Re: First 6x7 lessons learned

2003-06-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
This looks like a textbook pan. Were you panning? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re:[2] First 6x7 lessons learned

2003-06-05 Thread brooksdj
I tried photographing a moving steam locomotive once. The slow shutter time caused the wheels to look out of round. It takes the 6x7 shutter 1/30 of a second to transverse the entire frame, so fast action shots are going to be difficult. If you are

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Mike Ignatiev
For 4mp image from Canon G2, it's ~2.5M (varies). So the compression ratio is about 1:2. Btw, there's a open source RAW converter which works for Olympus, Nikon and Canon: http://www2.primushost.com/~dcoffin/powershot/ Best, Mishka From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: 2

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-05 Thread Jim Apilado
Looks like an owner of KA lenses will be OK with the ist-D. I've got screw mount and a three K-mounts lenses. I am out of luck with the Pentax DSLR. Jim A. From: Arnold Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 22:34:47 +0200 To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: *ist

2003-06-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 5 Jun 2003 at 20:55, Nick Zentena wrote: The worst Pentax lens ever made likely exceeds the best current digital sensor. Schneider is crippling thier digital lenses because of the limits of the digital sensors. Well that's foolish move even for Schneider, the band-width limiting/anti-

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 5 Jun 2003 at 20:57, Nick Zentena wrote: Which gets us back to why digital will never equal film. Digital throws out info it can't handle. But we keep being told it's better. That it captures everything. Limited bandwidth is the exact opposite of capturing everything. Hey? And 800 or

Re: Digital vs. film cave test

2003-06-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 5 Jun 2003 at 20:51, Nick Zentena wrote: So it was stacked in favour of the digital. What's new? Read again. It was nicely highlighting the inadequacies of mainstream digital projection options. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Last friday on the mountain

2003-06-05 Thread Keith Whaley
I love it! It would have been a washout without the ND filter. Good call... keith Mark Roberts wrote: I've just started sorting through my slides from last weekend at Grandfather Mountain (and I just found one more roll that I have to get processed tomorrow), but this one kinda stood out.

Re: Last friday on the mountain

2003-06-05 Thread Gary L. Murphy
Mark Roberts wrote: I've just started sorting through my slides from last weekend at Grandfather Mountain (and I just found one more roll that I have to get processed tomorrow), but this one kinda stood out. It's from friday night when I was camping out on Attic Window Peak. MZ-S, SMC-A 20/2.8,

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Herb Chong
film is the same. Herb... - Original Message - From: Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 20:57 Subject: Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post Which gets us back to why digital will never equal film. Digital throws out info it

*ist Position

2003-06-05 Thread Peter Jansen
Check the Pentax Canada website. They have the *ist listed as a novice/intermediate SLR, which is the same as the MZ-6 MZ-7. The MZ-5n is listed as intermediate the MZ-S is listed as pro. I wonder what is next? Will Pentax have a more bottom end *ist to replace the MZ-60 etc, or have something

RE: *ist

2003-06-05 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Nick Zentena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why would the *ist digital need better lenses then the *ist film? I'm guessing they're filtering the lenses on the *ist digital just like every other digital camera. What's the point of wasting good lenses on a

Re: Question on Pentax Lineup

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
I thought someone mentioned the '7' was also a market failure even though it was loaded with features. Who do I believe? regards, Alan Chan The market failure of the Maxxum/Dynax 9 was, more than anything else, due to the introduction of the Maxxum/Dynax 7 which had all the desirable features of

Re: *ist

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
Soak up the FA* lenses LIMITED lenses while you can. :-) regards, Alan Chan NO! No more FAJ lenses, I want my aperture ring DAMNIT! _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*

RE: MX Batteries: MS76 vs. DL-1 (vs. ?)

2003-06-05 Thread Peter Alling
Perfect fit, got a pair in two MX's and a LX. They're a listed substitute on most battery guides. At 01:07 PM 6/5/03 -0700, you wrote: Hello Peter! If you're in the US and can stomach Wall Mart Eveready 357, 1/2 the price of the MS76 and still Silver oxide. Thanks Peter, that sounds useful!

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
1) There is one thing I don't understand. If the aperture always stays wide open in AV mode when the lens is not set to 'A', why does the metering matter anyway? Who is going to use it this way? 2) If the metering works in AV mode, why not manual mode? Did Pentax purposely design it this way

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
British Green would be nice too, but must be properly polished. :-) regards, Alan Chan I would like to have one in British green. :-) German grey would be nice. _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.

Re: Z-1P and TTL flash with pre-A lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Peter Alling
If flash TTL works the same with the Z-1p as with the LX, (and I think it does), your camera is reading severe under exposure with no film, reading the reflected light off the pressure plate. At 09:13 AM 6/5/03 -0400, you wrote: Hi, I have a Pentax dedicated vivitar flash with TTL

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
*ist is cheap enough to experiment. :-) Time to visit the auto shop and see what colour they have. regards, Alan Chan Oh, the days of metal cameras with fake leather are over, aren't they? But i'm sure some brave soul will try painting theirs.

Re: *ist

2003-06-05 Thread Caveman
Bruce, is that you ? How did you hack Tom's account ? Now seriously. Photo shops and labs here have a steady supply of demo digital prints. You can see how a digital image print looks like without having to buy anything. And I suspect that some of those demo images are doctored to look good

Need help from Japan to buy some parts for Pentax FA31 lens (again)

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
Okay ODML members, this will be my last attempt to ask for help to buy some parts for my brand new FA31/1.8 LIMITED lens (unfortunately). Since here in Canada, they don't have parts for this lens (they don't even know they were selling it), it would be great if someone from Japan might contact

Re: Need help from Japan to buy some parts for Pentax FA31 lens (again)

2003-06-05 Thread Caveman
Alan, I'm not living in Japan, so I can't help you with what you asked for. But just a suggestion. Have you tried with Pentax US or some European one. They might be more easy to deal with. cheers, caveman Alan Chan wrote: Okay ODML members, this will be my last attempt to ask for help to buy

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-05 Thread Arnold Stark
Hi Christian - In manual mode, with a lens not in A position, the meter does not work, but DOF preview does, just like with the *ist. This really is a shame. Why do the programmers of the camera not just turn the meter ON with DOF preview activated for manual mode? This makes no sense at

Re: Need help from Japan to buy some parts for Pentax FA31 lens (again)

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
Unfortunately, they might just refer me back to the Canada office. :-( regards, Alan Chan I'm not living in Japan, so I can't help you with what you asked for. But just a suggestion. Have you tried with Pentax US or some European one. They might be more easy to deal with.

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
I am more concerned with the image quality. So far picture samples from Pentax digital compacts aren't as attractive as other brands. Do they purposely lower the contrast colour to retain the Pentax taste? regards, Alan Chan _

Re: *ist D revisited

2003-06-05 Thread Arnold Stark
Hi Alan 1) There is one thing I don't understand. If the aperture always stays wide open in AV mode when the lens is not set to 'A', why does the metering matter anyway Who is going to use it this way? Well, just rename the AV mode (when the lens is not set to 'A') to open apertrue mode,

Re: Need help from Japan to buy some parts for Pentax FA31 lens (again)

2003-06-05 Thread Caveman
Alan Chan wrote: Unfortunately, they might just refer me back to the Canada office. :-( Are you on the same black list as me ;-) What you say is true, but I suspect that there are much more folks from the US on the list than from Japan, so the chance to find someone willing to help... You

Re: HELP Super Program Screw needed !

2003-06-05 Thread Rfsindg
When I lost a screw in the bottom of my Super Program, I took it to a local camera show. The camera repair guy (Free Shutter Check at Show) took out a salt shaker sized container of screws, pulled one out, and installed it. No charge. Can't you call Pentax Canada for a replacement screw for

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 4 Jun 2003 at 7:06, Nick Zentena wrote: How big is a pixel? How big is a grain? Isn't digital interpolated? Won't it always be? Digital won't over come that. Well actually the Foveon concept negates the need for inter-pixel interpolation already. And grain only comes into the equation if

Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 4 Jun 2003 at 14:12, Roland Mabo wrote: Now, it really is time for Pentax to release teleconverters and extension tubes with full aperture- and autofocus coupling. Is that before or after the DSLR. LOL Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Mike Ignatiev
Adorama and BH sell new ones for something like $150. I have one and am very happy with it. Mishka From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses about meters and two good options are the Sekonic L308BII and Gossen Gossen Luna Pro digital. If you are

*ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Camdir
Not sure of the price as yet as the invoice has not yet arrived. http://members.aol.com/junk2cash2002/ist.jpg First impressions - why doesn't it weigh anything? Kind regards Peter

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Gary L. Murphy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://members.aol.com/junk2cash2002/ist.jpg First impressions - why doesn't it weigh anything? Plastic is light weight. :-) Later, Gary

First 6x7 lessons learned

2003-06-05 Thread brooksdj
Hi All. Lesson 1: Look at Ebay prior to ordering straps from local store. Lesson 2: Make Damn sure the release lugs on the camera bottom are in the proper locked position and spools snug.(don't ask why i know now.lol) Chromes look nicer

New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread Bill Owens
Just got home with a new Epson Perfection 3200 scanner. I'm looking forward to installing it and trying it out later today, but in the meantime... Anybody know how it compares with the HP S20 for 35mm? How much better should I expect my medium format scans moving up from 1200 to 3200 dpi? Bill

RE: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Bill, Congrats on the new scanner. The Medium Format scanning is wonderful - I'm sure you'll have no issues with it as Epson seems to continue to better their products with time. I can't speak to the 35mm as I use a dedicated film scanner for that. Cheers, Dave Original Message:

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Alin, Amen! I have called it the squeaky clean look. A lack of texture. The cartoon effect is noticeable. I had someone call to schedule a wedding last week who asked if I shot digital. She liked my work but wanted to make sure that I was still shooting with film. Since I am, I got the job.

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Caveman
Rob Studdert wrote: Not necessarily. I can produce some images with high global contrast that still look flat because of low local contrast, either in luminance, or in color discrimination. I don't say that this actually happens with digicams, I just say that this is possible. Sure, but it's

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread brooksdj
Just got home with a new Epson Perfection 3200 scanner. I'm looking forward to installing it and trying it out later today, but in the meantime... Anybody know how it compares with the HP S20 for 35mm? How much better should I expect my medium

Re: First 6x7 lessons learned

2003-06-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Dave, Good lesson to learn. I learned my safely in my lap. The trick to Portra NC is that it is supposed to be somewhat subdued to hold the contrast across black and white. Some people prefer it a bit more contrasty so will overexpose it as you have. Most people I have heard shoot it at 320

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
I'm using a 2450. I have gotten to where I don't use my Minolta Scan Dual II anymore for 35mm. I have found that the diffused light from the lid of the Epson produces a much cleaner (dust spots) scan than the Scan Dual II. Lot less cleanup than I used to do. While not perfect, it is quite

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread brooksdj
Its funny,the reference to 'flatness'. Some times people at the horse shows will discuss digital vs film with me and that i must like digital better.My main reply is that i like both for various reasons,but i still like film as the digital looks 'flat'(my words to them) but the colour and

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread T Rittenhouse
AH HA! Cartoon Effect (CE) that's it, that is what I notice most about a side by side comparison of 1st generation prints. It has been very noticable to me, but I did not have a descriptive label for it. Thanks, Bruce. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi Camdir, on 04 Jun 03 you wrote in pentax.list: First impressions - why doesn't it weigh anything? Because the full mount ships later... SCNR Heiko

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
It was always interesting that no matter how little resolution a newspaper PJ actually needed, they were recording ore so that the picture could always be reproduced in a better medium. One thing that the current generation of digital does is that it encourages you to use the minimum res needed

Re: First 6x7 lessons learned

2003-06-05 Thread Steve Desjardins
If you shoot Porta NC at 320, is it much more expensive to process? Also, can anyone suggest a good through the mail processing lab for 120? Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Artur Ledchowski
Uytkownik Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisa: I can\'t see too many people having K-mount lenses and not having an external meter. Actually I do. There's no problem with built-in meters when using K-mount lenses with any Pentax camera except for the MZ-60/50/30 and *ist, so the external

*ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Camdir
Our retail will be GBP255 inc VAT for the silver color body. Kind regards Peter

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 04.06.03 18:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our retail will be GBP255 inc VAT for the silver color body. Any chances for black body? ;-) -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Heiko Hamann
Hi Peter, on 04 Jun 03 you wrote in pentax.list: Our retail will be GBP255 inc VAT for the silver color body. Will there be another color?? Cheers, Heiko

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Caveman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our retail will be GBP255 inc VAT for the silver color body. Do you have some nicely skinned ones too ;-) cheers, caveman

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Roland Mabo
Nice picture! Sure looks thick, seems to have a good grip. But I wonder about the aperture button in front of the main dial. Isn't that uncomfortable to reach and hold down while spinning the main dial? Best wishes Roland From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: bulk film loaders?

2003-06-05 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 4, 2003 02:50 pm, Brendan wrote: Val, humm I want a loader cause I have 2 reels of 100/1000 kodak slide film, 36 ft each, and I want to shoot the stuff, and bulk buy provia to. Photo-co in Quebec sells one model for a good price. http://www.photo-co.com/securestore/

Re: PUG Comments Part Deux

2003-06-05 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for your kind comments, Frank. I tried shots with the cars moving, but was not happy with the result. In the one I chose, the cars are stopped, but it still gives the feeling of being stuck in traffic, which is what I was after. Dan Matyola frank theriault wrote: Rainy Road by Dan

Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 4, 2003 12:19 pm, Artur Ledchowski wrote: You know what I meant, I'm sure:) I need a camera which allows me to use AF lenses along with m42 ones and for example my Zenitar-K 16mm f/2,8 Fisheye. I'm waiting for the MZ-5n/3 successor... Regards But the MZ-5n doesn't meter

Re: Grandfather Mountain Report (long)

2003-06-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Sounds like storage is a bigger issue than batteries to me. Bruce Wednesday, June 4, 2003, 11:51:08 AM, you wrote: -Original Message- From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] How many CF cards does it take to hold 1200 images in RAW? t About 15 512's, depending

Re: bulk film loaders?

2003-06-05 Thread Ed Matthew
What is to stop him from using 'good film' bought in bulk? Ed Don't. Use expensive, good film. You'll be more critical to what you see in the viewfinder, and will do more planning, and eventually you'll get better pics. Brendan wrote: Ok who had some of these for sale cheap?

Re: Grandfather Mountain Report (long)

2003-06-05 Thread Christian Skofteland
On Wednesday 04 June 2003 15:07, Bruce Dayton wrote: Sounds like storage is a bigger issue than batteries to me. Bruce I asked Tom because by my calculations, it's 33 rolls of 36 exposure film to give you 1200 shots. Granted 512MB CF cards are a lot more expensive than film but they are

RE: Grandfather Mountain Report (long)

2003-06-05 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sounds like storage is a bigger issue than batteries to me. Storage of 8 gigs of data is an issue, but I don't know that the processing and storage of 33 rolls of film isn't. OTOH, I probably wouldn't have shot a

Re: need help to locate new parts for Pentax lens

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
Good question. The aperture ring of my 31 would be stuck halfway when swtiching in out of the 'A' position. The button must be released 1/2 way to complete the action. I have checked other 31 and it is not normal, and none of my other lenses do the same (including 43 77). I removed the ring

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Nick Zentena
On June 4, 2003 09:20 am, Rob Studdert wrote: On 4 Jun 2003 at 7:06, Nick Zentena wrote: How big is a pixel? How big is a grain? Isn't digital interpolated? Won't it always be? Digital won't over come that. Well actually the Foveon concept negates the need for inter-pixel interpolation

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Cotty
Our retail will be GBP255 inc VAT for the silver color body. Kind regards Peter C'mon Peter - balls to the *ist - everyone knows that film is dying - how much will you be asking for the *ist D ? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
I have been thinking of buying a modern hand-held meter for a while so now might be the ideal time to purchase one, any recommendations for a reasonably priced incident type meter? Sekonic 308. regards, Alan Chan _ The new MSN 8:

RE: Grandfather Mountain Report (long)

2003-06-05 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Christian Skofteland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wednesday 04 June 2003 15:07, Bruce Dayton wrote: Sounds like storage is a bigger issue than batteries to me. Bruce I asked Tom because by my calculations, it's 33 rolls of 36 exposure film to give

Its that time again for the false Paypal emails!

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Abbott
Hi All, Just received a load of the usual FALSE Emails trying to get my Paypal account. I have let Paypal know (not sure if they are really bothered or not). I though I would just teach my 'Grandmother to suck eggs' and remind everybody that people like PayPal do NOT ask for the

Re: Grandfather Mountain Report (long)

2003-06-05 Thread Christian Skofteland
On Wednesday 04 June 2003 15:47, tom wrote: I don't actually have 15 cards. I have 10, and can usually do a wedding on 8 or 9. I dind't think you had that many. Some folks carry a laptop, and copy and reformat during the reception. Theoretically you could get by on 2 cards...one gets

*ist D not only one to be delayed

2003-06-05 Thread Roland Mabo
From http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk Fuji has delayed the launch of one of its flagship digital cameras, the F700, from late spring to ‘late summer’ because it is worried there may not be enough cameras to satisfy demand. The official reason for the delay put forward by Fuji’s Japanese HQ

Re: *ist D not only one to be delayed

2003-06-05 Thread Christian Skofteland
On Wednesday 04 June 2003 15:45, Roland Mabo wrote: From http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk The official reason for the delay put forward by Fuji’s Japanese HQ was ‘a delay in material procurement’. Roland And for the same reason. Perhaps it is legit. Christian

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Christian Skofteland
On Wednesday 04 June 2003 15:24, Nick Zentena wrote: Well actually the Foveon concept negates the need for inter-pixel interpolation already. How does it do that? Either you've got a lot more pixels some how. Layers? Which can't work can it? Or you've got much much smaller pixels.

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Herb Chong
layers. Herb - Original Message - From: Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 15:24 Subject: Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post How does it do that? Either you've got a lot more pixels some how. Layers? Which can't work can

Re: Grandfather Mountain Report (long)

2003-06-05 Thread Caveman
Christian Skofteland wrote: I asked Tom because by my calculations, it's 33 rolls of 36 exposure film to give you 1200 shots. Granted 512MB CF cards are a lot more expensive than film but they are re-usable. True, but you still have to buy some kind of media to move the data from the cards.

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 04/06/03 20:34:33 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Our retail will be GBP255 inc VAT for the silver color body. Kind regards Peter Which is cheaper than some of the mail order specialists advertising in Amateur Photographer magazine. Well, it's

Re: *ist D not only one to be delayed

2003-06-05 Thread KT Takeshita
On 03.6.4 3:45 PM, Roland Mabo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax is not alone, Fuji is delaying also. What a relief! :-) There has been a chronic parts shortage in Japan in the recent few months and the delay was not just by Pentax but across the board. Looking through some of the news articles

Re: bulk film loaders?

2003-06-05 Thread Caveman
Nothing. He can do whatever he wants. He lives in a free country. Ed Matthew wrote: What is to stop him from using 'good film' bought in bulk?

Re: First 6x7 lessons learned

2003-06-05 Thread William Robb
Subject: First 6x7 lessons learned Anyone try action shots with their 6x7 or is the slightly slower mirror movement (than a 35mm)to much for a good stop action shot.???Just curious,but i'd be worried the 'slap' would freak out a green horse,as i'd have to get pretty close until i get a

Re: *ist D not only one to be delayed

2003-06-05 Thread Caveman
It must be the screws. According to Alan, they even resort to using recycled ones. Christian Skofteland wrote: On Wednesday 04 June 2003 15:45, Roland Mabo wrote: From http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk The official reason for the delay put forward by Fujis Japanese HQ was a delay in material

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Butch Black
I wonder if some of the flatness mentioned is from 8 bit capture ? I think as more cameras offer 12-16 bit capture you'll get less of that digital *the skin tones don't look quite right* look. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Damien)

Re: Its that time again for the false Paypal emails!

2003-06-05 Thread T Rittenhouse
If you log into your paypal account and update the information, how does that let someone rip you off? Now if they said to e-mail them the info, I would be worried. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Alan Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Its that time again for the false Paypal emails!

2003-06-05 Thread T Rittenhouse
On the other hand, why would they ask for your ATM PIN? Something definately fishy. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Alan Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 3:43 PM Subject: Its

Re: Grandfather Mountain Report (long)

2003-06-05 Thread Gasha
Great report, btw. I hope to go to mountains this weekend. And do some photos of course:) Gasha Mark Roberts wrote: Well, yesterday I got home from North Carolina and another fine Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend. Bill Owens, listmeister Doug Brewer, and I were the only PDML'ers

Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses

2003-06-05 Thread Artur Ledchowski
- Original Message - From: Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *ist SLR and K-mount lenses But the MZ-5n doesn't meter right with open aperture M42 lenses. Or does it? I had no problem when using my Mir 20-M 20mm f/3,5... If it's just stopped down then it's not really much of

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Herb Chong
once in 8 bit mode, converting back to 16 won't regain the lost information. you are extracting from Canon RAW files though, right? it's stored internally as 12 bits i think. Herb - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003

Re: *ist D not only one to be delayed

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
There was a rumour that Nikon tried to steal as many CCDs as possible from Sony which was a deliberate attempt to crush *istD. This is a rumour but I tend to believe it as it is a common knowledge in Japan that N always interferes with Pentax. N's DSLR is really lagging behind and they might be

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Jon Hope
Hi Roland The camera is lovely to hold, much like the Z-1p. It is just so much lighter than the Z-1p, which has to be a good thing. :-) The Av button is easily reached for me, and not uncomfortable at all. It is right next to the shutter release and pretty easy to reach. I'm waiting for the

Re: waiting for the MZ-5n/3 successor.

2003-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Ryan Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The MZ-S is the best MZ-5n successor you could ever get. It's a bit more money of course, but worth every penny. Hmm. I wonder if the price of the MZ-S will come down when the DSLR becomes available? Not sure how much it *could* come down, given it's

Re: *ist D not only one to be delayed

2003-06-05 Thread Alan Chan
Damn, are you trying to stop me from getting the new screws that I need desperately now? You know what would happen if Pentax read this message? I might be banned from Pentax service forever. :-) regards, Alan Chan It must be the screws. According to Alan, they even resort to using recycled

RE: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] once in 8 bit mode, converting back to 16 won't regain the lost information. you are extracting from Canon RAW files though, right? it's stored internally as 12 bits i think. I'm not sure what they are internally, but

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: once in 8 bit mode, converting back to 16 won't regain the lost information. Right. But it's worth mentioning that if you're doing major levels adjustment, it's best to work in 16-bit mode and then convert to 8-bit for printing...even if that means

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Jon Hope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The camera is lovely to hold, much like the Z-1p. It is just so much lighter than the Z-1p, which has to be a good thing. :-) The Av button is easily reached for me, and not uncomfortable at all. It is right next to the shutter release and pretty easy to

Re: *ist in stock

2003-06-05 Thread Camdir
C'mon Peter - balls to the *ist - everyone knows that film is dying - how much will you be asking for the *ist D ? Steve I will be asking our supplier in Japan that very same question shortly. Cheers Peter

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Herb Chong
i should be more specific. Canon RAW files are actually stored in a different color model than the easy to understand RGB. the files contain the equivalent of 12-bit RGB. makes for more compact files. Herb - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Photo Foire Bievres

2003-06-05 Thread Camdir
Mention of the Mir 20mm brings me to relive a particular memory of that hectic weekend: 2 sellers, both of eastern european extraction, both selling the 16mm in Pentax mount. First guy shows me the lens, front element a bit spotty new lens, 2 for 120euro each - ok - what's next, another table

Re: *ist D not only one to be delayed

2003-06-05 Thread frank theriault
I'd be surprised that Nikon would care so much about a relatively smaller player like Pentax. OTOH, I remember a couple of years ago, when the larger Canadian airlines were acquiring everything in sight, and if they couldn't buy a smaller airline, undercutting their fares so that the little guys

Re: bulk film loaders?

2003-06-05 Thread Brendan
lets say I stumbled across someones freezer with LOTS of film in it, they wanted to make some spac so I got 2 reels for $5 --- Nick Zentena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On June 4, 2003 02:50 pm, Brendan wrote: Val, humm I want a loader cause I have 2 reels of 100/1000 kodak slide film, 36 ft

RE: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread Butch Black
Bill, A friend of mine gave me some MF and LF scans done on an Epson 2450. The files were 20-30MB PSD files (Photoshop) I was amazed at the quality. It's still not ideal for 35mm although it may compare favorably with the S20. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to

Re: First 6x7 lessons learned

2003-06-05 Thread brooksdj
LOL. Understood Steven. Dave OK. I think I misunderstood. I thought you were pushing 160, but you're overexposing 400. When I saw 320 my head immediately thought 2x160. All the little darlin's are graduating today and tomorrow, and I must remember

*ist

2003-06-05 Thread William Robb
My local shop has the Asterist in stock now, I had a very brief look at it today. The thing is small and light. I think too small and too light. This teeney little camera body that is dwarfed by whatever lens you put on it. They had a 28-105 or some such on it, and it was so undersized compared to

Re: waiting for the MZ-5n/3 successor.

2003-06-05 Thread Peter Jansen
I don't think the MZ-S was intended as a successor to the MZ-3/5n. The new *ist replaces a good chunk of the MZ/ZX bottom end line-up, and has more features than the MZ-3/5n (except for the k-mount lens issue). If you look at the detailed manual for the *ist (on the Pentax USA webpage), it has

Re: OT: 2 articles from the washington post

2003-06-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 4 Jun 2003 at 17:33, Herb Chong wrote: i should be more specific. Canon RAW files are actually stored in a different color model than the easy to understand RGB. the files contain the equivalent of 12-bit RGB. makes for more compact files. The RAW file is simply the raw data as read from

Re: New Scanner

2003-06-05 Thread Brendan
Bring a few 35mm slides over, we can compare. __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

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