Re: Rome PDML outing report

2003-10-20 Thread Jostein
hi, Gianco! Could you please clone that driver and send a few copies up here? :-) Glad you had a great time, folks. Jostein Quoting Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: So we got in another one, the driver of which was, if possible, less knowledgeable than me about the streets around

Test - ignore

2003-10-20 Thread Rob Brigham
Is the list dead?

RE: Test - ignore

2003-10-20 Thread Rob Brigham
Nope, seems OK now I resubbed. Just a bit quiet at the moment I guess. Sorry for the disturbance. -Original Message- From: Rob Brigham Sent: 20 October 2003 11:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Test - ignore Is the list dead?

Oldies, was: Re: *ist 35mm

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
This all reminds me of a group that was popular in the UK during my brief stint there many years ago: The Dubliners. Bill - Original Message - From: Bucky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:23 PM Subject: RE: *ist 35mm Makes me think of the

Re: *ist 35mm

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
This is pure speculation on my part, but it appears to me that the *ist 35mm is a sort of hybrid between 35mm and digital. Approximately the same size, same mount, LCD on the back and other features similar to the *istD. Almost like the Pentax engineers started with somewhat of an idea of

Anyone else seen one of these?

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
While camping this past weekend, I found my NiMh battery charger dead on one side. I stopped by a small camera store in Moneta, VA and asked if he had any chargers. I ended up with a Pentax AA/9V charger, along with 4 1800 Mah batteries for a very reasonable $25.00. I didn't know Pentax had

RE: Anyone else seen one of these?

2003-10-20 Thread Rob Brigham
Must be a Japanese import if it is black! -Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 October 2003 13:23 To: PDML Subject: Anyone else seen one of these? While camping this past weekend, I found my NiMh battery charger dead on one side. I stopped

RE: Increasing the workflow.

2003-10-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: New batteries have their shelf life extended by storing them in cooler temperatures. I had a friend who was moving and wanted me to dispose of the batteries at a recycler on base. For fun I went through the bag of batteries with my checker and found

Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: But you can't really compare Canada to the UK for transport, anyway. For a start Canada has been called a country three thousand miles long and twenty miles wide. That's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's hard to have a route between large towns that

photographing cigarette smoke

2003-10-20 Thread Kevin Waterson
I took a few test snaps of a girl with a cigarette. I used a black backdrop to try to highlight the smoke but I think I need to do more. Any tips or advice greatfully appreciated. You can see the test snaps here http://www.wildcherry.com.au/images/smokin/s1.tif

OT: USA Interstate Traffic

2003-10-20 Thread Bob S
Jostein, You won't want a car in NYC, but can rent one on the way out of town. The most hetic part of the drive will be leaving the city, and passing other major cities. The real problem is daily commuter traffic into/out of the cities. The Interstates are really pretty orderly until the

RE: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread Steve Desjardins
You can hold on to these cameras. My E-10 is a measly 4.2 MP and I find it perfectly adequate. The only problem is that it doesn't take K-mount lenses. If you are happy with 6 MP images, there's no reason to dump your *ist D. If, on the other hand, you must have the latest and greatest, you

Re: photographing cigarette smoke

2003-10-20 Thread Doug Brewer
At 09:51 AM 10/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, Kevin Waterson wrote: I took a few test snaps of a girl with a cigarette. I used a black backdrop to try to highlight the smoke but I think I need to do more. Any tips or advice greatfully appreciated. You can see the test snaps here

Re: Anyone else seen one of these?

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
Nope, Chinese import. Bill - Original Message - From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 8:21 AM Subject: RE: Anyone else seen one of these? Must be a Japanese import if it is black! -Original Message- From: Bill Owens

Re: This coming weekend

2003-10-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This weekend begins tonight for me. We are putting on a sprint triathlon tomorrow. Registration begins tonight. Cesar, Are you involved with the Irnoman distance tri coming up there in a couple of weeks? I have a couple of friends doing that one.

Re: ZX-L: $149.00 at Adorama

2003-10-20 Thread brooksdj
Pheeew.:-) I scanned a chromie for this months pug. Dave Not a chance-- just thought I'd pass on an interesting find. My 6x7 is in full use. Love those big negs-- But, interestingly enough, I've scanned more of them than I've printed lately... Go

RE: *ist-D ad claimed to be sexist

2003-10-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Yesterday I was browsing in our local high street chain, looking for a digicam for a friend of mine who is here for a year. Our (UK) equivalent of Joe Six-pack was looking at a 300D. I know one shouldn't judge by appearances (especially when I consider

Re: Test - ignore

2003-10-20 Thread Keith Whaley
That very thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. Who knows why? They let me back on, so can't complain! g keith Rob Brigham wrote: Nope, seems OK now I resubbed. Just a bit quiet at the moment I guess. Sorry for the disturbance. -Original Message- From: Rob Brigham

Re: Test - ignore

2003-10-20 Thread Keith Whaley
no Rob Brigham wrote: Is the list dead?

Re: Compact Flash and Micro Drives

2003-10-20 Thread cbwaters
I'm a pessimist by nature. When I took the little CF card out of it's plastic case the first time, I thought of that very eventuality. It's a wonder those Smart Media and smaller media folks don't accidentally eat those puny little things... Cory - Original Message - From: David

Re: *ist 35mm

2003-10-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: Re: *ist 35mm This is pure speculation on my part, but it appears to me that the *ist 35mm is a sort of hybrid between 35mm and digital. Approximately the same size, same mount, LCD on the back and other features similar to the *istD.

Re: We need a theme song!

2003-10-20 Thread cbwaters
HAR! - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:10 AM Subject: RE: We need a theme song! -Original Message- From: Collin R Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I propose: Bei mir ist d schoen Any other

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread Chris Brogden
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, John Francis wrote: So now we laugh at the idea that 1.3MP cameras can take photo-quality 8x10's, but we brag about how great our 6MP's are at 11x14's and 16x20's. And yeah, they're probably not too bad. But when 14MP cameras become affordable, all of a sudden we'll

Re: photographing cigarette smoke

2003-10-20 Thread Bob Blakely
If you wish to accentuate the smoke, pass strong light through it. Strong light through snoots can accentuate the smoke without lighting the model. Regards, Bob... Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men

Re: *ist 35mm

2003-10-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! The two chassis are not the same size, and share no common parts. What we are seeing is a family resemblance. As another example, I noticed the other day that a particular Ford automobile seemed to have the same general nose shape as an F150 truck, although there would be no common body

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread graywolf
The density of sensor chips seems to have stablised. 5mp for PS, 6mp for 2/3 frame DSLR, 11-14mp for full frame DSLR. This is the first time that the top resolution digital cameras have stayed stable for a whole year. We may be at the point where there needs to be a breakthrough in IC tech

RE: photographing cigarette smoke

2003-10-20 Thread Bucky
Sexistic. -Original Message- From: Doug Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20-Oct-03 06:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: photographing cigarette smoke Oh, and these pix are very sexist.

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:06:35 -0400 graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The density of sensor chips seems to have stablised. 5mp for PS, 6mp for 2/3 frame DSLR, 11-14mp for full frame DSLR. This is the first time that the top resolution digital cameras have stayed stable for a whole year. We

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread graywolf
Heh? Genetically you are related to the cockroachs (basic DNA). Do you have a cockroach in your family tree? I doubt that you do. Genealogy is a very small subset of genetics, if it can actually be considered related at all. One is social science, the other is very basic biological science.

File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread cbwaters
Ok here are the facts: * Camera - *ist D * CF card - Lexar 256 MB 12X * Camera shows 57 available shots when card is empty and the camera is in best (***) JPEG mode. * I filled up the card until it the camera showed 0 available shots. * I downloaded the shots into a folder on my computer. * I

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
You're right. It will always be as good as it is now. I guess I'm speaking from a personal point of view. I don't think 6 megapixels is sufficiently hi-res for much of my work. So, while I might like to have an *ist D to play with now, I would want to replace it as soon as a higher res model is

Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Mike Ignatiev
I'll quote this to the judge at my ticket hearing in a couple of weeks -- 80 mph: Yor Hono(u)r, but this is what this has been design for, dammit!. If it works and he lets me off the hook (not to mention the $200 ticket), I'll even agree with the low-cost option part. mishka Highway System

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread graywolf
Welcome to the world of jpeg. Compression varies depending upon the picture. Large monotone areas compress more than areas with a lot of small detail. If you compare the photos to their compressed sizes you will see what I mean. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok here are the facts: * Camera - *ist

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
The Computer shows the files to vary in size by as much as one MB from about 1.9 - 3.02. C onfused ry And when these same files are opened in Photoshop, they show 17.3 MB. Bill

RE: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Rob Brigham
Jpg compression varies depending on the content of the picture. Lots of areas of continuous tone compress far better than something with lots of detail or lots of grain/noise for example. The camera doesn't know in advance how small it will be able to make the files, so assumes that they will

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:34:08 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok here are the facts: * Camera - *ist D * CF card - Lexar 256 MB 12X * Camera shows 57 available shots when card is empty and the camera is in best (***) JPEG mode. * I filled up the card until it the camera showed 0 available

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Keith Whaley
But, that doesn't address his question, which asks why the total number of shots that showed up in his folder exceeds the number he said he put in there.. He took 57 shots, up- or downloaded them to his computer and now his folder contains 101 images. Where did the extra images come from? keith

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Keith Whaley
Bill Owens wrote: The Computer shows the files to vary in size by as much as one MB from about 1.9 - 3.02. C onfused ry And when these same files are opened in Photoshop, they show 17.3 MB. EACH? Bill keith whaley

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Keith Whaley wrote: Bill Owens wrote: The Computer shows the files to vary in size by as much as one MB from about 1.9 - 3.02. C onfused ry And when these same files are opened in Photoshop, they show 17.3 MB. EACH? Photoshop shows the memory taken by the

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Genealogy is a very small subset of genetics, if it can actually be considered related at all. One is social science, the other is very basic biological science. Absolutely. Besides, genealogy generally follows family names. It

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
No, he told the camera 'supposed' to have capacity for storing 57 shots, then it actually stored 101 pix. It happened to me too, with different cards, different figures and more or less same 1:2 ratio between calculated pictures and true capacity. Dario Bonazza Keith Whaley wrote: But, that

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
Each. Dario - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: Re: File size and capacity ? Bill Owens wrote: The Computer shows the files to vary in size by as much as one MB from about 1.9 - 3.02.

Vs: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax Mad Scientists

2003-10-20 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Hi! MZ-S prints exposure data on the film between the sprocket holes - easy to retrieve. All the best! Raimo Photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - Original Message - From: Dave Miers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 5:09 AM

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
Yep! - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: Re: File size and capacity ? Bill Owens wrote: The Computer shows the files to vary in size by as much as one MB from about 1.9 - 3.02.

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Jostein
Well if you can vouch for all the pictures, what's the problem? :-) The predicted capacity of 57 shots is assuming that all the pics will be full size. Check the total number of megabytes for all the images. If it's more than 256 Mb, I'm at loss... Jostein - Pictures

Re: USA Interstate Traffic

2003-10-20 Thread Jostein
Thanks, Bob. I have saved that mail for later. :-) Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: Bob S [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 2:49 PM Subject: OT: USA Interstate

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Butch Black
Previously written; The Computer shows the files to vary in size by as much as one MB from about 1.9 - 3.02. C onfused ry JPEG compression is not, to my understanding, a static thing. For instance a image with a large expanse of sky should save smaller then an image with lots of fine detail

AF PZ 28-105 V A35-105/3.5

2003-10-20 Thread Frank Knapik
Hello. Has anyone compared these two lenses with regards to sharpness and contrast. Thanks.

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Keith Whaley
Okay, but... A saved size of 17.3 MB sounds like it didn't save in .jpg but RAW! Does Photoshop do something to an imported image that would account for that massive increase in file size? The poster said the file size of each downloaded and saved image file, I assume on his computer, was between

Re: Vs: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax Mad Scientists

2003-10-20 Thread Keith Whaley
Raimo Korhonen wrote: Hi! MZ-S prints exposure data on the film between the sprocket holes - easy to retrieve. All the best! Raimo [B]etween the sprocket holes? I measure that width at about 2.8 mm. How does one put ANY info in that small a space? keith whaley Photos at

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread Robert Gonzalez
John Francis wrote: There are competing demands; to shrink the size of an individual sensor, and to increase the precision of measurement (roughly corresponding to bits per pixel). We're not at the technologically imposed limits yet, but getting beyond the next generation or two is going to

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Agreed, I meant to add that! graywolf wrote: Only if it cost $1500. If it cost $6000. Most of them would not be bothered at all. Robert Gonzalez wrote: If (big IF) Pentax came out with a full frame, 14Mp, K/M compatible camera next yaar, alot of *istD owners would feel their camera was

FS: 2 bw enlargers

2003-10-20 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Two bw enlargers. I'm getting a newer one so these older ones need to clear out. #1 Dejur Versatile Professional. c. 1948 4x5. Has alignment issues. Requires futzing for a squared-up print. Fabricated Metal construction. (not cast aluminum) #2 (forgot the name) made in

Re: Vs: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax Mad Scientists

2003-10-20 Thread John Francis
Raimo Korhonen wrote: Hi! MZ-S prints exposure data on the film between the sprocket holes - easy to retrieve. All the best! Raimo [B]etween the sprocket holes? I measure that width at about 2.8 mm. How does one put ANY info in that small a space? In teeny-weeny letters.

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread cbwaters
Folder size is 231 MB. It's down to the idea that some images will compress more than others based on t he image itself. It's something I didn't know about JPEG. Makes perfect sense now. Thanks list :) Cory - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
If you mean the Thordur Hermannsson born on the 21st of November 1955, then I'm afraid I don't know him, since he lives on the opposite side of the country. And I'm afraid we're not very related. Our nearest common ancestors are Thorarinn Jonsson (1630 - 1699) and Halldora Thorsteinsdottir

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Keith Whaley wrote: Okay, but... A saved size of 17.3 MB sounds like it didn't save in .jpg but RAW! Does Photoshop do something to an imported image that would account for that massive increase in file size? The poster said the file size of each downloaded and saved image file, I

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Malcolm Smith
Hi Bob, Chuck the first part of that journey, unless you like traffic and misery, and substitute with M11, A14, M6 then... that was according to Bill Gates, so it must be correct! (Autoroute software). I use (used) a version of that myself, but would like one with bridge heights and

Re: Vs: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax Mad Scientists

2003-10-20 Thread Keith Whaley
Well, I'll be dinged! Thanks for the good info. keith whaley John Francis wrote: Raimo Korhonen wrote: Hi! MZ-S prints exposure data on the film between the sprocket holes - easy to retrieve. All the best! Raimo [B]etween the sprocket holes? I measure that width at

Re: Vs: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax M(Z)ad-S(cientists)

2003-10-20 Thread Thomas Stach
Hi! For me this feature was one of the main reasons to get an MZ-S. I hope I can learn a lot from this! (Also a very nice body overall...) Thomas Keith Whaley schrieb: Well, I'll be dinged! Thanks for the good info. keith whaley John Francis wrote: Raimo Korhonen wrote:

Re: Photo manipulation software recommendations? (long)

2003-10-20 Thread John Dallman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Francis) wrote: If you want to do scripted picture manipulation, my recommendation would be ImageMagick. A very versatile command line tool: www.imagemagick.com And you can call it from perl, too. If that can't handle your scripting

Re: Sell me your useless film cameras

2003-10-20 Thread John Dallman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Stenquist) wrote: I've been watching ebay for an M6. So far, no bargains. I'm also a regular on the Leica forum. No one is paniced over there. Many have digital cameras, but they're not about to give up their Leicas. There is a Leica

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread John Francis
På mandag, 20. oktober 2003, kl. 18:40, skrev John Francis: Nothing new here - it's just the normal semiconductor technology progression. Yep, that was what I was saying in the lines you omitted in you response. We´ve been discussing this for months :-) It would have been hard

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
Alas, I really doubt I will have the time to put together a web page, since I've never seem to get around to it, despite (?) working with computers day in and day out. But I will keep trying. However, I have seen the PUG and may well contribute to it. I won't make the November PUG, but I'm

Re: OT Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Thrainn Vigfusson
If anyone on the list plans to visit Iceland, I will be more than happy to help them plan their trip and to book vehicles and lodgings. Thrainn On Monday 20 October 2003 09:11, Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, Monday, October 20, 2003, 9:03:34 AM, you wrote: :-) I was just thinking of Iceland.

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread Keith Whaley
Good explanation. I'm learning...day by day... keith mike wilson wrote: Hi, Keith Whaley wrote: Okay, but... A saved size of 17.3 MB sounds like it didn't save in .jpg but RAW! Does Photoshop do something to an imported image that would account for that massive increase in file

Re: correct exposure

2003-10-20 Thread Lon Williamson
And for the fact that you treated grade school teachers unkindly. And for the state of your toenails, most days. And for Frankencameras and all they will let loose upon the world. Cotty the Sinner. Let us all pray. grin. Cotty wrote: Don't apologise! I should be apologising for my demented

film vs digital (was *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain))

2003-10-20 Thread Pat White
Steve Desjardins wrote: I think this obsolete next year is more of a mentality than a technological issue as long as the images are satifactory in the first place, which I think 6MP is. OTOH, there's no question in my mind that these *ist D's won't be around as long as any film body. 10 years?

Weddings, film, digital, Pentax

2003-10-20 Thread Brian Dunn
New list member, finally got signed up to reply to a thread from a week or so ago: --- I did one wedding with a Minolta 600si which had trouble auto focusing on the bride and dad as they came down the aisle.  It focused on people behind them instead. My own fault, since I had turned off the

Re: film vs digital (was *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain))

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
That's one thing that's very cool about film cameras: you upgrade the sensor by using an improved film, which is why my 30-year-old 6x7 is able to produce state-of-the-art, 2003, 160Mb images. Who knows what films will be out in five years? Medium-grained 3200-speed, ultrafine-grained

Re: Weddings, film, digital, Pentax

2003-10-20 Thread Jim Apilado
As an occasional wedding photographer I have never trusted autofocus for important shots. It is always manual focus. I test all of my equipment a week before a shoot to make sure sync is correct, synch cords are OK with the strobe, etc. My film lab was chosen because it has a good reputation

Re: film vs digital (was *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain))

2003-10-20 Thread Jim Apilado
Good for you! Jim A. From: Pat White [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:16:24 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: film vs digital (was *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)) Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003

Re: Sell me your useless film cameras

2003-10-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Monday, October 20, 2003, 8:34:00 PM, you wrote: There is a Leica digital camera, or maybe more than one, by now. The styling is, well, very retro. More like a tall screw-mount body than an M-series, really. I suspect that they had to do that to live with themselves. I saw one of

Re: IR and the *ist D?

2003-10-20 Thread alex wetmore
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, alex wetmore wrote: I was just cleaning up my office and came across my Hoya R72 IR filter. I've used this a little bit with my Sony DSC-F717 and thought I'd give it a try with the *ist D. From playing around in the house I have to say that it looks promissing. My only

Re: File size and capacity ?

2003-10-20 Thread mike wilson
I'm only as far as 101.5 8-) Keith Whaley wrote: Good explanation. I'm learning...day by day... keith mike wilson wrote: Hi, Keith Whaley wrote: Okay, but... A saved size of 17.3 MB sounds like it didn't save in .jpg but RAW! Does Photoshop do something to an

Re: photographing cigarette smoke

2003-10-20 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 09:51 AM 10/20/03, throwing caution to the wind, Kevin Waterson wrote: Black background is a good idea, but the light is a little flat. Try a little more drama in the lighting. My lighting was set up with two heads with 2

Re: photographing cigarette smoke

2003-10-20 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you wish to accentuate the smoke, pass strong light through it. Strong light through snoots can accentuate the smoke without lighting the model. Thanks for you comments. An excellent idea. My question now is, from where

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread graywolf
How have you been discussing for months the fact that sensor densities have not gone up in the past year? Months ago all you could discuss is that they had not gone up in the last few months which would prove nothing as the high-end cameras are usually replaced annually and introduced in time

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread Dag T
På mandag, 20. oktober 2003, kl. 21:36, skrev John Francis: På mandag, 20. oktober 2003, kl. 18:40, skrev John Francis: Nothing new here - it's just the normal semiconductor technology progression. Yep, that was what I was saying in the lines you omitted in you response. We´ve been discussing

Re: new calendar for 2004

2003-10-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cesar Matamoros II wrote: Nice one Ann. I really got a kick out of the one of the Vesuvio Bakery. I have a shot myself when we went there. Gee, was that over two years ago! Cesar Panama City, Florida So when are you coming back to NY ? :) Tempis fugiting Glad you like it I just

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread Dag T
D60 and D100 are both more than 1,5 years old, but OK, they were quite alone for a while. What I was referring to was that the limitations, such as diffractions limits, signal/noise ratio etc, has made further increasing of the number of pixels less likely. This has been discussed for quite a

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread ernreed2
And the PDML list is growing for GFM... César Panama City, Florida Got my email confirmation that my registration was received.

US PDMLers: need help please

2003-10-20 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi friends, Would someone of us living in the US be willing to help me with an Ebay shipping? I want to buy a Domke camera bag (as these are pretty hard to get in Europe, especially in Czech Republic), but most of the US Ebay sellers will ship them only in the US. I would like to

Re: Vs: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax Mad Scientists

2003-10-20 Thread John Coyle
It spreads it out along the top of the frame, Keith. Shutter speed between one pair, aperture the next, and so on. Veeerrryyy useful. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 3:43 AM

Nearing a Major Enablement

2003-10-20 Thread frank theriault
I can't say much, except a deal seems to have been reached. For the sake of discretion, I don't want to say too much until it's consumated, likely around November 2nd or 3rd. I won't be a member of the Brotherhood, but trust me, it will be a Major Pentaxian Enablement of the 35mm film

Re: Vs: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax M(Z)ad-S(cientists)

2003-10-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
Unreadable (covered by slide mount) for slide shooters though. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Thomas Stach [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:10 PM Subject: Re: Vs: Old lenses, *istD, and the Pentax M(Z)ad-S(cientists) Hi! For me this

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: For relatives coming down, I often send them photos of key turn offs to follow with a map, as the motorway near me (M25) has resulted in many new roads which a map doesn't show. Malcolm, you photograph motorway exits? I'd like to see your collection

Re: Still need help!

2003-10-20 Thread John Coyle
Bill, try: Open Internet Explorer Click on Tools/Internet Options Click on the 'Advanced' tab Scroll down to the option 'Show image download placeholders' - check this OFF Down one to 'Show pictures' - check this ON. Down one to 'Smart image dithering' - check this ON. That should do it! HTH

Re: Optio S - Additional memory

2003-10-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
I will be purchasing an Optio S shortly and want to purchase additional memory - 256 mb. Any yeas, nays or suggestions? Vendors to stay away from/or recommended? Kenneth Waller

Re: correct exposure

2003-10-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Cotty the Sinner. The name of my next album. How did you know! Never mind, Redemption is my middle name. 666, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads

Re: LX users - where to process film?

2003-10-20 Thread Lon Williamson
Try scanning your film. I'll bet, if it's processed 1 hour, you'll have more dust and scratches than you can shake 8 sticks at. Dip and Dunk is supposed to minimize these problems, but such processing is rare, may be quite a distance from your house, and more expensive. -Lon jmb wrote: Mark

Re: Sell me your useless film cameras

2003-10-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I saw one of these in use today: http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digilux1/index_e.html It's supposed to be a lemon from what I've read... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Anders Hultman
Cotty: For relatives coming down, I often send them photos of key turn offs to follow with a map, as the motorway near me (M25) has resulted in many new roads which a map doesn't show. Malcolm, you photograph motorway exits? I'd like to see your collection ;-) I took a couple of pictures of a

Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
For relatives coming down, I often send them photos of key turn offs to follow with a map, as the motorway near me (M25) has resulted in many new roads which a map doesn't show. Malcolm, you photograph motorway exits? I'd like to see your collection ;-) I took a couple of pictures of a

Re: New to the list

2003-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
Who's going to protect her from tv. He needs an assistant. Bill - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 7:17 PM Subject: Re: New to the list On 20/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Adelheid is coming

Re: Autopug confirmation

2003-10-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Lon Williamson Subject: Re: Autopug confirmation I sent in a shot on the 19th and did not get a confirmation. Hate to stir this pot. Must be a hassle for those of you who maintain it. When I was maintainer, I preferred to have people email me

Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain)

2003-10-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Robert Gonzalez Subject: Re: *ist D makes me cringe (was Pentax 6x7 in the rain) If (big IF) Pentax came out with a full frame, 14Mp, K/M compatible camera next yaar, alot of *istD owners would feel their camera was obsolete. What you are talking about

Re: *ist 35mm

2003-10-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Re: *ist 35mm Hi! The two chassis are not the same size, and share no common parts. What we are seeing is a family resemblance. As another example, I noticed the other day that a particular Ford automobile seemed to have the

Re: photographing cigarette smoke

2003-10-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bucky Subject: RE: photographing cigarette smoke Sexistic. -Original Message- From: Oh, and these pix are very sexist. I thought they were deliberately trying to damage the baby with evil tobacco toxins... They should be arrested and

Re: *istD and P.I.M.

2003-10-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: *istD and P.I.M. I'm currently printing some *istD photos using P.I.M. via the Adobe PIM plug-in and printing on an Epson 925. I am amazed at the color accuracy when using the color space recorded in the camera rather than sRGB or the

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