Re: PAW - My first

2004-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I am sorry if I jump in the middle of the train of somebody's thought or something. Much traffic, little time. Anyway, I am quite amazed by the difference between the two shots, Bruce. While the husband (he is a husband already, is he not? g) virtually did not move, the wife g did quite

Re: PAW - Hat and Beard

2004-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Hope it wasn't done on Saturday, Cotty. Normally, observing Jews, which seems to be the case with this fellow, don't like to be photographed on Saturdays... I thereby confirm that you are clear of any vehicular and/or beerish influence, Cotty g... Boris On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 00:48:41

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

2004-02-25 Thread Bob W
Hi, I would suggest a West London venue, perhaps starting at the pubs by Hammersmith Bridge and heading west along the river. Especially on a late spring or early summer evening. -- Cheers, Bob Monday, February 23, 2004, 10:12:14 PM, Cotty wrote: On 23/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:

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

2004-02-25 Thread Bob W
Hi, A question for the well-informed: how comes that in Edinburgh the price for a bottle of Lagavulin 16 years was roughly 6 times the price here? Do they produce a different export version? absurd tax rates. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: PAW - Hat and Beard

2004-02-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well, methinks you walked right back into a car thread LOL That dude with a hat looks to be non other than LJK Setright, the noted automotive journalist and writer. Dug up a pic of him in an old Motorsport mag I had stashed away, and damn, I bet that's him. He was younger then, as the pic was

Re: Too much mail

2004-02-25 Thread John Francis
Thats okay, Chris. I've been told Dinsdale Piranha nailed your head to the floor. What? Old Dinsy? Naah - he wouldn't do a thing like that. Not Dinsy! Well, maybe just a little bit.

I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Derby Chang
There is a very slim chance that this is a bit premature, since I don't have film back from it yet, but I got my 77mm LTD from Adorama this week (BH lost a customer because of their restrictive shipping requirements, but no hard feelings). Coincidently, the Aussie poked its head just above

Asterisks (WAS Re: PAW - My Grandaughter)

2004-02-25 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Shel wrote: Well, Larry, as long as there's a Pentax somewhere in your life, the rules keeper must consider that, and that, had you had the Pentax with you, you'd have used it instead of the asterisk brand. That said, lemme look at the pic ... Is it not bizzare that the only brand to

Re: Too much mail

2004-02-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/25/2004 12:51:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, Marnie, Don't leave us. In fact, you're not allowed to leave. Not because I say so, but because the PDML gods say so. You're spiritually a member, regardless of whether you have any Px

Re: Photographer a Week (Forsyth)

2004-02-25 Thread mike.wilson
Hi, Abano wrote: I din't knew him. Gorgeous work, I like the style. It reminds me a bit to Doisneau. He's not at all famous and probably never will be. But what he's done, for me, eclipses the works of greater photographers. He lived in the community, the community funded his photography by

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Derby Chang Subject: I love my Heaven77 I think a black-ring UV filter looks terrible on it. Need to find a slim-line silver filter. Then I'll be set for my sisters wedding (just a small matter of deciding what to wear). Pentax makes a matching UV

Re: PAW

2004-02-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton Subject: Re: PAW Bill, Can you share a bit more info? The shot is intriguing to me. One (hair) light, the 77mm at f/11 on the istD. The model moved a bit just about the time I shot, hence the hot spot on her nose. I missed that one. I still

Re: Zooms, was Re: 24-50s

2004-02-25 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Bruce Dayton wrote: does alter things a bit. A constant aperture 2.8 24-90 would be nice. I assume that this has to be longer and heavier (and more expensive) than the 28-70/2.8. Are you sure it would be nice? :-))) Kostas

The Local Pentax SLR Conundrum

2004-02-25 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Cord tells me that the reason they're not stocking the istD (or any other Pentax SLR) is because Pentax is not able to deliver the quantities they need for building volume sales and the large customer base that a retailer needs to establish a product line. But they do sell a lot of Pentax ps,

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Subject: RE: I love my Heaven77 Isn't flare an issue with this lens? No. Sorry, it was the 43 that my colleague has problems with. Kostas

RE: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #400

2004-02-25 Thread Ian bromehead
Peter Thanks for your comments I agree, note that I did trust the PZ-1P multi-zone metering and bracketed 0.7. All my ~20 images in my opinion contain too much light in the sky, partly because of the muggy weather reflecting the city lights. Still, I didn't want to miss the opportunity A key

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Isn't flare an issue with this lens? No. Sorry, it was the 43 that my colleague has problems with. Wow. I've never had any flare problems with my 43 Limited and I don't use

PAW (4 pictures street photography)

2004-02-25 Thread Boros Attila
At last I got developed my first pictures taken with my new camera, the MZ-6. So here they are: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2161546 A balcony with a good view in Oradea, downtown. I think it is nicer in BW. The following two picutres were taken from that balcony:

Re: PAW: in da streets

2004-02-25 Thread Christian
It's actually a Peugeot 504. And it looks remarkably like the one my parents owned when we lived in Argentina! (it was stolen, but the thieves left it two blocks away because they couldn't get it out of first gear; the trick was to NOT use first gear). Christian - Original Message -

RE: PAW: in da streets

2004-02-25 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi Frank, The car is, well was, a Peugeot 504. They are plenty here, it's a good car, a workhorse loved by taxi drivers. Regards Albano --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Albano, Looks like a car I used to own. Really. A 1972 Toyota Corolla. With about that much rust. But,

RE: in da streets

2004-02-25 Thread Albano Garcia
Of course you are welcome too, Cesar. No more PDML Toronto, PDML Grandafather, PDML BS AS!!! Regards Albano --- Cesar Matamoros II [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tv, Maybe we can make it part of our world tour!!! Cesar Panama City, Florida P.S. The only time I have been in South

Re: Photographer a Week (Forsyth)

2004-02-25 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi Mike, Thanks for the data. With style I referred to his way to photograph people posing smiley and happy to do so, looking friendly and proud of their existences. I like this kind of portraits, no matter if they are more or less documentary than no posed ones. Regards Albano --- mike.wilson

Re: PAW: in da streets

2004-02-25 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi, Ken. Thanks for your comment. We are a bit soft because the exposure was a couple of seconds. Also, it's scanned from a contact print and cropped, the neg looks very sharp and printable (what I'll do). Regards Albano --- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice capture, love the

RE: in da streets

2004-02-25 Thread tom
-Original Message- From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tv, Maybe we can make it part of our world tour!!! Let's do a southern hemisphere tour next winter. tv

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Re: I love my Heaven77 Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, William Robb wrote: From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Isn't flare an issue with this lens? No. Sorry, it was the 43 that my colleague

Re: OT: Sweet revenge

2004-02-25 Thread graywolf
GRIN! mike wilson wrote: Hi, graywolf wrote: Hum..? I think I have a CD of war pipes somewhere. No, too cruel. I have the apartment on the other side of me to consider, they were out today thus my opportunity. Besides the building structure may not handle it. They use Schubert on the PA

Re: Too much mail

2004-02-25 Thread Steve Desjardins
There is not question that the traffic has increased, but I agree that there are many who like the PAW stuff better then the technical stuff. I think we just have to be more careful about labeling. I for one find that I just delete entire threads because I have no time to look at them. I try

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Likewise ... my 43mm ltd never showed a hint of flare under any circumstance. I will, however, admit to using a slightly larger/deeper lens hood than the standard one, but not specifically for flare protection ... it was just easier to use for my style of carrying and shooting. William Robb

RE: Asterisks (WAS Re: PAW - My Grandaughter)

2004-02-25 Thread David Madsen
The * (asterisk) on the ist and istD are similar to the star on the FA* lenses, which are similar to the Zeiss T* symbol. But, you are right, it is still weird. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: mike.wilson [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Winston
I'll second that. 43 is an excellent lens, it's just that the optimum performance comes 'late' at f/8-f/11. The 77 is another story though, extremely sharp from wide opened, and even at close focusing distance. I wished Pentax makes something wider than 31mm and longer than 100mm Limited lenses.

Like Paw...

2004-02-25 Thread Bob Poe
PAW good. Like pictures. Want to put pictures on PAW. How? Thanks, Bob = What boots up must come down. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools

OT: The new product range from Apple...

2004-02-25 Thread Rob Brigham
http://www.electric-chicken.co.uk/

Not exactly PAW: Sunny California

2004-02-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/rainview.html Taken from my bedroom window this morning ...

Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Been thinking about getting a bulk film loader. Is anyone still using these things. Which brands are considered better? I'd want a very good quality loader and don't mind paying a little extra for it.

Re: Zooms, was Re: 24-50s

2004-02-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
I am using a Tamron 28-75/2.8 now. For DSLR 1.5 crop factor, the 24 would be nicer. We were talking about a lens for wedding photography, not a consumer zoom. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 2:33:23 AM, you wrote: KK On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Bruce Dayton wrote: does alter

Re: Like Paw...

2004-02-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob, You need a site to host your pictures. The simplest (and free) way to go seems to be photo.net. I'm sure there are instructions for uploading on the site. And since quite a few folks here use the system, I'm sure they can jump in with more details on how things work. Many ISPs also

Re: Asterisks (WAS Re: PAW - My Grandaughter)

2004-02-25 Thread Th. Stach
David Madsen schrieb: The * (asterisk) on the ist and istD are similar to the star on the FA* lenses, which are similar to the Zeiss T* symbol. But, you are right, it is still weird. There we have the solution: The Pentax people do read this list of course, and they've read all our whining

RE: Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread Rothman, Aric
I bulk load. It's very easy. The most tedious part is trimming the leader after the film is loaded. I tried using a roll without trimming, and the camera I used (a Contax ST) did not want to accept it. Trimming is no bid deal, though. One potential hazard with bulk loading is failure to

Re: PAW - My first

2004-02-25 Thread Butch Black
I'll add my 2 I actually like the second picture better. When I first saw the first picture there was something about the dynamic between the husband and wife that just didn't feel right to me. I still can't put my finger on it but I know it makes me uncomfortable. Also, concerning soft focus. I

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars

2004-02-25 Thread Keith Whaley
You got 120 mph in second gear out of a '57 Ford engine? And a '57 Ford tranny?! I hope you didn't try that without an armor plate tranny cover! Or, are you still on crutches? keith whaley Paul Sorenson wrote: Back in the days of the Big Iron from Detroit a friend had a '57 Ford that someone

Re: Ice Race - First Photos

2004-02-25 Thread Keith Whaley
frank theriault wrote: Dave, His real name is Jonathan, and if need be, I can let you know who he works for - like if he owes you a door mirror or something vbg. (Door mirrors are a favourite target for bike couriers - 'nuff said on that topic vbg) They stop that sort of fun after

Re: Mark Snowflake Cassino has some competition! :)

2004-02-25 Thread Andre Langevin
Just saw this on a newsgroup: http://www.sciencephotography.com/users/ekinsman/snow2004/snow2004.html Nice snowflake shots! -- Mark Roberts On a Mac they melt (no screensaver...) ANdre

Re: MZ-5/6/7

2004-02-25 Thread cloversan
First, forget the MZ7 Then, using a MZ, it is better to be handled with the grip all have disconnectable bip sound MZ5n to be prefered than the MZ5 MZ6 is a good felow, but different handle than MZ5n Viewer is quite same with Z1p Considering to buy MZ-5/6/7 as backup camera. I would like to

Re: Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Shel, When I was doing that, I got one from Adorama that had a built in counter and a light trap that didn't start to scratch like the felt ones. It was around $40 a few years ago. I rather liked it. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 8:05:58 AM, you wrote: SB Been

RE: Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread Andre Langevin
Shel, what you want is a loader where the film does not touch anything, like felt. The Watson is one of them. $26 US new. eBay must have lots of them. You loose about 1 and a half end shots, which is annoying when you just have caught that flying saucer. It's worth it to do the initial

Re: Photographer a Week (Forsyth)

2004-02-25 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Thanks for the link, Mike. I enjoyed watching his pictures immensly. See also below. From: mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] He's not at all famous and probably never will be. But what he's done, for me, eclipses the works of greater photographers. He lived in the

Re: PAW

2004-02-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
My humble opinion is that the shot is too tight the background triangle in the ULH corner is distracting. I like the overall effect though. Only my opinion. -Original Message- From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW My humble contribution for this week.

Re: Photographer a Week (Norwegian Paal)

2004-02-25 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Dag T [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, since you ask and the guy asked me to try if his web site works on with Safari two days ago I (Norway is a small country) choose to show you my favorite Norwegian photographer: www.paalfoto.no Not all his best are there yet, (some are here

Re: Photographer a Week (Forsyth)

2004-02-25 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Great stuff, Mike. The story is especially compelling. Haven't had a chance to see all the photos yet, but the story really touches me ... having to wait twenty years to see the prints! Lasse Karlsson wrote: From: mike.wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] He's not at all famous

Re: 24-50s

2004-02-25 Thread Keith Whaley
Fred wrote: The A 24-50 is a constant f/4 and has the A contact, and seems to be built nearly to the M 24-35 standard, _much_ better than the A 35-70, for instance, in terms of build quality. Ironically, I find the A35-70 to be a much better lens optically. The A 35-70/4 is

Re: Photographer a Week (Yang and Photographers Int.)

2004-02-25 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Thanks for the links guys. Yang's were good pictures. Must admit I didn't know about the magazine, or just haven't paid attention. I will most definitely spend some time at their site. Lasse - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

Re: PAW

2004-02-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
The shot seems a bit soft and here that works for me. I also like the model's gaze. What is slightly bothersome to me, is that the shot seems too straight. Just a slight side tilt of her head or the camera would feel more comfortable to me. I assume you took a series of shots. It would be

Re: Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 08:05:58 -0800 From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Been thinking about getting a bulk film loader. Is anyone still using these things. Which brands are considered better? I'd want a very good quality loader and don't mind paying a little extra for it. Yup.

Re: PAW - My first

2004-02-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
Bob, Thanks for the comments. This type of shot is less typical of what is shown within the PDML and it seems that there are quite varying opinions - all equally valid. The attempt was to produce a dreamy shot. The soft focus has some impact as does the pose and setting. In the first image,

Re: PAW - My first

2004-02-25 Thread Bruce Dayton
Butch, I just responded to Bob S. about the two shots. Perhaps what is bothersome about the first shot is that their attention is divided. He is looking at the camera and she is not. If he were looking at her or something like that, it might feel comfortable. Soft focus is quite tricky,

RE: Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
More ... They're going really cheap right now used. Mine were in good shape for about $5 each, as always garage-sale specials. Midwest Photo has a bunch of them piled up. I think they ask around $10 each. http://www.mpex.com Collin

Re: PAW - My first

2004-02-25 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! BD I don't have a soft focus lens in 35mm (sold it to Boris) and so BD haven't really played much yet with that style on the *istD. The BD focal lengths that Pentax offers just don't seem to be right. With BD the 67, the 120mm gave a equivalent of about 60mm which worked for BD both couples

Re: Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread Andre Langevin
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=1sb=pspn=1sq=descInitialSearch=yesO=SearchBarA=searchQ=*shs=watson+loaderimage.x=0image.y=0 This is the one. The Volkswagon. $18 new at BH. Andre

Re: Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread Andre Langevin
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlistA=detailsQ=sku=31737is=REG To avoid. Has felt and more expensive. $30. Users will probably tell you they are OK and they might be right, but why have felt running over the film when you can do without.

Re: The new product range from Apple...

2004-02-25 Thread Jostein
LOL! Good one, Bob. Still chuckling... Jostein - Original Message - From: Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:41 PM Subject: OT: The new product range from Apple... http://www.electric-chicken.co.uk/

Re: Too much mail

2004-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: And hasn't Cotty presented us with some neat Canon (whoops, C***n) images? Guess he'd better lose the camera or get outta here. In mitigation your honour, my PUG images are courtesy of a Pentax lens :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

PK-fit Elmar's head (Was: PK mount lenses)

2004-02-25 Thread Andre Langevin
I have an Elmar 135 f4 (M). Can I unscrew the head? I can only unscrew a little aluminum ring under the aperture ring. It uncovers some screws. Should I go on? If it unscrews, I could maybe adapt the head to a Pentax zoom tube. Andre

Re: OT: The new product range from Apple...

2004-02-25 Thread Bob W
Hi, should have been called the i-Cac. -- Cheers, Bob Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 3:41:39 PM, Rob wrote: http://www.electric-chicken.co.uk/

Re: in da streets

2004-02-25 Thread Albano Garcia
Thanks for the comments Lasse. I will consider your tips to get out of my bad photo moment. To shoot commercially is very hard here, too small a market and a lot of very good photographers filling the niche, but nothing is impossible. Luck is always around the corner. Regards. Albano ---

Re: Punchy Film for Rainy Days - Velvia?

2004-02-25 Thread Albano Garcia
Shel, Just in case you go for print film, try Agfa Ultra 100, very Velvia like but with the versatility of neg film. Regards Albano --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Been thinking about experimenting with a saturated and contrasty transparency film like Velvia for rainy

OT: Heinous crimes (Re: WAY OT - Top speed- Cars

2004-02-25 Thread Bob W
Hi, seems very unfair to do porridge just for sppeding. but you never know if that's the only cop or if they're doing a sting and there's a gaggle of em round the next bend. Here in London you can drive clockwise most of the way around Hyde Park, but when you get to Knightsbridge there's a

FS: SMC-M 100mm f/2.8

2004-02-25 Thread Joe Wilensky
I'll post this again Friday, but here's an early notice: For sale: Pentax SMC-M 100mm f/2.8 lens. EX condition with virtually no body wear. Glass is clean with a very minor amount of dust specks visible between elements. Includes original Pentax front and rear caps. Diaphragm blades clean and

RE: Too Much PAW

2004-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/2/04, TAN THE FONDLER disgorged: hehe, the challenge is on! tan. (who fondles AS she photographs) ps no wise arse comments about fondling, ok Cotty? hehe. I'll let someone else have a go :-) Cue Lasse... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: Like Paw...

2004-02-25 Thread graywolf
Just put you photos up anywhere on the web, Bob. Then post a link to them here on the list with the suject PAW:title. -- Bob Poe wrote: PAW good. Like pictures. Want to put pictures on PAW. How? Thanks, Bob -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com You might as well accept people as they are, you

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars

2004-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/2/04, DAN 'ZIPPY' MAYTOLA disgorged: Mine was Mach 2.2 in a Phantom II fighter. Shoot! Any astronauts on the list? As George Kennedy said to a hapless Global Aiways pilot trying to taxi a stuck 707 from the snow when he protested that he had clocked up half a million miles in the air:

Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars

2004-02-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 24/2/04, DAN 'ZIPPY' MAYTOLA disgorged: Mine was Mach 2.2 in a Phantom II fighter. Shoot! Any astronauts on the list? Oh yeah, I've done quite a bit of space exploration, but that was back in college. Perhaps we're not talking about the same thing, though...

Re: Bulk Film Loader Ques

2004-02-25 Thread graywolf
Remembering from the old days. Avoid the Lloyd as Andre says. The Watson is the old standby but only gives approximate frame counting (friction drive counter). The Alden is the deluxe unit that will give very accurate frame counting (counter like in a camera). However, I have no idea how these

Re: Too Much PAW

2004-02-25 Thread Lasse Karlsson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 24/2/04, TAN THE FONDLER disgorged: hehe, the challenge is on! tan. (who fondles AS she photographs) ps no wise arse comments about fondling, ok Cotty? hehe. I'll let someone else have a go :-) Cue Lasse... Yes, yes, Cotty... You want me to have

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

2004-02-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
Neat, informative web site - nice job. Good luck with the racing, try to keep the shiney side up. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:03 PM Subject: Re: Making a milion $ racing - WasWAY OT -

Re: PAW

2004-02-25 Thread Kenneth Waller
Thanks Bill. No this PAW image wasn't in the show but did come from the same shoot as other images in the show. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Bill Sawyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW Terrific, Ken. Did I see this shot in your show? Site is well done, too.

Re: Mark Snowflake Cassino has some competition! :)

2004-02-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Feb 2004 at 17:10, Mark Cassino wrote: What I can't figure out is how these folks get the mixed lighting - the two colors - in their shots. I did tons of experiments using dual colored flashes (I usually use two flashes, one blue, one white) but I could not get the nice liquid colors

Re: FS: SMC-M 100mm f/2.8

2004-02-25 Thread Albano Garcia
I jutst wanted to say that I own this lens and it's a GREAT performer, fast and compact, sharp with good bokeh. So, if you need a short tele... BUY IT NOW! Regards Albano --- Joe Wilensky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll post this again Friday, but here's an early notice: For sale: Pentax

RE: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Feb 2004 at 22:18, Winston wrote: I wished Pentax makes something wider than 31mm and longer than 100mm Limited lenses. I'm not satisfied with the FA 24/2. Too much distortion, and sharpness could be better at wide f-stops. Same here, pity the 14/2.8 was a DA not a LTD :-( Rob

Re: I love my Heaven77

2004-02-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25 Feb 2004 at 22:18, Winston wrote: I wished Pentax makes something wider than 31mm and longer than 100mm Limited lenses. I'm not satisfied with the FA 24/2. Too much distortion, and sharpness could be better at wide f-stops. Same here, pity the

late performance

2004-02-25 Thread edwin
From: Winston [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll second that. 43 is an excellent lens, it's just that the optimum performance comes 'late' at f/8-f/11. I get the impression that this is fairly typical for Pentax designs. Is this because they use fairly simple and traditional optical formulas, or perhaps

Re: late performance

2004-02-25 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Feb 2004 at 15:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most modern Nikon lenses seem to peak about f/5.6-f/8.0 which is a better fit for me--I rarely see f/11! With few exceptions, most lenses are pretty nasty both wide open and fully stopped down (due to diffraction). Most modern Pentax lenses

RE: PAW (Robb's)

2004-02-25 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Sorry Bill, but with respect, I have to agree with Lasse here. I too, felt that the shot appeared to be too dark. It is kind of muddy on my screen which is callibrated sRGB. I have done very similar tight crops on many occasions and love to break the rules, but for some reason, whether it be

Re: Ice Race - First Photos

2004-02-25 Thread frank theriault
Ya gots ta hit us first, Keith. BTW, maybe that's why we wear our courier bags nice and low... vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] They stop that sort

Re: GFM info -- I'm Coming!

2004-02-25 Thread frank theriault
Terrific gnus, Marnie!! Woo Hoo! This is gonna be some shindig! (did I just say shindig?) vbg cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

RE: Too Much PAW

2004-02-25 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
OMG - no wonder my poor hubby worries about me and that bloody photography list. I spend half of my life convincing him that hanging out with you lot is safe! He is petrified at the possibility of me going to GFM and meeting with a bunch of internet stalkers, lol, his words, not mine! You are

RE: Asterisks (WAS Re: PAW - My Grandaughter)

2004-02-25 Thread frank theriault
I dunno. Spotmatic was a pretty cool name, IMHO. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: David Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Asterisks

RE: late performance

2004-02-25 Thread Winston
Not really, like I said, 77 is an outstanding example. Very sharp across the f/stops at least from wide opened to f/11. I never used anything smaller than f/11. But I agree that some new Nikons are best at f/5.6, like the 17-35/2.8 and other fast zooms/primes. I agree too that Nikon 24/2 is not a

RE: Mz-S RTF Flash Problem

2004-02-25 Thread Bill Sawyer
Mark, I'll have mine with me Sunday, if you want to compare the two for settings. -Original Message- From: Mark Cassino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: February 25, 2004 11:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Mz-S RTF Flash Problem I suspect that something is broken

Re: GFM info -- I'm Coming!

2004-02-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/25/2004 2:05:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Terrific gnus, Marnie!! Woo Hoo! This is gonna be some shindig! (did I just say shindig?) vbg cheers, frank Sure sounds like it, Bill has told me lots of PDMLers will be there. BTW, what other female

Re: PAW

2004-02-25 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/25/2004 1:09:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: web site. So here's my Picture A Week - I promise to keep it to one a week. http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html taken @ White Sands, New Mexico. Comments - good/

Re: Photographer a Week (Forsyth)

2004-02-25 Thread mike wilson
Hi Albano, Albano Garcia wrote: Hi Mike, Thanks for the data. With style I referred to his way to photograph people posing smiley and happy to do so, looking friendly and proud of their existences. I like this kind of portraits, no matter if they are more or less documentary than no posed

Re: PAW - My first

2004-02-25 Thread Rfsindg
Bruce, I think him looking at her is on the right track. The first shot is very pretty and dreamy, but the body language is wrong. He's looking at us and she's contemplating something. Better is your suggestion of him looking at her looking at the bouquette. Clearly, the first shot has something

Re: Asterisks (WAS Re: PAW - My Grandaughter)

2004-02-25 Thread mike wilson
What's even more bizarre is that this is the second time I've mis-spelled bizarre on the list. Maybe it's my lack of pzzazz m David Madsen wrote: The * (asterisk) on the ist and istD are similar to the star on the FA* lenses, which are similar to the Zeiss T* symbol. But, you are

Re: Asterisks (WAS Re: PAW - My Grandaughter)

2004-02-25 Thread graywolf
Yes, it sounded like something to remove spots from your trousers. -- frank theriault wrote: I dunno. Spotmatic was a pretty cool name, IMHO. -- 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: Asterisks (WAS Re: PAW - My Grandaughter)

2004-02-25 Thread Peter J. Alling
Well, you had 30 years for it to grow on you who knows *ist may seem to be a cool name in 30 years. frank theriault wrote: I dunno. Spotmatic was a pretty cool name, IMHO. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert

London PDML Pubs (was: Re: Whisky)

2004-02-25 Thread Cotty
On 25/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I would suggest a West London venue, perhaps starting at the pubs by Hammersmith Bridge and heading west along the river. Especially on a late spring or early summer evening. -- Cheers, Bob That sounds perfectly fabulous. I love the river. Cheers,

Re: *istD - I got one, and it's great!

2004-02-25 Thread Mark Erickson
Nick, I really like my MZ-S interface too. I would have been happy if Pentax had just taken their MZ-D design (you know, the full-frame DSLR that they never released) and redone the electronics with a sensor like that in the *istD. It would be s nice to have a consistent user interface

RE: Not exactly PAW: Sunny California

2004-02-25 Thread frank theriault
Is the expressway that crowded every morning? I'm so glad I don't have to commute! Where I live, it's 15 minutes from downtown by bike, the same by car, and about 20 by subway. An interesting, if dismal, photo. vbg -frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The

Re: Mz-S RTF Flash Problem

2004-02-25 Thread Mark Cassino
At 01:46 PM 2/25/2004 -0500, Robert Leigh Woerner wrote: Does the flash work in servo mode? I'm not sure what servo mode is - the AF? I tried it with AF disabled, to no avail... - MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -

Re: zooms

2004-02-25 Thread Robert Gonzalez
I have an F35-135, I don't know if its the same optical formula as the A35-135, but mine is very soft optically. rg Andre Langevin wrote: Well, I have repeatedly heard on the PDML that A35-105mm was one of the best zooms made by Pentax. Although optically, not mechanically. Some comments

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