Re: PAW #1 - Snow Pup

2004-02-23 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/22/2004 10:37:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Terrible, IMO ...cropped too much, the photo loses some of the context. Try saving most of the background from the original, and lose the area to the right with your shadow. IIRC, that's waht I was going

FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF)

2004-02-23 Thread Andy Chang
Hi guys, Anybody had any experience with this lens before? Stan's web site only has limited info on it. Cheers Andy

Re: OT-Drumed out of PDML-was: Lunch with Wendy

2004-02-23 Thread John Francis
In a message dated 2/22/2004 6:50:34 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think that should be list list's motto! How many folks have *not* succumbed to some sort of Pentax purchase after joining the PDML? Pat in SF You'll notice that no one is answering. I'm not

Re: Making a milion $ racing - WasWAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
I like this version better: How do you make a small fortune racing? Start with a large fortune. At 02:36 PM 2/21/04, you wrote: This is an old one - How do you make a million dollars racing ??? Start out with $ 2 million dollars. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts

Re: PAW -- Elton and Friend

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
You have to know him, but he could never be friends with another living dog. It seems I'm shooting him with busy backgrounds http://pug.komkon.org/03apr/elton.html. At 03:22 PM 2/21/04, you wrote: Ok I figured I'd contribute to this and I would like feedback however there are a few things I

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
Well breakfast anyway. Composition is good, the exposure is within reasonable limits, in fact it looks like I could reach into my monitor and grab the glass. The question is what are you trying to say... At 08:33 PM 2/21/04, you wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2151115size=lg I

Re: Streaking Photos

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
I don't know if it works or not but I bet they sell a lot of it. At 11:43 PM 2/21/04, you wrote: Thought this might help those with streaking negatives. http://www.pbase.com/image/26262976 Cheers Chris K I drink to make other people interesting. -- George Jean Nathan

Re: More on topic than usual -- Film holder for Acer 2720s

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
Not so far. I was hoping to hear from someone who knew of a retailer. The place I bought mine is out of business. At 10:09 AM 2/22/04, you wrote: Peter, I have the same scanner, so I am interested in the answer too, in case anything happens. Did you found a solution for your problem? Regards,

Re: LX Mirror Probs Frank's Fun Saturday

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
Sounds like the cold was effecting the battery. If the LX battery dies you lose long manual shutter speeds and automatic speeds. The camera tells you this by locking the mirror up until you change the shutter speed to one that is useable. At 10:35 AM 2/22/04, you wrote: So, yesterday was the

Re: The lens remains the same?

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
I believe the *ist D has a higher magnification than the MZ series of cameras. At 10:58 AM 2/22/04, you wrote: This is what the original question related to: it appears to me that when I look through a 50mm lens with the *istD, the subject does indeed look closer than if I look through the same

Re: FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF)

2004-02-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Andy Chang wrote: Anybody had any experience with this lens before? Stan's web site only has limited info on it. It has been covered in the list over the past 6 months (and I should know :-)

Re: FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF)

2004-02-23 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Andy, I have answered several questions regarding this lens lately...I copy below my first contribution that was the longer...please feel free to ask if you need more information. Regards, Jaume -posted on 13-11-2003 I recently purchased a 'like new' 28-105/3.2-4.5 to replace my 28-70/4,

Cheapest DSLRs in Europe?

2004-02-23 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi, I am thinking of waiting until May before getting a DSLR. Not for some new announcment, but simply that in May Czech Republic is an EU country. Currently, most DSLRs are quite more expensive compared to e.g. Germany, around 20% more. Although the prices will drop when we are in

RE: FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF)

2004-02-23 Thread Andy Chang
Oops I haven't done my homework properly... Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 5:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF) On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Andy Chang wrote: Anybody had

RE: FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF)

2004-02-23 Thread Andy Chang
Jaume, That's exactly what I need!!! I think I may go and get one and ditch my 28-200 which is huge... May I ask how much you paid for it? Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Jaume Lahuerta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 5:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF)

2004-02-23 Thread Andy Chang
Kostas, I forgot to ask... did you get it eventually? If you did, how much? Cheers Andy -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 5:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF) On Mon, 23 Feb 2004,

Re: Cheapest DSLRs in Europe?

2004-02-23 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 23.02.04 10:36, Frantisek Vlcek at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I must admit I am not sure I will stick with Pentax, but that might depend on the price as well. Hello Frantisek, maybe Poland would be good destination? And it is near ;-) Anyway, after TAX (VAT) deduction *istD price is around

Re: A busy little fairygirl....

2004-02-23 Thread Frits Wüthrich
I think it only can do it analogue when I buy an analogue adapter, so that would be a SCA372. I don't know if this will work or not with the camera, this adapter will work on the ME Super for instance with my flash according to the Metz website. I have the SCA3701, which works on the PZ-1 and

Re: HELP! I erased my ist-D images

2004-02-23 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Rob, On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 02:56:07 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: If the *istD simply erases files by changing the allocation table, than this tool should work with *istD's CF-cards, too. Well if anyone finds a working solution I'd love to know. All I saw were fragments of FAT with no

Re: Cheapest DSLRs in Europe?

2004-02-23 Thread Th. Stach
Hi Frantisek, this is Thomas from Germany. I bought my *ist-D here in Koblnez at TeKaDe, he had the best prices by a wide margin and does a great job in his service, too: http://www.tekade.de *istD body - 1449,00 EUR *istD with FAJ 18-35 mm - 1749,00 EUR *istD bundle with smc-DA

RE: FA 28-105(F3.2-4.5)AL(IF)

2004-02-23 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
Sure, I paid around US$190 in KEH for a 'like new' unit (it really was like new). The euro/US$ rate at that time (worst for me than today) made the total amount (including shipment to Spain) around 205EUR. There were some of them for sale in KEH a few weeks ago, but it seems that they have sold

Re: Support for big glass

2004-02-23 Thread Lon Williamson
My big glass is couple of 500 mirror lenses, including one big enough to have a tripod foot. I have the newest version of the 3221, which is a 3021 in black, with multi-faceted centerpost, leg pads, and 4 angle legs. Heads are the 3030 (3029 pan tilt with small QR) and the largest Giottos ball

Re: OT-Drumed out of PDML-was: Lunch with Wendy

2004-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think I joined just shortly before he disappeared. I remember seeing only one or two of his posts. Paul On Feb 22, 2004, at 7:59 PM, Cesar Matamoros II wrote: William Robb I honestly do not recall how long I have been on the list... But I do recall the first time I read a post from The Who.

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
No, in fact it was Lauders. A very inexpensive blended Scotch but quite palatable. On Feb 23, 2004, at 1:12 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: What kind of whisky ... a nice single malt, perhaps? Paul Stenquist wrote: Beer? Beer?? Lips that have touched beer shall never touch mine. It's Whiskey.

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I'm not trying to say anything. Much of what I shoot is mere entertainment. If I think something make an interesting picture, i shoot it. The exposure is dead nuts right on, based on the histogram and a comparison of four or five bracketed shots. I'm amazed that you can judge exposure based on

Re: Support for big glass

2004-02-23 Thread Lon Williamson
I've done the bungee strap thing, also hanging the camera bag from the centerpost, and leaning the bag against whatever leg most of the camera/lens weight is over. The third trick seems to work the best. My standard approach now is to lay a hand on the camera/lens above where it joins the head,

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread Steve Jolly
Shel Belinkoff wrote: What kind of whisky ... a nice single malt, perhaps? A single malt with *ICE* in?! Let's just hope there aren't any scots on the list... ;-) S

28-105mm f/:4-5.6 Power zoom still avaible in Japan ?

2004-02-23 Thread cloversan
I thought this lens was discountinued, but this is not what is meaning in page 13 of the 35mm Lens catalog or on this link http://www.pentax.co.jp/japan/products/filmcamera/lens/index35_normalzoom.html catalog (need japan version or plug in for acrobat)

Re: Support for big glass

2004-02-23 Thread Herb Chong
how heavy are the mirror lenses? Herb - Original Message - From: Lon Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:32 AM Subject: Re: Support for big glass My big glass is couple of 500 mirror lenses, including one big enough to have a

My PAW

2004-02-23 Thread Frits Wüthrich
http://www.wuthrich.cc/portret007.jpg http://www.wuthrich.cc/portret016.jpg http://www.wuthrich.cc/portret019.jpg http://www.wuthrich.cc/portret036.jpg Obviously comments welcome. These are 4 that I made last Saturday during a portrait workshop. Camera PZ-1, lens 24-90mm, film Fuji NPH400, and the

RE: Another great one from Mike

2004-02-23 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Sad? It's no use developing something you can't sell. Design for profatibility. A company needs to survive. So they should design what we ask for. On Sun, 2004-02-22 at 22:52, frank theriault wrote: Mike sez: The fact is that the specification of the product when the product is a lens

RE: Source for strap lugs

2004-02-23 Thread Bill Sawyer
Try KEH, Mark. -Original Message- From: Mark Dalal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: February 23, 2004 12:13 AM To: Pentax Discuss Subject:Source for strap lugs Hey Folks, Anyone know a good source for strap lugs? Thanks in advance, Mark

Re: Support for big glass

2004-02-23 Thread Lon Williamson
One (footless) is about the same weight as my K135f2.5. The other (footed) is about 3 lbs. Herb Chong wrote: how heavy are the mirror lenses?

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: John Forbes Anyway, the point is that it is perfectly respectable in hot weather to drink BLENDED whisky mixed with water and ice. But nothing else. I pass this on from a radio program I heard on Robbie Burns day. The CBC program Ideas was interviewing

OT: T-Max dev. Bergger 200

2004-02-23 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I did a couple of practice/test 8x10 shots with the Fujinon 250/6.7. The subject was my wife's trinket display on a small shelf, about 6 ft. from the camera. Even wide open this lens provides a good deal of movement with 8x10. I had a 1 rise ( shooting vertical/portrait mode) with no notable

Re: Source for strap lugs

2004-02-23 Thread ernreed2
Mark Dalal posted: - Original Message - From: Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try KEH, Mark. They only have the strap lugs for the LX that are mighty expensive. I just need 2 sets for my ME Super and Program Plus. Mark, are you still in San Antonio these days? If so, have you

M 35-70 f/2.8-3.5 zoom Was: prime keepers

2004-02-23 Thread Joe Wilensky
I had an M 35-70 f/2.8-3.5 for a while. Huge and heavy for its zoom range. It's probably the same or similar lens to the first autofocus one sold with the ME F which _was_ a constant f/2.8. That may be why it's often described as a constant f/2.8 when the non-autofocus version is mentioned.

Re: Making a milion $ racing - WasWAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-23 Thread Doug Franklin
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 03:11:44 -0500, Peter Alling wrote: How do you make a small fortune racing? Start with a large fortune. Yep, I can identify with that. My brother and I just got our SCCA competition licenses ten days ago. We've already spent about $20k, but we have our cars, tools, and

Re: My PAW

2004-02-23 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wuthrich.cc/portret007.jpg http://www.wuthrich.cc/portret016.jpg http://www.wuthrich.cc/portret019.jpg http://www.wuthrich.cc/portret036.jpg Obviously comments welcome. Hi Frits, In my opinion the first shot (portret007) is the most appealing.

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread ernreed2
Mr Robb posted: The CBC program Ideas was interviewing the distillers who make Scotch whiskey, and they all said to a man, that Scotch should be diluted with anywhere from 20% to 40% with water, or a similar volume of ice. I don't know anything about whisk(e)y but was under the distinct

Re: My PAW

2004-02-23 Thread Frits Wüthrich
There were two sitters actually. But I agree with you. On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 14:27, John Forbes wrote: 16 works best for me. It looks totally uncontrived and natural. I'd hazard a guess it's the sitter's favourite. John On 23 Feb 2004 12:46:26 +0100, Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: My PAW

2004-02-23 Thread Frits Wüthrich
Shel, How would you do that? Would you place them in their work area, or at home, or doing their favorite sport? Something like that? On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 14:02, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Fritz ... The exposures seem to be pretty good, but these pics don't do much for me. IMO, they're not

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread John Forbes
And the more you experiment, the more you have fun! Incidentally, as a purist and a pedant, I should point out that the Scots spell their brew without an E. The Irish do use an E, and they were therefore probably the ones who invented bourbon. Of course, I may be wrong. I know the North

Re: Source for strap lugs

2004-02-23 Thread Mark Dalal
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark, are you still in San Antonio these days? Yup If so, have you tried checking with Boyd's Camera? Seems to me I've seen a LOT of pieces-of-old-cameras around their back room. They have a back room with stuff? They've never invited me to the back room! : ( Boyd's

Re: My PAW

2004-02-23 Thread John Forbes
Silly me. It's all that experimenting with whisky. I just thought he'd aged a bit between exposures. John On 23 Feb 2004 15:12:29 +0100, Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There were two sitters actually. But I agree with you. On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 14:27, John Forbes wrote: 16 works

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-23 Thread Stephen Moore
Keith Whaley wrote: Cesar Matamoros II wrote: I had a friend who introduced me to the P1800. Never got a ride or a chance to drive one Cesar Panama City, Florida The Volvo? Stiff handling and stiff riding, and quite unconfortable all around. Looked neat, but. . . Here's one of several

Re: My PAW

2004-02-23 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, While I certainly understand what you are saying, I would have to say that your terminology is different than most. I think a portait is what you would call a flattering, nicely lit picture of someone. Something that goes deeper might be more akin to a study or some such. Most of

Re: Question about Pentax MG

2004-02-23 Thread Joe Wilensky
I thought the MG was nearly identical to the ME/ME Super in its body details. The ME and ME Super do take a winder drive cap, even though you can barely see the threads (that does make the cap tricky to get on and off easily without excessive jiggling). I know the Super Program one is meant to

Re: OT-Drumed out of PDML-was: Lunch with Wendy

2004-02-23 Thread brooksdj
Priour to list,2 cameras with 2 zooms and 2 primes. After list,10 cameras with 5 zooms and 8 primes. Plus a TLR :-) Dave I bought the vast majority of my stuff after joining this list. For myself, pre auto-focus stuff, for my wife, new auto-focus

RE: Pentax Sighting

2004-02-23 Thread Cotty
From: Stan Halpin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Keewl. Did it have nice glass? Couldn't really telllooked like an M, maybe a 28, but don't hold me to it. The most interesting accesssory he had were leather pants. tv The bird that was wearing them wasn't bad either. Cheers, Cotty

Re: A busy little fairygirl....

2004-02-23 Thread Steve Jolly
Anthony Farr wrote: The extra contact (on the ME Super hot shoe) lets the flash unit set the camera's shutter to X-synch (1/125 sec) when it's fully powered. It might also enable firing control depending on the level of dedication that the flash unit supports. Firing control is where the shutter

Pentax Complot?

2004-02-23 Thread Frits Wüthrich
I have made some photographs with my *ist D and the Tamron SP AF Macro 90mm/f2,8 . I downloaded the files from the CF card, and opened the directory in which they were downloaded in Pentax Browser 1.10. I can see the thumbnails, but I can't open them full screen, and get an error message like

Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Boros Attila
I must be missing something quite obvius here, because I can't get the point... I have read some posts on the net about rating the Fuji Superia Reala 100 film at ISO 80 speed. AFAIK this is the equivalent of overexposing by 1/5 f-stop. I have also read that I can under/over expose a color negative

Re: M 35-70 f/2.8-3.5 zoom Was: prime keepers

2004-02-23 Thread Steve Jolly
Joe Wilensky wrote: I think this lens, like a few others, is at its shortest physical length at 70mm and longest at 35mm, which is counterintuitive and also user unfriendly -- at least to me, since I almost always carry a zoom around at its most compact length. If a photo opportunity arises and

RE: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Rob Brigham
If a lab conpensated everything to give you an identical result using computer technology then by the same argument there would be no point having different films for low contrast/vivid colours etc. Changing the exposure can change the basic characteristics of the film. If it were just a simple

Re: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 23.02.04 17:15, Boros Attila at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, is 1/5 f-stop that critical? In case of negatives by underrating ISO you avoid problems with underexposure. Most negatives give enlarged grain effect when even slightly underexposed. -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I frequently drink single malts with ice, so do some of my Scottish friends. Drinking single malts neat is largely an American pretension. Paul Steve Jolly wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: What kind of whisky ... a nice single malt, perhaps? A single malt with *ICE* in?! Let's just hope there

Re: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Boros Attila wrote: On the other hand I realize the smallest amount of exposure compensation I can set on my MZ-6 is 1/2 f-stop You have finer granularity if you are prepared to play with the ISO setting; I would be surprised if the MZ-6 does not have this. This is how I

Re: OT: The ebay anthem

2004-02-23 Thread Keith Whaley
I love it, Rod! Got my first good laugh of the day! Good way to start a Monday. Thanks, keith whaley Rob Brigham wrote: For all you Ebay addicts! http://www.erikasfriends.com/for_net/lj/song_for_you.htm

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
Ah, but an LTD was big American Iron. The RX-2 was a little tin box of a car, looked kind of like a cheep Japanese copy of a Volkswagon Rabbit. (It just had the drive train of an RX-7 inside. At 12:20 PM 2/22/04, you wrote: On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 08:03:54 -0600, you wrote: - Original Message

RE: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Andy Chang
Interesting... How did you do it with a MZ50, Kostas? Andy -Original Message- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:46 AM To: PDML Subject: Re: Reala rated at 80 On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Boros Attila wrote: On the other hand I realize

RE: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Rob Brigham
Can you not override the ISO setting on the MZ-50? IF not, then I guess you could still stick a different ISO barcode on the side of the film canister and fool it that way - they are readily available pre-printed for people who do bulk film loading. Don't know if you can get every possible

OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)

2004-02-23 Thread Steve Jolly
I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of a small quantity

Re: OT: Sweet revenge

2004-02-23 Thread Keith Whaley
Well, sure, if you're talking about AC watts. . . DC is a lot easier to remember and work with. g [Cosine of phi indeed. . . mumble, mumble. . . mutter.] If ya have enough amps, and get the angle just right, you'll make Frank's ears wiggle! keith Frits Wüthrich wrote: On Mon, 2004-02-23 at

Re: OT: Sweet revenge

2004-02-23 Thread graywolf
Not a proablem, Frank. frank theriault wrote: Apparently, I was in a pissy mood earlier today. Upon re-reading this post, it seems to me that it sounds rather patronizing and snobbish. I was wrong in posting it, and I apologize to the list, and most specifically, Tom, for posting it. I am

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:

2004-02-23 Thread Keith Whaley
If I'd have been in that Lotus, I'd sure have been nervous about that ol' Volvo nerfing at my rear bodywork! g keith Stephen Moore wrote: Keith Whaley wrote: Cesar Matamoros II wrote: I had a friend who introduced me to the P1800. Never got a ride or a chance to drive one

Re: Question about Pentax MG

2004-02-23 Thread Keith Whaley
Hi Joe, I have two MGs and neither have any threads in the winder attach hole. Just a stepped hole! keith whaley Joe Wilensky wrote: I thought the MG was nearly identical to the ME/ME Super in its body details. The ME and ME Super do take a winder drive cap, even though you can barely see

GreatSMC F 1.7/50mm on ebay

2004-02-23 Thread Jens Bladt
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2988439530ssPageName=ADM E:B:DS:US:28 One of the best (Grade 4,4 according to Photodo tests). Only the F 1.4/50mm is slightly better (4.6) and outperforms/matches the very best (Leitz, Zeiss etc.). All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL

RE: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Andy Chang
I know the override, but I didn't know that it is related to the usage of the non-A lenses... Andy -Original Message- From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 1:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Reala rated at 80 Can you not override the ISO

RE: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread brooksdj
Rob B said The lab will correct the exposure shift to make the picture seem correctly exposed but it will have more 'punch'. This doesn't work for all films, and will work differently for different films, but for reala it works well in my experience. Reala

Re: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)

2004-02-23 Thread John Francis
Steven Desjardins opined: You know, whenever I go to the UK I usually beer at every meal (just for cultural reasons) and I've never really found it to be warm. It's usually cold, just not ice cold like they tend to serve it in the US. As any good barman (barperson? bartender?) will tell

Re: GreatSMC F 1.7/50mm on ebay

2004-02-23 Thread John Forbes
Looks good. Any chance of a translation of the blurb for those who don't speak German? Thanks John On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:13:06 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2988439530ssPageName=ADM E:B:DS:US:28 One of the best (Grade 4,4

Re: M 35-70 f/2.8-3.5 zoom Was: prime keepers

2004-02-23 Thread Andre Langevin
I had an M 35-70 f/2.8-3.5 for a while. Huge and heavy for its zoom range. True as most of us use f3.5 or f4 zoom in this range. But what I meant was that for a f2.8 zoom, it is small compared to the competition. Canon equivalent zoom is way longer and more heavy. Olympus constant f3.6 has

Re: K2 ISO/ExposureComp

2004-02-23 Thread Andre Langevin
... D'ailleurs, ce serait intéressant de traduire en anglais certaines de tes pages. À deux on y arriverait peut-être... Si tu veux traduire quelques parties intéressantes pour les lecteurs anglophones, je ny arriverai pas seul, mon anglais est trop mauvais! Michel OK, je vais essayer et

Re: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread brooksdj
Well,regardless wether its 1/2 or 1/3, or 1 stop, it will still give better results than i got Sunday by not switching WB from florecent-- to-- sunny. LOL Blue snow,what a concept.vbg Great way to test a new camera eh. :-) Dave(must remember to change WB)Brooks

OT whisky

2004-02-23 Thread Clive evans
Surely the only thing to drink whisky [either single or blended ] with is more whisky [or failing that a blonde?] Clive [a welshman] Antibes France

OT: My most recent web site (re)design

2004-02-23 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
http://www.hondaresearch.com/

Re: Source for strap lugs

2004-02-23 Thread Andre Langevin
I found the strap lugs a.k.a. metal strap D-rings on Adorama's website ($1.95/set). Mark You need the Pentax ones at double the price... Just kidding, although I would prefer the Pentax square D-rings. Andre

RE: Trick for the removal of the CF card on the *ist D (extract for Tanya post)

2004-02-23 Thread Andre Langevin
Interesting. Both my Sandisk and Viking cards drop out... Cesar Panama City, Florida More gravity under the tropics... Andre

Re: Source for strap lugs

2004-02-23 Thread ernreed2
I said If so, have you tried checking with Boyd's Camera? Seems to me I've seen a LOT of pieces-of-old-cameras around their back room. and Mark said They have a back room with stuff? They've never invited me to the back room! : ( They haven't *invited* me, per se, but I have small

Re: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)

2004-02-23 Thread Steve Jolly
It's a question of what they're designed for. :-) British beers are brewed using different processes and yeasts from the lighter, fizzier beers that are more common in the rest of Europe and in America. The bigger brands of American beer have gained some popularity over here in recent years,

Re: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote: Well... rating an ISO 100 film at ISO 80 doesn't means 'overexposing by 1/5 stop', but by 0.4. ISO 50 is 1 stop, and ISO 75 half stop lower than ISO100. ... just to clear this up early on 80asa is 1/3rd stop over for a 100asa film

Re: New week,new paw:my competion

2004-02-23 Thread brooksdj
Thanks for the comment Bruce. I was just getting ready to close up shop that day when she galloped up to us on the stick pony and wanted to see our horses.WELL i smelt photo op.:vbg I showed her dad the pic's with the lcd monitor and he wanted this one for the local paper he worked for.I

Re: New week,new paw:my competion

2004-02-23 Thread Steve Jolly
Hehe - not for those with a low cuteness tolerance, but very nice. :-) S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really love this one. D1 with 80-200 f2.8,minor PS tweaking. http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/colla_3416.jpg Dave

Re: K2 ISO/ExposureComp

2004-02-23 Thread Steve Jolly
Andre Langevin wrote: As the ISO dial is not practical to use, I was thinking about using the compensation ring ourtide the clicks. Half way for a half-stop. I think it would work although my half-stop may well result in 1/3 or 2/3 stops. Still OK for bracketing. I just tried this on my ME

Re: OT: Sweet revenge

2004-02-23 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Back in the old college days I used to run a meager Radio Shack 10wt/channel stereo amp into two Sears guitar amp cabinets w/ 6 10inch Jensens in each. The volume this junk produced was enough to bring the resident advisor up to the 6th floor of the dorm

RE: Reala rated at 80

2004-02-23 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Andy Chang wrote: Interesting... How did you do it with a MZ50, Kostas? The Pentax MZ-50 causes all lenses not in the A setting to meter as if they are set in their widest aperture. This means that (unlike the MZ-30 and the MZ-60) you can shoot with such a lens without the

Re: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)

2004-02-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, Monday, February 23, 2004, 5:44:37 PM, Steve wrote: You know, whenever I go to the UK I usually beer at every meal (just for cultural reasons) and I've never really found it to be warm. It's usually cold, just not ice cold like they tend to serve it in the US. last week, partly out of

Re: OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)

2004-02-23 Thread Keith Whaley
It's all a matter of the temperature of the liquid. Once whatever liquid there is warms up to room temp, you can't tell if the water came from an ice cube or a splash from the tap. . . keith Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Adding a little water (about half the volume of the whiskey) seems, for some

Monthly PDML OT Beer Thread; Was Re: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)

2004-02-23 Thread ernreed2
Just thought the subject line needed fixing. Carry on! grins ERN Steve Jolly posted: It's a question of what they're designed for. :-) British beers are brewed using different processes and yeasts from the lighter, fizzier beers that are more common in the rest of Europe and in America.

Re: OT: Sweet revenge

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
At 09:08 PM 2/22/04, John Mustarde wrote: On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:14:32 -0500, you wrote: snip Lucky for him he got the message the first try, because I was holding my John Philip Sousa album in reserve, with a full hour of Scottish Bagpipers ready to deliver the coup de grace. You beast! --

Re: PAW: The Hug...

2004-02-23 Thread graywolf
Maybe, but I find often we do a lot our of assessing subconsciously when taking photographs. Especially if we have a lot of experience. Fred Widall wrote: I like the doll looking on - wish I could claim to have planned that but it was pure accident. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You

Re: PAW: aboard the Dulcinea

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
I say this with all due respect to both you and Cotty, Frank but I think you'll have to work _real_ hard to out weird him. At 11:54 PM 2/22/04, you wrote: Weird isn't about trying, Tom. It's a state of being. One just ~is~ weird. It isn't a competition. That being said, I can outweird Cotty

Re: PAW: Schoolyard Tussle #2

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
Just look at it as a self portrait. :) At 01:32 AM 2/23/04, you wrote: Even though the camera strap and my foot is in the photo? LOL Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Shel, Close2 is my favorite. Great shot. Paul On Feb 22, 2004, at 11:20 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Here are a few more from that

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
Hell, I can tell when my exposures are off based on web images. They just don't look right. At 06:36 AM 2/23/04, you wrote: I'm not trying to say anything. Much of what I shoot is mere entertainment. If I think something make an interesting picture, i shoot it. The exposure is dead nuts right

Re: PAW: A good breakfast

2004-02-23 Thread Peter Alling
Beer. (Roughly the same calory count as milk, tastes terrible by the way). At 01:50 AM 2/23/04, you wrote: Have you never tried scotch over your corn flakes? Mmm! Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: hehe, naive little fairygirl thought it was OJ! lol - you know like OJ and scrambled eggs for

Smaller flash for MX -- suggestions?

2004-02-23 Thread bransky
Hello all: Any suggestions for a compact electronic flash unit for my MX? What do you use and why? Thanks, Aaron

Re: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast)

2004-02-23 Thread Keith Whaley
But, Ben Lomond (and nearby Loch Lomond) is beautiful in it's own way, and the Scots recognized early on that similarity to some places back home. Today they do have some nice pub-style bar/lounges here and there, and some fine, down to earth individuals, just like they do back home. keith whaley

Re: PAW #1 - Snow Pup

2004-02-23 Thread graywolf
If the pup is the center of interest this one is better. But, the wider view tends to make it more obviously wintery, the cropped one could almost be a cold day on the beach somewhere. -- frank theriault wrote: So, pursuant to one of Boris' suggestions, I've cropped it:

Re: Pentax Complot?

2004-02-23 Thread Christian
My Sigma 300/4 shows up as Pentax FA* 300/4.5 Christian - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 7:42 AM Subject: Re: Pentax Complot? Anyone have problems like this with Sigma lenses.I have Pentax and Sigmas,just wonder if it

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