Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Apr 4, 2005, at 2:43 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Subject: Re: Free image browser
But to tout a system as having appeal because you can get a huge lot
of free software, particularly when the vast majority of it is junk,
If I might stick my nose in, without having read each and every post in
this thread, I have a thought or two to present for consideration.
We're talking Pentax *istD or Ds, aren't we? And the DA offering for
that body?
(Since I own _neither_ right now, you can see why I let some posts slip
by...)
Thanks, Boris! I wasn't aware Photoshop Elements 3 did batch RAW conversions.
What is the translation for YMMV?
- John
=
Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
I recommend PhotoShop Elements 3. And along with it I used IrfanView which a
free ware. With addition of this
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Subject: Re: The DA retested and loved again!
When I worked for NASA/JPL and was helping to select lenses for a data
acquisition project, we'd have manufacturers send us 20 examples of
their best primes in the focal lengths
On 6/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
I guess you're being facetious. But I think most photojournalists are
quite dedicated to truth. There are always violators but by and large I
think photojournalists are a noble and honest lot.
Agreed. First hand experence.
Cheers,
Your Mileage May Vary:
http://www.cnet.com/Resources/Info/Glossary/Terms/ymmv.html
Dave S
On Apr 6, 2005 2:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, Boris! I wasn't aware Photoshop Elements 3 did batch RAW conversions.
What is the translation for YMMV?
- John
What's difference between chickenpox and shingles?
Chickenpox are round while shingles are rectangular and overlapping.
Yep, it's late.
Tom C.
From: Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: The DA retested and loved again!
Date:
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 5 Apr 2005 at 21:19, Tom C wrote:
Hi Rob,
That doesn't sound like you. Are you sure you're still you? I agree that many
of us mostly rely on anecdotal evidence regarding lens quality, whether first or
second hand. Still scientifically conducted tests, on a large
On 5/4/05, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed:
This young lady needed some portraits for a poster, and for her school
entrance.
She wants to be a opera singer when she grows up.
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/flannery/flannery_index.html
7108a. Nailed.
Cheers,
Cotty
Don Sanderson schrieb:
Here are the left edges at 100%:
http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/28vsDA/LeftEdge.htm
Looks like the DA outdid the M28 by a bit on the edge.
Hi Don,
your results (almost no differences between the two lenses @28) caused
me to sell my M28/2.8.
I was surprised how well the
On 4/5/05 9:59 PM, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 5 Apr 2005 at 10:15, Joseph Tainter wrote:
Pentax lost money on both the FA 50 f2.8 and FA 100 f2.8 macros. So they
were redesigned to be less expensive to build. The D FA is reported to
keep the same optical design as the F/FA 50
Thanks Rick. Glad you liked. And thanks for taking the time to comment on
the PUG in general.
Tom C.
Thomas Cakalic, Strata: As a congenital lover of
mountains, I love it. The haze would work against it
in color, but adds to the effect in BW.
fra: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 6/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
I guess you're being facetious. But I think most photojournalists are
quite dedicated to truth. There are always violators but by and large I
think photojournalists are a noble and honest lot.
He only buys MF lenses. Probably not a D owner.
John
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 21:55:38 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
- Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: RE: No
135/2.5 today!
I'll care, if I ever manage to get one. :-(
Here's another lens that did very well:
fra: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There has been remarkably little discussion of a
remarkably good April PUG, apart from (entirely
justified) applause for Annsan's contribution. Permit
me to remedy this in my own small way:
Dag Thrane, Sail: Amazing! The mood, the serenity
of the
Ann,
http://www.misenet.sk/Norge/
Are you sure that isn't Grandfather Mountain?? ;)
shame on me, I didn't know Grandfather Mountain, but fortunately Google
came to my rescue. I hope this is it: http://www.grandfather.com/
I must say I am interested more and more to visit the USA. In fact, I am
Frank,
http://www.misenet.sk/Norge/
Agreed. Quite lovely.
A bit dark on my monitor (I know it was a dark day, however).
yes, I wanted to preserve the atmosphere, because this picture is all
about it, IMHO. Curiously, about two hours later began a beautiful sunny
day. :-)
Thanks to all who
Hi,
What I am suggesting is that the real power of photography in our modern
digital age is in using the computer in making an image.
Ansel Adams said (quite a long time ago) almost exactly the same thing about
printing his picures in the darkroom.
Ansel Adams thought presentation was more
On Apr 5, 2005, at 11:11 PM, mike wilson wrote:
No computer is perfectly safe. My Apple iMac 20 and PowerBook G3
systems running Mac OS X are well managed to minimize security risks
and viruses, behind a security firewall and with proper user accounts
limiting access to virus invasion. No virus
fra: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What I am suggesting is that the real power of photography in our modern
digital age is in using the computer in making an image.
Ansel Adams said (quite a long time ago) almost exactly the same thing about
printing his picures in the darkroom.
Ansel
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
[...]
No computer is perfectly safe. My Apple iMac 20 and PowerBook G3
systems running Mac OS X are well managed to minimize security risks and
viruses, behind a security firewall and with proper user accounts
limiting access to virus invasion. No virus attacks have
Hi together,
there is a new and *free* version of RAWShooterEssentials2005 on the
net. It is based on Michael Johnsons CaptureOne and it is very fast and
hany. It also features batchprocessing... To download the software you
have to fill out some fields with a correct emailadress to get the
I don't know exactly what they're worth, but I paid $89 for mine - excellent
condition, no hood - at a local camera store. They tend to underprice the
Pentax stuff.
- Original Message -
From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005
I'm not anti-Mac or anti-Godfrey but OS X would be deadset struggling
on a G3 Powerbook buddy - no wonder the viruses couldn't install
properly.
(this is all wa off-topic, and I think most of us, apart from Mr
Studdert, prefer talking about Sophia Loren if it must be
off-topic)...
On Apr 6,
Shaun Canning schrieb:
Has anybody compared the SMCP-D FA 100mm F2.8 to the standard (or old) SMC FA
100mm f2.8 macro, particularly when using the *ist D?
Cheers
Hello Shaun,
here is one (in German) for the DFA 100 Macro compared to the FA 100
Macro:
On 6 Apr 2005 at 17:40, Quasi Modo wrote:
(this is all wa off-topic, and I think most of us, apart from Mr
Studdert, prefer talking about Sophia Loren if it must be
off-topic)...
LOL, I prefer my women alive ;-)
Back off topic, my WPC hasn't fallen i'll due to the ingestion of a Mac
On 6 Apr 2005 at 9:50, Johannes Schwab wrote:
here is one (in German) for the DFA 100 Macro compared to the FA 100
Macro: http://forum.digitalfotonetz.de/viewtopic.php?t=12835
Hope the pictures give you an impression of the differences.
It's actually the F Macro, I don't know whether the
John Forbes wrote:
He only buys MF lenses. Probably not a D owner.
Hey, I'm a DS owner with no AF lenses... although in my case this is due
to budgetary issues... ;-)
S
frank theriault wrote:
I never got the post, and no one responded. I only saw it just now,
when I was poking through the archives:
Yep - I suspect it of having being abducted by the List Leprechauns...
I may post a couple more from that trip as PAWs and see if they fare better.
On Apr 6, 2005, at 2:17 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Catching just part of the
woman holding the finishing tape on the left also adds to the dynamic
feel. Great composition.
I was going to comment about that but I'll just add a me too instead.
Great pic.
Cheers,
- Dave
On Apr 6, 2005, at 10:24 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Favorite vehicles for snails the world over ;-))
I'm tired of seeing those things. Just about every business bought one
as an unusual advertising billboard. Now it's no longer unusual.
I still think the 2CV has more character, even though it
On Apr 6, 2005, at 12:26 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I use it quite frequently. It's probably in my top three lenses in
terms of the amount of use it gets. I've found it to be very good.
I have one that I picked up in mint condition for a great price a few
years ago. About NZ$100 if I remember
That's Mr Stenquist, the master of the hand-held long tele! He was
probably a sniper in the Rifle Brigade in a former life.
John
Great pic. I don't know how you guys can follow moving subjects with a
manual focus lens :)
Cheers,
--
Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client:
Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 10:41:11 PM, Cotty wrote:
C On 5/4/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed:
JF Try the Canon 35-350 for a pretty successful 10x zoom.
Well it's a news shooter's lens. It's certainly better than any cheap
10x zooms but it isn't anything earth shattering. You don't need
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Frantisek wrote:
events and almost all other shooters had it on. I had to back up
behind the TV guys, step on a table and shoot 80-200 above the backs
of the TV guys. Lucky me the shot was different from most others' and
ran four columns wide on the front page :-)
This is
On Apr 5, 2005, at 11:26 PM, David Savage wrote:
These informal tests are the only thing I have to go on when I'm
looking at buying a lens.
Some of the informal tests we saw here in the last week were so
obviously flawed as to be quite laughable. I think that's the point.
Rely on them if you
Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 11:04:43 PM, Steve wrote:
SD I know some of you have Nikon's and a colleague of mine has a question.
SD Will lenses bought for an F3 or FM work on a D70 and what limits (if
SD any) will there be ?
1) no old lenses will meter
2) pre-AI lenses won't mount/could damage the
Good work on the part of the photographer. The model was apparently ill
at ease. But I like the second and fourth ones in the right hand
column.
Paul
On Apr 5, 2005, at 11:42 PM, William Robb wrote:
This young lady needed some portraits for a poster, and for her school
entrance.
She wants to
It seems the audience is split, one half liking the high contrast
look, the other not... I will probably tone down the saturation a bit
- I was hoping for a partial C41 bleach bypass effect, but I don't
know how to replicate it in digital well.
MR On a practical note, you also got the sponsors
I have found only a handful of models that can withstand the scrutiny
of a sharp lens under studio lights. I would venture to guess that in
this case the softness was necessary. Do you have a sharp original to
show us Bill? I would guess these are PhotoShop softened.
Paul
On Apr 6, 2005, at
I'm speaking of still photographers. Television news is another story
altogether, and one that I will not comment on here.
Paul
On Apr 6, 2005, at 12:06 AM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images
I guess you're being
ft The Hunter and the Hunted,
Who is who ;-)
Nice moment. I could prefer more space to the left, but it seems there
was some other people which could make it distracted.
BTW, wrt flash flash shadows - sometimes it can work quite well,
adding that harshness to a photo can really help with some
Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 4:10:30 AM, Mark wrote:
MR I must admit, at first I didn't like it - because of the second person -
MR but after coming to understand it as a sort of visual puzzle I find
MR myself liking it more every time I look at it (a glass or port may be
MR helping, too!) The
I have experienced the same situation. Some negatives are very
difficult to print, and the best sample can be extremely hard to
repeat. As Shel said, dodging and burning isn't the only technique that
can be employed, but for a given negative, it is sometimes absolutely
necessary. And the
We're talking about printmaking here. Temperature and agitation are
only critical in the film development stage. You're not going to vary
the look of your prints significantly with a few degrees of temperature
or a change in agitation.
On Apr 6, 2005, at 12:31 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Well,
BL I recommend PhotoShop Elements 3. And along with it I used IrfanView
BL which a free ware. With addition of this
BL http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/photoshop-elements-curves.html
BL it becomes quite a tool.
Hi Boris,
that's a great link! Bookmarked. I wonder how the Elements in CS2
Steve Desjardins wrote on 05.04.05 23:04:
I know some of you have Nikon's and a colleague of mine has a question.
Will lenses bought for an F3 or FM work on a D70 and what limits (if
any) will there be ?
Apparently only AI, AIP and AIS will work, but exposure meter won't work -
you have to use
Thanks for the mention. In truth, I was a drag racing photographer.
Paul
On Apr 6, 2005, at 5:48 AM, John Forbes wrote:
That's Mr Stenquist, the master of the hand-held long tele! He was
probably a sniper in the Rifle Brigade in a former life.
John
Great pic. I don't know how you guys can
I am sure the old farts know this well, but perhaps it could be
helpful for somebody else...
I just got a severely stuck filter on my 80-200/2.8 zoom, from screwing
hard a huge long metal lenshood onto it.
Now just gripping the filter would bend it even more, worsening the
problem.
Just grip
That's a ridiculous statement ...
WR Not really.
WR I have a few negatives that I have managed to make, if not a perfect print,
WR at least a very good one, and even with careful notes and diagrams of my
WR dodging and burning routine, have not been able to repeat the best print.
WR It
Temp and agitation are not as critical in printmaking, but I like to
maintain those things as precisely as possible. The truth is, when
printing, a lot of time my prints are physically out of the developer as i
work on small areas with Q-tips and hot developer, massaging certain
areas, and so on.
Yes, the affect of temperature and agitation is a matter of degree but
that degree is minimal. And I've resorted to things like the local
application of high strength developer and even blowing on a portion of
a print to warm it, but, unlike film, prints reach full development
rather quickly
Well, they are woth what they sell for :-)
This is rather expensive, but with the hood and all it's not too bad.
And it's rare, not a very common lens. At least it took me some time to find
one.
I paid appr. 100 USD for mine a year or two ago.
Its a very nice lens. Sharp wide open.
see my test
The underside of a mouse pad works fine for this.
Sven
Zitat von Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
...and put the lens filter down on a sheet of rubber on flat surface (another
rubber glove could do in a pinch). Press hard down and turn. Voila!
Good light!
fra
Paul
I appreciate that models seldom have a perfect complection, but soft
focus can be overdone.
I'd have to see an original version to know if that much Gaussian blur
is needed.
Dave S
On Apr 6, 2005 6:42 PM, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have found only a handful of models
Lots! It a very nice lens. Very sharp even wide open. One4 of the sharpes
portrait lenses Iøve ever had. I sold my first and regreted it. Goit me
another one not so long ago.
Se: http://gallery37564.fotopic.net/p13516210.html
It's a little long (focal length) for portraits and a little slow to
Having enjoyed my first foray into medium format, moving further along
seems like a good idea. The Pentax 645 systems seem like a pretty good
choice. Any comments on these cameras, lenses? A web site that describes
features and accessories would be helpful.
I used a Mamiya 645 for a few weeks
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 06:42:33 -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I have found only a handful of models that can withstand the scrutiny
of a sharp lens under studio lights.
... I'd like the shots to be a little sharper.
I was in no way suggesting that I felt the shots should be sharp as a
razor's
Francis,
I like the composition. The concrete is very bright,
though, and a polarizing filter might help.
Rick
--- Francis Alviar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3257597
Comments welcome.
Francis M. Alviar
Don,
Some people feel the K135/2.5 doesn't focus close enough. It's never been
much of an issue for me, although once or twice the use of the narrowest
extension tube (9mm or 12mm) came in quite handy.
Shel
I've heard this lens called the Poor Mans 135/1.8.
Anyone have any experience with
You asked, so here goes -
On my monitor the sidewalk is far too hot.
Nice S curve composition but I'd crop the LH edge to eliminate building
sign.
If you can go back try to reshoot this in the early morning or late afternoon -
less harsh light.
Hope this helps.
Kenneth Waller
-Original
Thanks, Bruce. On my Mac's monitor and on the slide,
there's a lot more contrast, so that the swans almost
glow--makes the shot a lot less gloomy. Gotta figure
out this recurrent contrast problem.
Unfortunately it was grey and damp the entire week I
was there.
Rick
--- Bruce Dayton [EMAIL
There are always violators but by and large I
think photojournalists are a noble and honest lot.
And photographers of fine art images are..?
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
On 6/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
I guess you're being facetious. But I think
It's a little long (focal length) for portraits
[and]
Some people feel the K135/2.5 doesn't focus close enough
I know that a somewhat shorter (than 135mm) lens is the official length
for a portrait lens, but that's for formal portraits. I often use a
longer lens for candid portraits, and the
On Apr 5, 2005 10:03 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
Frank, Black Towers: Cool. Gotta get me a fisheye
someday...snip
Thanks, Rick.
Yup, the fisheye is a fun lens. I have find a way to get more people
in there - it's just that the people are so small with that lens!
vbg
On Apr 6, 2005 5:13 AM, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ft The Hunter and the Hunted,
Who is who ;-)
Nice moment. I could prefer more space to the left, but it seems there
was some other people which could make it distracted.
BTW, wrt flash flash shadows - sometimes it can work
On Apr 5, 2005 9:51 PM, Fred Widall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/8579752/
These two showed up for supper Monday evening.
*istDS, FA(p) 100-300mm, 1/125, F5.6, tripod mounted.
One of my better bird shots, much better than the cardinal
I posted recently.
G'day Paul,
Okay I worded that wrong, informal tests aren't my only reference, but
they are a helpful guide.
And I see Godfrey's point, and your right it's valid. But surely you
can see where I'm coming from. How do you make a judgement on the
performance of a lens you might want to buy, if you
On Apr 6, 2005 1:48 AM, Francis Alviar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3257597
Comments welcome.
Francis M. Alviar
I agree with the other posters.
Very good composition - that S shaped wall is a very bold element.
Exposure's a bit blown out in parts,
On Apr 5, 2005 9:07 PM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In November, I found myself at the Schloss
Leopoldskron in Salzburg (of Sound of Music fame) on
a teaching gig. The Schloss has a beautiful lake
behind it, upon which drifted these swans.
On Apr 6, 2005 8:57 AM, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's a little long (focal length) for portraits
[and]
Some people feel the K135/2.5 doesn't focus close enough
I know that a somewhat shorter (than 135mm) lens is the official length
for a portrait lens, but that's for formal
On Apr 5, 2005 8:47 PM, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think you'd find our testing is pretty tough, it is aligned with current
EuroNCAP guide-lines:
http://www.euroncap.com/
Hmmm...
That makes sense. I wonder why the S-Car Go was never imported here,
then. I'm assuming your
For every print you start from scratch with the original RAW file :-)
Dave S
On Apr 6, 2005 6:00 PM, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's a ridiculous statement ...
WR Not really.
WR I have a few negatives that I have managed to make, if not a perfect
print,
WR at least a very good
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images
Agreed. First hand experence.
So, if this honest and noble photojournalist tells you that the pictures
shows the truth as he understood it, does it matter if the picture is
altered?
What sort
- Original Message -
From: John Forbes
Subject: Re: No 135/2.5 today!
He only buys MF lenses. Probably not a D owner.
Really?
William Robb
Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 12:32:18 PM, Kostas wrote:
KK On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Frantisek wrote:
events and almost all other shooters had it on. I had to back up
behind the TV guys, step on a table and shoot 80-200 above the backs
of the TV guys. Lucky me the shot was different from most others'
Hi,
I want to sell some rarer photography books (Josef Sudek) on
EeekBay (to buy new lenses of course g), with the US as probable
audience. Being completely new to eb as a seller, I wanted to get
few tips please.
Although the $ is very low currently (not well for us in EU selling
On 6 Apr 2005 at 5:41, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Having enjoyed my first foray into medium format, moving further along
seems like a good idea. The Pentax 645 systems seem like a pretty good
choice. Any comments on these cameras, lenses? A web site that describes
features and accessories would
I would think it's a very good choice in that there will be a digital
successor. Even if you don't decide to go digital, the existence of a 645D will
help protect your lens investment.
Paul
Having enjoyed my first foray into medium format, moving further along
seems like a good idea. The
I agree that less might be more. It's hard to say without seeing the original.
Paul
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 06:42:33 -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I have found only a handful of models that can withstand the scrutiny
of a sharp lens under studio lights.
... I'd like the shots to be a
Ken asked:
And photographers of fine art images are..?
Artists, whose goal is to interpret the world in a fresh and interesting way.
Reality isn't always an important consideration.
Paul
PS difficult to replicate on subsequent prints. Of course I think we'd all
PS agree with what Frantisek said. The artistic value of handmade prints
PS lies partly in the fact that no two are identical. Each is an
PS individual work, however closely it might resemble its peers.
LOL :) I just
That's not necessarily a smile. I frequently start over with the RAW and
sometimes end up with something very different.
For every print you start from scratch with the original RAW file :-)
Dave S
On Apr 6, 2005 6:00 PM, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's a ridiculous
On Apr 6, 2005 6:00 PM, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
WR Not really.
WR I have a few negatives that I have managed to make, if not a perfect
print,
WR at least a very good one, and even with careful notes and diagrams of my
WR dodging and
fra: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: Taking, Making, Creating Images
Agreed. First hand experence.
So, if this honest and noble photojournalist tells you that the pictures
shows the truth as he understood
On Apr 6, 2005, at 12:40 AM, Quasi Modo wrote:
.. OS X would be deadset struggling on a G3 Powerbook buddy..
Not true. Mac OS X v10.3.8 works very nicely on the PowerBook G3/500.
It doesn't struggle at all. It was a bit sluggish on the original 10G
4200rpm drive, but I replaced that for a
Thanks for the comments Ken.
The sidewalk is overblown quite a lot. It doesn't
help that I shot this around 2 in the afternoon.
Will go back there sometime and try to shoot again but
this time I'll wait until later in the afternoon.
I'll try to play with this in PS. I'm a newbie to PS
so it
Hi Gang,
Is anyone using an Ipod Photo to back up photos from their *ist D? If so,
how are you doing it?
Cheers
Shaun
Thanks for the comments Rick.
The concrete is overblown quite a bit.
Will try shooting with the polarizer next time.
Francis
--
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 05:46:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject:
Message-ID:
[EMAIL
Thanks for the comments Frank.
Francis
--
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:15:36 -0400
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: PESO: Heritage Park
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
On Apr 6, 2005, at 12:04 AM, Keith Whaley wrote:
No computer is perfectly safe. My Apple iMac 20 and PowerBook G3
systems running Mac OS X are well managed to minimize security risks
and viruses, behind a security firewall and with proper user accounts
limiting access to virus invasion. No
Joseph Tainter wrote on 4/5/2005, 3:22 PM:
I have the Vivitar AF set which supports ALL functions necessary for
automatic aperture control and autofocus just like the A lenses.
Christian, could you clarify which Vivitar set you have, and how one
finds them? The only Pentax AF
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Some people feel the K135/2.5 doesn't focus close enough.
I believe the rule of thumb is the focal length in cm for the
closest focus distance. The modern zoom lenses do really well to focus
as close as they do. The newest prime I have (FA50/1.7)
The mamiya was an older one - don't recall the model number. What don't
you like about the Pentax 645?
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Rob Studdert
I don't expect you'll have too much joy in the weight departments
assuming that
it was a relatively new Mamiya 645 you were using, the old
On 5/4/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed:
Sorry but that's not bollocks ;-) I did see one. Several - and some
with the newer stabilised L IS 28-200 (or -300, I don't remember).
Alright I'll let you off then! I have personally never seen such a lens
used in press conferences in the UK (I
On Apr 6, 2005, at 2:27 AM, David Mann wrote:
Here's one of my 135/2.5 favorites. (Warning: It's from the
wakeboarding series, and has been seen here before.)
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2686475size=lg
Great pic. I don't know how you guys can follow moving subjects with
a
From those examples, the DFA100 looks sharper and contrastier than the
F100.
rg
Johannes Schwab wrote:
Shaun Canning schrieb:
Has anybody compared the SMCP-D FA 100mm F2.8 to the standard (or old)
SMC FA 100mm f2.8 macro, particularly when using the *ist D?
Cheers
Hello Shaun,
here is one
Jens Bladt wrote:
Well, they are woth what they sell for :-)
This is rather expensive, but with the hood and all it's not too bad.
And it's rare, not a very common lens. At least it took me some time to find
one.
I paid appr. 100 USD for mine a year or two ago.
Its a very nice lens. Sharp wide
Just oreder some rear lens caps with protective flange for A/AF series lenses
from:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
He asked me to mention that they're available despite not being listed in
auctions on eekbay.
John
On 6/4/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed:
I want to sell some rarer photography books (Josef Sudek) on
EeekBay (to buy new lenses of course g), with the US as probable
audience. Being completely new to eb as a seller, I wanted to get
few tips please.
Although the $ is very
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