Re: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
On 4/11/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a psychological thing. Anybody who knows a good shrink ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) On the dumb side but better than nothing: http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3 Cheers, Gautam
Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask
Igor, others may have better suggestions, but in my experience you should: Make sure that all your glass is as clean as possible. Remove any filters, unless you're using BW. It has been suggested that using a haze filter will help, but I am not sure I agree. Make sure the cabin window is clean and not misted up at all. Don't rest the camera on your hand against the window - this just transmits vibrations from the airframe. If you're shooting JPG, maybe set the contrast higher than normal. Bracket - the light at altitude can be very deceptive, and your subject may be in much less contrasty light than it looks from the air. HTH Can't help you on the USM state of your image - it looks close to being over-sharpened to my eye, but I have only looked at the JPG version. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:32 AM Subject: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask Hello! I have two questions that are somewhat related to each other. 1. Photography from a commercial airplane. What suggestions do you have for taking pictures from a commercial airplane? How to make them sharper and overcome some type of cast that is often seen in the day-time images of this kind (not clouds yet, but enough to decrease he overall contrast)? How to avoid the flat look of the images (e.g. when taking photos of the mountains below)? I remember somebody's advise that one shouldn't use polarizers while shooting through airplane windows, but don't remember why. Can someone clarify this? 2. When do you use sharp/unsharp filters in the PS or other software? (any hints on how to judge a reasonable level?) As an example, here is my photo of San Diego downtown taken from the plane. It is not a photo for presentation, just something that I am practicing on, and I am not happy with it. I wonder what else can be done to improve it. original photo: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/SanDiego/IMGP2417-2sm.jpg and the one after unsharpen mask applied in PS: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/SanDiego/IMGP2417-2sharpsm.jpg In your opinion, is this image oversharpened? The full size JPEGS are ~2MB each are in this location: http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/SanDiego/ Thank you, Igor
Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask
On 18/4/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: 1. Photography from a commercial airplane. What suggestions do you have for taking pictures from a commercial airplane? How to make them sharper and overcome some type of cast that is often seen in the day-time images of this kind (not clouds yet, but enough to decrease he overall contrast)? How to avoid the flat look of the images (e.g. when taking photos of the mountains below)? Open the window. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/ in_pictures_chernobyl0s_lost_city/html/1.stm http://tinyurl.com/rm6du Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask
Op Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:03:01 +0200 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 18/4/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: 1. Photography from a commercial airplane. What suggestions do you have for taking pictures from a commercial airplane? Open the window. I always request a seat next to the emergency exit :o) -- Regards, Lucas
Re: long lens for birds?
On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:18 AM, David Savage wrote: FA 100mm f2.8 Macro isn't too shabby: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_001/pages/IMGP2152_2.html Of course you need friendly birds :-) Not necessarily, but you'd better be prepared to crop. A lot. Here's a small section of a slide I just happened to be working on this evening... http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/swans.html That's Velvia grain you can see ;) The image is a bit soft because the 15mm isn't very sharp wide-open, and I was pushing my luck with the exposure (1/15th handheld with MLU, I think). Oh and it was misty, which is why I was out shooting in the first place. Perhaps a slightly better example is this friendly duck I shot at 24mm. http://pug.komkon.org/01sep/Closeup.html - Dave (hoping to attempt photographing fantails soon, if they can stay still long enough)
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
Cotty wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/ in_pictures_chernobyl0s_lost_city/html/1.stm http://tinyurl.com/rm6du Cheers, Cotty Thanks for sharing them. Très sad! keith
Re: long lens for birds?
The SMC Pentax- A 400/5.6 can sometimes be had for as little as $300. $400 to $450 is a more typical price. There are also M and K versions of the Pentax lens (SMC Pentax-M 400/5.6 and SMC Pentax 400/5.6), but neither will focus close enough for bird photography without the addition of an extension tube. However, I used a K version for quite a while with a short extension tube, and it was a workable solution. Both the K and M can be had for $300 or slightly less. The A is by far the best choice here though, due both to its close focus (2.8 meters), and it's ability to take advantage of all of the *istD (S, S2, L) metering functions. I'm not up to speed on the Tokina prices or specs. Paul On Apr 18, 2006, at 11:13 PM, Russell Kerstetter wrote: The Tokina 400/5.6 in good condition goes for around $150 then? Is this MF or AF? Also, about how much should I expect to pay for an A400/5.6? And also, also for either of these lens' are there different versions that should not be purchased? Also, also, also. thank you for the plethora of input. Russell
Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask
Lucas Rijnders wrote: Op Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:03:01 +0200 schreef Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 18/4/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: 1. Photography from a commercial airplane. What suggestions do you have for taking pictures from a commercial airplane? Open the window. I always request a seat next to the emergency exit :o) --Regards, Lucas --No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/318 - Release Date: 18.4.2006 I had a go at the big file -- downloaded from your directory. A bit of work with 'Levels' makes a world of difference. Even 'Auto-contrast' improves the picture. I'm sure you've tried this yourself by now? Its a good picture that can be fixed easily. I didn't notice and sharpening artifacts. Don -- Dr E D F Williams www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ 41660 TOIVAKKA – Finland - +358400706616
Re: long lens for birds?
On 4/19/06, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not necessarily, but you'd better be prepared to crop. A lot. Here's a small section of a slide I just happened to be working on this evening... http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/swans.html That's Velvia grain you can see ;) The image is a bit soft because the 15mm isn't very sharp wide-open, and I was pushing my luck with the exposure (1/15th handheld with MLU, I think). Oh and it was misty, which is why I was out shooting in the first place. Good thing you titled it what you did or I would have sworn that it was the Loch Ness monster :-) Dave S.
Tokina 400mm teleconverters?
Hello, list- Ive seen some recent discussion on the list about some of the Tokina 400mm telephotos but have only caught a few of the messages (I usually follow the list via the archive which only seems to archive a small percentage of the messages for some reason), so I apologize if this issue has already been addressed Can anyone recommend suitable teleconverters for the lens? I have the SD if that makes a difference I recently picked one up used. I see a number of Kenko and Tokina doublers / teleconverters available new and used. Are there any restrictions on which ones would work, or recommendations on which might be best? Thanks, Rob
RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
:-) Thank you, but no thank you. After what I've read about Eliza, she is very frustrating. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Gautam Sarup [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19. april 2006 08:59 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder. On 4/11/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a psychological thing. Anybody who knows a good shrink ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) On the dumb side but better than nothing: http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3 Cheers, Gautam
OT: In about an hour
I was officing in Edmond, Oklahoma, about 10 miles from the blast. The wife was @ home, about 25 miles away. It rattled the windows. One rescue team wrote this on the side of the Journal-Record (business newspaper) building: http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/nufsaid.html Collin KC8TKA
Re: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
Part of the reason it seems so life like is that many therapists are trained to parrot things back just like Eliza does. Both are kind of stupid. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Gautam Sarup wrote: On 4/11/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a psychological thing. Anybody who knows a good shrink ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) On the dumb side but better than nothing: http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3 Cheers, Gautam
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
Me neither. Dario - Original Message - From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: Re: Pentax info in Japanese Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) Dario - Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 7:08 PM Subject: RE: Pentax info in Japanese Thanks for clearing that up, Dario. -- Cheers, Bob -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: long lens for birds?
I bought last fall from a list member, the K 400 f5.6. It was in rough condition, but the glass etc is good.Manual Focus. However if i can find an A or AF i might part with it. My only tests with it are a few shots of a broken down dock at a pond edge, using the istD and some Iflord BW HP5 film. It looks ok from the digital end, but not to sure about film. Not as sharp and flat, BUT it could have been the film or my proccessing of it. I don't seem to do a good job on HP5 as its always grey looking.I gave up on my wet print of the subject. I have tried my Sigma 300 f4 with 1.4 tele, and that was semi successful(shot a hawk from the car) I have not tried my 50-200 or 70-210 for birds yet. I didi try my Sigma 170-500 Nikon mount for some ducks. Results were ok, but not tack sharp as one would suspect. Colours were good. dave - Original Message - From: Russell Kerstetter Subject: Re: long lens for birds? The Tokina 400/5.6 in good condition goes for around $150 then? Is this MF or AF? Also, about how much should I expect to pay for an A400/5.6? And also, also for either of these lens' are there different versions that should not be purchased? Then WW said. I can't help you on price, that seems really variable, depending on patience and luck. I seem able to buy something off ebay and then see three auctions in the next month end for less than I paid. Anyway, I have both an A400/5.6 and a Tokina SD 400/5.6 (it's a manual focus, contemporaneous with the A400/5.6). The Pentax is definitely the better lens, I recall the Tokina had a bit of chromatic abberation, the Pentax is nice, with a very crisp image. The CA doesn't seem to show up on film, or at least not as obviously, but does show on the digital. William Robb David J Brooks Equine, Pets, Bands, Rural Landscape Photography in York Region www.caughtinmotion.com Pentax istD, PZ-1, Nikon D1 D2H
Supported SD Cards for istDS
Will the DS with v2.0 of the firmware support SD cards with a greater than 2GB capacity? I thought I saw that it does, but I cannot find the link now. Shel
RE: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder.
I know that. I should, I have lived with a therapist for 15 years ;-) Not anymore, but that's a different story. But there is one important difference between the joke therapist Eliza, and a real (and good) one. When a good therapist reflects you, it has a purpose. It's like looking into a mirror. Sometimes you don't like what you see there, quite annoying, but it gives you insight. A _bad_ therapist simply parrots you, a good one on the other hand, tells you what you actually are seeing in the mirror. And this reminds me a bit of my reactions own on the advices the list gave me on composing vs. cropping. The list told me I was too lazy to solve the real problem. It made me very frustrated, and I yelled at it (the list). But it _sure was right_, and it was helpful. It gave me the drive I needed to get closer to the birds ;-) Now I am grateful for it! BTW. I'm preparing a sample or two for the web. I'll post them later. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19. april 2006 15:48 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Composing on screen vs. in viewfinder. Part of the reason it seems so life like is that many therapists are trained to parrot things back just like Eliza does. Both are kind of stupid. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Gautam Sarup wrote: On 4/11/06, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is a psychological thing. Anybody who knows a good shrink ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) On the dumb side but better than nothing: http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3 Cheers, Gautam
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
On 4/19/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Me neither. Dario OK, I feel a bit better now ;) -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
Interesting stuff, to me anyway. I'm attracted to abandon urban landscapes in general. I think I'm fascinated by what it took to leave something so valuable behind. This month's issue of National Geographic has a 20 years later on Chernobyl and the surrounding region; the spread is shot by Gerd Ludwig. Some of his extras are here: http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0604/feature1/gallery1.html One collection that I keep returning to is Robert Polidori's Zones of Exclusion: Pripyat and Chernobyl, especially the creepy shot of the #4 reactor control room. Tim Cotty wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/ in_pictures_chernobyl0s_lost_city/html/1.stm http://tinyurl.com/rm6du Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
DS firmware v.1.2 allows SD cards greater than 1GB (how much greater is unknown). v.2.0 also includes all v.1.2 features. Dario - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 4:17 PM Subject: Supported SD Cards for istDS Will the DS with v2.0 of the firmware support SD cards with a greater than 2GB capacity? I thought I saw that it does, but I cannot find the link now. Shel
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Yes, Dario - that much I knew from updating the original to v1.02. However, at that time there were no, or very few, SD cards with a capacity greater than 2GB, hence my question. I don't want to buy a 4GB card only to find it doesn't work or work properly. I was hoping that someone who actually knew, perhaps having used a large card in the v2.0 DS, would be able to confirm the maximum size card the camera can use. Shel [Original Message] From: Dario Bonazza DS firmware v.1.2 allows SD cards greater than 1GB (how much greater is unknown). v.2.0 also includes all v.1.2 features. Dario - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Will the DS with v2.0 of the firmware support SD cards with a greater than 2GB capacity? I thought I saw that it does, but I cannot find the link now.
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) Dario You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. Bob (surfer of semantics)
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
Here is a web site that I found very interesting and without sensational trends and/or pretentiousness very often present in the news publications. Ghost Town at http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ or http://elenafilatova.com Unfortunately, angelfire is rather slow, and sometimes the pictures don't load - so you need to reload the page in the browser to load them. Igor
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
I recall seeing some discussion on DPReview.com regarding 4Gbyte cards. Some folks have not had any problems with some makes, some folks haven't been able to get them to work. File system doesn't seem to be the problem as firmware v2.0 implements FAT32 already. Evidently, there are controller issues with some cards ... 2G and 4G cards were not available when the specs for the DS were designed and tested, so it was impossible to test these cameras against the actual hardware as opposed to against a specification. There are often differences. Sandisk is releasing new SDHC (SecureDigital High Capacity) card models to establish a more standardized format for these very large capacities. As always with emerging technologies, it's best to stay one jump behind the bleeding edge for maximum compatibility and best performance per dollar. Memory cards are a commodity purchase, it makes sense to simply get the best bang for the buck and eschew always wanting the latest, biggest, fastest, etc. I've been standardized on Sandisk Ultra II 1G SD cards for some time on this basis. Now, with the easy availability of 4G cards and the prices dropping on the 2G cards to where they were for 1G cards a year ago, I've ordered an Ultra II 2G card to test out how well it works in cameras and readers. 95 exposures per card on 1G cards seems a reasonable storage capacity to me, double that is nice but likely not essential to me. (For the Sony R1, I had to go to 2G cards to get the same 95 shot comfortable capacity per card...) Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:26 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Yes, Dario - that much I knew from updating the original to v1.02. However, at that time there were no, or very few, SD cards with a capacity greater than 2GB, hence my question. I don't want to buy a 4GB card only to find it doesn't work or work properly. I was hoping that someone who actually knew, perhaps having used a large card in the v2.0 DS, would be able to confirm the maximum size card the camera can use. Shel [Original Message] From: Dario Bonazza DS firmware v.1.2 allows SD cards greater than 1GB (how much greater is unknown). v.2.0 also includes all v.1.2 features. Dario - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Will the DS with v2.0 of the firmware support SD cards with a greater than 2GB capacity? I thought I saw that it does, but I cannot find the link now.
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. They're probably saying this because they expect this camera to have appeal.
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
As always with emerging technologies, it's best to stay one jump behind the bleeding edge for maximum compatibility and best performance per dollar. As always with bleeding edge technologies, it's best to stay one jump behind the edge for minimum bleeding... Fred
Re: Tokina 400mm teleconverters?
Replies embedded: Hello, list- IÂve seen some recent discussion on the list about some of the Tokina 400mm telephotos but have only caught a few of the messages (I usually follow the list via the archive which only seems to archive a small percentage of the messages for some reason), so I apologize if this issue has already been addressed *** Yes. I wonder why Mail-Archive does this. *** Can anyone recommend suitable teleconverters for the lens? I have the SD if that makes a difference  I recently picked one up used. I see a number of Kenko and Tokina doublers / teleconverters available new and used. Are there any restrictions on which ones would work, or recommendations on which might be best? Thanks, Rob *** The teleconverters offered by Tokina, Tamron, and Kenko are all made by Kenko. Stick to 1.4x for better results. Joe
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Shel, a 4 GB CF card causes my D to boot up noticeably slowly. For this reason my 4 GB Lexar card gets used only when all other cards are full. I don't know whether the DS and an SD card will also have this problem. Joe
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Actually, I agree with you. I'm satisfied with the 1GB cards, although I can see getting a 2GB card for a number of reasons. I mostly asked about the 4GB card for a friend who recently bought a DS, but possibly for my own consideration as well.. My next card purchase will probably be a 2GB card because, in the price range I want to pay, and considering the brands available in that price range, the 2GB capacity cards are often faster than their 1GB counterpart, and will speed downloading and file transfer. Plus, I want to see if cards faster than the ones I have will have any effect on the transfer rates within the camera. Of course, the additional capacity is nice to have, even though there's only been one time that I've filled a 1GB card. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi I recall seeing some discussion on DPReview.com regarding 4Gbyte cards. Some folks have not had any problems with some makes, some folks haven't been able to get them to work. File system doesn't seem to be the problem as firmware v2.0 implements FAT32 already. Evidently, there are controller issues with some cards ... 2G and 4G cards were not available when the specs for the DS were designed and tested, so it was impossible to test these cameras against the actual hardware as opposed to against a specification. There are often differences. Sandisk is releasing new SDHC (SecureDigital High Capacity) card models to establish a more standardized format for these very large capacities. As always with emerging technologies, it's best to stay one jump behind the bleeding edge for maximum compatibility and best performance per dollar. Memory cards are a commodity purchase, it makes sense to simply get the best bang for the buck and eschew always wanting the latest, biggest, fastest, etc. I've been standardized on Sandisk Ultra II 1G SD cards for some time on this basis. Now, with the easy availability of 4G cards and the prices dropping on the 2G cards to where they were for 1G cards a year ago, I've ordered an Ultra II 2G card to test out how well it works in cameras and readers. 95 exposures per card on 1G cards seems a reasonable storage capacity to me, double that is nice but likely not essential to me. (For the Sony R1, I had to go to 2G cards to get the same 95 shot comfortable capacity per card...) Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:26 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Yes, Dario - that much I knew from updating the original to v1.02. However, at that time there were no, or very few, SD cards with a capacity greater than 2GB, hence my question. I don't want to buy a 4GB card only to find it doesn't work or work properly. I was hoping that someone who actually knew, perhaps having used a large card in the v2.0 DS, would be able to confirm the maximum size card the camera can use. Shel [Original Message] From: Dario Bonazza DS firmware v.1.2 allows SD cards greater than 1GB (how much greater is unknown). v.2.0 also includes all v.1.2 features. Dario - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Will the DS with v2.0 of the firmware support SD cards with a greater than 2GB capacity? I thought I saw that it does, but I cannot find the link now.
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
The D is quite a sluggard in some respects when compared to the DS and the DS2. It's not surprising that it would boot slower. It would be something to watch out for, though. Good point. Shel [Original Message] From: jtainter Shel, a 4 GB CF card causes my D to boot up noticeably slowly. For this reason my 4 GB Lexar card gets used only when all other cards are full. I don't know whether the DS and an SD card will also have this problem.
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
Didn't this turn out to be bogus? Norm From: Igor Roshchin Here is a web site that I found very interesting and without sensational trends and/or pretentiousness very often present in the news publications. Ghost Town at http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ or http://elenafilatova.com
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
Well, sort of. The backstory about speeding through on a motorcycle without official permission was discredited. As such, I'd be inclined to view the whole site with more than a little suspicion. But the images are eye-grabbing. Claiming the site to be free of pretentiousness and/or sensationalism, though, is rather overstating the cae. On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 01:19:29PM -0400, Norman Baugher wrote: Didn't this turn out to be bogus? Norm From: Igor Roshchin Here is a web site that I found very interesting and without sensational trends and/or pretentiousness very often present in the news publications. Ghost Town at http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ or http://elenafilatova.com
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Switching between 512M, 1G and 2G Sandisk Ultra II SD cards in the DS doesn't seem to change the 'power on to ready' time at all that I can detect. I don't have a 4G card to try so I can't report on that. Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 10:16 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: The D is quite a sluggard in some respects when compared to the DS and the DS2. It's not surprising that it would boot slower. It would be something to watch out for, though. Good point. Shel [Original Message] From: jtainter Shel, a 4 GB CF card causes my D to boot up noticeably slowly. For this reason my 4 GB Lexar card gets used only when all other cards are full. I don't know whether the DS and an SD card will also have this problem.
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
I see so little difference between 60x and 80x cards in the DS that it would be hard to imagine anything faster as being of significant consequence with regards to write speed. The DS2 and DL/DL2 models supposedly write faster and can utilize a 133x card's capabilities, but I haven't seen proof of that yet. Transfer speed to the computer is another matter ... a 133x card will net better than the 80x's 5.5-6.5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a good USB 2.0 or FireWire reader device. How much better depends on the reader and the computer itself, I'm sure. Working with my G5 desktop system vs the PowerBook G3 and G4 laptops, the G5 achieves 5-6% faster throughput on what are nominally the same speed USB ports, due to the much faster drives and IO subsystems. Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 10:12 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: ... My next card purchase will probably be a 2GB card because, in the price range I want to pay, and considering the brands available in that price range, the 2GB capacity cards are often faster than their 1GB counterpart, and will speed downloading and file transfer. Plus, I want to see if cards faster than the ones I have will have any effect on the transfer rates within the camera. ..
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
Yes, the girl on the motorcycle story is fiction. -- Original message -- From: Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Didn't this turn out to be bogus? Norm From: Igor Roshchin Here is a web site that I found very interesting and without sensational trends and/or pretentiousness very often present in the news publications. Ghost Town at http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ or http://elenafilatova.com
Re: Pentax K100D...
Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And one more thing - Russian Pentax rep was saying something about USM lenses to be shown on Photokina From this month's French magazine Réponses Photo... | Des rumeurs disent aussi que Pentax passerait à la motorisation | interne de ses objectifs. A confirmer à la Photokina. My translation: Rumours also say that Pentax will switch to lenses with built-in motors. To be confirmed at Photokina. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. They're probably saying this because they expect this camera to have appeal. GROAN! Bob
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
On Apr 19, 2006, at 1:41 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The DS2 and DL/DL2 models supposedly write faster and can utilize a 133x card's capabilities, but I haven't seen proof of that yet. I have both a cheapie Kingston 1GB SD card and a 133x Kingston 1GB card -- the 133x is very obviously faster by a really significant amount in the DS2. Do you have a suggested method of comparison that I can try out? -Aaron
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
http://www.hdtune.com/ or http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php?request=HdTach Shel [Original Message] From: Aaron Reynolds I have both a cheapie Kingston 1GB SD card and a 133x Kingston 1GB card -- the 133x is very obviously faster by a really significant amount in the DS2. Do you have a suggested method of comparison that I can try out?
RE: Pentax info in Japanese
-Original Message- From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 April 2006 16:39 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax info in Japanese Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) Dario You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. Bob (surfer of semantics) Not quite. It implies that some part of it *could* be potato. They're not actually committing themselves to the potatohood of the camera. If any part of it is potato, my guess is that it's the chip. Bob (turfer of semantics)
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
As always with emerging technologies, it's best to stay one jump behind the bleeding edge for maximum compatibility and best performance per dollar. Memory cards are a commodity purchase, it makes sense to simply get the best bang for the buck and eschew always wanting the latest, biggest, fastest, etc. As I like to call in, the cutting edge of yesterday's technology. Just FYI, I bought a 2GB 133x SD card (Corsair) for $70-$20 rebate three weeks ago. It appears to work fine in my -DS with 2.0 FW. Impulse buy, but it'll be good to have a bit more space before having to dump to a computer. -Cory -- * * Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA * * Electrical Engineering* * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * *
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big potato or (being Pentax) small potato? There's a popular saying here that goes like: The most stupid peasants have the biggest potatoes. So, small potatoes, rather. We know who the stupid peasants are. ;-) Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual cameras and photo galleries - updated Jan. 10, 2005 Contarex - Kiev 60 - Horizon 202 - P6 mount lenses
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 02:03:14PM -0400, Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. They're probably saying this because they expect this camera to have appeal. GROAN! Bob So this list could switch from Pentax bashing to spud bashing?
High Speed Internet Access
I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Unfortunately, both of those would require a PC and a USB 2.0 port -- I know for a fact that my card-to-computer data rate is far slower than the camera-to-card rate.' I guess I could record the shutter sound and measure the fps once the buffer is filled -- to time how fast the buffer empties. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS Date: Wed Apr 19, 2006 2:34 pm Size: 373 bytes To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net cc: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hdtune.com/ or http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php?request=HdTach Shel [Original Message] From: Aaron Reynolds I have both a cheapie Kingston 1GB SD card and a 133x Kingston 1GB card -- the 133x is very obviously faster by a really significant amount in the DS2. Do you have a suggested method of comparison that I can try out?
Re: High Speed Internet Access
I'm paying $26 CDN/month for DSL. $60 US seems nuts. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: High Speed Internet Access Date: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:35 pm Size: 139 bytes To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel
Re: High Speed Internet Access
I pay $34 Can/Month, thats with taxes. One time fee of $130 to buy their modem. Its only phone DSL but its really fast. Your quote sounds high. Dave I'm paying $26 CDN/month for DSL. $60 US seems nuts. -Aaron -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: High Speed Internet Access Date: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:35 pm Size: 139 bytes To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel
Re: High Speed Internet Access
For SBC/Yahoo DSL I'm paying $14.99/month. Speed is adequate, except for my sons who like to download Simpsons episodes. In rural western Oklahoma the phone co. wants to charge $50 or so per month for DSL. And only 768K at that. Friends with cable modems are paying $45/month for cable and another $40 or so per month for online access. But when I was @ Honda RD, one of the guys who spent time in Japan said that they get, iirc, 10 megabit DSL for $10 per month. So, $60 for a cable modem is par. But it's high for DSL. Have you checked into a dialup with compressor/accelerator? Collin
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Cory, Where @ that price? Collin
Re: High Speed Internet Access
On Apr 19, 2006, at 14:35, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? DSL in Minneapolis: I'm paying about $24/month for the DSL signal (from QWEST) and would pay an additional $18/month for the ISP fees, if I weren't in fact an employee of that ISP. So - $42/month for 1.5 megs down, 900k up. -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
OT: Stay Away From This Web Site
It is mesmerizing, and you will find that you cannot get any work done. http://www.newportharbor.us/computerworks.htm I do have to wonder what kind of mind comes up with something like this. Joe
RE: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site
Of course, with a subject line like you've used, and the comments in your message, it will be hard for most people not to evoke some curiosity and visit the site. Shel [Original Message] From: jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 4/19/2006 1:27:50 PM Subject: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site It is mesmerizing, and you will find that you cannot get any work done. http://www.newportharbor.us/computerworks.htm I do have to wonder what kind of mind comes up with something like this. Joe
Re: High Speed Internet Access
About $43 - Earthlink ISP through Time-Warner cable. $60 seems kind of high unless it includes lots of useful bells and whistles. SBC is offering DSL for $30 for the first year - don't know what it bumps up to after that, but I doubt much higher than $40. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
She's got another, interesting website about excavating the WWII defences around Kiev. http://www.theserpentswall.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, the girl on the motorcycle story is fiction. -- Original message -- From: Norman Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Didn't this turn out to be bogus? Norm From: Igor Roshchin Here is a web site that I found very interesting and without sensational trends and/or pretentiousness very often present in the news publications. Ghost Town at http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ or http://elenafilatova.com
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. They're probably saying this because they expect this camera to have appeal. You're in for a roasting now.
Re: High Speed Internet Access
On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: About $43 - Earthlink ISP through Time-Warner cable. $60 seems kind of high unless it includes lots of useful bells and whistles. SBC is offering DSL for $30 for the first year - don't know what it bumps up to after that, but I doubt much higher than $40. About $ 30 as part of a Charter cable TV package. Hasn't gone up in five years. Bob
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. They're probably saying this because they expect this camera to have appeal. You're in for a roasting now. Should I chip in again? Bob
Re: High Speed Internet Access
Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel £17.99 for 2Mb speed, 1Gb download limit per month. After that, it reverts to 1Mb/unlimited. My brother in law has just had his access throttled by the supplier. He was paying for unlimited use and they told him he was using it too much...
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. They're probably saying this because they expect this camera to have appeal. You're in for a roasting now. Should I chip in again? Eye!
Manual focus out of focus
I have noticed that many of my istD shots in manual focus are slightly out of focus. The area in focus is always in the background of the spot I focused on. Now I'm wondering if I need to blame my eyes, the +/- slider of the eyepiece, the mounting of the focusing screen, maybe the ccd alignment??? Toine
RE: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask
There you are again, :-))) Saúde, Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: quarta-feira, 19 de Abril de 2006 8:03 Para: pentax list Assunto: Re: photography from an airplane and unsharp mask On 18/4/06, Igor Roshchin, discombobulated, unleashed: 1. Photography from a commercial airplane. What suggestions do you have for taking pictures from a commercial airplane? How to make them sharper and overcome some type of cast that is often seen in the day-time images of this kind (not clouds yet, but enough to decrease he overall contrast)? How to avoid the flat look of the images (e.g. when taking photos of the mountains below)? Open the window. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site
Indeed not, if you happen to run your browser as a remote X-windows client! It was very close to hang my pc. If this isn't art, some people do have too much free time. Groeten, Vic PS. luckily there's no download version for screensaver or even desktop background jtainter wrote: and you will find that you cannot get any work done.
Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site
Vic PS. luckily there's no download version for screensaver or even desktop background You CAN right click to download the .gif and save it as a tiled background... :-P Tom C.
Re: High Speed Internet Access
On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:40 PM, mike wilson wrote: My brother in law has just had his access throttled by the supplier. He was paying for unlimited use and they told him he was using it too much... I wonder how they define unlimited. Bob
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. They're probably saying this because they expect this camera to have appeal. You're in for a roasting now. Should I chip in again? Eye! This is bad. This is really bad. This is almost too bad to post here.. Idaho. What the pimp's girlfriend said.
Re: Manual focus out of focus
probably focusing screen. this is not uncommon with the D. for wide open shots, AF is often much more accurate for me, my D backfocuses also in manual focus. i need to get it aligned. rg Toine wrote: I have noticed that many of my istD shots in manual focus are slightly out of focus. The area in focus is always in the background of the spot I focused on. Now I'm wondering if I need to blame my eyes, the +/- slider of the eyepiece, the mounting of the focusing screen, maybe the ccd alignment??? Toine
RE: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site
Of course, with a subject line like you've used, and the comments in your message, it will be hard for most people not to evoke some curiosity and visit the site. Shel * Darn, but you're a smart guy, Shel. Joe [Original Message] From: jtainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 4/19/2006 1:27:50 PM Subject: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site It is mesmerizing, and you will find that you cannot get any work done. http://www.newportharbor.us/computerworks.htm I do have to wonder what kind of mind comes up with something like this. Joe
Re: High Speed Internet Access
Charter Cable 3000kbs highspeed internet $49.95 + basic cable and taxes equal about $64/month. That gives me downloads in the 400KBS+ range* (if the server has the bandwidth to feed it to me that fast. Standard 1000kbs highspeed internet (usually gave me downloads in the 100-125KBS range) from them is $10 cheaper. But I live in the boonies and the county is the local cable franchisee and there is no competition except DSL. Right now I am on a 6 month promotional thingy and the package is discounted to about $39/mo. So your prices seem a bit high but not outrageously so. *Yes, I know those numbers do not match. 3000kbs is about 300KBS but Firefox reported a download speed of 425KBS from ibm.com this morning and I have seen as high as 477 sustained. I can not complain about the performance of the local cable company, and their reliability is getting better. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel
Re: Manual focus out of focus
Toine, You might try both front and back focusing. 1) Start the MF beyond a given point and move 'back' to the point. 2) Start the MF short of a given point and move 'up' to the point. This may sort out the eye question. Do you have and are you using, an in-focus indicator light in the viewfinder? Jack --- Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have noticed that many of my istD shots in manual focus are slightly out of focus. The area in focus is always in the background of the spot I focused on. Now I'm wondering if I need to blame my eyes, the +/- slider of the eyepiece, the mounting of the focusing screen, maybe the ccd alignment??? Toine __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
On Apr 19, 2006, at 11:26 AM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: The DS2 and DL/DL2 models supposedly write faster and can utilize a 133x card's capabilities, but I haven't seen proof of that yet. I have both a cheapie Kingston 1GB SD card and a 133x Kingston 1GB card -- the 133x is very obviously faster by a really significant amount in the DS2. Do you have a suggested method of comparison that I can try out? You can get a sense of relative speeds by setting the camera to Manual exposure, choosing 1/1000 second or so, and timing several runs from the start of a burst of five exposures to when the busy light goes out. Without further instrumenting the camera, that's good enough for me. I did timings like that on the DS a long time ago now, with 32x, 45x, 60x and 80x cards. The improvement from 32x to 60x is appreciable, from 60x to 80x virtually insignificant. I'd say from those tests that a 66x card would likely be right about the limit for the DS. Different brands and models of card will perform with some variations as well. The Sandisk Ultra II generally compare well, but I haven't tested them against the Kingston. I tested them against the ATP, PQI and Transcend cards I have. Godfrey
RE: Stay Away From This Web Site
Thanks Joe, Rube Goldberg is my idol! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: jtainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 3:26 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site It is mesmerizing, and you will find that you cannot get any work done. http://www.newportharbor.us/computerworks.htm I do have to wonder what kind of mind comes up with something like this. Joe
RE: Manual focus out of focus
I have the same problem, I haven't been able to part with it long enough to get it serviced. Don -Original Message- From: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 4:10 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Manual focus out of focus probably focusing screen. this is not uncommon with the D. for wide open shots, AF is often much more accurate for me, my D backfocuses also in manual focus. i need to get it aligned. rg Toine wrote: I have noticed that many of my istD shots in manual focus are slightly out of focus. The area in focus is always in the background of the spot I focused on. Now I'm wondering if I need to blame my eyes, the +/- slider of the eyepiece, the mounting of the focusing screen, maybe the ccd alignment??? Toine
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Those are Windows utilities, Shel, and say nothing about in-camera write speed. On Mac OS X, you can check IO throughput from card to computer by running the Activity Monitor application and looking at disk activity. Fill a card to test and then do a copy with the Finder from card to hard drive. Activity Monitor will tell you precisely the read and write rates, with about a 1 second sample time. I usually want to test with a card that's at least half full so as to give sufficient sample time. Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.hdtune.com/ or http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php?request=HdTach Shel [Original Message] From: Aaron Reynolds I have both a cheapie Kingston 1GB SD card and a 133x Kingston 1GB card -- the 133x is very obviously faster by a really significant amount in the DS2. Do you have a suggested method of comparison that I can try out?
Re: High Speed Internet Access
$60/month sounds high, but might be because of your rural location. When I first went to DSL service in 2000, it was $59/month at 384/128Kbps in Cupertino, unmetered. Nowadays, DSL service through SBC/Yahoo.com in Sunnyvale costs me $29.95/month with 1500/768Kbps performance, unmetered. Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Shel
Re: long lens for birds?
- Original Message - From: Don Williams Subject: Re: long lens for birds? That's strange. You would expect the opposite considering the sensor is so much smaller than the film frame. Digital sensors seem somewhat less forgiving than film in this regard. William Robb
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:48:36 -0700 pnstenquist wrote: Yes, the girl on the motorcycle story is fiction. Is it? Sorry, I was not aware. I 've known this page for couple years, and haven't heard confirmed claims that it was false. I'll search Google later, when I get time, but if you have pointers where it is explained, please let me know. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:28:51 -0700 John Francis wrote: Claiming the site to be free of pretentiousness and/or sensationalism, though, is rather overstating the cae. Well, to me it looks much less sensational than many pictures from sources such as CNN/BBC/... What I mean is that there are no unbelievably shocking images. Rather, the images are shocking by their simplicity (except for a few rather freak-looking images in the second part of the story, Land of the Wolves). On a second thought, - I see how one could have put all these images together with exactly this intent in mind. Igor
Re: Pentax info in Japanese
Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 19, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Bob Shell wrote: Honestly I didn't understand what you (or babelfish?) meant. On 4/17/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm especially intrigued by that largely it is not potato, since I strongly suspected that :-) You know, saying largely it is not potato probably should be for the most part, it is not potato. That would imply that some part of it is, indeed, potato. They're probably saying this because they expect this camera to have appeal. You're in for a roasting now. Should I chip in again? Eye! This is bad. This is really bad. Don't go all starchy on us. This is almost too bad to post here.. Idaho. What the pimp's girlfriend said. Now we're getting to the root of things.
Re: High Speed Internet Access
No, it's because the company has a monopoly in the area. They provide the only cable service for miles around, and in order to get HSI, I need a cable. Yes, my location is somewhat rural, but it's not that far off the beaten path. Casa Belinkoff is less than a mile from a main drag, less as the crow flies. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi $60/month sounds high, but might be because of your rural location.
Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news)
I just looked at some pictures there again, and was suprised, that the same objects (kids' beds, gas masks in the kindergarden/day care, fair-wheel, etc.) and parts of the area (although not the same photos) appear on that website (photos and the movie) and the other two websites posted in this thread in the beginning. I don't know what to make out of it. Also, the website in question doesn't make any claims that all photos used on it are shot by the author (I think on opposite, - some - e.g. the photos from the reactor, - were made via some type of a remotely operated robot). Did I miss something? Igor From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr 19 18:11:13 2006 Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:11:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Haunting Chernobyl Gallery (BBC news) Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:48:36 -0700 pnstenquist wrote: Yes, the girl on the motorcycle story is fiction. Is it? Sorry, I was not aware. I 've known this page for couple years, and haven't heard confirmed claims that it was false. I'll search Google later, when I get time, but if you have pointers where it is explained, please let me know. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:28:51 -0700 John Francis wrote: Claiming the site to be free of pretentiousness and/or sensationalism, though, is rather overstating the cae. Well, to me it looks much less sensational than many pictures from sources such as CNN/BBC/... What I mean is that there are no unbelievably shocking images. Rather, the images are shocking by their simplicity (except for a few rather freak-looking images in the second part of the story, Land of the Wolves). On a second thought, - I see how one could have put all these images together with exactly this intent in mind. Igor
Re: High Speed Internet Access
I pay about $60 for comcast cable modem service and basic tv cable. But it's faster than DSL. A lot faster than the DSL I can get here. Paul On Apr 19, 2006, at 6:18 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: No, it's because the company has a monopoly in the area. They provide the only cable service for miles around, and in order to get HSI, I need a cable. Yes, my location is somewhat rural, but it's not that far off the beaten path. Casa Belinkoff is less than a mile from a main drag, less as the crow flies. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi $60/month sounds high, but might be because of your rural location.
Re: High Speed Internet Access
On 19/4/06, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: I've been quoted a price of $60/mo for HS access. That seems awfully high to me. How does that compare with what you're paying? Here in the UK, I pay £20 a month for 1 Gb download, 512kb upload speed. Very reliable, no problems. Hardware supplied. British Telecom. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: High Speed Internet Access
Who's the carrier? For whatever reason, $60 sounds a bit high but not outrageously so. Godfrey On Apr 19, 2006, at 3:18 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: No, it's because the company has a monopoly in the area. They provide the only cable service for miles around, and in order to get HSI, I need a cable. Yes, my location is somewhat rural, but it's not that far off the beaten path. Casa Belinkoff is less than a mile from a main drag, less as the crow flies. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi $60/month sounds high, but might be because of your rural location.
Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site
Thanks Joe. I have long tried to find a way to describe what my workplace is like; this captures it nicely. Stan -- Note: Information of the article is things such as when writing or when publishing, under present conditions there is a possibility of differing. What replies individually concerning the contents of the article, is unable to do. Copyright of the article, the photograph and the diagram etc. is the property of the literary work person. No permission diversion reprinting becomes the Copyright Act violation. When it is necessary, link Hari in this page itself. In connection with business in case of utilization other way please inquire. On Apr 19, 2006, at 3:26 PM, jtainter wrote: It is mesmerizing, and you will find that you cannot get any work done. http://www.newportharbor.us/computerworks.htm I do have to wonder what kind of mind comes up with something like this. Joe
Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site
- Original Message - From: Stan Halpin Subject: Re: OT: Stay Away From This Web Site -- Note: Information of the article is things such as when writing or when publishing, under present conditions there is a possibility of differing. What replies individually concerning the contents of the article, is unable to do. Copyright of the article, the photograph and the diagram etc. is the property of the literary work person. No permission diversion reprinting becomes the Copyright Act violation. When it is necessary, link Hari in this page itself. In connection with business in case of utilization other way please inquire. Say what? William Robb
Re: High Speed Internet Access
Of I added cable tv the price would be about $30.00 higher. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist I pay about $60 for comcast cable modem service and basic tv cable. But it's faster than DSL. A lot faster than the DSL I can get here.
Re: High Speed Internet Access
Comcast ... I think it's outrageously high - certainly based on what others have said they are paying. Plus I get less web space than I have now as well as fewer email addresses. Right now I've got 170mb of free web space and eight email addresses. I can get a whopping 25mb of space with Comcast. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Who's the carrier? For whatever reason, $60 sounds a bit high but not outrageously so.
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Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Yeah, I realized that after the message was posted. But, isn't write speed in the computer be similar to write speed in the camera? Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Those are Windows utilities, Shel, and say nothing about in-camera write speed. Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://www.hdtune.com/ or http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public/index.php?request=HdTach
Re: unsubscribe
- Original Message - From: Fiona Howarth Subject: unsubscribe Har. Like as if that's gonna happen. William Robb
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
On Apr 19, 2006, at 5:43 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You can get a sense of relative speeds by setting the camera to Manual exposure, choosing 1/1000 second or so, and timing several runs from the start of a burst of five exposures to when the busy light goes out. Without further instrumenting the camera, that's good enough for me. OK, I did this. Pentax DS2, manual exposure 1/1000 f2.8, lens cap on. JPEG mode -- cheapest 1GB SD card available from Kingston in December (it's for my Palm): 8 seconds 133x 1GB Kingston SD card: slightly over four seconds RAW mode -- cheap 1GB card: 29 seconds 133x 1GB card: 15 seconds Anyone else want to play? I'm curious as to how slow the cheap card is. -Aaron
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On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:31 PM, Fiona Howarth wrote: Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. Use special stationery, fonts and colors. OH NOOO Just had a five year old flashback of an e-mail that had balloons and streamers and said HTML is fun WO in giant multi-coloured letters. Shel, did you send it? -Aaron
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You gotta be kidding.. I don't even accept HTML mail without first checking on who it's from. A friend sent some crap like that and I expressed my, um, displeasure. I hate HTML mail with a passion. 99% of the time there's no need for it. Why would you even ask me such a question?! Shel [Original Message] From: Aaron Reynolds Designer Mail isn't just fun to send, it's fun to receive. Use special stationery, fonts and colors. OH NOOO Just had a five year old flashback of an e-mail that had balloons and streamers and said HTML is fun WO in giant multi-coloured letters. Shel, did you send it? -Aaron
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On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:44 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: You gotta be kidding.. I don't even accept HTML mail without first checking on who it's from. A friend sent some crap like that and I expressed my, um, displeasure. I hate HTML mail with a passion. 99% of the time there's no need for it. Why would you even ask me such a question?! Yes, I know! It was during a gigantic argument over whether or not the PDML should accept HTML mails, and it was a response to just how amazing they are -- a very, very annoying and sarcastic one. I also believe that it was the end of the argument. If it wasn't you, was it Brewer? -Aaron
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- Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds Subject: Re: unsubscribe Yes, I know! It was during a gigantic argument over whether or not the PDML should accept HTML mails, and it was a response to just how amazing they are -- a very, very annoying and sarcastic one. I also believe that it was the end of the argument. If it wasn't you, was it Brewer? I think it was Kirkland Ramsey III WW
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When in doubt, blame it on Kirkland. Paul On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:57 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Aaron Reynolds Subject: Re: unsubscribe Yes, I know! It was during a gigantic argument over whether or not the PDML should accept HTML mails, and it was a response to just how amazing they are -- a very, very annoying and sarcastic one. I also believe that it was the end of the argument. If it wasn't you, was it Brewer? I think it was Kirkland Ramsey III WW
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On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:57 PM, Wheatfield Willie wrote: I think it was Kirkland Ramsey III Nope -- it was definitely a good guy being a smartass. -Aaron
Re: High Speed Internet Access
Comcast does give you good speed -- 8Mbps/768kbps are the current numbera. Problems are now few and far between. I'd have to rate the service as excellent. They also provide unlimited photo storage. I don't use that, but it might be a plus for some. On Apr 19, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Comcast ... I think it's outrageously high - certainly based on what others have said they are paying. Plus I get less web space than I have now as well as fewer email addresses. Right now I've got 170mb of free web space and eight email addresses. I can get a whopping 25mb of space with Comcast. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Who's the carrier? For whatever reason, $60 sounds a bit high but not outrageously so.
Re: Supported SD Cards for istDS
Sandisk ultra II 2G: JPEG 3.5 second RAW 14 second result of five runs each, from when I pressed the shutter release to when the busy light goes out after 5 exposures. DS body G
Re: High Speed Internet Access
On Apr 19, 2006, at 17:27, Paul Stenquist wrote: I pay about $60 for comcast cable modem service and basic tv cable. But it's faster than DSL. A lot faster than the DSL I can get here. True dat. But cable does have a few downsides for me: 1. No fixed IP address 2. Serious restrictions on running servers 3. VERY slow upload speeds. But if all you're gonna do is download, download, download, then cable is hard to beat. -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
