Re: Samsung GX-1L?

Op Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:26:28 +0100 schreef Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/21/05, Lucas Rijnders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A german dealer claims the following is official information: -*ist-DL based -K-mount -9 Mpix Cypress CMOS sensor -Del

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

LOL The idea of having to pay for TV makes me shudder. Dave On 12/22/05, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What d'ya think about that algebraic notation up there in the subject. > Pretty sharp, eh? > > It took over 10 minutes for this to finally happen. > > Tom C. > > >

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

Funny but CompUSA and Best Buy both seem to stock lots and lots of Nikon and Canon, I was in both today in search of the illusive gift and saw no SLR's or DSLR's that weren't of those brands at all. George Sinos wrote: My guess it will be a huge hit at the big box electronics stores like Best

RE: *ist-D vs *ist-Ds Mirror box. (or oops enabled again).

I guess that's de factos of the situation then... Tom C. From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: *ist-D vs *ist-Ds Mirror box. (or oops enabled again). Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:52:27 -0500 It seems I'm combining a coup

Re: Home Renovation web page

Wow! I want one, even if to only bench-run it. --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not really, just leave out the armor and armament. > > Jostein wrote: > > > > > - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> > >> In case you get bored > >

Re: Meter adjustment of ME

First check the battery and be sure that it is the correct type and voltage. For example, alkaline PX-625s will cause underexpose by 1-2 stops in most cameras designed to take mercury oxide PX-625s. Godfrey On Dec 21, 2005, at 8:54 PM, Jon Myers wrote: Hi all, I have a technical question f

Re: OTS Metering?

Not true, the *ist-D does, not as well as my old LX but it's close enough a lot of the time. Bob Shell wrote: On Dec 20, 2005, at 4:25 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: TTL flash metering is supported by the D (built-in flash when using lenses that do not support P-TTL metering) and by the DS/DS

Re: Home Renovation web page

Not really, just leave out the armor and armament. Jostein wrote: - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In case you get bored http://dynamotive.netfirms.com/merlin/ Wouldn't it require a 25% scale pilot? :-) Jostein -- When you're worried or in

*ist-D vs *ist-Ds Mirror box. (or oops enabled again).

It seems I'm combining a couple of threads, one a bit old one not so old. Some of you may remember that my beloved, (ok more like co-dependent), *ist-D's green button and DOF preview controls had become non-functional, and the poor beast has to be sent back to Pentax for repair. Well I've bec

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

- Original Message - From: "Perry Pellechia" Subject: Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! Hey, what is the source of this bigotry??? (yes I get it, back to lurking...) Sorry, hope you are not too piste off. William Robb

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

Thanks Ann. I feel better now. :-) Tom C. From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar)) Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:17:06 -0500 Tom C wrote: > > I was

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

From: David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar)) Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:47:12 +1300 On Dec 22, 2005, at 4:02 PM, Tom C wrote: I was afraid you were calling me

Meter adjustment of ME

Hi all, I have a technical question for you. Been away from the list for a bit, but re-subbed 'cause I got another toy: Very nice and clean ME-SE, the pancake lens, and a pile of other misc goodies in an ebay lot. All looks very nice, but the ME-SE meter is way off compared to my other bodies - i

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

Hi! mike wilson wrote: to Jostein. 8-) Happy Birthday! I'd drink to that. Boris

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

On Dec 22, 2005, at 4:02 PM, Tom C wrote: I was afraid you were calling me that... I work with SAP software... have plenty of SAP logo shirts... when I see people chuckling in the airport looking in my direction, I think (hope) I know why... At my last job we used Oracle and we thought th

Re: Zeiss lenses for Pentax, etc.?

On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:53 AM, Bob W wrote: I have at least 12 Contax CZ lenses, and I'd quite a like a digital body to put them on. Ssh... you'll wake Cotty!

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

Hey, what is the source of this bigotry??? (yes I get it, back to lurking...) On 12/21/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hopefully no one named Perry ever joins this list. > > William Robb <> Perry Pellechia Primary email: [EMAIL

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

You guys are not going to start with the thrusts of wit again are you? If so, I'll have to fence you off very sharply and cut and run! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:40 PM Subject:

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

And for those who didn't get it the first time, here is a .. riposte HAR!! - Original Message - From: "William Robb" Subject: Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! - Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: RE: OT: Let's make the PDML more inter

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

- Original Message - From: "Ann Sanfedele" Subject: Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! One has to cosntantly be en guarde against this sort of thing Hopefully no one named Perry ever joins this list. William Robb

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

- Original Message - From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar)) It's probably because I torture my wife Mark!! WW

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

- Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: RE: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! Is there any way to foil this thread before it gets too pointed? A little sabre rattling might shut them up. William Robb

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

Tom C wrote: > > I was afraid you were calling me that... I work with SAP software... have > plenty of SAP logo shirts... when I see people chuckling in the airport > looking in my direction, I think (hope) I know why... > > Tom C. O. d'oh hehehe I was calling the the dish people saps - not ma

Re: OT: Photoshop B&W Converson Tones

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRGB_color_space FWIW I don't trust Wikipedia to be authoritative... :) - Dave I don't either... for information I already believe I'm well informed on, I find it to be pretty good. Putting trust in it though is another matter... I don't even necessarially tru

Re: OT: Photoshop B&W Converson Tones

On Dec 21, 2005, at 6:56 PM, Powell Hargrave wrote: standard RGB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRGB_color_space FWIW I don't trust Wikipedia to be authoritative... :) - Dave

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

I suspect it would sell better than an identical Pentax-badged item. No-nothing salesmen will sell it as a new offering that beats the pants off the competition price-wise (hopefully) and they will not make the status/recognition comparison of Pentax vs. Nikon vs. Canon. Tom C. From: Geo

Re: WTB: Pentax D/DS/DS2/DL USB Cable

Additionally the D cable won't to you any good if you have a DS/DS2 or DL as they use different cables. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Fred, The Pentax US webstore has it. Go to http://www.pentaximaging.com/, click on "Purchase Our Products" and then "Shop Online". See the "Digital Accessories>U

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

My guess it will be a huge hit at the big box electronics stores like Best Buy and CompUSA. gs On 12/21/05, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder if it will be sold without the lens. > > Given the fierce competition in the DSLR field, who does Samsung think > will be the market for

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

I was afraid you were calling me that... I work with SAP software... have plenty of SAP logo shirts... when I see people chuckling in the airport looking in my direction, I think (hope) I know why... Tom C. From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: penta

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

Joseph Tainter wrote: I wonder if it will be sold without the lens. Given the fierce competition in the DSLR field, who does Samsung think will be the market for this? Unless the price is extraordinarily low. Joe It's also where all the profit is in the digital market. Margins are too thi

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

Tom C wrote: > > Sapsago? :-) > > Tom C. no no it was a sap - saga jsut as mom said a > > >From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >Subject: Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo > >calendar)) > >D

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

On 12/21/05, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Is there any way to foil this thread before it gets too > >pointed? > > I'll take a stab at it. > Perhaps we could discuss aperture blades? -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You ha

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

"Lucas Rijnders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >-9 Mpix Cypress CMOS sensor This one, perhaps? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05110701cypress9mp.asp -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

"Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is there any way to foil this thread before it gets too >pointed? I'll take a stab at it. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

Those are duel questions. I'm foiled in answering them. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:20 PM Subject: RE: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! Hey, you pokin' fun at me? Think you're prett

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

I wonder if it will be sold without the lens. Given the fierce competition in the DSLR field, who does Samsung think will be the market for this? Unless the price is extraordinarily low. Joe

Re: Zeiss lenses for Pentax, etc.?

On Dec 21, 2005, at 5:53 PM, Bob W wrote: which is a damn shame because I have at least 12 Contax CZ lenses, and I'd quite a like a digital body to put them on. I make adapters to put them on any Canon EOS camera, digital or film. Bob

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

It's probably because I torture my wife by repeating them to her, thereby strengthing the neural pathways in my brain to remember an unpleasnat experience. :( I'm not that young... 45. Tom C. From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdm

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

Sapsago? :-) Tom C. From: Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar)) Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:25:05 -0500 Don Sanderson wrote: > > Geez, that's an enti

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

Tom C wrote: > > I'd bayonet that you didn't see my earlier post just prior to yours. It's > one of your foibles. > > Tom C. One has to cosntantly be en guarde against this sort of thing annsan > > >From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >To: > >Sub

RE: OT - Good Macro Subjects!

Bob W. wrote: it made me wonder if he was autistic.

RE: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

Luxury! it took me 3 years and endless phone calls to a gas supply company to convince them to stop sending me bills for a gas supply that I hadn't ordered and didn't use. When they finally agreed that I hadn't ordered their stupid gas, and nor had the non-existent family of gypsies squatting in my

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

Don Sanderson wrote: > > Geez, that's an entire saga! ;-) > > Don > YEah it really stinks - sort of like a sapsaga :) a > > -Original Message- > > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:02 PM > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > Subject: Re: Cus

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

Either you are younger than I thought and therefore able to remember things, or you taped those conversations... just like the companies say they do for quality control :) makes my conversation with the USPS childs play. ann Tom C wrote: > > What d'ya think about that algebraic notation up the

RE: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

Hey, you pokin' fun at me? Think you're pretty sharp huh? ;-) D > -Original Message- > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:12 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! > > > I'd bayonet that you did

RE: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

To think I got paid to write it! Tom C. From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: Subject: RE: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar)) Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:11:10 -0600 Geez, that's an entire saga! ;-) Don > -O

RE: OT - Good Macro Subjects!

> >> Worth a look. > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> Season's greetings! > > > > He had an exhibition in Bath a few years ago when I was > visiting. Wish > > I'd gone to see it. > > Better pack your best microscope. > > Hmm, I

RE: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

I'd bayonet that you didn't see my earlier post just prior to yours. It's one of your foibles. Tom C. From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: Subject: RE: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:01:26 -0600 Is there any

RE: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

Geez, that's an entire saga! ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:02 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo > calendar)) > > > What d'ya think about

Re: New enablement: SMC Pentax-FA 28mm f/2.8

Don Sanderson wrote: Oh Phooey! I gritted my teeth a few days ago and passed on a Buy it Now for $125.00 on one. Lasted a whole 2 hours. After reading the mixed reviews I couldn't justify another 28. (I have 7!). Shoulda grabbed it huh? Don (Which is spelled a lot like "Doh!") -Original Me

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

I got the point as well. Touche! Tom C. From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: Subject: Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:41:55 -0500 Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Customer Service (was post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar))

What d'ya think about that algebraic notation up there in the subject. Pretty sharp, eh? Our Dish Network receiver went out (lightning struck nearby). I call Dish Network. Me: Yes, I'd like to replace my receiver because it's not working anymore. CS: First, sir we need to verify that it's

RE: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

Is there any way to foil this thread before it gets too pointed? D > -Original Message- > From: Kenneth Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 6:42 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting! > > > > Mark Robe

RE: New enablement: SMC Pentax-FA 28mm f/2.8

Oh Phooey! I gritted my teeth a few days ago and passed on a Buy it Now for $125.00 on one. Lasted a whole 2 hours. After reading the mixed reviews I couldn't justify another 28. (I have 7!). Shoulda grabbed it huh? Don (Which is spelled a lot like "Doh!") > -Original Message- > From: Mar

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

Still, this thing is a hell of a start considering the partnership was only announced in October. They must have has a lot of preliminary work done, but it's still impressive. Samsung is a big league player and capable of very short design-to-production cycles. I'm looking forward to more! Mark

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/21/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Oh, I don't about that, I expect him to take this to the hilt. I think Doug can handle himself. He's used to the thrust and parry of this list. I can

Re: OT - Good Macro Subjects!

On 12/21/05 16:08, Mark Roberts wrote: > Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Worth a look. >> >> >> >> Season's greetings! > > He had an exhibition in Bath a few years ago when I was visiting. Wish > I'd gone to see it.

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

Neither produce the lenses (Well, actually Leica might do the glass for the stuff they rebadge). The Schneider-Kreuznacht is mere labelling, as Samsung owns the name now. But both Carl Zeiss AG and Leitz do design what gets their name currently. -Adam graywolf wrote: I believe most of tho

Re: OT - Good Macro Subjects!

Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Worth a look. > > > >Season's greetings! He had an exhibition in Bath a few years ago when I was visiting. Wish I'd gone to see it. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

I believe most of those companies just license the use of their name. I doubt they actually design the lenses much less produce them. Just like that Schneider labeled lens that is obviously a Pentax lens. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <

Re: New enablement: SMC Pentax-FA 28mm f/2.8

I think you'll really love the FA28/2.8, which has long been my pick for "Pentax's most underrated lens". -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

RE: PESO: Library add

I like the composition, despite the odd format. Nice picture. 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: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 12/21/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Oh, I don't about that, I expect him to take this to the hilt. > >I think Doug can handle himself. He's used to the thrust and parry of >this list. I can't decide if that's really true or not

RE: Zeiss lenses for Pentax, etc.?

You lose automatic diaphragm though. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 December 2005 23:38 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Zeiss lenses for Pentax, etc.? > > They'll work on Canon, there's a C/Y adaptor to EOS. Pret

Re: OT - Good Macro Subjects!

Cotty wrote: Worth a look. Season's greetings! Cheers, Cotty That's MORE than incredible! keith

Re: Zeiss lenses for Pentax, etc.?

They'll work on Canon, there's a C/Y adaptor to EOS. Pretty popular these days actually. -Adam Bob W wrote: which is a damn shame because I have at least 12 Contax CZ lenses, and I'd quite a like a digital body to put them on. -- Cheers, Bob -Original Message- From: Bob Shell

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

Leica actually does the lens design for Panasonic (Leica is also a lens-design shop and makes one-off and short-run industrial lenses). Zeiss does the same for several makers, including Sony and formerly Hasselblad. -Adam Albano Garcia wrote: A good example of what you can expect when you

Re: WTB: Pentax D/DS/DS2/DL USB Cable

Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >You can get a USB 2.0 SD card reader that looks like a USB2 flash >drive, is 1/10 the size of the cable, and can fit on your keyring for >about $20 or so. I bought one at Circuit City last year for $11.00 ...and got a $5.00 rebate on it. -- M

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 12/21/05, Lucas Rijnders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> A german dealer claims the following is official information: >> >> -*ist-DL based >> -K-mount >> -9 Mpix Cypress CMOS sensor >> -Delivery from 3-2006 >> -Schneider lenses > >Sounds great. I'll cons

Re: post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar)

Term: Customer Service. Meaning: We take their money. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- Ann Sanfedele wrote: Don Sanderson wrote: Marnie, I've made a PDF of this. Just wa

Re: PAW: Redcoats! Redux

On 21/12/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >nippular action Frank, you're too much mate. Thanks - I'll send you a bill for a new keyboard! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: WTB: Pentax D/DS/DS2/DL USB Cable

Fred, Bought a little Lexar thumb drive type thingie today for $19.95. It takes SD, XD, and Sony's memory sticks. It looks fast enough to be USB2, fits in a pocket, and no battery drain. The older card readers are headed for work... Regards, Bob S. On 12/21/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

On 21/12/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >to Jostein. 8-) Har! Another year! At what point will the age match the IQ? ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: OTS Metering?

- Original Message - From: "Bob Shell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I do consulting work on patents. This patent was a Canon patent, but traded to Olympus. Are you sure? It has been very widely stated as a Minolta patent even in litterature. Minolta actually used the patent as well in Min

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

Ann Sanfedele wrote: mike wilson wrote: to Jostein. 8-) a cusp! is that his 30th? :) ann 21. Again.

Re: Medical Interlude - Resolution

On 21/12/05, Ronald Arvidsson, discombobulated, unleashed: >Good to hear that it wasnt so bad. I didn't want to write earlier but >everythings seems "OK". I once had similar symptoms and it turned out >to be extremely bad - lymphoma in terminal stage - however the doctors >made me well and cu

RE: Zeiss lenses for Pentax, etc.?

which is a damn shame because I have at least 12 Contax CZ lenses, and I'd quite a like a digital body to put them on. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] > > > i am curious if zeiss C/Y lenses can be mounted on K > bodies: the F-F >

RE: POUT (Pentax Once Upon a Time) - Segovia, Spain

Makes me want to revisit Spain :-) 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: Igor Roshchin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17. desem

Re: OTS Metering?

On Dec 21, 2005, at 10:14 AM, Pål Jensen wrote: TTL OTF metering that would correct during the exposure was a Canon patent. Surprisingly, Canon never used it in a camera but licensed it to Olympus instead in an exchange for an Olympus patent they wanted. Such patent swaps are common

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

On 12/21/05, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > to Jostein. 8-) > Hey, Happy birthday, Big Guy! cheer, frank (little guy, comparitively speaking) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Zeiss lenses for Pentax, etc.?

On Dec 21, 2005, at 7:29 AM, Mishka wrote: i am curious if zeiss C/Y lenses can be mounted on K bodies: the F-F distance seems to be the same in both. No. They bayonets are functionally almost identical but dimensionally different. The K mount came from the short-lived Zeiss/ Pentax col

Re: OT: Happy Birthday

mike wilson wrote: > > to Jostein. 8-) a cusp! is that his 30th? :) ann

Re: WTB: Pentax D/DS/DS2/DL USB Cable

Why would you need to carry around a card reader? Do you use a portable computer, or use more than one desktop in different locations? As far as an old dog learning new tricks, if I can do it, anyone can do it I went so far as to install a 10-in-one card reader in my desktop. No need for separ

OT: Happy Birthday

to Jostein. 8-)

Re: post office woes (was AnnSan's photo calendar)

Don Sanderson wrote: > > Marnie, I've made a PDF of this. > Just waiting for Ann to let me know how to get it to her. > > Don > > And it is a good thing you did, Don Lurker man just wrote that he never received the CD - it was mailed on Dec 14 and I had put (thank goodness ) delivery confirm

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

A good example of what you can expect when you buy a digicam from Sony (Zeiss), Panasonic (Leica) or Kodak (Schneider): simply a cool logo from the old days over a plastic lens made by the camera manufacturer (Oh, yes, yes, Zeiss designed it specifically, sure, sure... :-) Regards Albano --- Dar

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

On 12/21/05, Lucas Rijnders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Funny if they'd revive the GX-1 label. I thought the film SLR was anything > but a succes? Any name seems better than "*ist". At least they didn't use an underscore, as in GX_1... :) The Samsung logo in the prism is kind of ugly. Although

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

On 12/21/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, I don't about that, I expect him to take this to the hilt. > I think Doug can handle himself. He's used to the thrust and parry of this list. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO: Burning For You -- Without Flames

On 12/19/05, Glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just thought a few of you might want to see the original portrait that I > used for the "Burning for You" image: > > http://webpages.charter.net/glenweb/ni/Kim_1.jpg > > I want to mention that I know the color and tonality of this image isn't > that

Re: Samsung GX-1L?

On 12/21/05, Lucas Rijnders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A german dealer claims the following is official information: > > -*ist-DL based > -K-mount > -9 Mpix Cypress CMOS sensor > -Delivery from 3-2006 > -Schneider lenses Sounds great. I'll consider it when a D or DS2 based one appears, because

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

Doug's been around for a while and knows what a double-edged sword that kind of thing can be Oh, I don't about that, I expect him to take this to the hilt. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interest

Re: PAW: Redcoats! Redux

On 12/18/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18/12/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >...and then some: > > > >http://uhura.cc.rochester.edu/~jg001g/hassel.htm > > ROTFL!!! > Personally, I was offended. I mean, I didn't mind the nippular action, but I wonder why everyone has to mak

Re: Flash Primer

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005, Vic Mortelmans wrote: Cotty wrote: This page recently came to my attention, nice little portrait flash primer: It's nice to see the results of different flash systems next to ea

Re: Photokina!

Frank wrote: "I'm getting happy. And younger. Go figure! " Ah, so you're the one! I read about you in "Now Wait For Last Year", by Philip K. Dick. Pat White

New enablement: SMC Pentax-FA 28mm f/2.8

When it arrives in a few days I will have added an SMC Pentax-FA 28mm f/2.8AL lens to my kit, which already includes: SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm f/4 ED AL SMC Pentax-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 IF AL SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4 SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8 IF Pentax AF330FTZ Flash Pentax *ist-DS Here's the aucti

Re: Which mid-range zoom do you prefer?

> 3. 28-105 mm f/3.2-4.5 (Newer) > 4. 28-135 mm f/4.0 A > 5. 35-105 mm f/3.5 A Hi, Collin. I do have some familiarity with the above three lenses. Most recently, I've had a chance to play around with the FA 28-105/3.2-4.5, strictly on a DS. It actually seems quite good optically, and it certain

Re: Which mid-range zoom do you prefer?

On Dec 21, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Fred wrote: ... FA 28-105/3.2-4.5, strictly on a DS. It actually seems quite good optically, and it certainly seems to autofocus very quickly. It doesn't seem overly rugged (keep in mind, however, that I'm mostly an ol' manual focus kind of guy, used to mo

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

On 12/21/05, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > oh, stab me in the back, will ya? > No matter how you slice it, that Roberts guy has to be dealt with... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: WTB: Pentax D/DS/DS2/DL USB Cable

Well, I'm just lazy enuf, I guess, to keep using the USB cable(s) for image file transfer, rather than getting a card reader (or, multiple card readers). Fred I started using a card reader recently but it seems that the cable is always with me in my laptop case and the card reader gets mis

Re: OT: Let's make the PDML more interesting!

Cotty wrote: > > On 20/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: > > >Marnie aka Doe ;-) Now you know where my nickname comes from. > > So, Doe is pronounced D'oh ? > > Cheers, > Cotty > tsk, tsk - it's the other way round - D'OH is pronounced DOE :) annsan > ___/\__ > || (

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