Fw: Cameron's Pentax Comments

2002-10-15 Thread Anthony Farr
When one makes a contentious statement, then contention is to be expected. So, too, is an acceptable standard of debate. William decided to abuse me off-list, with language that would not be tolerated on-list. I will not tolerate it it in my in-box, either. Therefore, regretfully, I forwarded

Re: Poll: Primes that we wish Pentax had built

2002-10-15 Thread Michel Adam
Lens name: SMC-A 8mm f/1.0 Circular Fish-eye Length: Diameter: Weight: Filter Thread: Other:Fixed focus, ideal for all-sky aurora photography --

Re: Poll: Primes that we wish Pentax had built

2002-10-15 Thread Scott Nelson
I want a FA 300mm f1.0, something that would be so monstrously huge and heavy it would need it's own car to move it around. Like a self-propelled gun from WWII. It wouldn't use screw-on filters, but the tinted windows of a low-rider. Multicoated, of course. :) Can you imagine the

Source for Pentax gear in Germany?

2002-10-15 Thread Raimo K
Hi guys, is there a good inexpensive place to buy Pentax gear from Germany. I know Technikdirekt. I´m looking for a flash for my MZ-S. All the best! Raimo K

hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread Scott Nelson
I was just wondering what other people like to take with them for hiking, mountaineering and skiing trips where photography isn't the main priority. Most of the trips I do invole 8-14 hours of travel per day (including breaks, meals, etc.) My usual setup consists of: MZ-5n FA 28-70 f/4 AL FA

Re: SMC Pentax K-Mount Macro Lens Poll

2002-10-15 Thread Dan Scott
FA*200/f4 Macro EDIF— for that extra bit of reach when stalking wiley, wild bugs FA50/f2.8 Macro— for field of view and lightness (compared to the FA100/f2.8 Macro) FA100/f2.8 Macro— 'cause I've already got it and can't imagine not having it Dan Scott

Reply-To: - missing again

2002-10-15 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Seems like the Reply-To: -field is missing again in the list messages... Antti-Pekka --- * Antti-Pekka Virjonen * Fiskarsinkatu 7 D * GSM: +358 500 789 753 * * Computec Oy Turku* FIN-20750 Turku Finland * Fax: +358 10 264 0777 *

Split the list or calm down ?

2002-10-15 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Could we all just calm down and behave again !? I'm starting to feel like being in the kindergarten again... There has been a lot of My big brother will come and beat you!! -kind of behaviour lately on our belowed list. All this because of Pentax not releasing equipment some of us wish for

Matrix metering and MZ-50 (ZX-50)

2002-10-15 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
With information of Mark Roberts and Bojidar Dimitrov, I wrote a page on the modification of the lenses K to use matrix metering on: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/ (in French) The MZ/ZX-30 and MZ/ZX-50 have problems of compatibility with lenses no A or FA. Has anybody tried this modification

Re: Source for Pentax gear in Germany?

2002-10-15 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Raimo K a écrit: Hi guys, is there a good inexpensive place to buy Pentax gear from Germany. I know Technikdirekt. I´m looking for a flash for my MZ-S. All the best! Raimo K . http://www.oehling.fr http://www.ny-camera.com http://www.ac-foto.com/ http://www.foto-koch.de/

Messages gone missing

2002-10-15 Thread Shaun Canning
I have sent 4 or 5 messages that seem to have evaporated? Anyone know what is going on? Cheers Shaun Canning PhD Student Department of Archaeology School of European and Historical Studies La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic, 3086. Phone: 0414-967644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re:To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread Cotty
HEY PENTAX (expletive deleted), YOU READING THIS? SHOW YOURSELF TO THIS GROUP AND TELL US WHY WE ALL USE PENTAX EVEN THOUGH IT SUCKS! TELL US A TALE ABOUT A DIGITAL SLR! Brad, If you use language like this again, I will consider unsubscribing, which will be a shame. I have been reading and

What this board is really about (and why we should keep it that way)

2002-10-15 Thread Brad Dobo
Hey PDMLers!!! Yes, an interesting email coming from me. I really would like everyone to think about why we are here, and as well modify some problem areas. Why are we here? Well, it could be a lot of reasons, just owning a Pentax camera, being interested in a Pentax camera, owning a Pentax

Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread bienenbernd
My minimum stuff for several biking trips was was MX + 28mm/2.8 + 100mm/2.8. Today I would perhaps take with me my MZ-5N + 20-35-zoom (I don't own it, so my 24/2.0 instead) + 77mm/1.8 + 135mm/3.5. Regards Bernd - original Nachricht I was just wondering what other people like

Re: Split the list or calm down ?

2002-10-15 Thread bienenbernd
I think the time makes people calm down. I simply read those mails I want and delete the rest. But I would like to have a really GOOD KEYWORD IN THE SUBJECT. Sometimes the threads change and I am not quickly enough reading and understanding english to catch the main content at one glance so

Re: Poll: Primes that we wish Pentax had built

2002-10-15 Thread Camdir
Lens name: 200mm F1.8 A* IFED Length: 300mm exactly Diameter: 120mm Weight: 1750grammes Filter Thread: 112mm Other: B/in hood plus bayonet extension hood, accepts rear filtersize 49mm, dedicated externally geared circular polariser, integral carry handle/tripod mounting

Re: To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread William Johnson
*IF* Pentax reads this list, I'll bet they've now put you in the kill file. As I have now. William in Utah 10/14/2002 4:02:59 PM, Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a bunch of sewer mouth crap

Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread William Johnson
This summer I went on a number of day hikes with a group that wasn't into photography. I found I was quite happy with a 16/2.8 fisheye, a K30/2.8 and a K105/2.8. A 100mm macro and a 28 probably would make good substitutes. Usually I carried a Super Program or an ME, I do like to travel

Re: Re:To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread Brad Dobo
Once again, am I going to need a form letter? What is the point of this Cotty? You think that you unsubscribing will punish me? You actually just threatened me. That's not very acceptable behaviour. I'd in fact say threatening someone is worse than swearing on the board! Before this email,

Re: To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread Brad Dobo
*IF* Pentax reads this list, I'll bet they've now put you in the kill file. As I have now. William in Utah 10/14/2002 4:02:59 PM, Brad Dobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: a bunch of sewer mouth crap My my, another one! Is there an end? Someone just threatened to kill me. Sewer mouth crap?

Re: Avedon at the Met.

2002-10-15 Thread Camdir
I'm not dissing Avedon, but sometimes a bad shot is just that. And sometimes when it doesn't make sense, it's not supposed to. Beware of the Emperor's clothes. Peter

Re: An (Un)educated Guess about Pentax and future Digital Single Lens Reflex Offerings

2002-10-15 Thread MPozzi
My 2 cents on Pentax and digital It is worth seeing who is the target purchaser of digital SLR. So far, the bulk of the digital market seems to be satisfied through PS models. Of those willing to purchase at high cost or needing a DSLR for their work, I would assume that numbers tend to be

RE: An (Un)educated Guess about Pentax and future Digital Single Lens Reflex Offerings

2002-10-15 Thread Len Paris
The Foveon chip does show some promise to be a viable, less expensive, technology than either CCD or CMOS. Sigma has the Foveon production output pretty well tied up. It's not unheard of for camera makers to have bodies made by other companies, when they want to get into an aspect of a

Re: PDML UK Camden Lock - pictures up

2002-10-15 Thread Keith Whaley
Lovely! You did solve one part of a mysteriousness I've tried to figure out for a time. I have a collector friend in Nottingham and we swap photos and camera tales from time to time. Last time I sent her a photo of a boat coming down under the bridge...very likely the very same Camden Lock

RE: Split the list or calm down ?

2002-10-15 Thread Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce)
There's always Ralf Englemann's list at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pentaxxstarforum/ -Original Message- From: Antti-Pekka Virjonen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Or do you think we should split the list ? Add pentax-flames list ? Make an entirely new (moderated) list for those who

RE: What this board is really about (and why we should keep it that way)

2002-10-15 Thread Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce)
Just try staying on your meds. -Original Message- From: Brad Dobo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] My personal goal is to be .

Re: To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread gfen
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Peter Alling wrote: No, No, No, it's the English who've butchered the English Language. The closest English speakers in the world to those who brought English here are in Appalachia and the Coasts of the Southern (Atlantic) US states. The Brit's have changed their

Re: To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread gfen
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Brad Dobo wrote: Geez, have people ignored my apology email and still want to comment? It's Check the time stamp, bubby.. ;) When I get in on the flaming action, I make sure I start quick before the issue's been beaten, the offender appologized, and the whole thing

New Toys

2002-10-15 Thread Camdir
Which would you choose: the 35mm F2 FA-AL, or the 35mm F3.5K? Our man chose the former so we have the latter available. I had to hold off telling you all about it 'til he had made his choice. An extremely nice example, I must say. Cased, too. Kind regards Peter

Re: Reality Checks Part 3

2002-10-15 Thread gfen
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Brad Dobo wrote: I've already made some inquires to some here with equipment up for sale. With money, perhaps I shall buy and take the plunge, we shall see! :) Again, I'm sure you'll be happy, I'd trust every for-sale ad I've seen for the last few weeks, that's for sure.

Re: OT If you think Pentax users are strange...

2002-10-15 Thread gfen
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Debra Wilborn wrote: I wonder if the toy kangaroo is included. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1389761591 Its.. uh.. there for size comparision? I mean, the flash must be HUUUGE, it makes the kangaroo look like a toy! Or, perhaps its there to lure in

OT: Re: Split the list or calm down ?

2002-10-15 Thread Dr E D F Williams
Looks like I've come back at the end of another flare-up. I'll hang about a bit to see if it fades away. Why wait? Because I missed the informative posts. I hope it doesn't start all over again. This kind of thing is so boring. I don't know how long I've been on this list because twice, at least,

Re: Primes that we wish Pentax had built

2002-10-15 Thread Arnold Stark
Hello Alan Chan, thanks very much for your suggestions. However, Lens name: SMC Pentax-FA 1:2 100mm Length: Diameter: Weight: Filter Thread: 49mm I guess one needs at least a 52mm filter thread here. Greetings from Hamburg, Arnold

OT: Depth of Field

2002-10-15 Thread Steve Desjardins
This is a techniques/opinions/experiences thread . . . I was always a big fan of telephotos, it has been a real change to use my new Pentax 20-35 zoom. In particular, I'm learning whole new ways to think about depth of field. With this in mind, the big question is: How do you think about DOF

RE: It really doesn't matter what Pentax does.

2002-10-15 Thread Rob Brigham
-Original Message- From: Collin Brendemuehl [mailto:collinbsafe-t.net] Any DSLR won't make critics happy. In the rags or on this list. Agree there, but I am not a critic - it would probably make me happy! The company needs to split into separate companies (not just

Re: What this board is really about (and why we should keep it that way)

2002-10-15 Thread Flavio Minelli
Jostein wrote: I think Brad's post here is a good proof of self-therapy. How about you, Bruce? Found any remedy for a poisonous tongue? ... Writing instead of talking is already a good way to prevent accidents... ;-P Flavio

Re: OT: Re: Split the list or calm down ?

2002-10-15 Thread Bruce Dayton
Welcome back. In a sad way I am glad to hear that OE has trashed some of your folders. Only glad that it confirms my experiences. I have lost several folders of emails on several systems using OE. I have since switched away from it and have had no problems since. I hope that the list flare

FW: An (Un)educated Guess about Pentax and future Digital Single Lens Reflex Offerings

2002-10-15 Thread Rob Brigham
I don't think Sigma will want to do it. I believe they see the Foveon camera as a breakthrough to persuade people to buy into their own mount and make it more credible. I think they would like to be a proper OEM which just happens to make lenses for other mounts. If they made a K mount

Re: OT: Depth of Field

2002-10-15 Thread Bruce Dayton
Steve, As a rule of thumb, I like to vary the DOF to emphasize the subject at hand. That generally means fairly narrow DOF when the subject is a single, main object and fairly wide DOF when the subject is a collection of objects (landscapes come to mind). A simple technique I use that really

Re: OT: Re: Split the list or calm down ?

2002-10-15 Thread dick graham
Amen! DG At 08:45 AM 10/15/02 -0700, you wrote: Welcome back. In a sad way I am glad to hear that OE has trashed some of your folders. Only glad that it confirms my experiences. I have lost several folders of emails on several systems using OE. I have since switched away from it and have

Re: Poll: Primes that we wish Pentax had built

2002-10-15 Thread Dan Scott
Lens name: Pentax SMC A 15mm f:3.5 Limited Length: Diameter: Weight: Filter Thread: rear filters Other: rectilinear Lens name: Pentax SMC A 21mm f:2.5 Limited Length: Diameter: Weight: Filter Thread: rear filters Other: Lens name: Pentax SMC FA 63mm f:2.5 Macro Limited Length: Diameter:

Fwd: Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread Alin Flaider
Ooops, it looks like the reply-to field is not filled with the list address anymore, so I replied directly to the original poster. One detail to pay attention, Doug. ===8==Original message text=== Hi Scott, Even if climbing, skiing off trail or just hiking

Re: What this board is really about (and why we should keep it that way)

2002-10-15 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Flavio Minelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Writing instead of talking is already a good way to prevent accidents... ;-P :-) Hi, Flavio. good point. I'll keep my mouth. Jostein

would anyone like to meet in the Finger Lakes?

2002-10-15 Thread Amita Guha
My husband and I will be renting a cottage on Keuka Lake next week. We were wondering if anyone would like to get together for dinner or for some shooting or something. We're pretty flexible about visiting the other lakes or other places nearby. Amita

Re: Avedon at the Met.

2002-10-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cesar Matamoros II wrote: -Original Message- From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 9:43 AM Cesar Matamoros II wrote: There were a couple of shots of Avedon's that were blurred and I would not think to display them, but they were of

Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread andre
The lightest kit I have found is an MX with 3 M-lenses: 20/4, 40/2.8, 85/2. From there you can add, on the optical side: An achromatic close-up lens #1 from Minolta (it takes the 40/2.8 from its min. focus distance to about half of it). I have to see if it gives better results on the 85mm

Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread Scott Nelson
Wow, Scott I'd hate to see your pack if you ~were~ going out to do some photography! Actually those are the only 4 lenses I own, so it's not as bad as you think. Ii could probably get away with only the 50mm, but really like using the telephoto for grabbing shots of nearby climbing route

Re: Digital Darkroom Question

2002-10-15 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Norm Baugher wrote: How do I keep the monitor from fogging my film? Norm Put your pet lizard back in his cage :) annsan

Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread Scott Nelson
On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 06:24, gfen wrote: On 14 Oct 2002, Scott Nelson wrote: I was just wondering what other people like to take with them for hiking, mountaineering and skiing trips where photography isn't the main priority. Most of the trips I do invole 8-14 hours of travel per day

Re: Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread P Temmerman
MZ-3 with 28-70/4 or 20-35 on the camera. 80-200 plus film in a small waist pack. Also carry a polrazing filter and possible a monopod which is also great as a hiking aid. Pat Temmerman [MZ3_fella] ___ GO.com Mail

Re: Digital Darkroom Question

2002-10-15 Thread Peter Alling
Best answer yet. At 12:21 PM 10/15/2002 -0400, you wrote: Norm Baugher wrote: How do I keep the monitor from fogging my film? Norm Put your pet lizard back in his cage :) annsan

Re: MZ 10 Battery Consumption TroubleShooting

2002-10-15 Thread Ashutosh Agarwal
Hi! I have MZ-10 for the past year and have a strange problem of battery consumption being very very high. One set of batteries ( 2 pieces as recommended) does not last more than a role! When I showed it to the Authorised Pentax people here - they are giving conflicting opinions and so I

100mm macro for 67II, broken in the field ...

2002-10-15 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi all, I just returned from my trip to Texas, and Big Bend NP, well sort off because I never went into the park itself because of the heavy rains. Anyway, I did manage to take some nice shots with the 67II arround Austin and in some ghost towns in the area just west of Big Bend. I did take

Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread Francis Alviar
PUG submission deadline. I'd like to invite all PDML'ers to go out and shoot a frame, shoot a roll, or two and focus or rather reflect on what it is about this brand name - Pentax and all its accessories and lenses that make us want to use it more and more. After a day of shooting, sit back

Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread Peter Alling
MX M 50mm f1.4 Vivitar 17-28mm f4~4.5 Vivitar S1 70-210 f4 Macro focusing converter. Light cheap, (better than nothing), tripod. This covers most situations that I'm likely to encounter. If I'm going to be doing something really stupid I'll substitute the ZX-M as a body on the assumption that

Re: Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread Bruce Dayton
Francis, Well put. I have found that there is a joy and satisfaction to approaching photography in a very deliberate manner. Using finely crafted equipment and manually controlling the process has a sense of satisfaction that I don't get when I run in an auto everything/zoom world. It doesn't

Re: Poll: Primes that we wish Pentax had built

2002-10-15 Thread Peter Alling
At 09:52 PM 10/14/2002 -0700, you wrote: --- gfen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Arnold Stark wrote: yes, now I would like to ask you to, what prime lenses would you like that Pentax would have built in k-mount at some time in the past (starting 1975), or that

Silly Question

2002-10-15 Thread Feroze Kistan
Brad, just out of morbid curiosity what subjects do you teach the little kiddies Feroze

Re: Re: hiking mountaineering kits

2002-10-15 Thread Scott Nelson
On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 09:20, P Temmerman wrote: MZ-3 with 28-70/4 or 20-35 on the camera. 80-200 plus film in a small waist pack. Also carry a polrazing filter and possible a monopod which is also great as a hiking aid. What monopod do you use? I've been thinking of getting one of these

Poll: Primes that we wish Pentax had built (2)

2002-10-15 Thread Arnold Stark
Hello PDML, I have collected all the propositions that have been sent so far, and I made a table containing most of them. This table can be seen at http://www.physnet.uni-hamburg.de/hp/stark/wishlenspoll.htm If you want corrections to be made, please send your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If

Re: Bellows, lens and LX (was: SMC Pentax K-Mount Macro Lens Poll)

2002-10-15 Thread Bojidar Dimitrov
Hi, Mishka wrote: FE-1 is fantastic, even without bellows. It's my second most-used finder (guess which one is the first? :) The image is HUGE. The focusing is precise. If you can get it --go for it. From: Tom Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have an LX with the FB1/FD1 combination, and have

Re: Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread wendy beard
Yep, I'll second that. That's precisely what I did on Sunday. Even though it was chuckin' it down, I decided that I was going to the Gatineau Park before all the leaves fell off the trees and my cameras were coming with me! The rain got heavier and I almost turned round but decided on a better

Pentax price list - but what was the year?

2002-10-15 Thread Cotty
Okay, here's a great little game for you while war rages in the background g. My SO was (*finally*) sorting out her mess, er room, today, and came across a fairly comprehensive Pentax price list. There is no date on it - so, like countless 'What Was The Year' hours on music radio around the

Re:Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread wendy beard
Yep, I'll second that. That's precisely what I did on Sunday. Even though it was chuckin' it down, I decided that I was going to the Gatineau Park before all the leaves dropped off and my cameras were coming with me! As the rain got harder I almost truned round and came home but decided on a

Re: Silly Question

2002-10-15 Thread Peter Alling
I know I shouldn't write this, but aren't there a lot of things that we really wish we didn't know once we find out? At 03:01 PM 10/15/2002 +0200, Feroze Kistan wrote: Brad, just out of morbid curiosity what subjects do you teach the little kiddies Feroze

Le site des Amateurs de PENTAX

2002-10-15 Thread Cyril MARION
Hello to our PDML's friends... This post just to inform you about the creation of our website Le site des Amateurs de PENTAX You can find it here : www.pentaxiste.org For those who are not affraid to communicate in French language, it's possible to post your own contributions directly from the

Re: Pentax dslr

2002-10-15 Thread Norm Baugher
And would these beta-testers be little green men in space suits perchance? Norm Anthony Farr wrote: snip BTW Pentax did produce a DSLR but never sold it to the public. According to Paal a number are in circulation in Japan, in the hands of beta-testers.

Re: Pentax dslr

2002-10-15 Thread Peter Alling
No the're Napoleon and Grand Army of the Republic! At 11:02 AM 10/15/2002 -0700, you wrote: And would these beta-testers be little green men in space suits perchance? Norm Anthony Farr wrote: snip BTW Pentax did produce a DSLR but never sold it to the public. According to Paal a number are

RE: Pentax dslr

2002-10-15 Thread tom
Norm, you need to put your tin-foil hat back on. tv -Original Message- From: Norm Baugher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 2:02 PM To: PDML Subject: Re: Pentax dslr And would these beta-testers be little green men in space suits perchance? Norm

Re: Fw: Cameron's Pentax Comments

2002-10-15 Thread Norm Baugher
Anthony Farr wrote: I'm not sure what, I was too busy pissing myself laughing on the floor!

RE: Pentax price list - but what was the year?

2002-10-15 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty wrote: http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/misc/pricelist.html Seriously, I don't know the answer - I'm curious. What an interesting find! 1986? Malcolm

Re: Pentax dslr

2002-10-15 Thread Norm Baugher
No, ~they~ are testing the yet unseen 'flagship' camera... Peter, get your facts straight before posting to this list or I'll be forced to send your ISP a 'note'!! Norm Peter Alling wrote: No the're Napoleon and Grand Army of the Republic! At 11:02 AM 10/15/2002 -0700, you wrote: And

Re: What this board is really about (and why we should keep it thatway)

2002-10-15 Thread Norm Baugher
Brad Dobo wrote: I really would like everyone to think about why we are here, and as well modify some problem areas. Hi Group, my name is Norm, I'm here because I have little voices in my head, they tell me things about digital cameras

Re: Poll: Primes that we wish Pentax had built

2002-10-15 Thread Arnold Stark
Hello PDML, I have collected all the propositions that have been sent so far, and I made a table containing most of them. This table can be seen at http://www.physnet.uni-hamburg.de/hp/stark/wishlenspoll.htm If you want corrections to be made, please send your message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If

Re: Pentax dslr

2002-10-15 Thread Norm Baugher
you're watching aren't you? now I know ito god they're coming for memust leave now tom wrote: Norm, you need to put your tin-foil hat back on. tv From: Norm Baugher And would these beta-testers be little green men in space suits perchance? Norm Anthony Farr wrote: snip

Re: Pentax dslr

2002-10-15 Thread Peter Alling
Oh horrors no, not that. I wonder if Nappy and the GAR are going to meet the LGM for tea? At 11:18 AM 10/15/2002 -0700, you wrote: No, ~they~ are testing the yet unseen 'flagship' camera... Peter, get your facts straight before posting to this list or I'll be forced to send your ISP a

Re: BRAD PLEASE JUST ***STOP***

2002-10-15 Thread Brad Dobo
Perhaps you should stop? Or do you wish to continue with this? Brad Dobo - Original Message - From: Nick Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 9:48 AM Subject: BRAD PLEASE JUST ***STOP*** SEE SUBJECT LINE!!! Nick Wright www.wrightfoto.com

Re: Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread Norm Baugher
Absolutely, as far as the PUG is concerned, you don't have to be a member of the PDML to submit... Norm Glen O'Neal wrote: I say let the girl publish her photos. What a wonderful way to encourage a budding photographer to love our craft even more... -Original Message- From: Steve

RE: What this board is really about (and why we should keep it that way)

2002-10-15 Thread Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce)
Another poster child for why Pentax uses should always be wearing their aluminum foil hats. -Original Message- From: Norm Baugher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Hi Group, my name is Norm, I'm here because I have little voices in my head, they tell me things about digital

RE: Re:To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce)
He's beginning to roll the steel balls in his hand again. Maybe he's just had too much strawberry ice cream. -Original Message- From: Brad Dobo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] snip

Re: Pentax price list - but what was the year?

2002-10-15 Thread William Johnson
I'd say 1990, give or take a year. William in Utah. 10/15/2002 11:55:57 AM, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, here's a great little game for you while war rages in the background g. My SO was (*finally*) sorting out her mess, er room, today, and came across a fairly comprehensive Pentax

Re: Well, in an effort to bring around additional topics...

2002-10-15 Thread Steve Desjardins
I'm actually waiting for graveyards to be a PUG theme. We have this old graveyard in Lexington (believe it or not, Stonewall Jackson Cemetery). It's a great subject for BW, and you don't need model releases. . . Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University

Re: Silly Question

2002-10-15 Thread Feroze Kistan
I might get married soon, probally would move to canada, since most of my friends already have. Would, if I have kids like them to go to a good school..see where I'm getting at :) Sides how much worse could it possibly get. he might be a pentax employee just trying to see how much

Re: Re:Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread Feroze Kistan
If I read the rules right it said anyone using Pentax equipment...may submit Feroze - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:54 PM Subject: Re:Only 5 more days until... My daughter had adopted my

RE: OT: If you want really large prints ...

2002-10-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I can vouch for Aaron's 7000 - you can't determine a real photo from a print. I saw the 7600 in action during the Henry's show a few weeks ago. Just a step up from the 7000 mind you - 24 across - nice nice nice :) Cheers, Dave Original Message: - From: Collin Brendemuehl

Re: Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread Cotty
The rain got heavier and I almost turned round but decided on a better course of action - lunch in the pub! Wendy! You live abroad now! That was no pub!? Surely it was a *bar*?? :-) Cot Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/

Subject: Re: Pentax price list - but what was the year?

2002-10-15 Thread Cotty
Have a look: http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/misc/pricelist.html Hmm, it's a difficult one. I'll go for 1989; 1990 at a pinch. I chose 1989 because of the presence of the SuperA which according to Boz-s site was only manufactured 83-85 so it's got to be old (new) stock. The LX and K1000 don't

Re: Pentax price list - but what was the year?

2002-10-15 Thread Cotty
The SFXn in the price list pushes me towards 1990, depends how cutting-edge the camera store was. Ahh - here's another clue: There was a compliment slip with the price list - it was from Pentax head office in South Harrow. Not a camera shop, but Pentax! Did they sell direct?? Cotty Have

Re: Pentax price list - but what was the year?

2002-10-15 Thread Cotty
The winner will get the price list! If you want it, that is Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread James Adams
I live in Richmond, BC, and am a father of 8 children ranging from 9 to 22. At present, I have two children in Elementary (The board advocates Child Centred Education) and 3 at High School. So far, my experience of North American education has led me to the well justified conclusion, that it is

Re: Re:Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread Jostein
Of course you can. btw, other people's kids do too, if you look closely... ;-) Jostein - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:54 PM Subject: Re:Only 5 more days until... My daughter had adopted my

Re: Re: Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread wendy beard
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] The rain got heavier and I almost turned round but decided on a better course of action - lunch in the pub! Wendy! You live abroad now! That was no pub!? Surely it was a *bar*?? :-) Cot Oooh, dunno. It was in Quebec - maybe I should have said le

logging off

2002-10-15 Thread Jostein
for a few days. Will go to Lisbon tomorrow, and to visit Mike Wilson in Newcastle in the Week-end. See y'all. Jostein

Re: Re: Pentax price list - but what was the year?

2002-10-15 Thread wendy beard
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] The winner will get the price list! If you want it, that is Hey, great! More pieces of paper for my pieces of paper collection. You'd think, having moved house 6 times in the last 12 years, I'd have managed to whittle down my paper collection. But no! I

Re: Re:Only 5 more days until...........

2002-10-15 Thread wendy beard
And husbands :-) W. From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course you can. btw, other people's kids do too, if you look closely... ;-) Jostein - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:54 PM Subject:

Re: BRAD PLEASE JUST ***STOP***

2002-10-15 Thread Brad Dobo
I'll keep replying if others keep sending me messages, want it to stop? Pass the word around to stop the insults and blaming and what-not. Remember, I quite I've been quite wronged from just one email that I apologized 5 minutes later. That's the fact and if someone wants to defend those who

Re: Re:To the pentax spies

2002-10-15 Thread Brad Dobo
Love you too Bruce!!! *kiss* Always yours, Brad Dobo - Original Message - From: Rubenstein, Bruce M (Bruce) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: RE: Re:To the pentax spies He's beginning to roll the steel balls in his hand again.

Re: Silly Question

2002-10-15 Thread Brad Dobo
What, you are just insulting me more! Like I said, keep it and and I'll keep replying. You'd be amazed at my job. This is just a mailing list. There is far more to life than this and photography. Some of you live this, and that explains the constant reactions. Why don't you try and be a

Re[2]: PDML UK Camden Lock - pictures up

2002-10-15 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, to be absolutely accurate, it's an M3 (1959) single-stroke. The lens is a 1982 90/2.8 Tele-Elmarit M, the thin one, with an early model hood. --- Bob Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 3:40:39 PM, you wrote: Hi Keith, Thanks. The Leica was a III I believe, with a 90mm aboard. Bob

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2002-10-15 Thread Brad Dobo
You have an extreme view that is a little skewed I think. Generally if blame is to be cast, the child itself (in this very modern age) is a problem, as well in some schools, generally those that are not financially well off, it is the families fault. However, the provincial governments are

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