Re: My first action shots/cold batteries

2006-04-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 5, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Lithium really is the only choice for cold weather, and even then you'll lose 50% of the charge to the weather. Best thing in really cold weather is to make up a battery pack on a cable that allows you to power the camera from batteries kept

Re: My first action shots/cold batteries

2006-04-06 Thread Don Williams
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Apr 5, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Lithium really is the only choice for cold weather, and even then you'll lose 50% of the charge to the weather. Best thing in really cold weather is to make up a battery pack on a cable that allows you to power the

Re: My first action shots/cold batteries

2006-04-06 Thread Adam Maas
Egads, 1 set of Lithium AA's are $20CDN (15USD) here at the most expensive places. No need to buy the more expensive CR-V3's as they offer little over the Lithium AA's. -Adam Jens Bladt wrote: Thanks, Adam. I must try this. It's a pitty they are rather expensive (One set is 50 USD here).

Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread luispaulodesa
Hiya. My DS just arrived yesterday. Still reading the manual and playing with the cam. I had a 'surprise'. When I tried to install the software in my computer which runs on Windows 98, I simply couldn't do it. It didn't bothered me much. It got worse, though. I plugged the camera and, at

Re: Worth a Look

2006-04-06 Thread Toine
Why not? I would like to see this in real live, the web version doesn't show any detail. The fact that someone spend 2000+ hours creating a digital painting is fascinating. Toine On 4/6/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Google Earth (speaking of pictures)

2006-04-06 Thread Gautam Sarup
Jack, While you're at it, try this too: http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ Cheers, Gautam On 4/5/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just learned of this site yesterday, (http://earth.google.com/). Pulled up a freebie and played with it for a bit. It's an satilite collage of

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Adam Maas
You may even need to update windows in order to use most Card Readers, which require Me, 2000 or XP for the more comprehensive USB support (many don't even work with Me). 98 is quite archaic. -Adam luispaulodesa wrote: Hiya. My DS just arrived yesterday. Still reading the manual and

RE: Would you recommend Pentax?

2006-04-06 Thread Jens Bladt
I would recommend a SLR or a DSLR. Pentax is very high quality, even though not always on par with the competition, spec wise. In general Pentax does deliver very good value for money. I have seen people, I know buy Pentax DSLR equipment, inspired (among other things) by my photographs. If I can

RE: OT - Treo 650 question

2006-04-06 Thread Bob W
Until Saturday I had had the same cell phone for about 7 years. But it was getting very flaky and kept switching itself off for long periods of time. So on Saturday I went into a shop to see about getting a replacement, expecting it all to cost me a lot of money which I didn't want to pay (this

Re: Worth a Look

2006-04-06 Thread mike wilson
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/05 Wed PM 04:27:59 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Worth a Look 15,000 layers, 1.7g file. I can't take the time to view it on my slow connection, but comments on another list indicate that it's well worth a look.

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 03:47:01AM -0300, luispaulodesa wrote: I plugged the camera and, at first, the system does recognise the existence of the Pentax *ist DS, but cannot install the drivers. I tried Microsoft, tried Pentax, but all software I found was related to newer versions of

Re: enablement

2006-04-06 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Mishka wrote on 06.04.06 6:55: K500/4.5 -- a quick shot from the balcony (kinda brick wall test, f11, 1/180, iso 1600) with *istdl shows that it clearly outresolves the 6mp sensor. what a treat! http://www.stat-arb.org/photos/IMGP0348.JPG now need to find an adequate tripod head...

RE: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Just to be sure, I double-checked the requirements for using the istDS, and it seems that you need newer software than Win98. Like it or not, it may be time to upgrade your computer. You'll get used to the menus. For the most part, once you've set the menu options, you can use the camera by

Re: OT - Treo 650 question

2006-04-06 Thread David Mann
On Apr 6, 2006, at 7:27 PM, Bob W wrote: I was amazed to learn that they give these things away. So how long was the contract? :) - Dave

Re: My first action shots/cold batteries

2006-04-06 Thread Cotty
On 6/4/06, Jens Bladt, discombobulated, unleashed: Which battery will last a full half-game (45 minutes) in cold (4 degrees Celsius) and windy conditions? I would like to know before the next game, please? What do hockey game or ice skating, winter olympics photographers do? This one:

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Cotty
On 5/4/06, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ sound of hell freezing over Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Worth a Look

2006-04-06 Thread Cotty
On 5/4/06, graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: Why swim the English Channel? Well hold on old boy, let's not get carried away here ... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: enablement

2006-04-06 Thread John Forbes
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:55:59 +0100, Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: K500/4.5 -- a quick shot from the balcony (kinda brick wall test, f11, 1/180, iso 1600) with *istdl shows that it clearly outresolves the 6mp sensor. Congratulations. But how do you distinguish between the limits of the

Re: My first action shots/cold batteries

2006-04-06 Thread John Forbes
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 06:51:51 +0100, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't say the D was useless. It's a great camera. Just not the action photogrpahers first choise (some guy asked about a camera for photographing skating). An action photographer would probably choose a camera with

Re: PESO - Do not enter

2006-04-06 Thread John Forbes
Whilst it's definitely cleaner, I think the problem with this picture is that the idea (the No Entry sign beside the door to God's house) isn't supported by a suitably interesting visual image. I should be inclined to re-shoot at a different time of day when the sun does its magic. At

Re: RE: OT - Treo 650 question

2006-04-06 Thread mike wilson
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/06 Thu AM 07:27:46 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - Treo 650 question Until Saturday I had had the same cell phone for about 7 years. But it was getting very flaky and kept switching itself off for long periods of time. So on

Re: Worth a Look

2006-04-06 Thread John Forbes
When asked why he climbed Mount Everest, Hillary replied: Because it was there. Asked why he married the Queen (she wasn't at the time), Prince Philip replied: Because she was there. Moral: Never ask why. John On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:06:04 +0100, Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread mike wilson
From: luispaulodesa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/06 Thu AM 06:47:01 GMT To: pentax-discuss pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Windows 98 x *ist DS Hiya. My DS just arrived yesterday. Still reading the manual and playing with the cam. I had a 'surprise'. When I tried to install the

Re: Problems with Arcsoft Panorama Maker

2006-04-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Godfrey. I'll try that tonight. Paul On Apr 6, 2006, at 1:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Try using my workaround: Set the user account to have admin privileges, install and run the software from the user account, then set the user account back to standard privileges. I've found it to

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Cornelius Nuzzlemuff III
Bofore you upgrade to XP (which might at worst spoil your computer, at best take objection to a few elderly programs) try running 98SE. I have had no problems with my USB card reader (Pentax 750Z camera). There are massive updates on the Microsoft website and these seem worth downloading. Once

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread ing. David Lacina
If am right, you can, mishka, there are plenty of manuals how to do that, one of them http://osx86.theplaceforitall.com/howto/ /d/ -- ing. david lacina | http://lacina.net | +47 90 85 82 01

Re: My first action shots/cold batteries

2006-04-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 6, 2006, at 1:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: The Nikon FM2n post 1991 is probably the best cold weather SLR body ever. A friend of mine who primarily photographed snowboarding upgraded to an F5 when the F5 was about six months old and it packed it in at his first shoot after about

RE: My first action shots/cold batteries

2006-04-06 Thread Tim Øsleby
I shoot with Nickel, and can't say I have the same experience. A couple of weeks ago I had a session 4C below zero. Shot 40-50 frames, no problem. But I wouldn't expect more than 100 shots from one set of batteries. Above zero I would expect more out of one battery set. My _guess_ is that your

Re: PESO - Dawn

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/5/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Sorry, Cotty. It's number 5 who is interested in tall, balding men with funny accents. snip Too bad for Cotty. He's well beyond the ing part of balding... g cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO - Dawn

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/5/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One more, and then I'll fade away for a bit. http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=287 This is a photo of a coworker taken a few weeks ago with the Spotmatic, 55/2 Super-Takumar, HP5+, HC-110. I don't recall the exposure. After

Re: enablement

2006-04-06 Thread Mishka
nothing scientific, but as a guess: if your sensor outresolves the lens (take a look of an out of focus pic with any lens), at large magnification, you'll see essentially blobs of uniform grey of size much larger than the size of a pixel. if your lens outresolves the sensor, at high mag. you'll

Re: enablement

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/6/06, Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: K500/4.5 -- a quick shot from the balcony (kinda brick wall test, f11, 1/180, iso 1600) with *istdl shows that it clearly outresolves the 6mp sensor. what a treat! http://www.stat-arb.org/photos/IMGP0348.JPG now need to find an adequate tripod

Re: Google Earth (speaking of pictures)

2006-04-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Gautam Sarup Subject: Re: Google Earth (speaking of pictures) Jack, While you're at it, try this too: http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ Looks a little limited.. William Robb

Re: PESO - Dawn

2006-04-06 Thread Cotty
Sorry, Cotty. It's number 5 who is interested in tall, balding men with funny accents. snip Ack!! On 6/4/06, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: Too bad for Cotty. He's well beyond the ing part of balding... I'd fully agree Frank. But it works for Patrick Stewart and Kojak ;-)

Re: enablement

2006-04-06 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Apr 2006 at 8:12, Mishka wrote: nothing scientific, but as a guess: if your sensor outresolves the lens (take a look of an out of focus pic with any lens), at large magnification, you'll see essentially blobs of uniform grey of size much larger than the size of a pixel. if your lens

re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Roman
It is not Pentax *istDS it's just no USB-device support under Windows 98. I had the same problem with my friends PC and webcam. You need either Windows 2000 or Windows XP with USB support. You won't get neither *istDS nor any other USB device to work under Windows 98. Please read knowledge

Re: enablement

2006-04-06 Thread John Forbes
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:22:16 +0100, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6 Apr 2006 at 8:12, Mishka wrote: nothing scientific, but as a guess: if your sensor outresolves the lens (take a look of an out of focus pic with any lens), at large magnification, you'll see essentially blobs of

RE: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Trevor Bailey
G'day. It works fine with Windows 98SE. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton. Australia -Original Message- From: Roman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 April 2006 10:29 PM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: re: Windows 98 x *ist DS It is not Pentax *istDS it's just no

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 6, 2006, at 1:09 AM, Mishka wrote: why replace a terrific OS with garbage? i would rather run OSX on my AMD PC. I don't know why anyone would want to do it, but Apple must think there is a demand. Bob

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread John Forbes
If there's one essential accessory for a DSLR, it's a modern PC (or Mac). You need the processing power and you need the storage space. Your machine probably came with a 10GB disk. You'll soon use that up. If you think you can get away with not processing your images, you've bought the

Re: OT - Treo 650 question

2006-04-06 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I entirely agree. Aside from the inconvenience of have to do a soft reset every once in a while, it is a very handy device. I sync it to my desktop, my laptop, and my secretary's desktop, so she can add all new numbers and addresses in to system for me. I did my grafitti, and am glad to know it

Re: Comments on 28mm F2.8 FA AL

2006-04-06 Thread Martin Trautmann
On 2006-04-04 10:52, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Any comments on the quality of the subject lens? AFAIK it's very good value. BTW: are there any known details why 20/2.8, 24/2.0 and 28/2.8 where discontinued, although these lenses where good quality, good value and even more suitable for DSLR crop

Re: Comments on 28mm F2.8 FA AL

2006-04-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 6, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Martin Trautmann wrote: BTW: are there any known details why 20/2.8, 24/2.0 and 28/2.8 where discontinued, although these lenses where good quality, good value and even more suitable for DSLR crop factors? Poor sales. -Aaron

Re: PESO - Dawn

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/6/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd fully agree Frank. But it works for Patrick Stewart and Kojak ;-) I didn't say it didn't work for you Cotty. I just said you were bald, that's all. Don't forget Michael Jordan. Works for him, too! g cheers, frank the hisuite -- Sharpness is

Re: PESO - Dawn

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/6/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip frank the hisuite that should be frank the hirsuite -frank the hirsuite -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

OT Nother test

2006-04-06 Thread David J Brooks
Just a test. I can see my messages in the archives, but not in my emial box.?? Dave Equine Photography in York Region

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Perry Pellechia
Call me crazy but I am someone who would be (and is) interested in this. I use Corel Draw to make figures with (NMR) data for scientific publications. I also use it for making drawings that I use in the class I teach. While there might be other options available for the Mac platform I am not

Re: OT Nother test

2006-04-06 Thread Jack Davis
That's been going around a lot lately. J --- David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a test. I can see my messages in the archives, but not in my emial box.?? Dave Equine Photography in York Region __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of

Re: Google Earth (speaking of pictures)

2006-04-06 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, I'll check it out. Jack --- Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, While you're at it, try this too: http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ Cheers, Gautam On 4/5/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just learned of this site yesterday, (http://earth.google.com/).

Re: OT Nother test

2006-04-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I can't see your message. Oh, wait, I put on my glasses and now I see it. False alarm. -Aaron -Original Message- From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: OT Nother test Date: Thu Apr 6, 2006 9:29 am Size: 120 bytes To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Just a test. I can see my

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread pnstenquist
Games are probably the number one reason why some Mac owners would like to be able to run Windows. My daughter is certainly one of them. She built a well-speced PC just for games, although she uses a Mac for work both at home and at the office. (She's a graphic designer.) --

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Roman wrote: It is not Pentax *istDS it's just no USB-device support under Windows 98. I had the same problem with my friends PC and webcam. You need either Windows 2000 or Windows XP with USB support. You won't get neither *istDS nor any other USB device to work under Windows 98. Please read

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread David Savage
On 4/6/06, Perry Pellechia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am sure there are more people like me how are unwilling to give up software that we currently run on our PCs. I do not think Apple can afford to overlook these potential customers. Perry. I'm in the same boat. I would have no problem

Re: OT - Eiffel Tower

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/4/06, Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank wrote; 3) Modern jetfuel is much more volatile than what would have been used in the B-25, Actually that is incorrect. Jet fuel is much more like kerosene or diesel fuel then gasoline, and the B-25 would have used av gas, which is more

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread David Savage
On 4/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Games are probably the number one reason why some Mac owners would like to be able to run Windows. My daughter is certainly one of them. She built a well-speced PC just for games, although she uses a Mac for work both at home and at the

Re: Google Earth (speaking of pictures)

2006-04-06 Thread David Savage
Hey great. Just so long as you're interested in the U.S. :-) Dave On 4/6/06, Gautam Sarup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, While you're at it, try this too: http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ Cheers, Gautam -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike

Re: PESO - Dawn

2006-04-06 Thread David Savage
On 4/6/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't forget Michael Jordan. Works for him, too! g By choice though. :-) cheers, frank the hisuite Dave the missing link between gorilla and man S. -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan

Re: OT Nother test

2006-04-06 Thread David Savage
Have you kill filed yourself? g Dave S On 4/6/06, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a test. I can see my messages in the archives, but not in my emial box.?? Dave Equine Photography in York Region -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:09:09 +0200 schreef Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED]: why replace a terrific OS with garbage? Some terrific software is windows only. On 4/5/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ -- Regards, Lucas

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Illinois Bill
I'm not sure how many mac users will actually DO this . . . Also, talk about writing a virus for a mac, without writing a virus for a mac. What do you bet that someone hasn't already written a windows virus that will find and delete any mac partitions on a disk? IL Bill On Apr 6, 2006,

Re: Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread mike wilson
From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] But Pentax *do* have a reason Are it late at night, there? 8-))) - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread David J Brooks
Quoting David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Graphic design has always been dominated by Mac. A lot of the engineering design software just isn't available for Mac computers. (At least not in the ship design field) Dave S. Or the survey field. Atleast nothing i'm aware of. I have limited

Re: PESO - Dawn

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/6/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 4/6/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't forget Michael Jordan. Works for him, too! g By choice though. :-) I don't think so. I think he was thinning, and decided on a pre-emptive strike... g cheers, frank -- Sharpness

Re: PESO - Dawn

2006-04-06 Thread David Savage
On 4/6/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think so. I think he was thinning, and decided on a pre-emptive strike... g Ah. The old two can play at this game philosophy. Dave S -- All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy. - Spike Milligan

Re: Problems with Arcsoft Panorama Maker

2006-04-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes, I know Tiger is at 10.4.6. I never switched due to initial warnings about firewire drive problems. BTW: I never had any problems with firewire drives, regardless of which of the dozen or so I plugged in after going to 10.4. Either I don't have any of the ones affected or whatever. And

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Adam Maas
Actually Windows 98 does support USB devices, but the support is extremely limited beyond mice and keyboards. SE added more support and is the usual baseline for USB devices, but now many devices are requiring 2000 or XP since MS no longer provides support for 98 and Me was a disaster

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Adam Maas
Bob Shell wrote: On Apr 6, 2006, at 1:09 AM, Mishka wrote: why replace a terrific OS with garbage? i would rather run OSX on my AMD PC. I don't know why anyone would want to do it, but Apple must think there is a demand. Bob Well, right now it's the only way to get decent Photoshop

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Peter Lacus
Mishka, why replace a terrific OS with garbage? i would rather run OSX on my AMD PC. IMHO it's a pretty neat idea - I know many people who are afraid to buy Apple because I can't run program xxx which requires windows, I can't run my favourite game XXX etc, etc. Now they can, so they can go

Re: Problems with Arcsoft Panorama Maker

2006-04-06 Thread Adam Maas
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Yes, I know Tiger is at 10.4.6. I never switched due to initial warnings about firewire drive problems. BTW: I never had any problems with firewire drives, regardless of which of the dozen or so I plugged in after going to 10.4. Either I don't have any of the ones

Re: PESO - Do not enter

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/4/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken with the Spotmatic shortly after getting it back in working order. Heavily cropped. I would be interested to hear your criticisms of the composition. HP5+, HC-110. http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=286 Thanks for looking!

Re: Problems with Arcsoft Panorama Maker

2006-04-06 Thread pnstenquist
Good. I should do the upgrade. But I have to do two machines, so I need the family version, and it's a bit pricey. Have to see how much I owe the IRS first. It could be a big tax bill. Paul -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, I

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Your experience is completely contrary to mine wrt the speed of XP and 98(SE). The speed at which a machine boots up is dependent upon what programs and processes are being loaded and how well the disk is maintained, how much total on-board memory there is, and how Windows is configured. A lot

Re: PESO - Do not enter

2006-04-06 Thread frank theriault
On 4/5/06, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I gave myself a do-over. No crop, gave it a bit more contrast, and played with the highlights and shadows. http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=288 Thanks again to everyone who took the time to look at the first one. On 4/4/06,

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread John Forbes
Quite right. It's what I would have written if I'd had the patience. John On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:35:32 +0100, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your experience is completely contrary to mine wrt the speed of XP and 98(SE). The speed at which a machine boots up is dependent upon

Re: OT Nother test

2006-04-06 Thread mike wilson
From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/04/06 Thu PM 01:29:14 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: OT Nother test Just a test. I can see my messages in the archives, but not in my emial box.?? Dave Equine Photography in York Region Probably getting filtered as SPAM.

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread David J Brooks
One of the main reasons i went with ibook as my laptop instead of a Toshiba or HP model, was i was tired of all the Windows attacks on my PC. Will this be a problem now that Bill Gates is inside a Mac. Will hackers go after Mac systems because Bills a part. I hope not. BTW i decided on the

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 6, 2006, at 11:18 AM, David J Brooks wrote: One of the main reasons i went with ibook as my laptop instead of a Toshiba or HP model, was i was tired of all the Windows attacks on my PC. Will this be a problem now that Bill Gates is inside a Mac. Will hackers go after Mac systems

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Thibouille
I can confirm 98se should work OK. 98 or 95 however or dead dead and dead. Oh and BTW, don't even think about Me, if you want something else than an Blue Screen factory ;) But really 2K can run honestly (not recommended but...) on a 300Mhz+256MB ram and a fast HDD. --

Re: Google Earth (speaking of pictures)

2006-04-06 Thread graywolf
For the world I believe it is terraserver.com. The microsoft terraserver is a USGS repository and has topographic maps as well as satellite photos, but only covers the US however the price is right. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof ==

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Thibouille
Of course the trick is: you can use it if you need it for a couple apps. When you're finished, reboot and reactivate connections to the Net ;) On 4/6/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 6, 2006, at 11:18 AM, David J Brooks wrote: One of the main reasons i went with ibook as my

645 enablement

2006-04-06 Thread Gasha
Hi gang, so i'm still sitting in my office with 2 lens in front of me: A645-35/3.5 A645-200/4 Got these two today from KEH. After long waiting... order, shipping costs, payments, customs and taxes - my new toys are here. Again, i would like to say some good words about KEHs rating system.

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Steady Stenquist said: Games are probably the number one reason why some Mac owners would like to be able to run Windows. My daughter is certainly one of them. She built a well-speced PC just for games, although she uses a Mac for work both at home and at the office. (She's a graphic

Re: OT - Treo 650 question

2006-04-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've had five cell phones, the first three were given to me by my employer when they required that I have one, and I got a free replacement to the last of those when it stopped working on my 2 years from when I got it. Once I went independent, I wasn't planning to change as the V60i that I

Re: Worth a Look

2006-04-06 Thread jtainter
Mike Wilson wrote: http://photoshopnews.com/2006/04/04/bert-monroys-monster-painting/ Shel I'm impressed with the amount of time and effort spent but if you'd seen this as a photograph, I think you would not have been very complimentary. No people, nothing to really focus on. Looking

OT: Epson 3000 Printer?

2006-04-06 Thread pnstenquist
Does anyone know anything about this printer? My daughter discovered one stashed away where she works. She's hoping to get it going again. I assume it's an inkjet. Paul

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread graywolf
Well, I for one never did much like the one size fits all world. Besides that MAC OSX is a propietory version of BSD. There are basically two free Unix type OS in the world BSD and Linux (you can not make a propiatory version of Linux due to the GNU Public License). Almost all Unix type

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread graywolf
I do not see where XP is better than 98SE. Yes I upgraded because a lot of modern software won't run on 98SE but XP has a lot of stuff that is not needed by Joe User, but makes corporates IT folks happy. In fact I find that XP Pro SP2 is its own virus. I shut off automatic updates and it turns

Re: OT: Epson 3000 Printer?

2006-04-06 Thread Adam Maas
Old Epson inkjet. IIRC it's the predecessor of the 5000, which is also pretty archaic (it's about 5-6 generations behind current tech). -Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know anything about this printer? My daughter discovered one stashed away where she works. She's hoping to get it

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It's not a one size fits all solution there can be a variety of brands, machines, and styles and features, but all can do the same work. Just like there are a variety cars, all of which can drive on the same roads. Shel [Original Message] From: graywolf Well, I for one never did

Re: OT: Epson 3000 Printer?

2006-04-06 Thread graywolf
Yes it is an inkjet. It is a 4 color 18x24 printer. Not great graphics by todays standards, but they used to be the darling of tee-shirt printers. It was replaced by the 4000 which in turn has been replace by the 4800. I would say it is still great for posters, but not for photos. Ink carts

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread graywolf
If they all run Windows they all have the same look and feel and the same reliability problems. Actually I like it when motorcycles had different control layout from one another before the US Government decided to regulate that. Hey, maybe you could get them to regulate operating systems, then

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 07:35:32AM -0700, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Your experience is completely contrary to mine wrt the speed of XP and 98(SE). The speed at which a machine boots up is dependent upon what programs and processes are being loaded and how well the disk is maintained, how much

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Bob Shell
On Apr 6, 2006, at 12:22 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: It's not a one size fits all solution there can be a variety of brands, machines, and styles and features, but all can do the same work. Just like there are a variety cars, all of which can drive on the same roads. Or a variety of

Re: Run Windoze on your Mac

2006-04-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Apr 6, 2006, at 12:33 PM, graywolf wrote: Orwell was wrong, it was not 1984, it was 1994! He really meant 1948 anyways. -Aaron

Chromatic aberration test

2006-04-06 Thread Don Williams
Today I got a Sigma 70-300 APO Macro Super in the mail. It's in beautiful condition with everything like new. I carried it outside (on the D) and took a bunch of pictures of trees and branches against the snow and sky. I was looking, of course, for the tell tale coloured fringes that I

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread David Oswald
luispaulodesa wrote: Hiya. My DS just arrived yesterday. Still reading the manual and playing with the cam. I had a 'surprise'. When I tried to install the software in my computer which runs on Windows 98, I simply couldn't do it. It didn't bothered me much. It got worse, though. I plugged

Re: Solutions to a soft focus K200mm???

2006-04-06 Thread Francis
Cotty wrote: Sounds to me like something is not right, especially if the infinity focus is off. Have you tested this across at least two different bodies to make sure it's not the body? It's the same on my P3n, but for a long time I thought it was my scanner. My first reaction to you

OT: help from the RAW file shooters

2006-04-06 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Not for me, but for a friend who sent me this appeal: I'm taking a technical writing course in which we have to write documentation for a piece of software. The software we're using is Silkypix, which, if you don't know it, is a program that converts RAW files to jpegs or tifs. And you can do

Re: Epson 3000 Printer?

2006-04-06 Thread Kenneth Waller
Paul, click http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/Products.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes type in 3000 in search area. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Epson 3000 Printer? Does anyone know anything about this printer? My daughter discovered one

Re: Windows 98 x *ist DS

2006-04-06 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I ran a Win 98SE machine for a while, and had a USB card installed that would allow for a card reader. However, it was limited to USB 1.0. I don't think USB 2.0 had even come out at that time. In any case, it was really amazing to see the difference in file xfer speed between the 98SE computer

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