Re: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread Lawrence Kwan
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the meantime US tax dollars are providing 375 million dollars of aid. That's almost two dollars per person. Not a bad number by any count. True. But CNN's Anderson Cooper also added that even the $ amount sounded large, to put it in perspective,

RE: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread Jens Bladt
375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Lawrence Kwan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 09:47 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re:

RE: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread Jens Bladt
In total the aid for asia (yesterday) from all over the world has reached 2 billion USD (2,005,359,780 US Dollar). Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Jens Bladt

Re: PUG Favourites for 2004

2005-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 1/1/05, Fred Widall, discombobulated, unleashed: There are so many excellent photographs published each month but these are the ones which especially caught my eye. Jan - Animals - Maya and Alex by Wendy Beard, Canada Feb - Wet - Moss by Jostein Oksne, Norway Mar - Portrait - Vix, Oxford,

Re: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread Chan Yong Wei
I think one of the significant concerns is whether or not all this money/aid gets distributed intelligently and rapidly. Already I've come across reports of certain villages in Thailand/Sri Lanka receiving overwhelming aid, and yet others being left more or less alone in their need. But at the

Re: First PAW of 2005

2005-01-02 Thread Jon Glass
I was admiring that image earlier! (I'm a sucker for anything trainish.) Full of life and youth! It would be uncharitable to saying negative about it. It's just perfect the way it is. :-) (and strangely enough, on the WA New page, your image is right next to mine! strange coincidence) :-) On

RE: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul ... Interesting perspective. A little unconventional but it works pretty well. Thanks for the idea! Shel We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions,

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Jens. On Jan 2, 2005, at 1:54 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Brilliant shot. To me this is what photographing is about - getting the shot just right! Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: PESO:piss off(ten)

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Hi Markus. I think this is a very good shot. You have captured a lot of creative juices here. Dave Late in this summer, I visited one of the alternative centers of culture, the rote (red) Fabrik at lake Zurich. I had to be careful not to be

RE: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Paul, I took another look at the pic ... meant to ask about the purple fringing. Is that chromatic aberration or something else. It really makes the lens far less useful ... Shel http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3000223size=lg

Re: PESO: Motion blur

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Hi Juan. I thought i had commented on this,but its still in my inbox,so i probably did not. However,..i like this one. What i like is the woman,centre point of the photo,is not to blurred,but not to sharp either. If her face had of been sharper, it would have really been dramatic,but i

Re: PAW: A Christmas Visitor

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Nice shot Kenneth Its not to often one gets one of these in his backyard. I thought a more tighter shot might have been better,but on second glance think its olk this way to. Shows more of the habitat this way. Optio series seem to produce decent pictures. I shot some of these birds at a demo

Re: Peso: Tree Ornament

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Nice ornament Bill. Nice job on the flash exposure. The all white face could be a problem,but the Optio seemes to have done a good job. Dave http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/peso/ornament1.html A couple of our friends had a cottage industry creating

Re: Banff and Lake Louise

2005-01-02 Thread Herb Chong
yes. algae for pink and just plain ice for blue and turquoise. Herb - Original Message - From: Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 1:23 AM Subject: RE: Banff and Lake Louise Very nice photographs. I couldn't help noticing a pink

Re: Banff and Lake Louise

2005-01-02 Thread Herb Chong
the last few were also taken near sunset. Herb

Re: PESO: Candy

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Some very nice shots here Andy. I like what you have done with the BW images. Dave This is a set of photos taken on Sunday at a studio session with my friend, Candy. Lovely girl, isn't it? ^_^ Photos taken with *istDs, FA100/2.8, FA50/1.7,

Re: Eyecup for Pentax SF1

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Did you get a reply Bill. I have one here at the house if you still need the measurments. Dave Could someone with one of these cameras please measure the dimensiones of the eyepiece and send them to me? I am trying to find an eyecup that will fit one of

Re: PESO: Blue Cocktail Two

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
I must have missed the first version.:-) Interesting shot. I like the density(if thats a correct word) of the blue,with the touches of light on some of the edges. Is this all from the gels,or some PS magic.?? What is the glass sitting on. Looks like blue jellovbg(not trying to be rude with

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal depth

RE: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Decent shot Paul. Seems the 80-320 gives farily good sharpness,at least on my humble Adobe corrected only,monitor. g The bit of purple fringe is a tiny bit distracting but at the same times adds a bit of funky to it. :-) Do you find this lens does this alot,or just certain backgrounds and or

Re: PAW PESO - While Walking Through Golden Gate Park One Afternoon

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
For someone who does not like the term 'Street Photoraphy',sure does a good job of it.vbg It gives me the feeling they are trying to get rid of their shadows. Nice one even if it was the wrong lens.LOL Dave Brooks

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it

Re: PESO Mr Whippy, it's serious business

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Very lovely shots Rob. Good to see the D can handle stuff like this. Man i gotta get out more.LOL Dave A seasonal occurrence in my locale, captured tonight: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/IMGP9481.jpg

Re: Eyecup for Pentax SF1

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Eyecup for Pentax SF1 Did you get a reply Bill. I have one here at the house if you still need the measurments. Yes please Dave. Thanks Bill

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread John Whittingham
It's probably chromatic aberration. It's most evident in this kind of shot, where the background is extremely bright. I corrected it somewhat in the RAW conversion, but couldn't eliminate it completely. I think even my A 400/5.6 would show some CA with this kind of background and minimal

Re: PESO - A Walk in the Woods

2005-01-02 Thread brooksdj
Does not look as misty as it does here today(freezing rain)g I really like the two pictures that you used the fence as framing. (I like fences,among other things lol) and the first tree/sunset shot. Lovely silloette on the tree. Do i read correctly as in you have the 1D or is it the iD mkII.

Re: Happy New Year

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:07:46 +1000, John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Happy New Year to all - we toasted it with a kiss, a Sempe Armagnac and a Bailey's (respectively!) I toasted with beer, the proletarian that I am. No bourgeois Champers or Scotches for this boy! g It was a premium (so

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread John Whittingham
I get the same effect with my Tokina SD 400mm/5.6, and with my Tamron 300mm/5.6. These two lenses have proven over time to be excellent performers on film cameras, but have proven to be less than stellar on the digital. I think I'll be keeping at least one film camera for the time being

Re: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread Graywolf
I just hope it gets to those who need it. Being rather cynical, I rather doubt it will. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Jens Bladt wrote: 375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Jens

OT - any Palm users on the list ?

2005-01-02 Thread Cotty
Any Palm users on the list? Can you recommend any Palm (5.2) software for playing MP3s? Please contact me off list, thanks. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: First PAW of 2005

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 06:47:56 +0200, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Yesterday we had rather summer weather - +26C at midday. So here is a shot for you: http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/photos/54189 I must be honest, Boris, the photo doesn't really move me. To me, it is like

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Dave. The lens doesn't show any significant CA under normal conditions. Out of focus branches against a sky are a worst case scenario for any lens. I find it's quite good under most circumstances. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 10:16 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Decent shot Paul. Seems the

Re: First PAW of 2005

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 06:47:56 +0200, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.webaperture.com/gallery/g/si3634 I would very much appreciate opinion of list's street shooters on this and these :). I ~really~ like the photos in this album! (except Thou Shalt Not Pass, of course

RE: OT - any Palm users on the list ?

2005-01-02 Thread Don Sanderson
I still have PALM OS4.1 so I don't do MP3's much. But http://www.palmgear.com has *everything*. Most have free trials too. Here's some of their MP3 stuff: http://tinyurl.com/4br43 http://www.handango.com is another good site. Don -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: First PAW of 2005

2005-01-02 Thread boris
Hi! I must be honest, Boris, the photo doesn't really move me. .. snipped .. I always feel better saying less than nice things about a photo when I see that several others like it, because then I think that the photo may be a good one, and it's just me that doesn't like it. But, as

Re: PAW PESO - While Walking Through Golden Gate Park One Afternoon

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:20:35 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For someone who does not like the term 'Street Photoraphy',sure does a good job of it.vbg snip I don't see any streets in the frame. vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. I'm not sure that this phenomena should be described as CA either. Every long lens I've ever used produces some strange bokeh with extremely out of focus branches against a bright sky. I

Re: PAW PESO - While Walking Through Golden Gate Park One Afternoon

2005-01-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
They're under the lake... frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:20:35 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For someone who does not like the term 'Street Photoraphy',sure does a good job of it.vbg snip I don't see any streets in the frame. vbg -frank -- I can

LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread JP M
Is this an old question? I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. Has anyone done this successfully, or unsuccessfully? If it's a good idea what's a source for a good LTM to Pentax Screw Mount adapter? Thanks, Jeff = Jeffrey Metzger Independent Sales Agent for AFLAC Cell: 201 317-1655

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 21:03:41 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We had some decent light today, so I walked down the street to the marsh, hoping to see some birds. I usually take the A 400/5.6 and a tripod or monopod on such occasions, but I was feeling lazy, so I mounted the

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Frank. We had a fairly nice day yesterday, but it's raining today. I plan on watching football as well. Today's my last day to eat and drink like a pig :-). Tomorrow, it's back to work and a diet plan. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 11:17 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 21:03:41

Re: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:20:28 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Yes, you're right, Jens. The numbers seem to be constantly changing and going up, as the tragedy and it's solutions are being assessed and

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread ernreed2
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Handholding a nearly 500mm (35mm equivalent) lens at 1/250th? Geez, Paul, you've got pretty steady hands. Hence the nickname Steady Stenquist.

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:50:50 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Handholding a nearly 500mm (35mm equivalent) lens at 1/250th? Geez, Paul, you've got pretty steady hands. Hence the nickname Steady Stenquist. Indeed! I'd

Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
Playing with the new toy a bit, I discovered that by pressing the OK button, the histogram of the view is displayed, and on the image itself, areas of out of range under exposed turn yellow, while out of range over exposed turns red. The front lever can then be used to bias the exposure to give

Re: PESO - A Walk in the Woods

2005-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I really like the two pictures that you used the fence as framing. (I like fences,among other things lol) and the first tree/sunset shot. Lovely silloette on the tree. Thanks Dave. Will contact you off list. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: JP M Subject: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. A what? William Robb

Re: Happy New Year

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Happy New Year It was a premium (so they call it at the beer store) Sleeman's Cream Ale Poor guy. I had that stuff once. William Robb

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround A good day to stay inside and watch NFL football. vbg I didn't think that was possible. We've had about a foot of snow over he past few days, and at the moment it is -30º. I think I'll go outside and

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, January 2, 2005, 4:17:51 PM, JP wrote: Is this an old question? I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. Has anyone done this successfully, or unsuccessfully? If it's a good idea what's a source for a good LTM to Pentax Screw Mount adapter? There are plenty of M39 (Leica

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread Cotty
On 2/1/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Sunday, January 2, 2005, 4:17:51 PM, JP wrote: Is this an old question? I'd like to use my LTM lenses on a K1000. Has anyone done this successfully, or unsuccessfully? If it's a good idea what's a source for a good LTM to Pentax Screw Mount

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread JP M
Hi Bob, Yes, I already have the K to M42 adapter on the K1000. I've been using some Kodak Retina IIIs lenses with a Deckel to M42 adapter stacked on the K to M42... I need a pointer to a good one. Meaning an M39 that has the proper (weird) Leica pitch and that is made of something other than

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread JP M
William, I have some Voigtlander/Cosina lenses that are in Leica Thread Mount. I want to use them on either a Pentax K1000 or ME Super with the proper adapter/s. Best, Jeff --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: JP M Subject: LTM on Pentax Screw

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
If the lenses were for Leica or Bessa rangefinders, you won't get much focus range with them on an SLR. They'll be good for macro and that's about it. Film plane is in the wrong location. Paul On Jan 2, 2005, at 12:32 PM, JP M wrote: William, I have some Voigtlander/Cosina lenses that are in

RE: Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z

2005-01-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Very clever. Is this a new feature in the industry? This could become a standard for future digicams! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. januar 2005 17:57 Til: Pentax Discuss

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
This is correct as I've already attempted to use some LTM's on various Pentax bodies. Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 1/2/2005 9:42:48 AM Subject: Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount If the lenses were for Leica or Bessa

Re: PUG Favourites for 2004

2005-01-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Thank you, Fred. Brightens my day. Joe

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread JP M
OK, thanks. That's the info I was looking for and hoping not to get. The Kodak Retina Lenses are then a strange beast. They are interchangeable on the Retina iiiS (a rangefinder) and on the Reflex S (an SLR). I've also used them succesfully on the K1000. My HOPE was that I could also use my

Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Chris Lindgren
I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the list. I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries readily available? Thanks in advance! Chris

RE: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Don Sanderson
I list the G-13 as a Silver Oxide battery. If so it can be replaced with the very common SR-44 button battery. The LR-44 is the Alkaline version and should work but may not be as accurate over the life of the battery. HTH Don -Original Message- From: Chris Lindgren [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: JP M Subject: Re: LTM on Pentax Screw Mount William, I have some Voigtlander/Cosina lenses that are in Leica Thread Mount. Had I thought about that at all... William Robb

Re: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Chris Lindgren Subject: Spotmeter V I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to the list. I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury batteries readily available? The Spotmeter V will use 3 S76 Silver Oxide

Re: Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: Cool Histograms on Optio 750Z Very clever. Is this a new feature in the industry? This could become a standard for future digicams! I don't think it is possible on DSLRs, at least not the way they are being made at the moment, but it

RE: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Don Sanderson
I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies Mercury. However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work fine as long as it fits. If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an SR-44 to be sure it's the same size. Don -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson

RE: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Chris Lindgren
I just referenced the battery spec from my orig owners manual. I haven't given it a good looking over, or the meter for that matter, but I seem to recall...The G-13's operate the meter and the 9V is there for the finder illumination function. Like I say...I haven't played with it yet and I'm

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread John Whittingham
I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. Good technique. I don't find it objectionable. In fact, I find it quite interesting. Yes quite, great shot all the same. I was considering doing some nature photography in the New

Re: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: RE: Spotmeter V I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies Mercury. However it says 1.5 volt so a Silver Oxide should work fine as long as it fits. If you'll measure the size of one I'll compare ot to an SR-44 to be sure it's

RE: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Chris Lindgren
Okay...I just took a look at the unit. There is no scale illuminator button on the grip. 3 MS76's are too tall, they're also smaller in diameter than the orig's. Judging by how they fit in the battery compartment. Scratch my prior email regarding the functions of the 2 battery sources. It

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks. The spotting scope sounds like fun. But you're going to need one heck of a sturdy tripod. I suppose a gimble head would be in order as well. Paul I had the *istD set on center spot autofocus, so I fixed the focus on the critter, then reframed the shot. Good technique. I

Re: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
I have the very old brown one, and it works fine with silver oxide batteries. I suspect that it was originally equipped with mercury batteries. Paul - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: RE: Spotmeter V I just checked the manual and your right, it specifies

Re: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Chris Lindgren
Mine is a brown body unit with a gray scale index later applied next to the EV scale. I never used it much in the past. I always used the digital unit...until I loaned it out and it never came back. Thanks for the info. From: quot;William Robbquot; lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Reply-To:

Re: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Chris Lindgren
Mine isn't working with 2 MS76's. I'll do some work on the contacts. If that doesn't get me anywhere...I'll break out the ohm meter. Thanks, Chris From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Spotmeter V Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:31:48

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread John Whittingham
I can't help but wonder what the image quality would be like at say 8x10 :) The scopes optics would have to be very good indeed at that magnification. John -- Original Message --- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:29:02 +

Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround

2005-01-02 Thread ernreed2
Quoting William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO New Year's Day Walkaround A good day to stay inside and watch NFL football. vbg I didn't think that was possible. I share your scepticism. I've never experienced a

RE: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
Enough of this :-). I obviously have the same unit, so I took a look. One battery is a PC 640A alkaline. The other is a conventional 9 volt. This is the very old, dark brown unit without the illuminator button. It works quite well. Incidentally, that spec battery was installed by Quality

PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-02 Thread Jens Bladt
I'm sorry if I have posted this image before http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try to just photograph something the way you see it?

Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP

2005-01-02 Thread Albano Garcia
Hi gang, I understand the APS sized sensors on DSLRs converts your 28mm on a 42mm cropping image area, but if I understand well, the depth of field remains the one of a 28mm and also the distortion of image proper of the original focal lenght remains, since the lens is still phisycally the same,

Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-02 Thread Jon Glass
On Jan 2, 2005, at 8:48 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to try to just photograph something the way you see it? I cannot believe he didn't like the lighting

Re: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP

2005-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
If you're shooting a portrait with a 50mm lens on your *ist D, your camera position would be the same as it would be with a 75mm lens on a 35mm film camera, so the foreshortening would be the same. Thus, a 50 will serve nicely as a portrait lens on the *istD. Paul Hi gang, I understand

Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-02 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, January 2, 2005, 7:48:50 PM, Jens wrote: I'm sorry if I have posted this image before http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really

Re: WTB: Pentax SMC-F 70-210/4.5-5.6 AF Lens

2005-01-02 Thread Fred
If anyone has one they might want to part with at a reasonable price, I would be interested. Please contact me off list and thanks in advance! That's probably the F 70-210/4-5.6, though... ;-) Fred

RE: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP

2005-01-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Hmmm Long story (the optical/scientific side) - I won't go into that. Still, the DOF remains unchanged. DOF is a function of Aperture and Focal length an focusing distance - nothing else. However, since you normally use shorter focal lengths for a smaller (digital) format (to get the sam

RE: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks very much, Jon - and Bob. I agree - about the judge. He was a complete printing fettishist - he obviously didn't care what was in the photograph - as long as it was very well printed! I agree, that well printed (and of cource) exposed, photgraphs can look pretty convincing. Like this one:

Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-02 Thread cbwaters
- Original Message - From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] The judge is obviously an idiot. That's *just* what I was thinking. Cory liked it a lot. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004

Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-02 Thread Keith Whaley
I see nothing wrong with the lighting at all... the judge is simply wrong. It happens! Good catch! keith whaley Jens Bladt wrote: I'm sorry if I have posted this image before http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at

Re: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Jan 2, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Wow - not even a tremor? Yup...not a single vibe. We didn't know anything about it until we heard it on the news. Relatives in Bangkok did feel the building sway a bit and some of the towers were evacuated as a precaution. (snip) Ann replies:

RE: PUG Favourites for 2004

2005-01-02 Thread pdml
Thanks Fred! It's always encouraging being validated.. very much appreciated. Cheers, Ryan -- Original Message -- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 22:31:33 -0500 (EST) From: Fred Widall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PUG Favourites for 2004 Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: Tsunami

2005-01-02 Thread DagT
På 2. jan. 2005 kl. 17.38 skrev frank theriault: On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:20:28 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 375 million USD is still a lot of money. I just hope teh aid gets there in time! Yes, you're right, Jens. The numbers seem to be constantly changing and going up, as the

Re: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
Short answer, no. It may be possible to use 1.5 volt cells in the spotmeter without modification. You can do that with Pentax Cameras from the SP F onward for certain, maybe earlier models as well. Someone else may know if the Spotmeters work that way as well. If not you can get Wein cells

PESO: Paris

2005-01-02 Thread pdml
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3002800size=lg Just a quick one before my 2 minutes at the Inet cafe runs out.. Paris on NY Eve 2004! There's a story to come but must log off.. Cheers, Ryan

Scanning Question

2005-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Assuming that you're scanning at the same bit depth and with all other parameters the same, would there be any loss of detail or information or whatever when scanning at 2000ppi v 4000ppi? Shel

Re: PUG Favourites for 2004

2005-01-02 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Fred Widall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apr - Curved - Galleria Umberto I by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy and Sep - Mystery - Ready for the Ceremonial by Gianfranco Irlanda, Italy Hi Fred, Thanks for mentioning me twice! It's a nice way to begin a year! :-D Also thanks for making me want to have

RE: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP

2005-01-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Still, the DOF remains unchanged. DOF is a function of Aperture and Focal length an focusing distance - nothing else. However, since you normally use shorter focal lengths for a smaller (digital) format (to get the sam AOV), the DOF seemingly gets better (deeper) for the smaller (digital)

Re: Spotmeter V

2005-01-02 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Contact: Quality Light-Metric 7060 Hollywood Boulevard; Suite 415 Los Angeles, California 90028 323-467-2265 They'll give you the most reliable information on which batteries can be used, although it's probably a good idea to get the meter calibrated considering its age and that you may be

Re: Sensor-Size-Conversion-Factor-Confused... HELP

2005-01-02 Thread johnf
Albano Garcia mused: Hi gang, I understand the APS sized sensors on DSLRs converts your 28mm on a 42mm cropping image area, but if I understand well, the depth of field remains the one of a 28mm and also the distortion of image proper of the original focal lenght remains, since the lens

Re: Happy New Year

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:59:31 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: Happy New Year It Poor guy. I had that stuff once. Hey, it was in the fridge and it was free (to me, at least). Those are two of the things I

Re: PESO: Eight O' Clock Flower

2005-01-02 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, January 2, 2005, 8:36:23 PM, Jens wrote: Thanks very much, Jon - and Bob. I agree - about the judge. He was a complete printing fettishist - he obviously didn't care what was in the photograph - as long as it was very well printed! I agree, that well printed (and of cource)

Re: Scanning Question

2005-01-02 Thread johnf
Shel Belinkoff mused: Assuming that you're scanning at the same bit depth and with all other parameters the same, would there be any loss of detail or information or whatever when scanning at 2000ppi v 4000ppi? Absolutely. Scanning at 4000ppi will resolve some fine detail which would be

Re: Scanning Question

2005-01-02 Thread pnstenquist
You should get more detail at 4000ppi than you get at 2000ppi. You're recording more information, so the results are better. I can see the difference between a 6x7 neg scanned at 1600 as opposed to one scanned at 3200. Paul Assuming that you're scanning at the same bit depth and with all

Re: PESO: Paris

2005-01-02 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:04:31 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3002800size=lg Just a quick one before my 2 minutes at the Inet cafe runs out.. Paris on NY Eve 2004! There's a story to come but must log off.. Cheers, Ryan Nice

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