Andre Langevin mused:
Acetone is the best glass cleaner you can find.
Not quite - there's a couple of things I'd try if
there were things acetone couldn't remove (MEK,
Methyl Ethyl Ketone, would probably be the first).
But acetone should get off just about any kind of
oily residue, which is
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, Rob Studdert wrote:
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/ebay/
Wow. Well done on the buyer, I hope you get a few more bids in. But is
that a hole on the barrel?
Kostas (not considering it :-)
Gang,
Last year's main speaker at GFM NPW, Bill Fortney, was sharing some pics and
videos from his book project America from 500 feet where he and his son had
shot USA landscapes from microplanes, trike planes, ultralights, motorised
hanggliders, or whatever they're called where you live...:-)
Very interesting, Rob.
I love his Christine Keeler quote: It was the very last shot on the roll.
I was walking away and turned back. She was in a perfect position and I
just snapped it. I never found her sexy, though. She reminded me too much
of Vera Lynn!
Wasn't HCB a reluctant
Christian mused:
I have the following for sale (in US $):
Sigma AF 300mm F4 APO Macro lens. Focuses as close as 1.2m at 1:3 - Hard
case and original caps included. You've all seen images shot with this lens.
It's awesome. Excellent $400
Sigma EX 1.4x TC soft case and original caps
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Rob Smith wrote:
I use an old DOI 1.4 converter that is stunningly good and a fraction of the
size of any 2x converter - so small you don't notice it. The DOI came top in
a comprehensive converter shootout in Amateur Photographer at the time yet,
if you see one, you
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 03:29:00 +0100, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Yes, but aren't you used to Leica and Canon lenses? This is a Pentax.
Higher standards prevail. :-)
John
Why people would disparage this lens' quality is beyond me. [The SMCP-M
85mm 2.0]
Godfrey
--
Using
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Don Sanderson wrote:
I seem to be having a lot of trouble with accurate focusing
with shorter lenses on the D, don't have a clue why, it was
never an issue with the film bodies.
Don, I think you have to let Pentax take a look at it. You can't learn
to live with it, I
From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Last night I came across a website that have some of the videos online:
http://www.trikepilot.com/billfortney.html
(warning, the sequences are quite long, so the files are huge!)
The one with the same title as the book features a Pentax 645nII.
Wonder
Mark Erickson wrote:
Seems clear that prices for certain used Pentax lenses have popped up quite
a bit in the last year or so. Do you think that prices are higher to stay,
or is it a bubble (like might be happening in the housing markets in the UK,
US, and Australia)? Thoughts?
My feeling is
I think you're probably right.
I'm going to do some more detailed and documented testing
this weekend.
That way if it is the camera I can give Pentax an accurate
description of the problem.
Don
-Original Message-
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday,
On 21/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
Holy Crap, Christian,
That's a lot of stuff!
Are you going over to the dark side or something? vbg
Or something!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
On 22/4/05, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed:
Some gear that I currently have at auction that you may or may not have
already
stumbled across during lens lust driven eBay searches:
Jumping Jupiter, f/1.8 tweeters!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
That's cleared that up, then.
John
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:38:04 +0100, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 21/4/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed:
Holy Crap, Christian,
That's a lot of stuff!
Are you going over to the dark side or something? vbg
Or something!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
Damn it John...
I was already fully into scheme mode trying to figure out how I was going to
pay for that lens... and hide the fact that I had done so from the Ministry
of guilt and shame Don't you already have a 300mm? Give a poor fellow
motorshooter a break!
Seriously now, Christian, I
On 22/4/05, Frantisek, discombobulated, unleashed:
It is a bit easier for us without bulky TV tripods and a dangling
audio cord back to the audio man with the monitor g
Oh dear oh dear oh dear :-)
I haven't operated with a sound recordist since 1987!! 100% of UK TV news
is shot single-person. I
On 21/4/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:
I trust you didn't let on about the London event. Although between the
DUKW and the Eye, there might be scope for a little accident
After watching the latest Doctor Who, I know *exactly* where Ken Rockwell
comes from.
Cheers,
On 22/4/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:
That's cleared that up, then.
Okay...
It's Something.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
_
Don Sanderson wrote:
Actually I do have a 19 but it's one of the Vivitar 19/3.8s.
I'm not very fond of it.
Can you describe why you don't like that lens?
Since I have one and use it fairly frequently, I want to see if that's
just something I'm missing!
Oh, and is that with the D, or on film
This is with the D.
Compared to the Zenitar 16/2.8 and the Sigma 24/2.8
it seems to lack sharpness and the bokeh is very
'rough'.
I haven't tried it on film yet.
There was a thread not long ago about the filter
size on this lens, it appears there are at least
2 versions of it.
Mine is the KA
Here are some things I have on eBay today
7509735225 Vivitar Series 1 200/3 VMC lens, M42
7509735461 Vivitar 135/2.8 Close Focusing macro lens, M42
7509736469 Tamron 28/2.5 BBAR MC lens, Adaptall
7509737358 Vivitar 400/5.6 lens, (TX) Pentax-K
Jim
www.jcolwell.ca
I think the anger is premature, but yes you're allowed to be angry.
I've considered leaving Pentax at times myself. I've thought about
selling everything and buying a 1DS Mark II and a handfu lof lenses.
But I really need two bodies and two of those carry quite a tab. What's
more, I'm not sure
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/04/22 Fri AM 10:01:49 GMT
To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Stupid Computer Week.
On 21/4/05, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:
I trust you didn't let on about the London event. Although between the
DUKW and the
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 21 Apr 2005 at 22:38, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Just the other day you were commenting on sharpness differences on lens
tests by Jostein. And Sanderson's tests showed obvious differences. I
rarely test but even in my day to day work I can see, for example, a
difference in
Exactly. It's the cameras that have created the demand for the lenses.
If desirable products continue to come, lens prices will remain high.
What we're seeing now is partially due to a big swing from PS to DSLR.
Pentax probably developed some brand loyalty with their numerous and
successful PS
David Nelson wrote:
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/flannel.jpg
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/coppertail.jpg
It's like God said, Okay, I'll give you legs, but you'll have to give
up those fangs!
Good shot!
keith whaley
frank theriault wrote:
Like 'em both.
Thanks cobber!
[...]
Cheers,
Davo
On Apr 21, 2005, at 10:49 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
You may want to wait a while to upgrade to system 10.3.9 if you have
multiple user accounts. Apple may be coming out with a bug fix. I did
the upgrade two days ago, and three of the five user accounts on my G4
dual 1.25 were rendered useless.
On Apr 22, 2005, at 2:11 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
Failing computer hardware must communicate with
working hardware in a diabolical way. Last fall,
failure of the motherboard on our venerable G3 Mac was
followed by failure of the backup external hard drive,
just as the data were being transferred to
Yeah, I've had some time to play with it at the shop I work at, and I
*really* like it. We're sold out of the WP right now, but as
soon as we get
more in, I'm gonna take some test photos and make some 12x18
to see how it
holds up.
Are they selling quickly? I'd be interested in seeing
ft All I was curious about is that all of yours tilted the same way
ft vbg. Maybe all mine tilt the same way, too, I've really never
ft noticed. g
Is it perhaps that I am tilting to the Left ;-)
Good light!
fra
C I haven't operated with a sound recordist since 1987!! 100% of UK TV news
C is shot single-person. I monitor sound either through cans (headphones)
Oh dear. Cost cutting again :) Here the TV operate in two, usually (at
least on the events I saw them) - sound recordist and the guy with the
LOL
Bloody smart [EMAIL PROTECTED] :-)
Davo S
On 4/22/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, well, what does Savage know anyway? g,dr
-franko
Dave don't encourage him g
BTW, this is what I meant in my original post:
http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc_003.htm
I'm not saying, nor do I think, it's better. But this is what I meant.
Dave S
On 4/22/05, David Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, well, what does Savage know
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:09:47 +1000, Kevin Waterson wrote:
Is it in any way possible to change the display of numbers on the image count
I have tried several solutions with no success.
Each image is a name IMGP1234, the closest I came was with the photo lab
software that allowed me to save it as
Hi, I missed the original, but that one is a very nice photograph!
Frantisek (I slightly prefer the BW)
Good light!
fra
Congratulations.
Excellent work Frank.
Dave S
On 4/20/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, maybe it's not OT, because all photos were taken with Pentax equipment.
My friend Jennifer Moore's group, Pirate Jenny released their new CD
today, and 7 of my photos are featured in
Don Sanderson wrote:
This is with the D.
Compared to the Zenitar 16/2.8 and the Sigma 24/2.8
it seems to lack sharpness and the bokeh is very
'rough'.
Okay. I have not limbered up the FA 24mm I recently got, so I can't make
a comparison in that range.
The depth of field is such that I rarely
Thank you. Appreciated.
John
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:40:09 +0100, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, I missed the original, but that one is a very nice photograph!
Frantisek (I slightly prefer the BW)
Good light!
fra
--
Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client:
Don Sanderson wrote:
I've joined the masses..
of crazed, glassy eyed, spend whatever it takes Pentax lens
buyers on eekBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=7509253162
I just want to thank everyone at the PDML for getting me
hopelessly addicted to Pentax primes!!
[EMAIL [EMAIL
A good lawyer also does his research...
And asks only questions he knows the answer to
Kenneth Waller (deals with more lawyers than he wants to)
-Original Message-
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 21, 2005 7:44 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: New York
frank theriault got lost in the past when he wrote:
When I was a kid, I whined and kicked and screamed with sufficient
volume and tenacity, that my parents bought me one of those propeller
beanies. Not just any propeller beanie, mind you, but an official
Beanie and Cecil (anyone remember that
On 4/22/05, Tom Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
Wben I was little, I walked around with a funnel on my head because Tom
Terrific wore one in the cartoon.
Tom (formerly a dumb kid) Reese
I remember Tom Terrific! My mom never let me wear the funnel, though.
-frank (still a dumb adult)
On 4/22/05, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Congratulations.
Excellent work Frank.
Thanks, Dave.
Sorry about that crack about you in the other thread... vbg
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
On 4/23/05, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Congrats... You're moving in a right direction, me so thinks...
Boris (who will one day be able to say - he exchanged e-mail with F.T.
the mighty :) )
Thanks, Boris.
Now, even more in the right direction would be to actually get paid
Already having a very large bag, and a hernia left over
from some surgery last year I am prompted to ask:
Does Mark charge by the hour, or the pound?
Don
Lust and Greed, the makings of a fine Pentax collector! ;-)
-Original Message-
From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
It's a mix of sour grapes and solid bullshit.
Agreed!
Unsolicited Pentax testimonial to follow:
In the years I've been involved in 35mm photography (all Pentax SLR BTW), I've
never pitched an image due to lens image quality! Maybe its because I been
fortunate enough to use only Gen-u-ine
And drink some beer
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 21, 2005 7:55 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: Belgium
On 4/21/05, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I want to thank everyone for their comments about
Sound like the one I've been using for the last year,
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Ramesh Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 21, 2005 9:08 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: L plate for *istD
Today, I got L bracket from Kirkphoto for *istD.
Its 5 x 3.25 is size. It
On 4/22/05, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is it perhaps that I am tilting to the Left ;-)
Good light!
fra
ROTFLMAO!
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Crack wise all you like. I've got both thick skin and broad shoulders.
g
Dave
On 4/22/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 4/22/05, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Congratulations.
Excellent work Frank.
Thanks, Dave.
Sorry about that crack about you in the other
On 4/22/05, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Crack wise all you like. I've got both thick skin and broad shoulders.
That's okay. My apology was totally bogus.
I just thought it was the thing to say after you made nice with the
congratulations.
vbg
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a
Old news rehashed.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Apr 21, 2005 11:26 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: How To Preserve Photos For 500 Years
yet another article:
http://www.forbes.com/2005/04/14/cx_ah_0414photo.html
mishka
The 40-210 S1 is an extremely rare lens, Paul. g
(I know, it's not fair to make fun of a typo)
Tell me about it... I took quite a (friendly) drubbing just a few days ago
with my reference to the FA* 865/1.4 ... (sheepish_grin)
Fred
On 4/22/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Exactly. It's the cameras that have created the demand for the lenses.
If desirable products continue to come, lens prices will remain high.
What we're seeing now is partially due to a big swing from PS to DSLR.
Pentax probably developed some
frank theriault wrote:
I remember Tom Terrific! My mom never let me wear the funnel, though.
That's interesting. She wouldn't let you wear the funnel but she bought
you the beanie. Now I know where you got your sense of humor.
-frank (still a dumb adult) theriault
I left that part unsaid. My
Cotty,
Quoth the Water Rat in Wind in the Willows, 'Believe
me, my young friend, there is nothing- absolutely
nothing- half so much worth doing as simply messing
about in boats.' I think that includes photographic
boats.
This is a very nice gallery that captures the feel of
the area well. I
I snapped some cherry tree blossoms and a lamp in front of my house. The
first cherry branch was shot in the macro mode at aboiut 120mm, f8. The
second branch was shot in normal mode at 210mm, f5.6. The lamp was shot
at 210mm, f3.5. All are handheld. Shutter speeds were in the area of
That's a definite!
Kenneth Waller wrote:
And drink some beer
Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A good lawyer also does his research...
And asks only questions he knows the answer to
...and *wants to hear* the answer to!
--
Mark Roberts
Photography and writing
www.robertstech.com
Your mileage obviously varies,
In that case, I apologize for the rant. I'm of the school of thought
[snip] get in the way of sensibility and regard for others' time.
But to your point, I probably derive my outlook from years on Usenet
groups [snip] just lighten up. :) This list is for
Shel, thanks for taking the time to look comment.
My comments interspersed below - not a defense of the image, just an
explanation.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: PAW: Alaska Range Pano
Hi Ken,
I have to admit that the photo
Spring is here and as you may know Norwegians are fond of being outdoors:
I found this on my way to work.
http://www.foto.no/bildekritikk/images/171367.jpg
DagT
PS: Pentax *istD, SMC-A* 135 1.8
Thanks Herb.
next time, try two exposures at each position, +1 stop and - 1 stop.
I'm aware of the concept, never tried it though, but in the rush of the moment
I didn't take the time to analysize the situation and try some photographic
variations.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
This one time, at band camp, Leon Altoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I use a program called downloader pro from Breeze Systems - the same
ones who do Breeze Browser (which I also use). It automatically
renames pictures when downloaded from the camera. I have it set to
prompt me for a job code
Don Sanderson replied to my original message as follows:
From: Tom Reese
You might find it useful to know that Mark Roberts hires himself out
as a pack mule but the camera bag has to be the backpack type.
Already having a very large bag, and a hernia left over
from some surgery last year I
But he happens to like the A35-70 for one reason or another.
Godfrey
It is still a good lens (see comments on Stan Halpin'S site).
Differences between lenses are magnified when talking from tests.
We're talking about very small differences.
And, you know what, maybe the A is really the same
Daniel J. Matyola escribió:
That's a definite!
Kenneth Waller wrote:
And drink some beer
Daniel, if you go to Brugge, try a local beer called Kastle (or
something like that). It is one of the best beers I have ever tasted.
Carlos
I fried an ethernet card on a Mac II once, by connecting it to a
monitor...speaking of stupid...
At 11:08 PM +1200 4/22/05, David Mann wrote:
On Apr 22, 2005, at 2:11 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
Failing computer hardware must communicate with
working hardware in a diabolical way. Last fall,
failure
I'm a case in point. Long-time Pentax user, but rather lost interest
until the D came out. I've bought over twenty lenses in the last year and
a half, and a second D body. Mad? Yup. But most didn't cost much, and
it's a lot of fun trying to get bargains on Ebay. Just occasionally I
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:54:17 +0100, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
My favorite area of the Cornish coast is up near
Tintagel. What an amazing area! Most of the boats
available to shoot there are wrecks, though.
Yes, the Cornish have something of a reputation for that!
John
--
Using
Finding a good plumber is a problem everywhere these days.
But I thought you Scandanavians were rather partial to two-seaters. Why
be alone when you can be with a friend?
John
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:12:22 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Spring is here and as you may know Norwegians are fond
On Apr 21, 2005, at 9:59 PM, David Oswald wrote:
I tend to prefer wide spacings between primes when I'm carrying them.
One of my all time favorite kits in 35mm (Leica M gear) was 21/35/75.
I do this with the DS now by carrying 14/28 [or 35]/50 or 24/50/85,
depending upon which range I'm in the
Mark
People buy these for either their *ist D/DS or for their 35mm cameras, which
are now affordable for anyone.
Perhaps the limited availability of dedicated, fast D-lenses is also an
issue.
Lenses @ f2.8 or better are hard to find and/or very expensive.
Jens
Seems clear that prices for certain
I wouldn't let anybody fly away without .. :)
Pretty cool present if you need one, also ..
2005/4/22, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
That's a definite!
Kenneth Waller wrote:
And drink some beer
--
--
Thibouille
--
On Apr 20, 2005, at 10:59 AM, Mitchell Conant wrote:
Anybody here using k-mount lenses on a D/DS? I'm interested in the
pros and cons. I realize that I will lose the automatic features of
the camera/lenses, but I am used to shooting with an MX. What are the
thoughts from those of you who have
Hi,
I will in few next months need to get a notebook for my
photography, as it is sometimes essential to upload the photograph
asap back. My needs for it are modest - just selecting the edits
captioning (using PhotoMechanic, probably, which I find to be the
easiest and quickest for
Nice page. I remember seeing the Series 1 lenses in magazine ads back in the
seventies. Vivitar bought full page 4C ads for the lenses and was considered a
top marketer of good glass. I remember pining for the 28/1.9. I'm still pining
for it. Is it rare in K-mount?
Paul Stenquist [EMAIL
Nice shots Paul. I'm thinking about the DS myself, and am curious what
lenses you were shooting with if you remember.
Thanks,
Scott
Paul Sorenson wrote:
1/2 dozen pix taken over the last months with the DS.
http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/geso/
Web album generated with Porta -
Amita Guha, Scott Loveless, and (of course) yours
truly.
--- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip]
Sounds like fun, especially the last part. vbg
Who's expected at this point?
cheers,
frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri
Cartier-Bresson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Dallman) wrote:
Take it to a repairer - or, given the ready availability of the SMCT
35/3.5 second-hand at low prices, buy another one, as it will be cheaper
than getting this one fixed.
I just sold a 35/3.5 Super Tak on eBay. Got $65.00 for it.
--
Mark Roberts
-Original Message-
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's easy to measure the trigger voltage... Just turn on the flash (off
the camera) and use a Volt-Ohm-Meter set to DC current to measure the
voltage across the center and side terminals in the hot shoe.
Surely DC
This one through me for a second - I was trying to figure out if I was
looking in a mirror or what - now I see I am looking across the tracks
to the other side of the platform and there are banners on both sides.
It holds my interest - can't say exactly why, but I like it. Glad it
is BW, color
Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You might find it useful to know that Mark Roberts hires himself out as
a pack mule but the camera bag has to be the backpack type.
Already having a very large bag, and a hernia left over
from some surgery last
If it's like the DS, it's about double the area of the indicator light,
but that's just a guess.
Godfrey
On Apr 22, 2005, at 3:10 PM, Don Sanderson wrote:
Does anyone know just how much area (in the viewfinder) the
central focus spot actually covers?
It's apparently a lot larger than I thought.
In 18 months, all those Pentax *istD and *istDS owners will be ready to move
up. Cameras are like cars. You have to stagger your model intros at the right
interval. I don't think there's enough demand for another Pentax DSLR right
now. But it will come.
in 18 months, the market will be
On 4/22/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just sold a 35/3.5 Super Tak on eBay. Got $65.00 for it.
That's a good price, Mark. I mean, it's worth more than that in terms
of performance and build-quality, but not that long ago that lens
would be hardpressed to fetch $30 or $40US.
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO: Another Small Gallery
I'd say that's full size! I didn't know that Nissan did a full size
pickup is all. I know Toyota has one, and that Honda either has a new
one or one's in the works.
Now I know that Nissan has one.
The
Pop Photo measures this when they review cameras. i don't have an issue
handy to look up the *istD review. based on what i have seen, i'd guess it's
about twice as large as the red indicator.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: PDML
Honda's pickup isn't quite full size, and it's based on their minivan platform.
Yuck.
On 4/22/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's not a scale model of a truck.
When Nissan researched the Titan, they did everything just a bit more than
the competition.
The 6' 6 box is
Bill,
Nice lookin' truck! You have some good angles to show it off. I did
find it interesting that in one image, the sky is blue, but not in the rest
of them. Is that due to walking around the truck to shoot it
and the angle of the sun perhaps?
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Friday, April 22,
How could Pentax have lost DSLR market share? They went from zero to whatever
they have now. And a lot of those buyers, probably the majority, were move ups
from PS. They aren't ready for an upgrade yet. But they will be. Probably
right around the time Pentax is ready to introduce one.
Canon
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault Subject: Re: PESO: Another Small Gallery
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/truck/titan1.html
I'm not partial to trucks, but I gotta say, that's a handsome vehicle.
Is it fullsize? Looks it.
It's not a scale model of a truck.
When
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton
Subject: Re: PESO: Another Small Gallery
Bill,
Nice lookin' truck! You have some good angles to show it off. I did
find it interesting that in one image, the sky is blue, but not in the
rest
of them. Is that due to walking around the truck to
In article
[EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kenneth Waller) wrote:
My limited, local, experience, is that most camera salespeople that I
run into are pushing Canon Nikon and could care less about what the
Pentax line offers. This is most likely due to the push those camera
makers
one step UP???
mishka
On 4/22/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Most camera store clerks are only one step up the ladder of knowledge from
their customers. They form thir opinions about equipment the same way the
customer does.
On 4/21/05, Paul Sorenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1/2 dozen pix taken over the last months with the DS.
http://home.earthlink.net/~allaround6/geso/
Web album generated with Porta - http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/
-P
Nice cat.
-frank
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Sharpness is a bourgeois
Is it fullsize?
Looks like about 600 pixels long to me.
Kenneth Waller
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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: PESO: Another Small Gallery
On 4/22/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Pentax strategy is completely logical. If I was the Pentax marketing
manager I wouldn't have introduced an *istD (S) upgrade this soon. I'd want to
wait until a large percentage of the original buyers of both cameras would be
ready for an upgrade. It wold be premature now. In 18 months, it
Hello list,
I went back to lurkerdom after a couple of very busy months. I left my
job two weeks ago, and just started what will be six months of
traveling and photography. I´m in Argentina right now, and wanted to
share some pics. I´ve been posting once a day to my photoblog:
On 4/22/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Very cool. Nice composition. The foreground elements are a wee bit
muddy on my monitor, but I suspect they may have been slightly
underexposed. But that helps draw attention to the central image. Good
job.
Thanks, Paul. This is a
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