New Member

2006-08-18 Thread Douglas Newman
Dear All, As you might have guessed from the subject line (!), I am a new member. I recently found this esteemed list from a reference on DPReview. I currently own a Canon 20D and am preparing to switch to Pentax, either to a K100D or possibly the upcoming K10D (not the K10D if it turns out to

PESO - Matchbooks

2006-08-18 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Linda and Charlie's matchbook collection: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/matchbooks.html Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DA 100mm f2.8 Macro

2006-08-18 Thread Adam Maas
Brendan MacRae wrote: Any good? I'm thinking of picking one up and selling the Vivitar Series 1 105mm f2.5. I'm concerned about it being a cheap plastic blob. Is it? -Brendan It's actually a D-FA lens with aperture ring and full 35mm compatibility. Lighter build than the FA version,

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread David Mann
On Aug 18, 2006, at 6:45 AM, Bertil Holmberg wrote: What I would appreciate in a new body is the alternative to look down into the viewfinder. This is possible with the Pentax 67, I believe. Yes, with the waist-level finder. The thing I like about the 67 viewfinder is that it's big; I

Re: fine art print sizes without cropping (RE: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread David Mann
On Aug 18, 2006, at 3:35 AM, Cotty wrote: I have done this from my first days with inkjet. I bought a Dahl rotary trimmer (cuts up to A3) for fifty quid in 1999 and haven't looked back. One of the best investments I ever made - and still going strong on the original blade! I print

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/17/2006 9:58:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The rumoured prices are quite steep, though; $1000 for the 18-50, and $1300 for the 50-135. Still, that's only $3500 or so for a K10D, battery grip, and both the f2.8 zooms; I was anticipating a

PESO - Nature's Sculpture

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
I haven't commented on others' PESOs for about a week, but I will soon and try to catch up. With that in mind... I went out yesterday to photograph a famous landmark, which I will show later, and also ended up photographing this. I am probably the only one that will like it. :-) I often find

RE: New Member

2006-08-18 Thread Antti-Pekka Virjonen
Dear All, As you might have guessed from the subject line (!), I am a new member. I recently found this esteemed list from a reference on DPReview. Welcome Doug! Once you have joined, you are doomed to never leave ;-). Greetings from Finland, Antti-Pekka

Re: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread David Mann
On Aug 18, 2006, at 1:35 AM, Steve Sharpe wrote: It still amazes me that I can do a better print with my computer/scanner/inkjet than any lab I've ever used. It doesn't surprise me at all, but I am surprised that you have the patience to do all that scanning :) - Dave -- PDML

Re: fine art print sizes without cropping (RE: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MPbody

2006-08-18 Thread David Mann
On Aug 18, 2006, at 2:03 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: When I showed, I always had someone else cut the mats - anyone who has witnessed what a klutz I am would agree I should do that. I'm not too fond of cutting mats as there's very little room for error. It'd be a lot easier with the right

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread David Mann
On Aug 17, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote: Real Epson service call, in which I was apparently the first person ever to require a replacement waste ink tank -- it wasn't user changeable because they figured no one would fill one in the lifetime of the printer. On all the new models

Re: PESO - Nature's Sculpture

2006-08-18 Thread Don Williams
This kind of folding is very common in South Africa on the Karroo. There is an exposed 'fold' called the Laingsburg Dyke that runs for hundreds of miles. Many of the Cape mountains have folds fifty or more metres deep. Don W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't commented on others' PESOs for

Re: The third best selling DSLR in Japan

2006-08-18 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:34:33 +0200 schreef Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Simple solution. Put on more shifts. :-) No, three shifts already means the factory is running 24h/day. To further expand capacity you would have to invest in more machines, coslty in both time and money. From: Digital

Re: PESO - Nature's Sculpture

2006-08-18 Thread David Savage
On 8/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I often find myself photographing the land, dirt, rock, etc., next to road sides. Especially where it has been cut away or where the erosion from a pervious cut away (maybe long before) has made interesting patterns. Okay, I am weird --

Re: New Member

2006-08-18 Thread David Savage
G'day Doug, As a start check out Graywolf's min-FAQ to help get you up to speed on some of the acronyms other stuff. http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html Others will let you know who to believe and who not to. Cheers, Dave On 8/18/06, Douglas Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PESO - Nature's Sculpture

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/17/2006 11:57:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This kind of folding is very common in South Africa on the Karroo. There is an exposed 'fold' called the Laingsburg Dyke that runs for hundreds of miles. Many of the Cape mountains have folds fifty or more

Re: fine art print sizes without cropping (RE: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MPbody

2006-08-18 Thread David Mann
On Aug 18, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: I'll cut the inner hole in the mat to fit the image, but I'll also cut the outer edge of the mat to fit a standard frame size because the non-standard frames are either terribly expensive or I have to make them myself, including cutting

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:09:28 +0200 schreef John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just someone who tracks the announcements a little more closely. The original Pentax lens roadmap did, indeed, show a 50-200 zoom. In fact it showed two of them; the 50-200/f4-5.6 we've now seen, and a later, more

Re: PESO - Nature's Sculpture

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/18/2006 12:03:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Interesting texture. Personally I think the contrast could be bumped up a bit to help bring out the ochre colour Dave === Okey, dokey, we aim to please. No, I am not a dirty girl. I am a woman. Marnie

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread DagT
I'd give it a few months more to decide. If they are going to introduce USM lenses it will be a logical explanation for why they have stopped producing a lot of long lenses. They may be planning to revive them with USM. DagT Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You know I am getting seriously tempted

RE: Re: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread Bob W
Yesterday is the new tomorrow: http://tinyurl.com/r4h3g http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/garden/03tintype.html?ei=5090en=d0e da54f7c974c10ex=1312257600partner=rssuserlandemc=rsspagewanted=all -- Cheers, Bob [...] I'm also considering that I should learn some fine art processes,

Re: The third best selling DSLR in Japan

2006-08-18 Thread John Forbes
Tom, If you don't care, why do you keep attacking Pentax? Why did you bother to respond to my post? You are truly the Nabob of Negativity when it comes to Pentax. John On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:59:10 +0100, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey you ARE attacking me with words like that.

Re: PESO - Nature's Sculpture

2006-08-18 Thread David Savage
At 03:08 PM 18/08/2006, Marnie wrote: In a message dated 8/18/2006 12:03:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Interesting texture. Personally I think the contrast could be bumped up a bit to help bring out the ochre colour Dave === Okey, dokey, we aim to please. No, I am

Re: Kodachrome processing: Ambiguous press release

2006-08-18 Thread mike wilson
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/08/17 Thu PM 11:08:20 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Kodachrome processing: Ambiguous press release - Original Message - From: Mark Roberts Subject: Kodachrome processing: Ambiguous press release

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread John Forbes
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:03:00 +0100, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd give it a few months more to decide. If they are going to introduce USM lenses it will be a logical explanation for why they have stopped producing a lot of long lenses. They may be planning to revive them with USM.

What is Windows Media Center?

2006-08-18 Thread John Forbes
I'm about to buy a new pc, probably based on the Athlon 64 dual processor chip, and am wondering whether WMC offers any advantages over XP Pro. Any thoughts? John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread keith_w
Anthony Farr wrote: My Jobo Autolab just got put into storage for 3-4 months while our house is completely stripped and renovated. When we return I'll have a very nice indoor :-) workspace which will include my darkroom. Uhhh, did you leave off he 0's? Didn't you mean 30-40 months? g Only

Re: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread DagT
Fra: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:03:00 +0100, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd give it a few months more to decide. If they are going to introduce USM lenses it will be a logical explanation for why they have stopped producing a lot of long lenses. They

New zooms [Was: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body]

2006-08-18 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/17/2006 9:58:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The rumoured prices are quite steep, though; $1000 for the 18-50, and $1300 for the 50-135. Still, that's only $3500 or so for a K10D, battery grip, and

Re: photo dot net thread mentioning the pdml

2006-08-18 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006, Scott Loveless wrote: You spelt honorable wrong. 6/3/05 and his last post was 6/21/05. Wow, you have 21 months in America? Don't you guys ever, like, sleep? Kostas :-P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread John Forbes
If the image circle is designed for APS-C, then the lenses will be smaller and lighter than those designed for 35mm. So they WILL be small and light, relatively speaking. But, like you, I hope they have USM. We shall know in good time. John On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:41:15 +0100, DagT [EMAIL

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread DagT
They will be smaller of you compare field of view (as a 135 2.8 is much smaller than a 200mm 2.8), but if you compare with the same focal length with the same maximum aperture the front element will be the same no matter how small the sensor is. DagT Fra: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] If

I'm off for a week

2006-08-18 Thread David Mann
We're going cat-sitting (as if you could make a cat sit). Well, really it's house-sitting but we'll be looking after the four resident cats, and maybe even have a bit of a holiday as well. Please don't work out the K10D mystery until after I get back :) - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: The third best selling DSLR in Japan

2006-08-18 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 18/08/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even if they're not making a huge profit on this camera's apparent popularity, they are putting people on the Pentax track. Many of them will buy lenses. That will make them likely repeat customers. Lens investment is a great thing if you're

Re: The third best selling DSLR in Japan

2006-08-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Of course there will be bottom feeders as well. But there will be some serious hobbyists as well. Tthe more cameras you sell, the more loyalists you attract. On Aug 18, 2006, at 6:30 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 18/08/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even if they're not

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I actually managed to kill the paper feeds of two 2200s under warranty, so I never ran into that problem -- they sent me new ones. For the record, they were running about eight hours a day, seven days a week. -Original Message- From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: Re: Printer

RE: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread Anthony Farr
The house is expected to be handed back to us about 12th December, but in any case after 18th Jan the penalty clauses are invoked and the builder would have to pay us $300 per week past that date. One of the joys of having an architect broker the contract :-) Regards, Anthony Farr

When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread cbwaters
- Original Message - From: cbwaters To: Pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:12 PM Subject: When is it going to end? When is the damned embargo due to end, I'm really sick of Aaron's sadistic little game. Also, how much do you think an *ist-D will go for once the new

Re: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 18/08/06, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When is the damned embargo due to end, I'm really sick of Aaron's sadistic little game. :-) Also, how much do you think an *ist-D will go for once the new camera is announced? A big SFA just like your GBs of CF cards -- Rob Studdert

Re: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
Whoa, easy cowboy! I don't see Aaron's posts as sadistic. He merely wanted us to know there was something special coming. We turned it into a game. And we know more now than we did a week ago. I expect that a good *istD will be worth $400 to $500 after the announcement, which is pretty close

Re: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] When is the damned embargo due to end, I'm really sick of Aaron's sadistic little game. Some says 12. september, others say 13. September or 14 September or even 15. September. Mis september seem pretty certain. Pål --

RE: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread Jens Bladt
Just guess it. Some of us has. Otherwise the game will not end before the specifications of the K10D are finally revealed by Pentax. I thought it was quite entertaining and fun - one of the best threads in a long time. So many creative answers! Afterall, ir's not that many features that will make

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd give it a few months more to decide. If they are going to introduce USM lenses it will be a logical explanation for why they have stopped producing a lot of long lenses. They may be planning to revive them with USM.

RE: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread Richard Day
Oficial date is Sept 14 Richard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of cbwaters Sent: 18 August 2006 12:29 To: Pdml@pdml.net Subject: When is it going to end? - Original Message - From: cbwaters To: Pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday,

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: Lucas Rijnders [EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe the 'more expensive' one from the first roadmap transmogrified into the 60-250/4 rumour. The constant f/4 was never in the roadmap, it was only referred to as 'high performance D FA telezoom', IIRC. Someone on

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread John Forbes
So how do you explain the fact that a Pentax 110 1:2.8 50mm is about 1/4 the size of a Pentax 1:2.8 50mm in K-mount? John On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:35:13 +0100, DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They will be smaller of you compare field of view (as a 135 2.8 is much smaller than a 200mm 2.8),

Re: Kodachrome processing: Ambiguous press release

2006-08-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Brendan MacRae wrote: RIP Kodachrome 1935 - 2006. What a run... Of course, I need to remind all of you that I've been hearing about Kodachrome's final demise for about 20 years. In fact, I remember that in 1992 when I was in film school, Kodak had announced (as they did virtually every quarter)

Re: Zenitar 16mm/2.8

2006-08-18 Thread Mark Roberts
Bill Lawlor wrote: I'll be coming over to digital when the K10D hits the market. Does anyone on the list have an opinion about the Russian Zenitar 16mm/2.8 lens for digital, or 35mm, format? Great fun lens. Well-built. Escellent value for money. As Bob Walkden, I believe, once said about a lens,

SV: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Jens Bladt
Yes and no - I do not have a Pentax MF (yet), but I do have two Pentacon Six TL's and a number of great lenses (Schnieder, Zeiss). And I just won (ebay) two Voigtländer Perkeo 1, 6x6 folding cameras - for on the road :-) Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype:

RE: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread Anthony Farr
Can I buy your *istD for SFA? ;-) That's all there is in the kitty now the builders are moving in. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Digital Image Studio Sent: Friday, 18 August 2006 9:46 PM To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread David Savage
Do we? Dave On 8/18/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And we know more now than we did a week ago. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread Mark Roberts
cbwaters wrote: how much do you think an *ist-D will go for once the new camera is announced? I don't know: I'm not gonna sell mine! -- Mark Roberts Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com 412-687-2835 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread DagT
The size of the mirror, or in other words: the distance from the lens mount to the film/sensor, does play a part in shorter lenses, but the width stays the same. Remember that aperture is simply the ratio between focal length and lens diameter. As long as you dont have retrofocus or telecentric

Re: fine art print sizes without cropping (RE: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MPbody

2006-08-18 Thread Doug Franklin
David Mann wrote: On Aug 18, 2006, at 12:01 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: [...] mat to fit a standard frame size because the non- standard frames are either terribly expensive or I have to make them myself, including cutting the glass. Cutting the glass is the best part :) Just make sure

RE: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread Paul Ewins
Our extensions should be finished about then too and, yes, there will be an improved darkroom/laundry. I've only got a CPP though. We also went with an architect which has been the best move ever. So much less stress as he deals with the builder when things go wrong. Regards, Paul Ewins

Re: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] If the image circle is designed for APS-C, then the lenses will be smaller and lighter than those designed for 35mm. So they WILL be small and light, relatively speaking. According to the roadmap the two 2.8 zooms are

Re: Zenitar 16mm/2.8

2006-08-18 Thread Bob Shell
On Aug 17, 2006, at 8:56 PM, Bill Lawlor wrote: I'll be coming over to digital when the K10D hits the market. Does anyone on the list have an opinion about the Russian Zenitar 16mm/2.8 lens for digital, or 35mm, format? I have one and use it on my Canon 10D via adapter. Of course it is

Re: Kodachrome processing: Ambiguous press release

2006-08-18 Thread Scott Loveless
On 8/18/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'vejust been looking around the Kodak web site (http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/prodSupportIndex.jhtml) Under the Films heading there's a listing for Color Transparency Films: E-Family (Ektachrome) but nothing for the K

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 17, 2006, at 11:17 PM, David Mann wrote: On Aug 18, 2006, at 6:45 AM, Bertil Holmberg wrote: What I would appreciate in a new body is the alternative to look down into the viewfinder. This is possible with the Pentax 67, I believe. Yes, with the waist-level finder. The thing I like

Re: New Member

2006-08-18 Thread Doug Franklin
Douglas Newman wrote: Dear All, ARRHHH! ANOTHER DOUG! OK, list god is Doug Brewer, so by positional preference and imperial fief, he gets just plain old Doug. I staked a claim on DougF years ago. I've started calling up the militia in case I have to defend the borders.

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread Doug Franklin
Digital Image Studio wrote: On 18/08/06, Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wick! That's the term I couldn't remember. Thanks Doug. Very fine explanation. You'd think I could remember that since my wife is a print production manager. The effect is generically known as dot gain in the

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread Jack Davis
The 820 clogs on a regular basis. It's used erratically, but isn't idle for any extended periods. In the 'prox four years I've owned it, the printing speed has slowed by about 50%. Still produces surprisingly good images. Time to replace it, however, with another Epson. Something with 11x16

RE: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread Jens Bladt
We also went with an architect which has been the best move ever Glad to hear this. Motre people should do likewise. Regards Jens Bladt, architect m.a.a. http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Paul Ewins Sendt: 18.

Re: PESO - Nature's Sculpture

2006-08-18 Thread Jack Davis
Marnie, I enjoy looking it over and thinking of it as, maybe, a topography shot from a U-2. I'd mess with saturating various colors and let the results determine a 'winner'. Perhaps a little too homogeneous as is.(?) Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't commented on others' PESOs for

RE: Kodachrome processing: Ambiguous press release

2006-08-18 Thread Jens Bladt
Kodak has announced that they will stop developing Kodachrome 40 (as they have already stoped producing it). The last chance of getting a Kodachrome Super 8 film deveolped in Lausanne is sometime next month. http://www.super8site.com says: Wie lange können K40-Super-8-Filme in Lausanne noch

Re: Tonal gradation in shadows - The $67 Question?

2006-08-18 Thread Ryan Brooks
Anthony Farr wrote: My point is that the profile needs to be applied before the data enters the digital domain, early in the a/d conversion. It needn't matter that the voltage rise is squared (if that's what you mean) as the brightness rises, as long as it's a constant and predictable

Re: PESO - Nature's Sculpture

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/18/2006 6:24:17 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Marnie, I enjoy looking it over and thinking of it as, maybe, a topography shot from a U-2. I'd mess with saturating various colors and let the results determine a 'winner'. Perhaps a little too homogeneous

RE: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread DagT
.-) We did that when we extended our appartment into the attic, and the architect saved us more money than we paid him. A good deal for everyone except the people who tried to fool us. I like the phrase No, it is already in the contract, you cannot send that extra bill. .-) DagT Fra:

Re: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread pnstenquist
Yes. -- Original message -- From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do we? Dave On 8/18/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And we know more now than we did a week ago. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 18, 2006, at 5:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: The 820 clogs on a regular basis. It's used erratically, but isn't idle for any extended periods. In the 'prox four years I've owned it, the printing speed has slowed by about 50%. Still produces surprisingly good images. Time to replace

Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
Thanks to those who have discussed telephotos. Since that is MY interest. Beginning to think about selling some Canon gear. Beginning to feel more Pentaxian again. Exciting times. Marnie aka Doe ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Re: Holy Crap -- Pentax 10MP body

2006-08-18 Thread Pål Jensen
I wrote: According to the roadmap the two 2.8 zooms are covering the APS size; they are DA lenses. The 60-250/4 is a D FA lens and hence full frame. You can bet that the coming telephotos are full frame too as it makes no sense making them DA lenses. REPLY: I'm talking about the roadmap

RE: Tonal gradation in shadows - The $67 Question?

2006-08-18 Thread Anthony Farr
Oh. I see. Why? Regards, Anthony Farr -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan Brooks Sent: Friday, 18 August 2006 11:37 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Tonal gradation in shadows - The $67 Question? Anthony Farr

Re: PESO: Ann's Hotel

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/13/2006 9:17:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rest easy Ann. The St. Claire Hotel (now a Best Western Inn) is alive and well on Chicago's Ohio Street. Shot it this morning on my way to breakfast. No room to shoot on the narrow street, so I used the

Re: PESO - Outstanding in its field

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/14/2006 1:38:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Comments appreciated. Thanks in advance Kenneth Waller Whoa! Really, really nice. It does now look a little oversaturated to

Re: Another PDML Win

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/16/2006 8:42:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I won the Detroit News Photo Contest for week 8 in the landmarks category. This is the same contest that Ken Waller won a few weeks ago. I learned of the contest through Ken's post. My winning entry is the

Re: PESO - Airwaves Ducati

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/14/2006 2:39:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Guys n Gals, Hmmm, I haven't posted anything for a while, but I've been digging through photos taken over the summer. So here is one of them. Taken at round 6 of the British Super Bikes at Mallory Park in

Re: PESO -- Sometimes Nature Needs a Crutch.

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/13/2006 10:36:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.mindspring.com/~megazip/PESO_--_natureneedsacrutch.html Folding Beach Chair$25.00 at Job Lot. Aluminum Side Table $59.95 at IKEA. Sunburst Ornament $21.99 at Pier One. Crutch to keep

Re: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread David Savage
Cool. Dave On 8/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes. -- Original message -- From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do we? Dave On 8/18/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And we know more now than we did a week ago. --

Re: PESO: Columbine

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
Ditto. I like it too. And ditto what Paul said, re sharpening. I like backlight nature stuff, and I like the teeny weeny spider thread on this one too. Adds something. Marnie aka Doe :-) == I like this. Nice composition, and the lighting works. It feels a little crispy. Perhaps

Re: Another PDML Win

2006-08-18 Thread pnstenquist
Thanks Marnie. -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/16/2006 8:42:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I won the Detroit News Photo Contest for week 8 in the landmarks category. This is the same contest that

Re: PESO - Matchbooks

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/17/2006 11:14:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Linda and Charlie's matchbook collection: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/matchbooks.html Shel == I'd like it better with less shine, Shel. So I guess I mean less reflection or direct lighting

Re: Tonal gradation in shadows - The $67 Question?

2006-08-18 Thread Ryan Brooks
Anthony Farr wrote: Oh. I see. Why? Because, you've obviously figure out something that electrical engineers and physicists have missed for 20 years. Congrats! -Ryan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Airwaves Ducati

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/15/2006 3:09:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ahh! Short back and sides, like? Here it is once more, cropped more at the top, a little from the right, with the brightness pulled down a bit in curves.

Re: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread keith_w
Anthony Farr wrote: The house is expected to be handed back to us about 12th December, but in any case after 18th Jan the penalty clauses are invoked and the builder would have to pay us $300 per week past that date. One of the joys of having an architect broker the contract :-) Regards,

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread Jack Davis
Valued comments. Thanks, Godfrey --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 18, 2006, at 5:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: The 820 clogs on a regular basis. It's used erratically, but isn't idle for any extended periods. In the 'prox four years I've owned it, the printing speed

Re: When is it going to end?

2006-08-18 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 18/08/06, Anthony Farr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can I buy your *istD for SFA? ;-) That's all there is in the kitty now the builders are moving in. No, maybe finally I'll have a back-up body of sorts. :-/ -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

RE: For those in the know about K10D

2006-08-18 Thread Anthony Farr
When my wife pointed out the architect's fee to manage the building contract, and questioned its necessity, I asked her just how much more than that fee a builder might gouge out of us once the back of the house was torn out and we were dependent upon him. We retained the architect without any

Re: PESO: Columbine

2006-08-18 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Marnie, I look at this image and honestly try to find evidence of over sharpening. Maybe I just don't know what I'm looking for. The horns are lined with hair like fuzz and tiny water droplets emit needle sharp 'stars', but I can't detect any grainy edges or pixelation in finer threads

Re: PESO: Columbine

2006-08-18 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 8/18/2006 8:02:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks, Marnie, I look at this image and honestly try to find evidence of over sharpening. Maybe I just don't know what I'm looking for. The horns are lined with hair like fuzz and tiny water droplets emit

Re: Another PDML Win

2006-08-18 Thread Juey Chong Ong
Paul, Congratulations!!! On Aug 16, 2006, at 11:14 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I won the Detroit News Photo Contest for week 8 in the landmarks category. This is the same contest that Ken Waller won a few weeks ago. I learned of the contest through Ken's post. My winning entry is the

Re: What is Windows Media Center?

2006-08-18 Thread skye
get XP pro unless you're trying to tie your new PC to your entertainment center. On 8/18/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm about to buy a new pc, probably based on the Athlon 64 dual processor chip, and am wondering whether WMC offers any advantages over XP Pro. Any thoughts?

Re: DA 100mm f2.8 Macro

2006-08-18 Thread Brendan MacRae
Right, Adam. I just left off the FA Part. I won't buy a lens without a f-stop ring since I shoot a great deal in Aperture Priority. I just don't want a plastic lens that's going to break the first time it's used. -Brendan --- Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brendan MacRae wrote: Any good?

RE: Tonal gradation in shadows - The $67 Question?

2006-08-18 Thread Anthony Farr
Not at all. In fact I don't know the working of an a/d converter beyond that they take a stream of voltage readouts from the sensor and perform some voodoo ceremony upon it, whereupon the voltage levels at each photosite are assigned brightness levels of 0 - 255 for 8 bit files, or 0 - 4095 for

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks to everyone, BTW, for their help and input. I've been reading all of these just not replying to all. -Brendan --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 18, 2006, at 5:59 AM, Jack Davis wrote: The 820 clogs on a regular basis. It's used erratically, but isn't idle

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread Juey Chong Ong
I've gone through several Epson printers over the years and here are some observations: - The pro models tend to clog less than the consumer models --- it could just mean that the pigment-based inks clog less than the dye- based ink. My 2200 *might* clog if I leave it turned off for a month.

Re: Printer Recommendations?

2006-08-18 Thread Brendan MacRae
Which is why I try to stay out of the more techno threads. They make my head hurt. I'm better at, say, that's a nice shot, or muy stinko, compadre. -Brendan --- Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Digital Image Studio wrote: On 18/08/06, Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wick!

Re: Kodachrome processing: Ambiguous press release

2006-08-18 Thread Brendan MacRae
Oh, absolutely. Kodak has wanted to kill Kodachrome for a lng time now. One less albatross. -Brendan --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brendan MacRae wrote: RIP Kodachrome 1935 - 2006. What a run... Of course, I need to remind all of you that I've been hearing about

Re: PESO - Matchbooks

2006-08-18 Thread Brendan MacRae
Me like. I especially like the one that says, Class Is a Clean Truck. LOL, Brendan --- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Linda and Charlie's matchbook collection: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/matchbooks.html Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Tonal gradation in shadows - The $67 Question?

2006-08-18 Thread Anthony Farr
D'oh, I'm apparently receiving posts out of order. After sending this please explain to Ryan, THEN I find his references in my inbox. No wonder his response seemed a little sharp. Sorry Ryan, I'll go and get my explanations from those links now. Regards, Anthony Farr -Original

  1   2   3   >