Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-28 Thread Bob W
Hi, > "Dada Madonna"? > I Googled it, and that didn't help much. > You're going to have to help me out here, Bob! Dada was an art movement of the 20s and 30s which set out to shock and scandalise. It can be considered a precursor of surrealism. It often used the juxtaposition of unrelated obj

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread dagt
> Fra: John Mustarde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I sure won't be ponying up my hard-earned bucks for any expensive new > lens with this nice CA "feature". As far as I'm concerned, the DA 14 > is crapola just because of the color fringing. I thought the purpose > of making a digital-specific lens would

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
So the *sit D is a flag ship, that's supposed to support P&S sales, which is supposed to support the sales of medical/industrial products...:-) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. ju

RE: First scm-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread edwin
>Say these are correct. How do Canon & Nikon deal with it? Do they have >more effective solution? >Alan Chan 1) Throw more ED and other special glass at it, upping the price of the lens. 2) Optimize to limit CA at the expense of other optical flaws. 3) Supposedly the 14/2.8 Nikkor has problems

Re: PAW: Fall 2003

2004-06-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
Thanks to all who commented. I confess I _did_ play around with the sky a little in PS Elements, but was never happy with what I got so I left it alone. It _was_ a grey November day and after the bright Indian Summer days of October, November in Wisconsin is mostly grey, cold and rainy. It prime

Re: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-28 Thread Paul Sorenson
I'd concur - don't waste $ on hot lights. If she wants studio lites, check out Alien Bees - http://www.alienbees.com/ - lots of bang for the buck. Example - http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/371581-R1-25%20web.jpg - One Alien Bee w/umbrella and a white reflector. Paul - Original Messag

RE: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
That's right. Works great for my SONY. I hardly ever think of the "missing" viewfinder anymore. It works great - and even enlarges the image center for manual focusing. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: That Guy [mailto:[EMAIL P

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Don't underestimate the power of capitalism. Pentax makes money from cameras. In the nineties, they were among the leaders in the P&S camera market. They may yet get a comeback. The day they don't make enough money, the will stop. Investments go where the profit is - like the branches of the trees

Re: Sigma 12-24

2004-06-28 Thread Rolf Brenner
First i was very happy with that lens - a real WW for DSLR but after nearly half a year with that lens i don't like it anymore. I never had the impression of real sharpness with that lens even stopped down to 11 and its quite huge. Regards Rolf

RE: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread That Guy
The viewfinder could be replaced by a tiny LCD viewfinder... Might not be the greatest thing to manual focus with but it would be better than using it like range-finder IMO. -That Guy -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:22 AM To

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
I believe people think Pentax (and Minolta) are P&S cameras. Some easy to use camera for the pocket or the bag - to bring to the party or the beach - even on hollidays. And perhaps a few enthusiast cameras - typically with a Sigma lens - that some people by as their first time, entry level camera.

RE: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Malcolm Smith
www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/19.JPG Wow!! Malcolm

Re: 20mm filters

2004-06-28 Thread edwin
> > Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:03:37 +1000 > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 20mm filters > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Content-description: Mail message body > > On

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Hello TIA Working with 500W/250W light bulbs is no fun. It's HOT! The model sertainly don't have much fun sitting in the tropical heat, smiling relaxed! And it's an expensive solution, because you'll have to replace the bulbs frequently (short life time). In a very short time this setup will be as

Re: PAW- Number 18

2004-06-28 Thread Gonz
I get Page Not Found We're Sorry! We can't locate the page you requested. Check the spelling on the Web address (capitalization and punctuation count). Otherwise, go to EarthLink.net, enter a search key word, or check out any of our services below. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Gonz
I second thaa aaa aaat! rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had this idea of taking them all out on a bright day - for a family photo of Pentax gear. Here is the result: www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/19.JPG Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: Frank's Hotmail

2004-06-28 Thread Rfsindg
Ya, and your hotmail bounces inbound messages too! I tried to complement you on your PUG photo. Regards, Bob S. frank writes: > I hate Hotmail. I guess ya gets what ya pays for, eh? > > cheers, > frank

Re: The public and Pentax

2004-06-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Herb wrote: what what i have been reading, the only reason that Pentax is still in the camera business is to give brand recognition to its medical and imaging components sales. REPLY: That must be stretching it a bit far. Pentax camera division is 50% of the company Late 90's published fig

Re: PAW- Number 18

2004-06-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Me too, Shel. "Page Not Found We're Sorry! We can't locate the page you requested. Check the spelling on the Web address (capitalization and punctuation count)." keith whaley Peter J. Alling wrote: I get a page not found for this one Shel. Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthl

RE: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread David Miers
Ha...lots of luck..if your serious don't fondle them between now and the sale! Give each of them a goodbye kiss and put them in the box quick, or you might have to send the money back! > -Original Message- > From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 8:05 P

Re: PAW- Number 18

2004-06-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
I get a page not found for this one Shel. Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/18.html #18 is the first of a series that'll be posted over the next few weeks. Shel

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Never fear, I'll be putting most of them on eBay in the next 3 or 5 months... keith Cotty wrote: On 28/6/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, offered: I almost "thudded" too, until I counted them--and realized how many I have in my _own_ "collection!" Pentax bodies and lenses together surpass t

Re: MZ-S Limited again!

2004-06-28 Thread David Nelson
G'day Pål, You probably don't know me, I'm a relatively recent subscriber. The only reference I've seen to this camera was hidden in the "Nikon to abandon Film" thread of a couple of weeks ago. Tanya wrote: "Graywolf, a salesman at Pentax Australia told me when i bought my *istD (Feb 04), that t

Re: a family photo

2004-06-28 Thread Jeff Post
I think we can safely say you have moved into the realm of collector. That is a lot of Pentax gear. Reminds me of the poster I bought a couple of years ago. Hope you have fun with them. Jeff At 05:34 PM 6/28/2004, you wrote: Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:09:40 +0200 From: "keller.schaefer" <[EMAI

Re: The public and Pentax

2004-06-28 Thread Herb Chong
what what i have been reading, the only reason that Pentax is still in the camera business is to give brand recognition to its medical and imaging components sales. in total camera sales, Pentax has been hovering around 3% market share for nearly a decade. the camera division lost money for a coupl

Re: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-28 Thread Herb Chong
your wedding lab should be able to do all the same things for you at the same cost per image, if it is a decent professional lab. Herb - Original Message - From: "Jim Apilado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 3:13 PM Subject: Re: A photographic w

RE: Model lines

2004-06-28 Thread Pål Jensen
I wrote: Another area particularly open for Pentax is DSLR's that take the medium format system lenses. Pentax can make a high-end DSLR with K-mount, increase mount/sensor distance with 1,2 cm - inflate prism/mirrorbox etc as necessary and put in a larger sensor and they have high-res DSLR.

PAW- Number 18

2004-06-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/18.html #18 is the first of a series that'll be posted over the next few weeks. Shel

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread Herb Chong
if they have to do any hand work on the elements for even 1% of them, the price of the lens would skyrocket. Herb - Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 4:28 PM Subject: Re: Lens manufacturing > It was a very

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-28 Thread frank theriault
Bob, "Dada Madonna"? I Googled it, and that didn't help much. You're going to have to help me out here, Bob! cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Leicas. He lies o

Re: Disappearing gear

2004-06-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Frantisek wrote: On the issue of DA lenses, quite many photographers would like a DA equivalent of standard 70-210 2.8 zoom. With the crop factor, it's just too long and too heavy. I know many shooting Nikkors who would like such a lens like 50-140 2.8 or similar. With most zooms in this standard

Re: Disappearing gear

2004-06-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Dag wrote: It could be, but it does not fit with the quality of the new 14mm, which seems to be to well built to be aimed at the mass market. REPLY: Pentax mid- and upper level products the last few years have been well built: MZ-S, Limited lenses, DA lenses, *ist D. It seems like this is a

RE: Model lines

2004-06-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Jens wrote: So, my point is: Don't expect line up of 3-5 digital SLR's from Pentax. The never claimed they would try to compete with N and C in the pro market. If they really wanted to, they would have produced the digital full frame MZ-D, which was announced at the same cost as the current 11MP

Re: Disappearing gear

2004-06-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Edwin wrote: My guess is simply that no-one is buying high-end Pentax gear, so Pentax is no longer producing things like the MZ-S and the FA 80-200/2.8 Pentax users seem more inclined to buy 80-200/4.5-6.7 kinda lenses, and Pentax's market share is so weak already that this is where they have to

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is) - the missing link

2004-06-28 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Ann, I fear that I've been missing lots of posts lately. I suspect that Hotmail is the culprit, as I've been receiving complaints from friends (yes, I do have friends ) that their e-mails to me bounce on average several times before they get through. Anyway, to the subject at hand, which i

Re: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-28 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
There are lots of wedding shooters who shoot all digital. It's a workflow efficiency issue that is developed with knowledge and experience. Many folks can go through 1000-1500 images and come up with a set of files for proofs in a couple of hours. The key is batch operations and not getting fancy o

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-06-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Malcolm wrote: It's like the *ist D all over again. I have never figured out the Pentax marketing strategy. With all the competition out there, you would have thought that advertising and products in shops readily available was a must do. Getting an *ist D when they first came out involved putting

MZ-S Limited again!

2004-06-28 Thread Pål Jensen
Well, was this just an empty rumour or what? If so, quite a good one with pictures of the camera and the box it came in. Anyway, it would have been nice with an MZ-S with magnesium back and weather sealing. Anyone with any clues? Pål

RE: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-28 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Erwitt uses techniques that most photographers avoid these days: he moves around, bends his knees, remains mobile, eschews zoom lenses, preferring to shoot light and quick with the Leica. Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The way I figure it, if this was a

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-28 Thread Peter J. Alling
It looks like a Jack Russel. (and yes they are weird, although not exactly hairless). I think it's cute. (Well I think everything about this photo is cute). frank theriault wrote: Again, one of what's becoming a series: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2479712 Just a friend (Milan),

Re: PAW: Milan and the Hairless Dog

2004-06-28 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Boris, First, thanks for looking, and thanks for your comments. I'm always interested to see what you think, and hear what you ask about my photos. Second, it may not appear to be, but it is actually a "hairless" dog. It's especially noticeable in this photo in the area between Milan's

Re: OT - Test - pls ignore

2004-06-28 Thread Cotty
it's *working* Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: PAW - Man Getting a Shoe Shine

2004-06-28 Thread frank theriault
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm just getting this post now (almost 7pm EST, Monday), and I posted it at around 11:30 pm last night. I hate Hotmail!! There's a post re: Shel's "Marilyn's Shoes in the Garden" (or whatever it's called) that hasn't shown up yet at all (I think I said I li

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/6/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, offered: >I almost "thudded" too, until I counted them--and realized how many I >have in my _own_ "collection!" >Pentax bodies and lenses together surpass the total number in our photo, >and when you add the non-Pentax items...well...it's almost decaden

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Keith Whaley
I almost "thudded" too, until I counted them—and realized how many I have in my _own_ "collection!" Pentax bodies and lenses together surpass the total number in our photo, and when you add the non-Pentax items...well...it's almost decadent! A number of more Pentax lenses, but fewer bodies. Add t

RE: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
O-M-G!! THAT is one cool photo! What a collection! Thanks so much for sharing. :-) tan. -Original Message- From: keller.schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2004 6:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: a 'family' photo I had this idea of taking them all out on a

RE: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
holy crap, man, are you like obsessed or something? that is the most impressive collection i've ever seen! (well, maybe on a par with Cesar's) thanks for sharing, Sven, that is such a cool pic... tan. -Original Message- From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 29

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Cotty
>I had this idea of taking them all out on a bright day - for a family photo of >Pentax gear. Here is the result: > >www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/19.JPG Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Great Portrait! What is the smaller, grey and white camera to the right of the MZ-5n? keller.schaefer wrote: I had this idea of taking them all out on a bright day - for a family photo of Pentax gear. Here is the result: www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/19.JPG Only one member could not be present,

Re: DA16-45 underexposure very disappointing

2004-06-28 Thread Frits Wüthrich
try to make some photographs with the lens wide open, the aperture should not close then. If the aperture is at fault, it would be correctly exposed. If it is still over exposed, there must be something else wrong. On Monday 28 June 2004 21:24, alexanderkrohe wrote: FJW> Mark wrote: FJW> FJW> >

RE: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-28 Thread Thibs
I think you are right if you're talking about experenced users. Most people give their films to industrial labos which really give you back only crap. It is not very difficult to switch to digital in these conditions. However if usually use a little pro-like labo then, of course, it can make a hug

Re: Paw (for whatever week this is) - the missing link

2004-06-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele
frank theriault wrote: > > You may be "annsan the procrastinatoress" (I wouldn't have spelled it that > way, but who am I to argue with a Scrabble Babe? ), but you're also > "annsan the linkless" (as in: where's the link for the pic?) > > ever hopeful, > frank > Dear Hopeful, You (and others

Re: Photo: Retreating from Storm Clouds in Schenley Park

2004-06-28 Thread Mark Roberts
Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yes, I have the same problem with "save for web." I think it's because >PS changes it to SRGB. I do as you do: compensate with extra brightness >and lightening on hue and saturation. I found a way around this by setting the compensation to Standard Wi

RE: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Intersting. I had no idea about the "tool" and the "blank". Imagine - after using lenses for the last - eehh... some 40 years! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Bob Blakely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 28. juni 2004 22:29 Ti

RE: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Nice family. I see we have some mutual relatives, even though my family is smaller (not counting the German relatives - Pentacons, Exaktas, Rollies of course :-) Cheers Jens mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EM

RE: A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-28 Thread David Miers
Interesting2 of you that are digitally enabled choose to still use film for the important have to get it right images. There is no doubt that film still does have it's advantages. In our society where time is everything, letting the labs do it has it's own good points vs. the general advertis

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread DagT
Thanks! I showed this to my wife and now she agrees that I´m not that bad after all, even after buying the 14mm :-) DagT På 28. jun. 2004 kl. 22.09 skrev keller.schaefer: I had this idea of taking them all out on a bright day - for a family photo of Pentax gear. Here is the result: www.mynetcol

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread Bob Blakely
I have made lenses before - for a homemade telescope. I did it years ago for the "experience." I used "crown" glass and "flint" glass bought from a scientific supply company. The glass came as flat, round disk pairs, one became the "tool" and the other the lens. I worked them against each other usi

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Steve Desjardins
Holy Mackerel! What a great mass of Pentax gear! I'm way behind and have to go the KEH website right away . . . >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/28/04 04:09PM >>> I had this idea of taking them all out on a bright day - for a family photo of Pentax gear. Here is the result: www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kel

Re: a 'family' photo

2004-06-28 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Hey Sven, Wanna buy a camera? A. On 28 Jun 2004, at 22:09, keller.schaefer wrote: I had this idea of taking them all out on a bright day - for a family photo of Pentax gear. Here is the result: www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-kellersv2/19.JPG Only one member could not be present, a 2,0/35 Tak that is cur

RE: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread Thibs
28-200mm is Tamron one, I thought ... -Message d'origine- De : Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : lundi 28 juin 2004 12:40 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: Lens manufacturing "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Do Pentax make ALL their own lenses All except the 100m

RE: DA16-45 underexposure very disappointing

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi MArk This looks like the well known Pentax lens disease: Slow aperture closure! My M 2.0/85mm does that if it haven't used for some time. The Aperture blades reach working aperture some time too late AFTER the shot is taken. This should not occure in a new lens - perhaps on an old, tired one, l

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread Andre Langevin
Does the glass production (raw, unpolished lenses) take place in Pentax own factories or do all camera manufacturers buy their raw lenses from a few big factories. Most do. Minolta has (or had) its own factory though and, in the 60s, 70s and 80s at least, mentionned this in their booklets, adding

A photographic weekend - ahhhhhhhh!

2004-06-28 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I have not been keeping up with the list - I know, tell you something new - but I actually had a good excuse the last few days. Just bear with me :-) My next door neighbor's elder daughter got married on Saturday. She is like my little sister. My, how they all grow up... Anyway, I was the offi

RE: DA16-45 underexposure very disappointing

2004-06-28 Thread Alan Chan
Could it be due to inaccurate calibration of the aperture mechanism of the lens since it shares the traditional 'A' design (something difficult to avoid because it would be too labour intensive to adjust them just right)? I have tested all my lenses with Z-1p and found some of them open up the

Re: DA16-45 underexposure very disappointing

2004-06-28 Thread graywolf
They are not underexposed, they are overexposed, by the looks of them on the web. -- Mark Stringer wrote: This was my first outing using the DA16-45 and F70-210 & FA50. I was really shocked at the difference. http://www.cmstringer.com/pentaxtest/DA16-45/index.html Just looking at the thumbnails f

RE: DA16-45 underexposure very disappointing

2004-06-28 Thread Mark Stringer
This was my first outing using the DA16-45 and F70-210 & FA50. I was really shocked at the difference. http://www.cmstringer.com/pentaxtest/DA16-45/index.html Just looking at the thumbnails for each folder shows the difference. Gallery2 from through-the-lens.net is fun. Didn't take long to th

Upcoming trip - south Florida. PDML meet?

2004-06-28 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
I will be heading to south Florida on Thursday through the 11th. Any PDMLers interested in meeting up? I should be available for lunch or dinner during the week. I will be in Hollywood with my own car. Basically, anyone in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area want to get togther? Not caught up to the

Upcoming trip - Ft. Worth, Texas. PDML meet? San Antonio too!

2004-06-28 Thread Cesar Matamoros II
It appears that I will have a business trip to Ft. Worth the last week of July. I am thinking about possibly being there early and spending the weekend of the 24th. San Antonio PDMLers - I can be there for the weekend! Let me know if there is any interest in a get together. I will be in Ft. Wort

Re: OT - Test - pls ignore

2004-06-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/6/04, graywolf, discombobulated, offered: >Must be that easy to use Mac software... Don't start!!! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: OT: Windows PC's rife with spybots

2004-06-28 Thread Antonio Aparicio
I dont need to, I use a Mac. Was just posting it for others who may be unaware seems it used to be just porno sites but now you can catch a spy anywhere. Antonio On 28 Jun 2004, at 18:00, graywolf wrote: Most of us here on the list know about spyware and what to do about it. Why not do a we

Re: OT - Test - pls ignore

2004-06-28 Thread graywolf
Must be that easy to use Mac software... Cotty wrote: On 28/6/04, Frits Wüthrich, discombobulated, offered: still doesn't work? No! Bloody £$%&£$%&*$!! thing. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ --

Re: DA16-45 underexposure very disappointing

2004-06-28 Thread alex wetmore
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Mark Stringer wrote: > Dr. Heiko Hamann wrote: > "The 16-45 is told to underexpose one stop." > > I am very disappointed in my DA16-45 which I bought with my istD. I > cannot count on it to produce useable photos. My first outing was > to see my daughter at an equestrian even

Re: OT: Windows PC's rife with spybots

2004-06-28 Thread graywolf
Most of us here on the list know about spyware and what to do about it. Why not do a websearch to find out yourself. -- Antonio Aparicio wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3845835.stm BBC News repoprts that: "While your home is unlikely to be infested with tiny spies, your Windows comp

Re: OT - Test - pls ignore

2004-06-28 Thread graywolf
He has managed to filter out all e-mail from the PDML, or people on the PDML. GRIN Frits Wüthrich wrote: still doesn't work? On Sunday 27 June 2004 21:24, Cotty wrote: FJW> On 27/6/04, Cotty, discombobulated, offered: FJW> FJW> >>bloody thing FJW> > FJW> >refuses to work FJW> > FJW> FJW> try agai

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread graywolf
The word from Pentax sources is that the only "current" lens not actually made by Pentax is the 100/3.5 Macro (Cosina). Supposedly they had too many problems with the Tamron made lenses. -- Fred wrote: Do Pentax make ALL their own lenses All except the 100mm f/3.5 macro. How about the current

Re: OT - Test - pls ignore

2004-06-28 Thread Cotty
On 28/6/04, Frits Wüthrich, discombobulated, offered: >still doesn't work? No! Bloody £$%&£$%&*$!! thing. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-28 Thread Cotty
Well, he is kinda cute, in a Scandinavian sorta chubby-cheeks kinda way. >Oh, c'mon, he at least deserves a little peck on the cheek. ;-) > >Really, folks, thanks for all your work. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/27/04 03:11PM >>> >On 27/6/04, Cotty, discombobulated, offered: > >>>Cheers >>>Adelheid

Re: DA16-45 underexposure very disappointing

2004-06-28 Thread Bruce Dayton
One thing to do is to logically think through what the problem may be. If you are taking a meter reading, the camera would be calculating the fstop without actually stopping down. So let's say that the setting ended up being 1/125 @f8 - you shoot the picture and it is overexposed. Now either the

DA16-45 underexposure very disappointing

2004-06-28 Thread Mark Stringer
Dr. Heiko Hamann wrote: "The 16-45 is told to underexpose one stop." I am very disappointed in my DA16-45 which I bought with my istD. I cannot count on it to produce useable photos. My first outing was to see my daughter at an equestrian event on a bright day. Everything is washed out, even c

Re: OT - Test - pls ignore

2004-06-28 Thread Frits Wüthrich
still doesn't work? On Sunday 27 June 2004 21:24, Cotty wrote: FJW> On 27/6/04, Cotty, discombobulated, offered: FJW> FJW> >>bloody thing FJW> > FJW> >refuses to work FJW> > FJW> FJW> try again FJW> FJW> FJW> -- Frits Wüthrich

Re: July PUG is available

2004-06-28 Thread Steve Desjardins
Oh, c'mon, he at least deserves a little peck on the cheek. ;-) Really, folks, thanks for all your work. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/27/04 03:11PM >>> On 27/6/04, Cotty, discombobulated, offered: >>Cheers >>Adelheid > >Oh yeah, forgot to say THANKS Addy, that's always a lot of work you you >and Jos

Re: PAW - "Reflection"

2004-06-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Nice "abstract" composition! David Mann wrote: A day late as I decided to watch a movie last night instead :) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/cgi-bin/paw.cgi?date=27-Jun-2004 Sorry about the ugly page design... it's the same basic design as always but I've fiddled with the colour scheme to get rid

Re: PAW: A boy and My dog

2004-06-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Sweet kid, sweet dog, nice shot. Thanks, Wendy. wendy beard wrote: Had to join in on this boy/dog theme http://www.beard-redfern.com/tmp/boy_dog.jpg The dog is mine (it's Tanja), the boy isn't. This was taken two years ago at a picnic organised by the local Bernese Mountain Dog club. The boy cou

Re: PAW: A boy and his dog.

2004-06-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
No Way, Peter: That's a curious, playful look! Over the years, I've had ten malamutes, and all have been gentle with people and kids, and most other dogs. They can, however, be, ah, confrontational with some animals. Mine were great rabbit and bird hunters, and they would chase the deer that

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 28.06.04 13:57, Fred at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> All except the 100mm f/3.5 macro. > > How about the current FA 28-200/3.8-5.6 AL [IF] - might it be a > Tamron, perhaps? Yes it is, and older 28-105/4-5.6 (IF) comes from Tamron too. -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread Fred
>>Do Pentax make ALL their own lenses > All except the 100mm f/3.5 macro. How about the current FA 28-200/3.8-5.6 AL [IF] - might it be a Tamron, perhaps? Fred

FS: SMCT 85/1.8

2004-06-28 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Hi, I am gonna be putting my SMCT 85/1.8 (m42) up for auction in the next day or so (now have the k-mount version and dont need 2 copies!) and wanted to offer it to those on this list first if anyone is interested. Looking for £220. Contact me by email if you are interested. Regards, Antonio

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread Lon Williamson
Picture Window Pro software has a built in thingie that reduces chromatic aberration. It's not automatic; you have to play with settings, but I've seen before/after comparisons and it seems to work well. Joseph Tainter wrote: Is this color fringing something we will just have to live with?

RE: PAW - The Shoes in Marilyn's Garden (A different Perspective)

2004-06-28 Thread Malcolm Smith
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Forget what I said earlier. Just let the photo stand by > itself. I said too much in my initial post, proving, or at > least giving credence to, the idea that the viewer can be > influenced by too much information. > > What difference does it make where the garden i

RE: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks a lot. Quite clever! Regards Jens (NOT Sylvester) Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Dr. Heiko Hamann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 28. juni 2004 10:43 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

OT: Windows PC's rife with spybots

2004-06-28 Thread Antonio Aparicio
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3845835.stm BBC News repoprts that: "While your home is unlikely to be infested with tiny spies, your Windows computer probably is." Regards, Antonio

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 28.06.04 10:43, Dr. Heiko Hamann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That's it. The 16-45 must work different (I never tried it): you have to > use the AF first and can use the quick-shift afterwards. On the DA14 > quick-shift is available, always. QSF on 16-45 works exactly in the same way as on DA

OT: Windows PC's rife with spybots

2004-06-28 Thread Antonio Aparicio
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3845835.stm BBC News repoprts that: "While your home is unlikely to be infested with tiny spies, your Windows computer probably is." Regards, Antonio

Re: Lens manufacturing

2004-06-28 Thread Mark Roberts
"Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Do Pentax make ALL their own lenses All except the 100mm f/3.5 macro. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: PAW - Reasons to stay indoors

2004-06-28 Thread DagT
Thanks to Frank and the rest. Lukas is well again, I think I got the pictures when it was at its worse. Some more comments below. På 23. jun. 2004 kl. 22.43 skrev frank theriault: Last week's PAW is stunning! You have such a wonderful ability to see interesting things in everyday objects! Th

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions (read this Shel)

2004-06-28 Thread Dr. Heiko Hamann
That Guy wrote: Ok Heiko, thanks. Perhaps I overestimated the capability of ED elements. The following helped put things in perspective for me though: ... The price for the above mentioned lens at Adorama?? $1,799.95... Yes, it's Canon L glass, yes it's 14mm and it also has problems with CA.O

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 28.06.04 9:05, Jens Bladt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This is just too much CA, I think. It seems to be disrurbing allready for > 4x6 prints?? That would not be acceptable IMO. I don't think it will show up on 4x6 prints. But it could be visible on 15x21cm and larger prints. I've seen many ph

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-06-28 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 28.06.04 9:01, Jens Bladt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > What is this, please? > You can manually override AF any time (when it is not working) without having to switch to MF on body. -- Best Regards Sylwek

RE: Fall 2003

2004-06-28 Thread Jens Bladt
Great colours!. Very nice shot! all the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Sorenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 28. juni 2004 06:19 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: PAW: Fall 2003 I guess the link is lost in cyberspa

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