RE: OT- manfrotto tripods

2003-12-20 Thread Chris Brogden
I have a Berlebach, and it's an amazing tripod. Quite heavy, though. I thought my Manfrotto 055C was heavy, but this makes it feel like a lightweight. chris On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, Frits [ISO-8859-1] Wüthrich wrote: You might want to take a look at http://www.berlebach.de/ Pal swears by it.

Re: Enabled...

2003-12-20 Thread Dag T
På 20. des. 2003 kl. 01.19 skrev alex wetmore: On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Dag T wrote: Got my *istD today, even posted an image. http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=93622 A large step, since I haven´t ever owned an SLR with AF... I like it, but there´s something unstable. It

Vertical grip ?

2003-12-20 Thread Bo-Ming Tong
Am I understanding correctly that only the following 3 cameras have genuine vertical grips ? By that I mean a vertical grip with a shutter release button. MZ-S *ist *ist D The other cameras in the MZ/ZX series do not have a vertical grip but only a battery holder, right ? Thanks Bo-Ming Tong

Re: there's one born every minute

2003-12-20 Thread Jon Glass
on 12/19/03 9:09 PM, Len Paris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Holy shirt! That must be the stupidest person still able to use eBay. To pay that much just to get the URL. I think this sale is a fake... Look at the seller's feedback. 28, but only the last is a sale. I think this guy is setting up

Re: Enabled...

2003-12-20 Thread Dag T
Thanks! An FA 100 f/2.8 Macro is on it´s way, so I hope your tests were wrong :-) DagT På 20. des. 2003 kl. 00.59 skrev Jostein: Congrats, Dag! - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: Dag T [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Vertical grip ?

2003-12-20 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Bo-Ming Tong a écrit: Am I understanding correctly that only the following 3 cameras have genuine vertical grips ? By that I mean a vertical grip with a shutter release button. MZ-S *ist *ist D The other cameras in the MZ/ZX series do not have a vertical grip but only a battery holder, right

OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
For fans of comedy and motorcycles, this eBay auction is a must read: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2442354423 LOL! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads

Re: Digital SLR in the Amazon basin

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: A week ago I saw a projected show by a Norwegian PJ who went to the Amazon basin to shoot a feature on nutty norwegian anglers. Miles away from the nearest power socket. How long do you think his Nikon D1x lasted? How many charged battery packs did he

OT: Lousy Printing

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
(Sorry to read of your neighbour's loss) On 19/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: The moral is, if you want a job doing properly, do it yourself. This was the first and foremost reason that I gave up film for digital. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: PUG themes and submissions

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Oh my god it is already the 19th! I have to go dig up an animal How long ago did you bury it? Thanks, John -- I knew I could count on someone to finish the line in this crowd - how did you beat Cotty to it?? :) ;-) I've been up to my eyeballs

Re: GFM and a CRAPPY weekend...

2003-12-20 Thread Lon Williamson
Hey, hey hey... I'm running on all 3 cylinders here -Lon Cotty wrote: Lon, Cotty didn't crap out -- Tanya did (unless Imissed soemthing.) Yeah, I was kinda wondering there. I think he got the names mixed up :-)

Re: Color correction software

2003-12-20 Thread Lon Williamson
Nik also has a plug that is a filter package. Not free. The color filters are contrast filters, and there are several grads and other special effects. Even an attempt at various polarizers, which, of course, are poor substitutes for a real polarizer on the lens. Nik does NOT attempt to simulate

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread Otis Wright
Thanks. Great entertainment. Otis Wright Cotty wrote: For fans of comedy and motorcycles, this eBay auction is a must read: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2442354423 LOL! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Color correction software

2003-12-20 Thread Lon Williamson
This doesn't always work, though. Some shots don't HAVE neutral colors in them. -Lon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Juey Chong Ong wrote: I found that the colour correction tool in PS Elements helps me out. I shot some pictures inoors of some riders and i had the WB on Florencent

RE: Re[2]: Santa Picsy

2003-12-20 Thread Rob Brigham
The trouble with the luminous landscape point of view is that you can onlyt asses the histogram after the event. This is easier with static subjects and consistent lighting and would then be the ideal way to work. However if you user this method all the time you risk losing a shot which captured

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: For fans of comedy and motorcycles, this eBay auction is a must read: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2442354423 That is a hoot. Wonder if people were bidding to see what he wrote next? I would have been tempted. 8-) How did you find it? m

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, why not email him and ask about the postage costs? g -- Cheers, Bob Saturday, December 20, 2003, 12:03:36 PM, you wrote: Cotty wrote: For fans of comedy and motorcycles, this eBay auction is a must read: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2442354423 That is a

Re: Digital SLR in the Amazon basin

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
I'll go for 24hours, as I'm feeling generous. mike Jostein wrote: Folks, A week ago I saw a projected show by a Norwegian PJ who went to the Amazon basin to shoot a feature on nutty norwegian anglers. Miles away from the nearest power socket. How long do you think his Nikon D1x

Re: Triples all round!

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
Couple of nice scratches on that, Bob. 8-( Interesting exposure though. Got the technical details? There's a Polish political party whose initials are PUG. Been trying to get one of their sunshade umbrellas for a few years but no luck. mike Jostein wrote: Chiswick? I'll remember that.

Re: OT- manfrotto tripods

2003-12-20 Thread Lon Williamson
Dave, I distinctly remember seeing new Sunpak tripods that are the spitting image of new Slik tripods, with the same specs, so I think Slik is OEM'ing the new lightweight stuff. Exact models I'm not so sure of. -Lon David Zaninovic wrote: Maybe you think about Slik 330 ? Are you sure that was

Re: OT: Lousy Printing

2003-12-20 Thread Alin Flaider
Peter, with digital images, you need to specifically ask for no processing and no fill in (the last if your images are already dimensioned according to the print size and printer resolution). I had a similar experience with a Fuji Frontier lab and the operator emphasized I should have

RE:(rubber) A 70-210/4 - Focus Ring Looseness

2003-12-20 Thread brooksdj
Alan wrote: No, the 3 screws you can see on the barrel should not be touched. If the focus ring is loose when not rotating, you can tighten it by 3 tiny screws hidden underneath the focusing rubber (closer to the rear end). By focusing rubber,do you

Re: OT- manfrotto tripods

2003-12-20 Thread Lon Williamson
ReallyRightStuff sells an L bracket for vertical shots specifically for the Bogen tabletop. Very expensive, but should make that little bitty ball head more usable. Me, I just put a swivel head on the ball head when I want a vertical with that nice little tripod. -Lon Pat White wrote: Rob

Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing)

2003-12-20 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a similar experience with a Fuji Frontier lab and the operator emphasized I should have asked for the above options. Which I immediately did. I was thinking of purchasing some sort of portable lab for image

Re: Triples all round!

2003-12-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Couple of nice scratches on that, Bob. indeed. That's another lab that won't be seeing any more of my business. Technical details: switch on flash; point; focus; shoot. Probably about f8. -- Cheers, Bob Saturday, December 20, 2003, 12:24:02 PM, you wrote: Couple of nice scratches on

RE: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread Malcolm Smith
Cotty wrote: For fans of comedy and motorcycles, this eBay auction is a must read: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2442354423 Aaaargh! The ghost of Christmas past! Back in the early 80s when I had a Yamaha RD350LC, which was awaiting parts at a dealer, I bought one of

Re: Triples all round!

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
Interesting flash effect; very subtle. m Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, Couple of nice scratches on that, Bob. indeed. That's another lab that won't be seeing any more of my business. Technical details: switch on flash; point; focus; shoot. Probably about f8.

Re: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing)

2003-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Kevin Waterson Subject: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing) I was thinking of purchasing some sort of portable lab for image processing on the spot. Sorta like Snap-download-print-sale Does the frontier range have something like this? No. William

Re: OT: Lousy Printing

2003-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Alin Flaider Subject: Re: OT: Lousy Printing Peter, with digital images, you need to specifically ask for no processing and no fill in (the last if your images are already dimensioned according to the print size and printer resolution). I had a

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: For fans of comedy and motorcycles, this eBay auction is a must read: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2442354423 That is a hoot. Wonder if people were bidding to see what he wrote next? I would have been tempted. 8-) How did

January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
Okay, it's a Saturday afternoon here in Ye Olde Englande, the clouds have just parted and the sun's put in an appearance. It's 10 deg C outside, and John Constable's countryside beckons - but here I am sat on my fat ass in front of a keyboard, tea (Earl Grey, hot) in hand, Jazz FM on the digi-box,

re: there's one born every minute

2003-12-20 Thread Tom Reese
at least he didn't charge for shipping and handling. He could have added another $10 to type out the url and send it. Tom Reese

OT:Calender Cover

2003-12-20 Thread brooksdj
Hi Ann. Here is a link to the cover.It would not fit on my free site(only a few KB left)so i put it here: http://community.webshots.com/user/sp500 Look for the Calender folder.I uploaded at 9:32 EST and it takes about 10 min to update.

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread brooksdj
Cotty spilt his tea and came up with: I'll go with: 24 cuddly cat pics (mine included) 18 smelly dog pics 12 rodents of various kinds (mice, gerbils, hamsters [it's a rat, Manuel], possums etc] 9 birds (domesticated or not, ducks, gulls, waders,

RE: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Amita Guha
24 cuddly cat pics (mine included) Guilty. :) I looked everywhere for my digital horsey shots but they must have gotten deleted.

Re: GFM and a CRAPPY weekend...

2003-12-20 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
Peter Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My knowledge of Oz is down to some Footrot Flats cartoon books that an Aussie friend gave me about 20 years ago. ...and Murray Ball's wonderful cartoon is actually from New Zealand... :-) -tih -- Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
The light was too nice, so I got off my fat ass and went outside: http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/mods/spare.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 14:30:32 +, Cotty wrote: 9 birds (domesticated or not, ducks, gulls, waders, geese, ostriches etc) I'm hoping for a Norwegian Blue. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: Mike, it was buried within an EOS thread on DPReview - the reference was posted here about an auction for *knowledge of* a web dealer offering 300Ds cheap (and probably nasty). Any snow up there in the NE yet?? Unseasonally warm and raining - so we are right in the s**t

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Cotty wrote: Okay, it's a Saturday afternoon here in Ye Olde Englande, the clouds have just parted and the sun's put in an appearance. It's 10 deg C outside, and John Constable's countryside beckons - but here I am sat on my fat ass in front of a keyboard, tea (Earl Grey, hot) in hand, Jazz

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Herb Chong
not mine. Herb... - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 9:30 AM Subject: January PUG It's the silly season. What's the betting on the ratio of types of animal in the upcoming PUG? I'll go with: 24

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty spilt his tea and came up with: I'll go with: 24 cuddly cat pics (mine included) 18 smelly dog pics 12 rodents of various kinds (mice, gerbils, hamsters [it's a rat, Manuel], possums etc] 9 birds (domesticated

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cotty wrote: Okay, it's a Saturday afternoon here in Ye Olde Englande, the clouds have just parted and the sun's put in an appearance. It's 10 deg C outside, and John Constable's countryside beckons - but here I am sat on my fat ass in front of a keyboard, tea (Earl Grey, hot) in hand,

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Boris Liberman
Donkey, he forgot donkey! I speak with the great knowledge of wise and old men of tribes of Israel. I know what I am saying. VBG Boris

Re: Triples all round!

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
I assumed that it was (at least) flash assisted because of the falloff but it doesn't seem to have overexposed anything in the shot. I suppose the intermediate colours will have helped. m Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, Really? That's modern(ish) equipment for you; nothing deliberate on my part,

Re: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing)

2003-12-20 Thread Butch Black
On Saturday, Dec 20, 2003, at 10:27 America/New_York, Ramesh Kumar wrote: Is it possible to feed digital files to traditional printing systems? I thought digital mini-labs like the Fuji Frontier hook up the digital front-end to a standard RA4 printing back-end, no? Also at Photo-Plus East, I

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm hoping for a Norwegian Blue. That would be Annsan's, I guess. :-) Jostein ack! hope you don't think I'd wear a fur coat, Jostein! annsan

Re: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing)

2003-12-20 Thread John Francis
This one time, at band camp, Alin Flaider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had a similar experience with a Fuji Frontier lab and the operator emphasized I should have asked for the above options. Which I immediately did. I was thinking of purchasing some sort of portable lab for

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 10:31 AM Subject: RE: January PUG Bambi. Nemo Christian

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] ack! hope you don't think I'd wear a fur coat, Jostein! Nay, I was thinking of your digging operations... Jostein

Re: Digital SLR in the Amazon basin

2003-12-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, let's hope for his sake there were no candiru fish in that part of the river. -- Cheers, Bob Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies Marx (G.) Saturday, December 20, 2003, 6:21:10 PM, you wrote:

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread Pat White
Joseph Tainter wrote: As an anthropologist, I often wonder how our species ever survived this long. Joe This relates to one of my minor worries: aliens will come to Earth, meet rednecks, and decide to disinfect the planet, to avoid spreading a redneck infection throughout the galaxy. I don't

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter Subject: Re: More lens problems. Is it just me or does it seem that there are a lot of defective starkistdees out of the box? We seem to have an unusual number of posts about problems with a new camera. I wonder about that myself, though

Re: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing)

2003-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Ramesh Kumar Subject: Re: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing) No, I am not planning to buy any Frontier Lab:-). I am curious about few things and people with wet-printing may be able to clarify doubts. Is it possible to feed digital files to

Re: Sigma 14mm f2.8 EX AF for Pentax

2003-12-20 Thread Ryan Charron
Hello to All, I just grabbed a Sigma 14mm f2.8 EX AF on eBay, only $395 US. for my *ist D. Does anyone have a firsthand opinion of this lens? I figured at that price if I don't like, it I can always resell it and get most of my money back. A Fellow Pentaxian, Ryan

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] ack! hope you don't think I'd wear a fur coat, Jostein! Nay, I was thinking of your digging operations... Jostein Ah! phew :) ann

Re: Digital SLR in the Amazon basin

2003-12-20 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, let's hope for his sake there were no candiru fish in that part of the river. He was still walking...:-) On another occasion he had been attacked, though... Here's a shot taken by his assistant...

RE: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day Mr. Cotty. Sir, You should also add: 5 Kangaroos 4 Wombats 3 Goannas 2 Emus And a partridge in a pear tree. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton, OZ -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 21 December 2003 1:31 AM To: pentax list Subject: January PUG

Re: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing)

2003-12-20 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Saturday, Dec 20, 2003, at 13:57 America/New_York, John Francis wrote: The printers have little LCD screens so you can scroll through the images on the card (or in the camera) and pick which one (or ones) to print. You can even do some level of cropping and resizing. I also like the new HP

Re[2]: More lens problems.

2003-12-20 Thread Bruce Dayton
I do remember when the MZ-S came out, there were similar posts. What we can't tell is what percent of the whole have problems. It may be very normal or not. So far for me, I haven't seen any notable problems. Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2003, 12:10:41 PM, you wrote: WR - Original

Re: Need photo printer recommendation

2003-12-20 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Thursday, Dec 18, 2003, at 20:47 America/New_York, Kenneth Waller wrote: I've heard read about the metamerism issue. ... My recent experience with the 2000P indicates this may not be as big an issue as noted. I have a 2000P also and I agree with Kenneth that with the right printer driver,

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Is it to late to get an entry in? tan. - Original Message - From: Robert Gonzalez [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 3:36 AM Subject: Re: January PUG You missed Reptiles, Marsupials, Fish, and Amphibians. We have all these in the house! rg

Re: Vertical grip ?

2003-12-20 Thread Thomas Stach
Well, that's right so far... But then there was the *LX* ! If you have one with motordrive and NC-pack, you also have a vertical shutter release! (Of course also true for K2-dmd with motor...) :-) Thomas Bo-Ming Tong schrieb: Am I understanding correctly that only the following 3 cameras have

Re: Digital SLR in the Amazon basin

2003-12-20 Thread Herb Chong
a friend of mine on our New Zealand trip in 2000 did it with only 1 square meter of solar panels to charge his computer and radio batteries. since i can't read the web page, did his cameras ever break down? i was near a power source and was able to plug in. that was the first vacation i did with

Re: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing)

2003-12-20 Thread Herb Chong
there are also a number of battery powered dy sub printers that can print up to 5x7 inches that take memory cards directly. forces you to shoot TIFF or JPG files though. Herb... - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 20,

Re: Vertical grip ?

2003-12-20 Thread Steve Larson
Super P w/motor too. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Thomas Stach [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 1:29 PM Subject: Re: Vertical grip ? Well, that's right so far... But then there was the *LX* ! If you

Re: Sigma 14mm f2.8 EX AF for Pentax

2003-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Ryan Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello to All, I just grabbed a Sigma 14mm f2.8 EX AF on eBay, only $395 US. for my *ist D. Does anyone have a firsthand opinion of this lens? I figured at that price if I don't like, it I can always resell it and get most of my money back. This is the

OT- But who cares, it's Christmas!

2003-12-20 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Ok, so this may be an oldie, but I haven't seen it before. It was sent to me a few days ago by my Dad. Thought that you techno-heads would get a kick out of it... tan. SANTA - How does he do it?? There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However,

Amusing site

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
Hi, http://www.shagrat.net/Html/cows.htm Warning! Big download. Probably not suitable for obligate carnivores. mike

Re: OT - Decerebrate Turnip

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Feckwit Just in case there are those poor naive few who don't recognise this term, it's an Irish pronunciation of a colloquial term used to describe someone of limited intelligence Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places,

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: You missed Reptiles, Marsupials, Fish, and Amphibians. We have all these in the house! In my defence, I mentioned possums - even though I think I falsely classified them as rodents :-) Fish! And slithery things. How could I forget Cheers,

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Donkey, he forgot donkey! I speak with the great knowledge of wise and old men of tribes of Israel. I know what I am saying. ARSE! QV: see 'Feckwit'. RIP Father Ted. Cryptic, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Did I miss anything? One equine winter shot,commin' at ya.:-) Dave Cotty did say he had been overworked lately, Dave -- how could he leave out horses? What would Freud say? D'oh. Bloody nags - forgot about them. Gee Wilbur. Cheers,

Re: OT- But who cares, it's Christmas!

2003-12-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, This sort of rationalism can only lead to trouble. Look what happened last year: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2562109.stm But never mind. Santa says it's all mince pie in the sky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2565041.stm -- Ho, ho, ho, Bob Saturday, December 20, 2003, 10:16:30 PM,

RE: Re[2]: More lens problems.

2003-12-20 Thread Len Paris
The only problems I've had were remedied by reading the manual. I sometimes think I don't need to do that. My *istD has worked fine right out of the box. Having had other DSLR experience has not caused any problems, either, Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 I do remember when the MZ-S

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm hoping for a Norwegian Blue. That would be Annsan's, I guess. :-) Jostein ack! hope you don't think I'd wear a fur coat, Jostein! She's got beautiful plumage guv'nor.

Stieglitz: O'Keefe

2003-12-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, there is an exhibition at the Victoria Albert Museum, London, called Alfred Stieglitz: Georgia O'Keefe until 19 March which sounds very well worth seeing. To quote The Independent This is a tiny show, but classy and memorable. When you have finished you can stroll through a

Re: there's one born every minute

2003-12-20 Thread Joseph Tainter
I can't belive I just saw that!!! Can that be enforced? According to feedback, the idiot buyer went and paid for it. Joe

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread brooksdj
One equine winter shot,commin' at ya.:-) Dave Cotty did say he had been overworked lately, Dave -- how could he leave out horses? What would Freud say? annsan (former equest-ri-anne) Eq too Brutus?vbg Dave

Re: there's one born every minute

2003-12-20 Thread Joseph Tainter
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Re: Stieglitz: O'Keefe

2003-12-20 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Bob Walkden wrote: Hi, there is an exhibition at the Victoria Albert Museum, London, called Alfred Stieglitz: Georgia O'Keefe until 19 March which sounds very well worth seeing. To quote The Independent This is a tiny show, but classy and memorable. When you have finished

OT: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-20 Thread frank theriault
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1990395 Bunny ears just don't cut it this time of year. Yes, I courier like this... vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer

RE: Greetings

2003-12-20 Thread frank theriault
Happy Hanukka, Boris, And Happy Hanukka to all other Jews on the list. I hope your holiday wish bears fruit this coming New Year. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-20 Thread Alan Chan
Just not long ago many MZ-S had problems too. If you asked me, Pentax must do something about their QC, but obviousely they didn't. Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Is it just me or does it seem that there are a lot of defective starkistdees out of the box? We seem to have

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread frank theriault
'E's not dead - 'e's pinin'... -knarf The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm hoping for a Norwegian Blue. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Alan Chan Subject: Re: More lens problems. Just not long ago many MZ-S had problems too. If you asked me, Pentax must do something about their QC, but obviousely they didn't. Personally, I think their QC went to hell sometime around the introducion of the

RE:(rubber) A 70-210/4 - Focus Ring Looseness

2003-12-20 Thread Alan Chan
By focusing rubber,do you mean the long knurly rotating piece.If so how do you remove it to get to the screws. The whole focus ring is covered by a large piece of rubber. You only need to peel off the edge near the distance scale to access those screws. You might need a tiny slot screwdriver

Re: Stieglitz: O'Keefe

2003-12-20 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, ah, what the ff... -- Cheers, Bob Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies Marx (G.) Saturday, December 20, 2003, 11:52:38 PM, you wrote:

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-20 Thread Alan Chan
And with all my 7 lenses that I have owned now, only 1 has been completely problem free. I'd say either I am very bad luck, or they have some serious QC issue. I got a feeling that even Pentax Canada was sick of me (and so am I). Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 13:53:23 -0500, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm hoping for a Norwegian Blue. That would be Annsan's, I guess. :-) ack! hope you don't think I'd wear a fur coat, Jostein! Ann, a

Re: January PUG

2003-12-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 20:34:58 +0100, Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] ack! hope you don't think I'd wear a fur coat, Nay, I was thinking of your digging operations... Jostein Aaaa. I must still be half asleep from my nap. It took

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Alan Chan Subject: Re: More lens problems. And with all my 7 lenses that I have owned now, only 1 has been completely problem free. I'd say either I am very bad luck, or they have some serious QC issue. I got a feeling that even Pentax Canada was sick of

Re: Fuji Frontier Lab (was Lousy Printing)

2003-12-20 Thread John Francis
there are also a number of battery powered dy sub printers that can print up to 5x7 inches that take memory cards directly. forces you to shoot TIFF or JPG files though. That's not going to be a problem for the quickie souvenir instant print sales.

Re: Very Scary Stuff

2003-12-20 Thread frank theriault
Sadly, Ryan - uh, I mean Blitzen, Neither link works for me. Wind resistance? You bet. Pedalling hard into the wind, I can feel the helmet being pushed back on my head. I burn a bit more energy, but one must do what one must do, eh? Gotta get into the Christmas Spirit. I get lots of weird

Re: Enabled

2003-12-20 Thread frank theriault
I have no idea what you're talking about. The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Man, that's a Frank Theriault line if ever I heard one! ;-)

Re: More lens problems.

2003-12-20 Thread Alan Chan
All the problem I have read so far were related to the winding mechanisms. Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Just not long ago many MZ-S had problems too. Andre _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online

Re: *istD crashed like Windoze!

2003-12-20 Thread Alan Chan
Software bugs? Yours regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan I've had that happen twice so far, also when reviewing files. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE*

Wierd accessory made by Asahi Optical

2003-12-20 Thread Robert Gonzalez
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