PAW - birds and long lenses

2004-03-28 Thread Herb Chong
http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/temp/ the first three were taken with my *istD at ISO 200 using my FA* 400 f5.6 with the Pentax A1.4X-L and then cropped exactly 50%. that means a total effective FOV of 400mm * 1.4 * 1.5 * 2.0 = 1680mm. the second three were taken with *istD at ISO 800 using my

Re: OT - A computer Question...

2004-03-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Mar 2004 at 16:13, Herb Chong wrote: it always does, even on tiny files. it backs up what is in memory so that if PS runs out of space in RAM and there is a copy on disk, it doesn't have to write it to disk again. you find out things like this reading the Photoshop Plugin SDK

Re: Sydney International PDML meet

2004-03-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Well done, sir! Nice to see those with whom I've corresponded for a long time. Put a face to the name... Thanks, keith whaley Chris wrote: Well here they are ,hot off the press(*istD),the first photos of our get together in Sydney Sunday Night.Rob S.and Stan Halpin will probably post better

Re: Semi-permanent screw mount adapter attachment

2004-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Don Herring Subject: Semi-permanent screw mount adapter attachment I've tried removing the locking spring from the adaptor and using the screw to set the adapter on the lens, but it doesn't seem to hold. Which has lead to the thought of drilling a small

Re: Wideangle lens choice

2004-03-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Andre Langevin Subject: Re: Wideangle lens choice graywolf wrote: AFAIK the filter glass is computed into the lens formula. That would mean replacing the filters with gels would not be a good idea. But to add it behind the lens would not cause any

Re: What is the *stD's shutter lag?

2004-03-28 Thread John Francis
John, you'd know, does it make a difference, or much of difference how fast the write speed is of a flash card? If things are buffered anyway? Only if you fill up the buffer (which, on the *ist-D, means shooting more than five images in continuous shooting mode). If, like most people, you

Re: OT - A computer Question...

2004-03-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Mar 2004 at 9:31, Rob Studdert wrote: The general rule of thumb is don't assign your PS scratch disk to the same drive as your Windows swap file resides on. Further to this if any Windows users wish to assess their actual physical hard drive speeds in order to assess where to assign

Re: something weird...

2004-03-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
I forgive him he was a lawyer but he got better. Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: Frank, the smarty pants wrote: Not to nit pick, Peter,... Har! tan.

Re: OT - A computer Question...

2004-03-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Since they put the paging file on the FAT partition, I remember that there may be a legitimate reason to set up a machine with a NTFS and FAT partition. Supposedly there is a performance gain from using FAT for that purpose. Just how much is a question since I never notice a perceptible

Re: OT what is that makes the CD not usable ?- was : Photo Software

2004-03-28 Thread John Mustarde
I'm at a loss for use with photo software since my PhotoShop CD appears to be not usable anymore when I needed to reinstall it. :-/ Adobe used to replace damaged or lost Photoshop CD's for a small fee, I think it was ten dollars. They required a simple affidavit of loss, and of course they

Re: OT - A computer Question...

2004-03-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
Large reversable history among other things. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/28/2004 5:53:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The number one culprit behind file fragmentation is Internet Explorer's Temporary Internet files. Especially if you don't delete

PAW: Sunset on Kauai

2004-03-28 Thread Fred Widall
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2242453 Back in February 2000 my wife I had the great pleasure of visiting the Hawaiian Islands. One of the islands we visited was Kauai. This shot was taken one evening on the beach at the Radisson Kauai Beach Resort outside of Lihue. A warm tropic

Recommendations: Roll Film Washer

2004-03-28 Thread Bill Sawyer
I'd like to get a film washer for processing 35mm and 120/220 roll film. Thus far, I've looked at Calumet, Doran Watson (both from BH). Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject? Thanks in advance.

Re: What is the *stD's shutter lag?

2004-03-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Mar 2004 at 15:40, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John, you'd know, does it make a difference, or much of difference how fast the write speed is of a flash card? If things are buffered anyway? I mean I still have to get one, a big one, and I am debating the cost of the faster ones v.s. the

Re: Semi-permanent screw mount adapter attachment

2004-03-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, I have a lens which was converted as you'd like. I'll dig it out, examine it, and maybe even send some pics. Give me a day or two. shel Don Herring wrote: Been digging my SMCT Screwmount 500/4.5 a bunch since I've gotten my lens support issues out of the way. The biggest hassle I

Re: Wideangle lens choice

2004-03-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 28 Mar 2004 at 8:41, William Robb wrote: I also wonder about the possibility of putting gel filters on the rear of the lens. I should have mine in a month or so, and will be exploring these possibilities. The colour filters are pretty useless for me as well, since I rarely shoot black

Voyeuristic Photos

2004-03-28 Thread Chris
Frank I can understand why you found these photos disquieting,considering the content!But this time eveybody knew they were being shot,and anyway blame the waiter who took the shots. Chris K No liability accepted whatsoever.My camera?I still don't care.(All in Jest)

Re: Semi-permanent screw mount adapter attachment

2004-03-28 Thread Don Herring
At 05:10 PM 3/28/2004 -0800, you wrote: Hi, I have a lens which was converted as you'd like. I'll dig it out, examine it, and maybe even send some pics. Give me a day or two. shel That would be cool. Thanks Don

Re: OT? Advice wanted for setting up a web site

2004-03-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
You can download everything you need from sun for free. (I don't remember the URL and I'm too lazy to look it up). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/28/2004 2:55:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Javascript is indeed supported. There was some

RE: Quick Pricing Question

2004-03-28 Thread David Madsen
I won't work for less than $75 an hour, and I suck. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: D. Glenn Arthur Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 10:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Quick Pricing Question What's

Re: What is the *stD's shutter lag?

2004-03-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/28/2004 5:03:44 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Card write speed is more of a marketing tool than anything, real world operation is where it counts and there isn't much in camera speed difference between most cards, see:

Re: Wideangle lens choice

2004-03-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
So does the smc 17mm fisheye. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Andre Langevin Subject: Re: Wideangle lens choice graywolf wrote: AFAIK the filter glass is computed into the lens formula. That would mean replacing the filters with gels would not be a good

Re: Sydney International PDML meet

2004-03-28 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Mar 2004 at 1:57, Chris wrote: We all look forward to the next one with a (hopefully)larger turnout.Mr. Farrs apologies in advance accepted. Regards Chris Kennedy Thanks for the pix and organizing the venue Chris, it was an enjoyable evening, it's always a pleasure to meet fellow

Re: Quick Pricing Question

2004-03-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/28/2004 5:38:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I won't work for less than $75 an hour, and I suck. David Madsen - What would you work for if you didn't suck? Marnie aka Doe Sorry, it had to be asked. :-)

Re: Sydney International PDML meet

2004-03-28 Thread frank theriault
Rob (aka the human tripod), I believe you, already!! vbg Lovely shot, btw. cheers, frank The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Screw mount lens to K-mount body

2004-03-28 Thread jjmeeks1
I recently bought a late model SMC Takumar 50mm lens and adapter and mounted it to my ZX-5n. It seems for focussing you move the switch to open the lens and for metering and shooting you have move the switch on the lens to the stop down mode? It seems very akward and slow. Anyone care to

SMC-M 135mm f3.5 vs. SMC-M 150mm f3.5

2004-03-28 Thread jjmeeks1
Does anyone have experience with these lenses? I'm interested in which lens produces the nicest bokeh and their other merits as well. I saw an example of the bokeh from the 150mm on Valentin's site, but no example for the 135mm. Jim

Re: PAW - Zion National Park and new PAW

2004-03-28 Thread Larry Hodgson
Boris Liberman wrote: I can produce a question/request though - mind if I ask you to share with us, mere mortals g, some basic key points of the stitching technique you use? Hi Boris, I use ArcSoft Panorama Maker 3.0 for my stitching. The basic key points for stitching images is to plan ahead

Re: PAW #5 - Sludd

2004-03-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! This is high fidelity image, if you know what I mean. I almost want to run for a rain coat... DT I´m not sure if I know what you mean, but I consider it a compliment :-) Dag, it is a compliment indeed. You know, there is this hi fi sound. I think that this photo is hi fi too. It is so

Re: PAW #7 - Courier Bph

2004-03-28 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! ft Here's the full frame: ft http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2241649 ft If you want to take a shot at cropping it, go ahead. Same thing for ft everyone else. Sort of a mini-WOW. I'd be interested to see what other ft people come up with. I don't think I'm very good at it,

Re: Screw mount lens to K-mount body

2004-03-28 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I recently bought a late model SMC Takumar 50mm lens and adapter and mounted it to my ZX-5n. It seems for focussing you move the switch to open the lens and for metering and shooting you have move the switch on the lens to the stop down mode? It seems very akward

RE: Quick Pricing Question

2004-03-28 Thread David Madsen
What would you work for if you didn't suck? Marnie aka Doe Sorry, it had to be asked. :-) That is a fantastic question. If I had better self confidence I would probably charge the same amount but might go out and get more work. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com

RE: Quick Pricing Question

2004-03-28 Thread David Madsen
Thank you very much, I'll be here all week, be sure to tip your waitress... David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 7:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE:

Re:Sydney Intenational PDML

2004-03-28 Thread Chris
It came out as I thought it might Rob.A1.Love the colour and the depiction of serenity. By the way Frank,if I had known you really trashed my pics,well...,However 'twas not me that burnt your ears. Regards Chris K

Re: Semi-permanent screw mount adapter attachment

2004-03-28 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Do not to use of any glue, the adapter could not be removed any more. - remove the spring and its screw - screw the adptor on the mount - give the screw and to tighten - put a little painting or varnish on the junction mount-adaptator, that will block the unit

big is beautiful

2004-03-28 Thread edwin
From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Small black cameras do not have the psychological impact with photographers's customers that big black cameras do. To a very large percent of the population's minds big black camera and pro are synonymous. I agree that carrying a big black camera and a big

RE: Computer Question

2004-03-28 Thread David Miers
Tanya, do yourself a favor and rename your folder. Too many clean up programs might mistake this for a temp folder or file constituting a possible disaster of the worst kind. -Original Message- From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 9:36 PM

RE: Sydney Intenational PDML

2004-03-28 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Mine were burning, but that was probably more due to the wrestle that I had with my boys last night. They seem to think it is hilarious to hold me down by the ears whilst the other one tickles me mercilessly... ;-) tan. -Original Message- From: Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #722

2004-03-28 Thread edwin
1) The numbers somebody posted said that in the last couple of years all the companies had sold something like 1.5 to 2 million DSLRs total, most of them to pros. Look at the pro photojournalists at any major event and you will see a lot of DSLRs (and no film ones). I do see D100s and

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread edwin
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 3/28/2004 1:41:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My point is that the average shooter probably bought a K1000 years ago and STILL HAS IT. Actually, tons of people who bought them sold them. And people who have bought them

Re: Screw mount lens to K-mount body

2004-03-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
That's exactly the way it's meant to work. Just remember this was a stopgap when Pentax moved from screw mount to bayonet mount. Photographers with a large investment in m42 lenses didn't have to replace their entire investment. The technique wasn't as onerous as it seems now, only a few

card write speed

2004-03-28 Thread edwin
John, you'd know, does it make a difference, or much of difference how fast the write speed is of a flash card? If things are buffered anyway? I mean I still have to get one, a big one, and I am debating the cost of the faster ones v.s. the slower ones and whether any speed gain is that

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #724

2004-03-28 Thread edwin
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 04:28:29 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Screw mount lens to K-mount body Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain I recently bought a late model SMC Takumar 50mm lens and adapter and mounted it to my ZX-5n. It seems for

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