Re: Southwest suggestions

2005-09-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/31/2005 3:06:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: By all means, go to Yosemite. It is one of the best places on earth for a nature lover and for a photographer. As for the bears, never carry any food, candy, gum, or cosmetics on your person or in your

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Pat Kong
Looking at the 5n viewfinder (also applies to the DS), there is a little (minus) on the right edge of the slider and a little (plus) on the left edge of the slider. Since I need near-sighted correction (i.e., negative diopters), I push the slider all the way to the right when I am not wearing my

Re: IR *istD experiences?

2005-09-01 Thread derbyc
Quoting Hans Imglueck [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi all, I heard that the *istDS has some sensitivity in the infrared. Has anybody experiences shooting IR with *istD? Thanks and best regards, Hans. -- Hans Imglueck 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS http://www.gmx.net/de/go/promail +++ GMX - die

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Pat Kong
Zx-5n manual also says that the diopter adjustment ranges from +1.5D to -2.5D. Same for the DS. Pat in SF --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which direction is that? If I set the 5n all the way to the right, as I look at the camera from behind, working without glasses is just fine.

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thanks! I looked at the manual but didn't see anything about the direction until you mentioned it. Now I see it. Well, off to watch a movie and then to bed. Shel [Original Message] From: Pat Kong Looking at the 5n viewfinder (also applies to the DS), there is a little (minus) on the

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 31, 2005, at 10:38 PM, David Mann wrote: There is some, particularly in the components that are optimized to to take advantage of the native hardware signal processing capabilities integrated into the PowerPC G4/G5 and Pentium series cpus. Hand-coded instructions in these critical

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On a more serious note, the 5n finder has enough correction to allow me to focus without wearing my glasses. It would be great if the DS allowed that as well. It's got enough for my eyes. I guess it depends on how much correction you need, sans glasses. Godfrey

September PUG Comments

2005-09-01 Thread Tom C
Subjective opinions follow... Bad(lands)Mud by Kenneth Waller - It really stands out and captures my attention. Good Mud Ken! I had a similar shot taken near Grand Junction Colorado that I considered, but the scene was no where as 3-D as yours is. It POPS! Old Rose by Dag Thrane -

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's Great! Maybe I won't have to wear my glasses when using the DS. BTW, I can't thank you enough for the loan of the 5n. Now I'm outta here ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Pat Kong Zx-5n manual also says that the diopter adjustment ranges from +1.5D to -2.5D. Same for the

PUG Themes?

2005-09-01 Thread Tom C
Some suggestions just throw out there: 1. What is it? 2. Purple 3. Where am I? 4. 2-toned 5. Panorama 6. Tri-color 7. Wooden 8. Night (did we have a night?) 9. Texture 10. Contrast 11. Morning 12. Painting BW is always good. I liked the Synchronicity themes of the past as

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 11:15:51PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The difference is that the 30-50% gains with the automated tools might mean more value for large bodies of code, where the number of code sections that can be optimized to the maximum extent by hand tend to be a lot

Re: GESO: Statue Park, Budapest

2005-09-01 Thread Juan Buhler
I did plan for this in advance... Just made sure the skies didn't blow up too much, and the statues didn't clamp at the bottom of the histogram too much either... The conversion was a quick job done in the train as I was leaving Budapest. I'd have to redo all of those if I were to print. Yep, I

Re: IR *istD experiences?

2005-09-01 Thread John Celio
I heard that the *istDS has some sensitivity in the infrared. Has anybody experiences shooting IR with *istD? Shot this with my D, the FA-J 18-35, and a Cokin infrared filter (which is nearly opaque in the visible spectrum). http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/files/d2/infra_01.html So yeah,

RE: Pentax-M f/13.5 2000mm

2005-09-01 Thread Malcolm Smith
Stan Halpin wrote: No, I think I won't bid on this auction. [End of stream of consciousness] I might well do. Malcolm

Re: Norcal PDML Meet

2005-09-01 Thread Juan Buhler
The roof of my apartment (accessible through normal stairs) looks on to the bay, and both bridges are visible. I can't guarantee it will be a great view, (there are some buildings across the street) but we could end up there if you guys want. This map is pretty much centered on my place:

Re: New Pentax Digitals

2005-09-01 Thread Juan Buhler
I think there might be a WPi in my future. Sometimes I'd like to have a little camera with me, and a submergable one is a plus. The other day I was in the baths in Budapest, and would have loved to have a small camera with me to photograph that place... j On 9/1/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PUG Themes?

2005-09-01 Thread mike wilson
From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] I liked the Synchronicity themes of the past as well. Seconded. More: Reflection (not reflections) Air Stormy Space Dirt Locomotion Artifice Beauty Destruction Eye Rain I appreciate greatly the work that all Pugmeisters put into this project.

Re: Batteries for istDS?

2005-09-01 Thread Thibouille
I'm in the same situation but I know I review pictures quite a lot, deleting a couple ones when I have time to get more capacity out of my little 1GB card. So I often take up to 5 pictures in a row and delete 2-3 of'em a bit later. That uses batteries quite much. 2005/9/1, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL

Re: Batteries ist D

2005-09-01 Thread Thibouille
These provide a higher than 3V voltage don't they? 2005/8/31, Charles Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dear All, I have been following the debate regarding batteries with interest, After trying several I have settled on rechargeable Lithium CR-V3 which work brilliantly. I did a lot of research

Re: New Pentax Digitals

2005-09-01 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Cotty wrote: Hi team, 2 new Optios: WPi: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05083107pentax_optiowpi.asp No SMC lens. (in a very posh hotel in Berlin - been filming for a couple of days at short notice - cock up over hotel bookings for me and reporter, so got upgraded

Re: Pentax-M f/13.5 2000mm

2005-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [Steam of consciousness response to the lens...] Impressive lens. And only 7300 grams! I think that a gram is about the weight of a feather, 7300 of them shouldn't be too bad. Oh, wait. That is close to 7.3 kilos. That is about the weight of my bowling

Re: September PUG Comments

2005-09-01 Thread dagt
Thank you! The reason why the edge of the wall is in the picture is that I liked the way the old rose turns away from the world outside. The first exposures I made was cropped as you suggest, but I think they lack some of the mood in the picture and become a little bit too simple. DagT

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Shel, My D has enough correction for me to leave my reading glasses home -- +2 is the max I think. I think the S is the same. I have it set at about +1.8. Prior to buying that camera I had forced myself to learn to focus with my left eye. It's nice to be back to shooting righty. Paul On

Re: PUG is loaded... and new themes please

2005-09-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Descriptive words have work well, it seems. Some directional terms Top, Bottom, Left, Right, etc. Some relative position terms Over, Above, Under, Beneath, Beside ... Perhaps each year, the theme being something about one month? so a January, July, or November theme? Maybe one month a year?

Paw:Resend:Me and my Mom and EZ

2005-09-01 Thread brooksdj
http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Collingwood%202005/?action=viewcurrent=LL_9063.jpg Hi Gang. My original post never made it to my computer and i don't see it in the archives, so i'll resend. Shot two in my mini series of

OT: Was someone here needing a safe-sync?

2005-09-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.photo.marketplace/browse_frm/thread/d1593 318513c0e10/827139c0116b0dd0?hl=en#827139c0116b0dd0 mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

Re: IR *istD experiences?

2005-09-01 Thread Hans Imglueck
Thanks, that looks very cool! The leaves on the lower right side seem to be moving - how long was the exposure time? Regards, Hans. --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- Von: John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Betreff: Re: IR *istD experiences? Datum: Thu, 1 Sep 2005

Re: IR *istD experiences?

2005-09-01 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Awesome photo John! Thanks for the link to Jens' IR world, very interesting and *istDS too! Shot this with my D, the FA-J 18-35, and a Cokin infrared filter (which is nearly opaque in the visible spectrum). http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/files/d2/infra_01.html

Re: Advice needed: to switch or not to

2005-09-01 Thread P. J. Alling
Did you actually look through the viewfinder of the thing, like looking through a small cramped tunnel, made me claustrophobic... Jerry in Houston wrote: I have to admit to being tempted to switch to the Olympus E-volt. I have recently seen specials of the camera with 2 Zuiko lenses for

Re: Advice needed: to switch or not to

2005-09-01 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Aug 31, 2005, at 8:47 PM, Jerry in Houston wrote: I have to admit to being tempted to switch to the Olympus E-volt. I have recently seen specials of the camera with 2 Zuiko lenses for about $800. It's a good

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread William Robb
From: Monty Python's Flying Circus (A sign hangs in a chemist's office, Dispensing Department. John Cleese is a chemist and is behind a chemists counter. One man is standing and a man and lady are sitting, facing CHEMIST on the other side of the counter) CHEMIST: Right I've got some of

Re: PUG Themes?

2005-09-01 Thread Rick Womer
Three that have occurred to me recently: Roots Oops Solitaire --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some suggestions just throw out there: 1. What is it? 2. Purple 3. Where am I? 4. 2-toned 5. Panorama 6. Tri-color 7. Wooden 8. Night (did we have a night?) 9.

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread P. J. Alling
The eye cup on the DS is a different design that wraps entirely around the viewfinder frame. Much more difficult to knock off accidentally. (I've though about trying one on my D but the eye cup for the zx5n works almost as well, more friction). Stan Halpin wrote: Fred, you will find, if

Re: New Pentax Digitals

2005-09-01 Thread P. J. Alling
It doesn't say SMC but then again how often doe Pentax not publicize a feature. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Cotty wrote: Hi team, 2 new Optios: WPi: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05083107pentax_optiowpi.asp No SMC lens. (in a very posh hotel in Berlin - been

Re: Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread mike wilson
How apposite. I was thinking of posting some information about the ecology of freshwater streams in areas of previous heavy metal extraction. But live and let live. 8-) From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/09/01 Thu PM 01:28:22 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re:

Re: IR *istD experiences?

2005-09-01 Thread danilo
well, don't expect it to be *so* sensitive, you usually have to overexpose a lot (5/6 steps, but YMMV) from what the meter says _with the filter on_ (which already *eats* all the light) I have no digital pentax-es, but with my DSRL (enemy-branded), in a sunny day, the tipical exposure, at 100 Iso

Re: Advice needed: to switch or not to

2005-09-01 Thread Thibouille
I didn't try it but AFAIR (test from magazines etc.) Olympus has the slowest AF you can find on DSLR. Pentax is almost a speed demon. I could be wrong however... 2005/9/1, Jerry in Houston [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I have to admit to being tempted to switch to the Olympus E-volt. I have recently seen

What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I recall seeing some discussions about these things, but never paid much attention to them. So now that I've joined the Pixel Parade, it might be helpful to know what they are and if I should be concerned about them. Are there cold pixels as well? Shel

Re: Paw:Resend:Me and my Mom and EZ

2005-09-01 Thread Bruce Dayton
Dave, Cutsie sells. I gotta believe that the mother was pleased with this one. Nice shot. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, September 1, 2005, 4:05:52 AM, you wrote: bcin

RE: PUG is loaded... and new themes please

2005-09-01 Thread Bob W
Ah, yes. The schoolboy's favourite: Licence my roving hands, and let them go Before, behind, between, above, below. O, my America, my Newfoundland, ... How about Point, Line, Area, Volume, Contrast, Time, Movement, Dimension, Scale, Texture, Man and Machine, Couples, Primitive, Rococo,

RE: What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread Tom C
Hot pixels are photosites on the sensor that are, in layman's terms, more sensitive to the light striking them, than average pixels. Therefore they turn 'ON' sooner and tend to be more visible during long exposures. Cold or dead pixels are photosites that are always turned 'OFF'. There are

Re: PUG is loaded... and new themes please

2005-09-01 Thread Gonz
How about: hot communication blue container display tall creature technology history tragedy pretend reflection sight surface knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Descriptive words have work well, it seems. Some directional terms Top, Bottom, Left, Right, etc. Some relative position terms

Re: IR *istD experiences?

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
30 second camera limit? Just go to Bulb and hold the shutter open as long as you need. Godfrey On Sep 1, 2005, at 7:43 AM, danilo wrote: well, don't expect it to be *so* sensitive, you usually have to overexpose a lot (5/6 steps, but YMMV) from what the meter says _with the filter on_

Re: What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
What Tom said. Plus... Hot pixels become more visible as exposure times lengthen: I have a few on my DS that surface with exposure times approaching 2 seconds. There are three solutions to hot pixels: Noise Reduction in the camera, hot pixel removal in the RAW converter, and cloning in

Re: PUG Themes?

2005-09-01 Thread Igor Roshchin
Hi, everybody! I haven't been submitting that many pictures to PUG myself, but I thought I'd share my idea about the themes. Sorry if this idea is a bit stereotypical (or even extremely so): Latin phrases. Personally I'd suggest to chose from the following: ad hoc et cetera mea culpa cogito

Re: PUG Themes?

2005-09-01 Thread Henri Toivonen
Igor Roshchin wrote: Hi, everybody! I haven't been submitting that many pictures to PUG myself, but I thought I'd share my idea about the themes. Sorry if this idea is a bit stereotypical (or even extremely so): Latin phrases. Personally I'd suggest to chose from the following: ad hoc et

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Pat Kong
I find that the DS eye cup is a lot snugger that that of the 5n, which I have lost and now place a rubberband to keep the new one in place. Pat in SF --- Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fred, you will find, if the DS is anything like the D, that the eyecup will quickly choose to remove

RE: Advice needed: to switch or not to switch....

2005-09-01 Thread Jens Bladt
To me it was a big misson to sell most of my analog Pentaxes to help finance my D. I never really regretted this. Except for the MZ-S I sold it MZ-S, but later bought annother one (from a fellow PDML'er). If you put it up for ebay auction, it'll be gone in a week :-) Regards Jens Jens Bladt

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I lost one eyecup (eyeglasses protector? it doesn't seem much like a cup to me ;-) from my DS ... the replacement ($30!) fits more snugly than the original, and the second DS body's is snugger too. A little rubberband place around the piece and the bottom edge of the eyepiece will keep it

Re: Advice needed: to switch or not to switch....

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 1, 2005, at 10:18 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: To me it was a big misson to sell most of my analog Pentaxes to help finance my D. I never really regretted this. Except for the MZ-S I sold it MZ-S, but later bought annother one (from a fellow PDML'er). If you put it up for ebay auction,

Re: Advice needed: to switch or not to switch....

2005-09-01 Thread Tom C
I really should sell the MX body I picked up as I've had it for nearly six months now and still not taken a single picture with it. But I figure I really should take at least one roll of film with it before posting it for sale. Nostalgia for a kind of camera that was the basis of my

Re: Pentax-M f/13.5 2000mm

2005-09-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Shel, Yes, I remember that lens. 800mm/f4.0 for the 6x7... I knew it was for the 6x7 but never caught the focal length. It was a monster. The Front was bigger than a dinner plate. The lens was probably a meter in length. You would need help to mount it on a tripod. Regards, Bob S. On 8/31/05,

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Bob Sullivan
Fred, It's nice to hear you are enjoying the DS, I think Shel will too. I've got 1,000 jpg's out of mine since mid June. (I'll get to RAW eventually.) Still on the original batteries and no firmware upgrades yet. Mostly I'm using AF lenses - AF50/1.4 and F28/2.8. Used the AF70-210/4-5.6 at the

Re: LX Metering in coloured light

2005-09-01 Thread Bob Blakely
I tend to shoot automatic at wedding receptions, occasionally outdoors in low light conditions and often when shooting family snaps. I've never hade that problem with any of my five LXen. Regards, Bob...

Re: What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/1/2005 8:57:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From my own experience, if you don't look for them you probably won't see them. Tom C. === Unless there is a hot pixel in a dark area (lighter on darker) usually you can't see them unless you zoom

Re: What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread Charles Robinson
On Sep 1, 2005, at 15:10, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unless there is a hot pixel in a dark area (lighter on darker) usually you can't see them unless you zoom the RAW/JPG a lot. If it has a LOT of hot pixels, enough to be noticeable even without zooming, then I would consider the sensor to

RE: GESO: Statue Park, Budapest

2005-09-01 Thread Jens Bladt
These are very fine photographs. The cloudy sky was a brilliant choise as well. Regards Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Juan Buhler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 31. august 2005 19:49 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: GESO: Statue

RE: Bicycling in France: All primes

2005-09-01 Thread Evan Hanson
Have a great time but... n0 50 are you crazy? ; )

Re: Pentax-M f/13.5 2000mm

2005-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hell, it took two of us just to LOOK at it LOL Shel [Original Message] From: Bob Sullivan Shel, Yes, I remember that lens. 800mm/f4.0 for the 6x7... I knew it was for the 6x7 but never caught the focal length. It was a monster. The Front was bigger than a dinner plate. The lens was

FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The DS I ordered was scheduled for delivery tomorrow. I called FedEx yesterday when I knew the camera was at their distribution center and asked if it could be delivered today, or if I could pick it up. I was told it would be delivered tomorrow and that I couldn't pick it up. This morning I

RE: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Tom C
UPS is as bad. Just think how bad delivery is in New Orleans right now. Probably all kinds of packages afloat. Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: FedEx Hoovers! Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 15:30:50 -0700

RE: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Don Sanderson
I'm not real fond of their regular delivery either. I've learned to wait patiently for the tracking info to say Out for Delivery, then I know it will be there that day, _Sometime_ between 8:00am and 8:00pm. Fortunately they usually deliver to my home which seldom requires a signature. Don

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
With regard to this kind of thing, the folks at the desk and on the trucks are only doing their job. They have corporate policy to adhere to. It's when they're NOT doing their job that I get pissy. ;-) I usually watch the tracking so I know what day the package is loaded on the truck. If

Re: Hitachi 4GB Microdrive

2005-09-01 Thread Herb Chong
the camera's not off. press the shutter release half-way and it should wake from sleep mode. Herb - Original Message - From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:07 AM Subject: Re: Hitachi 4GB Microdrive Most of the time I

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread Herb Chong
there are very, very few cases where that matters enough anymore to pay someone to do it. i have lots of friends at IBM's compiler research group. optimal code generation is a solved problem as far as the research community is concerned. the fact that GCC isn't very good at it is the project of

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Your package arrived today ;-)) Giving out misinformation doesn't seem like they're doing their job very well. Of course, it's probably my fault that i was given the wrong information several times. At least buydig performed well - better than anticipated. Shel [Original Message] From:

Re: Hitachi 4GB Microdrive

2005-09-01 Thread Herb Chong
it works that way on the 360FGZ. Herb... - Original Message - From: John Coyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:32 AM Subject: Re: Hitachi 4GB Microdrive Hi Tom: the *ist-D will power up again from a light touch on the shutter

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Walters
The eyecup on my DS doesn't seem likely to fall off easily but it looks very fragile. As I've always preferred the older style cups as fitted to the M series, I replaced the DS cup with one off my ME - it fits snugly and is actually better suited to the DS than the ME (where the cup had to be

Re: PESO: Wattle Day

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting keithw [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What a beautiful shrub! Never having heard of it, I tried Google. http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/a-pub.html Small wonder I hadn't! Near extinction! Bloody shame! It's probably reasonably well preserved in its remnant areas and it's a tough

Re: PESO: Wattle Day

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Nice one Brian. Wild flower season is almost upon us. :-) Thanks Dave - wildflower season might be a bit disappointing here this year due to the extended drought. Cheers, Brian + Brian Walters Western

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Of course, Herb. That goes without saying. Evidently it matters enough to Adobe and the development of Photoshop to put in the effort. The kind of performance work being done in this area is well beyond what can be done with the compiler's code optimization. The person at Adobe responsible

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 1, 2005, at 4:00 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Your package arrived today ;-)) Glad to hear it. The USPS often amazes me at how quickly they get letters and small packages delivered. Giving out misinformation doesn't seem like they're doing their job very well. Of course, it's

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread Herb Chong
my friend is a contractor to Apple, not an employee. Herb - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:41 PM Subject: Re: Gimp, Anyone? I probably know your friend: I worked intimately with the

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
What does an M eyecup look like? There's none on my MX. I saw a picture of one on bojidar's site that looked enormous and clumsy ... I can't use anything like that due to my glasses. Godfrey On Sep 1, 2005, at 4:06 PM, Brian Walters wrote: The eyecup on my DS doesn't seem likely to fall

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My last stint in the compiler team was as a contractor too, Herb. Makes no difference: I probably know him if he's been working with the team at all. Godfrey On Sep 1, 2005, at 4:53 PM, Herb Chong wrote: my friend is a contractor to Apple, not an employee. Herb - Original

Grease for lens helix?

2005-09-01 Thread Don Sanderson
I just scored a pair of SMCP-M35/2.8's that both need the aperture blades cleaned of oil. While I'm at it I want to clean the rest and re-lube. I've heard a couple of people mention a synthetic grease that won't migrate back onto the blades, I can't find that reference now. Does anyone know of a

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread Herb Chong
Dr. Ken Zadeck. i probably see him about once a month since he lives near me. he has few kind words to say about people who screw up implementing 25-year old technology. Herb - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday,

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes, I've met Ken a couple of times. Listen, I'm not going to get into a name-calling hissy-spat here. Compilers are very complex software projects: the gcc compiler suite is probably a larger code base than Mac OS X itself, and it has been pummeled, tweaked, beaten up, and shoved around

Re: Ordered the DS this Morning

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: What does an M eyecup look like? There's none on my MX. I saw a picture of one on bojidar's site that looked enormous and clumsy ... I can't use anything like that due to my glasses. Godfrey Yes - well it's the same as the one on

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Rick Womer
Actually, Shel, you are physiologically incorrect. The sphincter you have in mind (the anal one, I presume) =prevents= fecal waste from passing. Rick --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the third or fourth time I've had delivery problems with FedEx. What a bunch of

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 1, 2005, at 4:00 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Your package arrived today ;-)) Glad to hear it. The USPS often amazes me at how quickly they get letters and small packages delivered. Show 'em the photos of *my* package Godders! -- Mark

Re: Gimp, Anyone?

2005-09-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/1/2005 6:39:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Monty Python's Flying Circus === Hmmm, didn't work. Try beer, wine, coffee, motorcycles, or cars. That should. Marnie aka Doe ;-)

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, Shel, you are physiologically incorrect. The sphincter you have in mind (the anal one, I presume) =prevents= fecal waste from passing. Say Rick, are you going to Chicago? I'm off to France tomorrow to meet Lisa at the SPP meeting. -- Mark

Re: Bicycling in France: All primes

2005-09-01 Thread Mark Roberts
Evan Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have a great time but... n0 50 are you crazy? ; ) I still may take the 50, even though it's kind of close to the 43. I'll decide at the last minute, probably... (Plane departs at 12:45 tomorrow!) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing

Re: What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/1/2005 2:05:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have a DS which I purchased in November of last year. When I shoot for more than a few frames (like, concert photography) at ISO800, there are 13 (!!) pixels of varying shades and brightnesses that are

RE: Southwest suggestions

2005-09-01 Thread Gautam Sarup
Hi Peter, Since you're willing to camp try this site: www.reserveamerica.com It let's you reserve campsites so you can be sure of getting a place to pitch your tent. Look forward to meeting you in San Francisco. Regards, Gautam -Original Message- From: Peter Lacus [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Joseph Tainter
I have had problems with them too. Typical scenario with UPS is that the lens arrives in Albuquerque on Thursday night. I know it is in Albuquerque, and it would be nice to have it over the weekend. UPS will not let me pick it up. I get the lens on Monday. This has happened, I think, three

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread David Savage
After my first couple of experiences of having packages FedEX'ed, I just found it too hard knowing that it was within my grasp but I had to wait an extra day or two. for this reason I no longer watch the package tracking. As the saying goes A watched pot never boils, this holds true when waiting

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Graywolf
My sympathy. I have been having a problem with an item I ordered more than a month ago. But I have to blame the sellers, I picked them because the said they shipped via USPS, then the shipped it via Fed Ex Ground (The absolute worse shipping service in the world) the other day after 8 days

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The truth is that many people have had minor to severe problems with many shippers. At one time the PO was the butt of many jokes, but it seems they've pretty much gotten their act together, at least with parcel shipments. I like using the PO because the items are delivered to my PO Box, I don't

Re: What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Great info ... thanks! I've tried Vuescan a couple of times, but it always crashes my computer to hang up or Photoshop to crash. It's happened with two or three versions of the program. I'd really like to try it. Shel [Original Message] From: Godfrey DiGiorgi Hot pixels become more

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 1, 2005, at 6:07 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Show 'em the photos of *my* package Godders! LOL ... yeah, they made a mess of that one. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/markpackage/ Godfrey

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Brian Walters
H OK - for a while I was wondering just what you were talking about.. Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sep 1, 2005, at 6:07 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Show 'em the photos of *my* package Godders! LOL ... yeah, they made a mess of that one.

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 1, 2005, at 8:01 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: However, I think Godfrey is correct in that I'm a little cranky because I want this camera NOW. I couldn't have used it anyway as the place I bought the SD card from, who, on their web site says: We guarantee same-day shipping before 6:00PM

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: FedEx Hoovers! This is the third or fourth time I've had delivery problems with FedEx. What a bunch of sphincters! Funny you should mention shippers. After all my rants about how much UPS sucks, I had to have a couple of pieces

Re: Southwest suggestions

2005-09-01 Thread William Robb
Consider camping at Kodachrome Basin. The scenery is quite nice, and there are some food photographic opportunities to be had there. Devil's Garden State Park is nearby, as is Hole in the Rock. It's a bit of a drive to Bryce through some nice countryside. William Robb

Re: What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Charles Robinson Subject: Re: What Are Hot Pixels? Maybe it's time to take advantage of the 1-year warranty before it's too late, but goodness me I don't want to be without the camera over the holidays! Who would be the person that needed to be

Re: FedEx Hoovers!

2005-09-01 Thread Scott Loveless
My previous employer shipped between 400 and 1700 packages per day. About 10% (give or take) were USPS. The rest were UPS. The USPS lost more total packages than UPS! I would sometimes go weeks without having to deal with a lost UPS package. USPS issues were a daily occurence. Plus, at least

Re: Bicycling in France: All primes

2005-09-01 Thread Scott Loveless
Take the 50. Consider it insurance. If you don't take it the 43 will be lost/damaged/stolen on the very first day. If you do take, both lenses will be fine. Don't believe me? Ask the Philly PDML crew about bringing spare bodies. g On 9/1/05, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Evan

Re: What Are Hot Pixels?

2005-09-01 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Hmm. What hardware/RAM/OS version are you running? I've been using Vuescan on Mac OS since about 1999 and version 2 or three. The current v8.2.36 (released today for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux) is a vastly improved application. You might give it a try ... it's a 2Mbyte download evaluation

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