RE: wedding photography...ugh!

> I think that, considering the various forces and demands > tugging at the wedding > shooter from the sundry directions, obtaining good results, > let alone great or > original results, is a respectable feat. I think, as a former consumer, that they key to obtaining great wedding photos is to

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

And Cotty will be glad to pay for the liver transplant you will need next year . :) Cotty wrote: On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Tanya. Hi Tan, Seeing as everyone has put in there piece about your woes, I thought I would just add a few words of cheap comfort, in the length that seems

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 20:08, mike wilson wrote: > Hi, > > Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 04:37, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > I prefer the trailer parks to the deer because they don't run away . > > > I do some nature photography as well but it's of a nature that's not > > > al

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

hehe, I like the whiff one Bob! tan. - Original Message - From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:12 AM Subject: Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya.. > Hi, > > > I quite like: > > a bokeh of photogra

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

Christian said: > > This was one of the concerns I have wondered about, I do love my camera to > > be big and chunky and to look like a professional camera rather than a toy > > version. > > > > > > tan. > > Is it time to start THAT thread again? So small is definately > "non-proffessional" regard

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

tom and alex were discussing: "> > Or even the *ist D. My *ist D fell a few weeks ago and the CF door > > cracked. Someone else on dpreview dropped one in November with a > > flash attached and the flash ripped off of the hotshoe. > > The shoe on the camera ripped out? > > The flashes are design

RE: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #73

>> >> Cotty wrote: >> >> >I quite like: >> >> >a bokeh of photographers. >> >> that's good but a lot of people wouldn't know the pronunciation. How does a >> lens of photographers sound? >Well, it *sounds* OK, but somebody will want to spell it "lense". With all the talk of drinks, how about.

Re: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

At 01:29 PM 1/6/04, throwing caution to the wind, Shel Belinkoff wrote: maybe I just don't give much thought any more to how a photograph was made, and spend more time considering the results. Hang on, I need to find my family and give them a kiss. I'm pretty sure the end of the world is upo

Re[2]: Ergonomics of *istD

Hello Tanya, With the grip on, it looks professional. The grip is a necessary option in my book. More battery life, better handling both portrait and landscape and more professional looking, to boot. Bruce Tuesday, January 6, 2004, 5:53:13 AM, you wrote: TMP> mapson wrote: " * camera too sm

Re: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

Hmmm ... As a "purist" who prefers to photograph B&W with traditional film, the idea of exposing color film and then converting to B&W in PS seems something of a cheat. However, I agree that some photos look better in B&W, others in color, and have at times "cheated." Yet I still feel that the ph

Re: Re[2]: Flash photography and *istD

I have noticed that mine seems to expose differently depending on aperture - from a distance of about ten feet, I used the FA* 24 f/2 and shot at a painting in my bedroom. The smaller apertures showed a marked difference in exposure as compared to the bigger ones. This is using the AF500FTZ.

Truth in photography (was: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?)

A great quote from that article: "I hear the word manipulation forming on someone's lips. Yes, you're right, converting a digital file to monochrome in Photoshop is manipulation, but photography is manipulation from beginning to end. Your choice of lens is manipulation; so is the way you frame, t

Re: OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

> Bearing in mind the prevalence of the *ist D and others in the kit bags > of folk on this list, I thought it would be worth mentioning this article > I found while going through the back issues of The Digital Journalist > (www.digitaljournalist.org). On t

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

Agree on the CF card door. Agree on the green button location I would like to see WB setting in viewfinder Camera size is fine for me. I always use the grip I have no problem with RTF - I don't use it. Always a big flash when I need flash. When I had the PZ-1p and flash on the side, I didn't fin

Re[2]: cable release

Hello Herb, The *ist film body also uses the same release as the *istD, at least mine does. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, January 6, 2004, 3:30:15 AM, you wrote: HC> only the *istD and ZX-L/MZ-6 use the same release. HC> Herb... HC> - Original Message - HC> From: "Tanya Mayer Pho

Re[2]: Flash photography and *istD

Hello Heiko, Thanks for the information. Certainly something for me to check out. My own observations are thus: AF360FGZ seems to slighly underexpose - sometimes when vertical shooting with flash mounted in hotshoe it underexposes by quite a bit. AF400T seems to overexpose by at least a stop. Th

RE: wedding photography...ugh!

On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 18:55, tom wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > I quit doing them eventually. I couldn't take wearing the > > jacket in the hot > > weather (summer weddings suck IMO), the neckties, the > > drunks and all the > > other

RE: The "Toughest" Pentax

MX - mine was dropped at lest three time on stone and marble surfaces from at least three feet, just had a few dents, it always survived.. Ziggy -Original Message- From: Malcolm Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 January 2004 17:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: The "Toughes

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

> > Cotty wrote: > > >I quite like: > > >a bokeh of photographers. > > that's good but a lot of people wouldn't know the pronunciation. How does a > lens of photographers sound? Well, it *sounds* OK, but somebody will want to spell it "lense".

RE: wedding photography...ugh!

> -Original Message- > From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I quit doing them eventually. I couldn't take wearing the > jacket in the hot > weather (summer weddings suck IMO), the neckties, the > drunks and all the > other aggravation. I wish I could just shoot the B& G > portrai

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

> > ROFLMAO - I have this dreadful mental image of Steve trying to "insert" his > batteries into Mr Wong... Now you know why it's called assault and battery ...

Re: My first *ist D gallery

> > I did some nature shooting recently with the *ist D and I find that I > agree with most of Robb's assessment of how this camera handles. Some > points to note: > > 1. I'm not as bother by the lack of aperture ring and have actually > adjusted quite well to this. OTOH, I'm right-handed. I'm

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Cotty, I honestly think that if one was given enough supply of drinks >they would be very dead by now. You know, having *that* many drinks in >sequence is a bad idea. I know, I know, some bodies are better suited >for drinks than some other bodies... But

Re: For Sale - Pentax ring light/flash barely used

Ann Sanfedele wrote about an 080C she wants to sell. Ann I don't have your e-mail address. I'm interested if you're in the US. I don't want to have to deal with overseas shipping. Tom Reese

Re: My first *ist D gallery

- Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Most of the EXIF info remains in the files but Pshop seems to strip the Pentax > specific info. So in camera Saturation, Sharpness and Contrast were set at 0, - > 2, 0 is that -2 for sharpness? Christian

Re: The Toughest Pentax

On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >it's been to Newborough Warren On Anglesey?? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk

Re: My first photo-wedding

Hello Boris, As a rule of thumb, I don't autofocus unless I am unable to make the shot with manual focus. In a wedding, that is rare. I also find that using AF for everything, tends to influence my composition. The reason is that the sensor needs to be pointing at the point of focus (which most

RE: The "Toughest" Pentax

> So, which Pentax body do you feel is the toughest ... the one you'd > take through the rain and the mud and the Atacama desert, and toss > into the back of your rattling old pickup and not worry about it > getting the crap knocked out of it? 1. 6x7 - pickup truck will expire first. 2. K1

OT - Digital B/W or Colour ?

Bearing in mind the prevalence of the *ist D and others in the kit bags of folk on this list, I thought it would be worth mentioning this article I found while going through the back issues of The Digital Journalist (www.digitaljournalist.org). On the subject of monochrome versus colour, with film

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

> > "Charles Braswell Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I don't know if it would qualify as the toughest but I had a PZ-1 that > >really took a lot of abuse and never let me down. > > The only Pentaxes that I've owned that are more recent than the MX are > the PZ-1p, MZ-S and 645. All three ap

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

For those who can't afford the istD a cache of photographers For those who can afford the istD a cash of photographers For those who work with tv a crash of photographers

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

I'll recount my ZX-M story, as it's been a while. I bought a ZX-M in 1999 and almost immediately relegated it to "hazard" duty. Two of my daughters are fairly interested in cameras and at the time were less than delicate around them. By myself, I subjected the camera to rain, snow, ice, I fe

wedding photography...ugh!

The wedding photography thread got me thinking about my experiences... I wanted to shoot some portraits of a bride and groom and couldn't find the groom. He was outside behind the building smoking dope with the best man. By the end of the reception he was stoned out of his mind and trying to give

RE: The "Toughest" Pentax

I've had my K1000 for 2 1/2 years and it seems plenty tough. It's been out in rain, snow and cold and has never failed. I have a bad habit of letting it bang against boulders and that doesn't seem to bother it. I had it out shooing meteors from 4am-7:30 on a beach and a marsh in the freezing cold,

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

I don't know. Actually the only Pentaxes I have had extensive experience with are the H3, the MX, and the ME Super. Never had a problem with the H3 but it was my first SLR and I really babied it. Have had 3 MX's, one dropped on concrete with the 85/2 had the mirror knocked out of alignment and

Re: Flash photography and *istD

I've never experienced problems with the AF360FGZ on my ist-D in P-TTL mode. I use bounce flash a ton and I get very good exposures. I use it on a macro bracket just inches from a small subject and get great results. I use it straight on without problems. Fill flash works too. Geez, even the "r

RE: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

Or even a battery. Ziggy -Original Message- From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 January 2004 17:13 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya.. Hi, > I quite like: > a bokeh of photographers. I'm sure the correct exp

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

Hi, > I quite like: > a bokeh of photographers. I'm sure the correct expression is a sweat of photographers. Or perhaps a whiff. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Flash photography and *istD

Hi Steve, on 06 Jan 04 you wrote in pentax.list: >>I simply can't imagine, why the CCD's reflectivity should change with >>the ISO value. >I'm a physicist and the suggestion makes no sense to me :-) That calms me down, really. Whatever the cause is, it shouldn't be the reflectiveness of the CC

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

- Original Message - > > This was one of the concerns I have wondered about, I do love my camera to > be big and chunky and to look like a professional camera rather than a toy > version. > > > tan. Is it time to start THAT thread again? So small is definately "non-proffessional" regard

Re: Flash photography and *istD

Heiko Hamann wrote: Hi Frits, That makes me wonder, too. Any physicists here to explain? I simply can't imagine, why the CCD's reflectivity should change with the ISO value. I'm not a physicist, but I am an electrical engineer by training, and the CCD's sensistivity/ISO setting does not

Re: Flash photography and *istD

I've had alot of trouble with the AF360FGZ. It underexposes. I have to compensate *ALOT*. As much as +2 sometimes. Its really bad when I use it to do bounce flash, which I prefer. I took some family portraits recently and I had to play with it for a long time before I got the pics with a d

Re: Flash photography and *istD

On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 17:04, Heiko Hamann wrote: > OTOH - you now can predict the TTL-behaviour of the *istD and use the > ISO setting for flash exposure compensation ;-) Yes, I thought about this as well, flash compensation is something I badly miss on my PZ-1, so now I have it on the *ist D. Th

Re: Flash photography and *istD

Heiko Hamann wrote: That makes me wonder, too. Any physicists here to explain? I simply can't imagine, why the CCD's reflectivity should change with the ISO value. I'm a physicist and the suggestion makes no sense to me :-) S

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Seriously though, in this entire thread, nobody's yet mentioned a Pentax >camera that *didn't* stand up to abuse. Is there a body that anyone >*wouldn't* be prepared to take somewhere unfriendly? The *ist D ! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >>I quite like: > >>a bokeh of photographers. > >that's good but a lot of people wouldn't know the pronunciation. How does a >lens of photographers sound? > >Tom Reese True. A stop? A sync? An aperture? I like focus. Or a meter? :-) Cheers, Cotty

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

I have an SF1n. Don't think I would take it someplace rugged. Jim A. > From: Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 15:40:31 + > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: The "Toughest" Pentax > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Tue, 6 J

Re: Panatomic X is still available ...

I do not think it is actually Panatomic X, but does have similar grain. Interestingly the film and the paper are slighly different speeds. But if you expose for the film, you will get a print that is ok for checking composition, etc. After awhile you will even be able to tell whether the film is

RE: The "Toughest" Pentax

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, tom wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Or even the *ist D. My *ist D fell a few weeks ago and the CF door > > cracked. Someone else on dpreview dropped one in November with a > > flash attached and the flash rippe

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Steve Desjardins wrote: > I'm not sure I agree with the "too small" part. I probably wouldn't have bought the *ist D if it was larger. The major reason that I have stuck with Pentax cameras is their small size, excellent ergonomics, and the number of affordable high quality pr

RE: The "Toughest" Pentax

> -Original Message- > From: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Or even the *ist D. My *ist D fell a few weeks ago and the CF door > cracked. Someone else on dpreview dropped one in November with a > flash attached and the flash ripped off of the hotshoe. The shoe on the camera

Re: The Toughest Pentax

Steve Jolly posted: > Seriously though, in this entire thread, nobody's yet mentioned a Pentax > camera that *didn't* stand up to abuse. Is there a body that anyone > *wouldn't* be prepared to take somewhere unfriendly? Funny, I just posted another reply to this thread, in which I mentioned in

Marginally OT: Re: The Toughest Pentax

I noticed something recently as I perused a local camera place over the holidays - their used AF body section is entirely dominated by Pentax MZ series bodies (what the Yanks call ZX bodies - probably 20 or so of them), especially the MZ-M and MZ-10 models. It made me wonder why. I had an MZ-5n

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

Cotty wrote: >I quite like: >a bokeh of photographers. that's good but a lot of people wouldn't know the pronunciation. How does a lens of photographers sound? Tom Reese

Re: cable release

Bill Owens a écrit: AFAIK, there are currently different cable releases for Pentax cameras. The latest only fits the *ist, *ist D, and ZX-L All cable for Pentax from Z serie to *istD use the same electrical shema; there is tree jack: - flat 3 pin for Z and MZ serie - special round connector f

Re: ist-D multi-exposure (was:Re: My first *ist D gallery)

"Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 6 Jan 2004 at 8:52, Christian wrote: > >> My sister gave me the National Geographic Digital Photography Field Guide. >> In it the author, Rob Sheppard, describes how to use two exposures of the >> same scene to expose for the highlights and shadows mor

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII > >the buttons is one, then we have: > >* the card door/flap catches on strap >* the green button too far from trigger, actually to be used by wrong finger! >* ISO/WB & program settings on the same wheel >*

Re: ist-D multi-exposure (was:Re: My first *ist D gallery)

Although not necessarily related to increasing dynamic range, here are a couple of links to an interesting program. I've not tried this particular one, but their PT Assembler is good. http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/cgi-bin/image.pl?gallery=8 http://www.tawbaware.com/imgstack.htm Bill -

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: The "Toughest" Pentax > So, which Pentax body do you feel is the toughest ... Old style "Made in Japan" K 1000. William Robb

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

- Original Message - From: "mapson" Subject: Ergonomics of *istD > > Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII > > the buttons is one, then we have: > > * the card door/flap catches on strap > * the green button too far from trigger, actually to be used by wrong finger! > * IS

Re: Flash photography and *istD

- Original Message - From: "mapson" Subject: Flash photography and *istD > Can anyone offer any help? I use an old Metz 60 CT-2 with the analogue SCA module. Works fine on the LX, works fine on the ist D, though I have never found Pentax TTL to be overly accurate. Consider going to an

Re: Panatomic X is still available ...

- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Panatomic X is still available ... > ... according to a message I received earlier today. > > "Polaroid makes a Type 55 4x5 and Type 665 > 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 positive/negative instant film. > These films produce both a print and a negati

Re: ist-D multi-exposure (was:Re: My first *ist D gallery)

On 6 Jan 2004 at 8:52, Christian wrote: > My sister gave me the National Geographic Digital Photography Field Guide. > In it the author, Rob Sheppard, describes how to use two exposures of the > same scene to expose for the highlights and shadows more effectively. > Obviously, a tripod and static

Re: My first *ist D gallery

On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > What is a full res jpeg? Better described as a jpeg with the least amount of compression available by the camera. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ F

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Tanya. Hi Tan, Seeing as everyone has put in there piece about your woes, I thought I would just add a few words of cheap comfort, in the length that seems appropriate for the thread: Have a drink, everything will be fine. Have a drink, everything will b

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

mapson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Steven Desjardins wrote > >>2. The idea about replacing the rocker switch with distinct buttons >>(5?) is a good one. It's way too easy to rock it the wrong way. > >Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII > >the buttons is one, then we have: > >* the

First*istD Pictures

Thanks Rob, I know Bundeena.When I was a cabbie it was a b to get to. I agree ,we must meet.More for my benefit than yours I think. Regards Chris Kennedy

Re: Interesting experiment with *ist-D

On 6 Jan 2004 at 13:54, mike.wilson wrote: > if there was > enough wind to turn the blades, why is the vegetation unblurred? I see > the very tops are moving but I would expect more. Maybe that is > another exposure He lists nine exposures but I can only count 15 > blades which, divided by

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

Heh while we're there we could also get 'a bracket of photographers', out of which we can tell at least one of them will get a good shot ;-) Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:51 PM

Re: Recent trip to the zoo

- Original Message - From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, Christian Skofteland wrote: > > > I think the flamingos http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id4.html are > > awesome. I could have watched and photographed them all day long. > > I can't b

Re: Another Beee-uteeful site....

On 6/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Hi, > >and after all that I missed out a 'be'. Well, I'll just say it's >'understood', otherwise everybody'll think I'm like Cotty. > >-- >Cheers, > Bob Sin of a batch! You flapping bustard - jist you wait, I'l sort you out filla! Cheers, Cotty __

Re: My first photo-wedding

Boris wrote: "So when he recovered, he turned to me and said something like "Bro, we have a dangerous job". I was very pleased, one may say ." Cool, a feather to put in your hat! Congratulations... " It would take too much of mental power out of me. It is plain difficult. Since I came to have f

Re: January PUG Comments Part IV

On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 04:37, Paul Stenquist wrote: > On Jan 4, 2004, at 5:21 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: > > > From Paul Stenquist, the > > other Michigan PDMLer, I'm learning to shoot dilapidated trailer > > parks. > > > > > I prefer the trailer parks to the deer because they don't run away . >

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

mapson wrote: " * camera too small - with grip is OK - my wife says the same thing" This was one of the concerns I have wondered about, I do love my camera to be big and chunky and to look like a professional camera rather than a toy version. tan.

ist-D multi-exposure (was:Re: My first *ist D gallery)

- Original Message - From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > BTW who has actually seriously used the multi-exposure function beyond tests? > My sister gave me the National Geographic Digital Photography Field Guide. In it the author, Rob Sheppard, describes how to use two exposures

Re: PUG "January" is open

Pizza could have fixed this problem too. I had "Pop-up blocking" set too high. Dropped it a notch and all is well. Great PUG this month! Len --- * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PUG "Jan

Re: Interesting experiment with *ist-D

Hi, Rob S. wrote: > On 6 Jan 2004 at 8:24, mike.wilson wrote: > > > http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/channel/1/extra/new/display/985378 > > Oh my, someone's found a use for the multi-expo, isn't that a pretty pic :-) What a coincidence that I should trip over that image within minutes of your

Re: OT: While we're on language, have a collective noun won't ya..

On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Hmm a press of photographers.. My own mental links associate 'press' with >reporters (non-photographically inclined) as well. I quite like: a bokeh of photographers. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| ww

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

Hi guys - I meant to comment on this when graywolf and frank raised it. Where I am, it is standard practice to ask for money up front, and I have no problem with that. If they balk at it, I usually just tell them that due to me being such a "small" business, I don't have enough through-put with t

Re: Cropping Heads

On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> > On a slightly different note, I showed the following pic to a colleague: >> > >> > >> > >> > And he said, "yeah, that's a really nice shot, lovely. It's a great shame >> > that his eye is in suc

Re: Cropping Heads

On 5/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> My Mac has been sabotaged >> >> Argh. > >Just when you think you've got an idiot-proof computer, >the world comes up with a better idiot. Thanks John, I'll take that as a compliment. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: cable release

I'd better start proof reading closer. That should state "there are currently 3 different" Bill - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:01 AM Subject: Re: cable release > AFAIK, there are currently different

Re: Flash photography and *istD

BINGO! You got to love this list! Based on your remarks Heiko I tested with my Metz 40MZ-2 and SCA3701 adapter, which I used in TTL mode successfully on my PZ_1, but found severe underexposure on my *ist D. All at 200ISO. (On automatic, the flash uses it's own cell, it worked very fine, and the f

Re: Ergonomics of *istD

- Original Message - From: "mapson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:32 AM Subject: Ergonomics of *istD > * central hotshoe - unables use of rtf and external flash This is not a problem using the AF360 in wireless mode > anything else?

Re: Fw: First *istD pictures

On 6 Jan 2004 at 23:59, Chris wrote: > > Hi Rob, > > Could you please tell me why you converted to sRGB in > Photoshop > > when the *istD has the option of sRGB or Adobe RGB built in.Loved your > > 'photo's.I must come over from Rose Bay and have a chat sometime. > > Regards Chris Ken

Re: Recent trip to the zoo

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003, Christian Skofteland wrote: > I think the flamingos http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id4.html are > awesome. I could have watched and photographed them all day long. I can't believe the colour is real. My favourite is http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/sitebu

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

ROFLMAO - I have this dreadful mental image of Steve trying to "insert" his batteries into Mr Wong... Ok, change of subject, I don't think I *like* said mental image so much... tan. Steve noted: > Correction: > > "The CR-V3's are hard to put in Wong. " > > I meant to say "wrong", and I know o

Ergonomics of *istD

Steven Desjardins wrote 2. The idea about replacing the rocker switch with distinct buttons (5?) is a good one. It's way too easy to rock it the wrong way. Let's talk about points to improve for *istD MkII the buttons is one, then we have: * the card door/flap catches on strap * the green bu

Re: Panatomic X is still available ...

Hi, Shel wrote: > ... according to a message I received earlier today. > > "Polaroid makes a Type 55 4x5 and Type 665 > 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 positive/negative instant film. > These films produce both a print and a negative > for later enlarging, contact printin

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

Mine has to be my SP500. I think i mentioned a while back it took some awfull treatment in the early 70's in the Queen Charlottes in British Columbia Canada.Dumped it in the Pacific,dropped it from the helicopter,plus numerous falls from my bumper etc. Still works but the meter is dead now. DAV

Re: Epson 1640 SUP scanner prob ?

Annsan, Then I wish you a rapid recovery, I had had better times myself as well, so I understand. Regards, Frits On Tue, 2004-01-06 at 01:23, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > > > I don't own stock of Hamrick, but I really think you make a mistake > > here. > > Vuescan often works

Re: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.

> Chris Brogden said: > . The best way to handle these > situations, IMO, is to let your potential clients know that no date is > booked until you have received the first deposit, usually 25-50% of the > total amount. No money, no booking. Period. No exce

RE: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

Correction: "The CR-V3's are hard to put in Wong. " I meant to say "wrong", and I know of no one named Wong that requires batteries ;-) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: My first *ist D gallery

I did some nature shooting recently with the *ist D and I find that I agree with most of Robb's assessment of how this camera handles. Some points to note: 1. I'm not as bother by the lack of aperture ring and have actually adjusted quite well to this. OTOH, I'm right-handed. 2. The idea about

Re: On a hot summers night...

Cool shots Kevin, I love those ship ones... How cool is that effect of the moon behind those clouds. Funny actually, cause I was outside with my boys at around 8.30 and Jaimyn (my 5yo) observed that "tonight the moon is round, so we call it full, and tommorrow it will be a half-moon, you just wai

Re: Flash photography and *istD

> > > * what are the best modes to use flash in? > I use usualy both - P or Av modes on *istD and the same with MZ-S. > > -- > Best Regards > Sylwek Well to the wonderfull world of digital flash photography. I have recently bought the newest recommended f

Re: cable release

AFAIK, there are currently different cable releases for Pentax cameras. The latest only fits the *ist, *ist D, and ZX-L Bill - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 7:56 AM Subject: Re: cable release > mapso

Fw: First *istD pictures

- Original Message - From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:58 PM Subject: First *istD pictures > Hi Rob, > Could you please tell me why you converted to sRGB in Photoshop > when the *istD has the option of sRGB or Adobe

Re: The "Toughest" Pentax

"Charles Braswell Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I don't know if it would qualify as the toughest but I had a PZ-1 that >really took a lot of abuse and never let me down. The only Pentaxes that I've owned that are more recent than the MX are the PZ-1p, MZ-S and 645. All three appear to shrug off

Re: *ist D lens problem -Healed!

You could always drop it (CRASH!) ;-)Besides, that's what back up bodies are for. . . Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/05/04 06:04PM >>> I want never ever

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