn.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2970708145category=4688 /Paul That's not not a lens !! Is an 90° mirror adaptor http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/adapters/90degreeMirror.jpg Michel
