Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Frits Wüthrich Subject: Hot pixels My new Olympus C350zoom camera has an option that should be run once a year according to the manual. It is called pixal mapping, and what it does is identify the hot pixels and set the camera to work around those, so

Re: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
Well, you just fucked yourself as far as I am concerned. You are either trying to sell defective equipment, or you are too stupid to live. Either way, I wouldn't be buying equipment from you. William Robb - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday,

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:42 AM Subject: Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question) Single malt, single cask (barrel ?). Usually they blend the content from different casks to even out differences in

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions Hi gang, I would like to buy a very good quality flatbed scanner for the purpose of scanning old photographs which will be repaired and retouched in Photoshop, and later reproduced as a finished

RE: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread Rob Brigham
Thanks Dario - VERY interesting. BTW your links to the crops on page 9e (studio shots) don't seem to work. Apart from some excess halo'ing in the TV masts on the 55mm shots, the Genzo has done an exceptional job and shows waaay more detail in the Pentax shots than the Canon ones can manage. The

Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax lens prices P.S. Ironically, re bidding war, we had been bidding on a used lens (Zenitar). I found out later that got the same thing NEW about $10 cheaper that what that auction finished at. That's how crazy ebay

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-10 Thread Cotty
On 9/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: From what I've read, for Pro games (which are played in much better lit arenas), still shooters set up multiple radio slaved flashes in the rafters/cat walks above the court. Now the pro players may be used to flash, and anyway, most wildlife and athletes

Re: (long)TOPDML meet and unscientific digital results

2003-11-10 Thread Cotty
On 9/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I'm still waiting for Jeff to send it to me (he has the DigiElph). Otherwise, I have a roll to bring in tomorrow, but I'm cheap, and go for 3 day service. If Jeff doesn't have anything by Wednesday or Thursday, I should have the roll back, and I'll

RE: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread tom
Um, I'm pretty sure that's our Jerome jerking our chainprobably bought a dslr. tv -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, you just fucked yourself as far as I am concerned. You are either trying to sell defective equipment, or you are too stupid

Re: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Argumentative and irrational. Sounds like a troll to me. Besides, pictures are composed of gray matter. Horrible pictures == lack of gray matter. CRB

Re: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread Doug Brewer
Reel him in, Jerome. He went for it. At 09:57 AM 11/10/03, throwing caution to the wind, William Robb wrote: Well, you just fucked yourself as far as I am concerned. You are either trying to sell defective equipment, or you are too stupid to live. Either way, I wouldn't be buying equipment from

Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Frits Wüthrich Subject: Hot pixels My new Olympus C350zoom camera has an option that should be run once a year according to the manual. It is called pixal mapping, and what it does is identify the hot pixels and

RE: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread Butch Black
Pretty much any scanner will have enough resolution for your needs. You may want to look into the Microtek scanner that has ASF's Digital ICE built in if you are going to scan a lot of photos that need repair. I have heard that it is a memory hog so it may not work as well if you have an older

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread Brendan
It comes with the full version of silverfast, which is worth the extra $$. It is not image manipulation software but improved scanning software. --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All the 3200 Pro gets you over the 3200 is some image manipulation software that isn't as good as

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
What does Silverfast do that Epson's PhotoShop plug in doesn't do? I use the Epson Twain softward and scan at 3200, 16 bit. I don't do any corrections at the scan level to speak of. I do most of that in PhotoShop. The scans are awesome. The 3200 did come with some version of Silverfast, but I

Going OT: Re: My eBay listings + Turing test

2003-11-10 Thread Ryan Lee
Yeah probably. Interesting how some replies to threads like this show you who's got no sense of humour (or on a more lenient note, who's had a really long day and is too tired to read between the lines). Anyway, Bob (Walkden) if you're on this thread, remember that stuff about AI and The Turing

RE: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread Brendan
Silverfast is a bit more featured and it does come with more canned profiles, but also allows just a little more control for difficult slides. Not everyone needs it but if you do it is very worth while. --- Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't Silverfast have specific colour profiles

Is this a Vivitar?

2003-11-10 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
Hi folks, Just bought this off ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2962277257category=29982rd=1 It was a speculative buy, which could turn a dog. Is that the same as a Vivitar? I know Kiron manufactured Series 1 lenses. Is that a rebadged

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread John Francis
I'm in sunny California (not that it's too sunny today), right in the heart of Silicon Valley - San Jose, to be precise. Just an observation, your message header shows an East Coast time (-0500). That's a bit odd... Not really. Note that I'm posting from a panix.com account. Panix is

Re: Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread John Francis
separated by commas from two Scotches, in the line: . . .Lagavulin 16, Single-single, Caol Ila 17,. . . Which might it have been?The Lagavulin 16? Not that it matters one whit. Just curious. My guess is the Caol Ila 17, but a single-single Lagavulin would have been nice.

RE: Falsh bracket

2003-11-10 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Stephen Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I need some help with flash for my 645nII and 360 FGZ. So far I've gotten acceptable results but want to try a flash bracket. Does Pentax make one to fit the 645nII? How about Stroboframe? I use a Stroboframe

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread John Francis
What does basically mean in this situation? Are the specs the same or not, and, if not, what are the differences? It means that while there are a few small differences, they are not in areas that make much difference in day-to-day use. Thus one might say that the MZ-3 is basically the

Re: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Doug Brewer Subject: Re: My eBay listings Reel him in, Jerome. He went for it. Ah, I forgot to turn the humour meter on this morning. So it goes, we can't all be 100% perceptive 100% of the time. William Robb

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread Keith Whaley
Hi John, John Francis wrote: separated by commas from two Scotches, in the line: . . .Lagavulin 16, Single-single, Caol Ila 17,. . . Which might it have been? The Lagavulin 16? Not that it matters one whit. Just curious. My guess is the Caol Ila 17, but a

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-10 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Jostein wrote: Which we don't need since none of us shoot sports events with an Optio S anyway. :-) Speak for yourself. Never heard of snail racing? mike 8-)

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-10 Thread b_rubenstein
Few, if any photographers come anywhere near eye level to most NBA players... BR From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] But direct flash at eye level on the playing floor would be a definite no-no in my book..

RE: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-10 Thread Rob Brigham
LOL Have you met Cotty? Plus someone in the first row of seats may be at that kinda level, and pretty close to the players too. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 November 2003 17:48 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Shooting baskteball

RE: Lunar eclipse tonight

2003-11-10 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I did not shoot it. It was a surreal environment to watch it for me though. I was at the finish line at the Ironman Florida triathlon and the eclipse could clearly be seen above and to the north of the finish line. Twenty-two hours on the site, César Panama City, Florida -- - Original

Re: Falsh bracket

2003-11-10 Thread mike wilson
Hi, tom, drinking from Cotty's cup, wrote: Falsh bracket Take more water with it, dear boy! mike

Re: Enablement! + film camera pricing.

2003-11-10 Thread Peter Jordan
Despite the alleged demise of MF prices, some things still do go for silly prices. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2962301044category=468 8rd=1 Yes it is a rare lens, and apparently a good performer, but $238 is a lot of money. Peter - Original Message - From:

Re: Enablement! + film camera pricing.

2003-11-10 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Not IMO ... it's a rare lens AND a great performer. Worth every penny! Peter Jordan wrote: Despite the alleged demise of MF prices, some things still do go for silly prices. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2962301044 -- Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per

Re: Enablement! + film camera pricing.

2003-11-10 Thread William Johnson
KEH had one for over $400 sometime in the last year. When I was watching them they seemed to go close to 300 on ebay. I'm just glad I managed to pick mine up for less than that. William in Utah. - Original Message - From: Peter Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re[2]: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
Paul, I have the Epson 2450, basically the same software. I find that the Epson Twain driver works pretty well for quite a few things. I tend to use Silverfast more often for the following reasons: Allows better control over type of film being scanned Provides for better control of the

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread gt6959b
William Robb. Buddy. Friend. Amigo. Why such foul language?! ROTFL. You, my friend, have just been promoted to Poster Child of the Think before you Type PDML campaign. LOL. I don't even know what to say. Oh wait... what was that you said... you are too stupid to live. Hmmm. I think that'll

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread Eactivist
Also, many thanks to Ruediger Neumann for the link to the German page discussing Genzo RAW utility. At the end, the main problem with image quality of the *ist D truly looks to be the bad RAW-JPEG conversion done by the Pentax software. If you do a good conversion, the pictures have nothing to

Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-10 Thread Eactivist
P.S. Ironically, re bidding war, we had been bidding on a used lens (Zenitar). I found out later that got the same thing NEW about $10 cheaper that what that auction finished at. That's how crazy ebay is. All it means is that you need to do your homework, and find out what the market price

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread Eactivist
Just jokes. ANyhow, back to your scheduled broadcasting. - jerome I found it funny. And I started wishing for a camera that knew the rule of thirds (although I am not sure I believe in that anyway. Hmm, maybe if I could argue with it -- okay camera, but not in THIS situation!).

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread Brendan
But this means the hardware design is sound, software tweaks can be fixed later, but they better be soon!\ --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, many thanks to Ruediger Neumann for the link to the German page discussing Genzo RAW utility. At the end, the main problem with image quality of the

Re: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Brewer Subject: Re: My eBay listings Reel him in, Jerome. He went for it. Ah, I forgot to turn the humour meter on this morning. So it goes, we can't all be 100% perceptive 100% of the time. William Robb Well, Jerome forgot

Good news!

2003-11-10 Thread Bill Owens
I just got word from Pentax Colorado that my original *istD has been replaced and was shipped 2nd day UPS from Golden. Bill

ebay hell

2003-11-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Anyone having trouble listing things today??? I'm trying to relist and get a we are sorry, we can't process your request Going to the announcement board is REALLY annoying as they say that there WERE problems with listing and searching by seller but they were fixed yesterday. Sigh. annsan

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I shot basketball back in the days when I was a high school teacher. I used to shoot from the floor with high speed black and white film and a normal lens or an 80mm. Most gyms have more than enough light to give you f4 a 1/250 with 1600 asa film. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Few, if any

Re[2]: Falsh bracket

2003-11-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
I use the Stroboframe Pro-T as well for my 67. One of the nice features about it is that it is designed for you to continue to use the built-in grips on your camera instead of hanging onto the bracket. For the 67II, this works great as the built in grips are very good. I suspect the same is

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread Bill Owens
I find ***L jpeg to be more than enough for my use, and I don't use the Pentax software. I import directly into Photoshop via PIM. Bill - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 1:25 PM Subject: Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'll have to try Silverfast. Thanks for the info. Bruce Dayton wrote: Paul, I have the Epson 2450, basically the same software. I find that the Epson Twain driver works pretty well for quite a few things. I tend to use Silverfast more often for the following reasons: Allows better

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread Bill Owens
Is this your new email address? How do you like your Igital*Dist? Bill - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 1:22 PM Subject: Re: dumber and dumberer William Robb. Buddy. Friend. Amigo. Why such foul language?! ROTFL.

Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread Eactivist
Uh, what are hot pixels? Defects in the sensor? Marnie aka Doe

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread Eactivist
I remain a bit puzzled about how a question about love ended up on the topic of booze. Marnie aka Doe

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread gt6959b
Marnie Lashed Out: (... or wait... was it Doe? I can't keep up) However, I don't find this follow up post very funny. With that said, hopefully we can nip it in the bud. (but come on Marnie... could I really have let that one slide? they wuz askin for it It absolutely made my morning. I

Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh, what are hot pixels? Defects in the sensor? Yes, they are pixels which always report that they have seen more light than they have really seen. If you look at the picture that I posted from my defective *ist D you'll see plenty of examples.

DCPDML warning.

2003-11-10 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I am taking a trip north this week. I will be in Maryland the 13th, 17th, 18th, and 19th. There is a chance I will be busy the 19th. Have rental car, will travel. Hope we can get some of the DCPDML, and anyone else, together while I am up there. Ciao, César Panama City, Florida

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread Eactivist
Paul Stenquist wrote: I'll have to try Silverfast. Thanks for the info. Yes, I am now curious too. Though I am pretty sure it didn't come with my Epson 2400. Marnie aka Doe

NYCPDML warning.

2003-11-10 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I will be taking a trip north this week. I should be in NYC the 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd. I will need one of the Saturdays to spend with my sister - I will have to check which one, but otherwise I seem to have an open calendar. This time I will be staying in the Bronx.

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread gt6959b
Quoting Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Is this your new email address? No. Just the one I use for PDML when I subscribe every now and then. Helps keep things organized. How do you like your Igital*Dist? I love it. But you guys knew that already from way back in August when we were in NC

RE: Re[2]: Falsh bracket

2003-11-10 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I use the Stroboframe Pro-T as well for my 67. One of the nice features about it is that it is designed for you to continue to use the built-in grips on your camera instead of hanging onto the bracket. For the 67II,

RE: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I remain a bit puzzled about how a question about love ended up on the topic of booze. It almost always shakes out that way. tv

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Jerome, actually the rules of thirds part made me chuckle somewhat. Then I saw the auctions and the e-mail address you give in the descriptions. Then I realized you forgot to put some smileys or letters in angle brackets, or else. And then William let his tongue slip, well, way slip, well,

Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread Eactivist
Yes, they are pixels which always report that they have seen more light than they have really seen. If you look at the picture that I posted from my defective *ist D you'll see plenty of examples. alex Aha, I get it. When I see those in my jpegs, I figure they are caused by dust on the

Re: Shooting baskteball game. Help needed.

2003-11-10 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! C Depends on lighting type. Sodium discharge lamps are revolting and have a C colour temp at something ridiculous like 2.5K - yuck. Flourescent C lighting is better but far from ideal. I would not use flash ever in a C sports tournament, ever. Even a friendly between amateurs, it's just bad

Re: ebay hell

2003-11-10 Thread gt6959b
Quoting Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anyone having trouble listing things today??? Nope. I just listed about 3 minutes ago. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2359127406 I'm about to list something else. If anything goes wrong I'll write back. Otherwise, hopefully your

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread Keith Whaley
It apparently all starts when one begins talking about old Pentax mechanical cameras! g keith whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I remain a bit puzzled about how a question about love ended up on the topic of booze. Marnie aka Doe

Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Monday, Nov 10, 2003, at 13:44 America/New_York, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Uh, what are hot pixels? Defects in the sensor? Hot pixels are sensor elements that got more excited than they should have. They usually show up as excessive noise during long exposures. The key to knowing whether

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread bucky
I would be surprised if new firmware and software is not out soon. Every review has mentioned the weak software the the inadequate in-camera sharpening tools, and this list is replete with complaints about the RAW conversion issue particularly. Quoting Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: But this

Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, they are pixels which always report that they have seen more light than they have really seen. If you look at the picture that I posted from my defective *ist D you'll see plenty of examples. alex Aha, I get it. When I see those in my

Re: Re[4]: Falsh bracket

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re[4]: Falsh bracket I don't shoot nearly as much as you that way - only part time for me. However, the flash attaches on the 67 on the left side. The shutter button needs to be on top when shooting vertical. Bruce, try cradling

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl Subject: Re: dumber and dumberer I've also met PhD's with little common sense, while at the same time very intelligent. Yet I reacted as if reading some of those trolls on the NGs. I reacted like as if I had read previous posts of

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1392

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1392 Now the real reason for going to the 10D comes out: less weight (but only if you drop someother stuff too). I though you were some big tough guy. Not a broken down wreck lke me. My camera

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread John Francis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would be surprised if new firmware and software is not out soon. Every review has mentioned the weak software the the inadequate in-camera sharpening tools, and this list is replete with complaints about the RAW conversion issue particularly. Michael

Re: Pentax lens prices

2003-11-10 Thread graywolf
Heck, I bid on something a couple of weeks ago, the week before the same item (relisted)had not had a single bid so I figured I would get it no problem. Guess what 30+ bids and it sold for more than I would ever have considered bidding and I was willing to pay a fair price (around what several

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread graywolf
I remember being in the package store near Christmas one year. The lady ahead of me in line told the clerk she wanted their best bottle of brandy for her husbands boss's Christmas preasent. I thought they were going to have to call the EMS for her when they range it up. -- John Francis wrote:

Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread Dave Miers
I'm liking the idea all of the sudden more and more that I get a new sensor with each new roll of film. HAR! - Original Message - From: alex wetmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 1:55 PM Subject: Re: Hot pixels On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 [EMAIL

RE: NYCPDML warning.

2003-11-10 Thread Amita Guha
Cool. Count me in for something...I should be free every day except the 12th... -Original Message- From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 1:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss (E-mail) Subject: NYCPDML warning. I will be taking a trip north this

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1390

2003-11-10 Thread edwin
On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From what I've read, for Pro games (which are played in much better lit arenas), still shooters set up multiple radio slaved flashes in the rafters/cat walks above the court. Now the pro players may be used to flash, and anyway, most wildlife and

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread graywolf
Look at Heidelberg-Hell scanners. Then decide you want a fairly good one (grin). -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi gang, I would like to buy a very good quality flatbed scanner for the purpose of scanning old photographs which will be repaired and retouched in Photoshop, and later reproduced as

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread graywolf
No, the Epson 3200 is not high-end, it is not even mid-line, it is a very good consumer grade scanner though. -- Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! tei Hi gang, tei I would like to buy a very good quality flatbed scanner for the tei purpose of scanning old photographs which will be repaired and tei

OT: yet another stupid open apology letter

2003-11-10 Thread gt6959b
See. This is why I stay unsubscribed and stick to the archives! I’m forever getting myself in trouble! I couldn’t even do something as simple as announcing my eBay auctions without sparking an old fashioned western high noon shoot out. Dang blasted those corny jokes! They get me every time.

Re: Hot pixels

2003-11-10 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Dave Miers Subject: Re: Hot pixels I'm liking the idea all of the sudden more and more that I get a new sensor with each new roll of film. HAR! Yup, and then you give it to someone whom you just hope doesn't damage it in some way before you get to see

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread Francis Alviar
I was wondering when someone will reply to that original post politely. I knew there was something about that post when I got to the part about the rule of thirds thing but didn't want to start anything by saying something hence I just waited. Good one! Francis M. Alviar

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1382

2003-11-10 Thread edwin
- Original Message - From: jmb Subject: Re: my ist-D samples Is the ist D always ready to expose when the shutter button is pressed? Any delay clearing the buffer and writing to the card? I've also read here in PDML (or was it DPReview?) that on focus priority that when a

Re: My eBay listings

2003-11-10 Thread graywolf
Oh, good grief, Bill. You lose your sense of humor somewhere? You don see his 400/2.8 on that ebay list do you? William Robb wrote: Well, you just fucked yourself as far as I am concerned. You are either trying to sell defective equipment, or you are too stupid to live. Either way, I wouldn't

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread bucky
The Pentax firmware, of course. What do *you* think does it? Quoting John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I find ***L jpeg to be more than enough for my use, and I don't use the Pentax software. Really? What do you think does the conversion to JPEG, then?

kicked off?

2003-11-10 Thread edwin
Perhaps it thought it was doing me a favor, but the PDML unsubscribed me due to too many bounced e-mails. Is this a known peculiarity of the list administration software or is it likely to actually reflect a hitherto-unknown problem with my e-mail account? I don't offhand know any reason

Re[6]: Falsh bracket

2003-11-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
Bill, Just tried it - works ok. I think the shutter release button on the 67II and 67 are in a slightly different location. The 67II is on the right grip slanted down when holding normal. Bit of a stretch to reach in the manner you described - not impossible. Right now, with the left wood

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread Keith Whaley
graywolf wrote: I remember being in the package store near Christmas one year. The lady ahead of me in line told the clerk she wanted their best bottle of brandy for her husbands boss's Christmas preasent. I thought they were going to have to call the EMS for her when they range it up.

Re: Falsh bracket

2003-11-10 Thread Keith Whaley
Who shtarted thish, anyhow? *parp* [rest snipped. . .] [apologies to Cotty!]

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread Bill Owens
I was referring to the Photo Laboratory software that I don't use. Bill - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:05 PM Subject: Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D! I find ***L jpeg to be more than

Re: dumber and dumberer

2003-11-10 Thread Bill Owens
Not to worry, Jerome is no where near the nerd type PhD. Unusual amount of common sense and lots of fun to be around. And Jerome, don't let this go to your shiny head :-) Bill - Original Message - From: Collin Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November

Re[2]: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1392

2003-11-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
I'm doing the same thing with AF400T's - Quantum Battery 2 on my belt - much lighter than having the entire flash/battery being held by my arms. The 67 is heavy enough! Bruce Monday, November 10, 2003, 12:20:44 PM, you wrote: WR - Original Message - WR From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WR

Re: kicked off?

2003-11-10 Thread Bill Owens
I had the same problem last week. Turned out to be something in MailWasher causing the problem. Since I uninstalled it, no problems. Bill - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:13 PM Subject: kicked off? Perhaps it

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Keith Whaley wrote: graywolf wrote: I remember being in the package store near Christmas one year. The lady ahead of me in line told the clerk she wanted their best bottle of brandy for her husbands boss's Christmas preasent. I thought they were going to have to call the EMS for

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread Pat White
Sid Barras wrote: I got the epson 3170, recently discontinued, from Adorama for the incredibly low price of $179-- basically the same specs as the 3200 and the 3400. Pat White replies: It's hard to keep track, with Epson introducing new models with dizzying frequency, but I was under the

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread graywolf
If you recall there was a lot of speculation that the delay in release was do to software problems. It seems like they got most of the bugs, but it still needs a bit of optimizaion. However, since that is a field upgradable area, it will be just a matter of time before the new firmware is

What is the high-end Pentax lens strategy????

2003-11-10 Thread RDJ92807
Do our list friends with connections to Pentax Japan, have any idea what Pentax plans to do with the FA star lenses??? Are they updating the zoom line up? Deleting any? New limited lenses?? I do not understand Pentax bringing out the ist-D (which is great) for $1600 or so, and selling them

Re: And now: the *ist D vs. the EOS 300D!

2003-11-10 Thread bucky
He knew that's exactly what you meant, as did everyone else that read your message. Quoting Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I was referring to the Photo Laboratory software that I don't use. Bill - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ist-D grip (was dumber and dumberer)

2003-11-10 Thread gt6959b
Unusual amount of common sense and lots of fun to be around. And Jerome, don't let this go to your shiny head :-) Don't worry, Bill. I'm not trying to make my head any bigger (literally, or otherwise) than it already is. If nothing else, I've realized that I've gotta use more of those

Re: Links page for digital tools

2003-11-10 Thread Jostein
Take some time to dig into this site. http://graphicssoft.about.com/ It holds a wealth of links. Best, Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday,

Re: Let's talk MV for a bit... (off-topic question)

2003-11-10 Thread Butch Black
I remain a bit puzzled about how a question about love ended up on the topic of booze. Marnie aka Doe A lot of photographers love booze? :) Wondering if I'll get kicked off the list for not being enough of a drinker? :) Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to

Re: Flatbed Scanner Suggestions

2003-11-10 Thread John Dallman
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (graywolf) wrote: Look at Heidelberg-Hell scanners. We'll call the EMS! --- John Dallman [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ist-D grip (was dumber and dumberer)

2003-11-10 Thread Bill Owens
What are others thinking of this grip so far? The reason I got the BG-10 for the MZ-S was mostly for the ability to use AA batteries instead of the expensive CR-2's. Since I already have 4 or 5 sets of NiMh for the Igital*Dist, and at least 4 chargers, I see no reason to purchase the grip for

Re: *ist D and Flash

2003-11-10 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] a difference which makes no difference, is no difference. empirical measurements indicate that there is no reason to dig further. Yup, remember what www.pdml.net says on the meaning of the PDML abbreviation: Parsing Damned

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