Re: Sigma 300 f2.8 being phased out

2004-11-24 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Larry Cook wrote on 24.11.04 0:39: Thank you for your inquiry. At this time we are aware of no plans to develop Pentax (or Minolta) models of the 120-300mm F2.8 lens. Also, the 300mm F2.8 EX lens is being phased out of production. Sincerely So if you had been thinking about the 300

Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net

2004-11-24 Thread Frantisek
WR If it's the Takumar 200/4, it is a very pedestrian lens. WR I have heard the SMC 200/4 is better, but still not really good. WR OTOH, I expect the EF100/2.8 macro is one of Canon's better lenses. WR He should have chosen the EF50/1.7 and the SMCP 105/2.4 for his test. WR And he should have

Commercial printing of raw files in Sydney

2004-11-24 Thread Charles Wilson
Just wondered if any Sydney people knows where I can get some big prints done from Pentax raw files. Did think of buying an Epson 2200 printer and doing my own, but figure it might be easier to get it done commercially if someone would accept files from pentax raw manipulated in Photo shop.

Re: OT Cool tips for PS SC RAW users

2004-11-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks. Great idea. I don't use masks very often. I have to get more familiar with that process. I'm going to try this. Paul On Nov 24, 2004, at 1:17 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 23 Nov 2004 at 22:56, Paul Stenquist wrote: Seriously, do you think Shadows/highlights does things that couldn't be

Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net

2004-11-24 Thread Mishka
i suspect, it's kinda difficult to post optical prints on the web. and as far as that and the lenses go, what you are saying is that the test is skewed towards D1s, correct? anyway, a test is just that, a test. i found it interesting since i don't have either camera and some things i heard wrt to

Re: Sigma 300 f2.8 being phased out

2004-11-24 Thread Larry Cook
Sylwek, You are right about Pentax. The availability of the Sigma 120-300 lens is the one thing that has caused me to seriously consider switching to Nikon or Canon. The majority of my current shooting is my son's soccer which is often at night. I have an 80-200 f2.8 but it is just not long

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread brooksdj
Hi Tim. Someone was looking for 645 stuff here not to long ago.They may contact you. As far as dust on the ccd,some of the istD owners have complained,and i had a bad problem with my D1 but so far not with the D2h. Zooms actually inhance the problem if they are internal focus,as they tend to

Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread Don Sanderson
What flash diffusers have you found to be the: 1.) Easiest to use. 2.) Most effective given the ease of use. 3.) Most portable as far as space and sturdiness so they don't get mangled riding in a crowded bag. I'm looking for something to use on the AF360FGZ and the AF500FTZ. Something I'll

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread Kenneth Waller
Timothy, I shot for 14 day in the field in Alaska (snow, rain, dirt dust) with my *ist D, changed lenses many times every day never ran into the dreaded dust on ccd sensor issue. When I changed lenses, I always shut off the camera, pointed the body down quickly removed/attached the lenses

RE: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
The most commonly overlooked fact is that a diffuser is only as effective as its surface area size. A diffuser same size as flash tube/reflector will not change the quality of light ( although some will increase the flash dipersion angle which is good for wide angle lenses, but you still have in

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread John Whittingham
Have any of the *istD shooters run into the ccd dust issue and is it really an issue when switching lenses? So when I get one of the digital bodies, should I go with a zoom to minimize lens changes? If yes does anyone want my FA 24, 35 2.0 AF, 77 or FA*300??? Very interested in the FA 35

Re: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread Christian
Don Sanderson wrote on 11/24/2004, 8:38 AM: What flash diffusers have you found to be the: 1.) Easiest to use. 2.) Most effective given the ease of use. 3.) Most portable as far as space and sturdiness so they don't get mangled riding in a crowded bag. I'm looking for something to

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread Christian
TIMOTHY STARK wrote on 11/23/2004, 7:51 PM: Have any of the *istD shooters run into the ccd dust issue and is it really an issue when switching lenses? So when I get one of the digital bodies, should I go with a zoom to minimize lens changes? If yes does anyone want my FA 24, 35 2.0

Re: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Christian, that's the kind of thing I want...simple. I well understand the trade-offs between effectiveness/convenience/light loss. Tissue over the lens and a portable umbrella are at the exteme ends of the scale. One doesn't help much and the other I'd never use because it's not

What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread brooksdj
Looking at some new package offers at several camera stores. Some are offering more than just the body and the faj starter lens kit. Some are giving a choice over faj and DA zooms and some primes. Have not commited just yet,but i have a choice of 100 macro,da 18-55 fa 50 and the faj

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Subject: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often do you have a lens on your D body that seems to be more often than not.? The 31mm seems to be my standard lens now. William Robb

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread pnstenquist
I use the DA 16-45/4 extensively. It's a very good lens. I also use the SMC 50/1.4 and SMC 85/1.8 quite a bit, particularly in the studio. Paul Looking at some new package offers at several camera stores. Some are offering more than just the body and the faj starter lens kit.

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Tom C
FA 43/1.9, but only because it's the smallest AF prime I have. I wish I was more like William. Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:18:11 -0600

Re: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread pnstenquist
I use an omni-bounce quite often. At other times I just use the celing. When I'm feeling ambitious, I'll use my Larson Sof' Shoulder. It's really an umbrella reflector. Quite cumbersome but very good. In combination with open sky, it can give you a very good look that rivals what could be done

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Amy Hughes
FA 50/1.4. Cheap, fast, sharp, and now it's a portrait lens :-) Amy

Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net He should have chosen the EF50/1.7 and the SMCP 105/2.4 for his test. And he should have gotten a high end optical print made from the film, rather than a scan. Hi everybody, About this topic, I performed a film vs.

Re: ist D/AA Grip low battery problem solved?

2004-11-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
I always use Lithium. They do cost more, but ultimatley save money in terms of the effects of stress on my health ;-) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/20/2004

Re: Sigma 300 f2.8 being phased out

2004-11-24 Thread Alin Flaider
When was it last time that Pentax released a telephoto lens!? 4 years ago - FA 400/5.6 ? (various cheap 300- zooms don't count). This is precisely the area where ultrasonic motors and image stabilization are a de facto standard. I'd like to believe that P is phasing out current lenses

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread wendy beard
The lens I find most often on my istD is the 77mm ltd. I bought the FAJ 18-35 with it as a kit becuase it was only about $100 more and I could also use it with the MZ-S if I wanted. I've never used it. The other lens I will use on the istD is the FA24-90 Wendy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Don Sanderson
In order: 1.) SMCP-A 50/1.4 and Tamron AF 28-75/2.8 2.) DA 16-45/4 The first two account for about 90% of the time split equally between them. The 50/1.4 with F 1.7x AF Converter is my portrait lens of choice. The 16-45 will see more use this winter and next spring for scenics, IF the results

Re: Some questions to you, *istD veterans

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's my understanding that the Camera Raw feature in Elements 3.0 is not as fully featured as the one for Photoshop. Don't know for sure but it may be worth looking into. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 11/23/2004 11:06:17 PM Subject: Re: Some

Salgado Interview in San Franciscio Chronicle

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
http://tinyurl.com/6goau http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/11/24/DDGB49QB1527. DTL Shel

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread pnstenquist
On the web, the *istD image appears to be far superior. There is considerably more detail, and it looks sharper. Paul William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net He should have chosen the EF50/1.7 and the SMCP 105/2.4 for his test. And he should have

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread boris
Dave, ...but do you have a lens on your D body that seems to be more often than not.? I've just only 300 frames with mine so far. So my mileage is limited. The lenses in order of decreasing importance :); 1. FA 28-70/4 (copied that from Jostein's 28-70/2.8) - my carry around 2. FA 50/1.7

Re: Some questions to you, *istD veterans

2004-11-24 Thread Jostein
Hi Boris 1. Is Photoshop Elements 3.0 out? Yes. Look here: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/main.html 2. How do one gets the Camera Raw plugin for Photoshop? By download. Newest version is 2.3: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=39platform=Windows 3.

automated response

2004-11-24 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Hi. We're travelling for Thanksgiving so may not respond. We'll be back next week. Have a great Thanksgiving. Collin

Photographing at the Auto Show

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I'm going to the auto show in San Francisco on Saturday. Thought I'd take my 18mm and 24mm, plus perhaps a 50mm for people shots. Anything else seems too long. Any thoughts on that? Also, figuring on a 400 speed film, one of the Fujis maybe? Any color film suggestions? Shel

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
That's a revealing test, Gianfranco. Thanks. Was the print from Provia 100F an Ilfochrome print? Joe

Re: Pentax-A 4/24-50mm vs. Pentax-F 4/24-50mm

2004-11-24 Thread DagT
På 23. nov. 2004 kl. 09.45 skrev Rob Studdert: On 22 Nov 2004 at 21:00, William Robb wrote: This is a subject worthy of discussion. For myself, I think a lot of us try to fit our equipment into our style, rather than shooting the equiment that best suits our style. Too true, I suspect my A135/1.8

Re: What type of grease

2004-11-24 Thread Margus Männik
Hi, manual lens ? I've restored / relubricated a number of my soviet lenses with MoS2 (molybdenium disulfide) grease. Helicoids and apeture rings smooth as ... you name it :) CRC KPF 2 K-30 is what I have, but some of my fellows are also used other MoS2 greases with great success. That

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
Still not entirely honest though you made a better effort than most of the Digital vs Film testers who get published. I think the additional fine detail you see is an artifact of the sharpening process. Still the difference in cost per. print, and the rough equivalence of output is a

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
Of course! The DA 16-45 f4. This is a superb lens, and certainly one of a handful of Pentax's best zooms ever. If you use zooms and can afford it, get it. The DA 18-55 will not be as good: Note the difference in price, and be guided thereby. Most used prime? It's a toss-up between the FA 31

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Peter J. Alling
The *ist-d image is smoother and shows no die clouds. The extra detail is due to contrast and brightness of that particular image and has been slightly sharpened. Still the *ist-D image speaks very well for the camera and eloquently makes the case for digital image capture. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
I have been using Adorama's strobo-sock (or some such name). It is a fine white sock that slips over any flash head and is attached by elastic. It diffuses the light nicely, with an exposure cost of 1 EV. Two to a pack. Only problem: the elastic breaks. Because of that, I now have a Stofen

RE: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread J. C. O'Connell
why wasn't a fine grain color PRINT film used? JCO -Original Message- From: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test Still not entirely honest though you made a better

Re: Sigma 300 f2.8 being phased out

2004-11-24 Thread Joseph Tainter
I notice that Sigma's 800 f5.6 is no longer listed either. New versions optimized for digital will be forthcoming? Joe

Re: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread Steve Jolly
Don Sanderson wrote: What flash diffusers have you found to be the: 1.) Easiest to use. 2.) Most effective given the ease of use. 3.) Most portable as far as space and sturdiness so they don't get mangled riding in a crowded bag. I have included a Lumiquest Pocket Bouncer in my walking-around kit,

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test (to Ciao)

2004-11-24 Thread Jack Davis
Ciao, If you were to enlarge the digital to the same size as the film, what would the comparison look like? This would, of course, be useful in evaluating equivalent enlargements. That is my primary interest. Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the web, the *istD image appears to be far

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Steve Jolly
Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: What do you think? My reading: the *istD wins hands down in terms of noise/grain. In terms of resolved detail, it's less clear-cut due to sharpening issues etc, although the digital image certainly doesn't look any worse in that respect. The digital image looks like

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Fred
do you have a lens on your D body that seems to be more often than not.? Well, I don't ~yet~ own a *ist D or a *ist DS, but (this being Thanksgiving time here in the US and all), I would just like to say that I am very grateful that I will ~eventually~ be able to answer your question with

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Christian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/24/2004, 5:09 AM: do you have a lens on your D body that seems to be more often than not.? Sigma 300/4 APO Macro but I shoot wildlife mostly. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread DagT
På 24. nov. 2004 kl. 16.09 skrev [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The DA 18-55 seems nice,may go that route, although i have the 28-105 PZ zoom,so maybe the 100,but do you have a lens on your D body that seems to be more often than not.? FA 50 1.4 most of the time, just like the 85 1.4 was on the LX.

Re: eBay-strategies

2004-11-24 Thread Chris Brogden
It depends how badly I want the item. If I really want it, I snipe by placing my maximum bid in the last few seconds of an auction. If I don't want it as much, or if there's a lot of them on eBay, I'll place a smaller than maximum bid early on and then forget about it. If I win, I've got it for

RE: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks for posting the test information and results. I hope to do something similar at some point, and your efforts and the feedback you've received will help in setting up my test. Your desire to use the same magnification for each image is understandable, but perhaps it would have been a

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Steve Jolly
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Your desire to use the same magnification for each image is understandable, but perhaps it would have been a better test to use the same size prints for the test. Most people ask for a print of a certain size, not of a certain magnification, and the results may have been

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Graywolf
A 12x18 v an 8x12? Yep that levels the playing field don't it? How about you put them both up on the wall, stand on the other side of the room, and tell us which looks better (grin)? Back when the high-res digitals first came out I downloaded one of the images and printed it 8x10. I took that

Re: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
I have an Omni-Bounce, but mostly I use a Lumiquest Soft box with the Pentax AF400T (much more powerful flash). This unit is much bigger than the Omni-Bounce and seems to soften light better. Bruce Wednesday, November 24, 2004, 6:40:32 AM, you wrote: C Don Sanderson wrote on 11/24/2004,

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread ernreed2
Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: Subject: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often do you have a lens on your D body that seems to be more often than not.? The 31mm seems to be my standard lens now. William Robb The

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Not being a testing maven I respect all comments and positions. They all seem to have merit. As noted, I may do a similar test at some point. What suggestions are there from the list as to the most useful testing parameters? Here's what I was thinking: 1) Using lenses that provide about the

Photographing a 5K race - suggestions

2004-11-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Any quick suggestions as I take on the 'official photographer' role for a local 5K race tomorrow morning? 1,200 runners so far... Regards, Bob S.

Re: Photographing at the Auto Show

2004-11-24 Thread Mat Maessen
Kodak Portra 400VC is rapidly becoming my favorite 400-speed color film for shooting like this. Most of the consumer-grade 400 speed color film I've tried has had too much contrast for my taste. If you're shooting w/o flash, you'll have some color correction issues to deal with, so be aware of

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread pnstenquist
Hi Shel, I think you have it exactly right. My only reservation might be number 4. Perhaps it would be better to have a top pro lab produce the best possible print from each format. That might very well be a wet print from the negative and an inkjet print from the digital file. But I'm not

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread John Francis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused: Do you have a lens on your D body that seems to be more often than not? For walking around, the 28-105(PZ). For motorsports, the 80-200/2.8

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Mark Stringer
FA20-35 so far but that was after a disappointing start with the DA16-45. My DA16-45 had an overexposure problem just recently diagnosed by Bruce Dayton as the aperture not closing properly. Thanks Bruce. The DA16-45 should be a favorite. I like the FA20-35 very much and the DA16-45 is a little

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test (to Ciao) Ciao, If you were to enlarge the digital to the same size as the film, what would the comparison look like? Hi Jack, 'Ciao' means 'Hi' in Italian, my name is Gianfranco (read like Junfrankoh, as

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's a revealing test, Gianfranco. Thanks. Was the print from Provia 100F an Ilfochrome print? Hi Joe, Yup, an Ilfochrome Classic print, made by a pro lab (specialist for slide processing and printing). Gianfranco = _

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your desire to use the same magnification for each image is understandable, but perhaps it would have been a better test to use the same size prints for the test. Most people ask for a print of a certain size, not of a certain magnification, and the

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Of course, I'm not sure on #4 either. My thought was to use a process that's typical and considered, more or less, a standard. Maybe using a Frontier with Crystal Archive is neither. By standard I don't mean the best, but a point by which other options may be judged. IAC, it would seem, and

Re: PSLR - more fireworks

2004-11-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Seeing is in the eye of the bee-holder. mike wilson wrote: H. November evening at the back of Sunderland Civic Centre, February evening on the coast in Hawaii. No, can't see the resemblance at all. 8-)

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Jack Davis
Ciao..THANKS for name correction, If you were to use a zoom lens and carefully capture the same scene dimensions and enlarge the two images to the same print size, the lens magnification preferences would then be the only variable. If you did this, I wasn't astute enough to pick it up. Jack ---

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread brooksdj
-Original message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:11:39 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often The DA 18-55 seems nice,may go that route, although i have the

Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net

2004-11-24 Thread Jon Glass
On Nov 24, 2004, at 5:41 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: Hmm, pics or comments didn't do too much for me, again a strange comparison. If it shows me anything it is that the 200/4 for the P67 is a pretty poor performer, CA is really pronounced. That's funny, because I thought the 4000 ppi scan on the

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well, that sounds good since you apparently have someone who knows how to operate the Frontier machine. Perhaps an ISO 400 film would be best, since that's neither slow nor ultra fast. And the *istD is frequently used at ISO 400. If you shoot ISO 200 with the *istD, your choices of film are

Re: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread Feroze
http://www.fredmiranda.com/A18/ some ideas plus examples...YMMV All suggestions welcome, doesn't matter whether it's something to buy or build. TIA Don

Re: Pentax-A 4/24-50mm vs. Pentax-F 4/24-50mm

2004-11-24 Thread Andre Langevin
I suspect my A135/1.8 will be hitting the bay some time soon for just this reason. How much do you expect to get for it. I´ve just been offered to buy one for $500. According the seller it is like new minus... DagT Just buy it... Or give me the seller's email! Andre

Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net

2004-11-24 Thread DagT
På 24. nov. 2004 kl. 22.08 skrev Jon Glass: On Nov 24, 2004, at 5:41 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: Hmm, pics or comments didn't do too much for me, again a strange comparison. If it shows me anything it is that the 200/4 for the P67 is a pretty poor performer, CA is really pronounced. That's funny,

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you were to use a zoom lens and carefully capture the same scene dimensions and enlarge the two images to the same print size, the lens magnification preferences would then be the only variable. If you did this, I wasn't astute enough to pick it up. Jack, My

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Nov 2004 at 9:18, William Robb wrote: The 31mm seems to be my standard lens now. I'm with Bill but I do wish I had something a bit wider that was the same speed. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax-A 4/24-50mm vs. Pentax-F 4/24-50mm

2004-11-24 Thread DagT
På 24. nov. 2004 kl. 22.23 skrev Andre Langevin: I suspect my A135/1.8 will be hitting the bay some time soon for just this reason. How much do you expect to get for it. I´ve just been offered to buy one for $500. According the seller it is like new minus... DagT Just buy it... Or give me the

Re: Pentax-A 4/24-50mm vs. Pentax-F 4/24-50mm

2004-11-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Nov 2004 at 17:32, DagT wrote: How much do you expect to get for it. I´ve just been offered to buy one for $500. According the seller it is like new minus... Yeah, buy it, buy it now. I wouldn't sell mine for twice that. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

Re: P67 vs D1s -- photo.net

2004-11-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Nov 2004 at 22:08, Jon Glass wrote: On Nov 24, 2004, at 5:41 AM, Rob Studdert wrote: Hmm, pics or comments didn't do too much for me, again a strange comparison. If it shows me anything it is that the 200/4 for the P67 is a pretty poor performer, CA is really pronounced.

Re: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: do you have a lens on your D body that seems to be more often than not.? Hi Dave, My standard lens on the D is the Tamron Di 28-75/2.8. Then, in decreasing order: M 20/4 FA 35/2 (in low light this is my first lens of choice) K 135/2.5 Sigma EX 70-200/2.8

RE: Flash Diffusers, what do you use?

2004-11-24 Thread Don Sanderson
Good stuff, thanks! Don -Original Message- From: Feroze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 3:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Flash Diffusers, what do you use? http://www.fredmiranda.com/A18/ some ideas plus examples...YMMV All suggestions

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Nov 2004 at 7:44, Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: What do you think? Personally I think that if I were making a similar print comparison I would use print film for one and lenses for each format that produced the same final AOV on the same sized paper. It seems to me that you partially

Re: Camera Raw Question

2004-11-24 Thread George Sinos
Just a note on the differences in Photoshop CS and Phtotoshop Elements 3.0 raw converters. According to the info in Fraser's Real World Camera Raw.. the Raw converter uses a custom profile for each camera model. The calibrate tab in the Photoshop CS tab is intended to let you fine tune that

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Mishka
strange, but i do agree with Shel here. basically, taking the same logic to extreme, one can take a picture on 4x5 film and on a 3/2 digital camera (6.6x8.8mm) -- say, 35mm lens on both. now, how much sense would make the images of same magnification from both? best, mishka On Wed, 24 Nov

Re: automated response

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Collin Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi. We're travelling for Thanksgiving so may not respond. We'll be back next week. Have a great Thanksgiving. Thanks but I don't do Thanksgiving. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: Which is better, and apple or and orange. An Apple :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

RE: Some questions to you, *istD veterans

2004-11-24 Thread Jens Bladt
I can recommend purchasing Phase One LE or SE for batch RAW conversions. Brilliant software. Allso BreezeBrowser (app. 50 USD) has a qiute nice built-in RAW converter. All the best Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Shel

Re: Gear for Sale/ *istD question

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: I had a filthy sensor made worse when I used a bulb-blower that, unknown to me, my 18 month old daughter had been sticking up her nose and sucking snot out, and ended up blowing baby snot all over the inside of my camera. ROTFL!! Gross!

Re: Photographing a 5K race - suggestions

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: Any quick suggestions as I take on the 'official photographer' role for a local 5K race tomorrow morning? 1,200 runners so far... After a million close-ups of runners, boredom will set in. Switch to a wide angle and pap a few at close

Re: automated response

2004-11-24 Thread Keith Whaley
Sounds reasonable to me! keith Cotty wrote: On 24/11/04, Collin Brendemuehl, discombobulated, unleashed: Hi. We're travelling for Thanksgiving so may not respond. We'll be back next week. Have a great Thanksgiving. Thanks but I don't do Thanksgiving. Cheers, Cotty

RE: What lens do you find is on your *istD most often

2004-11-24 Thread Jens Bladt
My most used lenses with the *ist D are (lives in my bag) are: Tokina AT-X 270AF ProII Pentax A 2.8/20mm, Pentax FA 1.4/50mm, Pentax K 2.8/105mm, Pentax K 2.5/135mm, Pentax M*4/300mm, Pentax-F 1.7x AF Adapter I'm now looking at a Sigma f2.8/18-50mm to replace the Tokina 28-70mm, which has a

Re: Sigma 300 f2.8 being phased out

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Larry Cook, discombobulated, unleashed: You are right about Pentax. The availability of the Sigma 120-300 lens is the one thing that has caused me to seriously consider switching to Nikon or Canon. The majority of my current shooting is my son's soccer which is often at night. I

PESO - Pinnacles 5

2004-11-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ok, this is the last Pinnacles shot I will share. I tried to not sharpen as much when downsizing this one, as a few mentioned that previous ones looked unnatural. Anyway, Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4, circular polarizer, handheld: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/pinnacles_0026.htm Comments welcome.

*ist Ds + A20/2.8 or 24/2.8 - will it work?

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
So if I got an *ist Ds, could I stick a A 20mm or A 24mm f/2.8 on it and it'll work without anything fancy? Just thinking in terms of a very small, compact carry-cam, a digital HCB machine with manual focus and aperture priority.. Not anytime soon, but maybe next year. Cheers, Cotty

PESO: Cruising Woodward

2004-11-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
On the Avenue, August 2004: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2907524size=lg

Re: PESO: Cruising Woodward

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: On the Avenue, August 2004: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2907524size=lg There's a bit of Robert Frank in that. I like it. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Film vs. Digital - A necessary test

2004-11-24 Thread Mishka
i second: an apple. mishka On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:16:08 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 24/11/04, Graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: Which is better, and apple or and orange. An Apple :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: *ist Ds + A20/2.8 or 24/2.8 - will it work?

2004-11-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes. You'll get all the metering modes with an A lens. The *istD is definitely a good walkaround camera with a compact lens mounted. If you recall, there was a discussion on thePhoto.net Leica forum about ten months ago regarding the *istD and how it would be a good solution for those who

Re: PESO: Cruising Woodward

2004-11-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Cotty. It's snowing in Michigan tonight and there aren't many photo ops, so I started digging through the summer's culls and found this one. I'm printing it as I type. I kind of like it as well, if I do say so myself. Paul On Nov 24, 2004, at 6:38 PM, Cotty wrote: On 24/11/04, Paul

Re: PESO: Cruising Woodward

2004-11-24 Thread Bruce Dayton
I really like this one. I guess because I feel up so close when viewing, it is as if I am there. Great job! Bruce Wednesday, November 24, 2004, 3:35:44 PM, you wrote: PS On the Avenue, August 2004: PS http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2907524size=lg

Re: *ist Ds + A20/2.8 or 24/2.8 - will it work?

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: es. You'll get all the metering modes with an A lens. The *istD is definitely a good walkaround camera with a compact lens mounted. If you recall, there was a discussion on thePhoto.net Leica forum about ten months ago regarding the

Re: PESO: Cruising Woodward

2004-11-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/11/04, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Thanks Cotty. It's snowing in Michigan tonight and there aren't many photo ops, so I started digging through the summer's culls and found this one. I'm printing it as I type. I kind of like it as well, if I do say so myself. Don't get

Re: *ist Ds + A20/2.8 or 24/2.8 - will it work?

2004-11-24 Thread Rob Studdert
On 24 Nov 2004 at 23:35, Cotty wrote: So if I got an *ist Ds, could I stick a A 20mm or A 24mm f/2.8 on it and it'll work without anything fancy? Just thinking in terms of a very small, compact carry-cam, a digital HCB machine with manual focus and aperture priority.. You'll get better

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