PESO - images from NorCal PDML gathering

2005-03-07 Thread John Francis
John Celio mused: P.S.: I shot entirely on film, which should be developed tomorrow or the next day, but I'm curious where all the digital photos are. The majority of cameras at the gathering were digital. Anyone got some good ones to post? Even with digital, it takes a little while to

Re: PESO - images from NorCal PDML gathering

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 12:02:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Images at http://jfwaf.com/PDML/ Comments, should you feel so inclined, would be welcome. == I obviously didn't pay you enough. The other photos are nice, though. Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Marco Alpert
On Mar 6, 2005, at 11:25 PM, John Celio wrote: I'm curious where all the digital photos are. The majority of cameras at the gathering were digital. Anyone got some good ones to post? I'm waiting to see who pays up before making the final edit. -Marco

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 12:22:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm waiting to see who pays up before making the final edit. -Marco == LOL! Marnie aka Doe

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Bob W
Hi, That's pretty much what we did. Godfrey (who suggested the place) is known there. In fact they apparently don't offer the sponge bread platter on Saturdays, but but somebody went out specially to pick up the bread so we could sample the fare. Some of the Ethiopian restaurants here in

Re: Thanks to all

2005-03-07 Thread Bill Owens
No, you cannot, and you cannot use the car either. - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 2:40 AM Subject: Re: Thanks to all On 6/3/05, Bill Owens, discombobulated, unleashed: My heartfelt thanks to all of

Re: OT: Any PDMLers in Romania?

2005-03-07 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
How may I help you? Alex Sarbu On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 12:59:34 +1000, Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Help needed.. Cheers, Ryan

RE: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm

2005-03-07 Thread Jens Bladt
Pentax made very nice, quite famous loupes :-) They ar expensive, thouh. I just use the first wideangle I can find on my shelf. Looking through it reversed gives a great magnification. But sometimes I see the texture in the paper rather than the photograph :-) I'd love to see a test: K 4/200mm

Re: PESO: This Is Not a Blizzard

2005-03-07 Thread Ronald Arvidsson
Hi, I guess its really what one is used to - here in Sweden we also use headlights during daytime. I really think its the headlights with the woman that brings life into the picture. It really shows what its like in bad weather with some occasional light source needed because its a bit dark

Re: Re: Montreal?

2005-03-07 Thread m.9.wilson
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:48:14 -0500, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm about to buy a ticket to Montreal. I have stuff to do on the weekend but I'll be getting in on the 25th with nothing planned until the rest of my party arrives late that

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-07 Thread Frantisek
JT How is your Tamron at 35 mm and f2.8? If it is okay there, do you need a JT soft f2? When I tried out the FA, it was an excellent lens. The soft might be very relative. It was better than the previous A and M 35mm. the Also, IIRC it is very flare resistant, one of the first Pentax lenses with

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-07 Thread John Whittingham
Hi Joseph I believe Popular Photography tested the FA 35 several years ago -- so along ago that it is not one of the tests posted on their web site. As I recall, and going on others' experiences with the lens, it is a bit soft at f2 but spectacular thereafter -- nearly (but not quite) as

Re: Am I mistaken ...

2005-03-07 Thread John Whittingham
So true John -- Original Message --- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:12:32 EST Subject: Re: Am I mistaken ... In a message dated 3/6/2005 1:33:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: FA primes seem to be well

Re: Re: PESO -- Rock not Roll

2005-03-07 Thread m.9.wilson
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/03/07 Mon AM 05:45:10 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO -- Rock not Roll In a message dated 3/5/2005 7:33:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A little over a yard in diameter. Not all that big as terminal moraine

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 12:43:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's made from a millet-like grain called tef, which is native to Ethiopia, although I think it may be grown in the USA as well and sold through health food stores (it's gluten-free). Here, if you can't get

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Frantisek
GD Frankly, I'll take their word for it over any ruminations here. GD ;-) Funny. You believe word from Apple that the displays they have made for them are the best? That's not very objective... I agree that the latest high-end LCDs are great, though who has the money for them. Midrange LCDs, not.

RE: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues!

2005-03-07 Thread Don Sanderson
Hi Bob, Yes there are 2 versions. The later version is supposedly the same optically as the A 28 and the F 28. Better but still mediocre. The good one is the FA 28 AL, newer still. Don -Original Message- From: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:59

RE: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm

2005-03-07 Thread John Whittingham
Pentax made very nice, quite famous loupes :-) They ar expensive, thouh. I just use the first wideangle I can find on my shelf. Looking through it reversed gives a great magnification. Yes expensive for what they are, but I guess there's no point in buying a cheap one. I was thinking of

Re: Re: Thanks to all

2005-03-07 Thread m.9.wilson
From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/03/07 Mon AM 08:52:57 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Thanks to all No, you cannot, and you cannot use the car either. - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: PESO the foot

2005-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Nice shot. And, yes, it's very cute. Paul On Mar 6, 2005, at 11:28 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: Warning: Cute! http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3175946 Critiques are welcome, of course. -- Scott Loveless Born free. Taxed to death.

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
You can use the Apple Cinema Display on any PC with the correct video card. On Mar 6, 2005, at 11:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/6/2005 7:39:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The guys on the ColorSync team and in the hardware development lab at Apple

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Herb Chong
DP-2070SB. it shows up refurbished sometimes on PC Connection for around $900. you probably won't find it except mail-order. to get compable quality from a LCD at the same size, you will need to pay 2-3 times more. Herb... - Original Message - From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Sunday photographer Just to be contrary

2005-03-07 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-mar-05.shtml Interestng conclusions. And information that new Nikon F6 sells very well is surprising too. Apparently there are a lot of people still using film for PRO work too (Natoinal Geographic should be a good example)... -- Balance is the

RE: Some panoramas published

2005-03-07 Thread Henk Terhell
Jens, all your pictures come out well in this PDF print. Didn't read the whole report though... Henk -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 March, 2005 7:22 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Some panoramas published In an amendment to the current

Re: PESO - images from NorCal PDML gathering

2005-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks for posting these, John. Some very nice shots. Love those red berries, and the courtyard with the shadow of the palm in the foreground. Paul On Mar 7, 2005, at 3:01 AM, John Francis wrote: John Celio mused: P.S.: I shot entirely on film, which should be developed tomorrow or the next

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who was it that said, the only thing worse than being talked about is ~not~ being talked about? Oscar Wilde. Right before he said Your majesty is like a big jam doughnut with cream on top. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues!

2005-03-07 Thread Fred
It was the late production before the switch to the A28/2.8 and is supposed to be better quality. But the A 28/2.8 is not exactly spectacular, either, is it? Fred

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Mishka
apple 23 is the same as sony 23. and both are platform (mac/pc) agnostic. best, mishka Okay, but that's Apple/Mac. Hehehehe. Marnie aka Doe

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
Thanks for the report Shel. Looking forward to your comments re lens performance and the long-awaited Enablement post I have thought inevitable for you over the past 2-3 months :-) Kostas

Re: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm

2005-03-07 Thread Frantisek
JW Yes expensive for what they are, but I guess there's no point in buying a JW cheap one. I was thinking of making my own using the front element from a JW 50mm f/1.7 M (mechanically damaged) and suitable tubing, but I'm not sure that JW the magnification would be sufficient. 50mm lens is quite

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Fred
Bruce saved my pics on his portable hard drive and will transfer them to DVD or CD and send 'em back to me. It's just like waiting to get prints back from the lab with a film camera LOL LOL Fred

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 7, 2005, at 2:45 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: .And it can be operated with one hand as the aperture and shutter speed controls are quite easy to use - they're laid out so that my fingers fell readily in place to use them. This brought a smile to my face. During my walkarounds, I frequently

Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues!

2005-03-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Fred Subject: Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues! It was the late production before the switch to the A28/2.8 and is supposed to be better quality. But the A 28/2.8 is not exactly spectacular, either, is it? Not spectacular compared to the best of what

Re: Some panoramas published

2005-03-07 Thread David Savage
G'day Jens, Nice pictures. I can't read a word of it though :-) Did you get any written credit for the images? Dave S On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:22:11 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In an amendment to the current Copenhagen Region Plan used 4 of my panoramas, including the front page

Re: PESO the foot

2005-03-07 Thread Scott Loveless
Thanks for all the wonderful feedback. This photograph was made by trying to focus on my daughter's foot at she was swinging back and forth in a porch swing. I was also using HP5+, which was very new to me at the time. This is not one of my favorites, but is the best of several taken at that

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Mar 2005 at 23:45, Shel Belinkoff wrote: There's a small lip on the card that you can catch with a fingernail, and, as has been said here many times, Bob's your uncle. As has been said here many times before many cards don't feature this lip and not all cards just slip out. There have

Re: Sunday photographer Just to be contrary

2005-03-07 Thread Scott Loveless
On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 12:45:46 +0100, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-mar-05.shtml Interestng conclusions. And information that new Nikon F6 sells very well is surprising too. Apparently there are a lot of people still using film for PRO

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/3/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: This brought a smile to my face. During my walkarounds, I frequently shoot with one hand while carrying a cup of coffee in the other. (I do keep the strap around my neck.) I always feel a bit guilty, as though I'm not really putting much

USB cable

2005-03-07 Thread Anders Hultman
Is there anything special about the USB cable that comes with the *istD? I have bought a second cable from a third party source, to use with a second computer, but the camera and the computer never recognize each other. Do I have to get a Pentax brand cable? This is the cable I bought:

Re: USB cable

2005-03-07 Thread Scott Loveless
According to Pentax, the interface is USB 1.1. This is a standard and shouldn't need a Pentax branded camera. Try both cables on both computers. If the new cable doesn't work on either and the Pentax cable works on both, you've probably got a bad cable. Take it back for an exchange. --

Re: USB cable

2005-03-07 Thread Scott Loveless
shouldn't need a Pentax branded *camera*. Should read cable. Sorry about the typo. On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:55:15 -0500, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to Pentax, the interface is USB 1.1. This is a standard and shouldn't need a Pentax branded camera. Try both cables on

Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues!

2005-03-07 Thread John Whittingham
Not spectacular compared to the best of what is out there, but... I have used both M and A versions of the 28/2.8, and they turn out perfectly acceptable pictures. I quite like the FA 28mm f/2.8 despite a little vignetting. John

Re: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm

2005-03-07 Thread John Whittingham
50mm lens is quite ok as a loupe. It allows you to see the whole negate/slide at once, unlike shorter lenses. Taking the front element? Why? You would probably end with extremely low power loupe with a lot of spherical and chromatic aberations. Just use the whole lens - that's what it was

Re: USB cable

2005-03-07 Thread Anders Hultman
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Scott Loveless wrote: According to Pentax, the interface is USB 1.1. This is a standard and shouldn't need a Pentax branded camera. It's standard USB at the computer end, but I wasn't sure that it was standard at the camera end as well. All those different B connectors...

eBay Scamming - a good read

2005-03-07 Thread Cotty
I didn't mark this as OT, as most here use eBay. This is a bloody good read - go here: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/dumbmrblah/Scamming%20the%20Scammer.htm and download the PDF and read at your leisure. Very funny, and very relevant Best, Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Groovless CDs?

2005-03-07 Thread Jack Davis
Last pack of CDs I purchased (Memorex Cool Colors) contains discs with no grooves. No radiating groove reflections I am used to seeing. Does anyone know if this is something new/old or a manufacturing blunder? Burned one disc which reproduced a normal looking image. Thanks, Jack

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Cinema Display 20 (and various other Apple monitors) are easily usable with a PC as well, Marnie. Only the new ones - the previous models used ADC connectors. Just in case everyone was rushing off to eBay :) Older models required an interface

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread dagt
fra: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 7/3/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: This brought a smile to my face. During my walkarounds, I frequently shoot with one hand while carrying a cup of coffee in the other. (I do keep the strap around my neck.) I always feel a bit guilty, as

Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues!

2005-03-07 Thread Fred
[the second M 28/2.8] was the late production before the switch to the A28/2.8 and is supposed to be better quality. But the A 28/2.8 is not exactly spectacular, either, is it? Not spectacular compared to the best of what is out there, but... I have used both M and A versions of the 28/2.8,

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Cotty
This brought a smile to my face. During my walkarounds, I frequently shoot with one hand while carrying a cup of coffee in the other. (I do keep the strap around my neck.) I always feel a bit guilty, as though I'm not really putting much effort into my photography, but it is quite easy

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread pnstenquist
Hmmm. All my CF cards -- five in total -- are easy to insert and remove. I'm quite comfortable metering with K and M lenses as well. I don't really think about it. But I use K lenses quite frequently. Paul On 6 Mar 2005 at 23:45, Shel Belinkoff wrote: There's a small lip on the card that

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread brooksdj
Snipped stuff from Shel Yesterday at the NorCal gathering, Bruce was kind enough to let me use one of his istD cameras. This is the first time I've had a chance to hold and use the camera and get familiar with it. LOL Im anxious to see the results of

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The FA35/2 is a more compact and lighter lens to work with than the Tamron 28-75/2.8. That could also make a difference in your photography, even if it is optically the same as the Tamron. Godfrey __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has

RE: eBay Scamming - a good read

2005-03-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Damn.. I want to know how this turned out :) We know the scammer got the goods and paid taxes but then that's it - the story ends just like that. But definitely a good read - and it does look to be valid too :) Thanks for sharing Cotty :) Dave Original Message: - From: Cotty

Re: eBay Scamming - a good read

2005-03-07 Thread David Savage
ROTFLMAO That was great. Thanks Cotty On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:13:35 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't mark this as OT, as most here use eBay. This is a bloody good read - go here: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/dumbmrblah/Scamming%20the%20Scammer.htm and download the PDF and

Re: Groovless CDs?

2005-03-07 Thread Frantisek
Monday, March 7, 2005, 3:21:45 PM, Jack wrote: JD Last pack of CDs I purchased (Memorex Cool Colors) JD contains discs with no grooves. No radiating groove Wait, where does the needle ride then? Is it 33RPM or another speed? (couldn't resist g) Good light! fra

Re: This Is Not a Blizzard

2005-03-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
--- From: frank theriault http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3173937size=lg Just catching up ... I like this, I remember days like that when I lived in New York an eon ago. Well caught! Godfrey __ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th

Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues!

2005-03-07 Thread Fred
(Keep in mind that my own personal opinion is that Pentax made very, very few K, M, and A lenses that it could not be proud of.) I should translate that for our ~British~ anglophones - (Keep in mind that my own personal opinion is that Pentax made very, very few K, M, and A lenses that they

Re: PESO: This Is Not a Blizzard

2005-03-07 Thread Christian
frank theriault wrote on 3/6/2005, 10:51 AM: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3173937size=lg Nice one frank. Really, nice one. -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: eBay Scamming - a good read

2005-03-07 Thread Ryan Lee
lol! It's called scambaiting, Cotty- this whole community: http://419eater.com/ is dedicated to it! I read the pdf though. Great stuff, but I was hoping they had a picture of the scammers face at the end! Anticlimax.. :) Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Rob ... Not trying to give anyone a lesson, just sharing my feelings and experience. Others may not have the same experiences, or have different priorities as to what's important, and so on. Before trying the camera I thought I'd miss the aperture coupling, and using the lens aperture ring,

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Never saw your post Paul except as embedded in Cotty's comment. I shoot one handed at times with the Leicas and the MX, and did it a lot in my early days when using a Spottie. The technique works even better with a wrist strap. Shel On 7/3/05, Paul Stenquist This brought a smile to my

Re: SMC Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 V's Tamron 28-75mm XR Di

2005-03-07 Thread John Whittingham
The FA35/2 is a more compact and lighter lens to work with than the Tamron 28-75/2.8. That could also make a difference in your photography, even if it is optically the same as the Tamron. Yes, unobtrusive as well, especially in crowded places. I love the perspective that the 35mm FL gives.

OptioX

2005-03-07 Thread Scott Loveless
Howdy! I'm actually posting on-topic for once! Wife and I are currently in the market for a digicam. Here are the requirements: Waist level viewing One handed shooting (My wife has a very small stature.) printable to at least 5*7 wide angle to short tele zoom Under $1000 USD. Preferably, well

Re: Sunday photographer Just to be contrary

2005-03-07 Thread Frantisek
SL the catalog that was presented recently by the man himself. It's a SL VERY LARGE file (~12MB) for only 37 pages. If anyone wants a copy, SL I'll be happy to post it at my personal site for download. Perhaps SL someone with a copy of Acrobat would be willing to resize it? Hi Scott, you can

Re: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm

2005-03-07 Thread Frantisek
JW Thanks for the info, I can't see me using an f/1.4 though - little JW expensive :) Any idea of the magnification using the full lens? IIRC the formula is M = 250 / f where M is magnification and f is focal length. Thus a 50mm lens would be a 5x loupe. Good light!

Re: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm

2005-03-07 Thread John Whittingham
Many thanks. John -- Original Message --- From: Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: John Whittingham pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:51:03 +0100 Subject: Re: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm JW Thanks for the info, I can't see me using an f/1.4 though -

Re: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm

2005-03-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Frantisek wrote: JW Thanks for the info, I can't see me using an f/1.4 though - little JW expensive :) Any idea of the magnification using the full lens? IIRC the formula is M = 250 / f where M is magnification and f is focal length. Thus a 50mm lens

Spotmatic photos

2005-03-07 Thread Jim Hemenway
Hi: Dipping into my old slides from the 60s'... here's some shot with my Spotmatic in Berkeley. People's Park, etc. http://209.197.89.228/Berkeley/ Vivitar Zoom and a 50mm super Takumar. Jim

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hmmm ... I counted five film cameras and five digi cameras. Shel [Original Message] From: John Celio P.S.: I shot entirely on film, which should be developed tomorrow or the next day, but I'm curious where all the digital photos are. The majority of cameras at the gathering were

Re: M 4/200mm vs F 4-5.6/70-210mm at 200mm

2005-03-07 Thread John Whittingham
Where does the aperture come into play in this? It doesn't, needs to be used wide open. John -- Original Message --- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: John Whittingham pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:00:48 + (GMT) Subject: Re: M 4/200mm vs

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 8:10:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hmmm ... I counted five film cameras and five digi cameras. Shel = Well, it seems my ImageTank just went belly up (the screen is lit, but there is no information on it), so that means all my photos

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No way to be enabled until I've used the camera and seen some results ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Kostas Kavoussanakis Thanks for the report Shel. Looking forward to your comments re lens performance and the long-awaited Enablement post I have thought inevitable for you over the

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Aren't there some recovery programs you could try? Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, it seems my ImageTank just went belly up (the screen is lit, but there is no information on it), so that means all my photos up until the Japanese Garden are lost. I must say the

Re: Groovless CDs?

2005-03-07 Thread Jack Davis
Frantisek, Thought I was the only lister old enough to know about needles riding grooves. Jack --- Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Monday, March 7, 2005, 3:21:45 PM, Jack wrote: JD Last pack of CDs I purchased (Memorex Cool Colors) JD contains discs with no grooves. No radiating groove

Re: Sunday photographer Just to be contrary

2005-03-07 Thread Graywolf
No surprise that the F6 is selling well. Most of the problem with camera sales was not digital cameras, but the world economic conditions. But things are on the rise again now. I'vw mentioned an 11 year economic cycle many times, and no one listens. I find it strange that none of the so-called

*ist-D discovery??

2005-03-07 Thread Peter J. Alling
I haven't been able to find this documented anywhere and I don't remember reading this on the list so maybe I'm the first here to figure this out. * Put an M or K class lens on your *ist-D * Set the mode selector to M * Switch on the camera. * Stop down the aperture (The meter stays

Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues!

2005-03-07 Thread Peter J. Alling
But would you pay $400 US for one? That was the question. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Fred Subject: Re: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues! It was the late production before the switch to the A28/2.8 and is supposed to be better quality. But the A 28/2.8 is not

Re: Groovless CDs?

2005-03-07 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Monday, March 7, 2005, 3:21:45 PM, Jack wrote: JD Last pack of CDs I purchased (Memorex Cool Colors) JD contains discs with no grooves. No radiating groove Wait, where does the needle ride then? Is it 33RPM or

What do you call those devices ...

2005-03-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
... that you download your memory cards to? They're storage devices that have small hard drives or electronics in them to take the images for later xfer to the computer for processing. Shel

Re: Spotmatic photos

2005-03-07 Thread pnstenquist
Lots of fun. Thanks for posting these. Paul Hi: Dipping into my old slides from the 60s'... here's some shot with my Spotmatic in Berkeley. People's Park, etc. http://209.197.89.228/Berkeley/ Vivitar Zoom and a 50mm super Takumar. Jim

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 8:23:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Aren't there some recovery programs you could try? Shel I am sure the images are okay. It's the menus that aren't working and it won't turn off when I push the on/off button. I have it hooked up to

Re: USB cable

2005-03-07 Thread Peter J. Alling
Fanaticism=on What do you mean you don't need a Pentax branded camera, of course you need a Pentax branded camera everyone needs a Pentax branded camera, and while you're at it buy one for each of your kids, your dog(s) and/or cat(s) and one for each and every one of your goldfish if you have

Re: What do you call those devices ...

2005-03-07 Thread pnstenquist
I call mine an i-book laptop g. However, a lot of people use portable hard drives of one type or another. For serious shoots, I prefer to have a laptop so I can check results if I so choose. For photo fun, a handful of CF cards is enough for me. Paul ... that you download your memory cards

Re: What do you call those devices ...

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 9:02:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ... that you download your memory cards to? They're storage devices that have small hard drives or electronics in them to take the images for later xfer to the computer for processing. Shel = There

Re: The istD: Report From a First Time User (LONG)

2005-03-07 Thread Peter J. Alling
Rob Studdert wrote: On 6 Mar 2005 at 23:45, Shel Belinkoff wrote: snip reasonably proficient with the technique. Using early manual focus lenses is a piece of cake, and anyone who condemns the method used for so doing, or condemns Pentax for offering a crippled camera that is not completely

Re: What do you call those devices ...

2005-03-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yeah ...the little portable hard drives that have slots for memory cards ... what are they called, what's the name for the product? I want to search for various such devices. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] However, a lot of people use portable hard drives of one type or

RE: The Pentax Glass Phenomenon Continues!

2005-03-07 Thread Don Sanderson
John the M, A and F share an optical formula. The FA is a different formula, Aspherical lens. I've found it better than the rest also. Don -Original Message- From: John Whittingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 7:54 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject:

Re: What do you call those devices ...

2005-03-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/3/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: ... that you download your memory cards to? They're storage devices that have small hard drives or electronics in them to take the images for later xfer to the computer for processing. They're called storage devices that have small hard

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/3/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I am sure the images are okay. It's the menus that aren't working and it won't turn off when I push the on/off button. I have it hooked up to the computer through the USB slot, because that is the only way I can get it to turn off.

Re: What do you call those devices ...

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 9:12:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yeah ...the little portable hard drives that have slots for memory cards ... what are they called, what's the name for the product? I want to search for various such devices. Shel == See my previous

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 9:17:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Surely if you can hook up via USB, then can you mount the device on your desktop (or whatever the process is called on a PC) and access the hard drive that way? Cheers, Cotty == Not when it doesn't

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Peter J. Alling
It depends on why it's cooked. If there's a problem in the electronics of the hard drive itself there's no way any software alone will recover data. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Aren't there some recovery programs you could try? Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, it

Re: What do you call those devices ...

2005-03-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/3/05, Shel Belinkoff, discombobulated, unleashed: ... that you download your memory cards to? They're storage devices that have small hard drives or electronics in them to take the images for later xfer to the computer for processing. Ahh, how about 'Portable Image Storage Viewing

Re: Sunday photographer Just to be contrary

2005-03-07 Thread Peter J. Alling
Actually there are four major cycles, the 11 year cycle you mention is somewhat in dispute. Graywolf wrote: No surprise that the F6 is selling well. Most of the problem with camera sales was not digital cameras, but the world economic conditions. But things are on the rise again now. I'vw

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/3/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: Not when it doesn't show up on the PC as a connected device and the menus on the ImageTank don't work. I've written JOBO a complaint letter and mentioned I am bad mouthing them to a lot of photographers. ;-) We shall see what happens.

Re: What do you call those devices ...

2005-03-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Well that's stooopid. Searching on portable storage devices brings up all sorts of stuff I don't want, including music players, things with screens to view photos (only displaying JPEG's). OK, let's try this: I want a small package that has a hard drive in it (20GB seems sufficient, so maybe

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Peter J. Alling
There may not be a direct connection between the drive itself and the usb port. Probably have to go through whatever part of the system is cooked to get to the drive. Cotty wrote: On 7/3/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I am sure the images are okay. It's the menus that

Re: LCD monitors?

2005-03-07 Thread John Francis
Ah. I've been looking at that Sony. Mishka mused: apple 23 is the same as sony 23. and both are platform (mac/pc) agnostic. best, mishka Okay, but that's Apple/Mac. Hehehehe. Marnie aka Doe

Re: NorCal Meeting

2005-03-07 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/7/2005 9:25:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Inside, it will likely be a standard 2.5 inch hard disk. If removed and placed into an external hard drive enclosure (like a LaCie Pocket Drive) it would probably be recognised. If you took it to a disk

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