Yeah stingy fellas didn't bring it into Australia or Singapore either.. I
really like the look of that outfit, the mz3 with the black 43. Good ooh
factor. Yep and it's got faster flash sync and faster shutter speeds. I
don't really need the features though. It just goes on my list of stuff to
buy
On 13 Oct 2003 at 0:09, graywolf wrote:
Probably a Macbeth Color Checker.
Could also be an IT8.7/2 calibrated colour target too. I have a print (scanner
or digicam) and slide version, both come with calibration offsets on floppy and
can be used to produce a customised colour calibration
Ryan Lee wrote:
I'm sure this has gone around before but *drool* it's so pretty
http://digilander.libero.it/aohc/cameras/mz3ltdblk.jpg
I want..
My favourite combos:
1: A somewhat-brassed old 6x7 MLU with the 45mm f/4 and wooden grip. The
old faithful look.
2: An LX with the K35mm f/3.5
I tried to use a few manual focus lenses with my PZ-1 and found it very
hard
to
focus with the default focusing screen that came with the camera. What is a
good
alternative? I am quite used to the split-image and matte (?) screen of the
ME-Super. Are there such screens for PZ-1?
Are such screens
Hi!
My favourite combos:
1: A somewhat-brassed old 6x7 MLU with the 45mm f/4 and wooden grip.
The
old faithful look.
2: An LX with the K35mm f/3.5 and the square 50mm f/1.4 hood. Black
strap, no grips or winders. The professional look.
3: A chrome K2 with the silver 43mm Limited. The
Hi!
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 01:05:01 -0700
Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Contact Pentax and obtain a MZ-M/ZX-M split screen (C-74). Spot meter
won't be accurate afterward and you need +1/3EV compensation for
centre-weighted. On top of that, non-F/FA lenses require their own
compensation when
Alan, do you also happen to know whether C-74 can fit MZ-6?
I have never played with the the MZ-6 so I do not know. However, if it was
designed like the MZ-3/5/5n, it should. Check out these pics and see if you
can remove the screen this way. You need a very rigid slot screwdriver and
be very
$79 !?!?!?!
Did he sell ANY?
-Original Message-
From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 October 2003 04:07
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel
-Original Message-
From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Auto may be OK when you
-Original Message-
From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 October 2003 04:07
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel
Here's what I do:
- Shoot raw, auto WB.
That's not always practical, but I have just ordered my second 1Gb card,
so with 2.5Gb total
Hello guys,
again a big thank you for all your comments and links,
especially Cotty and Vic!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip] ...to tell you the truth, what you've got IMHO is just fine. If
you could arrange to say sell some articles to a rocket magazine or something
like that to pay for the
Man, you are getting your stuff from the wrong place then!
Even in 'rip-off Britain' Provia+Dev+Mount costs me about half that -
even for a single.
-Original Message-
From: John Francis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 October 2003 04:51
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Has
Cotty wrote:
This is one of the reasons that I have never bought a camera
from a camera shop - certainly not over the counter.
I used to 20 years plus ago, but camera shop employees knew their stuff
then. Unless you live or work close to the likes of Bill Robb and Peter
Blake, you're pretty
Announced..
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0310/03101001olystudiolenses.asp
Wouldn't it be nice to see such a variety of focals as a high-quality DA
lenses for Pentax *istD?...
--
Best Regards
Sylwek
This is not true because it ignores the difference between price and value.
Price is established when you sell something. Value is what it is worth to
you. A computer or DSLR may have a low resale price, but still be perfectly
capable of producing perfectly adequate work. A 6mp DSLR that
Precisely. I have taken over 600 shots in my istD in the last month. I
would never have taken that many on film unless there was a special
occasion or something. I have gotten some shots of the family which are
absolutely stunning and which I would have missed were I using film
because I would
Fortunately I've found a small independent one-hour lab operated by a
guy
who treats my film as if it were his own, and who takes good care of his
equipment, but it's not the dip-and-dunk I could get two years ago.
Another sign is the crash in value of processing gear. I bought a Jobo
CPP with
Well, we may start a plea to Pentax to make open source of *istd
code. Then found the Pentax Users Development Group and take over the
job of stripping their bugs off. We'll publish free monthly OS
updates and use PDML for testing (on real units donated by Pentax of
course). Then Pentax
5-speed 2000 SW2 here, also; with about 57,000 miles on it. Never owned a car
with an automatic transmission. Won't buy an SLR without DOF preview,
either.
Have not been following this post but I think if Pentax were an automobile
company it would be a subaru. Useful, well designed, not flashy
I agree with this argument. Everyone I have talked to who owns digital says
they shoot more now than they ever did with film. They experiment more and the
results show it... It's an argument in favour of digital that often gets
overlooked.
The down side that gets overlooked is the amount of
Couple of dozen, al least.
tv
-Original Message-
From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$79 !?!?!?!
Did he sell ANY?
-Original Message-
From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 October 2003 04:07
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital
-Original Message-
From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Here's my little theory about WB - you don't need to worry
about it. What have print labs been doing for years? Working
with a media that is stuck on daylight balance but shot in a
multitude of conditions. If
-Original Message-
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Announced..
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0310/03101001olystudiolenses.asp
Wouldn't it be nice to see such a variety of focals as a
high-quality DA
lenses for Pentax *istD?...
Interesting, you'd think by the
But film
is fun, ans ome of us will continue to use it. It's a
different medium. Remember, they didn't stop using oil paints
when film was invented.
Yep. After all, I can still get 120 film for my Yashicamat.
Good story Frank,
Yeah, they're kind of odd cars, the engine sits in backwards (clutch and
flywheel out front by the radiator), the ignition is on the floor between
the seats, but it is fun to drive. And they do seem to have a following,
kind of a subculture. I kind of fell into mine and
Better yet, maybe Pentax Canada should know about the behaviour of these
sales reps. If they're pushing Canon, it's either because (as some have
already stated), they're getting spiffs or larger commissions or bonuses to
do so, or because they aren't well-versed in Pentax product.
Either way,
I can't it in the manual either but the Epson 925 printer included software
for using P.I.M. and the *istD definitely supports it. I do all my digicam
printing now via P.I.M.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 10:16 PM
But, honestly, it's hard to blame the poor schmuck behind the counter (and I
know you're not, Tom). These kids are working at jobs that pay minimum wage
at best. They really rely on commissions and other incentives to pay the
rent, as it were.
If selling a Canon puts twice the amount of cash
Sounds like me talking.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: Ryan Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: I got my *ist D and I LOVE IT !!!
Hello Everybody,
I just got to say I LOVE MY *ist D !!!
The image quality is
Fair enough. My attitude is that I'm the expert on composing the shot,
there's a geek in a coat somewhere who's the expert on making a print.
I've got my job, he's got his.
tv
Tom,
In your position I would do the same thing. Since I'm doing my own
printing, I find it's often easier to
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:23:49 EDT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Has Pentax missed again (More shots)
Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:24:00 -0400
.
The down side that gets overlooked is the amount
Guarav asked
I am quite used to the split-image and matte (?) screen of the
ME-Super. Are there such screens for PZ-1?
Beattie Intenscreen has made such a screen for the PZ-1. I think I bought
mine
from BH.
Jost one word of caution; the Beattie screens can cause the
Maybe GM didn't own Isuzu, but wasn't there a marketing agreement between
the two, maybe 10 years back? I can't remember, but I'm sure that GM
rebadged some Isuzu product for US sales. Much like they rebadged Toyota
Corollas as Novas (that wasn't a flop, was it?).
Damn, what was it? They
Hi,
Monday, October 13, 2003, 1:43:59 PM, you wrote:
The only thing I can't figure out (not having seen a *istD) is how can one
upload new software to it? Or any DSLR for that matter?
Same way as you'd upload software to your washing machine. Devices
like this use [erasable] programmable
On Monday, Oct 13, 2003, at 02:31 America/New_York, Rob Studdert wrote:
Could also be an IT8.7/2 calibrated colour target too.
We used a Kodak Q13 chart in the PhaseOne training course. But then
again, this is a US$14,000 digicam with no auto white balance. :-)
Note: we used a Q13 rather than a
In case anyone's wondering, that's a really nice lens. My only complaint,
is that with the slow speed, my Spotmatic's viewfinder is a teeny bit on the
dark side (I rarely use zooms on my Spot's, and the viewfinder isn't as
bright as my MX to begin with).
But, slow speed aside, it's a very
Hi,
Having been given the manual specifications to set up my account because
the setup software kept going kaput, I thought all would be well.
Foolish boy. (copyright Capt. Mainwaring)
We have now received our first bill and it is nearly twice the amount
agreed. Of course, nobody that we speak
On Friday, Oct 10, 2003, at 19:28 America/New_York, Alan Chan wrote:
Don't forget Canon took everyone by surprise with their Rebel Digital
which was released later. Perhaps Pentax knew that. But if not, Pentax
didn't choose not to compete with it, but forced not to. There is a
big difference.
Of course the reason I'm asking is that I need that rebate to justify the
cost of a new printer... I can't find any mention of the Ist D on PIMs
site either...
CW
- Original Message -
From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:50 AM
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Dario Bonazza 2 wrote:
Ryan wrote:
I just got to say I LOVE MY *ist D !!!
The image quality is sharper than I expected,
Please forgive me, but maybe you were expecting too little, since all *ist D
images I've seen so far look more or less blurred (compared to other
On Saturday, October 11, 2003, at 07:50 AM,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
Saturday, October 11, 2003, 11:30:49 AM, you wrote:
[...]
I bought a 2 year old Apple PowerBook for nearly £900. It was
top-of-the-
line for its vintage. It had extended three year warranty on it. Since
I've had it, the
Via the USB port.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The only thing I can't figure out (not having seen a *istD) is how can one
upload new software to it? Or any DSLR for that matter?
--
graywolf
http://graywolfphoto.com
You might as well accept people as they are,
you are not going to be able to change
Oh yes, Frank. There is a lot of that going on. The Isuzu PUP and the
Chevy S-10 pickup were both built on the same assembly line in
California. Different drive trains and minor trim but essensially the
same vehicle. The Ford Explorer and the Mazda 4x4 were build an the same
assembly line in
Precision camera in Austin. Where are you located?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Robert G posted:
I had my first look at a camera store near me and it looks
like a winner. Very light! But very solid.
Which camera store ...
?
Ok now I got it installed -
Much more similar to other photoshop versions than
to photo deluxe which I've been
sailing through for months - couple of things I
can't find after a few tries in the help menu -
(1) can't find the tool for adding a boarder. In
photo deluxe it was under the effects
Tell me about it. I buy high density polyethylene (HDPE) for fixtures
and jigs for my woodworking, and its mighty expensive stuff. I buy it
on ebay sometimes and machine it to the right dimensions. Its perfect
for stable, low friction applications though. Plastic comes in many
flavors!
The wife finally ok'd the purchase but the store said it would be 2-3 weeks
before the next shipment. Now I have to figure out the memory and battery
requirements. I figured that a single 512mb or 1gb card would be sufficient
to start out with, any suggestions when it comes to brands and
Hydramatic is a closely allied supplier much like Delphi, and GM owns a majority
share. But GM sources transmissions from a number of companies. I believe GM
does own part of Isuza. I know for certain that Ford has a large share of Mazda,
and DaimlerChrylser has a majority share of Mitsubishi.
Wendy posted:
At 10:49 AM 13/10/2003 -0400, Vic wrote:
The down side that gets overlooked is the amount of time needed to tweak and
file all the digital images.
Have to agree with that.
On the other hand, shooting digital has forced me to catalogue and backup
my shots. I now have a CD (or
Here is a scenario. Assume you are shooting a
reflection of sunlit tree; reflection is occupying
full frame. Water is dark except for the reflection.
When I spot meter for dark subject, I do -2 stops to
get %18gray.
Going back to above scenario, If I SPOT meter the
reflection of sunlit tree,
Me and another guy here thought of this very thing as a viable
alternative to manufacturer software. Create open source based
on-camera and off-camera software that completely blows the socks off
the typical offerings. It would be in the camera makers best interest
to let this and make this
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Paul Eriksson wrote:
The wife finally ok'd the purchase but the store said it would be 2-3 weeks
before the next shipment. Now I have to figure out the memory and battery
requirements. I figured that a single 512mb or 1gb card would be sufficient
to start out with, any
I have added a male lion to my nature Portraits page. It's a series of zoo
portraits that I've been working on over the past month or two. I've mentioned
it a few times on the PUG with a link to the site but have got very little
response at all.
To me that usually means people don't like them.
What is not getting mentioned is that often the boss makes them push a
particular brand because the profits are higher, or they have great
return policies, or they give him a big spiff that the salesperson never
even hears about. It is not always the dip behind the counter that is
the problem,
So where's the new flash? Replacements for the powerzoom FA* series?
The full frame Pro DSLR? How about the 'flagship'?
C.
- Original Message -
From: Cotty
Subject: Re: Old lenses and *ist D
Given the above info, is there any way that the back of a K mount lens
could be modified to let the *ist D fire using stop down metering in
similar modes?
JCO said take the linkage off the lens.
That should do
- Original Message -
From: Bill Owens
Subject: Re: I got my *ist D and I LOVE IT !!!
Well, if I were to nitpick, I'd complain that the on/off switch is too
close
to the tv wheel since I tend to end up turning the tv wheel to turn the
camera off. But then again, I have large hands
- Original Message -
From: Paul Stenquist
Subject: Re: If Pentax were like an automobile company ...
Uh, Bill, I hate to burst your bubble, but Isuzu isn't an American car,
and it isn't a GM car. GM doesn't build transmissions. They buy them
from suppliers, same as Isuzu. It might
- Original Message -
From: Rob Studdert
Subject: Re: Old lenses and *ist D
?
General consensus appears to be to treat exposure like slide, once
saturation
occurs it's a brick wall however generally the harder it saturates the
more
nasty aberrations (coloured edges etc.) you'll see
- Original Message -
From: Mike Ignatiev
Subject: RE: Has Pentax missed again?
thanks for a great econ 101; i hate to break it to
you, but MP = MV.
a $8000 PC from 20 years ago would still run its
original software just fine, and is screen would still
show those gorgeous 4 shades
Yep, get the highest mah rating you can. Make sure you get batts which
are rated as OK for fast charging too, if you get a fast charger.
If you want to shoot RAW then go for no less than 1Gb in my opinion. As
Alex says 512 is fine for jpgs.
I can wholeheartely recommend the Lexar 1Gb cards.
Man, you are getting your stuff from the wrong place then!
Even in 'rip-off Britain' Provia+Dev+Mount costs me about half that -
even for a single.
The last time I was back in the UK I found that, much to my surprise,
many 35mm roll film costs (and, often, prices for developing services)
- Original Message -
From: Paul Eriksson
Subject: Memory cards and batteries for the ist D?
The wife finally ok'd the purchase but the store said it would be 2-3
weeks
before the next shipment. Now I have to figure out the memory and battery
requirements. I figured that a single
Congrats - hope the bribe wasn't too painful and/or expensive!
I had to give my wife the same value in money, plus agree to spend the
same again on doing up the house! I must have the most expensive *istD
in the world!!
-Original Message-
From: Paul Eriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Guarav asked
I am quite used to the split-image and matte (?) screen of the
ME-Super. Are there such screens for PZ-1?
Beattie Intenscreen has made such a screen for the PZ-1. I think I bought
mine
from BH.
Jost one word of caution; the Beattie screens can cause
Hi,
Bob Walkden wrote:
Hi,
Monday, October 13, 2003, 1:43:59 PM, you wrote:
The only thing I can't figure out (not having seen a *istD) is how can one
upload new software to it? Or any DSLR for that matter?
Same way as you'd upload software to your washing machine. Devices
like
I'm really impressed with the Epson 925. $129.00 at Best Buy.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: is d Ist D?
Of course the reason I'm asking is that I need that rebate to justify
the
cost of a
I don't disagree about the value of digital - in fact I was one of the
'others' who noted this!
I was just staggered at how much you are paying!
Provia for me is £3 per film. Process/Mount by Fuji is £4 - could get
cheaper but I am more than happy with them. 3 of the lot for £20.
Neg film
My color prints usually come with an index print. I attached this to the
envelope and can easily tell what negatives are in the envelope. One day I
will catalog them so I can go to the right folder to seek the envelope I
need.
Jim A.
From: wendy beard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL
Oddly enough, I have no problem with that. I think my problem is because
the tv wheel on the *istD falls in the same place in my hands as the on/off
switch on the MZ-S
Bill
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From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003
Try Epson's site. I seem to remember an ad stating which manufacturers and
models supported P.I.M.
Butch
Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself.
Hermann Hesse (Demian)
The *istD has been out a little over the month and you're complaining
already. With all that fine Pentax glass you have do you have the *ist D
yet to attach them to? I've decided to be patient and see what Pentax comes
up with next in the dslr market. If no new camera comes up with full
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
The technology is accelerating at a rate that is perhaps one hundred
times what we are used to in the film world. I can't see spending $1500
for a six megapixel camera. In two or three years it will be a paperweight.
How so Paul? I expect to be shooting
A lot of people get excited about CF speed, but I really don't think
it is too big of a deal unless you plan on shooting sports or other
things were timing is critical. The buffer on the *ist D is pretty
big and I've never filled it in normal shooting...only when I was
holding the shutter
Hi,
Monday, October 13, 2003, 5:50:44 PM, you wrote:
Here is a scenario. Assume you are shooting a
reflection of sunlit tree; reflection is occupying
full frame. Water is dark except for the reflection.
When I spot meter for dark subject, I do -2 stops to
get %18gray.
Going back to
Precision camera in Austin. Where are you located?
San Antonio. And Precision Camera was who I thought you might have meant. (Been
there once. Bought my Optio 550 there.)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Robert G posted:
I had my first look at a camera store near me and it looks
like a
Why on earth would they make a 14-54, a 14, a 14-48, and an 11-22
available so early in their production? The 14-54 and 14-48 seem
especially strange; mind you, Pentax and other companies do make about
600 variations of the 28-70/80/90, but these are not released together,
but over a very
Guarav asked
I am quite used to the split-image and matte (?) screen of the
ME-Super. Are there such screens for PZ-1?
Beattie Intenscreen has made such a screen for the PZ-1. I think I
bought
mine
from BH.
Jost one word of caution; the Beattie
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Cameron Hood wrote:
Why on earth would they make a 14-54, a 14, a 14-48, and an 11-22
available so early in their production? The 14-54 and 14-48 seem
especially strange; mind you, Pentax and other companies do make about
600 variations of the 28-70/80/90, but these are
a $8000 PC from 20 years ago would still run its
original software just fine, and is screen would
still show those gorgeous 4 shades of green...
And you just compared the computer equivalent of
rubbing two sticks together or using a Zippo to
start a campfire.
William Robb
that
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Yep everything is plastic these days, guns, supersonic aircraft,
blankets, your drawers, my teeth (grin). Funny thing is there are cheap
plastics and plastics that cost more than machined titanium. cheap and
plastic are not necessarily synonymous
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
That's not always practical, but I have just ordered my second 1Gb card,
so with 2.5Gb total I will be able to do it more often now.
Jumping Jupiter Rob. That's a heck of a lot of space! I have 2X 512 Mb
cards and I've yet to fill both in one sitting. In
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Here's my little theory about WB - you don't need to worry
about it. What have print labs been doing for years? Working
with a media that is stuck on daylight balance but shot in a
multitude of conditions. If you're making prints, find an
expert
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Devil says: Go for it!
Mutley snigger
Cheers,
Cotty
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Next question, how much more accurately (if at all) is the diaphram
controlled on an A lens rather than a K lens.
Simple question, tricky answer.
First of all: there's no requirement for the aperture response of any
K lens to be the same as a different lens; all that is required is that
the
Vic, Ive tried to go there twice and with my browser (or maybe just the time of day I
tried)
it just wouldn't load. I love cats of all sizes and shapes, too.
Maybe others had difficulties as well and then time passed and it is forgotten - we
have
had a lot of traffic here lately
annsan
I already uploaded/upgraded my daughter's Optio 230 firmware by
putting a specific file on the Compact Flash card and then doing a
certain bootup sequence that instructed the camera to load and execute
the upgrade.
---
Bruce
So definitely not impossible. Although slightly higher level
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, John Dallman wrote:
The first is very simple. A majority of the pictures I take are portrait
format. But since the *istD doesn't have a tilt sensor, they come out as
landscape. This leaves me tediously loading, rotating and saving each one
individually. What I'd like is
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Ramesh Kumar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Here is a scenario. Assume you are shooting a
reflection of sunlit tree; reflection is occupying
full frame. Water is dark except for the reflection.
When I spot meter for dark subject, I do -2 stops to
get
Alex wrote:
Don't forget that I shot these with a 24mm lens, so the depth of field
is very large. Even at f4.5 everything from about 15' to infinity
would be in focus, and nothing in most of these pictures is closer to
me that 15' away.
Good point. The 24mm should become a 36mm, while
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Dario Bonazza 2 wrote:
Alex wrote:
Don't forget that I shot these with a 24mm lens, so the depth of field
is very large. Even at f4.5 everything from about 15' to infinity
would be in focus, and nothing in most of these pictures is closer to
me that 15' away.
Good
Hi,
Rob Brigham wrote:
However, when I am taking more artistic stuff like landscapes etc (which
is my passion)
confusion
If landscape is what trips your shutter, _why_ go digital and not large
format?
/confusion
mike
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (alex
wetmore) wrote:
I recently started using IMatch from photools (http://www.photools.com)
and it does the rotating just fine.
...
If you are comfortable with perl you might find my gallery generation
script a good starting point for doing
- Original Message -
From: Cotty
Subject: Re: *istD vs. Digital Rebel
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Yep everything is plastic these days, guns, supersonic aircraft,
blankets, your drawers, my teeth (grin). Funny thing is there are cheap
plastics and plastics that cost
- Original Message -
From: Cotty
Subject: RE: *istD vs. Digital Rebel
Jumping Jupiter Rob. That's a heck of a lot of space! I have 2X 512 Mb
cards and I've yet to fill both in one sitting. In fact I have only just
filled one in one sitting, if you see what I mean.
Canon also
Bob S:
For a less flattering comparison, I'd think about Saab's.
My experience is dated, but I think about the 2 cycle engines firing by,
butt ugly cars, and the odd folks who owned them.
They were irrationally loyal - a good match for Pentax camera loyalists.
Yes, veeery dated... Those...
i don't know much about *cAmpatibility* (i suppose
that has something to do with camps and campari?), but
the rest is BS, be it USA or not.
mishka
I don't like all this whining on the
list re non-A lenses. If you haven't bought a new
lens since 1981, you are not keeping Pentax in
Yeah, this is the main reason. RAW only gives 70 shots even on 1Gb. If
I go on holiday I am not taking a laptop with me - that's the dayjob and
exactly what I am trying to get away from! I could do 70 shots in a
weekend easily if something special is hapenning. When I went to the
Brit GP 2
Hey, Marnie:
So, have you actually modifiied (I guess that should be Cottified, eh?)
your Elan yet?
If not, I'm just wondering whether it might actually be cheaper (and safer)
to just go out and buy a cheap Spottie. Users can be had for under $50 US,
even less if you can stand to forego
Yeah, the Sigma lot seems to have gone eerily quite for a while. The
price was tempting, and I liked the idea of the technology too. I don't
buy the general derision of Sigma stuff in the industry, but I would
rather not change my glass. I would still rather the SD9 to the 300D
personally, but
On 13/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
It was a simple test so I wouldn't make too much out of it.
At 03:29 PM 10/13/03, you wrote:
I PASSED A TEST YAY
--- Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you read this I guess you pass.
Dammit, I missed it. Any chance of sitting this test
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