Heading across the pond.

2005-10-07 Thread Cesar
I am over a month behind on the list - many threads have been deleted. I am still planning on catchin up - so bear with me. The news is that I am headed to London, England this month. Too long a story to explain how this all came about... I will be leaving the USA on the 17th and returning

RE: *ist Ds Shutter actuations

2005-10-07 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day Cotty. Must have been your distant relative that originated from ancestors that were transported here in the 1700's... :-) Hooroo. Regards, Trevor. Grafton -Original Message- From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2005 10:23 PM To: pentax list Subject:

RE: *ist Ds Shutter actuations

2005-10-07 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day Dave. We all have money problems...Just ask my Missus :-) Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton -Original Message- From: David Savage [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 October 2005 10:40 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: *ist Ds Shutter actuations Well obviously

Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty

2005-10-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I ~do~ like it, I just think it could be a bit better. But, I'm of the opinion that my opinions are out of step with what most people on this list think about most photos. Shel Am I paranoid or perceptive? [Original Message] From: frank theriault Shel Belinkoff wrote: Hi Frank ...

RE: cultural image perception

2005-10-07 Thread Gautam Sarup
Chopsticks make a good meal last longer! -Original Message- From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:37 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: cultural image perception Even more perplexing then... :) Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL

Re: Starring Knarf

2005-10-07 Thread Dario Bonazza
Mark Roberts wrote: Funny, there's no mention of cormorants anywhere. Oh wait, wrong magazine... That was May issue. Dario

RE: Finland

2005-10-07 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Sure there are :-). Antti-Pekka Antti-Pekka Virjonen Estera Oy Turku www.computec.fi -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:13 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT:

Re: OT: photo editing computer info sources?

2005-10-07 Thread David Mann
On Oct 7, 2005, at 9:58 AM, Mark Erickson wrote: All, I'm interested in getting computer/monitor recommendations that are aimed at photo editing functions (e.g., which flat-panel monitor is best for photoshop?) rather than high-end game play (e.g., which system gives higher frame rates in

Re: istDS Troubles

2005-10-07 Thread David Mann
On Oct 7, 2005, at 6:42 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: LOL ... Yeah, I get cranky too sometimes. Shoulda seen me swearing at the Epson 1270 last time I attempted to make a few prints with it. It's been fixed now ... the Epson R2400 arrived yesterday. ;-) My 2100 has been a bit like that, too.

Re: Setting Up a Web Site

2005-10-07 Thread David Mann
On Oct 6, 2005, at 10:48 PM, Jostein wrote: Kevin, I'm a true novice to the secret powers of RegEx... Would they also pick it up if you split up the mail address into parts contained in variables, and then assemble the mail address by concatenating the variables? That's basically the

Re: OT: photo editing computer info sources?

2005-10-07 Thread Jostein
Hi, Quoting Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm interested in getting computer/monitor recommendations that are aimed at photo editing functions (e.g., which flat-panel monitor is best for photoshop?) rather than high-end game play (e.g., which system gives higher frame rates in Far

Re: OT: Driving shots (not mine)

2005-10-07 Thread Lucas Rijnders
On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 03:46:49 +0200, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well Dern. Sorry ya'll, I didn't realize that was a registered member's only page :( How about the source location: http://www.mindspring.com/~d0cwh/pd1.JPG http://www.mindspring.com/~d0cwh/pd3.JPG That works. Nice. The

Re: Heading across the pond.

2005-10-07 Thread mike wilson
From: Cesar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/07 Fri AM 06:08:45 GMT To: PDML pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Heading across the pond. I am over a month behind on the list - many threads have been deleted. I am still planning on catchin up - so bear with me. The news is that I am

RE: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault typed with one hand: well, today started with a bang! Nasty, glad to hear you wore a helmet and I wish you a speedy recovery. The relevance of a missing bell is lost on me, particularly when in traffic in a city, drivers with radios on etc would be hard pressed to hear it, when

OT: Congratulations IAEA

2005-10-07 Thread Jostein
The International Atomic Energy Agency has been awarded the Nobel Peace Price for 2005. Well deserved, IMHO. http://www.nobel.no/eng_lau_announce2005.html Jostein This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging

Re: Fall in the Adirondacks

2005-10-07 Thread Herb Chong
thanks. it's something that i can't explain to anyone either. the technical stuff, anyone can learn if they really want to, and i have spent some time teaching it, among other things. i think that the technical stuff is a very important foundation to being a top tier photographer. there are

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread keith_w
P. J. Alling wrote: You really got to be more careful. He's been riding professionally for a long time. I think he knows traffic better than most of us! Get a Bell for crisakes, it will help protect you from the speeding cars... No, it really won't. I hope you said that tongue in cheek,

Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty

2005-10-07 Thread Jostein
Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I ~do~ like it, I just think it could be a bit better. But, I'm of the opinion that my opinions are out of step with what most people on this list think about most photos. It's all in the language, isn't it? I think this pic gets a message

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Jostein
Ouch!!! Heal soon, Frank. Make sure the collar-bone grows together evenly. Jostein Quoting frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]: well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning. ambulance took me to hospital, and x-rays showed

Re: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread keith_w
Malcolm Smith wrote: frank theriault typed with one hand: well, today started with a bang! Nasty, glad to hear you wore a helmet and I wish you a speedy recovery. The relevance of a missing bell is lost on me, particularly when in traffic in a city, drivers with radios on etc would be

Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty

2005-10-07 Thread keith_w
frank theriault wrote: don't allow pity 4 my physical condition to temper your comments LOL http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/11/169487.jpg apologies to bob sullivan g -frank Great shot, Frank. Variations on a theme. Dogs like that guard their master's possessions all over the

Re: Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread mike wilson
From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/07 Fri AM 10:47:42 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g P. J. Alling wrote: You really got to be more careful. He's been riding professionally for a long time. I think he knows traffic better than

Re: The slow and painful death of film.

2005-10-07 Thread brooksdj
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The slow and painful death of film. I have been using Future Shop labs here in Toronto and the prints from my D2h and istD are very good. Just wondering what it looks like

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread David Savage
That's terrible news Frank. Glad to hear that your not to seriously injured. And I thought I was having a bad week. Kinda' puts my piddly little problems into perspective. Wishing you a speedy recovery Dave On 10/7/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well, today started with a bang!

OT: Off for Thnaksgiving

2005-10-07 Thread brooksdj
Hey troops. Just getting ready for my annual trek to Madawaska Ontario. Kind of a dreary day today,calling for rain, but the weekend looks good. Still it can lead to some decent shots i think. I was not happy with the

Re: GESO: Fall in the Adirondacks

2005-10-07 Thread brooksdj
last weekend in the Adirondacks was a little early for the fall colors this year, and what there was seemed much duller than usual. from a distance, it all looks summer green mixed in with lots of brown. only when you get closer are the other colors

BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread brooksdj
I feel for some reason i commented on this, but don't see anything on the list.Must be having a senior moment.:-) Anyway, got my conversion print back from Futureshop labs. Its the one i submitted the other day as a peso. I requested it on BW paper if they had such. It was done

Re: OT: Congratulations IAEA

2005-10-07 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: The International Atomic Energy Agency has been awarded the Nobel Peace Price for 2005. Well deserved, IMHO. http://www.nobel.no/eng_lau_announce2005.html Jostein It has, unfortunately, got a long way to go. http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2298/

Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty

2005-10-07 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the shot. The people behind the window don't bother me. I think they make it much more interesting. And the crop in the middle of the one man's forehead is appropriate in that it diminishes the importance of the figures. However, I would correct the tilt. A simple one or two degree

Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty

2005-10-07 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/6/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Frank ... I guess we have much different ideas about what's acceptable in a photo. i guess... g I think you've caught a nice scene here but, for me, it's ruined by the tilt and the guy's head

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! What! You think Canadians are SOCIALISTS? You Svine! Tom C. Tom, please explain yourself! Are you joking or are you being serious? Thanks. Boris

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You really got to be more careful. Get a Bell for crisakes, it will help protect you from the speeding cars... LOL :) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds

2005-10-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Just a (not very brief) note on my avian photography workshop with Greg Downing in Cape May, New Jersey last week. BONUS: three new images! http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id33.html (comments appreciated) I like the last one (close up) the most... Wonderful series, Christian!

Re: Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread mike wilson
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/07 Fri PM 01:09:33 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g Hi! What! You think Canadians are SOCIALISTS? You Svine! Tom C. Tom, please explain yourself! Are you joking or are you being

PUG october finally open.

2005-10-07 Thread Adelheid v. K.
Hi folks, PUG is finally open. Kitsch seems to be a difficult theme ;-). It sits on http://pug.komkon.org and on my website http://www.kirschten.de/PUG/05oct as usual. Cheers Adelheid

Re: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Cotty
Yo Frank, bad news man. Get better soon! From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:28 PM To: PDML Subject: OT: matching shoulders g well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this morning.

Re: OT: Driving shots (not mine)

2005-10-07 Thread Cotty
On 6/10/05, Doug Franklin, discombobulated, unleashed: On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 21:34:09 -0400, cbwaters wrote: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422408 You are not logged in or do not have permission to access this page. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ For future ref, this page is VERY

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Cotty
On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: You really got to be more careful. Get a Bell for crisakes, it will help protect you from the speeding cars... Like the Liberty Bell. Drop it on the buggers. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Cotty
On 7/10/05, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: But, Frank, you ought to fight for more than just your bike and 4 missed work days... Boris is right. My wife was rammed from behind (stop it. ;-) by a tanker driver and had mild whiplash as a result. She had some physio for a

RE: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Malcolm Smith
Keith whaley wrote: Part of Frank's settlement ought to be to have that obviously biased traffic cop reassigned to the garbage truck detail... Speaking of helmets, our local motorcycle shop has about 8 used helmets hung up above their accessories counter, showing how much abrasion a

Re: BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: BW digital print report I requested it on BW paper if they had such. It was done on Royal Kodak paper, so its probably on colour paper. It looks ok(i forgot to imbedd sRGB into it, but i didi on the colour shots)but my only

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g Get a Bell for crisakes, it will help protect you from the speeding cars... No, it really won't. I hope you said that tongue in cheek, but without a smiley or other indication, I assume you might have been

OT: update

2005-10-07 Thread frank theriault
1st, thanks to everyone for your wishes. after a mostly sleepless night, i decided to go to work, where i am now. shoulder's still sore as hell, but it's better than yesterday, which must be good. won't be posting too much today, 'cause typing with just one hand is just too slow, but i'll be

Re: OT: update

2005-10-07 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, frank theriault wrote: 1st, thanks to everyone for your wishes. after a mostly sleepless night, i decided to go to work, where i am now. shoulder's still sore as hell, but it's better than yesterday, which must be good. Get well soon, Frank. Though, think of the

Re: OT: update

2005-10-07 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 20 minutes until my next dose o' drugs - woo hoo! Now *there's* one for the quotation archives! -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Charles Robinson
On Oct 6, 2005, at 20:27, frank theriault wrote: well, today started with a bang! [snip!] bike frame is okay, front wheel and fork are toast. bloody cop charged me for no bell and no rear brake (which i'm going to fight) even though she was 100% at fault - that's $200 in fines, and i'm the

Re: PAW/PESO: Loyalty

2005-10-07 Thread Rick Womer
I wouldn't change it. I even like the slight tilt. You don't want gloating over your physical condition to make comments harsher either, right? Get well soon, Frank, and I'm =really= glad you were wearing a helmet! Rick --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: don't allow pity 4 my

Re: Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/07 Fri PM 01:27:03 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g - Original Message - From: keith_w Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g Get a Bell for crisakes, it will help protect you

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread P. J. Alling
And some people don't recognize the sarcasm about his getting a ticket unless you hold up a sign. keith_w wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: You really got to be more careful. He's been riding professionally for a long time. I think he knows traffic better than most of us! Get a Bell for

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: You really got to be more careful. Get a Bell for crisakes, it will help protect you from the speeding cars... Like the Liberty Bell. Drop it on the buggers. Big Ben. They'll never be able to identify the

Some *good* news, BTW

2005-10-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Grandfather Mountain photomeister Don Nelson finished his chemotherapy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma a couple of weeks ago. Three days ago (Tuesday) he got the results of his post-chemo PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography, I believe - hope it doesn't fog his film so to speak g). They found no hot

Re: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Keith whaley wrote: Speaking of helmets, our local motorcycle shop has about 8 used helmets hung up above their accessories counter, showing how much abrasion a helmet takes. A couple of the full face helmets which were almost completely worn thru by rough pavement make you a real

Re: PESO: Another bluejay...

2005-10-07 Thread Fred Widall
Thanks to Rob, Frank P.J. for their comments. With helpful guidance from Rob I went back and reworked the image. Here's my latest version. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/50222048/ Comments ?? -- Fred Widall, Email:

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
Frank, All I can say is heal fast. Glad to know you were wearing a helmet. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: matching shoulders g well, today started with a bang! i got hit by a car making an illegal turn, while riding to work this

Re: OT: Congratulations IAEA

2005-10-07 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] It has, unfortunately, got a long way to go. http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2298/ Sadly, yes. I also learned today that a number of nations are breaking the non-proliferation agreement, and not only Iran

Re: PESO: Sand Pile

2005-10-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
John, thanks for commenting. Abstracts, among other things, are not every one's cup of tea. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Sand Pile Kenneth, I usually adore your photographs, but I just haven't been able to form an opinion

Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X

2005-10-07 Thread Jostein
The Nikon distributor in Norway was also a independent company. They apparently abused their position enough to exhaust the patience of Nikon, who is now taking over themselves. Maybe one solution for your friend, Boris, could be to write a letter to Nikon's European head office to explain

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Gasha
Yes, wearing helmet is a must. Even if it not helps always, you did everything to protect yourself. Frank, i hope you will be fine after 1-2 months. And yes, almost forgot. Having 2 hands helps a lot when taking photos :) Gasha, with bike in the streets for 6 years now Kenneth Waller wrote:

Re: OT: Congratulations IAEA

2005-10-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] It has, unfortunately, got a long way to go. http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2298/ Sadly, yes. I also learned today that a number of nations are breaking the non-proliferation agreement, and not only Iran

Re: BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
im glad you qualified that comment. there are a couple of labs here that do exceptional bw work on color paper. there's a huge photo of mother theresa in the lobby of pictopia (http://www.pictopia.com/) that' bw on color paper that will knock your socks off. Shel [Original Message] From:

Re: PESO: Sand Pile

2005-10-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
Tom, for reference, that shot is almost full frame, from the *ist D with a 1.4 converter and an FA 300mm f4.5, sooo that would be 630mm or approx 16 X. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Sand Pile Ken, I tend to agree that this one

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
Unfortunately, Frank's story is why I don't normally ride the streets/roads anymore - I've had people aim at me to force me off the road. Keneth Waller -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Some *good* news, BTW

2005-10-07 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: Grandfather Mountain photomeister Don Nelson finished his chemotherapy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma a couple of weeks ago. Three days ago (Tuesday) he got the results of his post-chemo PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography, I believe - hope it doesn't fog his film so to speak

Re: BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: BW digital print report im glad you qualified that comment. there are a couple of labs here that do exceptional bw work on color paper. there's a huge photo of mother theresa in the lobby of pictopia (http://www.pictopia.com/)

Re: BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
it is a high end custom lab ... they print for customers all over the world, not just locally. Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb I'm not saying it can't be done, but I have strong doubts that your labs are doing volume production work, since to get it absolutely right, every

Re: OT: Off for Thnaksgiving

2005-10-07 Thread wendy beard
On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 07:20:30 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey troops. Just getting ready for my annual trek to Madawaska Ontario. Kind of a dreary day today,calling for rain, but the weekend looks good. Have a nice trip, Dave. I'm off to Pickering. Should come

Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X

2005-10-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jostein Subject: Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X The Nikon distributor in Norway was also a independent company. They apparently abused their position enough to exhaust the patience of Nikon, who is now taking over themselves. Maybe

Re: BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: BW digital print report it is a high end custom lab ... they print for customers all over the world, not just locally. That makes sense then. What are they using for their output machine? William Robb

Re: Pentax TimeLine

2005-10-07 Thread Derek
Thanks Michel for answering your own question. This is really interesting. Derek Michel Carrère-Gée a écrit : There are two or three years, a member of PDML published two documents which I preserved: Pentax 35mm lens timeline

FS FRIDAY - SMC PENTAX - A 50mm/2.0

2005-10-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
this one's in great contrition, makes for a nice portrait lens in the D siblings, comes with FR caps. $25.00 plus shipping contact off list please. http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/a50.jpg Shel

FS FRIDAY - SMC PENTAX - A 50mm/2.0

2005-10-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
this one's in great condition, makes for a nice portrait lens in the D siblings, comes with FR caps. $25.00 plus shipping contact off list please. http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/a50.jpg Shel

RE: OT: update

2005-10-07 Thread Tom C
Start taking pictures... l Tom C. 20 minutes until my next dose o' drugs - woo hoo! -knarf -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Juan Buhler
Everybody should be required to ride a motorcycle for six months before getting a license for a car. It's incredible how much of a better driver it makes you. Now when I drive my car, I see motorcycles (I wouldn't claim I see them all, since the one you don't see is the one that gets you), I look

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread wendy beard
On 10/6/05, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well, today started with a bang! Ooohhh. I'm flinching just reading about it. Having been in a head-on collision with a white van myself, I feel your pain! Look after yourself and get some rest and I hope you're all healed up soon Wendy --

Re: BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
what's an output machine? you can probably get more accurate info than i can provide by checking their web site. http://www.pictopia.com/ Shel [Original Message] From: William Robb - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: BW digital print report it is a high

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Tom C
Joking of course. :) Tom C. From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 15:09:33 +0200 Hi! What! You think Canadians are SOCIALISTS? You Svine! Tom C. Tom, please

Re: Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Tom C
It shows? Tom C. Hi! What! You think Canadians are SOCIALISTS? You Svine! Tom C. Tom, please explain yourself! Are you joking or are you being serious? Thanks. Boris Whichever, I want some of what he's been drinking for the last few hours. mike too sober at work

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Joking of course. :) Good, because thoughts of brain derailment started to pop up in my mind ;-). Boris

Re: OT: update

2005-10-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! 1st, thanks to everyone for your wishes. after a mostly sleepless night, i decided to go to work, where i am now. shoulder's still sore as hell, but it's better than yesterday, which must be good. Did you really have to do that? won't be posting too much today, 'cause typing with

Re: BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: BW digital print report what's an output machine? That would be what they are using to write the files to photo paper. Answered my own question. It's a Gretag Lightjet 430. Nice equipment. William Robb

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g Joking of course. :) HAR!!! Ever wonder why Ontario and Saskatchewan are pink on most world maps? William Robb

Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X

2005-10-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! The Nikon distributor in Norway was also a independent company. They apparently abused their position enough to exhaust the patience of Nikon, who is now taking over themselves. Maybe one solution for your friend, Boris, could be to write a letter to Nikon's European head office to

Re: Some *good* news, BTW

2005-10-07 Thread Bruce Dayton
That is great news! He is such a nice, deserving individual. I hope to get back to GFM this next year. Don enabled me at the mountain by loaning me his personal DA 16-45 for several hours. As soon as I got back, I had to buy my own. -- Bruce Friday, October 7, 2005, 7:39:07 AM, you wrote:

Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X

2005-10-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! If you read the fine print in the warranty, you will sometimes find that the equipment is not warranted for professional use, even though the marketing is aiming it at the professional user. Not saying this is the case, but I have seen this sort of thing in the past. Gee, that's new for

Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X

2005-10-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman Subject: Re: OT: Having met a fellow photog with Nikon D2X Not saying this is the case, but I have seen this sort of thing in the past. Gee, that's new for me. Thanks, Bill. I honestly and probably rather stupidly thought that flagship

Re: Some *good* news, BTW

2005-10-07 Thread Rick Womer
Congrats to Don! I would =really= like to get to GFM. It depends upon when my son's high school graduation is, though, and the school hasn't planned that far ahead yet. Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grandfather Mountain photomeister Don Nelson finished his chemotherapy

Re: BW digital print report

2005-10-07 Thread Shel Belinkoff
i looked up the gretag and the info says ... The LightJet 430 design incorporates advanced laser technology to optimize color range and color resolution. Its 36-bit color space, capable of producing 68 billion colors, ensures optimum control over the light source to reproduce color with perfect

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread mike wilson
Juan Buhler wrote: Everybody should be required to ride a motorcycle for six months before getting a license for a car. It's incredible how much of a better driver it makes you. Now when I drive my car, I see motorcycles (I wouldn't claim I see them all, since the one you don't see is the one

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread Tom C
They're in Canada? :) Tom C. From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:16:39 -0600 - Original Message - From: Tom C Subject: Re: OT: matching shoulders g

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread mike wilson
Tom C wrote: It shows? Tom C. It glows like a white shirt under UV light. mike not at work now.. Hi! What! You think Canadians are SOCIALISTS? You Svine! Tom C. Tom, please explain yourself! Are you joking or are you being serious? Thanks. Boris Whichever, I want

Re: PESO: Sand Pile

2005-10-07 Thread Kenneth Waller
Errr, make that 13X. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: Sand Pile Tom, for reference, that shot is almost full frame, from the *ist D with a 1.4 converter and an FA 300mm f4.5, sooo that would be 630mm or approx 16 X. Kenneth

Re: Some *good* news, BTW

2005-10-07 Thread Bob Shell
Definitely good news! I've known Don since 1971 or so, when I owned a camera shop and Don was my Nikon rep. Yes, he used to work for the dreaded N camera!! He's one of the good guys in the photo industry and I wish him the very best. Bob On Friday, October 7, 2005, at 10:39 AM, Mark

Re: FS FRIDAY - SMC PENTAX - A 50mm/2.0

2005-10-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I'm wondering how a lens could sin... :-) Godfrey On Oct 7, 2005, at 8:54 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: this one's in great contrition, makes for a nice portrait lens in the D siblings, comes with FR caps. $25.00 plus shipping contact off list please.

Re: OT: update

2005-10-07 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Frank .. Sorry to hear about the accident. Get well soon. On Oct 7, 2005, at 10:14 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Did you really have to do that? Maybe not, but I've broken my collarbone once and had a couple of occasions with a dislocated shoulder, torn rotator cuff, etc. In all cases, it

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Sorry to hear this, Frank; glad it wasn't any worse and that the timing is such that it happened when you are no longer riding for a living (i.e., you'll probably be able to go back to work before you're able to ride again.) Get well soon! ERNR frank theriault wrote: well, today started

Re: OT: update

2005-10-07 Thread Jack Davis
Frank...Is it possible to type with two hands and various fingers? WOUGH!! Serious healing wishes. Jack --- frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1st, thanks to everyone for your wishes. after a mostly sleepless night, i decided to go to work, where i am now. shoulder's still sore as

Re: Some *good* news, BTW

2005-10-07 Thread E.R.N. Reed
On Friday, October 7, 2005, at 10:39 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: Grandfather Mountain photomeister Don Nelson finished his chemotherapy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma a couple of weeks ago. Three days ago (Tuesday) he got the results of his post-chemo PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography, I believe -

Re: Some *good* news, BTW

2005-10-07 Thread Doug Brewer
I've sent my congrats and well wishes to Don, but I'm glad to offer more here. You know, if I had not met Don at Spartanburg Camera lo these many years ago, the PDML would not exist as it does now, the gatherings at GFM would not have happened, and many of the friendships we have formed

Re: OT: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread keith_w
P. J. Alling wrote: And some people don't recognize the sarcasm about his getting a ticket unless you hold up a sign. keith_w wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: You really got to be more careful. [...] You're so seldom (at least blatantly) sarcastic, I didn't give it much thought. My error,

Re: matching shoulders g

2005-10-07 Thread keith_w
Mark Roberts wrote: Keith whaley wrote: Speaking of helmets, our local motorcycle shop has about 8 used helmets hung up above their accessories counter, showing how much abrasion a helmet takes. A couple of the full face helmets which were almost completely worn thru by rough pavement make

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