PESO: Artificial Beach
http://gallery13117.fotopic.net/p19136589.html This is Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen, Øresund. In the background you can see Øresundsbroen - the bridge between Denmark and Sweden. The beach is artificially made and was opened to the public recently. Five shot panorama, handheld, Pentax *ist D, SMC-F 4/24-50mm @ 50mm. PhotoaVista 3.5. Regards Jens Bladt
Re: A couple of PESOs
- Original Message - From: Powell Hargrave Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs Even makes Saskatchewan look cozy. :) Nice shots Bill. Flying birds, even large ratish ones, are not easy. You could practice on something easier like a gofer. Thanks, Powell. Bill
Re: A couple of PESOs
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs Seems to perform nicely on the D, Bill. It seems pretty good. I want to make some prints and see how it looks. I did a lot of sharpening on the web images. William Robb
Re: A couple of PESOs
- Original Message - From: Evan Hanson Subject: RE: A couple of PESOs Good job on number 2. Thanks Evan Bill
Re: Another shot with the 600
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Subject: Re: Another shot with the 600 On Aug 21, 2005, at 8:45 AM, William Robb wrote: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/jazzland.html Probably not a compelling as the winged rats, unless you like Canadian Jazz. Gawds, the air makes it looks as though you used the Liquify tools in Photoshop! :-) Yes, it's certainly as challenging to shoot with ultra-telephoto as it is with ultra-wide. I liked the photo of birds on the wing. Godfrey; Thanks for looking. Bill
Re: Another shot with the 600
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another shot with the 600 I actually find this more interesting than the winged rats (whatever they are -- I couldn't see them well enough :-)). Canada Geese. Keep at it. OK Mom. Thanks for looking Bill
Re: OT: Aus import matters
I should have added that, daves right, Fedex or UPS will take care of the customs clearance (for a fee), if its come through Australia Post it will be more work. Paul David Savage wrote: G'day Ryan, I bought some stuff (AU$1000+) from Canada a few years ago. I had it FedEX'ed they (FedEX) took care of the customs clearance GST. All I had to do was pay them the extra fees the package was forwarded on. The whole process would have been simpler if I had had a credit card at the time. HTH Dave On 8/22/05, Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Haven't posted on the list in ages, but having been following it still- something to do with not being able to bear unsubscribing. Am considering making a purchase in the very near future and was wondering if any Aussie PDMLers have any experience making purchases AUD2600 online from overseas. Probably from a Hong Kong ebay merchant. I'm curious to find out how you went with customs, import tax etc. TIA, Ryan
Re: A couple of PESOs
- Original Message - From: william sawyer Subject: RE: A couple of PESOs Bill, I've had this lens for about 2 years now, and agree with everything you've said. I describe it as a long stovepipe, with the mount stuck on one end. I'm surprised you are able to balance it on a gimbaled head. I use it on a ballhead and crank it down as tight as I can, plus use my focusing hand to absorb vibration. With the thing being so long from the mounting point, it creates a pretty big arc for every little movement. Here is a bit of a detail shot of the mount. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/600mm/IMGP8908.jpg Nice light, isn't it? Anyway.. That plate is just over 6 inches long, and I cannot balance the thing if a camera only is mounted. The istD has to have the battery pack on it, the LX has to have the winder attached, and since I haven't actually tried it, I don't know for sure if it will balance or not. I may end up having a load fabricated that can be attached to the camera's tripod socket to help counterbalance the thing. I figure about a pound of steel should do it... I like your heron picture. William Robb
Re: OT: Naples Bay
I´ve been to Procida on the north side of the bay, and sea was calm there all of that week in october 5 years ago, but some Italian member could probably give you more details. You should also visit Procida, a very nice place and the home of Il Postino http://www.lone-star.net/literature/postino/ http://www.traveltastes.com/procida.htm DagT http://dag.foto.no På 22. aug. 2005 kl. 00.26 skrev Daniel Matyola: My wife and I are considering a trip this spring to Naples, Sorrento, and Amalfi. We would like to take a day trip to Capri, and perhaps another to Ischia. I have heard, however, that the trip across the Bay of Naples can be very rough, even on a hydrofoil. Does anyone has any experience with that trip? Any comments or advice would be appreciated. Dan M
Re: A couple of PESOs
- Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs William, Seriously, shot #2 is a nice grab. If you've indicated whether the 600 is an AF or MF, I missed it. It is manual focus. Do you have stalking wildlife plans or to just check your reaction to random compression shots until a direction happens? I just set the thing up and waved it blindly around Seriously, I took a few boring pictures of a hot air balloon, then a plane took off, and I tried to track it. I couldn't even find it until it was less than a third of the viewfinder Then some rats flew by, and I took some pictures of them. Then I went home and barbecued a steak, and had it along with a nice Carmenare. It was very relaxing. While I have no experience hints to pass along, I'm certain you're going to add a number of dramatic images to your inventory by its use. Best part, a new lens,..etc, always stirs the photo juices anew. HAR!! I feel so revved!!! Thanks for looking Bill
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Charles Robinson wrote: Looks like the only difference in the DS2 from the DS is the larger screen. STILL has the annoying continuous autofocus only in 'action mode' restriction. Luckily, it's not so. Quoting the (rather misleading) press release: (quote) It also offers a choice of AF-single or AF-continuous** AF mode to accommodate different types of requirements. ** In the Auto Picture and Picture modes, AF-continuous is activated only when the Action mode is selected. (end of quote) That means that countinuous AF is activated only when the Action mode is selected IF you shoot in the Auto Picture and Picture modes, while it can be selected by the user in all other capture modes. Dario
Re: A couple of PESOs
- Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs Anyone using long lenses (Ken, Tom!!!) any tips or advice for using one of these beasties would be appreciated. Bill, first of all shoot, shoot and shoot some more. I don't know what shutter speed you were using but it doesn't appear the vibration is an issue with your set up. I was trying to keep the shutter speed up, these were shot at ISO 400, at around 1/1000 second. The aperture was close to wide open, around f/6.3. I keep my movement control knobs as tight as I can and still get the movement I want. Instinctively, that is what I did also. I keep my tripod as short as possible to lessen possible vibration (I'm using a carbon fiber Gitzo which seem somewhat better than an equivalent aluminum tripod). I drape my left arm over the barrel of my 600 to load it and dampen any potential vibration, but I generally shoot with a high enough shutter that this hasn't been a problem. I saw your tripod, nice rig. I'm using a Zone VI wooden tripod that weighs about 15 pounds. I probably had the legs about halfway extended. It's a pretty solid tripod, and it is the best of the three that I have for damping shutter/mirror vibration (In case anyone remembers the Tripod Follies of a while back). I did try holding down on the lens at the gimbal point, it seemed to help, but the biggest help was the two second delay. It's not bad for shooting a hot air balloon, not much good for anything that is actually moving though. Do you use the shutter button or the remote release? And shoot, shoot and shoot some more. I'll do that. I might do some bear hunting in BC in a couple of weeks. Thanks for looking, and for the advice. Bill
Fw: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Another version of the press release says: (quote) AF-continuous available* * In the Auto Picture and Picture modes, AF-continuous is activated only when the Action mode is selected. (end of quote) The meaning is the same. Continuous AF is user selectabe, unless you are using those Picture modes. Dario
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
John Francis wrote on 22.08.05 4:53: Personally I'm more interested in the other announcements - the 12-24 will ship in October, and there'll be a new flash with the power of the 500, bit with all the new high-speed flash abilities. Let's hope these two annoucements mean that *istD successor is coming sooner that we think ;-) After all it is about 2 years old ;-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: *ist-DS2
I'm still waiting for the *istD2. I don't want an S I want an updated original D. In reality I probably won't buy another camera until there is a 14 (or at least 10) megapixel camera out. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon David Oswald wrote: Announced in Tokyo: The Pentax *ist-DS2. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082101pentaxistds2.asp#specs Just in time to further fuel the lens price frenzy. ;)
Re: A couple of PESOs
They look it Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb I want to make some prints and see how it looks. I did a lot of sharpening on the web images.
Re: OT: Aus import matters
On 22/8/05, Ryan Lee, discombobulated, unleashed: Lenses before camera, sir! You've got one and I believe Miss Beard's got one too. And I'll have one in the next couple weeks fingers crossed. Ahh. 70-200. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: *ist-DS2
On 21/8/05, David Oswald, discombobulated, unleashed: Announced in Tokyo: The Pentax *ist-DS2. http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082101pentaxistds2.asp#specs Just in time to further fuel the lens price frenzy. ;) Not available in Europe?? They must be saving the FF 12 MP offering for us discerning types ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: 3rd time lucky.
On 21/8/05, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.alphoto.com/poodles/index.html Hey Doug. I hadn't seen those galleries before and enjoyed them very much, thanks. I particularly liked: http://www.alphoto.com/poodles/waiting.html and http://www.alphoto.com/poodles/fish.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: *ist-DS2
Interestingly it appears that this camera will not be available in Europe but should be available elsewhere in the world. Why??? -- Best regards, Alex Sarbu
Tokina ATX 828 80-200 f2.8 SD
Dear All, I have an opportunity to buy this manual focus lens for $300 Australian. The lens has never been used in prime condition and original box. Has any one on the list had any experience with this lens, and is it a good buy. The other alternative is to buy the sigma but at over $1500 Australian its expensive. Regards Charles Wilson Sydney Australia
Re: PESO: Sky Fire
G'day Shel, Makes me think of a palm tree. Your right, it is over exposed. I was so rushed I left the camera in aperture priority with +0.5 stops of exposure compensation dialed in from earlier in the day. If I were to do it again I would use bulb instead. Thanks for looking. Dave On 8/21/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't care much for fireworks or fireworks pics, but I like this one - the long trail makes it work for me. However, it appears a bit over exposed. Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage This is my first ever fireworks shot, taken about halfway through the show (I only managed 3 more before it was all over): http://tinyurl.com/9ntwd Cropped a bit off the top left side, also PS'ed some power lines out of the bottom quarter. Nothing special, just though I'd share.
Re: PESO: Sky Fire
G'day Cotty, Yep. That is my first ever fireworks shot. I'm pretty pleased with it. The last 3 shots were pretty ordinary. So this is a case of pure dumb luck :-) Glad you enjoyed thanks for looking. Dave On 8/21/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 21/8/05, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: http://tinyurl.com/9ntwd Cropped a bit off the top left side, also PS'ed some power lines out of the bottom quarter. Nothing special, just though I'd share. Comments thoughts always welcome. That's a lovely shot mate, and it's your first one?? Superb. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO: Sky Fire
That might have something to do with it Keith :-) Dave On 8/22/05, keithw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: I don't care much for fireworks or fireworks pics, but I like this one - the long trail makes it work for me. However, it appears a bit over exposed. That's because he exposure time was 30 seconds, I suppose. g keith Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage This is my first ever fireworks shot, taken about halfway through the show (I only managed 3 more before it was all over): http://tinyurl.com/9ntwd Cropped a bit off the top left side, also PS'ed some power lines out of the bottom quarter. Nothing special, just though I'd share.
Re: PESO: Sky Fire
G'day Marnie, I though it was pretty neat for a first attempt. As I said in my post to Cotty, pure dumb luck g Thanks for looking. Dave On 8/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/21/2005 6:13:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is my first ever fireworks shot, taken about halfway through the show (I only managed 3 more before it was all over): http://tinyurl.com/9ntwd Cropped a bit off the top left side, also PS'ed some power lines out of the bottom quarter. Nothing special, just though I'd share. Comments thoughts always welcome. Dave = Cool shot. You caught it at a good moment. Marnie aka Doe
Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens (please)
On Sun, 21 Aug 2005, Dave Kennedy wrote: Any idea what that lens will be and when it'll be released? No. They won't tell us, I don't think :-) I'm trying to figure out how to replace it. Do I go with the 50-200? Are you digital-only? If yes (or if you don't mind a bit of vignetting at the low end), people here like it. I was also toying with saving up for a Tokina or Sigma 70-200/2.8. Different class in terms of weight and size; if that's OK, then comes price. life was so easy when I didn't NEED a lens. 'Course trying to justify spending $$$ on a lens after holidays won't be the easiest thing either. Good luck :-) I will wait for the FF 50-200; if that comes as a reasonably priced replacement for the F70-210, I will be able to sell at least the F35-135 and the F70-210, maybe even the FA24-90. Perhaps you can do some similar restructuring, just an idea. Kostas
Re: OT: Aus import matters
Ryan Lee wrote: Thanks Derby, much appreciated. Would you happen to remember how much the tax and fees added up to as a percentage of the purchase price? Regards, Ryan Sorry Ryan, I honestly can't remember. But I do remember not being too phased about the UPS fees, and adding everything up, it was cheaper than buying locally. That was when the Aussie peeped above 80c US for a little while. I'd guess the UPS fees were probably around or less than $100 on a purchase of the 77mm LTD. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Christian wrote: on Pentax USA site now http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/digital_camera--*ist_DS2/reqID--6919574/subsection--digital_slr Christian What does freedom in the P... mean? D [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Ummm ... doesn't the current DS have a 95/95 viewfinder? Doesn't it also offer an 8 frame burst? I suppose other differences between the DS and the DS2 will show up considering these are early, and probably PR generated, comments. I hope so. For some reason this release exhibits little significant difference over the previous DS releases. According to the spec sheets. Maybe that's just because there are so many features it's hard to absorb and compare. The BW filter may be nice, but I suspect it's only a desaturated version of a regular file rather than something special. Still, contrary to Paul's position, I like the idea that Pentax has come out with another model that offers even slightly different features. When you stop to consider how many subtle variations there are on base cameras, Pentax's choice to make a few changes and release a camera now makes more sense than not releasing anything until a major upgrade is ready. I recall the mind-numbing list of Pentax point-and-shoots, like the IQ-Zoom series, that differ from each other in zoom capabilities and one or two other features, so as to accommodate every possible buyer's unique requirements. You can imagine those offerings as resulting from an ad hoc meeting of the engineers, who were tasked with coming up with a matrix listing of how it's possible to make one camera different from it's sister, without incurring noticeable startup costs. Like Bruce, I also feel it shows the company is a live and kicking, and, iirc, the opening price for this puppy is less than the opening price was for the DS. Shel Yup. It seem like it was Gotta introduce SOMEthing! Let's get to work, folks! Viola, the DS2... Of course, that's just a cursory view. It might end up being a worthy addition to the previous releases, but right now nothing stands out as particularly significant! keith
Re: OT: Aus import matters
Hi, It doesn't matter if it is from a big store or a gift from your aunty Mavis, if it has a value - including shipping - that is more than AU$500 you pay GST on it (more exactly if the bill from Customs is more than AU$50). The most expensive thing we have brought in is a microscope worth AU$2900. We had a brooker handle it for AU$79. UPS and FedEx fees can be excessive coming into Australia and I would ask about that before agreeing to shipping. We have everything sent via the post. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it is a private sale (i.e. the ebay person doesn't sell 2nd hand goods professionally), then it shouldn't attract GST. If it is a commerical ebayer, then I guess it should.
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
True. It is a plus for Pentax in some ways. I'm just mildly disappointed that this wasn't the upgrade announcement many of us have been waiting for. Still, I'm doing fine with the D and can continue in that fashion indefinitely. I am excited about the 12-24. Pricey, as I expected, but it's a lens I really need. No further enablement necessary :-). Paul On Aug 21, 2005, at 11:06 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Ummm ... doesn't the current DS have a 95/95 viewfinder? Doesn't it also offer an 8 frame burst? I suppose other differences between the DS and the DS2 will show up considering these are early, and probably PR generated, comments. The BW filter may be nice, but I suspect it's only a desaturated version of a regular file rather than something special. Still, contrary to Paul's position, I like the idea that Pentax has come out with another model that offers even slightly different features. When you stop to consider how many subtle variations there are on base cameras, Pentax's choice to make a few changes and release a camera now makes more sense than not releasing anything until a major upgrade is ready. Like Bruce, I also feel it shows the company is a live and kicking, and, iirc, the opening price for this puppy is less than the opening price was for the DS. Shel [Original Message] From: Don Sanderson 95%/.95, 8 frame burst, BW filter, under $800WooHoo! ;-) Don
Re: OT: Aus import matters
Paul, David- Thanks for the input. I'll check with the seller how it ships through. Out of curiosity Paul, why wouldn't you do the paperwork yourself? The purchase is putting me a bit out of pocket, so naturally I'm going to try to save as much as I can here and there. Regards, Ryan - Original Message - From: Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 1:10 PM Subject: Re: OT: Aus import matters Hi Ryan, If its over $1000au you will need to do the formal customs clearance paper work (cant remember the exact name), technically you can do it yourself, but i wouldnt, each time i have had something that expensive come in, i have have hired a customs broker to deal with it for me, costs under $100 for his fee. You will also have to pay GST. HTH Paul Ryan Lee wrote: Lenses before camera, sir! You've got one and I believe Miss Beard's got one too. And I'll have one in the next couple weeks fingers crossed. Anyway, still hoping anyone out there might have some experience to share regarding Aussie customs and mail order. Thanks.. Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:01 AM Subject: Re: OT: Aus import matters On 22/8/05, Ryan Lee, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks reasonably trustworthy.. I smell a 1D ;-))) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ Hi
Re: Back from GFM
Doug Brewer wrote: Got back from the GFM Camera Clinic a few hours ago, and must report that I had much fun. Saw several regulars like Cesar, Tom Reese, Bill Owens and the lurkers, but also had the pleasure of meeting and talking with our own Scott Loveless during his first visit to GFM. I trust that, other than prolonged exposure to me, the weekend went well for him. Oh, and I'm reasonably certain there is no truth to the rumor that someone donned the absent Mark Roberts' Team Badge and endeavored to offend as many attendees and regular mountain visitors as possible, in creative and frequently profane ways. ahem. Some how I feel certain we'll end up hearing more detail on THAT item in coming days and weeks... ;-0 keith
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: John Francis wrote on 22.08.05 4:53: Personally I'm more interested in the other announcements - the 12-24 will ship in October, and there'll be a new flash with the power of the 500, bit with all the new high-speed flash abilities. Let's hope these two annoucements mean that *istD successor is coming sooner that we think ;-) After all it is about 2 years old ;-) I'd consider getting a DS2 as a 2nd body. Don't like changing lenses on a digital in the field. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc
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- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 1:12 PM Subject: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #1971 -- Content-Type: text/plain pentax-discuss-d Digest Volume 05 : Issue 1971 Today's Topics: Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of K [ Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens [ Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] New Digital SLR Products From Pentax [ Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] RE: PAW thumbnail page[ Unca Mikey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: accidentally enabled with a 77mm [ David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of K [ Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: OT: Aus import matters[ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] RE: New Digital SLR Products From Pe [ Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: Pentax warehouse sale, R.I.P. (l [ Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pe [ Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pe [ Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: OT: Photographing insects [ Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens [ Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Paw: Five Foot High by Five Foot Wid [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: PAW thumbnail page[ Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: OT: Aus import matters[ Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pe [ Peter Loveday [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: PAW thumbnail page[ Unca Mikey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: The Photographer's Rights [ Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pe [ Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: A couple of PESOs [ Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of K [ Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: PAW thumbnail page[ Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pe [ John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pe [ Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] RE: New Digital SLR Products From Pe [ Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] -- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:18:52 -0400 From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: Who is behind the scene of Komkon hosting P*G (was: Recommended SD Cards Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:54:57 +0200, Frantisek wrote: And if you don't think there will be hand shaking with opposite polarity extremists, you really don't know extremists in reality (which is probably a good thing for you!). F And I don't even know how to respond to that statement... I simply meant that there are many cases of e.g. left-wing extremists becoming right-wing extremists or vice versa. Actually, it means that they use the same methods: suppressive dictatorships, convert or die, regardless of whether they claim to be right- or left-wing. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ -- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:37:29 -0400 From: Dave Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens (please) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Kostas, Any idea what that lens will be and when it'll be released? I'm suddenly in the market for something after the untimely demise of my SMC-F70-210 while on holidays in Newfoundland. Definitely not the highlight of my trip. I'm trying to figure out how to replace it. Do I go with the 50-200? I was also toying with saving up for a Tokina or Sigma 70-200/2.8. I'm also toying with finding a half decent 200mm and perhaps start a transition to primes. life was so easy when I didn't NEED a lens. 'Course trying to justify spending $$$ on a lens after holidays won't be the easiest thing either. dk On 8/19/05, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 19 Aug 2005, John Francis wrote: Glen, if you are not in a hurry, Pentax are planning to produce a new, quality telephoto zoom. -- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:40:53 -0600 From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *ist DS2, AF540FGZ flash, shipping date for DA 12-24 F4: http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4134.html Joe -- Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:40:50 -0500 From: Unca Mikey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: PAW thumbnail page Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ; format=flowed Godfrey, on the link you posted, I am not sure the
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
keith whaley wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: Ummm ... doesn't the current DS have a 95/95 viewfinder? Doesn't it also offer an 8 frame burst? I suppose other differences between the DS and the DS2 will show up considering these are early, and probably PR generated, comments. I hope so. For some reason this release exhibits little significant difference over the previous DS releases. According to the spec sheets. Maybe that's just because there are so many features it's hard to absorb and compare. The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Dario
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On 22/8/05, ricksmith, discombobulated, unleashed: - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 1:12 PM Subject: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #1971 -- [entire bloody digest] Sorry mate, that's it - you're signed up for life. Cheers, Cotty
Re: PESO: Artificial Beach
Jens Bladt wrote: http://gallery13117.fotopic.net/p19136589.html This is Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen, Øresund. In the background you can see Øresundsbroen - the bridge between Denmark and Sweden. The beach is artificially made and was opened to the public recently. Five shot panorama, handheld, Pentax *ist D, SMC-F 4/24-50mm @ 50mm. PhotoaVista 3.5. Regards Jens Bladt H. Well done, Jens. I do have a couple of comments. The first is, I expanded this image on screen quite a bit, and the resolution pretty much stayed the same. It was sharp and clear thru at least 3 expansions/enlargements. I didn't look at the statistics of the image, but was impressed with the fact that it didn't noticeably degrade as I enlarged it! Until I enlarged the image, I couldn't distinguish the bridge, now I can see it clearly... Someone (maybe Shel?) will dispute that observation, but...for me and my casual viewing, it held up very well. The second observation is, I call this the beach of partial people. Look at the very left side of the image, just down from the sand/water line, at the people sitting on the beach. First of all, there are repeated images there. Groups of people repeated horizontally. They occur at the far left, and then again a couple of inches to the right, the same people show up. In the foreground, there are two seated (headless) women, one with a white top and black pants, the other with a blue-gray top and black pants. Just to the right, they appear again, this time with heads! Just to the left of the first image of the two women, there's a bottomless man walking (no, floating!) above the sand! Then, between those two women I mentioned above, there's a couple of women, one holding a baby that appear like they're being beamed up to the mother ship! Their bottom halves, below about shoulder blade level, are fading out! There are some other repeats in that general area, but that doesn't detract from what turned out to be a fun image to keep enlarging to see more and more detail! Thanks for a pleasant distraction this early morning, Jens! keith whaley
Re: *ist-DS2
Cotty wrote: Not available in Europe?? They must be saving the FF 12 MP offering for us discerning types ;-) Crap. No doubt it will be sold in Europe as well. Dario
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Derby Chang wrote: Christian wrote: on Pentax USA site now http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/digital_camera--*ist_DS2/reqID--6919574/subsection--digital_slr Christian What does freedom in the P... mean? D [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc It simply means the ad composer forgot to go back and finish his sentence! It also means the proof checker didn't do his or her job, either! keith
Re: unsubscribe
Cotty wrote: These are the same people that pop into a bar and see there's no Bud on tap. I think this mailing list should have beer on tap. But not Bud. S
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Dario Bonazza wrote: keith whaley wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: Ummm ... doesn't the current DS have a 95/95 viewfinder? Doesn't it also offer an 8 frame burst? I suppose other differences between the DS and the DS2 will show up considering these are early, and probably PR generated, comments. I hope so. For some reason this release exhibits little significant difference over the previous DS releases. According to the spec sheets. Maybe that's just because there are so many features it's hard to absorb and compare. The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Dario Yes, those ARE significant improvements. Thanks for pointing them out. I'm sure each of us has pet peeves we'd like to see addressed. As time goes on, they will all stand up and voice their opinions, and we'll gain a deeper understanding of what the newest release offers each of us... Thanks, Dario. That helps! keith
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Dario Bonazza wrote on 22.08.05 12:25: The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Nice little update I'd say. Just like N for MZ-5 :-) The N had serious deferences from the 5, exposure lock and the DOF preview; actually *electronic* DOF preview. Kostas
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
On 22/8/05, keithw, discombobulated, unleashed: Viola, the DS2... Also available in double bass and cello flavours. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Dario Bonazza wrote on 22.08.05 12:25: The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Nice little update I'd say. Just like N for MZ-5 :-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: unsubscribe
On 22/8/05, Steve Jolly, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty wrote: These are the same people that pop into a bar and see there's no Bud on tap. Must be someone else Steve, I never wrote that Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Surely the -D needs an update a whole lot more than the Ds. I don't ge it. Kostas (or is that announcement reserved for 29 August? :-)
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Cotty wrote: On 22/8/05, keithw, discombobulated, unleashed: Viola, the DS2... Also available in double bass and cello flavours. Cheers, Cotty Ooops! Thanks for the proof reading, Cot ol' chum! At first, I said, What is he talking about? Then I saw it! That's funny! keith
Re: The Photographer's Rights
William Robb wrote: We in the US had a President some years back by the name of Richard Nixon. He uttered a line that became somewhat famous: I am not a crook. My reply was meant to be a play on that old phrase. Didn't he turn out to be a crook? They (politicians) are all crooks. Tom Reese
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Of course, we'd like something better. The new AF540FGZ flash can make our good hopes grow... Dario - Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 12:59 PM Subject: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Surely the -D needs an update a whole lot more than the Ds. I don't ge it. Kostas (or is that announcement reserved for 29 August? :-)
News from Canon... FF for 3300$
So it is true! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082209canoneos5d.asp http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082208canoneos1dmkiin.asp http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082207canonlenses.asp -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
where did you read about the flash??? David - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 1:07 PM Subject: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax Of course, we'd like something better. The new AF540FGZ flash can make our good hopes grow... Dario - Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 12:59 PM Subject: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Surely the -D needs an update a whole lot more than the Ds. I don't ge it. Kostas (or is that announcement reserved for 29 August? :-)
Re: Good Sources For Used Gear?
Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adorama My dealings with Adorama have led to nothing but turmoil. They still owe me money after double charging me. They owe me again for sending a delivery to the wrong address, fortunately the reciever forwarded this on and I had to pick up the cost of freight. To thier credit, they have maintained an open dialog about the issues via email, but it is a long drawn out process. I've had mixed experiences with Adorama as well. I prefer to deal with KEH and BH when there are choices of supply. Tom Reese
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
However, a lot of people have purchased the DS - including people on this list who had the choice between the DS and the D - and for them, and those who are yet to buy a DSLR, it is something better. I was about to buy a DS - planning to do so this coming week or so - but now I'm thinking about the DS2 and if its somewhat different/better features are worth waiting for, or even paying a little extra for. And for some people, who don't shop the bargain places on the 'net, the price between the DS and the DS2 appears to be almost nothing at this point. There are lots of places selling the DS for around $800.00, the estimated release price of the DS2. Shel [Original Message] From: Dario Bonazza Of course, we'd like something better.
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
David Sládek wrote on 22.08.05 13:17: where did you read about the flash??? Here, third paragraph: http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4134.html -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Nice little update I'd say. Just like N for MZ-5 :-) I wonder if there might possibly be some internal electronics updating, too. After all, dpreview.com fussed so much about the JPG quality of both the D and the DS, right? While there isn't a noticeable resolution advantage shooting RAW the final image output is certainly sharper than JPEG from the camera. This is interesting as one thing we have observed with *ist D JPEG's straight from the camera is their softness. Because of its target market the *ist DS is likely to be used mostly by people shooting JPEG, as we've demonstrated on earlier pages of this review there's a vast difference in resolution and detail between JPEG and RAW and it's obvious therefore that a lot of the detail captured by the sensor is lost by the in-camera processing if you shoot JPEG. Maybe the DS2 might be improved in this regard? Fred
Re: PESO: Sky Fire
A simple curves adjustment improves things considerably. Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage Makes me think of a palm tree. Your right, it is over exposed. I was so rushed I left the camera in aperture priority with +0.5 stops of exposure compensation dialed in from earlier in the day. If I were to do it again I would use bulb instead.
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Fred wrote on 22.08.05 13:23: I wonder if there might possibly be some internal electronics updating, too. After all, dpreview.com fussed so much about the JPG quality of both the D and the DS, right? While there isn't a noticeable resolution advantage shooting RAW the final image output is certainly sharper than JPEG from the camera. This is interesting as one thing we have observed with *ist D JPEG's straight from the camera is their softness. Because of its target market the *ist DS is likely to be used mostly by people shooting JPEG, as we've demonstrated on earlier pages of this review there's a vast difference in resolution and detail between JPEG and RAW and it's obvious therefore that a lot of the detail captured by the sensor is lost by the in-camera processing if you shoot JPEG. Maybe the DS2 might be improved in this regard? One never knows. At least until someone will get his hands and eye on it ;-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Thanks... After some search I found it even on the P - imaging site: http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/product--AF540FGZ/reqID--6919653/subsection--Accessories_digital_slr Cheers David - Original Message - From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 1:22 PM Subject: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax David Sládek wrote on 22.08.05 13:17: where did you read about the flash??? Here, third paragraph: http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4134.html -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Fred wrote: Because of its target market the *ist DS is likely to be used mostly by people shooting JPEG, as we've demonstrated on earlier pages of this review there's a vast difference in resolution and detail between JPEG and RAW and it's obvious therefore that a lot of the detail captured by the sensor is lost by the in-camera processing if you shoot JPEG. Maybe the DS2 might be improved in this regard? Amateur Photographer reported that the DL showed a noticeable improvement over the DS in this respect - I'd expect Pentax to put the improvements in to the DS2 as well... S
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
On 22/8/05, keithw, discombobulated, unleashed: Viola, the DS2... Also available in double bass and cello flavours. Cheers, Cotty Ooops! Thanks for the proof reading, Cot ol' chum! At first, I said, What is he talking about? Then I saw it! That's funny! Actually a digital camera with a small mouthpiece to blow into as a means of keeping the camera alive when the battery expires might not be a bad idea. A small windmill inside generates enough juice to take pictures. A novelty tone could be engineered in for kid's parties. Nature folk could have a duck call. This needs to go into 'Items From Our Catalogue' Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Paw: Five Foot High by Five Foot Wide(plus long story)
Interesting account Dave. In regards to the photo. Hoolie Doolie Do the riders get nose bleed being up that high? :-) That's a excellent shot. Dave knows nothing about horses S. On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:27:00 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks. Just getting back from 2 weeks at the Collingwood horse show. Daughter did so so but is still in the running for second, so far. This also goes along with WW's thread a while back with Pro Courtesy. The OfficialPhoto guy for this show is from Quebec(not that that matters) and he and i get along very well. This time around he even offered tips to help with my D2H problems.They also have a fellow from the US and although i get no offers of help,does not bother me if i shoot a few pic's.(both still film at these big shows) Any way, when i went back up for the second week(i was only there for Fri--Sundays) there was the newish on site company there as well. Humm i say. This is the firm that accosted me at the last show in Barrie,wanting to know who i was, am i a pro,you must be with a camera like that.Are you here selling pictures, get off my show site,etc etc.. Anyway ;long story short, i diffused the situation. This brings us to my Paw. The Quebec photographer was hired by Kubota the sponser to shoot the $60,00 Grand Prix. I heard there was a furrer over who was the official person as the newish company kept getting in my buddies face. However i was asked by Horse Sport magazine, as they had no representation at the show, to get pictures of the winner,deadline tonight. http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=viewcurrent=frankie_Chesler.jpg Not to evoke extra hard feelings, i kind of hide in the crowd, shot my istD with SMC A 70-210 F4 instead of the Big Bertha and now present you with a shot of what 'real horse jumping' is like. Not a great shot, but ok for a stealth. Still prefer the Nikons for this work, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do eh.:-) Any way comments appreciated. Dave BTW as a side bar. The non official guy actually wandered into the ring where the official guy was shooting to take pictures, even though he had several shooters in the stands outside. Official guy said a lot of French words i dont understand.LOL Anyway the other fellow left after a few shots Oh and he also had the nerve to ask me on Saturday,my big daughter day, and after behing in my face the entire Saturday i was at the Barrie show, if i would work for him. One of his shooters was sick. I said thanks but no thanks, i will be tied up all day helping daughter and others from the farm. What goes around comes around. Dave Again and sorry for the ramble
Re: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/22 Mon AM 10:38:34 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax Dario Bonazza wrote on 22.08.05 12:25: The 2.5 LCD and the capability to use continuous AF at you leisure re-position the DS2 over the DL, which had surpassed the DS in these respects. This is enough a reason for making it. Nice little update I'd say. Just like N for MZ-5 :-) I seem to remember a number of UK MZ-5 users who were extremely annoyed at the introduction of the n, coming as it did only six (ish) months after the 5 and with no warning, thereby making their camera much less desireable as a trade in. Nowadays, of course, six months is a monster model run. -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Tokina ATX 828 80-200 f2.8 SD
I have an opportunity to buy this manual focus lens for $300 Australian. The lens has never been used in prime condition and original box. Has any one on the list had any experience with this lens, and is it a good buy. It's an excellent lens. I guess $300 AUD (about $225 USD) is a decent enough price for it, if it's in such good shape, although I have seen apparently good specimens go for a bit less. You might want to make sure it's a Ka-mount lens, though - this model is available both in A and in pre-A K-mount trim. Fred
Re: The Photographer's Rights
Bill, A little different in Chicago... I dropped my wife and daughter for an early AM flight at Midway Airport here. It is the old airport in Chicago and surrounded by homes and neighborhood. I took along the 400mm hoping to get an interesting shot or two. I pulled into a bit of paved roadway across the street from the airport, where there was some space because of construction of a parking garage. I saw the perimeter security guard go by in an SUV. On his second pass, he spotted me and turned around to find an exit. I just packed up and headed to work before he could get thru the fences. Regards, Bob S. On 8/22/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Glen Subject: Re: The Photographer's Rights I wonder if this thread will ever get back to protecting the rights of photographers to use their Pentax cameras for whatever peaceful law-abiding purpose they see fit? ;-) So last night, I decided I wanted to take some pictures with my long telephoto lens. I have already spotted the Re/Max balloon low and heading west, so with my wife's permission, I give chase, ending up just to the northwest of the #1 runway at the airport. Set up the big wooden tripod, and put the lens with camera attached onto the gimball. For quite a while, I observed the airport, took pictures of the balloon, and a few of various other things. I probably hung out for a half hour, perhaps more. A few vehicles went past, one guy asked if it was OK to keep going, he was worried about getting in my way No hassles, no visits with the local constabulary, no officious persons telling me to move on. A very pleasant experience, even if the pictures werem't the greatest. William Robb
Re: PAW: People Portraits #33 - GDG
I like it. Though I think it needs to have the contrast bumped up a tad. Dave On 8/22/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one brings me up to date. :-) http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW5/33.htm Comments, critique, flames always appreciated. enjoy, Godfrey
Re: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
From: keithw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/22 Mon AM 10:51:34 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax Derby Chang wrote: Christian wrote: on Pentax USA site now http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/digital_camera--*ist_DS2/reqID--6919574/subsection--digital_slr Christian What does freedom in the P... mean? D [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc It simply means the ad composer forgot to go back and finish his sentence! It also means the proof checker didn't do his or her job, either! Exceptional promo drivel. I like Back by popular demand () followed by the new *ist DS2. Might as well just cut and paste some words from a dictionary or thesaurus for all the sense it makes. But, then, promo drivel is read only marginally less than instruction manuals. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: PESO: Artificial Beach
Nice panorama Jens, but you've got to point out the page has a 'Full Size' button in the lower right. After pressing that I could see the bridge and the headless people. I rather like the scenery in your next shot too! Regards, Bob S. On 8/22/05, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://gallery13117.fotopic.net/p19136589.html This is Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen, Øresund. In the background you can see Øresundsbroen - the bridge between Denmark and Sweden. The beach is artificially made and was opened to the public recently. Five shot panorama, handheld, Pentax *ist D, SMC-F 4/24-50mm @ 50mm. PhotoaVista 3.5. Regards Jens Bladt
Re: A couple of PESOs
Wouldn't a sandbag or a bag of lead shot be better? It might if you want to carry it! Try lugging around a 600 the associated tripod/head/misc needed and you'll quickly look for ways to minimize the load (or seek a sherpa). VBG Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs At 08:11 PM 8/21/2005, Kenneth Waller wrote: I drape my left arm over the barrel of my 600 to load it and dampen any potential vibration... Wouldn't a sandbag or a bag of lead shot be better? It wouldn't exhibit any minor muscle tremors, and it wouldn't have blood pulsing through it. take care, Glen PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: The Photographer's Rights
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Launching a war simply because you want to (maybe just for political reasons) I think all wars are fought for political reasons. and convincing others it is a good thing, is certainly different from responding to an outright attack (Pearl Harbor). Or even rushing to the defense of one's allies. But I shouldn't have said that much. And I'll stop here. T late :) Pearl Harbour was the result of failed US foreign policy. The United States and the United Kingdom reacted to Japanese military actions in China by imposing a scrap metal boycott followed by an oil boycott, a freeze of assets and the closing of the Panama Canal to Japanese shipping. The only choice for Japan was to seek oil in South East Asia and with the the Americans firmly entrenched in Pearl Harbour they had to neutralize the American fleet or cave into their demands to get out of China. It was anything but an un-provoked or outright attack, it was a response to American policy. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Re: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/22 Mon AM 11:20:49 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax However, a lot of people have purchased the DS - including people on this list who had the choice between the DS and the D - and for them, and those who are yet to buy a DSLR, it is something better. I was about to buy a DS - planning to do so this coming week or so - but now I'm thinking about the DS2 and if its somewhat different/better features are worth waiting for, or even paying a little extra for. You may have set yourself an impossible task. Carefully considering options, evaluating prices and then making a decision on the products available all takes time. Given that models are appearing at decreasing intervals, by the time one has made a carefully considered decision the data are out of date and one has to at least partially start again. Modern buying requires the consumer to either impulse buy (or something very close to it) or to decide beforehand on parameters that will cause the buying process to execute. Or so I am given to understand. 8-) mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: Of course, we'd like something better. The new AF540FGZ flash can make our good hopes grow... I was quite pleased with the announcement. But it looks very bad to me compared with the 500. What do people think? I tend to associate stylish, down to earth design with attention to detail, durability etc, and this does not give good vibes. The lens looks good too, though I don't think I will ever be able to afford one. Kostas
Re: Re: A couple of PESOs
From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/22 Mon AM 11:58:29 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs Wouldn't a sandbag or a bag of lead shot be better? It might if you want to carry it! Try lugging around a 600 the associated tripod/head/misc needed and you'll quickly look for ways to minimize the load (or seek a sherpa). VBG Kenneth Waller It's alright. Bill's got a truck. http://www.completealbumlyrics.com/lyric/16974/Weird+Al+Yankovich+-+Truck+Drivin%27+Song.html 8-) -Original Message- From: Glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs At 08:11 PM 8/21/2005, Kenneth Waller wrote: I drape my left arm over the barrel of my 600 to load it and dampen any potential vibration... Wouldn't a sandbag or a bag of lead shot be better? It wouldn't exhibit any minor muscle tremors, and it wouldn't have blood pulsing through it. take care, Glen PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Tokina ATX 828 80-200 f2.8 SD
This one time, at band camp, Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other alternative is to buy the sigma but at over $1500 Australian its expensive. Where did you find the Sigma? Everywhere I look they tell me they need to order one in from the US. Kind regards Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Re: PESO: Artificial Beach
Artifical people? Interesting. Apparently you were using the new partial people filter on the LH side shot! And you thought you could sneak it by! I count several torso-less several head-less people. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Artificial Beach http://gallery13117.fotopic.net/p19136589.html This is Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen, Øresund. In the background you can see Øresundsbroen - the bridge between Denmark and Sweden. The beach is artificially made and was opened to the public recently. Five shot panorama, handheld, Pentax *ist D, SMC-F 4/24-50mm @ 50mm. PhotoaVista 3.5. Regards Jens Bladt PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: A couple of PESOs
William Robb wrote: I finally managed to get out with the 600 and do some shooting. This les is a challenge to shoot with, to be sure. Anyone using long lenses (Ken, Tom!!!) any tips or advice for using one of these beasties would be appreciated. Anyway, a couple of my less embarrasing atempts with the big gun are here http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/wingedrats1.html http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/peso/wingedrats2.html The lens is twitchy for sure. For maximum sharpness, I recommend use of a very solid tripod, a cable release and mirror lockup when you can. Use all three if your subject allows it. Tripod and cable release together will go a long way toward getting sharp images. Wind can be a big problem in my experience. The lens stays in its case when there's more than a moderate breeze. I also try not to ask too much of it. It can't fix atmospheric haze or heat shimmer. I prefer to shoot stuff that's a little closer in than what you did with those shots. A suggestion for having fun with the lens: Put a table out in the yard with some birdseed on it. Try to place the table near a tree. Birds will land in the tree before they hop down to the table. Shoot them in the tree (I hate birdfeeder pictures). Birds are nervous critters and don't stay still for even a second. Try to work from a concealed position if possible. Keep practicing. Tom Reese
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
Probably the single most important feature of the AF540FGZ is P-TTL, thus addressing the problem the AF500FTZ has with digital SLR's. For that reason I bought the Sigma EF500DG Super (which works fine). The AF540FGZ also has auto flash mode (missing on the AF500FTZ), it accepts TR Power Pack II external supply, it covers 24-85mm lens FOV (20mm with wide-angle diffuser). All those FOV's are 35mm format equivalent. And it has spotbeam AF illuminator you can use without using the flash! Then it also gives you info about coverage for digital, 35mm, 645 and 67 systems, and so on. It's even equipped with a sliding catch-light panel... It looks like a serious flash unit! Dario - Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 2:06 PM Subject: Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Dario Bonazza wrote: Of course, we'd like something better. The new AF540FGZ flash can make our good hopes grow... I was quite pleased with the announcement. But it looks very bad to me compared with the 500. What do people think? I tend to associate stylish, down to earth design with attention to detail, durability etc, and this does not give good vibes. The lens looks good too, though I don't think I will ever be able to afford one. Kostas
Re: A couple of PESOs
William Robb wrote: ...so I tried to take a picture of an airliner taking off. Couldn't track it until it was a mere speck, so I decided to try something slower moving. Now you understand how frustrated I was trying to shoot eagles on the fly a few weeks ago. Panning with that lens is a challenge. I don't have any suggestions for improvement there except to take a gunnery class. Tom Reese
Re: A couple of PESOs
Do you use the shutter button or the remote release? I generally use the shutter release. From the look of your lens/mount setup it appears that this lens was built without a thought to balance on a tripod head or it was made to be used with a very heavy body. If you are going to fiddle with your set up you might want to think about a lens rest at the far end of the mounting plate (the other end from where the plate attaches to the lens. As you have it now, there's a long cantilever arm from the lens plate mount to the end of the plate at the head. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller Subject: Re: A couple of PESOs Anyone using long lenses (Ken, Tom!!!) any tips or advice for using one of these beasties would be appreciated. Bill, first of all shoot, shoot and shoot some more. I don't know what shutter speed you were using but it doesn't appear the vibration is an issue with your set up. I was trying to keep the shutter speed up, these were shot at ISO 400, at around 1/1000 second. The aperture was close to wide open, around f/6.3. I keep my movement control knobs as tight as I can and still get the movement I want. Instinctively, that is what I did also. I keep my tripod as short as possible to lessen possible vibration (I'm using a carbon fiber Gitzo which seem somewhat better than an equivalent aluminum tripod). I drape my left arm over the barrel of my 600 to load it and dampen any potential vibration, but I generally shoot with a high enough shutter that this hasn't been a problem. I saw your tripod, nice rig. I'm using a Zone VI wooden tripod that weighs about 15 pounds. I probably had the legs about halfway extended. It's a pretty solid tripod, and it is the best of the three that I have for damping shutter/mirror vibration (In case anyone remembers the Tripod Follies of a while back). I did try holding down on the lens at the gimbal point, it seemed to help, but the biggest help was the two second delay. It's not bad for shooting a hot air balloon, not much good for anything that is actually moving though. Do you use the shutter button or the remote release? And shoot, shoot and shoot some more. I'll do that. I might do some bear hunting in BC in a couple of weeks. Thanks for looking, and for the advice. Bill PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 02:55:03 -0700, keithw wrote: Yup. It seem like it was Gotta introduce SOMEthing! Let's get to work, folks! Viola, the DS2... Of course, that's just a cursory view. It might end up being a worthy addition to the previous releases, but right now nothing stands out as particularly significant! Or something much more pragmatic, like: Pentax warehouse: we are running out of the small LCD's for the DS :-) Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
Back from Rochester
Had a good weekend in Rochester. Didn't get to do everything I wanted but did have some interesting talks with various friends from Kodak. Morale is really at rock bottom there, I'm afraid. Last week Lisa and I were talking about plans for when I finish my masters degree next year and I realized I wouldn't even consider a job at Kodak because I don't have any confidence in their prospects for long term survival. I mentioned this to one of my friends and he confirmed that this attitude is common and is causing them real problems. He said the only way they can get experienced engineers to work for them is to recruit from overseas, effectively going for people just use Kodak as a way to get a green card, as he put it. :( I do have some good news, though. What's more it's on-topic for this list! One of my marathon training friends noticed my Pentax camera and said Hey' we're making stuff for Pentax. Turns out he's in the imaging chip division and is familiar with the 18 megapixel chip going into the 645D. He says the sensor is really good. It's undergoing final design tweaks at the moment, but nothing that affects operation, so Pentax engineers probably have prototypes to work with and won't have to change anything for production chips. The sensor should go into production late this year or early next year. That means the 645D should go into production shortly thereafter or possible even simultaneously. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Full specs for the AF540FGZ
PENTAX Markets a Powerful Clip-on Auto Flash with Auto Zoom Head and Digital-SLR Compatibility PENTAX Corporation is pleased to announce the marketing of the PENTAX AF540FGZ auto flash unit. Featuring a large guide number of 54 (at ISO100/m), this clip-on-type auto-zoom flash provides a variety of advanced flash applications, including P-TTL auto flash, high-speed synchronization and wireless P-TTL auto flash, when mounted on a PENTAX SLR camera. Major features 1. Large guide number Despite its compact dimensions and clip-on design, the AF540FGZ auto flash offers a large guide number of 54 (at ISO100/m) to accommodate a wide range of flash applications. 2. Advanced auto flash functions The AF540FGZ features a variety of flash functions, including advanced P-TTL auto flash in which a pre-emission from its spotbeam projector is detected by the camera’s light sensor to accurately control the main discharge level needed for proper illumination of the subject. Other functions include TTL auto flash, auto flash, manual flash, high-speed synchronization and wireless P-TTL. 3. Auto discharge-angle adjustment When mounted on a PENTAX autofocus SLR (after the Z-10 and including digital-format models) equipped with an FA-, FA J-, DFA- or DA- series lens, the AF540FGZ automatically adjusts its angle of discharge to the lens’ focal length.* * This automatic function may not be available for certain combinations of a camera body and a lens. 4. Others 1) “Digital” position newly provided on the focal-length conversion scale of the zoom head to accommodate digital SLRs. 2) Bounce flash function, with adjustable angles of –10 to 90 degrees vertically and up to 180 degrees horizontally. 3) Power-zoom flash head to cover angles of view for 24mm to 85mm lenses (in 35mm format). 4) Built-in wide-angle panel that slides out to cover 20mm angle of view (in 35mm format). 5) Built-in catch-light panel, which is useful and effective in portrait photography 6) External power supply with the optional TR Power Pack II. 7) Battery-saving auto power-off function (user cancellation possible). Main Specifications Type: Clip-on-type auto-zoom P-TTL auto flash with active spotbeam projector Flash control: (1) TTL-series-control auto flash; (2) Manual flash Flash modes: (1) P-TTL (TTL corrective auto flash, contrast-control auto flash); (2) TTL (TTL auto flash); (3) A (programmed auto flash); (4) M (manual flash); (5) SB (spotbeam emission only) Discharge angles: 31°-78° horizontally (98° with wide-angle panel); 23°-60° vertically (85° with wide-angle panel) Bounce flash: Variable-angle type. (1) Vertical click-stop settings: -10°, 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 75° 90° (with click-stop lock for a shift from 0° to –10°); (2) Horizontal click-stop settings (clockwise): 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, 150°, 180°; (3) Horizontal click-stop settings (counterclockwise): 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 135° Focal-length coverage: Zoom type, covering angles of view for 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, 85mm lenses (in 35mm format). 20mm angle of view covered with wide-angle panel Guide number: 54 max. (at ISO100/m). Manual setting at 7 levels: Full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64 Flash range (in P-TTL, TTL and A modes): (1) Film speed coupling range: ISO25 - ISO1600; (2) Illumination range: 0.8m - 8.0m (at G.N.45, ISO100, F5.6) Flash interval and battery life: (1) Approx. 6-second interval, approx. 200 full-level discharges (with alkaline batteries); (2) Approx. 6-second interval, approx. 350 full-level discharges (with lithium batteries); (3) Approx. 6-second interval, approx. 250 full-level discharges (with Ni-MH batteries) Consecutive discharge: More than 50 discharges (at 1/16-level setting and 2 frames-per-second speed, with alkaline batteries) Color temperature balance: Daylight Wireless modes: (1) MASTER (discharge level control and main discharge by optical control); (2) CONTROL (discharge level control by optical control); (3) SLAVE (contrast-control discharge by optical control, or slave discharge at main discharge) Synchronization modes: (1) Leading-shutter-curtain sync; (2) Trailing-shutter-curtain sync; (3) Contrast-control sync; (4) High-speed sync External LCD indication: (1) Format; (2) Flash mode; (3) Zoom; (4) Channel; (5) ISO speed; (6) Discharge level compensation; (7) Spotbeam; (8) F number; (9) Discharge level; (10) Wireless mode; (11) Bounce flash warning; (12) Sync mode; (13) Discharge distance; (14) Out-of-coupling-range warning. LED illumination available. Format indication: Coupled with digital, 35mm, 645, 67 formats. Zoom display function available. Other functions: (1) Auto power-off (user cancellation possible); (2) Test discharge; (3) Modeling light; (4) Spotbeam projector; (5) Red-eye reduction; (6) Wide-angle panel (covering 20mm angle of view in 35mm format); (7) Catch-light panel Power source: (1) 4 AA-size alkaline batteries; (2) 4 AA-size lithium batteries; (3) 4 AA-size Ni-MH batteries; (4) TR Power Pack II Dimensions (H x W x D):
Re: *ist-DS2
- Original Message - From: Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu Subject: Re: *ist-DS2 Interestingly it appears that this camera will not be available in Europe but should be available elsewhere in the world. Why??? Your pictures aren't worth a Pentax.. WW
Re: unsubscribe
Ferget it. WW - Original Message - From: ricksmith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 2:34 AM Subject: unsubscribe
Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens (please)
That's part of my problem. Since getting the digital body, I've been shooting almost exclusively digital, but I'm not certain I want to hang up the film bodies yet. So am I hearing that the performance of the DA50-200 would be comparable to the F70-210? (for Digital). I guess a more generic question is : Is the DA50-200 designed to complement the 16-45 or the 18-55? Price-wise it looks like the 18-55, but I'm wondering in terms of performance. Sorry if this has been discussed, but just being back from vacation, I haven't had any time to start weeding through PDML emails. dk On 8/21/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd go for the DA50-200 if you're using the digital bodies. It's light, small, has just a little more range, and is very reasonably priced. Godfrey
Re: Back from Rochester
Mark Roberts wrote on 22.08.05 14:47: Had a good weekend in Rochester. Didn't get to do everything I wanted but did have some interesting talks with various friends from Kodak. Morale is really at rock bottom there, I'm afraid. Last week Lisa and I were talking about plans for when I finish my masters degree next year and I realized I wouldn't even consider a job at Kodak because I don't have any confidence in their prospects for long term survival. I mentioned this to one of my friends and he confirmed that this attitude is common and is causing them real problems. He said the only way they can get experienced engineers to work for them is to recruit from overseas, effectively going for people just use Kodak as a way to get a green card, as he put it. :( That's sad. Let's hope they'll get better as soon as 645D starts to sell ;-) I do have some good news, though. What's more it's on-topic for this list! One of my marathon training friends noticed my Pentax camera and said Hey' we're making stuff for Pentax. Turns out he's in the imaging chip division and is familiar with the 18 megapixel chip going into the 645D. He says the sensor is really good. It's undergoing final design tweaks at the moment, but nothing that affects operation, so Pentax engineers probably have prototypes to work with and won't have to change anything for production chips. The sensor should go into production late this year or early next year. That means the 645D should go into production shortly thereafter or possible even simultaneously. That's indeed very good news for many serious outdoor shooters. Let's hope 645 will have price tag that'll make it the most popular digital 645 camera. -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Full specs for the AF540FGZ
Wow. This sounds like a *serious* flash! Very good news indeed. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Help me pick a Pentax Zoom Lens (please)
I guess that's where I am. Is this a time to re-evaluate everything and start some longer term plans to slowly upgrade (starting with this), or do I just find another F70-210 or equivelant. I know if I came across a Camera store in rural Newfoundland, I would have (well tried to) bought anything in the range. dk On 8/22/05, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 21 Aug 2005, Dave Kennedy wrote: Any idea what that lens will be and when it'll be released? No. They won't tell us, I don't think :-) I'm trying to figure out how to replace it. Do I go with the 50-200? Are you digital-only? If yes (or if you don't mind a bit of vignetting at the low end), people here like it. I was also toying with saving up for a Tokina or Sigma 70-200/2.8. Different class in terms of weight and size; if that's OK, then comes price. life was so easy when I didn't NEED a lens. 'Course trying to justify spending $$$ on a lens after holidays won't be the easiest thing either. Good luck :-) I will wait for the FF 50-200; if that comes as a reasonably priced replacement for the F70-210, I will be able to sell at least the F35-135 and the F70-210, maybe even the FA24-90. Perhaps you can do some similar restructuring, just an idea. Kostas
Re: OT: Photographing insects
On Sunday, August 21, 2005, at 09:35 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: My SO and I moved to Pittsburgh 3 years ago. Every summer, beginning in August, we've heard (but not seen) what we have taken to calling a clickety bug. It makes an click-click-click-click-click noise (from 5 to 25 clicks) and then pauses for a minute or more. Unlike crickets, for example, these bugs don't seem to exist in great numbers, as we can usually detect no more than 4-5 of them in the immediate area. Any suggestions as to what it might be? Just curious - and we have been for 3 years ;-) Indoors or outdoors? There is something called the Deathwatch Beetle, a wood borer that is sometimes found in old houses. It makes a clicking sound that people used to think sounded like a pocket watch or clock ticking. There was a superstition that this was the countdown to someone in the house's death. The beetle makes the sound by banging its head against the wall of its tunnel in the wood. If outdoors, I'm not sure. Probably something in the grasshopper or cricket clan. My specialty was butterflies, and they're not very noisy! Bob
Re: The Photographer's Rights
All true, except that the Japanese were waging an aggressive war of imperial expansion on the Chinese mainland, (where the Japanese army used rape and plague as weapons), and had previously fought a short undeclared war with the Soviet Union, (in which Marshal Zhukov handed them their heads), which helped them decide to fight the United States and Britain, taking the Southern Strategy because they thought we would be easier to knock out of a war. It was probably impossible to avoid conflict with the Japanese without ceding them hegemony over Asia and the Western Pacific. Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Launching a war simply because you want to (maybe just for political reasons) I think all wars are fought for political reasons. and convincing others it is a good thing, is certainly different from responding to an outright attack (Pearl Harbor). Or even rushing to the defense of one's allies. But I shouldn't have said that much. And I'll stop here. T late :) Pearl Harbour was the result of failed US foreign policy. The United States and the United Kingdom reacted to Japanese military actions in China by imposing a scrap metal boycott followed by an oil boycott, a freeze of assets and the closing of the Panama Canal to Japanese shipping. The only choice for Japan was to seek oil in South East Asia and with the the Americans firmly entrenched in Pearl Harbour they had to neutralize the American fleet or cave into their demands to get out of China. It was anything but an un-provoked or outright attack, it was a response to American policy. Kind regards Kevin -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: unsubscribe
You'll never get out that way... ricksmith wrote: entire digest snipped -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT: Naples Bay
I saw that movie. Very good. Thanks for the tip. I think this is the first time I've ever skrev, however. . . Dan DagT wrote: I´ve been to Procida on the north side of the bay, and sea was calm there all of that week in october 5 years ago, but some Italian member could probably give you more details. You should also visit Procida, a very nice place and the home of Il Postino http://www.lone-star.net/literature/postino/ http://www.traveltastes.com/procida.htm DagT http://dag.foto.no På 22. aug. 2005 kl. 00.26 skrev Daniel Matyola: My wife and I are considering a trip this spring to Naples, Sorrento, and Amalfi. We would like to take a day trip to Capri, and perhaps another to Ischia. I have heard, however, that the trip across the Bay of Naples can be very rough, even on a hydrofoil. Does anyone has any experience with that trip? Any comments or advice would be appreciated. Dan M
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
You fishing for a response here. Cotty wrote: On 22/8/05, keithw, discombobulated, unleashed: Viola, the DS2... Also available in double bass and cello flavours. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: The Photographer's Rights
So your point is that the Japanese were justified in bombing Pearl Harbor so that they could continue the rape of Nanking? Interesting perspective. Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Launching a war simply because you want to (maybe just for political reasons) I think all wars are fought for political reasons. and convincing others it is a good thing, is certainly different from responding to an outright attack (Pearl Harbor). Or even rushing to the defense of one's allies. But I shouldn't have said that much. And I'll stop here. T late :) Pearl Harbour was the result of failed US foreign policy. The United States and the United Kingdom reacted to Japanese military actions in China by imposing a scrap metal boycott followed by an oil boycott, a freeze of assets and the closing of the Panama Canal to Japanese shipping. The only choice for Japan was to seek oil in South East Asia and with the the Americans firmly entrenched in Pearl Harbour they had to neutralize the American fleet or cave into their demands to get out of China. It was anything but an un-provoked or outright attack, it was a response to American policy. Kind regards Kevin
Re: New Digital SLR Products From Pentax
It's a web site, probably one and the same. It's not like you have to be careful no real production is involved. :-\ keithw wrote: Derby Chang wrote: Christian wrote: on Pentax USA site now http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/digital_camera--*ist_DS2/reqID--6919574/subsection--digital_slr Christian What does freedom in the P... mean? D [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc It simply means the ad composer forgot to go back and finish his sentence! It also means the proof checker didn't do his or her job, either! keith -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: News from Canon... FF for 3300$
Sadly I don't care, I'd either have to buy Canon glass, or butcher my K mounts. Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: So it is true! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082209canoneos5d.asp http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082208canoneos1dmkiin.asp http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082207canonlenses.asp -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT: Photographing insects
Bob Shell wrote: My specialty was butterflies, and they're not very noisy! that depends on the severity of the hangover. Tom Reese
Re: Back from GFM
Doug Brewer wrote: Got back from the GFM Camera Clinic a few hours ago, and must report that I had much fun. Saw several regulars like Cesar, Tom Reese, Bill Owens and the lurkers, but also had the pleasure of meeting and talking with our own Scott Loveless during his first visit to GFM. I trust that, other than prolonged exposure to me, the weekend went well for him. Oh, and I'm reasonably certain there is no truth to the rumor that someone donned the absent Mark Roberts' Team Badge and endeavored to offend as many attendees and regular mountain visitors as possible, in creative and frequently profane ways. ahem. I got in at 10:30 PM. Return trip was two hours shorter than the trip down. I too had lots of fun. Good programs (great job, thank you Don!). The lecturers sure lead some interesting lives. It was great seeing Doug, Nico, Cesar, Bill, Charles and Scott again. I hope Cesar is okay. He spent the entire weekend with his tongue dragging on the ground. I want to extend a special thank you to Scott for the Heineken. They sure hit the spot. Nico, I'd like to hear about the results of your lens comparision experiment. Doug, thanks for the always interesting conversation. Hopefully, we'll take a putt together sometime. For everyone else, these various PDML get togethers are always a blast. I urge you to make every effort to attend one in your area. The Grandfather Mountain ones are very special. I can't wait for the NPW. Tom Reese
Re: PESO: Sky Fire
True. I was just being half arsed with my post processing g. I've add a revised version. http://tinyurl.com/7aafx Dave On 8/22/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A simple curves adjustment improves things considerably. Shel
Re: The Photographer's Rights
This one time, at band camp, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So your point is that the Japanese were justified in bombing Pearl Harbor so that they could continue the rape of Nanking? No, those are your words. I made no point about justification and we have all seen how Americans use sexual misconduct during war in Iraq. Please do not try to take sort of non-existent moral high ground here. Kevin -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
