RE: More lens problems

2003-11-29 Thread David Madsen
Just out of curiosity, do you think it could be a crack in one of the inner elements? Another thought is that it could be something that should be against the side of the barrel, but has come loose. I have only watched lens repair, so I am not an expert, just thinking out loud, so to speak.

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Tanya, Lookin' good! I, too, just started shooting an FA 50/1.4. But on an *istD - I do like the focal length and the lens is very nice to work with. I like your style. Thanks for sharing, Bruce Friday, November 28, 2003, 11:57:57 PM, you wrote: TMP Hi guys, TMP I finally got

Winder ME II

2003-11-29 Thread Raimo Korhonen
Tried to unload it through eBay with first bid at 35 USD - no takers. It is in excellent condition. Does anybody here want it? Make an offer, I really want to get rid of it. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

RE: More lens problems

2003-11-29 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, David Madsen wrote: Just out of curiosity, do you think it could be a crack in one of the inner elements? Yes, I fear this could be the case. Another thought is that it could be something that should be against the side of the barrel, but has come loose. I have only

RE: More lens problems

2003-11-29 Thread David Madsen
That's a tough one. If it's a hair it's removable. A crack is not. Too bad it will probably cost money to find out for sure. Good luck. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Keith Whaley
Dr E D F Williams wrote: At 71 I guess I'm close to being the most ancient. Gotta beat 73. . . To me, that's the late middle's. . . g keith whaley

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Keith Whaley
David Madsen wrote: I guess I will take a crack at this since I have only been around for a couple of months myself. I live in Boise, Idaho, USA. That's pronounced boy-see. I am still new to serious photography (7 1/2 years), so I am here to learn. I picked up photography as a more

RE: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread David Madsen
Keith Whaley wrote...You might take a look at the Optio S or S4. Very light weight, and the S4 now has 4 MPixels. . . I really like the Pentax compact digitals, easy to use, great quality. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com

OT: Nat Geographic Dec 2003

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
Just got my subscription issue and it has a nice big section on flight in it with some beautiful pics in there plus a cool poster highlighting 100 years of air hardware. Knowing some of you guys are fly-boys (and girls) you might like to obtain a copy if you don't already get it. Cheers,

Anyone had this happen on *ist-D?

2003-11-29 Thread Tiger Moses
Initially the only batteries I put in were 4 NiMH in the battery pack and left camera empty...everything normal. Then I put another set of NiMH in Camera (so now 8 batteries). Shooting - everything normal...but come time to download, get battery depleted message. Remove either set, everything

Re: Anyone had this happen on *ist-D?

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
bad connections on the battery pack? firmware bug? i wouldn't download with the camera connected anyway. wears the connector too much and USB 1.1 is too slow. Herb - Original Message - From: Tiger Moses [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:09 AM

Re: More lens problems - crack in the glass?

2003-11-29 Thread Dr E D F Williams
On Tuesday I took an objective lens to pieces to find out why the pictures were milky. The problem was a deposit on the glass -- condensed grease. Its a bad idea to allow lenses that have lubricated helices to get hot. This one has a small diaphragm and rather small elements --one is about 2mm in

Re: PayPal's new policy

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Yesterday an item sold and the buyer and I had a lovely getting to know you experience. She even sent an email with a photo of the turkey she roasted LOL When Paypal send you the same pic, you can guess what's coming! I agree with Shel. I just sold my

RE: Nat Geographic Dec 2003

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Stringer
There is also a little section touting the advantages of digital over film. -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 4:55 AM To: pentax list Subject: OT: Nat Geographic Dec 2003 Just got my subscription issue and it has a nice big

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: At 71 I guess I'm close to being the most ancient. Gotta beat 73. . . To me, that's the late middle's. . . g Sheesh, I'm still only 12. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
That's what I use and no problems. I like it. Bill - Original Message - From: J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Spotmatic discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]; SLR Manual Mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Pentax67 discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]; pentax discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Graflex Discuss

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
I find the results from the 3200 better than my old HP S20. Bill - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 1:44 AM Subject: Re: New scanner You're going to use a flatbed scanner for 35mm negatives? Say it

How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
This brings a question to my feeble mind. How many musicians do we have here on the list? I know there are a few guitarists, and, if I'm not mistaken, a conductor. I play trombone in our local community concert band, and have been a member there for 11 years. Bill - Original Message

Re: Anyone had this happen on *ist-D?

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
Sounds like you're using the battery grip. If so, leave the batteries in the camera. That's the way it's designed to be used. Bill - Original Message - From: Tiger Moses [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:09 AM Subject: Anyone had this happen

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 11/29/03 8:57 AM, Tanya Mayer Photography at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.tanyamayer.com/familypics/mayerkids.html Beautifull children and shots Tanya! Gotta think about at least one of this small gizmos :-) Just another reason to take more and more photos :-) -- Best Regards

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread cbwaters
I can tell you from experience Sylwek, having your own bundle of joy to photograph whenever you want is MUCH MUCH more expensive than any of the current digital SLRs. You could certainly get a Medium Format rig for less as well. Cory Waters has two kids and LOTS of photographs of each. -

Re: Welcome back, Fairygirl!

2003-11-29 Thread brooksdj
Well, the subject says it all... Glad to know you're here again. Ciao, Gianfranco And a big hello again from the Great White North(I can say that today,we're getting our first good winter snow/wind this weekend:-)) I really liked your pictures on

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Thanks heaps for your comments guys! Cory, it is funny you should say that actually! I was going to post yesterday, when Herb etc were debating about PDML'ers who don't shoot enough etc. Currently,I shoot about 20-30 rolls per week. Of this, 1-2 is just for fun, 15-20 are for work, and on

Re: on the subject of privacy

2003-11-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cameron Hood wrote: snip paragraphs about poor, hard-done-by paps he is up here screwing a bunch of strippers with fake boobs from a Hell's Angels bar, with god knows what kind of STD's. Questions: So there are jobs that are even more unpleasant than the paparazzi's lot? Who would

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Dewars White Label, a decent blended Scotch Whiskey. Okay, maybe three years, but low cost/high res is coming. On Friday, November 28, 2003, at 06:47 PM, Cotty wrote: On 28/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I will go digital when I can get 10 megapixels for less than $500. I figure about 18

Re: Anyone had this happen on *ist-D?

2003-11-29 Thread Jostein
Same with mine, probably. Only tested with two battery sets in it. Got a USB2 card reader, though, so I never thought much about it. Must be a firmware bug. Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From:

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Epson 3200 will produce nice scans from 35mm film. Scanned at 3200 and ized to 300dpi, you get a print of approximagely 10 x13. I've shown some of mine to the lab guys. They were sure I had shot them on 6x7. Paul On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 01:44 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: You're

Re: More lens problems

2003-11-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, David Madsen wrote: Just out of curiosity, do you think it could be a crack in one of the inner elements? Yes, I fear this could be the case. I would expect a crack to have less of a line appearance, especially if you move the lens

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
the just for fun are the most important. they are the ones where you can experiment and try things just to see what happens. with large format, just about every shot is a money shot. that and the limited range of focal lengths available forces a lot of conservative shooting techniques. i said

Re: Lithium Bat for LX

2003-11-29 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The battery designation is 1/3n, 2L76, or 58, depending on manufacturer. ...and on this side of the pond, it's often called a CR1. -tih -- Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet Norway www.eunet.no T: +47-22092958 M: +47-93013940 F:

Re: Winder ME II

2003-11-29 Thread Rfsindg
Raimo, Nice winder at a good price. It makes the ME Super much easier to hold, more comfortable. I find winders are a great way to get a 2nd or 3rd shot without taking your eye away from the viewfinder. (Some of the best people photos disappear while I'm winding.) Overall they are a great

RE: An observation re Pentax for sale

2003-11-29 Thread Len Paris
How do we know his wasn't a shotgun wedding? VBSEG Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 9:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: An observation re Pentax for sale

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: where are you ? and digital vs film Sheesh, I'm still only 12. Ya, well I'm only 11. William Robb

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Herb Chong Subject: Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7... i said once that if you had film with 10 stops dynamic range, you could shoot a lot of great landscape and nature shots at high noon on a sunny day and was thoroughly ridiculed for it. now that i

Re: An observation re Pentax for sale

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: An observation re Pentax for sale On 28/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: lol! so I take it that you're not married then William? Twenty wonderful years so far, and I love her more now than I did when I married her. Still got

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: New scanner You're going to use a flatbed scanner for 35mm negatives? Say it isn't so, Joe! These Epsons have a light source in the lid, so there isn't the kludge of adding an adaptor and mirrors and whatnot. The 2450 does a

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Keith Whaley wrote: Dr E D F Williams wrote: At 71 I guess I'm close to being the most ancient. Gotta beat 73. . . To me, that's the late middle's. . . g keith whaley Phew! I'm just a still a girl then :) annsan

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: where are you ? and digital vs film Sheesh, I'm still only 12. Ya, well I'm only 11. William Robb Bill, you can't count in dog years, ya know - t'aint fair :) ann

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread brooksdj
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: New scanner You're going to use a flatbed scanner for 35mm negatives? Say it isn't so, Joe! These Epsons have a light source in the lid, so there isn't the kludge of adding an

Narrowing it down

2003-11-29 Thread brooksdj
Well having shot 20 rolls of film since getting the 6x7 back in April,i have found a few films i like so far and searching for others. Slide film: has got to be Kodaks E 100VS.Nice colours and deep blue skies.I was using

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! BO This brings a question to my feeble mind. How many musicians do we have BO here on the list? I know there are a few guitarists, and, if I'm not BO mistaken, a conductor. I play trombone in our local community concert band, BO and have been a member there for 11 years. BO Bill My

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
And a very imature 12 at that (GRIN). -- Cotty wrote: Sheesh, I'm still only 12. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway.

Ebay auction - my Nice LX

2003-11-29 Thread Rfsindg
This is a nice LX that I am selling...recently CLA'ed by Pentax. Auction ends Sunday evening... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2967331847 Regards, Bob S.

Re: FS: 67 Lens

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the next one: 165/2.8 portrait lens. In EX+ condition. Includes original front and rear caps. G. If I weren't saving my pennies for an *ist-D I'd snap that up in a moment to use on my 645 :( -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: At 71 I guess I'm close to being the most ancient. Gotta beat 73. . . To me, that's the late middle's. . . g Sheesh, I'm still only 12. Boys start to imitate men at age 12. And continue to do so for the rest of

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This brings a question to my feeble mind. How many musicians do we have here on the list? I know there are a few guitarists, and, if I'm not mistaken, a conductor. I play trombone in our local community concert band, and have been a member there for 11

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Leon Altoff
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:59:58 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your equipment cabinet)? I have 4 camera bodies. *istD, 2 x MZ-S and an MX which was my first SLR and I keep for

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two bassists posts back to back, at least in the order that my server sent them to me. I have been listening to Jonas Hellborg's The Word a little lately. Very good album for bass enthusiasts. Wow! I'd forgotten about him! I don't have any of his

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Rfsindg
Shel, How about one more category... 0) How many own a decent digital (3-4 megs), but haven't given up shooting film. We just use the digital for snaps... Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved completely to digital

Re: OT: Musings on a northern trip - Part 2.

2003-11-29 Thread moesg
Wow, that’s quite the rumination. I feel honored that you are dedicating a page to shots that were just playing around, but I am looking forward to seeing them. I just wanted to say thanks to Tom for hosting and to you and Christian for letting me play with the *ist D, it’s a nice camera

Re: Another lens I can't afford for my 645

2003-11-29 Thread Jostein
Impressing. I would have loved to trade it for the pentax A-45/2.8, which I'm not all together happy with. Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Fred
With fond memories of surveys past g: I guess it ~is~ titled a digital survey... 1) [snipped] 2) [snipped] 3) [snipped] 4) To put the numbers in perspective, how many list members are there. 5) Or, how many have not not made any such switch at all? Fred, K1FW

Re: Another lens I can't afford for my 645

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/hartblei45.shtml 45mm shift/tilt lens! Impressing. I would have loved to trade it for the pentax A-45/2.8, which I'm not all together happy with. Really? I have one of

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
With fond memories of surveys past g: 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your equipment cabinet)? 2) How many are in the process of doing so (like Bruce, who is actually selling equipment) as

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
One word. WOW!!! Bill - Original Message - From: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax Pentax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 12:31 PM Subject: Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film On Nov 29, 2003, at 7:40 AM, Bill Owens

Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
I just returned from a 400+ mile round trip to take the father-in-law home from the Thanksgiving Day holiday. I sure saw a lot of Ontario, Canada license plates heading both north and south. Did the last person out of Ontario remember to turn off the lights? 8-) Bill

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Pat White
I bought the 3200 scanner in August and I'm very happy with it. It's straightforward to use, and does great scans with negs or prints, with very good shadow detail. When scanning negs, particularly images with dark backgrounds, use Normal preview, rather than Auto, as it may crop part of the

Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
I'm still fine tuning it, but here's how my latest panorama project looks at the moment: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pghsmall.jpg 5 slides combined into one shot. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Another lens I can't afford for my 645

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Another lens I can't afford for my 645 http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/hartblei45.shtml 45mm shift/tilt lens! You realize that you can get an inexpensive view camera, a couple of lenses and a roll film back for not

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film I am a classical flutist, have 2 degrees in music, and have attended masterclasses with Sir James Galway, Jean-Pierre Rampal, William Bennett, Louis Moyse, and many others. I also play

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your equipment cabinet)? Nearly. 2) How many are in the process of doing so (like Bruce, who is actually selling equipment) as

Re: Any diff smc vs smc-m (aka k vs m)

2003-11-29 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
I wrote: Furthermore, there's no documented smc difference between K-series and M-series. Pentax claimed that when turning from M-series to A-series, smc was applied to all surfaces (including glass-to-glass ones), while K and M only had smc on glass-to-air surfaces. I was wrong. The claim

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: 0) How many own a decent digital (3-4 megs), but haven't given up shooting film. We just use the digital for snaps... Snaps? *Snaps*? Dear boy, I paint with light! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread Chris Murray
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, Mark Roberts wrote: I'm still fine tuning it, but here's how my latest panorama project looks at the moment: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pghsmall.jpg 5 slides combined into one shot. Nice work. I like it. - Chris -- Chris Murray /\ [EMAIL

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread John Francis
5) None of the above. I've had a digital camera for over 3 years, but I still use film. With a *ist-D in the camera case I expect the ratio to shift more to digital, but I'll still have a film body with me. Not just as a backup, and not just for the wide-angle shots; I sometimes take the

Re: on the subject of privacy

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Well, no one has said it so far, but I gotta tell you, Cam (is it okay if I call you Cam?): YOU DA MAN!! That is ~way~ cule! You got to be a Pap this summer, and you didn't tell us until now? Just waiting for the right time, eh? Sounds like a real education. So, you mention body doubles

Re: Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Bill, I'm still up here - but I'll make sure to turn 'em out before I leave (which will be for GFM, BTW!) Which reminds me, I've only crossed the border once since 9/11. I understand the days may be long gone that we can cross the border with ease (and with no documents). I don't even

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread David S.
Shel Belinkoff wrote: With fond memories of surveys past g: 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your equipment cabinet)? Still film only. 2) How many are in the process of doing so (like Bruce,

Re: The morality of taking a photograph

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Said like a good Catholic, Ann! g Mind you, I don't remember the priest in the confessional ever saying the or whatever turns you on part at the end of my confessions. vbg cheers, frank the lapsed Catholic (or as my sister calls me a recovering Catholic g The optimist thinks this is the best

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
this fits me closest. i have some film left to polish off, but after that i am not sure which film i will end up with. i normally shoot Provia 100F with Velvia 50 sometimes. i used to use Provia 400F for my long lens shots because i needed the speed for the higher shutter speeds. now, if i am

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Yeah, but in people years that's like 84... -frank (heading down to the fridge for another Guinness) The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sheesh, I'm still only 12. Cheers,

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Thomas Stach
Hehe, that's funny. Lots of bass players here. I also play bass and at the same time I do the lead vocals in a band. The band was founded 1991 as a kind of high-school band, but it still exists today. As you can guess, I am a bit younger than most of you here, so the kind of music might not

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Shel, 1) Still a film diehard. Digital? We don't need no stinking digital! 2) I don't see myself doing digital until I absolutely have to. Like when I can't get film any more. And by film I mean (as many of you know) HP5+ or Tri-X (I'd go T-Max or Delta if I couldn't get the previous

Hi - I'm back!

2003-11-29 Thread Thomas Stach
Hello all of you, I have been away for some weeks and subscribed again today. I think I missed this list! I got an *ist-D in the meantime, so I will have lot of questions I think :-) Glad to be back again, able to participate in all this wisdom ... :-) Thomas (from Germany)

RE: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Len Paris
There are folks that don't want digital photos. I shoot film for them. They are getting fewer rapidly. I try to shoot digital as much as possible. I keep my PZ-1p for the folks that want me to use film. I also have a few older film bodies that I have no intention of selling, whether I ever use

Re: Anyone had this happen on *ist-D?

2003-11-29 Thread Thomas Stach
Hi, I had this very same problem, too! Couldn't figure out why, perhaps bad connections inside the battery pack? I realised that the contact pins on different brand NiMH cells differ a little in their dimensions. Still need to figure out which set does the most trouble. But in the meantime I went

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
My humble attempt at the same (has very little to do with Pentax though) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1942931size=lg Mishka

Re: Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
crossing from NY to Ontario has always been as easy as from NH to MA. it's much more aggravating coming back though. but all the people travelling on thanxgiving -- they must be insane. it took me 3 hours to get to new haven, which normally takes half that time (i realized how stupid i was only

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
Some comments on the S20 inline: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: New scanner Is a 2400 dpi HP S20 a film scanner? What about comparisons with a 2800 dpi film scanner? Have you had a chance to compare? A big part of why I'm asking is that

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread alex wetmore
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, Leon Altoff wrote: On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:59:58 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your equipment cabinet)? I have 4 camera bodies. *istD, 2 x MZ-S and

Re: Another lens I can't afford for my 645

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
sure. 7lbs of camera, 7lbs of tripod and head, focusing under the dark cloth... all the bells and whistles from glorious '20s g mishka You realize that you can get an inexpensive view camera, a couple of lenses and a roll film back for not much money? William Robb

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
So basically 30 scans would pay for the scanner? Of course that does not take into consideration your time learning to use it properly and your time doing the scanning. I noticed a 50-100 slide batch scanner in the new BH Digital Catalog for $700, but it is only 3600 dpi. But that may be a

RE: Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread Len Paris
You find out how stupid you really are when you go to a shopping mall the day after Thanksgiving. Aargh! Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 -Original Message- From: mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
I read someones comment one that 385 megabytes was the minimum files size for professional images. Maybe you ought to keep that in mind, Shel (GRIN). I also read where most of the folks who have a lot of achived images to digitalize have already dones so, and they are not going to redo all that

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
Nifty, Mark. Mark Roberts wrote: I'm still fine tuning it, but here's how my latest panorama project looks at the moment: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pghsmall.jpg 5 slides combined into one shot. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you are not

Re: OT: PayPal alternative

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
Mark, and why is that annoying? they charge it, the market bears it -- what is exactly wrong with it? they are not a non-profit organization. besides, when ebay and paypal were separate, did that make you feel better about charges? mishka The thing that annoys be greatly is that with eBay now

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Butch Black
Mark wrote: I once saw Jaco Pastorius, sadly towards the end of his life when mental illness was overcoming him completely. He was so incoherent that the club ended up refunding everyone who came to both his shows that night. :( Same here. He knew my old bass teacher up in Boston and showed up

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread Jim Apilado
Where is the location? Jim A. From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:24:53 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Panorama project Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Resent-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:22:15 -0500 I'm still fine tuning it, but

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] With fond memories of surveys past g: 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your equipment cabinet)? That would be me! Christian

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
having done a lot of scanning of Provia 100F and Velvia at 4000dpi, i don't seen anything except more film grain unless shooting with a macro lens on a tripod. i would much rather have higher bit depth, preferably the full 16 bits per channel like the new Nikon 5000 ED. Herb... - Original

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
well, i bought a Nikon 4000ED and i have done about 1000 scans with it so far. every now and then, i wish i had bought the mounted slide feeder, but i haven't, so i have to do it the hard way, one at a time. it takes about 40-50 mounted slides at once. i experimented some turning off the Digital

new pix

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
here are some pictures taken in the last month and a half of various fall scenes. these are mostly taken with my Nikon Coolpix 5000 PS digital camera but the last bunch are with my *istD including the batch, the ones of the flowers and butterflies, i took with Cesar at the American Museum of

Re: new pix

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
oh, i forgot to mention, the Nikon pictures are in sRGB while the Pentax ones are in Adobe RGB. Herb

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1529

2003-11-29 Thread Cameron Hood
On Nov 29, 2003, at 3:03 PM, Frank wrote: Well, no one has said it so far, but I gotta tell you, Cam (is it okay if I call you Cam?): YOU DA MAN!! That is ~way~ cule! You got to be a Pap this summer, and you didn't tell us until now? Just waiting for the right time, eh? Sounds like a real

RE: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread tom
I'm #3. -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.thomasvanveen.com 301-758-3085 -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 1:00 PM To: PDML Subject: Silly Digital Survey With fond memories of surveys past g: 1) How many

RE: OT: Musings on a northern trip - Part 2.

2003-11-29 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I did not have any ill effects from the food actually it was quite good. Tom did you ever finish all that beer? No. I'm working on it. tv

RE: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This brings a question to my feeble mind. How many musicians do we have here on the list? I have 1 electric bass, 4 electric guitars, 1 electric 12 string, and 2 amps. I would hesitate to call myself a musician. tv

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Cheers to you, Cotty. Time to fill the glass. It is a holiday weekend over here. Paul On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 12:02 PM, Cotty wrote: On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Dewars White Label, a decent blended Scotch Whiskey. Okay, maybe three years, but low cost/high res is

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Still shooting film. Can't get enough resolution for my needs in Pentax digital. Waiting for 10 megapixels, but will probably shoot some film forever. Can't see giving up my Leicas or my LX. Paul On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 12:59 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: With fond memories of surveys

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread John Francis
The HP S20 is the old Hewlitt Packard Photosmart scanner. It was an inexpensive, but surprisingly good scanner for it's time. I had it's predecssor, the S10, which IIRC, wasn't improved on very much with the new model. I'd question that. I, too, had an S10, which I eventually replaced with

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