Re: Digital Shutter Speed Tester

2006-01-29 Thread Niko Koskela
I have built a shutter speed tester like this one: http://davidrichert.com/sound_card_shutter_tester.htm I first found it on an German site, but can´t find that site anymore. I have built mine with 3 phototransistors, so i can check the curtain travel speed as well. Cost less than 10EUR. I

RE: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Butsh wrote: Time to play devil's advocate. If this is true will we allow users of these Samsung clones to enter the monthly PUG? Interesting Question, Butch. When I do a shot with my *ist D, I may be using a Tokina, Sigma or Tamron lens (if not a Pentax). The image will be recorded on a sensor

RE: PAW - Memorial for Janie

2006-01-29 Thread Malcolm Smith
frank theriault wrote: Toronto is still a pretty safe place. There were 78 murders in 2005. For a city of some 2.5 million people, that's low by any standard. That number is a bit higher than average, but not shockingly so; indeed, it's not the record. The problem is that 52 of them

Re: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread Dario Bonazza
Jens, Please define a Pentax lens. Can a Pentax-rebadged Tamron be considered more Pentax than a genuine Pentax just rebadged as a Schneider-Kreuznach? I don't think so. It is evident that Pentax and Samsung SLR's are the same stuff, hence I think we can just welcome Samsung users here,

Re: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread John Forbes
And what about a Pentax lens rebadged as a Schneider-Kreuznach? John On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:32:42 -, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Butsh wrote: Time to play devil's advocate. If this is true will we allow users of these Samsung clones to enter the monthly PUG? Interesting

RE: PAW - Memorial for Janie

2006-01-29 Thread Bob W
My guess is that the vast majority of tribute flowers that spring up around London are for deaths caused by road traffic accidents. These deaths are just as tragic, just as senseless, and the victims just as innocent as those caused by guns, yet somehow they don't generate the same level of public

Re: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread John Forbes
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:08:27 -, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jens, Please define a Pentax lens. Can a Pentax-rebadged Tamron be considered more Pentax than a genuine Pentax just rebadged as a Schneider-Kreuznach? I don't think so. It is evident that Pentax and Samsung SLR's

RE: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Dario, I agree. But do you welcome all Samsung users? Even the ones using a Samsung mobile phone, a Samsung made Rollei w. Schneider lenses etc. When the German camera industy got in trouble after WW2, many companies chose to sell their good name, in order to get at least some money out before

Re: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread Dario Bonazza
At the moment, I think that Pentax compacts (and all those using Pentax lenses: Benq, Casio, HP) and Pentax+Samsung DSLR's are fine. The plain rule should be: It must include something Pentax That can be just the name (like it happens with Pentax rebadged compacts made by Premier) or hardware

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.photoline.ru/photo/1138474583 I've done a couple of attempts at this river valley myself, and it's not an easy one. :-) I think the square format suits the place well. IMO, the crop becomes a little tight to

RE: *ist DL2 announced

2006-01-29 Thread Jens Bladt
The LCD preview is interesting. I suppose this camera does not have a prisma at the place of the mirror (like the Olympus E-10 and E-20 SLRs). So, I guess the DOF button opens the mirror and fires the shutter as well!!!!!! It seems to be aimed at users, that are familiar with PS cameras

Re: Digital Shutter Speed Tester

2006-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Jan 2006 at 10:03, Niko Koskela wrote: I have built a shutter speed tester like this one: http://davidrichert.com/sound_card_shutter_tester.htm Can´t help with measuring the DSLR shutter testing, which was the original topic... The set-up above could be used to roughly test a DSLR

PESO The year of the dog

2006-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
Happy new year to all our Chinese listers, I've just put up a quick gallery of the some of the local celebrations held in my suburb. I guess it's a view of Australia that many who haven't visited this part of the world recently may be a little surprised at but Sydney has a significant

SV: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread Jens Bladt
That's fine with me. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Dario Bonazza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 29. januar 2006 11:19 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: *ist DL2 At the moment, I think that Pentax compacts (and all those using Pentax

Re: Bloomburg on Pentax financial woes

2006-01-29 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 29, 2006, at 12:23 AM, David Mann wrote: On Jan 29, 2006, at 3:45 AM, Bob Shell wrote: I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. - Groucho Marx Words to live by. Yep, I live by the words of Marx and Lennon.

RE: Waiting with a Book

2006-01-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
I'm late on commenting on this one. The reason is that I am way behind with the list. I am kind of indecisive myself. There is something with this picture. I like the lines. They work well together. And, there are some interesting things to look at. But the fine lines works _against_ the main

istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
It appears the sensor in my *istDS is tilted by about 1 degree. May not sound like much but actually is a whole lot with industry and architecture. Has anyone else had this problem with a Pentax DSLR? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage:

RE: Waiting with a Book

2006-01-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
Now I have read the rest of the thread. As I read your replies I you have not captured a man reading on street, but the whole street. So now I think the photo is pretty good, but the title is slightly misleading. I did not like it as an image of a man reading simply because he did not grab my

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread E.R.N. Reed
- Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.photoline.ru/photo/1138474583 Ooh. *Very* nice.

Pentax 645 and Pentacon Six/Exakta 66 lenses (Carl Zeiss Jena, Schneider)

2006-01-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Hello List Have anybody tried this? I am considering buying a 645 in stead of buying a second body (Exakta 66) for my new (and excellent) Schneider Kreuznach Xenorar 2.8/80mm. Will anything work (aperture stop down, metering etc.)? Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I haven't seen any evidence of misalignment on either of my D cameras. What makes you think your sensor is misaligned? I would think that an accurate test is very difficult to perform in that it requires precise alignment of a camera and target. On Jan 29, 2006, at 8:37 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Does anyone else get some flashy ads for TV superimposed over the photo? Shel [Original Message] From: E.R.N. Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 1/29/2006 5:57:17 AM Subject: Re: PESO - From Norway 2004 - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL

Re: Pentax 645 and Pentacon Six/Exakta 66 lenses (Carl Zeiss Jena, Schneider)

2006-01-29 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 29, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Have anybody tried this? Adapters are available, and it works. I am considering buying a 645 in stead of buying a second body (Exakta 66) for my new (and excellent) Schneider Kreuznach Xenorar 2.8/80mm. Will anything work (aperture stop

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 29, 2006, at 8:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I haven't seen any evidence of misalignment on either of my D cameras. What makes you think your sensor is misaligned? I would think that an accurate test is very difficult to perform in that it requires precise alignment of a camera and

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Jostein
No popups from here. With the popup-blocker turned off I notice that the browser tries to fetch something from an ad server, so I suspect it's blocked by my ISP. Jostein - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, January

Re: Digital Shutter Speed Tester

2006-01-29 Thread Jack Davis
William... Jack --- David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something like this? http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/text-calibrating-shutters.html Dave On 1/29/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Digital Shutter Speed Tester

SV: Pentax 645 and Pentacon Six/Exakta 66 lenses (Carl Zeiss Jena, Schneider)

2006-01-29 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Bob. I do have one adapter (had it for years) but I never really examined it to figure out how it works. What you are saying is that metering works, but all shooting and metering is in stoped down mode. So the adapter just holds the lens on the body :-) I't probably a better idea to buy a

Re: Bloomburg on Pentax financial woes

2006-01-29 Thread David Savage
On 1/29/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jan 29, 2006, at 12:23 AM, David Mann wrote: On Jan 29, 2006, at 3:45 AM, Bob Shell wrote: I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. - Groucho Marx Words to live

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I guess I shouldn't be surprised. How would one test for a tilted sensor? Paul On Jan 29, 2006, at 9:07 AM, Bob Shell wrote: On Jan 29, 2006, at 8:59 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I haven't seen any evidence of misalignment on either of my D cameras. What makes you think your sensor is

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
The effin' ads are making it through my pop-up blocker and setting a couple of cookies! Shel [Original Message] From: Jostein No popups from here. With the popup-blocker turned off I notice that the browser tries to fetch something from an ad server, so I suspect it's blocked by my

Re: Bloomburg on Pentax financial woes

2006-01-29 Thread frank theriault
On 1/28/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last time I looked Chrysler was racking up big profits. Don't you mean Daimler-Chrysler? -frank vbg -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Digital Shutter Speed Tester

2006-01-29 Thread Jack Davis
Would think evaluating the exposure would be somewhat monitor dependent and to a large extent, subjective. Recently sent a lens to Pentax for repair due to the aperture sticking at the f/11 setting. Suspicions were verified by shooting a roll of film while going through all f-stops. f/16 and

Re: Digital Shutter Speed Tester

2006-01-29 Thread Jack Davis
Niko, I've forwarded this to my brother. He may even understand it. LOL May be a place for a general use, fairly inexpensive, way of checking digital shutter speeds. Thanks, Jack --- Niko Koskela [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have built a shutter speed tester like this one:

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread David Savage
Level the camera on a tripod and take a test shot that contains horizontal vertical lines check to see if the results are wonky? Dave On 1/29/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess I shouldn't be surprised. How would one test for a tilted sensor? Paul On Jan 29, 2006, at 9:07

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Shel, I generally use Mozilla FireFox 1.5 as my browser of choice... I've set pop-up blocking in it and it seems to work... Next time, I'll probably refrain from posting links to this site... Sorry. -- Boris

Re: Pentax sighting

2006-01-29 Thread Scott Loveless
This should clear things up a bit: http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0280665/PL19-33A.jpg?path=gallerypath_key=0280665seq=9 On 1/28/06, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was watching the movie Femme Fatale with Rebecca Romjin and Antonio Banderas. He is a photographer and lo and behold, he is using a

Re: Digital Shutter Speed Tester

2006-01-29 Thread Jack Davis
Using sensor reflection was something that occurred to me when first thinking about possibilities. Your good point about electronic shutter accuracy is one that has been born out by those of us who have a bit of history checking shutter speeds. Jack --- Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What makes you think your sensor is misaligned? While everything is nice and level in the viewfinder the resulting pictures aren't. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage: http://www.fotoralf.de manual

Re: Pentax sighting

2006-01-29 Thread David Savage
There another little shot here: http://follow-me-now.de/html/body_femme_fatale.html Looks like one of the Z-1 series with a FA28-70 f2.8 (because it doesn't seem to have the tripod mount collar of the FA80-200 f2.8). Dave having a camera geek moment Savage On 1/29/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL

Re: Bloomburg on Pentax financial woes

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Actually, Mercedes is pulling the company down in recent years. But, yes, I mean DaimlerChrysler, a name which many here in Detroit recognize as a very happy combination. Paul On Jan 29, 2006, at 9:34 AM, frank theriault wrote: On 1/28/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last time I

Re: SV: Pentax 645 and Pentacon Six/Exakta 66 lenses (Carl Zeiss Jena, Schneider)

2006-01-29 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 29, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: So the adapter just holds the lens on the body :-) Yes, that's all it does. The better adapters hold it at the correct distance from the film ;-) I't probably a better idea to buy a 645 AND a couple of Pentax lenses. Then perhaps use

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Of course the camera has to be more than leveled. The lens mount has to be squared off exactly to the target. On Jan 29, 2006, at 9:51 AM, David Savage wrote: Level the camera on a tripod and take a test shot that contains horizontal vertical lines check to see if the results are wonky?

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hmmm. Then the misalignment could be either in the sensor or the viewfinder. On Jan 29, 2006, at 10:39 AM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What makes you think your sensor is misaligned? While everything is nice and level in the viewfinder the resulting

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 29, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Hmmm. Then the misalignment could be either in the sensor or the viewfinder. Best to say that the sensor is misaligned with the viewfinder, or vice versa. Same difference either way. Bob

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread P. J. Alling
It trys, but it requires a quick time plugin which isn't available on my system. I had to save the picture to disk and view it in an external viewer. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Does anyone else get some flashy ads for TV superimposed over the photo? Shel [Original Message] From: E.R.N.

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Sheesh! That's odd --- three people have commented on the site so far, and each has had a different experience. Are you listening, Boris? Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Date: 1/29/2006 9:35:10 AM Subject: Re: PESO - From Norway

Re: Bloomburg on Pentax financial woes

2006-01-29 Thread Thibouille
I suppose there's a little software which includes the words automaticaly? Can you give me a clue? I'm much interested ! 2006/1/29, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Jan 29, 2006, at 12:23 AM, David Mann wrote: On Jan 29, 2006, at 3:45 AM, Bob Shell wrote: I find television very educating.

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: PESO - From Norway 2004 Sheesh! That's odd --- three people have commented on the site so far, and each has had a different experience. Are you listening, Boris? For the record, I went to that image using Netscape. It

Re: PAW: Waiting with a Book

2006-01-29 Thread P. J. Alling
I rather like this one, a slice of life sort of photo. Nice use of narrow depth of field to point to the subject but everything else is in enough focus to get a feel for the scene, works very well in BW. frank theriault wrote: Nothing Big or Important, just a slice of street life, I guess.

Re: Pentax Wants Your Digital Pix (follow up)

2006-01-29 Thread Tom C
Who said they felt forced? Tom C. From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Wants Your Digital Pix (follow up) Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:39:56 +0100 I did that and agreed with Marco within half an hour from

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Carlos Royo
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Sheesh! That's odd --- three people have commented on the site so far, and each has had a different experience. Are you listening, Boris? Y used Mozilla 1.7.12 to open the photo. It showed well, with no pop up ads (Mozilla and Firefox do a good job blocking pop ups).

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Jack Davis
It's a mess on Yahoo! Jack --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: PESO - From Norway 2004 Sheesh! That's odd --- three people have commented on the site so far, and each has had a different experience. Are you

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Sheesh! That's odd --- three people have commented on the site so far, and each has had a different experience. Are you listening, Boris? Obviously my choice of a web site to post the picture wasn't the most successful one... I've uploaded it to the site which will become my standard

Re: OT: Capa Doc

2006-01-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Well I realized that you were kidding later. frank theriault wrote: On 1/28/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should read the history of the colony, all food production was owned common, all food distribution was by need, everyone explored or searched for gold, no one produced

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread E.R.N. Reed
William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: PESO - From Norway 2004 Sheesh! That's odd --- three people have commented on the site so far, and each has had a different experience. Are you listening, Boris? For the record, I went to that image

Re: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread P. J. Alling
If they slap a Pentax Lens on it sure. Hell we even let some Canon users participate despite their unnatural predilections Butch Black wrote: Pentax *istDL2 Pentax has announced a minor upgrade to the *istDL - but only for users in Asia and Canada. The *istDL2 offers a couple of extra

Re: Web Page

2006-01-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Read what I said again. (I didn't say it was good). Adam Maas wrote: That's not saying much. Unless you want to guarantee your site is down. FP is the bane of webhosting companies everywhere. -Adam P. J. Alling wrote: My opinion of front page was that it worked better as web site manager.

Re: *ist DL2 announced

2006-01-29 Thread P. J. Alling
In practice it may be useful or may not be, but it seems more like advertising hype than anything else to me, a featureless feature. Jens Bladt wrote: The LCD preview is interesting. I suppose this camera does not have a prisma at the place of the mirror (like the Olympus E-10 and E-20 SLRs).

Re: Pentax sighting

2006-01-29 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 1:34 PM Subject: Re: Pentax sighting I thought thats what it was until he did the computer thing. Then I had my doubts. Is that really what it was? Interesting. Yep.

Re: Pentax sighting

2006-01-29 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] And you can also spot a silver MZ5 (or the like) when Antonio shoots Rebecca coming out of a car, if I remember well (I saw the movie years ago). That movie was officially sponsored by Pentax. Actually, if I'm not mistaken,

Re: Pentax sighting

2006-01-29 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] You watch movies starring Rebecca Romjin-Stamos (or Antonio Banderas) and you notice the *props*? Ok, I'll admit, I have the DVD. And I've seen it - no make that STUDIED IT - numerous times (for obvious reasons!). :-)

PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread John Francis
As others have observed, PUG submissions are significantly down as compared to previous years. While I'm sure that a lot of this is because of the upsurge in PAW/PESO/..., I really don't feel this is the time to make it harder to submit to the PUG. It's my belief that the restrictive rules

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Jostein
Quoting Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The picture is fine, but it seems a bit yellowish in my monitor. With clouds like in Boris' shot, it is not uncommon that the light takes on a very warm hue in summer, even at 10 or 11 a.m., which was the time when this was shot, iirc. I have some shots

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Gonz
Reality is the reference. So both could be misaligned with reality, yet aligned with each other. Or all three can disagree, which is the worst case because you have to align both the sensor and the viewfinder. Bob Shell wrote: On Jan 29, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Hmmm.

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Jostein
Quoting John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As others have observed, PUG submissions are significantly down as compared to previous years. While I'm sure that a lot of this is because of the upsurge in PAW/PESO/..., I really don't feel this is the time to make it harder to submit to the PUG.

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Gonz
You have to test for both a tilted sensor and a tilted viewfinder. first find out if your viewfinder is tilted. You have to use a reference. Since the ultimate reference is reality, and you have to be able to trust your tripod and the relationship of the tripod to the camera, I would

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
A good suggestion. I'm for it. Paul On Jan 29, 2006, at 3:41 PM, Jostein wrote: Quoting John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: As others have observed, PUG submissions are significantly down as compared to previous years. While I'm sure that a lot of this is because of the upsurge in PAW/PESO/...,

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread Fiso_PENTAX
Hello All, - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: PESO - From Norway 2004 Sheesh! That's odd --- three people have commented on the site so far, and each has had a different experience. Are you listening, Boris? For the record, I went to that image using

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Dario Bonazza
Since I only submitted to the very first PUG, back in 1997, I think I don't have good reasons for contradicting anyone here. Regular submitters (and woud-be submitters as well) should better speak loud now. Dario - Original Message - From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Jan 2006 at 15:34, John Francis wrote: As others have observed, PUG submissions are significantly down as compared to previous years. While I'm sure that a lot of this is because of the upsurge in PAW/PESO/..., I really don't feel this is the time to make it harder to submit to the

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's true. My PESO pics are twice the size of PUG submissions. Perhaps it's time to update the size requirements?? On Jan 29, 2006, at 5:25 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: On 29 Jan 2006 at 15:34, John Francis wrote: As others have observed, PUG submissions are significantly down as compared to

Re: istDS sensor tilted?

2006-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Jan 2006 at 14:49, Gonz wrote: You have to test for both a tilted sensor and a tilted viewfinder. first find out if your viewfinder is tilted. You have to use a reference. Since the ultimate reference is reality, and you have to be able to trust your tripod and the relationship of

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As others have observed, PUG submissions are significantly down as compared to previous years. While I'm sure that a lot of this is because of the upsurge in PAW/PESO/..., I really don't feel this is the time to make it harder to submit to the PUG.

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
I [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [messed-up nonsense] Odd. Looked OK when I sent it, first time. Here's the corrected version: From my own experience, a short reminder on this list by the time the deadline for submissions approaches might be a good idea. I for one would have uploaded a few more

RE: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I pretty much agree, even though I don't post to the PUG. Some time ago the requirement for using only Pentax gear was relaxed to the point where we are today: as long as there's a Pentax lens or body, the pic qualifies for the PUG. Considering the variety of cameras used on the list these days

Re: *ist DL2

2006-01-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/1/06, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: If they slap a Pentax Lens on it sure. Hell we even let some Canon users participate despite their unnatural predilections And some of us don't give a rats ass :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Full Page Pentax Ad ...

2006-01-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
.. seen in the current issue of Popular Photography. Surprised the heck outta me! The cover date of the issue is February, 2006. Here's a pic of the cover: https://www.neodata.com/hfmus/phot/images/phot_cover_206x271.jpg Shel

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good points all. I would suggest that we just specify a dimension for the long side, so as not to discourage the submission of square pics. I would also think that we could easily go all the way to 900 points without placing undue stress on either the web connections or the server space. The

Re: Bloomburg on Pentax financial woes

2006-01-29 Thread Bob Shell
You mean something to automatically find quotes from people? I just Google on the name. If you Google on Groucho Marx you'll find tons of quotes attributed to him. Bob Well, Art is Art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And East is East and West is West and if you

RE: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Jan 2006 at 14:07, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Rob, in another message, suggested that the allowable size of the submissions be increased. I'm pretty much for that as well, providing that the increase is to a dimension that can fit on a certain sized monitor (say 17) without having to scroll

Re: Full Page Pentax Ad ...

2006-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 29 Jan 2006 at 14:16, Shel Belinkoff wrote: .. seen in the current issue of Popular Photography. Surprised the heck outta me! The cover date of the issue is February, 2006. Here's a pic of the cover: https://www.neodata.com/hfmus/phot/images/phot_cover_206x271.jpg Is that a Minolta

RE: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Don Sanderson
Though I have forgotten the PUG submission every time so far, I'll throw my 2 pennies in anyway. ;-) I do agree with relaxing the size restriction, there are many times I've wished a shot was larger so I could see more detail. I can't however bring myself to agree that the _Pentax_ Users Group

If anyone can still help with a SuperProgram problem...

2006-01-29 Thread Cholland
I've got a SuperProgram that I admit has been in my bag for a long while since I've had my DS around. Anyways, I decided to use it last night. Turned it on, shot some pictures. Now here's my problem: I can't switch it back to the locked position. It seems like the grey button you press as you

Re: Full Page Pentax Ad ...

2006-01-29 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 2006-01-30, at 00:23, Rob Studdert wrote: Is that a Minolta on the cover? :-) Rather Sonolta or Minony ;-) -- Best regards Sylwek

Re: OT - GFM blows hard

2006-01-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/1/06, Anthony Farr, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/13716989.htm I sure hope the weather is better for the next photography weekend. regards, Anthony Farr Nothing to worry about, Graywolf had a bit of a gippy tummy, that's all. Cheers, Cotty

Re: Pentax sighting

2006-01-29 Thread Cotty
On 28/1/06, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: You watch movies starring Rebecca Romjin-Stamos (or Antonio Banderas) and you notice the *props*? I've heard them called many things but never that. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
When I started using Pentax gear and I discovered the PDML, I liked to look at the PUG because there I could see what other's did with an equipment similar to mine (so, it was my fault, not the equiment's fault ;-) ). This way I could resist better the temptation of the Dark Side. One of my main

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/1/06, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: It's my belief that the restrictive rules (only Pentax gear for the PUG, but anything goes for a PAW) When and where was this ever stipulated, and by whom? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

RE: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Jan 2006 at 0:00, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: But this is just an interpretaion of the gallery utility. The second one (to be commented ant critizised) can be achieved in many other places, but the first one (to discover what can be done with Pentax equipment) is not that easy to find. I

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Cotty
Looks like I'm the only dissenting voice, and I haven't contribute to the PUG for quite a while. However... This is a Pentax list, yes? Why would anyone want to display pics, in the PUG or as a link from an email posted to the list, that were shot using equipment other than Pentax? If I post a

PESO: Another Dawg Picture

2006-01-29 Thread William Robb
We had an obedience trial this weekend. This fella did really well for his boss. http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/pictures/dawgpictures/turboribbons.html Technical (such as there is any) istD, FA50/1.4 1/60th at f6.3 Lighting by Metz. William Robb

Re: PESO - From Norway 2004

2006-01-29 Thread keith_w
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Does anyone else get some flashy ads for TV superimposed over the photo? Shel yes. keith

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Then should we stop discussing Canon, Sony, Nikon, and other cameras? What about Sigma, Tokina, Tamron, and other lenses? I agreed with John because the door for using off-brand equipment had already been opened. If a Ricoh could be used with a Pentax lens, and a Pentax with a Sigma lens, then

Re: Pentax sighting

2006-01-29 Thread Gonz
I'm tempted to look at it again now that you mention the collar. But the lens seemed too large to be the 28-70, which is only 104mm long. David Savage wrote: There another little shot here: http://follow-me-now.de/html/body_femme_fatale.html Looks like one of the Z-1 series with a FA28-70

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread John Forbes
I agree with Cotters. But larger file sizes would be good. Bandwidth costs very little these days, and I for one would be willing to contribute to the cost. Also a reminder for the incompetent and disorganised - like me - would be helpful. John On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:16:45 -,

Re: no name

2006-01-29 Thread Gautam Sarup
Ken is it totally off or do you think something could be done to give it some appeal? Thanks, Gautam On 1/28/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, but this has no appeal for me. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: no

Re: no name

2006-01-29 Thread Gautam Sarup
Not much I guess. Cheers, Gautam On 1/28/06, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder how much real ivory is amongst all that fake stuff? Don Kenneth Waller wrote: Sorry, but this has no appeal for me. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Gautam Sarup [EMAIL

Re: Pentax 645 and Pentacon Six/Exakta 66 lenses (Carl Zeiss Jena, Schneider)

2006-01-29 Thread Mishka
I do that and it works just fine. Stop down metering of course, in both, manual and aperture-priority AE. later i added SMC 75mm and 150mm (each under $150 these days), and found I am using them much more often. best, mishka On 1/29/06, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello List Have

FA* lens selling advice?

2006-01-29 Thread Mark Erickson
All, The recent what is your most-used lens thread got me thinking, so I took an equipment inventory and thought about where my photography is and where it is going. Turns out I have a few (too many) FA* lenses that I accumulated over the last 7 or 8 years. In particular, I have the 80-200 and

Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2)

2006-01-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Re: PUG (No longer Re: *istD2) Then should we stop discussing Canon, Sony, Nikon, and other cameras? What about Sigma, Tokina, Tamron, and other lenses? This is the PDML, not the PUG. I agreed with John because the door for

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