Re: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 19, 2006, at 11:56 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: I am considering selling my MF ( 6x6) gear to help finance the K10D. Does the new 10MP camera with 22 bit colour depth mean it's time to ditch the 120-roll film equipment? Can I get the same image quality and resolution with the K10D? Answer

Re: Pentax shutter sounds

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Even I'm not that bored... J and K Messervy wrote: Is it just me or is anyone else disappointed with the shutter release sound of the Pentax cameras? I know it isn't an important consideration and I'd never allow it to sway my decision on which camera to buy, but after having a look at the

Re: OT Wot, no Har!?

2006-09-20 Thread keith_w
mike wilson wrote: It's a pity WR is not here to see what we just missed. Let's all sign up and confuse the Har! out of him next year http://www.yarr.org.uk/talk/ WR? Will Robb? keith whaley -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I think USPS money orders are if the Postal Service in question has a reciprocal agreement with the USPS. I don't think that the Australian PO has one. Digital Image Studio wrote: On 20/09/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread keith_w
frank theriault wrote: On 9/19/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A number of magazines have conducted taste tests pitting New York City water against all the top bottled brands. The tap water almost always wins. Ditto for great lakes water in Chicago, Detroit and other midwest

Re: OT: Security at the Aquarium

2006-09-20 Thread Perry Pellechia
I guess penguins are so darn cute everyone would want one for their own 8-) FWIW, my wife collects penguin figurines. There are over 400 in the collection. On 9/20/06, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are many versions of this urban legend:

Re: OT: Security at the Aquarium

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Penguins might be cute, but they smell like dead fish, if you get close enough to them. Perry Pellechia wrote: I guess penguins are so darn cute everyone would want one for their own 8-) FWIW, my wife collects penguin figurines. There are over 400 in the collection. On 9/20/06, Daniel J.

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Cotty
On 21/9/06, Digital Image Studio, discombobulated, unleashed: A WUMO is actually a third party cheque drawn on the Wells Fargo Bank, it's not strictly a cashiers cheque or draft, depends on the semantics. A bloke once sent me a Western Union Money Order from Japan, and I went to a Western union

RE: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Since you don't know my current circumstances, you're in no position to suggest what I should do or that I should take a WU money order. I asked a specific question about eBay, and got enough answers to better understand my position there. Anyway, the payment still hasn't arrived. Shel

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
USPS are among the least expensive money orders. You pay a premium for the illusion of security. The bank I used to deal with offered free MOs and certified cashiers checks if you maintained a hight enough combined balance, otherwise the MOs were about $8.00 each. I think the premium on

RE: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Tom C
Go ahead and take it personally then... :-( Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - EBay Question Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:06:35 -0700 Since you don't know my current

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Unless they have a two-tiered pricing policy, the USPS mo's are 95-cents for any amount up to $700.00 or so. That's what I paid for the last MO I purchased. Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling USPS are among the least expensive money orders. [...] The USPS charges $1.50. --

Re: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
That's amazingly good detail. Jens Bladt wrote: Good answer, Jack. I guess the answer will depend on K10D image samples as well. Have any of you seen image samples from the competing 10MP DSLRs - Canon D400? Thsi is a D80sample. Looks pretty good to me. Onlu very fod cameras will render eye

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
You're right, I have no idea where I got $1.50 figure from, it was stuck in my head for some reason. I use my atm card to pay for USPS money orders and the fee is low enough that I don't really pay attention. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Unless they have a two-tiered pricing policy, the USPS mo's

Re: OT: Security at the Aquarium

2006-09-20 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 11:50:24AM -0400, Perry Pellechia wrote: I guess penguins are so darn cute everyone would want one for their own 8-) FWIW, my wife collects penguin figurines. There are over 400 in the collection. http://panix.com/~johnf/temp/Penguin.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

RE: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread Jens Bladt
I understand, Dag. But since a went digital, I have taken 50-60 shots a day in average (two years 42.000+ digital photographs + some 120 and 35mm film). I dare not do the math as to what this would have cost me in film, development etc. I'd say in the neighbourhood of 10 times the price of the

Re: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread Jens Bladt
Pentacon Six, Carl Zeiss Jena (Sonnar, Tessar, Biometar )and Scnneider Kreutznach lenses: Two bodies, three-four viewfindrs, 180mm, 120mm, 80mm (3, one of which is the famous Schneider Xenotar), 50mm, 30mm (Arsat) and some accessories. Should bring in appr. 1200 USD (acc. to completed items @

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Where else have you tasted municipal water. I found the LA water to be awful, but then i was drinking it straight up. Shel [Original Message] From: keith_w keith As a resident of and partaker of Los Angeles water, I must say it's among the best tasting municipal water anywhere!

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Roberts
BTW: I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the buyer is just being a prick to try to negotiate a price reduction (partial refund). There are a lot of sleazy buyers who try to use the fear of negative feedback this way. I once sold something (I forget exactly what now) that I *knew* was in

Re: Price of a SMC-F 1.4 50m

2006-09-20 Thread Thibouille
And the FA does report MTF data which the F does not. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Security at the Aquarium

2006-09-20 Thread Perry Pellechia
LOL! fornicate the penguin. On 9/20/06, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 11:50:24AM -0400, Perry Pellechia wrote: I guess penguins are so darn cute everyone would want one for their own 8-) FWIW, my wife collects penguin figurines. There are over 400 in the

Re: Size comparo: K10D vs K100D

2006-09-20 Thread Thibouille
Alright Ken ;) Well, if the A2 somewhat surprised you by how good it was (compared to other EVFs) then I wonder what are like LOL. I agree with you that the optical VF does indeed induce quite much in the desing of SLRs. That sais Olympus did quite a novelty a couple of months ago. Good or not,

Re: OT: Security at the Aquarium

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Perry Pellechia wrote: I guess penguins are so darn cute everyone would want one for their own 8-) FWIW, my wife collects penguin figurines. Does she have a penguin on the telly? Ever since we saw the Monty Python Penguin on the telly sketch in the 1970's my parents have always kept a

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread mike wilson
Mark Roberts wrote: He made it clear enough for just about anyone with two working synapses. Mark.(!) You're getting quite a few of these -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT Wot, no Har!?

2006-09-20 Thread mike wilson
keith_w wrote: mike wilson wrote: It's a pity WR is not here to see what we just missed. Let's all sign up and confuse the Har! out of him next year http://www.yarr.org.uk/talk/ WR? Will Robb? keith whaley Arr! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: popphoto.com k10D

2006-09-20 Thread mike wilson
Can't remember what the list price is but it will be 17.5% on top of that - probably still less than the estimated £999.99 - having said that, I see that the list price of the Nikon D80 is £699. There's the price point. John Forbes wrote: Of course HM Revenue Customs will charge VAT on the

Re: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread DagT
It depends. Some pros just takes less pictures, because they known what they want. I know a few, both pro and amateur, who use large format cameras. The photography takes so much time that much of the selection is done before they expose the film. For me MedF has almost the same effect.

Re: PAW - Anenome

2006-09-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
Yep, but a good place to start from. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - Anenome Another flower pic with too little DOF ;) http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=519t=1 - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: 50/1.4 or 1.2 for the DSLR Bodies

2006-09-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
I'm pretty good at the first part and utterly lousy at the second. I've gone years in some instances before I captured the image in my mind. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, September

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread frank theriault
On 9/20/06, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip What? With all that Lake Erie water available, they contract with Lake Ontario for THEIR water? Come to think of it, having grown up in Cleveland vicinity, and sailed around the lake, it's probably just as well... :-( snip What I meant is

Re: popphoto.com k10D

2006-09-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: popphoto.com k10D You're a curmudgeon, all right. :-) John On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:53:00 +0100, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom, they have

OT - Xfer Vinyl to CD

2006-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Once again, taking advantage of the font of knowledge on this list: A friend has some records that she wants to xfer to CD. How can this best be done? What gear is needed? The records are spoken voice, so highest quality is not necessary. Just some old comedy records that are not available on

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread pnstenquist
I found the LA water quite palatable. Not as good as NY or Chicago but better than many US cities. Paul -- Original message -- From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Where else have you tasted municipal water. I found the LA water to be awful, but then i was

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 20, 2006, at 9:57 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: The only negative eBay feedback I've ever had was, ironically, from someone who ripped *me* off and didn't like the feedback I left about him. Exactly the same experience here. I agreed to have the feedback deleted by both parties in the

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread pnstenquist
Never be first to leave feedback. Buyer or seller, I always wait until the other party has posted feedback. Paul -- Original message -- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sep 20, 2006, at 9:57 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: The only negative eBay feedback

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
... we get the same water as those American cities do - along with all their effluent... Yeah but you send us those flying rats ! ;+) Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe On 9/20/06, keith_w [EMAIL

Re: OT - Xfer Vinyl to CD

2006-09-20 Thread skye
To me, best means easiest. If I were in her shoes and not needing high quality, then a quiet room, a PC microphone hooked up to my PC that has a CD burner, and Sound Recorder which already comes with Windows, would suffice. This is because I already have a quiet room, PC microphone, a computer

Re: OT: Security at the Aquarium

2006-09-20 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 9/20/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does she have a penguin on the telly? Come to think about it that's about the only place where there isn't any -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread Dario Bonazza
I've come across a Leica brochure stating that some new wide-amgle lenses Even at full stop, deliver outstanding optical performance What's Full stop meant? Full aperture? Fully stopped-down? Thanks, Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread Jack Davis
Likely means, fully open.(?) Jack --- Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've come across a Leica brochure stating that some new wide-amgle lenses Even at full stop, deliver outstanding optical performance What's Full stop meant? Full aperture? Fully stopped-down? Thanks,

Re: Pentax shutter sounds

2006-09-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
LOL!!! You are just bored. ;-) I played the two sound recordings side by side. The Nikon D80 reminds me of nothing so much as my old Nikon FM+MD2 galloping sound ... a clacky-clattery but solid kind of noise maker. The Nikon F3/T+MD4 seemed a lot more sophisticated. The Pentax K10D sound is

Re: Pentax Roadmap

2006-09-20 Thread DagT
Watch the news tomorrow... DagT Den 3. jun. 2006 kl. 17.56 skrev Shel Belinkoff: There's supposed to be a list of planned lens introductions. Anyone know where it can be found? Shel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread keith_w
Shel Belinkoff wrote: Where else have you tasted municipal water. Oh, San Jose, Ben Lomond, Scotts Valley, Watsonville, Simi Valley, El Segundo, Phoenix AZ, Cleveland OH. (I never realized I was such a metropolitan drinker!) I found the LA water to be awful, but then i was drinking it

Re: OT - Xfer Vinyl to CD

2006-09-20 Thread Mat Maessen
On 9/20/06, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Once again, taking advantage of the font of knowledge on this list: A friend has some records that she wants to xfer to CD. How can this best be This is one of those more than one way to skin the cat problems. The expensive, but direct way

Re: What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Wide open ... full stop, maximum aperture, etc. They're touting excellent imaging when wide open. Most lenses do pretty well when fully stopped down. ;-) Godfrey On Sep 20, 2006, at 11:06 AM, Jack Davis wrote: Likely means, fully open.(?) Jack --- Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

OT: Addiphot light meter

2006-09-20 Thread Jens Bladt
Any germans here? I got a Addiphot light meter. No battery. A see-trough divice - like a slide-ruler with multiple, tiny sunglases/filters with white number written inside.. You reed a number (the one which is barely readble in the vcurrent light) wich you add to a symbol-value, det the ruler

Re: What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread Adam Maas
Dario Bonazza wrote: I've come across a Leica brochure stating that some new wide-amgle lenses Even at full stop, deliver outstanding optical performance What's Full stop meant? Full aperture? Fully stopped-down? Thanks, Dario Wide Open, most likely. Looks like a case of

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread pnstenquist
Lake Erie is actually very clean now. It's one of the best walleye fisheries on the continent. You've probably eaten Lake Erie walleye in a high-end restaurant, although they may have called it pickerel. Paul -- Original message -- From: frank theriault [EMAIL

RE: What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Wide open full aperture ... not stopped down at all Shel [Original Message] From: Dario Bonazza I've come across a Leica brochure stating that some new wide-amgle lenses Even at full stop, deliver outstanding optical performance What's Full stop meant? Full aperture? Fully

Re: What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread pnstenquist
It means wide open, full aperture. It's a derivitive of the term, f-stop, meaning a particular aperture: f5.6 is an f-stop. Full stop would be the largest aperture or the fully open aperture -- Original message -- From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've come

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread pnstenquist
Venice. That makes sense. I drank LA water in your neighborhood -- Santa Monica. And it was always in a newish hotel that probably had good pipes. Paul -- Original message -- From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shel Belinkoff wrote: Where else have you tasted

Re: OT - Xfer Vinyl to CD

2006-09-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 20, 2006, at 10:41 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Once again, taking advantage of the font of knowledge on this list: A friend has some records that she wants to xfer to CD. How can this best be done? What gear is needed? The records are spoken voice, so highest quality is not

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread keith_w
frank theriault wrote: On 9/20/06, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip What? With all that Lake Erie water available, they contract with Lake Ontario for THEIR water? Come to think of it, having grown up in Cleveland vicinity, and sailed around the lake, it's probably just as well...

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread keith_w
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lake Erie is actually very clean now. It's one of the best walleye fisheries on the continent. You've probably eaten Lake Erie walleye in a high-end restaurant, although they may have called it pickerel. Paul I used to fish for them near Sandusky Bay, along with

RE: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Tom C
If you reread my post you would see that I was playing + I wrote could not should. Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - EBay Question Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:06:35 -0700

RE: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Indeed you did ...sorry - I'm a little bellicose today. Shel [Original Message] From: Tom C If you reread my post you would see that I was playing + I wrote could not should. Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To:

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread frank theriault
On 9/20/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lake Erie is actually very clean now. It's one of the best walleye fisheries on the continent. You've probably eaten Lake Erie walleye in a high-end restaurant, although they may have called it pickerel. Paul Yeah, you're right, Paul.

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/20/2006 10:05:48 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BTW: I wouldn't rule out the possibility that the buyer is just being a prick to try to negotiate a price reduction (partial refund). There are a lot of sleazy buyers who try to use the fear of negative

RE: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread Jens Bladt
Hmmm... Knowing what I want somtimes means shooting away until I get it: Images like these can't be planned IMO: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/246233987/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/246233987/ What's a golden smoke in glass?? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11

RE: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread Tom C
That's OK... Understandable. Thanks. :-) Tom C. From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - EBay Question Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:51:26 -0700 Indeed you did ...sorry - I'm a little

RE: OT Wot, no Har!?

2006-09-20 Thread Bob W
mike wilson wrote: It's a pity WR is not here to see what we just missed. Let's all sign up and confuse the Har! out of him next year http://www.yarr.org.uk/talk/ WR? Will Robb? keith whaley That be Cap'n Will Robb to 'ee, landlubber! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: US Customs Can Inspect Laptop Drives

2006-09-20 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Forbes Sent: 20 September 2006 12:50 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: US Customs Can Inspect Laptop Drives I was once picked out of the queue, taken to a small room, and subjected

RE: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread Bob W
I use a Pur filter on the kitchen faucet. Works beautifully. Probably same thing as the Brita. I bottle my own water from a ceramic gravity filter urn that has activated carbon filled filters. Works a treat. I have mine flown in from a small comet in the outer solar system and

RE: OT Wot, no Har!?

2006-09-20 Thread Bob W
They used to hang pirates from a dock a few hundred yards from where I live. In fact, an ancestor of my brother-in-law was hanged here as a pirate, so I will stroll past later this evening, utter a special Har! and keelhaul a pint of something piratical in The Pilot in his memory. -- Cheers, Bob

Re: OT - Xfer Vinyl to CD

2006-09-20 Thread Mitch Conant
Shel: The way I have mine set up is this: Turntable (with Magnetic Cartridge) into phono pre-amp ($25.00 from RadioShack) See It Here http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=kw=preamporigkw=preamp Pre-amp into Aux inputs on sound card via Right/Left RCA to stereo mini plug ($5.00

Re: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread graywolf
On the other hand, the I recently did a shoot. With film I would have shot one 24x roll and expected to give the client 20 good proofs. With digital I shot 55x and got about 20 good proofs. When it costs next to nothing I am not so careful about when to push the button. BTW, if I was like many

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread graywolf
If anyone is interested, Western Union was the telegraph company in the US and was the quickest way to transfer money. But when was the last time anyone sent a telegram? If you go down to a big truck stop you will find that there a least a half dozen companies that will wire money that you can

Re: OT - EBay Question

2006-09-20 Thread graywolf
Actually they have lowered that to 95 cents. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: USPS are among the least expensive money orders. You pay a premium for the illusion

Re: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread Tom C
I can relate. I suspect I press the shutter a little more frequently with my DSLR as opposed to a film camera. A combination of knowing that I won't run out of film and that I can see the results instantly and reshoot if needed. I'm in the mid-9000 count range after getting it in February

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Just the effluent is free, some places would charge you for that... frank theriault wrote: On 9/20/06, keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip What? With all that Lake Erie water available, they contract with Lake Ontario for THEIR water? Come to think of it, having grown up in Cleveland

Peso - Spooky

2006-09-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken a few years ago. Comment appreciated Kenneth Waller -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
NY has two different sources of water. The stuff that comes from upstate, which is supplied to most of the city is world class, as good and pure as most of those premium branded waters, before they process it. I think that part of Queens gets it's water from Long Island, that's supposed to

Re: OT - Xfer Vinyl to CD

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
If she's got a decent stereo system with an aux-out either for headphones or RCA style jacks for an external tape recorder, all she really needs is a patch cord to her input jack on her computers sound card. I don't think she can blow any circuits, but if she does don't hold me responsible,

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
One of Lake Erie's problems is that it's so shallow! Most shallow of all the lakes, as I recall. I know it is the most dangerous for wind sailors... Not just for rag baggers but also for stink boaters too. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
One of the best fish eating experiences I've ever had was years ago when a group from work went Walleye fishing in Lake Erie off the eastern shore of Michigan. The group caught a mess of Walleye we processed ate them within 3 hours of catching them. Can't get it much fresher. Kenneth Waller

Re: What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
The mind boggles. I didn't know you could stop light, or even slow it down appreciably... Dario Bonazza wrote: I've come across a Leica brochure stating that some new wide-amgle lenses Even at full stop, deliver outstanding optical performance What's Full stop meant? Full aperture? Fully

Re: K10D vs. Medium Format

2006-09-20 Thread DagT
It is just a matter of how you prefer to work. I like to concentrate on timing to capture the right moment, which is a kind of planning. Like these: http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=209653 http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=209002 Most people can react

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread graywolf
Now to put this back on subject, I understand that one of the bootlegger's Chrysler New Yorker fell through the ice hauling shine from Windsor to Detroit back in 1927. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf Idiot Proof == Expert Proof

[Rant:] Film scanning vs. DSLR

2006-09-20 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Merely haven't done any colour film scanning since I got my DS, almost a year ago. Now, I've had to find I've lost about three years' worth of film scans and I'm starting all over again. Seems I had almost forgotten what a drag this is. How can it be that a 700 euro dedicated film scanner and a

Re: Now Virgin Bans Some Laptop Batteries!

2006-09-20 Thread Douglas Newman
--- graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The North Atlantic is a dark and stormy sea in the wintertime. The North Atlantic can be a dark and stormy sea any time of year... And it can also be quite pleasant if you're lucky. Thank you for joining out Masochists Special winter cruise. First,

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread Adam Maas
Hmm, I always thought Superior was the most dangerous, especially in late fall/early winter. Certainly been enough wrecks there. -Adam Kenneth Waller wrote: One of Lake Erie's problems is that it's so shallow! Most shallow of all the lakes, as I recall. I know it is the most dangerous for

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread pnstenquist
I think I've had Walleye in LA. Perhaps at The Lobster, which is at the foot of the pier in Santa Monica or maybe at McCormick and Schmidt, which I believe is downtown. Paul -- Original message -- From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lake

Re: What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread Dario Bonazza
OK, thanks to all replying. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Most lenses do pretty well when fully stopped down. ;-) Yes, but since it's the Tri-Elmar LOL* 16-18-21, there could also be some doubt about its performance when fully stopped down. Quite a small hole, isn't it? Dario (* so you thought on

Re: [Rant:] Film scanning vs. DSLR

2006-09-20 Thread Timothy Sherburne
From my perspective, scanning is no joy. I used to have the scanner you mention (it broke, so Sony paid me for it instead of repairing it). Dust, film flatness, color, focusing problems all take a lot of time to figure out, then you through different films at it - oh, brother. Now I'm about

moo.com

2006-09-20 Thread Timothy Sherburne
I know some of you have Flickr accounts and may be interested in moo.com, a site that enables you to take your flickr images off-line in a small way. There's a freebie for Flickr pros (you know who you are). No affiliation with either site, but I think it's kinda cool. Tim -- PDML

Re: Peso - Spooky

2006-09-20 Thread frank theriault
On 9/20/06, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken a few years ago. Comment appreciated I dunno, Ken. Maybe it's just me, but it seems strangely flat to me. Cool trees, interesting rockface with lovely colour and

Re: US Customs Can Inspect Laptop Drives

2006-09-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/9/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Every time I went to Morocco a customs man (not always the same one) used to stick his hands inside my trousers. At least they were warm. The trousers? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: What's full stop?

2006-09-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/9/06, Dario Bonazza, discombobulated, unleashed: What's Full stop meant? Obscure baseball position. Three-quarters the way between short-stop and mid-wicket. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Peso - Spooky

2006-09-20 Thread pnstenquist
I like. Excellent composition. Beautiful color. Very sharp on the web. Paul -- Original message -- From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken a few years ago. Comment appreciated

RE: Peso - Spooky

2006-09-20 Thread Jens Bladt
Brilliant shot. Hasn't got too much to tell, still it's the kind of shot that would win a contest. Pretty, lots of symbolic value. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [Rant:] Film scanning vs. DSLR

2006-09-20 Thread Adam Maas
Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Merely haven't done any colour film scanning since I got my DS, almost a year ago. Now, I've had to find I've lost about three years' worth of film scans and I'm starting all over again. Seems I had almost forgotten what a drag this is. How can it be that a 700

Re: PESO - New Yorker DeLuxe

2006-09-20 Thread Cotty
I use a Pur filter on the kitchen faucet. Works beautifully. Probably same thing as the Brita. I bottle my own water from a ceramic gravity filter urn that has activated carbon filled filters. Works a treat. I have mine flown in from a small comet in the outer solar system and

Re: Peso - Spooky

2006-09-20 Thread Jack Davis
Very nice!! The Velvia (in this case) actually compliments the canyon wall. Dark limbs, also, add greatly. Composition well seen. Jack --- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html Taken a few years ago. Comment

Re: OT - Xfer Vinyl to CD

2006-09-20 Thread Pancho Hasselbach
Recording/editing freeware is e.g. http://audacity.sourceforge.net. I'm planning to do this, too, and a studio level soundcard with cinch connectors will get into the computer soon. I have a cord from the comp to the stereo, as for a long time it was my only CD playing device. Pancho Shel

Re: a new lens ... Pentax DA21/3.2 Limited

2006-09-20 Thread Jan van Wijk
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:46:07 +0200 (CEST), Jan van Wijk wrote: I will take it with me this week on some trips and make a test-shot with the 21mm too. (this is an MZ-3) I have tested it previously on the viewfinder of my MX, and that already shows severe vignetting towards the corners. Just

RE: K10D sensitivity?

2006-09-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
Mike is harmless. He is just a lot of noise, slamming doors, effin me etc. I've handled a lot tougher kids than him. He will calm down, he know he just has to wait. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: PDML in LA? (take 2)

2006-09-20 Thread Norman Baugher
Try shooting out your hotel window then G... Norm From: Rick Womer I won't have a car. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Now Virgin Bans Some Laptop Batteries!

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Douglas Newman wrote: First, let's get this straight: if you cross the Atlantic by sea, it's a CROSSING, not a CRUISE. Oh yes! I probably represent the last generation ever to emigrate to America by ship. We came over on the Queen Elizabeth I in 1967. It was, I believe, the next-to-last crossing

Re: OT - Xfer Vinyl to CD

2006-09-20 Thread Mark Roberts
P. J. Alling wrote: If she's got a decent stereo system with an aux-out either for headphones or RCA style jacks for an external tape recorder, all she really needs is a patch cord to her input jack on her computers sound card. I don't think she can blow any circuits, but if she does don't

RE: US Customs Can Inspect Laptop Drives

2006-09-20 Thread Bob W
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cotty Sent: 20 September 2006 21:55 To: pentax list Subject: Re: US Customs Can Inspect Laptop Drives On 20/9/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: Every time I went to Morocco a customs man

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