Re: FA J Lenses

2005-08-30 Thread David Oswald
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Inexpensive consumer glass, mediocre image quality? Well, the FA-J 18-35 is definately a step down from the much-admired FA20-35. The FA-J's were introduced as the first autofocus Pentax lenses to lack an aperture ring. This was a cost saving measure, though

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 29, 2005, at 6:40 PM, Fred wrote: My usual camera settings are: Thanks for your list of settings, Godfrey. Just one question: How many (and which) are not the default settings? (Or, am I wrong in assuming that you were providing a complete list of your settings, and not just a

Re: OT: Binary watch

2005-08-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/8/05, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed: No, I'm not sending HTML. A couple days ago I tried to send a message to the list which was immediately rejected. For some strange reason, my gmail account had reset a few options. I put them back the way I had them before, but quite a

Re: PESO - Something aa little bit different...

2005-08-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/8/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Comments always appreciated. http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id30.html Bizarre! Not to my taste sir, except with some orange sauce. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: FA J Lenses

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 29, 2005, at 11:16 PM, David Oswald wrote: Shel Belinkoff wrote: Inexpensive consumer glass, mediocre image quality? Well, the FA-J 18-35 is definately a step down from the much- admired FA20-35. I would expect it to be. It's $160 vs $499. Godfrey

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 29, 2005, at 6:27 PM, David Weiss wrote: Say, anyone using the Gimp for their image manipulations? ... I've played with it in the past. Without color management or [EMAIL PROTECTED] capabilities, I have no interest in trying anymore. Photoshop CS2 is the price of one good, new

Re: FA J Lenses

2005-08-30 Thread David Savage
Yes Yes. Dave On 8/30/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Inexpensive consumer glass, mediocre image quality? Shel

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The DNG Converter that comes along with ACR 3.1 is usable with PSCS. Unfortunately, ACR 3.1 is not ;-(( I don't know if there's any substantive difference between the DNG program that comes with ACR 3.1 and the one that came with ACR 2.4, but it certainly can't hurt to have the latest version.

Re: Spotmatic SP 500 repair questions

2005-08-30 Thread Powell Hargrave
Are you sure the shutter is completing its travel? I have an S1A with a sticky shutter and I have to give the second curtain a nudge to make its travel complete before the mirror will come down. HTH Powell A coworker, Ashley, purchased a Honeywell SP500 at a thrift store over the weekend.

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
One substantive difference is that DNG Converter v3.1 saves *all* maker notes and other miscellaneous stuff in the PEF file. Photoshop doesn't use the maker notes, though. It also produces a larger, better quality JPEG preview in the DNG file. ACR 3.1 is compatible with PSE3 because it

Re: Test

2005-08-30 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could someone reply to this if it gets to the list? Works fine here, have Cc'ed you also Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson I keep telling folks this and they dont believe me. Kind regards Kevin

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Say, anyone using the Gimp for their image manipulations? Can we start a plugin list for the one's people like and that are perhaps free or cheap? I use The GIMP for most of

Re: Gimp Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 29, 2005, at 9:05 PM, David Weiss wrote: Could you tell me exactly what you mean by colour management? (I am just learning). Colour/color management is the mapping and translation of color values for display and print output devices based on the use of International Color

Re: Re: Keepy-ups

2005-08-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/30 Tue AM 05:28:58 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Keepy-ups Hi! I claim the World Record of 3 (well, really two and one catch and gentle lower) for: LX + FB1 + FC1 + 90mm Macro (hood extended) + strap at:

Re: Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/30 Tue AM 05:32:54 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Ordered the DS this Morning Hi! BTW, what's the widest lens currently available for this camera, Pentax or otherwise? No need to mention the new Penatx 12~24

RE: PESO: cars on film

2005-08-30 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: WRT the last photo, it makes me recall that when I was a kid growing up in Montreal in the late 50's/early 60's, most imports into Canada were British. Other than the Volkswagen, if one wanted a smallish car, British was about the only option. In fact, we owned a

Re: Re: Keepy-ups

2005-08-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Not a mark on the gear but I have a sore toe. BTW, I had the opportunity to try both wines this weekend. Excellent stuff. Recommend the Chardonnay. The Merlot was good but slightly bland. I usually prefer white wines to red ones. But naturally we had to bring at least one sample

Re: Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Boris Liberman
Mike, I can't write Russian 8-) Meant to put a (?) after the spelling.. Your active Russian is rather good really. -- Boris

Re: Gimp Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adam, Could you tell me exactly what you mean by colour management? (I am just learning). It seems like there is about any plugin you could imagine, I believe there is some sort of management available. It

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Toralf Lund
David Weiss wrote: Say, anyone using the Gimp for their image manipulations? Yes, I've used it a bit. And I rather like it. Especially version 2, which actually seems to be able to handle the images we generate where I work... (Oh no, he's boasting about his large images again...) I suspect

LX Metering in coloured light

2005-08-30 Thread Cornelius Nuzzlemuff III
Hi Does anyone know whether shooting in intensely coloured light (red @ oarnge) will result in inacurate readings with an LX? A roll I shot in such circumstances was mostly under exposed. Regards CN III

Re: Oh, give me strength! ... No.... I can't resist it...

2005-08-30 Thread Toralf Lund
Igor Roshchin wrote: Toralf Lund wrote on Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:58:34 -0700 So I just ordered the #195 F-100/2.8 macro recently listed at ffordes.co.uk... I thought the price seemed a bit lower than what Pentax macros usually fetch at eBay.. I guess the ones that pop up there are usually

Re: Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/30 Tue AM 08:02:55 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Ordered the DS this Morning Mike, I can't write Russian 8-) Meant to put a (?) after the spelling.. Your active Russian is rather good really. --

Re: Re: Keepy-ups

2005-08-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/30 Tue AM 08:02:19 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Re: Keepy-ups Hi! Not a mark on the gear but I have a sore toe. BTW, I had the opportunity to try both wines this weekend. Excellent stuff. Recommend the

Re: LX Metering in coloured light

2005-08-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Cornelius Nuzzlemuff III [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/30 Tue AM 08:51:35 GMT To: Pentax Discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: LX Metering in coloured light Hi Does anyone know whether shooting in intensely coloured light (red @ oarnge) will result in inacurate readings

Re: PESO: Chinatown Canyon (resend)

2005-08-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent photo. It's a nice composition and frame. And Annsan walking away with hat on and backpack mounted suggests someone heading off in search of adventure, which, of course, is an Annsan thing to do. Very nice. Paul On Aug 29, 2005, at 10:52 PM, frank theriault wrote: I think I may

Re: Back from Rochester

2005-08-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Kodak just offered my daughter a position. She's a graphic artist, but I don't know what the job entails. She'll probably talk to them today. Paul On Aug 30, 2005, at 1:33 AM, Gautam Sarup wrote: is common and is causing them real problems. He said the only way they can get experienced

Re: RE: PESO: cars on film

2005-08-30 Thread mike wilson
From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/08/30 Tue AM 07:57:31 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO: cars on film frank theriault wrote: WRT the last photo, it makes me recall that when I was a kid growing up in Montreal in the late 50's/early 60's, most

Re: Oh, give me strength! ... No.... I can't resist it...

2005-08-30 Thread Toralf Lund
Herb Chong wrote: the D-FA is significantly lighter and somewhat smaller. used FA ones in good condition will be quite close in price. Hmmm. The RRP around here for the D-FA is approximately 2.5x what I mentioned in the start of this thread... i find the D-FA much easier to use, although

Re: OT: Binary watch

2005-08-30 Thread Scott Loveless
On 8/30/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will you be at the NPW next June? You know it. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down -Arnold Newman

Re: Oh, give me strength! ... No.... I can't resist it...

2005-08-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:49:30 -0400 From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Toralf Lund [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I just ordered the £195 F-100/2.8 macro recently listed at ffordes.co.uk... You are going to love this lens. Repeat after me:

RE: PESO: Chinatown Canyon (resend)

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
Well executed Frank. But it doesn't give me much. After a second look I saw the title, and reflected a bit around it. A good title. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever

Re: Probably going to switch

2005-08-30 Thread dagt
So, what is the problem then? All you need is a new wide angle to make the lens line complete, and with only 1.3x crop the situation is better than with the present 1.6x crop. They have shown that the can make telecentric lenses with the 14mm (and the coming 12-24mm), so they can do that for

Re: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot - Thanks

2005-08-30 Thread tomreese
Bob Shell asked about one that got away pictures. We were on a motorcycle tour of Colorado a couple years ago. We were just leaving the Great Sand Dunes National Monument at dusk when I looked to my left and saw absolutely perfect golden light on the upper halves of the mountains from the

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Fred
Those are all the settings which I've made, as different from the defaults. I didn't see the point of listing all the default settings; they are clearly listed in the instruction booklet starting on page 174. Thanks, Godfrey. You therefore provided exactly what I was looking for - a list of

Re: Scary photoshopping

2005-08-30 Thread David Savage
I suspect this guy is a frustrated plastic surgeon. Lotsa' boob jobs, tummy tucks butt lifts. A good example of not getting it as right as possible in camera, then fixing it later in PS. I think a lot of those original shots would have turned out better if they had been properly lit in the first

First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
This is my first attempt on doing a BW conversion. No it isn't. I have tried before, with a crappy technique from a computer geek book about using PSE3. You have seen the picture before. This time I've tried a simple Channel Mix. 20 red, 70% green and 10% blue. The values Shel suggested as a

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Don Sanderson
Tim, We used to have (Still do?) a thing called WOW here. It stood for Work Over Week where someone would post a link to their _original image_ and other members would Work it Over and then post their results. It was a great learning experience as some of the results were wonderful, and others not

Re: LX Metering in coloured light

2005-08-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Cornelius Nuzzlemuff III Subject: LX Metering in coloured light Hi Does anyone know whether shooting in intensely coloured light (red @ oarnge) will result in inacurate readings with an LX? A roll I shot in such circumstances was mostly under exposed.

Calling Sid Barras

2005-08-30 Thread Doug Brewer
Just checking if anyone has heard from Sid. He's down there in Louisiana. Hope everything is okay.

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Cory Papenfuss
No colour management and 16 bit support make it unsuitable for my workflow. But the price is right for many. Same here. If you want those two features, a fork of the Gimp called Cinepaint does do deep color and color management. It's based on an old (GTK 1.x) version of the gimp and is

Re: Scary photoshopping

2005-08-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
It is interesting, but when I view it, the thumbnails don't match the photo that comes up when you click the thumb.

Re: OT: Binary watch

2005-08-30 Thread Scott Loveless
My answer didn't convince you to stay home, did it? On 8/30/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/30/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will you be at the NPW next June? You know it. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- You have to hold the button down

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
When I first saw this photo I commented on its low contrast and softness. It looks as though you tried to make the conversion without first adjusting the color, which I suspect you did since the result you got looks like I recall my result to be (I played with the pic a bit) before adjusting the

RE: LX Metering in coloured light

2005-08-30 Thread Don Sanderson
Bill, do you compensate for this by lowering the ISO setting? If so, by how much? Don -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:33 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: LX Metering in coloured light - Original

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Long ago I used that program. Found it to be pretty poor compared to learning techniques and skills in Photoshop. Shel [Original Message] From: Don Sanderson We used to have (Still do?) a thing called WOW here. It stood for Work Over Week where someone would post a link to their

WOW(Was:First attemt on BW conversion)

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
A very good idea Don. Sounds like great fun, and a great way to learn. Hereby this picture is a WOW (I like the acronym, hope it makes it a wow picture) http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=191903 You are probably right Don, this one is a hard nut to crack. The similarities in the

Re: Medium format slide projector question

2005-08-30 Thread Tom Reese
is it worth buying one? that depends on how many medium format slides you have, how many you will be shooting and how much money you have in your pocket. I don't think they're worth skipping meals to scrape the money together. If you have the $$$ readily available and nothing else to spend it on

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
Shit in = shit out ;-) That's what you are saying, is it? I get your point, and I do believe that’s one of the problems. But I have tweaked a bit, using levels to improve the contrast, adjusted gamma. Hue/Sat I haven’t tried. My starting point is online, at the same page. (It is thumbed below;

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 30, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: ... I haven't used PS much, but when people here and other places talk about how you need gigabytes of memory to work with images as *small* as the ones a digital camera generates... I've had no problem working with large files (up to a

Re: WOW(Was:First attemt on BW conversion)

2005-08-30 Thread David Savage
G'day Tim, I was halfway through putting a WOW page together when Don made his suggestion. Great minds or fools Don? Your choice. g Anyway Tim, I went back started from the original colour shot you posted a few days ago. Here's what I did ended up with: http://tinyurl.com/a42ph Now I'm using

RE: WOW Starting point(Was:First attemt on BW conversion)

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
Forgot to say: The starting point is online at the same link http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildegalleri/vis_bilde.cgi?id=191903 The slightly modified colour file is thumbed under the picture. Clicking the thumb loads this instead of the BW. Something else I'm missing now? Please let me know if so.

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/29/2005 1:38:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lab quality was a big motivator for me as well. I was an old film fartand had labeled the *istD a useless toy when it was announced, but I switched to digital about 20 months ago. At the time I was

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Mac OS X handles memory differently than Win XP, however, that said, there are plenty of people working in Photoshop using 1gig or less of memory. The key is in knowing how to set up the memory, allocating the proper amount to Photoshop and making sure the OS and Photoshop features have enough

RE: WOW(Was:First attemt on BW conversion)

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
Haven't studied what you've done yet, but I do have PSCS2 at my machine too (please don't tell anybody) ;-) I'm only using it in has to situations. After a brief glimpse at the final result I'd say: The interpretation isn't bad. The similarities are there, and the details is much better. I _do_

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What you did as a teenager may have little or no bearing on making good BW prints today unless your memory is exemplary and you were an excellent BW printer with some good background, and were able to recognize and understand what constitutes good BW photography. Magazines are generally noted for

Re: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 30, 2005, at 5:15 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: ... You have seen the picture before. This time I've tried a simple Channel Mix. 20 red, 70% green and 10% blue. The values Shel suggested as a starting point. I fiddled a bit back and forth, but ended up with this. It came out Ok-, but

Re: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread David Savage
I think I've heard about that exhibit. :-) Dave On 8/30/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip There's a lot of shit covering the walls in a lot of galleries. snip Shel [Original Message] Wrom: TTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOE To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 8/30/2005

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread R.C.Booth
My slightly used *istD arrived from KEH last week. I have been quite impressed with the images it produces in the short time I have been playing with it. I haven't spent much time with the RAW files but clearly, the results in tiff format are fantastic. This camera feels like a normal film

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 30, 2005, at 9:50, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Photoshop is a program that can put great demands on system resources, so it's helpful to have the program and the Windows environment properly configured. Here's but one resource that provides info about setting up your system for PS:

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Fred, The only one on Godfrey's list that seemed like you might want to think more about is Noise Reduction. It actually doesn't kick in until the shutter speed gets below a certain point. The general reason to have it on is so that the thermal noise from the sensor is removed from the

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/191800-g2.jpg Interesting. How? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi

RE: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
Got any idea when it kicks in? I have had it on without giving it much consideration. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) -Original Message- From: Bruce

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I agree. I turned it off, initially, because I had seen some results indicating that it affected image quality in the 1/10-1 second exposure time range negatively, but I haven't seen any substantive evidence to prove that since. I've just left it off as it isn't supposed to kick in until

Re: Calling Sid Barras

2005-08-30 Thread Cesar
I have not heard from him, but he is in Lake Charles which is about 3 hours west of New Orleans. This was on the weaker side of the hurricane and I can only assume that he fared well, just plenty of rain. César Panama City, Florida Doug Brewer wrote: Just checking if anyone has heard from

Re: OT: Binary watch

2005-08-30 Thread Cesar
Don't worry Scott, we have not told Cotty about the way you really are :-) César Panama City, Florida Scott Loveless wrote: My answer didn't convince you to stay home, did it? On 8/30/05, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/30/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will you be

Re: PESO: Billionaires and Smugmug maps

2005-08-30 Thread Gonz
Thats hillarious. rg George Sinos wrote: Just a couple of semi-related items: Warren Buffet and Bill Gates recently ate a local restaurant when Gates visited town. I snapped these shots of the Restaurant's tongue-in-cheek marquee. http://georges.smugmug.com/gallery/763341 Not great art,

RE: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Manuel Magalhães
I hope you will enjoy playing with it. But I will wait for the coming of a digital brother of my MZ-S. Reading some posts, namely from Herb, sometimes I think I will have to wait quite a long time, but I'm patient and I trust Pentax will know how to survive. Manuel -Mensagem original-

RE: PESO - Something aa little bit different...

2005-08-30 Thread Manuel Magalhães
Nice shot, but ... Canon 20d? 300mm F4 IS L? Hurgh!! Manuel -Mensagem original- De: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: terça-feira, 30 de Agosto de 2005 1:07 Para: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Assunto: PESO - Something aa little bit different... ... for me anyway. Yes, it's a

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Cameron Hood
Quote On Aug 30, 2005, at 1:51 AM, Toralf Lund wrote: ... I haven't used PS much, but when people here and other places talk about how you need gigabytes of memory to work with images as *small* as the ones a digital camera generates... I've had no problem working with large files (up to a

Next NorCal PDML Meet? -- Your Input Wanted

2005-08-30 Thread Eactivist
I may dump my 300D and get an XT, or a 20D when the new Canon comes out and others dump their 20Ds. Or I may consider dumping all my Canon gear and getting a DS (the price is now right). I do love my 28-135 IS Canon zoom, so maybe not. What I'd like to do is borrow someone's DS for a day. So

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Graywolf
You find it strange that the optimization techniques for the Windows Version of Photoshop only works on Windows? Maybe it needs to be mentioned here. Photoshop for Windows, and Photoshop for Mac X are actually two entirely different programs. Yes they do have a very similar interface and many

RE: PESO: Chinatown Canyon (resend)

2005-08-30 Thread Manuel Magalhães
I liked a lot. The BW throw us imediatly to the 30's. Thanks for sharing. Manuel -Mensagem original- De: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: terça-feira, 30 de Agosto de 2005 3:52 Para: PDML Assunto: PESO: Chinatown Canyon (resend) I think I may have had trouble with my

Re: Concert lens length restriction

2005-08-30 Thread Gary Sibio
At 01:26 PM 8/28/2005, you wrote: Has anyone else heard of a 4-inch limit on length of lenses at a concert? It was a first for me. I ran into that problem once at a Grateful Dead show. It was an overzealous security guy. I even showed him the flyer that came with the tickets saying that

Re: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 30, 2005, at 8:34 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/191800-g2.jpg Interesting. How? Here's a page showing the adjustment layers and masks: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/timo/ Godfrey

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 30, 2005, at 8:44 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: ... Noise Reduction ... Got any idea when it kicks in? I have had it on without giving it much consideration. I believe it starts to function around 1/8 to 1/2 second exposure times. The instruction manual does not specify it that I can find.

Re: Next NorCal PDML Meet? -- Your Input Wanted

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I think I proposed something like this with Juan Buhler a week or so ago. He's not available until around October, I believe. I'd rather do something in SF rather than Sausalito, if you want to do street photography. Sausalito has few places for such work where SF has many. I've got to

Re: Scary photoshopping

2005-08-30 Thread John Francis
On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 08:10:37PM +0800, David Savage wrote: I suspect this guy is a frustrated plastic surgeon. Lotsa' boob jobs, tummy tucks butt lifts. A good example of not getting it as right as possible in camera, That was my first impression - on a lot of those original shots the

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 30, 2005, at 9:14 AM, Graywolf wrote: Maybe it needs to be mentioned here. Photoshop for Windows, and Photoshop for Mac X are actually two entirely different programs. Yes they do have a very similar interface and many of the techniques used on one work fine on the other. But in

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Don Sanderson
Hi Shel, I'm putting off the learning curve for a bit. Stocked the freezer with Tri-X! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:53 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: First attemt on BW conversion Long

Re: PESO:Street Rod Detail

2005-08-30 Thread Tom C
I like it! Thanks Paul. Tom C. From: cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO:Street Rod Detail Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:04:44 -0400 mmm nice CW - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

RE: WOW(Was:First attemt on BW conversion)

2005-08-30 Thread Don Sanderson
I'll go with Great Minds for now. ;-) This should be fun, this is the first I've looked at and it's very well done. I'll have to look at the rest tonite after work. I'll post the result of BW Works just for fun. Don -Original Message- From: David Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Big Mistake ... BW is dead, at best a niche area. Film will be gone in just a few weeks or months. Much better to shoot digi 100% of the time. Use the freezer for veggies, meats and fish, and keeping a few frozen mugs for soft drinks and whatever your favorite beverages may be. Fil is for Old

RE: Scary photoshopping

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
I have great fun dragging the mouse on and or off some the pictures. If I do it in right sequence they breathe. - Almost like a human being ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Don Sanderson
If you're an Ex-Smoker I'm sure glad I wasn't 'round when you quit!! ;-) Don (Old Fart, and OK with that.) -Original Message- From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:55 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: First attemt on BW conversion

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
Can't wait to sell my LX bodies, the Leicas, and those puny MX cameras. Shel. No use in trying to sell the old shit. I might find some use of the parts after the junk is separated. Think I need a conductor or two. So I can take care of it for you (for a minor fee of course). Tim Mostly

RE: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
LOL I quite smoking when I was 14 years old. Wasn't particularly evangelical about it. But digital photography is different. It's the greatest thing since sliced Velveeta, mayonnaise, and white bread sandwiches ;-)) M ... I can just feel those pixels coursing through my blood, unclogging

Re: Concert lens length restriction

2005-08-30 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Gary Sibio wrote: It turned out to be the last Grateful Dead concert. Did they become ungrateful, or start to rot? Just curious ..

RE: Peso: Two from the football game

2005-08-30 Thread Tom C
Yeah, looks nice and crisp (of course other sharpening has occurred). Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: Pentax Discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Peso: Two from the football game Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 09:16:55 -0600

Re: OT: Alfa Romeo cars

2005-08-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to follow the car and motorcycle rags with the same religious fervor I also applied photo rags. Most that I've seen in the past several years are crap Have a look at T.W.O. (Two Wheels Only) if you get a chance. Former World Superbike and

Re: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread P. J. Alling
I think we should shoot him now... Shel Belinkoff wrote: Big Mistake ... BW is dead, at best a niche area. Film will be gone in just a few weeks or months. Much better to shoot digi 100% of the time. Use the freezer for veggies, meats and fish, and keeping a few frozen mugs for soft drinks

Re: First attemt on BW conversion

2005-08-30 Thread Dario Bonazza
Shel, you'd better put some more smileys here and there. Otherwise you'll have Don on your conscience, Dario - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 7:15 PM Subject: RE: First attemt on BW conversion LOL

Re: Concert lens length restriction

2005-08-30 Thread P. J. Alling
They're no longer grateful now they're only dead. (In a number of ways). E.R.N. Reed wrote: Gary Sibio wrote: It turned out to be the last Grateful Dead concert. Did they become ungrateful, or start to rot? Just curious .. -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles,

Re: Medium format slide projector question

2005-08-30 Thread Gasha
Thanks for answer. I have to think about that. Of course, i dont have enough $$$. But as i started to shoot more Velvias and Astias instead of Reala, people are asking me to show slides. I don't know is it worth to scan all the slides (i'm doing it anyway), resize, and show with some cheap

Re: Next NorCal PDML Meet? -- Your Input Wanted

2005-08-30 Thread Juan Buhler
I'm in if it is the 8 or 9. I'm arriving in SFO from Madrid on the 1st at night--the next day will be used for anything but taking pictures, I expect. j On 8/30/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I proposed something like this with Juan Buhler a week or so ago. He's not

Re: Next NorCal PDML Meet? -- Your Input Wanted

2005-08-30 Thread Marco Alpert
The 8th or 9th works best for me as well. And I'd vote for SF over Sausalito as well. - Marco On Aug 30, 2005, at 10:36 AM, Juan Buhler wrote: I'm in if it is the 8 or 9. I'm arriving in SFO from Madrid on the 1st at night--the next day will be used for anything but taking pictures, I

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-08-30 Thread Gasha
It lacks some features, but most of them are not so important to me. Maybe 16-bit colors and more advanced cropping/resizing, etc. But otherwise. for my unix environment it is perfect. I can find some windows box with Corel/Photoshop when i really need. Gasha Cory Papenfuss wrote: No colour

Batteries for istDS?

2005-08-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Subject say it all. What are YOU using, what works well, what doesn't? What sort of battery life are you getting, and under what conditions? Will the camera work on household electricity with a converter of some sort? Shel

RE: PESO - Something aa little bit different...

2005-08-30 Thread Tom C
I like it Christian. It's hard to put a finger on it, but it looks like an antique. A sepia tinge could be a nice alternate. Tom C. From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Something aa little bit different... Date:

Re: Next NorCal PDML Meet? -- Your Input Wanted

2005-08-30 Thread Bruce Dayton
I think I can do the 8th - location is flexible for me. -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 10:39:24 AM, you wrote: MA The 8th or 9th works best for me as well. And I'd vote for SF over MA Sausalito as well. MA - Marco MA On Aug 30, 2005, at 10:36 AM, Juan Buhler wrote:

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