RE: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Alan Chan
I think you misinterpreted my message. As technologies have evolved, even cheap consumer products can be sophisticated, just built cheaply (cut corners you can say). No doubt Pentax shows no sign of being able to compete with the very top end sector like 1v/1D etc. However, Pentax still have

RE:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Jens Bladt
Perhaps so. But it seems to me Pentax can't really compete in the enthuisast segment either. Canon 10D vs. Pentax *ist D. Same price range, same kind of buyers. Canon winns this segment as well and has faster AF speed and better image quality, doesn't it? Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL

RE: PAW: at long last

2004-07-01 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi a very, very sweet shoot Wendy! What program did you use for the frames? thanks for sharing it... Markus http://www.pbase.com/image/29213363 Wendy ;-)

Re: Rumors

2004-07-01 Thread Stan Halpin
I thought it was the 20-35/4. stan On Jun 30, 2004, at 8:02 PM, Herb Chong wrote: i thought it was the FA* 200/4 ED Macro in 2001 or 2002. Herb - Original Message - From: Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:21 AM Subject: Re: Rumors

RE:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Alan Chan
Very true. However, it has much to do with lens technologies I believe. In fact, Canon is way ahead of everyone else at the moment. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Perhaps so. But it seems to me Pentax can't really compete in the enthuisast segment either. Canon 10D vs. Pentax *ist D.

Re: Af speed of the *ist D

2004-07-01 Thread Bob W
Hi, Before you can make your own decisions you have to know what you want. That is asking a lot from some people. oh, I don't know. My boss makes an awful lot of decisions without having the faintest idea what he wants. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Jens Bladt a écrit : Merci Michel. Intersting to see a photograph of this ancient one! Perhaps I have got it all wrong? I was refering to the camrea - Pentax Spotmatic, which I believe was announced to have an on-board spot meterering facility - like most modern SLRs. I believe the prototype

Re: Rumors

2004-07-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 01.07.04 8:42, Stan Halpin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it was the 20-35/4. The newest FA lens is FA 28-90/3.5-5.6 released as a part of MZ-6 kit in 2001 or eventually FA 28-105/3.2-4.5 which apeeared in the same year. -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Af speed of the *ist D

2004-07-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 30.06.04 22:52, Jens Bladt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.dpreview.com states as qouted below, that the AF is rather slow, you must push down the biult-in flash maunally (AF assist) before takeing the picture, if yoy don't want ti use flash light, and that the AF assist light may require

RE: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Jens Bladt
I found these on different places on the internet: http://gallery37564.fotopic.net/c219377.html (if not ready - wait for fotopic.net approval) Canon 10D may taker better pictures, but Pentax may use very pretty modeles :-). This may not be quite leagal, so I'll delete these shortly... Cheers

PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/homage.html Work in Progress Shel

RE: My website has moved...

2004-07-01 Thread Markus Maurer
Antonio du bisch würklich än Sibesiech, zeigsch eus jedesmal, was du alles chasch, gäll! Markus Ah, ¡justo ayer estaba mirando un Rollieflex 2.8F en eBay! No se si Es una forma que siempre me ha gustado, y ahora mas. Saludos, Antonio

Re: Af speed of the *ist D

2004-07-01 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Sylwester Pietrzyk a écrit : on 30.06.04 22:52, Jens Bladt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: www.dpreview.com states as qouted below, that the AF is rather slow, you must push down the biult-in flash maunally (AF assist) before takeing the picture, if yoy don't want ti use flash light, and that the

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Bob W
Hi, Thursday, July 1, 2004, 8:12:05 AM, Shel wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/homage.html Work in Progress that's a very enjoyable photo. It has a nice ambiguity about the way the person is walking. Depending on how you look at it, the person could be walking up into the

Re: Af speed of the *ist D

2004-07-01 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 01.07.04 9:24, Michel Carrère-Gée at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On low light, force center sensor only, it's the more sensitive. I do it and despite this it was 2x slower than MZ-S and my friend's EOS 10D (althought 10D seems to be not as accurate as *istD). -- Pozdrowienia Sylwek

Re: The public and Pentax

2004-07-01 Thread keller.schaefer
Rollei did that with the first series of the later world-famous Rollei 35: To acknowledge the contribution of the suppliers, these cameras had the words Rollei-Gossen-Compur-Zeiss engraved on the rear. Those cameras are now very rare and valuable for collectors. Sven Zitat von Keith Whaley

Re: M80-200 vs F70-210 ?

2004-07-01 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Wednesday, June 30, 2004, 8:22:38 PM, Raimo wrote: RK If adjusting exposure is PITA why do you use manual camera in the first RK place? Adjustment can be done with shutter or aperture or both. And exposure RK readings change when zooming even if you use constant apeture zooms. Try it RK so you´ll

RE: My website has moved...

2004-07-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Markus Maurer wrote: Antonio du bisch würklich än Sibesiech, zeigsch eus jedesmal, was du alles chasch, gäll! Markus Ah, ¡justo ayer estaba mirando un Rollieflex 2.8F en eBay! No se si Es una forma que siempre me ha gustado, y ahora mas. Saludos, Antonio

RE: The public and Pentax

2004-07-01 Thread Thibs
Mmm I thought it was more like Minolta bought Konica or at least a 1:1 merger. So Konica bought them ? Huh... Didn't Konica was still any big at all.. Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 12:48 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Keith Whaley
Okay. The Canon shot is warmer, the Pentax shot cooler. In my parlance, and assuming the images were not messed with, the white balance was different between them. I would assume both cameras allow a choice in white balance... so it seems obvious the settings were different between both of them.

Film or Digital?......Decisions, Decisions.....

2004-07-01 Thread Don Sanderson
I've been on the list for a several days now. I joined mainly to see what people far more experienced than I thought of the *ist D. I was truly surprised to see that film is being replaced by digital at such a rapid rate. I'm still buying, repairing, selling AND shooting ME Supers, Super A's and

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-07-01 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
AC the same when the lenses are extended to closest focus. But geez, I must be AC stupid to think that way, I know. Oh, Alan, don't get so worked up ;-) Isn't this all just fun? Personally, I have more lively issues than determining if the Nikon and Tamron lenses are the same or not, or how much

Re: PAW: The River

2004-07-01 Thread Brian Walters
G'day Cotty, Jens, Shel, rg, Tom, Peter, Boris Thanks for the comments - much appreciated. There was undoubetedly an element of luck in this - I quite liked the way the mist caused a sort of painted effect to the right of the island. And the monochrome effect was just what I was looking for.

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Now that's something beatutiful! BW in its finest. Another one from your fine archive, or a new one? Best regards, Frantisek Vlcek

Re: PAW:Relic in IR(does this make a statement)

2004-07-01 Thread brooksdj
Boris said! Thanks for sharing Dave. My knowledge about IR photography is zilch. I only know that such thing exists. However, the branches on the right cross into the building. They are on the foreground so it looks (to me at least) that they overcome

OT: Test?

2004-07-01 Thread Don Sanderson
I've sent several posts now, they don't seem to get through. Don

RE: My website has moved...

2004-07-01 Thread dagt
Er det ønskelig med flere språk nå, eller blir det bare sært med norske bokstaver? DagT Fra: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Markus Maurer wrote: Antonio du bisch würklich än Sibesiech, zeigsch eus jedesmal, was du alles chasch, gäll! Markus Ah,

RE: Test?

2004-07-01 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Looks just fine to me :-) I have received a total of 4 messages from you to the list. Antti-Pekka --- Antti-Pekka Virjonen Computec Oy, Turku Finland Gsm: +358-500-789 753 www.computec.fi * www.estera.fi -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: OT: Space Ship One

2004-07-01 Thread Steve Larson
Hi Bob, A bullet from a .22-250 rifle? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:21 AM Subject: Re: OT: Space Ship One Hi, Thursday, July 1, 2004, 1:53:46 AM, Peter wrote: The

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Keith Whaley
What's a snicket? All I know about is Lemony Snicket. That doesn't seem to match... :-( keith whaley Bob W wrote: Hi, Thursday, July 1, 2004, 8:12:05 AM, Shel wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/homage.html Work in Progress that's a very enjoyable photo. It has a nice ambiguity

Re: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D)

2004-07-01 Thread Steve Desjardins
Many of my shots are still life or macros, so I use MF a lot. I actually keep a A50 1.5 lens on the camera since I life the feel of the AF better. I do use AF for moving targets, however, since it does better than I do. I always use only the central sensor for most stuff, although I will

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-07-01 Thread Alan Chan
I just got a little touchy lately... :-) Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan Oh, Alan, don't get so worked up ;-) Isn't this all just fun? Personally, I have more lively issues than determining if the Nikon and Tamron lenses are the same or not, or how much do they differ, practically or

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Who (or what) is WES? Folks, have mercy, not everyone knows all the tastes of letter soup. http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/homage.html Work in Progress This is really marvelous. Among your serious pieces, I think this one is the very best this far. At least to me. What is

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread frank theriault
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/homage.html Work in Progress Shel Shel, Perfect!! Stunning photograph! Possibly more to follow once I pick my jaw up off the floor. vbg cheers, frank = The optimist thinks this is the best

Re: OT: Test?

2004-07-01 Thread Keith Whaley
This is the second message I've got from you on this list in a short time.. keith whaley Don Sanderson wrote: I've sent several posts now, they don't seem to get through. Don

RE: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-07-01 Thread Jens Bladt
This seems to be a far better solution. Those are the kind of light/flash bulbs I was refereing to earlier. The output is not huge, though - app. GN30 in European (metric) terms - which makes the output almost equal to an ordenary camera flash gun like the Pentax AF280T, which I believe is GN28

PAW/PESO - mushroom cloud

2004-07-01 Thread David Nelson
G'day, Haven't posted a PAW for a while, so here's a PESO, just wondering what people think. I'm sort of in two minds about the image, but it's the result of a little project, thought posting it was better than nothing at all. So, without further ado, I give you Mushroom cloud.

Re: What % AF? (was AF speed of the *ist D)

2004-07-01 Thread Steve Desjardins
Make that an A50 1.7. ;-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/1/2004 8:02:02 AM Many of my shots are still life or macros, so I use MF a lot. I actually keep a A50 1.5 lens on the camera since I life the feel of the AF better. I do use AF for moving targets, however, since it does better than I do. I

RE: OT: Test?

2004-07-01 Thread Don Sanderson
I've been trying to send one asking some questions about Film vs Digital. Doesn't seem to want to work. I'll get it figured out eventually. BTW: PAW = Photographer At Work??? Thanks Don -Original Message- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:21 AM

PAW: Waiting for the trailer

2004-07-01 Thread brooksdj
http://www.caughtinmotion.com/paw/shedrow.jpg Its not uncommon,if you don't own your own trailer,to spend many hours at a horse show than you need to. This family was up at 4am to ready their horse,and trailer to this show via the farm

RE: OT: Test?

2004-07-01 Thread Thibs
Whan we are at it, what about the meaning of PESO ? Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 14:40 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : RE: OT: Test? I've been trying to send one asking some questions about Film vs Digital.

Re: OT: Test?

2004-07-01 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Picture a Week. Like the old photo clubs ... On 1 Jul 2004, at 14:39, Don Sanderson wrote: I've been trying to send one asking some questions about Film vs Digital. Doesn't seem to want to work. I'll get it figured out eventually. BTW: PAW = Photographer At Work??? Thanks Don -Original

RE: My website has moved...

2004-07-01 Thread Anders Hultman
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Er det ønskelig med flere språk nå, eller blir det bare sært med norske bokstaver? De norska tecknen ser helt okej ut härifrån, men jag är kanske partisk :-) anders - http://anders.hultman.nu/ med dagens bild och allt!

Re: OT: Test?

2004-07-01 Thread David Nelson
PESO = Photo Every So Often (-: Can't remember who coined it, but it works for me (-: David Thibs wrote: Whan we are at it, what about the meaning of PESO ? Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 14:40 À : [EMAIL

Re: Re: OT: Space Ship One

2004-07-01 Thread dagt
I think the outer tip of a long wip may break the sound barrier, but it may be even earlier. DagT Fra: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Bob, A bullet from a .22-250 rifle? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi,

Re: First smc-DA14/2.8 impressions

2004-07-01 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
Thursday, July 1, 2004, 2:01:33 PM, Alan wrote: AC I just got a little touchy lately... :-) Sorry for that :) I meant no harm. Best regards, Frantisek Vlcek

Re: Film or Digital?......Decisions, Decisions.....

2004-07-01 Thread Rob Studdert
On 1 Jul 2004 at 6:12, Don Sanderson wrote: To extract the two questions: 1.) Can digital be expected to be ready to shoot when I need it to? I can't offer responses relating to PS digicams but most DSLRs have a small power on delay but once on/awake have quite a short shutter lag, that is

Re: Adjusting the infinity focus stop on a K 200mm F2.5

2004-07-01 Thread Rob Studdert
On 1 Jul 2004 at 0:54, Verge Scott wrote: So Any ideas guys? I really want to get this fixed ASAP. Got ideas but no practical experience with K lenses. If there are 3 screws as previously mentioned, what do I do loosen them and focus it a bit past infinity and then tighten them down

Re: OT: Space Ship One

2004-07-01 Thread Bill Owens
Nope, the bullet from a .50 caliber machine gun. Bill - Original Message - From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:57 AM Subject: Re: OT: Space Ship One Hi Bob, A bullet from a .22-250 rifle? Steve Larson Redondo Beach,

Re: OT: Space Ship One

2004-07-01 Thread Bill Owens
What was the 1st man-made object to break the sound barrier? -- Cheers, Bob I should have read the whole post before responding .50 caliber machine gun bullet. The first man-made object to break the sound barrier would probably be either a round ball from a muzzle loading rifle,

Re: Film or Digital?......Decisions, Decisions.....

2004-07-01 Thread Dario Bonazza
Don Sanderson asked: I also observed that the 5050 does a very poor job of dealing with high contrast situations. Is this a characteristic of digital? Speaking of DSLR's, Canon, Nikon and Pentax are somewhere between slide and negative. For some reason, the Fujifilm S2 Pro (old honeycomb

Re: Something big

2004-07-01 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
William Robb wrote: I have used the Pentax 6x7 800mm f/4 lens once. There is significant distance from the tripod socket to the shutter, hence the problem with shutter induced vibration. Using two tripods is a good way to tame the problem. You're supposed to carry a couple sandbags

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi, It's a new photo, made earlier this month at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Glad you liked it. I'm still not satisfied with the result ... needs a little more tweaking. Shel [Original Message] From: Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now that's something beatutiful! BW in

Re: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D)

2004-07-01 Thread Christian
I use AF when i use the 18-35 lens because the manual focus ring blows. that said, i don't use that lens very often. Also i'm experimenting with AF for motorsports and other action. I just want to see what it's capable of. Let's say 10% of the time I'll use AF. Christian -Original

Re: My website has moved...

2004-07-01 Thread Norm Baugher
Jjowlkj kljo know sanxz, oiuer noikt lkje? Norm Anders Hultman wrote: On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Er det ønskelig med flere språk nå, eller blir det bare sært med norske bokstaver? De norska tecknen ser helt okej ut härifrån, men jag är kanske partisk :-) anders

RE: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread alex wetmore
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Jens Bladt wrote: Because today good cameras are based on very sophisticated technology - AF-systems, Data Processing, Imaging-/Sensor Technology - as well as high quality lens design/lens making. Pentax may survive as a lens maker - if it can find corporate lens buyers. As

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob ... Not familiar with Snicket, but I understand your reference to the McCullin photo. WES, as you may know, has been a strong influence for me. When working on this pic I was reminded of Walk to Paradise Garden but also of his famous shot of the fellow walking amongst the railroad

Re: Af speed of the *ist D

2004-07-01 Thread graywolf
That is not a decision, that is a whim. It is what some people consider a proof of their power, You will accede to my every (idiotic) whim! Strangely the less you are paid, the more likely you are to have to put up with that kind of BS. -- Bob W wrote: Hi, Before you can make your own

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Frits Wüthrich
You have this in the file: HEADTITLEAscension - Homage to WES/TITLE/HEAD On Thursday 01 July 2004 16:13, Shel Belinkoff wrote: FJW Hi Bob ... FJW FJW Where did you come up with Ascension? I was thinking of using that as a FJW working title and then thought better of it. Did I mention that

Re: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Pål Jensen
Herb wrote: which means that both Nikon and Pentax are fully at the mercy of some 3rd party vendor's ability to develop a good sensor. Canon isn't. it takes deep pockets to play in the DSLR game, as Leica is finding out, and for a company that is on as thin a financial base as Leica, it may

Re: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Pål Jensen
Alan: (something that Nikon and Canon arguably hasn't); We love Pentax, but where did that come from? eg. good quality lenses and medium format. Since Canon Nikon do not produce 120, it is a pointless arguement. We can only compare what they produced. Besides, Nikon have large format

Re: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Pål Jensen
Herb wrote: which means that both Nikon and Pentax are fully at the mercy of some 3rd party vendor's ability to develop a good sensor REPLY: Virtually everything within a camera is at the mercy of numerous 3rd party vendors. Pentax don't make plastic, metal or electronic parts. Not even

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
It looks a bit dark on my semi calibrated monitor. It looks good when I increase brightness. I like the composition when I do that. Shel Belinkoff wrote: http://home.earthlink.net/~sbelinkoff/paw/homage.html Work in Progress Shel

RE: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Rob Brigham
I don't quite 'get' walking down either. However, there are two possibilities which I can picture: Photog at top of stairs looking down at someone at the bottom of the stairs about to step onto them. Or Photog at the bottom of the stairs looking up at someone who has almost reached the top.

Re: Lighting for ebay sales?

2004-07-01 Thread Gonz
Thanks Frantisek. I'll keep looking. In the meantime, did you take a look at the other setup that I mentioned, which is not hot? Take a look here: http://tinyurl.com/2urz2 This looks like it could handle much of what she is planning on selling, without a huge expense. rg Frantisek Vlcek

Re: OT: Space Ship One

2004-07-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
No, not defeatism. Not nothing left to invent. Just some things can't be made better based on current understanding of physical laws. A.) The Whip. Bob W wrote: Hi, Thursday, July 1, 2004, 1:53:46 AM, Peter wrote: The Bell X-1 was based on the shape of a supersonic bullet. It was used

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Pentax choses prettier models for the advertisements? Keith Whaley wrote: Okay. The Canon shot is warmer, the Pentax shot cooler. In my parlance, and assuming the images were not messed with, the white balance was different between them. I would assume both cameras allow a choice in white

Re: OT: Test?

2004-07-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
This one did, I guess you pass. Don Sanderson wrote: I've sent several posts now, they don't seem to get through. Don

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's supposed to be dark. Since I don't know what you're looking at, I can't comment. There are some subtleties that seem to get lost when viewed in my browser that are obvious (to my eyes) when the pic is viewed in Photoshop, where it was edited. IrfanView provides a flatter image. Too many

WTB: Front grip/finger grip for Pentax P5/P50

2004-07-01 Thread Joe Wilensky
Does anyone have an extra front grip for the Pentax P5/P50 camera? It's removable like the one on the Super Program/Super A, but I believe it's a different grip. Joe -- Joe Wilensky Staff Writer Communication and Marketing Services 1150 Comstock Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-2601

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Tom C
Heck, most of us would choose the prettier girl as being the better photo regardless of anything else. It's like comparing apples and oranges and reaching the conclusion that apples would make a better apple pie ingredient than oranges. One needs to compare kinds of apples. Tom C. From:

RE: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Jens Bladt
You are right of course, Peter. I just thought it was funny, that two very similar photographs could be found on the internet. The Canon shot was downloaded from www.dpreview.com earlier today. The Pentax shot came from an early announcement for the brand new Pentax *ist D. I believe it came from

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Steve Desjardins
I like this one a lot. Incredibly simple and moody. The title is good as well.

Re: OT: Space Ship One

2004-07-01 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:21:25 +0100, Bob W wrote: What was the 1st man-made object to break the sound barrier? I'd guess that it was some sort of bullet or cannon projectile. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: PAW- Number 18

2004-07-01 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! You are missing it completely, Boris. Oh well. I am allowed to do so, am I not? g Nice to know your wife's participating in our little group. What's her name? Julia. Boris

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V04 #713

2004-07-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
If they did then they should just buy a full frame 35mm digital system. (Or am I the only one who sees the advantages in this). Jeff Post wrote: This is where I disagree. It seems 35mm photographers have accepted the 1.6 crop sensor (although 1.3 would be nicer). Do you not think 645 users

RE: Front grip/finger grip for Pentax P5/P50

2004-07-01 Thread Jens Bladt
It is. They are not quite interchangeable. The mounting hole at the backside of the grips have different sizes, and the Super A grip is more curved, on the back side. I only have the two gripos I need. Some Pentax repair guy somewhere might have one Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
Done by eye using the built in Photoshop calibration tool. In other words I have no Idea how accurate it really is. That said on my monitor it's too dark and loses the detail of the railings, (etc.), until I turn the brightness control to MAX. Shel Belinkoff wrote: It's supposed to be dark.

Re: PAW - Boy and Dog

2004-07-01 Thread Peter J. Alling
These are just sweet. Though the focus in the second is so noticeably off that it's a distraction. Gonz wrote: Since there have been several People + Dog PAWs recently, I thought I would add to the chorus. http://home.austin.rr.com/randj/pics/imgp1529web.jpg Here is another one from the same

Re: OT: Space Ship One

2004-07-01 Thread Bob Blakely
A standard black powder charge in a muzzle loading rifle or musket of 250 years ago could have a muzzle velocity of up to Mach 2, though most were about Mach 1.5. Percussion revolvers (.45 cal., 8 barrel) of the U.S. civil war had a muzzle velocity of around Mach 1 (1100 - 1200 fps). All the

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Detail in the railings are supposed to be lost. Just highlights should be visible. Sounds like you're looking for more than was intended to be shown. Shel [Original Message] From: Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] That said on my monitor it's too dark and loses the detail of the

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
But, of course, not seeing what you see makes it difficult for any meaningful dialogue on the matter. However, if you have to turn your monitor brightness all the way up, you're either seeing more than was intended, as noted earlier, or your calibration is way off. Shel [Original Message]

RE: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread That Guy
http://www.bluehorizon3d.com/explanation.jpg -Original Message- From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: PAW - Homage to WES I don't quite 'get' walking down either. However, there are two possibilities

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Gonz
One is the Dpreview model (its actually Joanna, Phils wife)taken by an amateur photographer (Phil, 10D) and the other is a professional model taken by a professional photgrapher hired by Pentax or working for Pentax. So its probably not a fair comparison. rg Jens Bladt wrote: Better link:

Re: PAW - Homage to WES

2004-07-01 Thread Keith Whaley
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Looked at it several more times. Maybe I'm too close to it, but I cannot see this figure walking down. The bend of the body, which is obvious to me, clearly indicates upward. I wonder what other people see. Upward, definitely. keith Shel

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Keith Whaley
Will you allow them to have made their own nameplates? How about assembly? Let's see, what IS it Pentax does? keith Pål Jensen wrote: Herb wrote: which means that both Nikon and Pentax are fully at the mercy of some 3rd party vendor's ability to develop a good sensor REPLY: Virtually everything

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Keith Whaley
Gonz wrote: One is the Dpreview model (its actually Joanna, Phils wife) taken by an amateur photographer (Phil, 10D) and the other is a professional model taken by a professional photgrapher hired by Pentax or working for Pentax. So its probably not a fair comparison. Of course it's not a

Re: OT: Space Ship One

2004-07-01 Thread Gonz
Probably a bull whip! rg Bob W wrote: Hi, Thursday, July 1, 2004, 1:53:46 AM, Peter wrote: The Bell X-1 was based on the shape of a supersonic bullet. It was used because it was simple and the engineers knew it would travel faster than sound. Sometimes a technology can't be improved upon.

Re: F* 300/4.5 impressions

2004-07-01 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:05:51 +0800, Shaun Canning wrote: I was just thinking of just shipping you off to Siberia for a while... :-D Well, then, that's all right. I've always wanted to vacation in Siberia. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread John Francis
Peter J. Alling offered for our consideration: Canon only wins in image quality if you're looking for over sharpened Kodak Max 400 type output. Having played with both Canon and Pentax DSLRs in the same price range I can't objectively say that Canon has any obvious advantage over Pentax

Re: My website has moved...

2004-07-01 Thread Gonz
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Re: Film or Digital?......Decisions, Decisions.....

2004-07-01 Thread John Francis
Rob Studdert wrote: Obtaining similar performance to a film system with 250 exposure back, a fast MD and pellicle mirror is some while away in digiland. True. But the new Nikon D70 will capture 144 JPEGs at three frames/second. That's probably good

Re: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Mark Roberts
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone who can afford a DSLR can probably afford IS/USM lenses, too. Not me. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

RE: Re:Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Thibs
Pentax doesn't make glass but they are still owned by Asahi aren't they ? And as far as I know Asahi is quite a manufacturer of glass or did I miss something ? Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 16:44 À : [EMAIL

Re: Film or Digital?......Decisions, Decisions.....

2004-07-01 Thread Antonio Aparicio
Ah, but for the cost of a D70 you can pick up a nice Rollei 6008i with 2.5fps SH, and you can add a digital back to it later. The best of both worlds... A. On 1 Jul 2004, at 19:16, John Francis wrote: Rob Studdert wrote: Obtaining similar performance to a

RE: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D)

2004-07-01 Thread Thibs
I was going to write C'mon what did he ate when I read the end of the last sentence LOL Thibouille -Message d'origine- De : William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 16:50 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D) From: Rob

RE: Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Jens Bladt
The new link is (reposted instead of waiting for approval - fotopic.net only manually checks a sertain precentage): http://gallery46369.fotopic.net/p5576450.html Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Peter J. Alling

RE: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D)

2004-07-01 Thread Tom C
Metering sucks too... some pictures don't come out quite right. Too dark, too light. Tom C. From: Thibs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: What % AF? (was Af speed of the *ist D) Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:17:29 +0200 I was going to write C'mon

RE Selling Pentax 35mm gear (WAS RE: Beautiful SF1n kit, Voigtlander

2004-07-01 Thread Jens Bladt
Peter Alling wrote: The problem is that most people aren't particularly rational, (and Pentax hasn't the wit to market and advertise it's advantages). In ancient times Pentax made a Pentax Calender showing remarkably excellent photographs. Made from 6x7 negs, I suppose. Pentax really should

Re: some shots from the new Air and space Museum

2004-07-01 Thread alex wetmore
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Jim Apilado wrote: Thanks for these shots. What an awesome building. The Boeing 307 Stratoliner, I believe, crashed into Elliott Bay in Seattle, WA a couple of years ago. It had been restored and was flying back to D.C. They were able to repair the restoration and flew

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