Re: ist Ds impressions

2005-01-26 Thread Peter Smekal
What about image quality? Some claim that the images of the ist D are rather soft compared to the ist DS. Peter I'm checking out the ist Ds and comparing it to my ist D. Just in case anyone is considering both cameras, here are my impressions: At first glance, the deeper handle seems odd, kind

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread David Mann
On Jan 26, 2005, at 5:12 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Start saving. Disregarding the good bit (;-) the Canon is 5.2KGBP. 5.2 kilo-giga-billion pixels? Where can I buy one? g - Dave (waiting for a 24x70mm sensor with a Pentax 67 mount in front of it) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/

Re: AW: AW: Travelling *istD/DS (was:Digital anguish)

2005-01-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Jan 2005 at 8:34, Michael Heim wrote: You're quite pessimistic... How many pictures do you store on your pc? There's a lot more other stuff going on your computer than just mp3. I've worked in the computer industry long enough to know how things like this break. My server contains over

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 25 Jan 2005 at 23:56, John Celio wrote: I've gotten a lot of stubborn, crotchety old photographers (usually men) in my shop who dislike body-controlled aperture when they come in, but love it once they've had a chance to really try it out in the real world. Something tells me you're the

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread John Whittingham
Something tells me you're the rare type who just won't be happy with anything new, even if it's actually better. I'd suggest giving this new stuff a try, but somehow I doubt you'll take it into consideration. I doubt that I'd last long in my present job if I didn't give new stuff a try

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread John Whittingham
Har, they'll try to wear you down. Next you'll be told that the new zooms perform as well as primes (unfortunately even some of the new digital primes aren't that spectacular in performance) Yeah it's all a little sad really, I expect a compromise in a zoom lens but there's really no excuse

Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
Hi, Have you heard about Opemus enlargers? The only thing I know is they're russians :( I want to buy one - I'm just starting with that stuff, so I think it should be OK; but I'd like to hear your oppinion first. That's if you ever heard of such things. 10x, Alex Sarbu

Re: AW: New Member

2005-01-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Jan 2005 at 8:42, Michael Heim wrote: Question from switzerland: what's a pom? http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?dym=0cid=1222455417method=6 Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu a écrit : Hi, Have you heard about Opemus enlargers? The only thing I know is they're russians :( Czech Republic, not russians: http://www.meopta.cz/index.php?set_lang=en

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Rob Studdert wrote on 26.01.05 10:59: I've had my *ist D for over a year and shot over 10k images with it and I still don't like the body based aperture control. Granted I use it but I can't see one reason that it's so much improved over lens ring based controls that I'd love it? How is it

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread dagt
fra: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed? To me, a photograph presented as the truth is always a lie, since it always represents the photographers personal representation of something. This

Re: AW: AW: Travelling *istD/DS (was:Digital anguish)

2005-01-26 Thread Michael Heim
OK. It seems under estimated your fighting while taking pictures... ;-). If you have your harddisk (and the arcos isn't much larger than a pack of cigarettes) in a good photo bag, it shouldnt crash on a rock. Michael On 26 Jan 2005 at 8:34, Michael Heim wrote: You're quite pessimistic...

Re: Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
Yup - you're right. I managed to find the meopta.com site (after I've posted)... I don't understand anything, but those enlargers seems nice for a beginer like me :) So... have you used them? Alex Sarbu On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:29:10 +0100, Michel Carrère-Gée [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

FW: Fw: PENTAX *istDS FIRMWARE UPDATE VERSION (1.01)

2005-01-26 Thread Simon King
Thanks for the additional link, Do you think it only fixes (read changes) Extra-long exposure times, or do Pentax slip other modifications of code in hoping that nobody will notice? Also, has anyone encountered the problem of green noise in an image when noise reduction is turned on? Happy

RE: New Member

2005-01-26 Thread Simon King
Must hold... tongue... Nope, can't do it. Q. What's the difference between a Pom and a 747? A. A 747 stops whining at the airport :-) Simon -Original Message- From: Michael Heim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 26 January 2005 3:42 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
And another question - what would be a fair price for it? (I don't know yet the model; just how much do you think I sould pay for it). If it's model no 6/7 or similar it should also work with medium format film (negatives up to 60 x 60 mm or slides up to 5 x 5 cm) - which would be nice, even if

Re: New Member

2005-01-26 Thread Bill Owens
The same thing is true of airline pilots. Bill - Original Message - From: Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:06 AM Subject: RE: New Member Must hold... tongue... Nope, can't do it. Q. What's the difference between a Pom and a

Re: ist Ds impressions

2005-01-26 Thread Paul Stenquist
In RAW I would guess they are identical. With in-camera processing of jpegs, there may well be a difference. Paul On Jan 26, 2005, at 2:59 AM, Peter Smekal wrote: What about image quality? Some claim that the images of the ist D are rather soft compared to the ist DS. Peter I'm checking out the

Re: DA14mm f/2.8 quality (was: Pentax 50mm News)

2005-01-26 Thread Herb Chong
possibly. i usually need f11 for adequate DOF in my landscapes. OTOH, the DA 16-45 is consistently sharper in my use and i use the same range of apertures most of the time. Herb - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday,

Re: New Member

2005-01-26 Thread David S
LOL Hadn't heard that one before. Dave On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:06:47 +0800, Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must hold... tongue... Nope, can't do it. Q. What's the difference between a Pom and a 747? A. A 747 stops whining at the airport :-) Simon

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread John Forbes
Funny. I've recently bought an old MX on Ebay, and I find it very difficult to change shutter speeds while metering through the viewfinder. I really miss the little wheels for shutter and aperture on the Z1-P and the *ist D. People who claim the old ways are best usually haven't given the

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread ernreed2
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:56:32 -0500, Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank, i agree with you 99%, wxcept this part, which i find a bit strange (strange that someone has this kind of expectations of the second oldest profession) This is my part,

Re: Digital portrait lens

2005-01-26 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Given the coverage difference, what lens is used by you istD/DS-ers for portraits? 50mm? FA 28-70 f/4 zoomed according to whether I want a head-shot of one person or something more. ERNR

Re: Chimping????

2005-01-26 Thread ernreed2
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:15:56 -0500, Peter J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and he was nominally a lawyer as well. Biting tongue, biting tongue... vbg Isn't anyone who went through law school supposed to come out thinking like a LAWYER! or

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread Mishka
i thought that professional mother, that is someone who is paid for giving births, by a third party, is a pretty recent invention. i would say, it's the second oldest hobby :) best, mishka (father of one, no memberships whatsoever) On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:06:16 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

Re: OT: Chimping????

2005-01-26 Thread ernreed2
Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In the alternative, and without prejudice to the foregoing, if it is determined that the image in question is not a PS fake, but is in fact a geniune unretouched photo (which is not herein admitted, but is specifically denied), then I state, and the

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Jan 2005 at 11:58, John Forbes wrote: Funny. I've recently bought an old MX on Ebay, and I find it very difficult to change shutter speeds while metering through the viewfinder. I really miss the little wheels for shutter and aperture on the Z1-P and the *ist D. People who

Re: GFM?and ?? to Knarf

2005-01-26 Thread brooksdj
Thninking long and hard about trying to go this year. The April Vegas thing is not as expensive as i first thought it would be,so looks good.(brain is still in $0.60 Canadian dollar:-)) I'm submitting my prefered days off for 2005 to the boss this week. Frank,if we go down as a team,when did

Re: Chimping????

2005-01-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/05, Peter J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: But, what about the implied offense of comparing Humans and Chimps to journalists... No problem. A whinge of reporters. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: SMC FA-28-90

2005-01-26 Thread Toralf Lund
Fred Widall wrote: Yes, I do. It came as the kit lens with my MZ-7. I've never done any testing of it, but I find it just fine for my needs. Popular Photography reviewed it back in August 2002. http://www.popphoto.com/article.asp?section_id=2article_id=362 OK. Thanks. So, have you tried any of

Re: GFM?

2005-01-26 Thread Cotty
On 26/1/05, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: How many of you folks are planning on attending this year? Sadly impossible for me. Moving house. 2006 is a certainty though ! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread John Forbes
I can appreciate that in your case the old way was better. But for the right-eyed majority, the little wheels are markedly superior once you get used to them, IMO of course. John On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:32:43 +1000, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 26 Jan 2005 at 11:58, John Forbes

Re: OT: Chimping????

2005-01-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/1/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: If Cotty's gonna get me for anything, it'll be that hairpiece comment I made on the weekend. Compared to that, this is small potatoes. V busy at work, just dipping in and out at the mo - revenge on hold ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__

Re: Update: GF not going Canon!

2005-01-26 Thread ernreed2
Quoting Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Some of you might remember that a few weeks ago I said that my gf was thinking about getting a digital Rebel... Well, she just received her istDS with 18-55 from Adorama today. It is always good when we can prevent a fellow human from going over

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread Rob Studdert
On 26 Jan 2005 at 13:01, John Forbes wrote: I can appreciate that in your case the old way was better. But for the right-eyed majority, the little wheels are markedly superior once you get used to them, IMO of course. Sorry if I came across a little gruff but I'm a little over being

Re: GFM?

2005-01-26 Thread Stephen Moore
A year late and a dollar short (my usual), I'm seriously considering it. Be gentle... Stephen Moore - Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: GFM? How many of you folks are planning on attending this year?

Re: Digital wide angle lens

2005-01-26 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Peter Smekal Subject: Digital wide angle lens Has anyone used the K or A 15/3.5 as an ultra-wide lens on the *ist D or DS? Maybe it's a too 'nose-heavy lens-camera combination' (?) Peter A15/3.5. It isn't particularly ultrawide on the istD. It's nose heavy,

Re: How about the FA28-70 AL

2005-01-26 Thread John Whittingham
Actually, the consensus on Stan's Pentax site seems to be that this (the 28-70 AL, not the FA28-90) is a rather good lens, but there were also some horror stories about elements coming apart or something, a while back on the list... Optically rather good, build is very light. I've had one

Re: Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And another question - what would be a fair price for it? (I don't know yet the model; just how much do you think I sould pay for it). If it's model no 6/7 or similar it should also work with medium format film (negatives up to 60 x 60 mm or

Re: Digital wide angle lens

2005-01-26 Thread Fred
Has anyone used the K or A 15/3.5 as an ultra-wide lens on the *ist D or DS? Maybe it's a too 'nose-heavy lens-camera combination' (?) I really don't care how heavy it is but it's got the right mount and it performs very well [...] Gee, as the user of a number of larger-aperture and longer

Re: Digital portrait lens

2005-01-26 Thread Fred
Given the coverage difference, what lens is used by you istD/DS-ers for portraits? I don't have a *istD or DS (YET!), but I suspect that I'll try using the A 50/1.4 nad the A 50/1.2, as well as the K 55/1.8. However, since I do shoot a lot of (often candid) portraits at 85mm to 200mm indoors,

Re: K/M/A 100/4 Macro vs. F/FA 100/2.8 Macro vs. 3rd-Party

2005-01-26 Thread Fred
I've read either here or on DPReview or both that Pentax macros are better than the best 3rd-party macros, including the Tamron 90 and the Sigma 105. What about the K/M/A 100/4.0 Macro -- is it also better than the Tamron 90 and the Sigma 105? I've had the chance to try many a 100-ish macro

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread John Forbes
Just a wee bit gruff! :-) But I think I was just a wee bit dogmatic, so we're square. John On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:30:33 +1000, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 26 Jan 2005 at 13:01, John Forbes wrote: I can appreciate that in your case the old way was better. But for the right-eyed

Re: Adaptall 2 for Pentax, which one ?

2005-01-26 Thread Fred
personally, I found the KA version less reliable, because often the contacts were just a tiny bit off and didn't make proper contact. It sure freaked me out when suddently I couldn't take a photo. I threw it out afterwards. Having to rotate the lens a bit on/off to be able to get a photograph

Re: Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
Well, I'll buy an used one (actually it wasn't used for about 10 years, as I've been told - so the model is certainly older than that). I just doesn't feel good paying less than 50usd for it (and other darkroom stuff) Alex Sarbu On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:56:22 -0800 (PST), Gianfranco Irlanda

How about the FA28-70 AL

2005-01-26 Thread Toralf Lund
Regarding my other post about zoom lenses, how about the FA28-70 AL? I mean, what experiences do you lot have with it? How does it compare to that other lens I mentioned, i.e. the FA28-90? Actually, the consensus on Stan's Pentax site seems to be that this (the 28-70 AL, not the FA28-90) is a

Re: Scanner Comparison

2005-01-26 Thread Mark Cassino
Thanks for the feedback - to some extent the tonality issues may be my doing, since I had to adjust both scans to get them comparable. I saw that the LS 9000 listed as backordered at BH, but assumed it would be available somewhere else. Obviously - if it can't be found that would affect my

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread Frantisek
ft maniplation should be allowed. A bit of dodging and burning, ft cropping, that's about it. Even tilting is verboten, AFAIK. Tilting? Does that mean that all of my PJ photographs (which are even more tilted that all Kratochvil's g) are useless now :-( ? Or did you mean some other tilting? :)

Re: Scanner Comparison

2005-01-26 Thread Mark Cassino
Hi Rob - I've heard a lot of negatives about shallow DOF and an impractical film holder with the LS8000. Of course - you never know if what you hear is accurate or not. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread christian
Original message Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:30:33 +1000 From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's a little like Tiptronic gears to me, adequate but not the same as having a clutch and H pattern stick in hand. You have to try Ferrari/Maserati F-1 style paddle shifters... :-)

Re: Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Frantisek
Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 11:21:57 AM, Alexandru-Cristian wrote: ACS Hi, ACS Have you heard about Opemus enlargers? The only thing I know is ACS they're russians :( I don't want to sound like a patriot (which I am definitely not), but they are made here, in Czech republic. And many of them

Re: Digital portrait lens

2005-01-26 Thread Fred
However, since I do shoot a lot of (often candid) portraits at 85mm to 200mm indoors, and at up to 300mm outdoors,, I suspect I'd still be using a lot of the same lenses. I expect that the 85's, the 135's, and the 28-135/4 (at the longer end) and 60-120/2.8 zooms will still work out really

Re: Digital wide angle lens

2005-01-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You're the second person I've heard saying that the DA14 isn't particularly sharp. I'd love to see a solid lens test of this lens comparing it against others. I've taken a bunch of pictures with it and they're more than just satisfactorily sharp, but then I don't have any other Pentax mount

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a little like Tiptronic gears to me, adequate but not the same as having a clutch and H pattern stick in hand. heheh... Yeah, the Tiptronic is faster shifting and doesn't interrupt power flow. (Hey, I drive a Land Rover Freelander with

Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread Don Sanderson
Who's had a fair amount of experience with the Super A/Program, has it proven trustworthy and fairly consistent in it's performance? I've once again got myself to the point that I have 20+ Pentax bodies and a number of lenses that need to get sold one way or the other. I've got 2 very nice Super

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread Graywolf
Motherhood is not a profession, nobody pays for that (grin). Generally the oldest profession is considered to be prostitution, and the second oldest to be spying. I guess I can see where reportage could be equated to spying. BTW, prostitution is common amongst the other primates too. graywolf

RE: Digital wide angle lens

2005-01-26 Thread Jens Bladt
Peter Not wider than A2.8/20mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2695269/ This shot was taken with open aperture (f.1:2.8) I'd love to have a SMC-A 3.5/15mm, but they are very expensive (800-1000 USD). Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

Re: Digital portrait lens

2005-01-26 Thread Gonz
Even with the 1.5x crop factor, I still like the 85 1.4, its bokeh is beautiful. Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: Given the coverage difference, what lens is used by you istD/DS-ers for portraits? 50mm? Collin You impress at a distance, but you impact a life up close. The closer the relationship

Re: Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Frits Wuthrich
I have used one, a 6x6cm model, with a separate 35mm frame, and I even have a color head for it. It is built very sturdy, I liked it a lot. I never use it anymore, since I scan my films nowadays, or use my *istD. I should sell it. Anyone interested? On Wednesday 26 January 2005 11:21,

Re: Opemus enlargers

2005-01-26 Thread Graywolf
I thought they were Czech. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote: Hi, Have you heard about Opemus enlargers? The only thing I know is they're russians :( I want to buy one - I'm just starting with that

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread pnstenquist
Graywolf, taking his life in his hands, said, Motherhood is not a profession, nobody pays for that (grin). I'm guessing that you've never been married vbg. I've been paying a mom for 33 years, and she's worth every penny.

RE: Digital portrait lens

2005-01-26 Thread Jens Bladt
Yes, why not. My FA 1.4/50mm works great for portraits (and other stuff). It's just a little short, though. 57mm equals 85mm, I believe. In fact, a 35-80mm or a 28-70mm can be quite useable too. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse-

Re: WTB: Spotmatic leather straps

2005-01-26 Thread Graywolf
That makes two of us. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Juan Buhler wrote: As the subject says: I really like those thin leather straps that came with Spotmatics. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG

Re: Update: GF not going Canon!

2005-01-26 Thread Steve Desjardins
Great. Now you can keep her. ;-) Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Scanning VELVIA slides with the HP S20

2005-01-26 Thread Jens Bladt
Very, very nice shots. How the slides look will to some extend depend on the light you see it through/send through it. So judgemnet is somewhat subjective. Perhaps you could use a 5000 Kelvin light box to view the slides. Add then there's the secreen and printer I'm not an expert at all in

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread Graywolf
Wow, you give your wife a salary? Not to many do, usually just an allowance at best. Do you deduct FICA and Taxes? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Graywolf, taking his life in his hands, said,

Re: Digital portrait lens

2005-01-26 Thread Keith Whaley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Collin R Brendemuehl [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Given the coverage difference, what lens is used by you istD/DS-ers for portraits? 50mm? FA 28-70 f/4 zoomed according to whether I want a head-shot of one person or something more. ERNR Marnie would have agreed with

Re: OT: Chimping????

2005-01-26 Thread Ann Sanfedele
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In the alternative, and without prejudice to the foregoing, if it is determined that the image in question is not a PS fake, but is in fact a geniune unretouched photo (which is not herein admitted, but is specifically

RE: Scanning VELVIA slides with the HP S20

2005-01-26 Thread Jens Bladt
Perhaps this was made for You: http://www.charlottecamera.com/detail.asp?p=23721 Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: arie07 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 24. januar 2005 15:08 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Scanning VELVIA

RE: Scanning VELVIA slides with the HP S20

2005-01-26 Thread Jens Bladt
I use Eye One - with more or less success: http://world.i1color.com/Perhaps Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: arie07 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 24. januar 2005 15:08 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Scanning VELVIA

Re: Update: GF not going Canon!

2005-01-26 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Graywolf wrote on 26.01.05 5:37: OTOH, those who chose Canon instead of Pentax should be excommunicated (GRIN). Thanks God I choosed Nikon ;-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Has anyone used the Canon 8400F scanner?

2005-01-26 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Marcel Bourque wrote on 23.01.05 15:21: Hi; I'm considering buying a Canon 8400F scanner and wondered if any PDML members had any experience with this scanner. I use it. Nothing particulary great but not bad either. Good scan quality, poor software, fair speed (about 2 minutes per 35 mm

Re: GFM?

2005-01-26 Thread Graywolf
Humm...? Bill's post has not show up here yet. Those who plan on the nature photo seminars had better sign up quick as NPW is likely to sell out early this year. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Stephen Moore wrote: A year late

Re: ist Ds impressions

2005-01-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
In its default setup, the *istDS has Vivid mode and sRGB color space set. JPEG Fine mode images seem sharp and contrasty, with no adjustments to the in-camera controls. Set to Natural color rendering and AdobeRGB color space, a much more neutral color rendering and more modest in-camera

Re: Digital portrait lens

2005-01-26 Thread Graywolf
I guess, I would like to know what folks here on the list consider a portrait. Because I have never considered just one lens to be adequate )especially for small format images where cropping is not so nice). This is what I consider proper for 35mm (I could easly get by with just the focal

RE: Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread Jens Bladt
Don I have used Super A's for at least decade. IMO it's one of the best cameras Pentax ever made. The user philosophy/concept was later transfered to the PZ-1 (Hyper Modes) and later to the MZ-S. (Turn the aperture ring - you have Aperture Priotity. Turn the Time wheel to manual - you have

Re: ist Ds impressions

2005-01-26 Thread Gonz
Paul Stenquist wrote: In RAW I would guess they are identical. With in-camera processing of jpegs, there may well be a difference. Paul If they used the same AA filter that is. I wonder if they did. rg On Jan 26, 2005, at 2:59 AM, Peter Smekal wrote: What about image quality? Some claim that

Re: ist Ds impressions

2005-01-26 Thread Juan Buhler
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:59:29 +0100, Peter Smekal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What about image quality? Some claim that the images of the ist D are rather soft compared to the ist DS. I guess I'll find out soon, as my gf starts using the camera. As she plans to shoot RAW, I don't expect to see a

RE: Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Jens, that what I 'wanted' to hear! ;-) Love the look and feel of it, even have a Motor A. I've just bought so many, and seen them on eekBay, that have little problems. Things like being intermittent, no readout, etc. These two seem perfect, guess I'll have to keep at least one of them.

Re: Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread Thibouille
And it has a very good handling with its attached MotorA :D I will add that although it is not very efficient, there is also an LCD illuminator so even in the dark, you can check shutter/aperture settings :) The only problem for me is that I do not own the little grip so it is quite difficult to

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread Bob W
Hi, Well put, Bob W. Thankyou. I personally believe there is an ultimate truth, an ultimate reality. Well, I'm not sure what you mean by an 'ultimate' truth. I was talking about external / objective reality / truth. I'm informed that it's a common mistake to equate objective truth with

Re: Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread Fred
Who's had a fair amount of experience with the Super A/Program, has it proven trustworthy and fairly consistent in it's performance? Hi, Don. (I'm actually replying to the reply by Jens - I didn't receive your original post.) I've owned quite a few different Pentax bodies over time. Most

RE: Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread Joe Wilensky
A few years ago, I tried a couple of Super Programs, but I think both had been used fairly heavily and were a bit loose in feel and one had begun to develop shutter problems. After venturing into SF1n/PZ-1/PZ-1p territory for a while, I took a chance on another Super Program offered for sale

Re: Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread Mat Maessen
My SuperProgram (SuperA) has never been anything but dead reliable. Been thinking about buying a second one as a backup body for it. It does seem to eat batteries faster than any of my other cameras, but I think I can live with that. -Mat On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:54:31 -0500, Fred [EMAIL

Re: Pentax 50mm News

2005-01-26 Thread John Whittingham
The ring movement was almost a reflex action in me, Absolutely, it's instinctive. While I'm on the subject of niggles two of my pet hates are: 1. Lenses whos focusing ring turns in the opposite direction to a genuine Pentax lens. (Congrats to Sigma on the Syncho II lenses) 2. One touch zoom

PAW: The Uninvited Guest

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
Uninvited, but not really unwelcome. No one knew him, but he stayed for a couple of beers and left.' http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3068150size=lg Comments always encouraged. Thanks. cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread John Whittingham
I've had four in total, three are totally reliable and I still own them, one had an electrical fault that was traced to a bad data back, other than that they've never given me any trouble. Great cameras. John -- Original Message --- From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:57:32 +0100, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ft maniplation should be allowed. A bit of dodging and burning, ft cropping, that's about it. Even tilting is verboten, AFAIK. Tilting? Does that mean that all of my PJ photographs (which are even more tilted that all

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:06:16 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For what it's worth, if anything, I agree with Frank. snip I would have thought that agreeing with me is worth ~something~... LOL -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PAW: The Uninvited Guest

2005-01-26 Thread Keith Whaley
Where WERE you? A local bar...party...all friends/acquaintances or not? This black fella with short fingers and no teeth is not the only interesting participant, but he may well be the most outrageous... g You sure DO find interesting places to frequent, Knarf! g keith frank theriault wrote:

Re: GFM?and ?? to Knarf

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:00:44 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thninking long and hard about trying to go this year. The April Vegas thing is not as expensive as i first thought it would be,so looks good.(brain is still in $0.60 Canadian dollar:-)) I'm submitting my

Re: GFM?and ?? to Knarf

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:37:19 -0500, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, get back Monday? No, actually that would be Tuesday... -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: GFM?and ?? to Knarf

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:36:30 -0500, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip With no bus, I'd say leave Thursday, get back Tuesday(ish). Sorry, get back Monday? -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: GFM?

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:41:35 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Bill Owens Subject: GFM? How many of you folks are planning on attending this year? Thinking about it. William Robb Never got the original post. Glad I saw all the

Re: GFM?

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:23:09 -0500, Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: save a bunk for me at Central No worries, Ann. We can share... g cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:06:16 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For what it's worth, if anything, I agree with Frank. However, I thought *motherhood* was the second oldest profession. ERNR mother of two NPPA member Eleanor, NPPA? National Proud Parents' Association?

RE: Experience with Super A/Program?

2005-01-26 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks to all who replied, Jens, Mat, Thibouille, Fred and Joe. Now I just have to decide which one (or both?) to keep. It was good to hear that they'll take some abuse and still keep going. I plan to put together a small kit to keep in the car at all times, I've missed too many shots lately. That

RE: Digital portrait lens

2005-01-26 Thread Jens Bladt
BTW: For 35mm I find my 3.5/70-150mm (Tamran Adaptall) brilliant. Translated to digital (APS) this should be 47-100mm. I'd prefere a 2.0 or 2,8 40-105mm :-))) Does something like this exist for digital? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig

Re: Dogmatism: what is allowed?

2005-01-26 Thread Tom C
I suppose by using the word 'ultimate', that I'm trying to say that if I believe in an external objective reality, that I believe it to exist everywhere. Maybe that was a given and I'm confusing the point by using the wrong word. Interesting discussion. Tom C. From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PAW: The Uninvited Guest

2005-01-26 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:34:31 -0800, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where WERE you? A local bar...party...all friends/acquaintances or not? This black fella with short fingers and no teeth is not the only interesting participant, but he may well be the most outrageous... g You sure DO

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