Re: Finding models ( Was: Helmut Newton dead)

2004-01-31 Thread Anders Hultman
Lasse Karlsson: However, the "around here" in my question refers to this island of some 25 000 inhabitants in the middle of the Baltic sea, where I live. Will they find it worth the money for the trip here, you think? :) Why not? The cheapest ferry ticket was $5 the last time I checked, and a lot

Re: February PUG is open

2004-01-31 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Thank you. Very much appreciated. Its a fabulous month. rg Adelheid v. K. wrote: Hi *, the February PUG is ready to go. Another month with great pics. Cheers Adelheid URL: http://pug.komkon.org/ -- About resizing your pics: To make the procedure easier I am going to

Re: Pentax lowers *ist D price

2004-01-31 Thread Albert F.
I do not know is Pentax will have something new in DSLR stable, at this point I'll be happy to see Pentax prosumer digicam like Panasonic FZ10 or Coolpix 5700. I also realize that I will have to invest in new zoom lenses if I choose to get *istD or its successor. My lone Pentax zoom is 28-70 f/4, w

Re: Cable release question

2004-01-31 Thread Peter Alling
It's a short answer. Yes. At 05:52 AM 1/31/04, you wrote: My recent bundle contained a mechanical cable release. The previous owner says it was for a Spottie. Is it usable on the ME Super as well? Thanks, Kostas I drink to make other people interesting. -- George Jean Nathan

Re: My Notebook Problems

2004-01-31 Thread Peter Alling
That's going a bit far for a laptop. A server cluster maybe... At 04:36 AM 1/31/04, you wrote: Hi, Saturday, January 31, 2004, 12:27:59 AM, you wrote: > My notebook, which is less than 6 months old, loaded with Windoze XP, has > gotten to the point where it will not restart from standby or hibe

Re: Using multiple cameras and formats (wasRe: * ist Digital Question)

2004-01-31 Thread Norm Baugher
After I purchased my 6x7, within a month I rarely carried it together with a 35mm body. It's pretty much either or for me as well. If I'm on the move and my primary purpose is not photography, the 35mm bag goes with. Otherwise, it's almost always just the 6x7. Norm Stan Halpin wrote: You migh

Re: February PUG is open

2004-01-31 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
PS: I forgot to thank Adelheid and Jostein for their effort (and, of course, the komkon too). Gianfranco - Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 5:18 PM Subject: Re: February PUG is open > Flavio Minel

Re: February PUG is open

2004-01-31 Thread Flavio Minelli
I'm a damned newbie... I wasn't connected and aws looking at a cached jan gallery. I started saying "funny I do remember this picture, and this one, and this one". Nice gallery, a few ones really captured my eye but I'll comment later on... Ciao, Flavio

Re: February PUG is open

2004-01-31 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Flavio Minelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm just opening it and I'm sorry not to find my own picture. I suppose > it got lost somehow in the cyberspace... oh, well, it wasn't anything > earthshaking. Ciao Flavio! Did you have a look at the open month section? Your picture is there, as far as

Re: flash contact on PZ-1

2004-01-31 Thread Flavio Minelli
Frits Wüthrich wrote: > > ... I wonder if I should connect my > PZ-1 to the flash system of the studio. If I need to do that, how do I > do that? My *ist D has a PC connection, can I get a hot shoe adpater to > do the same for the PZ-1? Yes, it's a common, cheap adapter. Hama and others produce

Re: February PUG is open

2004-01-31 Thread Flavio Minelli
I'm just opening it and I'm sorry not to find my own picture. I suppose it got lost somehow in the cyberspace... oh, well, it wasn't anything earthshaking. Jostein, could you possibly have a look if it's on the floor under the autopug machine? ;-))) Ciao, Flavio "Adelheid v. K." wrote: > > Hi

Re: Karsh portraits

2004-01-31 Thread graywolf
I like it. Remember his stuff is almost all large format work. -- Lasse Karlsson wrote: Anyone who cares much for Karsh' shooting nowadays? -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."

Re: Shootin' Kids

2004-01-31 Thread Kevin Thornsberry
If you like Tanya's suggestions, I'd recommend "How to Photograph your Baby" by Nick Kelsh It has many same and similar suggestions along with some nice anecdotes.

Re: Underexposed *istD w/ AF360FGZ (Was:D - Not Pentax but an interesting . . .)

2004-01-31 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Wasn't there a discussion about this some weeks ago - I think that the underexposure related to the ISO settings? Can't remember exactly but would be very grateful if someone would enlighten me so that I don't have to face the same problems when mine arrives! TIA, tan. > Oh, man. Am I glad you

Re: Underexposed *istD w/ AF360FGZ (Was:D - Not Pentax but an interesting . . .)

2004-01-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Kevin Thornsberry" Subject: Underexposed *istD w/ AF360FGZ (Was:D - Not Pentax but an interesting . . .) > How many people are experiencing this problem and what are you doing about it? > I've tried some to use camera exposure compensations between +0.5EV an

Re: Quandry!

2004-01-31 Thread William Robb
Subject: Re: Quandry! > Shaun Canning wrote: > > > Here's my problem - and I am sure you can all relate. Do I sell all my > > gorgeous near mint 35mm gear and buy a *ist D or do I keep shooting > > 35mm trannies and buy a really good film scanner? Obviously, the *ist D > > option will be cheaper

Re: February PUG is open

2004-01-31 Thread ernreed2
> > Hi *, > > the February PUG is ready to go. > > Another month with great pics. > > Cheers > Adelheid YEA! Thanks, Adelheid! ERN

Underexposed *istD w/ AF360FGZ (Was:D - Not Pentax but an interesting . . .)

2004-01-31 Thread Kevin Thornsberry
Oh, man. Am I glad you wrote that. I have been having the same problem and it has been driving me insane. It's haunted me for the past two months. I've searched all over the flash and camera for some setting that I have wrong. The whole issue is exasperated by the fact that when not using the

Re: Karsh portraits

2004-01-31 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Lasse Karlsson" Subject: Karsh portraits > Among others there is a photograph of a farmer in Regina, Canada, Must be close to you then, William (Robb), in case you're reading. That was actually taken outside of Regina. > > Anyone who cares much for Karsh' s

Re: Pentax lowers *ist D price

2004-01-31 Thread Steve Desjardins
The current real street price of the D is $1350 USD via B&H, Adorama, etc. I wonder how much this will drop? If Pentax can afford it, a $1050 D would be a good competitor. The other rebate with the DA 16-45 is also nice since this sounds like a nicer than consumer grade lens. Is our favorite c

Re: Quandry!

2004-01-31 Thread Mark Roberts
Shaun Canning wrote: > Here's my problem - and I am sure you can all relate. Do I sell all my > gorgeous near mint 35mm gear and buy a *ist D or do I keep shooting > 35mm trannies and buy a really good film scanner? Obviously, the *ist D > option will be cheaper in the long run (film use wise),

Re: AW: Wanted: lens hood

2004-01-31 Thread Mat Maessen
I've actually never shot with the lens wide open. It does look a bit soft on the focusing screen though, especially at the wide end. Stopped down to 5.6 or smaller, the pictures look tack sharp. And the extra bit of light in the viewfinder is useful when I'm shooting w/ flash indoors (did a wed

Re: Quandry!

2004-01-31 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 Jan 2004 at 22:03, Leon Altoff wrote: > I shoot MZ-S's for film and I'm not likely to ever buy another film > camera, but I'm not going to get rid of them just yet. The *istD is > good and today I tried out my X-Drive in the field for the first time > downloading one CF card while I shot on

RE: OT: If frank Had Money-was: Any PMA rumors?

2004-01-31 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: > I just thought that Canon fitted the bill better than Leica. > You know, people buying Canon's because that's what they see > guys on the sidelines of major sporting events using on TV. > This is not meant as a criticism of Canons higher end pro > stuff, which is won

flash contact on PZ-1

2004-01-31 Thread Frits Wüthrich
A few weeks from now I wil be participating in a portrait workshop, and I need to bring in my camera with lens and film (ISO400), but nothing on the flash side of things was required. I wonder if I should connect my PZ-1 to the flash system of the studio. If I need to do that, how do I do that? My

Re: February PUG is open

2004-01-31 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Thanks so much Adelheid! All of your hard work is very appreciated! tan. - Original Message - From: "Adelheid v. K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:12 PM Subject: February PUG is open > > Hi *, > > the February PUG is ready to go. > > A

Re: OT: Computer Peripherals question, no Macintosh content either

2004-01-31 Thread Cotty
On 30/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> Congrats on your purchase Bill - glad to see that you're making use of >> FireWire - incidentally, AFAIK an Apple invention (d'oh! sorry) - >> > >Not so fast Mr. Cottrell. >Query me this: >I am using a USB2 card reader right now, and standard plain Jane

Re: OT: Notebook Problems :(! Operating System Not Found

2004-01-31 Thread Cotty
On 30/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I don't think it's the harddrive so much as some other thing.. Some guy on >the net with a similar problem said he went out and bought another >harddrive, which was fine for 3 days, then the same thing happened.. I'd >hate that to be me. It's heartbreaking

Re: DSLR price wars?

2004-01-31 Thread Cotty
On 30/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >>Interesting, this only usually happens when either sales are so slow that >>they have to kick them back into action, or they are running down stock >>to make way for new products. > >I think it's more likely that they are doing it because they *don't*

RE: Photography progs on Australian TV

2004-01-31 Thread Simon King
Hi Tanya, That's the thing about being a smart arse, more often than not it comes back to bight you in the bum. Anyway you're doing better than we are, no WIN for us. Hope you enjoy the show on Sunday. Cheers, Simon -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PUG is back - Gift

2004-01-31 Thread Kevin Waterson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kristian-H. Schuessler) stepped forward and said: > Recht hattest Du und ich beteilige mich gerne, wenn ich entsprechend > benachrichtigt werde (Konto oder wie immer?). Sollte es Überschüsse geben, > könnte man ja eine dauernde Spenden-Kasse für zukünftige Unglücke einrichten

Re: PUG is back - Gift

2004-01-31 Thread Kristian-H. Schuessler
Recht hattest Du und ich beteilige mich gerne, wenn ich entsprechend benachrichtigt werde (Konto oder wie immer?). Sollte es Überschüsse geben, könnte man ja eine dauernde Spenden-Kasse für zukünftige Unglücke einrichten MfG KHS - Original Message - From: "Adelheid v. K." <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Quandry!

2004-01-31 Thread Nick Clark
The *ist-D can't produce the resolution, sharpness, or file size of a decent film scanner such as the Nikon 4000 (4000 dpi) or Minolta 5400 (5400 dpi) but apparently has less grain than film. The Minolta scanner is half the price of the *ist-D. Other factors to bear in mind include - Do you like

Re: My Notebook Problems

2004-01-31 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, January 31, 2004, 12:27:59 AM, you wrote: > My notebook, which is less than 6 months old, loaded with Windoze XP, has > gotten to the point where it will not restart from standby or hibernate. > The "resuming Windows" screen appears, the bar goes all the way to the > right, then the

Re: Finding models ( Was: Helmut Newton dead)

2004-01-31 Thread Leon Altoff
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 07:54:27 +0200, Lasse Karlsson wrote: >However, the "around here" in my question refers to this island of some 25 000 >inhabitants in the middle of the Baltic sea, where I live. Where exactly do you live? There should be a dozen or so in a population of that size willing to

Re: New memeber to the list

2004-01-31 Thread mike wilson
Hi Boros, Boros Attila wrote: > > "The AE-L button on the back, right hand side of the camera (where your > thumb falls naturally) is used to either spot meter or lock the exposure > value (using evaluative metering). So what if you want to have spotmetering > available at all times and still be

New memeber to the list

2004-01-31 Thread Boros Attila
Hello, I think first of all I should write some words about myself... I'm a 27 year old man from Romania, and I work as a programmer in a telecommunications company. I like music, chess, and of course photograpy :) After being a point&shooter for about a year, I have started to take some photograp

Re: Karsh portraits

2004-01-31 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Lasse Karlsson wrote: > > From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Happened to find a free 190 page book of Karsh photography. ("Karsh" by University > > of Toronto Press 1983.) > > Interesting mirror of the times as well as many influential portraits of > > statesmen, artists and the

Re: Karsh portraits

2004-01-31 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Happened to find a free 190 page book of Karsh photography. ("Karsh" by University > of Toronto Press 1983.) > Interesting mirror of the times as well as many influential portraits of statesmen, > artists and the like. (Some of them very good, some of

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