Re: Word on New Digitals?

2004-05-18 Thread Greg Lovern
Does she know she'll have to buy a CF card too? If she doesn't want to spend more than $1K, maybe she'd be better off getting a used Canon D30 used lens. Greg - Original Message - From: William M Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 10:33 PM

Re: Word on New Digitals?

2004-05-18 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi William, on 17 May 04 you wrote in pentax.list: A friend of mine is looking at digital SLR's, but doesn't want to spend more than $1000 USD on such a beast. Canon has a model that fits these specs, but I'd like her to buy a Pentax, so that we can trade lenses around . . . I've heard

Re: Pentax sales performance

2004-05-18 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi Ken, on 16 May 04 you wrote in pentax.list: Following might be of interest to you. It is statistics published every month by CIPA (Camera and Imaging Products Ass'n), and goes by film/digital/domestic/export (by region too) and camera type (even by pixel #) etc. Thanks a lot! I will take

Re: Further Adventures with *ist D Flash

2004-05-18 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi Joe, on 17 May 04 you wrote in pentax.list: All tests were done at ISO 200. That should be the problem. I wrote (some months ago): -- There's a German thread on incorrect flash exposures at

Re: 16-45mm DA

2004-05-18 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi Shaun, on 18 May 04 you wrote in pentax.list: Has anybody got/used the new 16-45mm DA F4.0? What do we know about it? I've used it. It is a really good lens. Very sharp, no CA problems (at least I didn't notice one) and good built quality. It's plastic, but feels better than a FA 24-90. The

Re: Bickering (was Re: Antonio please stop it now!)

2004-05-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: graywolf Subject: Bickering (was Re: Antonio please stop it now!) I would take it as a personal favor if anyone who reads this particular post would refrain from making further comments to this thread. Talk about anything you like, but let's refrain from

Re: Different Tastes

2004-05-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Different Tastes Thanks for the nice comment, Bill. What's a JRT? Jack Russell Terrier. William Robb

Re: 16-45mm DA

2004-05-18 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shaun Canning Subject: 16-45mm DA Has anybody got/used the new 16-45mm DA F4.0? What do we know about it? Used it. It's big, but not heavy. If you have handled the 18-35, it feels very similar, but is quite a bit larger, but not very heavy. The zoom feels

Re: 16-45mm DA

2004-05-18 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks Leon. Glad to hear you are enjoying this lens. Did you buy it with your *ist D, or later on? Thanks for the offer too, next time I am down that way I'll look you up. But it won't be for another 6 months or so! Maybe we could organise a Melbourne PDML meeting? Cheers Shaun Leon Altoff

Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
What happened, did I run into a room full of Microsoft shareholders or something? All I said was that Windows was a substandard operating system and that it was riddled with viruses and spyware and that we the users deserved better, especially given the money the company makes. Antonio On 18

Re: Anyone using an Image Tank?

2004-05-18 Thread Leon Altoff
On Mon, 17 May 2004 23:04:33 -0500, Stan Halpin wrote: Several of us have the X-Drive and none have had any problems that I have heard of. I'll second Stan on this, I have an X-Drive and have no problems. Mine has a 60 gig drive in it and I use it for backups and all sorts of things. Leon

Re: PAW: Different Tastes

2004-05-18 Thread Boros Attila
Hello Frank, Tuesday, May 18, 2004, 12:36:07 AM, you wrote: ft A fun grab in a candy shop: ft http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2369082 ft Comments are always welcome! ft cheers, ft frank It is indeed very funny! Makes me think if she's gonna buy a candy for herself or for the dog.

RE: *istD Tv wheel problem

2004-05-18 Thread Alan Chan
Could it be the contact of the wheel was dirty since it isn't sealed? Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan My *istD is acting up: Sometimes, when I turn on the power on the battery grip, the Tv wheel on the camera doesn't respond. Neither in P, Tv or M modes. The Tv wheel on the grip

Re: Further Adventures with *ist D Flash

2004-05-18 Thread Leon Altoff
On Mon, 17 May 2004 21:31:28 -0400, Christian Skofteland wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Has anyone gotten consistently good TTL results with any flash on the *ist D? I am in the market, but hate to spend money on something that may not give

Re: Antonio please stop it now!

2004-05-18 Thread John Francis
Bob, what are you talkiing about?. All of my comments have been well put. I suggest you direct your anger at others. Quite a nice little gang you have here. Antonio On 18 May 2004, at 01:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good advice from Jostein, and we don't need to know your every

PAW - Sugar Glider

2004-05-18 Thread David Nelson
G'day, Another recent photo I've taken in the garden. I'm lucky enough to have a few sugar gliders in the area, and often get a couple feeding on an acacia tree in my back yard. I was more-or-less testing to see how I'd go with flash and my tamron 500/8 mirror at night. But first, the URL (-:

Re: Bickering (was Re: Antonio please stop it now!)

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Well put Graywolf, I didn't expect everyone to agree with my evaluation of Windows OS (which is born from many years of unhappy use), and was aware that OS choices are often a hotly debated, but what then followed was completely unnecessary and did not help advance the debate. Especially as

Re: *istD Tv wheel problem

2004-05-18 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
Hi Jostein, on 18 May 04 you wrote in pentax.list: My *istD is acting up: Sometimes, when I turn on the power on the battery grip, the Tv wheel on the camera doesn't respond. Neither in P, Tv or M modes. The Tv wheel on the grip works perfectly. This may happen, if the wheels on the grip are

RE: *istD Tv wheel problem

2004-05-18 Thread Jostein
Dunno, Alan. It seems so odd, since the problem only occurs when the release button on the grip is on. When it's off, the Tv wheel on the camera is just fine... Jostein Quoting Alan Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Could it be the contact of the wheel was dirty since it isn't sealed? Regards, Alan

Re: OT: There May Be Trouble Ahead...

2004-05-18 Thread Jostein
Well I certainly support to refrain from dancing. :-) What's that stuff about romance, btw. Cheers, Jostein the Log Quoting Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: But while there's moonlight, and music and love and romance, Let's not discuss computers, and dance! Cheers, Cotty

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread keller.schaefer
I'll try to avoid the general opinion and will limit this to my personal experience... I do not photograph for a living - but I do take photographs almost every day. Over the years I have acquired some ;-) cameras with a variety of film formats (including a Minox and a Plaubel 4x5). I use many of

RE: PAW - Sugar Glider

2004-05-18 Thread Shaun Canning
Insect photos in flight are not impossible. Just incredibly bloody hard to do! The example here is not sharp, but I was pretty happy with it. Next year my aim is to get a shot like this sharp and well exposed. http://www.heritageservices.com.au/Insect%20Macros/images/Macro%20Insect

Where's Pal?

2004-05-18 Thread Shaun Canning
Has anyone seen or heard from Pal? I want to pick his brains... Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.heritageservices.com.au

Expressions of Interest

2004-05-18 Thread Shaun Canning
Out of the list of gear recently discussed, the 80-200mm F2.8 ATX-PRO has gone to a new home in California where it will be well fed, and cared for. All the other gear is still available. This includes the 300mm F2.8, 24mm FA*, 28-80 F2.8, 50mm F1.7, and 1.7x AF converter. Also there is an

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
I don't think film is quite dead yet - not whilst you have to pay $1,000s for digital SLRs that will give you comparable results to what a film SLR can offer for a fraction of the price. Maybe a few years down the road. Personally I am quite happy to continue with film until full frame DSLRs

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! If I understand you correctly, you are faced with two options - either buy Pentax 67II or invest in DSLR. May I suggest another option (for which suggestion I hope I am not going to be banned from __Pentax__ list). Perhaps you could invest in another MF system that either already has a

Re: PAW - Sugar Glider

2004-05-18 Thread David Nelson
Insect photos in flight are not impossible. Just incredibly bloody hard to do! Seconded! I spent some time when I first got my macro lens getting shots of a hoverfly in flight. http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/hoverfly.jpg is a good one I got from the couple of hours I spent with the little guy.

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Andy Chang
Boris, It is actually an excellent suggestion! Andy -Original Message- From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future Practicality of Film Hi! If I understand you correctly, you are faced with two

K2 DMD.

2004-05-18 Thread Malcolm Smith
Can anyone suggest a realistic price to pay for one of these, in fully functional condition. Thanks. Malcolm

RE: Image hosting for PAW etc?

2004-05-18 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: I use photo.net. 100 free photo uploads, no size restriction that I'm aware of, critique requests available, lots of forums to participate in (which I don't, 'cause with PDML, who has time), lots of interesting articles and columns and opinions. For I think $25

RE: Different Tastes

2004-05-18 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault photographed: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2369082 I like everything about this picture, from the backdrop to the main characters. Malcolm

Re: 16-45mm DA

2004-05-18 Thread Leon Altoff
On Tue, 18 May 2004 17:37:15 +1000 (EST), Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Thanks Leon. Glad to hear you are enjoying this lens. Did you buy it with your *ist D, or later on? Thanks for the offer too, next time I am down that way I'll look you up. But it won't be for another 6 months or so! Maybe we

Re: Where's Pal?

2004-05-18 Thread Dario Bonazza
After so long time, he appeared with a few messages to the list at the beginning of April, then no more news. Dario - Original Message - From: Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:54 AM Subject: Where's Pal? Has anyone seen or heard from

RE: *istD Tv wheel problem

2004-05-18 Thread Alan Chan
It's not dirty contact then. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Dunno, Alan. It seems so odd, since the problem only occurs when the release button on the grip is on. When it's off, the Tv wheel on the camera is just fine... Jostein

PAW: Daigo-ji Temple

2004-05-18 Thread scars
Hello! This is my second PAW, hope you like it. It was taken on my trip to Japan with my Pentax ME and the newly aquiered Takumar 35mm/3.5... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2370473 Thanks for any comments! bye Katrin

RE: 16-45mm DA

2004-05-18 Thread Shaun Canning
Thanks. I'll definitely let you know when we are over east next... Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: Leon Altoff

Re: K2 DMD.

2004-05-18 Thread keller.schaefer
That would depend a lot on the optical appearance. Most of these have been used extensively, so an example that also looks good, will cost *much* more. I have bought mine only some months ago in heavily used condition (but working, except for a sticky exposure correction ring that had to be

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Boris, It is actually an excellent suggestion! Oh well blush g... I am a programmer, so that flexibility is almost always a name of the game for me. Boris

16-45 lens Availability

2004-05-18 Thread Charles Wilson
Does anyone know if the 16-45 lens is available in Australia. If so where and the price. Thanks Charles

RE: K2 DMD.

2004-05-18 Thread Malcolm Smith
keller.schaefer wrote: That would depend a lot on the optical appearance. Most of these have been used extensively, so an example that also looks good, will cost *much* more. I have bought mine only some months ago in heavily used condition (but working, except for a sticky exposure

Re: 16-45mm DA

2004-05-18 Thread Herb Chong
the only complaints i have are that it has quite noticeable falloff wide open and that it's not a faster lens. the falloff is gone by the time you stop down two stops. i sometimes need and i am willing to pay for a f2.8 version. Herb - Original Message - From: Dr. Shaun Canning

Re: PAW: Different Tastes

2004-05-18 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Hi Frank, really great photograph! I would play a little bit with the darkroom work, dodging the dog's head a little maybe. I love it though! Best regards, Frantisek Vlcek

Re: OT: More GFM Planning

2004-05-18 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't want to be the only bw guy there! g I'll be shooting Pan-F in my 645 :) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

RE: Where's Pal?

2004-05-18 Thread Shaun Canning
Yeah, I'm a bit concerned about the cranky old bugger...and I still want to pick his brains! Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 0414-967644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.heritageservices.com.au -Original

Re: OT: More GFM Planning

2004-05-18 Thread brooksdj
Have a good time Frank. I'm trying for next year. Taking the Leica aswell?? Dave Well, much to my surprise, there's actually a bus from Toronto to Pittsburg. Who'd a thunk it? But, there is! And, at a price that is way cheaper than any other

Re: Word on New Digitals?

2004-05-18 Thread graywolf
I would think that looking through the viewfinders of both would convice someone completely. The problem is usually the store does not have both in stock. So go with her, let her check out the Canon, and yours. -- William M Kane wrote: Alex, You're right about it being the better choice, but

RE: K2 DMD.

2004-05-18 Thread keller.schaefer
That would depend a lot on the optical appearance. Most of these have been used extensively, so an example that also looks good, will cost *much* more. I have bought mine only some months ago in heavily used condition (but working, except for a sticky exposure correction ring that

Re: Word on New Digitals?

2004-05-18 Thread Mark Roberts
William M Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, does anyone know what the word is on the new digital? Anyone know when it will be formally anounced or be produced? There's no official word, but anyone who has their eyes open can predict that there's going to be a less expensive DSLR coming

RE: Word on New Digitals?

2004-05-18 Thread Amita Guha
Another thing she might prefer about the istD is its size. The 300D is more chunky than the istD and the grip sticks out more. There are other differences, like the location of the LCD, the way the controls are arranged, that sort of thing. I would think that looking through the viewfinders

Re: *istD Tv wheel problem

2004-05-18 Thread Steve Desjardins
This is a real possibility if you have the grip. It happened to me once and it's a maddening problem. It's easy to just rub the wheels on the grips and get them in between settings, and it's also easy (in the same way) to click them back into position). Next time is happens, immediately look at

Re: Further Adventures with *ist D Flash

2004-05-18 Thread Steve Desjardins
I used the 360FGZ with the *istD outside on a dark(ish) rainy evening taking my daughter's prom pictures. I also took some indoor shots. I had the *ist D on 400 and was using a sigma 24-70 zoom. I was very pleased with he shots, and I normally hate flash. I just set it on P-TTL and didn't

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Rfsindg
Tom, I think there will always be a future for film. 35mm will outlast medium format, but medium format will still be around for those eliteists like us. Frankly, you are talking here to a bunch of eliteists who still think 40 year old Spotmatics with SMC Takumars are great cameras! Me

RE: Word on New Digitals?

2004-05-18 Thread Steve Desjardins
1. As someone pointed out, the *ist D is only really a bit more than the 300D. 2. The old lenses work fine with firmware 1.1. I use mine all the time, despite the crippled K mount. This means there are a lot of old lenses available for the *ist D. 3. I'll defer to others as to the timing of

Re: Please recommend your repairman/shop-- K2 electrical problems

2004-05-18 Thread Rfsindg
Sid, I have a repairman for you - Eric at [EMAIL PROTECTED] He is a former Pentax repairman who lived in Chicago until a couple of years ago. He's now in Tennessee, sort of retired, but doing business by mail. He's done a number of CLA's for me, but most impressive, he has revived a number of

Sort of a survey:istD and post process times

2004-05-18 Thread brooksdj
Hi all. Just had this pop into my head,sorry for the loud noise.g In moving up from my D1 i have noticed a distinct time difference in how long i have to work on a picture after its on the computer. With the D1 i had colour cast problems

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Bill Owens
SLRs won't keep film alive. The PS user is the real consumer, and at the moment, their trend is to digital. Them and the one time use cameras Bill

Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-18 Thread Bill Owens
- Original Message - From: Antonio Aparicio Subject: Re: Anyone still using windows ME What happened, did I run into a room full of Microsoft shareholders or something? All I said was that Windows was a substandard operating system and that it was riddled with viruses and

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Using your same logic then if resolution wasn't important we would all be using APS. Antonio On 18 May 2004, at 16:56, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Antonio Aparicio S ubject: Re: Future Practicality of Film I have found Norman Korens site most illuminating on this

Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Well why did you contribute to it then? I ignore threads I am not interested in - it is quite easy. Antonio On 18 May 2004, at 17:02, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Antonio Aparicio Subject: Re: Anyone still using windows ME What happened, did I run into a room full of

Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
I don't need to. I also use Mac OSX, which is virus free and works like a dream come true. But that doesnt mean that I should not be dissatisfied with shoddy workmanship. I guess if Windows were a small bit player I would give them some more slack - but the market leading de facto world

Re: Further Adventures with *ist D Flash

2004-05-18 Thread Andre Langevin
For the record, I have never had good, predictable results from any Pentax TTL flash control. I have also not used TTL from any other manufacturer, so I can't say if Pentax is particularly bad in this area, or if TTL flash in general is problematic. William Robb Do you mean that unpredictable

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Using your same logic then if resolution wasn't important we would all be using APS. His statement was that If resolution was all that important, not that resolution is entirely UNimportant. You're being deliberately obtuse now. -- Mark Roberts

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Tom C
APS was never anything more than a gimic... Tom C. From: Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future Practicality of Film Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 17:17:23 +0200 Using your same logic then if resolution wasn't important we would all be

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Try telling that tom my mom! On 18 May 2004, at 17:39, Tom C wrote: APS was never anything more than a gimic... Tom C. From: Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future Practicality of Film Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 17:17:23 +0200 Using

Re: Anyone using an Image Tank?

2004-05-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 5/17/2004 3:12:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sounds interesting but it's almost a hundred dollars more than the Image Tank: http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/s.nl/c.ACCT139057/category.33/it.A/id.441/.f -- Mark Roberts Mark, I bought the

RE: photo opinion wanted

2004-05-18 Thread Andre Langevin
Too much color saturation, ugly bokeh. Both can be fixed... JCO Fix bokeh? Afterwards? Andre

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Shawn K.
*Shakes head* This is the hootenany I was speaking of. You know a couple years ago people were claiming 30-40 Mega pixels to outdo 35mm film, that number keeps dropping, but people still claim you need such and such ludicrous amount of pixels to out do the resolution of film. well, I have been

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Mark, there is no need to get abusive. I was only pointing out the effect of sensor size on image quality, and in particular how this correlates with 35mm quality, not making a statement about individual preferences regarding image resolution. Antonio On 18 May 2004, at 17:29, Mark Roberts

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Shawn K.
Conversely, using your logic, if resolution was so important we would all be using large format! GET A GRIP MAN. -Shawn -Original Message- From: Antonio Aparicio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future Practicality of Film

RE: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-18 Thread Shawn K.
OSX flaws... For one thing OSX is hugely processor hungry. For another, I'm sorry to say, but it isn't 64 bit either, thats just some BS the Macintosh marketing department fed you. So before you go ranting on Microsoft, I think you should pause and think about how Mac's are largely way more

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Tom C
Shel I understand your point of view, but probably disagree a bit. I can't see film going through a slump and then returning to some appreciable level like the stock market. I think it will just slump and slump until it's off the radar of all but the most diehard users. If fun was the only

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Rob Brigham
Ah but in this test: http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/ocesideharbor2.htm there is clearly more detail in the film scan - I can see a bird in the sky which just gets lost in the digital image! -Original Message- From: Shawn K. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 May 2004 15:34 To: [EMAIL

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Tom C
What's her number? :) Tom C. From: Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future Practicality of Film Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 17:43:46 +0200 Try telling that tom my mom! On 18 May 2004, at 17:39, Tom C wrote: APS was never anything more

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Read my message shawn, I was not saying that resolution was the be an and end all of image quality but rather that Norman on his site (follow the link I posted) made the point that for digital to match 35mm image resolution you would be looking at a full frame sensors at 8 megapixels. Why do

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
And you sir are being abusive. Antonio On 18 May 2004, at 17:29, Mark Roberts wrote: Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Using your same logic then if resolution wasn't important we would all be using APS. His statement was that If resolution was all that important, not that resolution is

RE: photo opinion wanted

2004-05-18 Thread Shawn K.
Maybe by blurring??? That's what I thought he meant. Seems kind of difficult. -Shawn -Original Message- From: Andre Langevin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: photo opinion wanted Too much color saturation, ugly bokeh.

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Shawn K.
I've seen lots of old folks getting their digital pictures developed at Wal-Mart already. So it's not like the technology is too technical for the older generation, which is the generation I would call most likely to continue using film as you also seemed to imply. -Shawn -Original

WW2 Model Flights for D-Day Gathering

2004-05-18 Thread Doug Franklin
Cotty, you've gotta make this ... Models to the D-Day rescue as Spitfire shortage hits Churchil home http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=1516e=2u=/afp/20040518 /od_afp/dday_britain_churchill_offbeat_040518100655 TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read my message shawn, I was not saying that resolution was the be an and end all of image quality but rather that Norman on his site (follow the link I posted) made the point that for digital to match 35mm image resolution you would be looking at a

Re: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Well OSX runs just fine on my G4 1 gig. Do you own a Mac? Nobody said OSX was 64 bit either. As far as I am aware the new G5 chips are 64 bit but OSX isn't yet. As to price I think you are wrong, a similarly specced Wintel machine will cost the same or more than a Mac. Did you not hear about

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Shawn K.
HAR HAR HAR!! Hahahaha! Actually, thats pretty funny. I'm a fan of chincy humor though. -Shawn -Original Message- From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Future Practicality of Film Ah but in this test:

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Antonio Aparicio
And your contribution is? Antonio On 18 May 2004, at 18:10, Mark Roberts wrote: Antonio Aparicio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read my message shawn, I was not saying that resolution was the be an and end all of image quality but rather that Norman on his site (follow the link I posted) made the point

RE: Anyone still using windows ME

2004-05-18 Thread Shawn K.
As far as I am aware there is no spy-ware nor viruses on OSX. I believe that is by design. GAHHH Sorry, Antonio, but you are completely and utterly wrong on this account. -Shawn -Original Message- From: Antonio Aparicio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 12:07

Re: WW2 Model Flights for D-Day Gathering

2004-05-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cotty, you've gotta make this ... Cotty's going to be about three thousand miles from there on 6 June ;-) Models to the D-Day rescue as Spitfire shortage hits Churchil home http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=1516e=2u=/afp/20040518 /od_afp

Re: WW2 Model Flights for D-Day Gathering

2004-05-18 Thread Doug Franklin
://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=1516e=2u=/afp/20040518 /od_afp/dday_britain_churchill_offbeat_040518100655 Sounds cool, though! AGGH! Hopefully at least one of our colleagues in Jolly Olde Blighty will be available. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread J. C. O'Connell
if you shoot super fine grain and super sharp BW film like tech pan, you are going to need way more MP to equal that. I think most of the equiv MP comparisons are to color film , not fine grain BW. JCO J.C. O'Connell

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, Tom ... My comment about film slumping and having a resurgence is based, in part, on how vinyl records and turntables disappeared but have recently come back. IOWA, after the newness of digital wears off, a number of people will come back to film for any number of reasons. Of course,

Re: Trolls

2004-05-18 Thread Rfsindg
Looks like we have another one. You can always tell a troll by the constant gush of messages. Whenever anybody else responds to his thread, the troll must answer. He must have the last word. This reminds me of my kids. Well, he poked me first. I just poked him back. Poke, poke, poke, poke,

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Would everyone please just ignore him until he calms down or goes away Antonio Aparicio wrote: And your contribution is? Antonio

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Tom C
I can see it in that light. Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Future Practicality of Film Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 09:30:09 -0700 Hi, Tom ... My comment about film slumping and having a resurgence is based, in part, on how

RE: photo opinion wanted

2004-05-18 Thread J. C. O'Connell
gaussian blur. jco J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: Andre Langevin

Re: 16-45mm DA

2004-05-18 Thread jtainter
I have just finished printing the last enlargements (on 8-1/2/A4 paper) of the photos I took in California two weeks ago. I don't have the words to describe how impressed I am with the consistent image quality I have gotten with the DA 16-45 lens. It is one of Pentax's best zooms of all time,

AW: Further Adventures with *ist D Flash

2004-05-18 Thread keller.schaefer
I can't believe that the sensor reflectivity is a function of the set ISO??? Sven -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Dr. Heiko Hamann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. Mai 2004 08:08 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: Further Adventures with *ist D Flash ... But it seemes,

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Henri Toivonen
Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Would everyone please just ignore him until he calms down or goes away Did that a while ago. Trolls are a part of the net, nothing you can do except ignore them. ;-) /Henri

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Bill Owens
Mornin' Shel You may have a point when it comes to enthusiasts like many on the list. However, for the average consumer digital is becoming easier and easier. For example, a couple of weeks ago I shot some wedding candids. I was able to take my CF card to Wal-Mart, insert it in the Aladdin

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Bill Owens
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 12:30 PM Subject: Re: Future Practicality of Film Hi, Tom ... My comment about film slumping and having a resurgence is based, in part, on how vinyl records and turntables

Re: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
IOW, what does IOWA mean, other than a place for hog farmers and big corn fields? Hi, Tom ... snip IOWA, snip Shel Belinkoff Collin (of course Badgers take precedence) Brendemuehl --- 'Tautology is'

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Shawn K.
Well, part of the reason for that is continued advancements have been made in the capability of record players such that a record could be perceived as superior to a cd. The question is, will film also advance in such a way and eventually be perceived as superior to digital? I contend it won't.

RE: Future Practicality of Film

2004-05-18 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
From: Shawn K. Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 08:53:51 -0700 Conversely, using your logic, if resolution was so important we would all be using large format! GET A GRIP MAN. -Shawn These are words only expressable by

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2004-05-18 Thread jtainter
For those who participate in the list through the archive -- it currently has zero latency. The message I just posted on the DA 16-45 showed up right away in the archive. This probably won't last, but enjoy it while you can. Joe

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