Re: Another attempt to demonize photographers

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's outrageous. I'm going to write my congressman. I'm fairly conservative on most issues, but this is ludicrous. Why don't they go after real child pornographers? I can't believe it. We should all respond to this. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 1:05 PM, Bob Shell wrote: I find this very

PESO: Five Stockings

2006-12-02 Thread Jack Davis
We're ready and braced for five grand children and wonderful chaos. Jack K10D, 16x45, 100ISO http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=204 Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone

One more thing I like about the K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Juan Buhler
I had wished for this here on the pdml, about the istD, a couple of years ago: The front (index) wheel will advance through pictures when in play mode. No need to use the joystick thing to do that if you don't feel like it. It's a trivial thing, but shows a level of attention to detail that I

Re: new subscriber

2006-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Rick Womer Subject: Re: new subscriber I'm not sure this wasn't spam. Just a man of few words. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: K10D: Another Studio Example I had to shoot some more ad materials today for contest entries. This was with the K10D at ISO 100 with studio strobes, ff16 @ 1/180th in X exposure mode. Two monolights. Here's the full image:

Re: K10D and AF500FTZ Flash

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Does the AF-500 have an autoflash function? If so, it should work relatively well. Of course you can use the guide number as well, but full power isn't nice if you don't bounce it off of something. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 1:24 PM, David Savage wrote: On 12/3/06, Mark Cassino [EMAIL

Re: The RAW report

2006-12-02 Thread Cory Papenfuss
MacOS-X *IS* unix under the hood with a sexy interface. Much better. Windows blows in pretty much all ways. They're just as unwashed, though they use a more expensive cologne/perfume to cover it up :-) I don't think I'd say that. MacOS-X is a true unix (although not a

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I can't believe this. How depressing. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 2:08 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: No, its time for you to shut the hell up. I didnt say this was something to not buy the camera for because SR is a bonus feature that can be turned off or just go ahead and shoot quick without it,

Re: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Bill. I'm liking it too. And it's without a tripod (I'm lazy) but with SR turned on. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 7:51 PM, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist Subject: K10D: Another Studio Example I had to shoot some more ad materials today for contest

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, the 12-24 is clearly an amazing lens, probably the best DA thus far. It will be a good companion to the 16-50. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 4:36 PM, Adam Maas wrote: 12-24 to cover wide, use your 21-35 for normal. -Adam John Francis wrote: I was almost convinced I wanted the 16-45 until

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 05:45:22PM -0600, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Michael Chan Subject: Re: 16-50 f2.8 John, I have a 10-17 and love shooting with it. It's an awesome lens. I'm continually impressed with what it produces, but it is a fish with

Re: One more thing I like about the K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Agreed. This pleased me as well. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: I had wished for this here on the pdml, about the istD, a couple of years ago: The front (index) wheel will advance through pictures when in play mode. No need to use the joystick thing to do that if you

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Michael Chan
Good point Tim. I don't use tinyurl as often as I should. I should also rewrite my php photo album program to be more url friendly. Michael On Dec 2, 2006, at 5:39 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: TinyURL.com is the answer. Pretty strait forward to use. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)

Re: PESO: Five Stockings

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. Happy Holidays! Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Jack Davis wrote: We're ready and braced for five grand children and wonderful chaos. Jack K10D, 16x45, 100ISO http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=204

Re: K-10 comments

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Agreed. Although my flash shoe adapter wasn't all that much. About twenty bucks if I remember corectly. A Promaster I think. It works. I leave it on the end of my studio flash PC cord. That way it's still just a one move attachment. But, yeah, the camera should have had a PC connection.

RE: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Very nice Paul. If my panoramic calendar shots get as good next year I'm happy. Did you try from a higher angle as well to get the text on the card in the backgorund a bit better readable/sharper? greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Michael Chan
Mark, My lady and I want to go to the UK. I need to talk with you soon about travel ideas. Big plus: she digs motorcycles. *grin* On Dec 2, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Michael Chan wrote: I have a 10-17 and love shooting with it. It's an awesome lens. I'm continually

Re: One more thing I like about the K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Michael Chan
On Dec 2, 2006, at 4:46 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: I had wished for this here on the pdml, about the istD, a couple of years ago: The front (index) wheel will advance through pictures when in play mode. No need to use the joystick thing to do that if you don't feel like it. It's a trivial

K-10 comments

2006-12-02 Thread David Bliss
William Robb wrote: The format command is a bit deeper in than I like. I would prefer it on the Fn menu somewhere. Why would you ever need to use the format command? Every new flash card I've ever seen comes pre-formatted. And even if not that's only once per card, ever. If (as I guess) you

RE: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
TinyURL.com is the answer. Pretty strait forward to use. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Chan Sent: 3. desember 2006 00:40 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 16-50 f2.8 Sorry

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
He's sick Paul, more functional than 'the who', but still not right in the head. Emotionally crippled by something... Regards, Bob S. On 12/2/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe this. How depressing. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 2:08 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: No, its

RE: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Markus Maurer
I begin to wonder a bit: with the transition to digital most of you seem to like Zooms now where in the analog world most of you used primes for best results. What happened here? just wondering Markus, who still uses film for a few weeks :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: PESO: Five Stockings

2006-12-02 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Jack I have no children but will try to make some night shots of Santa Clause today in evening here when he meets the children at the school. I will use the Pentax M50mm 1.2 on a manual Pentax and the A85 1.8 and ISO 400 film on a monopod for some close-ups of Santa's face. I tried that last

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Michael Chan
I offer this as proof of what SR can do; it's a partial repost from another thread earlier, but the point is that SR is a boon, not a bane. (.. omitted .. ) (re-posted begins) http://209.197.126.178/IMGP3102.jpg The exif data is partially wrong because it's a non-recognized lens. SR is on,

Re: K-10 comments

2006-12-02 Thread Peter Loveday
Fit and finish is more of the same compared to the istD, but the overall feel is improved by the way the card and battery doors open. I never liked the doors on the istD, I was always afraid of breaking them. Yeah agreed, the doors are much nicer than the *istD ones. I find the latches a bit

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Peter Loveday
* The MTF programme line still refuses to use all apertures on my primes (ie, no F1.4 on the FA50/1.4) That's what MTF prog. should do. It is choosing the aperture based on what gives the better (i.e., sharper) result. The MTF value for F1.4 is low so the camera it is going to avoid this

Re: The RAW report

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
On 12/3/06, Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MacOS-X *IS* unix under the hood with a sexy interface. Much better. Windows blows in pretty much all ways. They're just as unwashed, though they use a more expensive cologne/perfume to cover it up :-) I don't think

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I still like primes. I shot all my studio stuff today with the FA 50/1.4, and I frequently shoot on the street with the 35/2. That's also my favorite for indoor people pics. But a lot of the best new Pentax lenses are zooms. some of them are excellent. No reason not to use them. I'm going

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Peter Loveday
Yes - reading the manual I just now got to the part about the custom setting option for cancel AF - I thought he was talking about the AF/MF switch. Yeah, switching to MF on the lever thing works as expected. I had hoped switching to MF with the AF button would do the same; sort of like a

Re: K10D: Pourquoi Department

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
Me either. Maybe I should read the manual :-) Dave On 12/3/06, Rod Connan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't :-) Thanks for the tip as I have been going in on the fn menu to check - duh Rod -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Doug Franklin
Markus Maurer wrote: I begin to wonder a bit: with the transition to digital most of you seem to like Zooms now where in the analog world most of you used primes for best results. What happened here? I'm sticking with my primes. I got the 16-45/4 because when I got the *ist D I didn't have

Re: One more thing I like about the K10D

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
Ditto. And the zoom staying the say as you scroll through shots. Handy when evaluating focus. Dave On 12/3/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Agreed. This pleased me as well. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: I had wished for this here on the pdml, about the

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
Seeing as we're talking about half pressing the shutter, is that another bad pun? If so, I shutter at the thought. Dave :-) On 12/3/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe this. How depressing. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 2:08 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: No, its time for

Re: K-10 comments

2006-12-02 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/12/06, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: Note to Pentax: I'd like a PC terminal on the next camera you put in front of me, and you may as well put an aperture simulator in it as well, That the sound of hell freezing over? No, it has a little

Enablement: SMC-K 85mm F1.8

2006-12-02 Thread Jens Bladt
Wo-hooo! I won a local auction for a SMC-K 1.8 85mm. Allegedly in excellent condition. 222 USD is a bargain, right? Some times I love the fact that Petnax is greatly underestimated around here :-) I can't wait to get my hands on it! Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -- No virus found in

RE: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
Not me. I like primes period. Trouble is, with a 1.5X crop factor, all of the older primes we already own are longer now than we'd like (even if there are some advantages to turning a 400mm in a 600mm, and so on). So, I can either sell the great primes I own, or invest in the DA Pentax primes.

Re: Things I have recently learned

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
Puddle deep. Dave On 12/3/06, Norm Baugher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deep, incredibly deep... Norm William Robb wrote: Don't give your dogs home made dog buscuits in the evening if you want to sleep in the next morning.. The photofinishing game is kinda fun if you are working for

Re: new subscriber

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
On 12/3/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Rick Womer Subject: Re: new subscriber I'm not sure this wasn't spam. Just a man of few words. William Robb Won't fit in well here then. Dave (trying finish off his word quota before the end of

Re: K10D Wireless Flash

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
Someone did mention it. I too hope they can add this feature. Dave On 12/3/06, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did someone mention, awhile back, that Pentax was considering a program change to the K10D that would permit wireless flash operation with either a 360 or 540 which would be

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
Or try putting the link inside brackets http://www.mcmm.net/viewimage.php?set=lost_lake_august_2006i=IMGP1773.jpgs=m Dave On 12/3/06, Michael Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good point Tim. I don't use tinyurl as often as I should. I should also rewrite my php photo album program to be more

Re: Pink Floyd, etc.

2006-12-02 Thread graywolf
That is debatable. My ears can not tell the difference either way. Both are definitely better than mp3, however guess which is the most popular? J. C. O'Connell wrote: That's funny, I have kept my 3000+ LP collection to listen to them ( although I do like the covers too ) because they

Re: K10D deliverd ...in Canada.

2006-12-02 Thread wendy beard
I picked mine up today at Henry's in Kanata (nr Ottawa) They had quite a few pre-orders and only a couple of cameras come in. The person who had ordered this one decided not to take it so one of the staff rang me at about 4pm to see if I wanted it. I just moved out of my old house and the first

Re: Paypal for my sales

2006-12-02 Thread graywolf
There are some who would say you should move your personal assets to an offshore bank where the laws do not even allow their own government to attach someones account (are there any such left in the world?) just so a business failure will not put your family in the poor house. Unfortunately

RE: Peso: Snowstorm

2006-12-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
What do I get? Good photography ;-) Everything works as it should. Running XP Home and Firefox. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom C Sent: 1. desember 2006 20:15 To: pdml@pdml.net Subject:

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 02:54:57AM +0100, Markus Maurer wrote: I begin to wonder a bit: with the transition to digital most of you seem to like Zooms now where in the analog world most of you used primes for best results. What happened here? Back in the film days I still used zooms, mostly.

RE: PESO: Two hours at f/8 - here's the link

2006-12-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
Can set's my mind free. That's Eurorock at its best. Sadly I only have them on LP. The stylus is broken at my turntable, and it is a MC pickup so it is pretty expensive to replace. My wallet can't feed both my LBA and my love for music fully :-( Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)

RE: PESO - Surface

2006-12-02 Thread Tim Øsleby
I see your point Boris. Perhaps it is me. My mind needs something to chew at to be let loose. I did not find that in this photo, therefore my comment. Does it make sense now? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread John Francis
On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 12:46:26PM +1030, Peter Loveday wrote: * The MTF programme line still refuses to use all apertures on my primes (ie, no F1.4 on the FA50/1.4) That's what MTF prog. should do. It is choosing the aperture based on what gives the better (i.e., sharper) result.

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread Gonz
Looks great, awesome detail and lighting. Only nitpick is that the reflection on the black surface bothers me. Try black velvet or some other non-reflecting surface, that would give you richer blacks. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had to shoot some more ad materials today for contest

Re: K10D deliverd ...in Canada.

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Wendy! You're back on the Pentax side? Or just dabbling? Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 9:42 PM, wendy beard wrote: I picked mine up today at Henry's in Kanata (nr Ottawa) They had quite a few pre-orders and only a couple of cameras come in. The person who had ordered this one decided not to take it

K-10 comments

2006-12-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Have fun William Robb - Funny thing, Bill, this is my like and slightly diskike list almost exactly. As for the AF switch, I think some engineers had too much time on their hands. This change was unnecessary. I could operate the slider switch without looking away from the viewfinder.

peso - art imitating death

2006-12-02 Thread J and K Messervy
This is a bronze sculpture of a wrecked jetty in the sculpture gardens of the National Gallery in Canberra, Australia. I'm glad of the sealed body on the K10D as the mist was getting into everything. http://tinyurl.com/uonnk Cheers James -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Adam Maas
Best DA zoom, As good as it is, I'm more impressed by the DA limiteds. -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: Yes, the 12-24 is clearly an amazing lens, probably the best DA thus far. It will be a good companion to the 16-50. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 4:36 PM, Adam Maas wrote: 12-24 to cover wide,

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Gonz. Anything better is too expensive. Stuff I shoot for work gets shot on seamless paper rolls. They don't want to pay any more than they must. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 10:21 PM, Gonz wrote: Looks great, awesome detail and lighting. Only nitpick is that the reflection on the black

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
True. I don't own any of the DA Limiteds. Hope to add the 70 sometime soon. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Adam Maas wrote: Best DA zoom, As good as it is, I'm more impressed by the DA limiteds. -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: Yes, the 12-24 is clearly an amazing lens, probably the best

Re: Enablement: SMC-K 85mm F1.8

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I hope it's a bargain:-). I'm hoping to sell mine for enough to purchase a DA 70. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 9:42 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: Wo-hooo! I won a local auction for a SMC-K 1.8 85mm. Allegedly in excellent condition. 222 USD is a bargain, right? Some times I love the fact that Petnax is

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Adam Maas
I'm shooting primarily with zooms because I'm still building my prime collection and Pentax doesn't yet make a couple of the primes I'd want (especially a 16mm f2.8). And the two zooms I use are inexpensive and excellent (16-45 and A 70-210). They make for a good ultra-light kit as well, when

Re: K10D and AF500FTZ Flash

2006-12-02 Thread Adam Maas
Manual flash is quite easy on digital as well. -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: Does the AF-500 have an autoflash function? If so, it should work relatively well. Of course you can use the guide number as well, but full power isn't nice if you don't bounce it off of something. Paul On Dec

PESO's Reworked (3)

2006-12-02 Thread P. J. Alling
I decided to re-visit a few more PESOs that people have suggested changes to, in the past few months. The most recent come first. in this group. The first a few suggested would look better if part of the subjects out of focus hair was cropped out so I decided on a square crop. Before:

Re: peso - art imitating death

2006-12-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
Nice. In camera B/W filter or converter later? And how? -Brendan --- J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a bronze sculpture of a wrecked jetty in the sculpture gardens of the National Gallery in Canberra, Australia. I'm glad of the sealed body on the K10D as the mist was

Re: peso - art imitating death

2006-12-02 Thread J and K Messervy
Thanks mate. The BW conversion was done in PS CS2 with the channel mixer. I mucked about with trying to add grain but didn't like the results, so I left it as is. - Original Message - From: Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday,

RE: Enablement: SMC-K 85mm F1.8

2006-12-02 Thread Jens Bladt
There's a DA70!? I can't keep up with all the new Pentax stuff anymore. If it's as good as the 77mm it's just great. I hope to get the K10D sometime next year. By then it is a little cheaper and still a great camera. I need the speed and the better resolution (crop-ability), less noise etc. I am

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Peter Loveday
In that case you should turn off auto-ISO, and/or take the camera off the MTF program setting. The engineers haven't decided that 1/15 at F2 is better than 1/30 at F1.4; they have just provided a program line which will allow you to declare that MTF is the most important thing. But only if

Re: K-10 comments

2006-12-02 Thread Peter Loveday
As for the AF switch, I think some engineers had too much time on their hands. This change was unnecessary. I could operate the slider switch without looking away from the viewfinder. With this thing, I have to look at it. Maybe practice will help. I think the change of AF switch was probably

RE: PESO: Five Stockings

2006-12-02 Thread Jack Davis
Sounds like an especially enjoyable event and the single candle lit shot you describe had to be very satisfying under such circumstances. Best of luck this season. Chosen lens sounds perfect. Jack --- Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jack I have no children but will try to make some

RE: Pink Floyd, etc.

2006-12-02 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Once you spend about $1000 or more on a phono rig or a CD rig, the phono rig will whoop the CDS ass.CD only gets so good as you go up the scale, while analog just gets better and better as you spend spend spend money money money on the gearIt takes a high end playback system to allow the

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Markus Maurer Subject: RE: 16-50 f2.8 I begin to wonder a bit: with the transition to digital most of you seem to like Zooms now where in the analog world most of you used primes for best results. What happened here? just wondering Unsharp Mask.

GESO: Snowstorm, next day

2006-12-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
Here are some more pictures from the snowstorm. Used the new K10D this morning, 7:30-8:30 AM. Included a 100% crop from one of the pix. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Snowstorm02 Regards, Bob S. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

PESO: Birthday Guest

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
G'day All, I had a visitor earlier this morning which kindly sat for a portrait: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_023.htm Comments, criticisms, yawns all welcome. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO's Reworked (3)

2006-12-02 Thread ann sanfedele
P. J. Alling wrote: I decided to re-visit a few more PESOs that people have suggested changes to, in the past few months. The most recent come first. in this group. The first a few suggested would look better if part of the subjects out of focus hair was cropped out so I decided on a

Re: Weathered Post

2006-12-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice, Jack. I just wish the background was more obscure. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Weathered Post Took the K10D out for its first short drive. Sorta felt like it did many years back when I shot all directions just to see

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Peter Loveday Subject: Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D * The MTF programme line still refuses to use all apertures on my primes (ie, no F1.4 on the FA50/1.4) That's what MTF prog. should do. It is choosing the aperture based on what gives the

Re: OT: Epson 2200: printing on roll paper

2006-12-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
You might check into QuadToneRIP. Since it doesn't use the Epson driver, I believe it will print to an arbitrary length on roll paper. BW only, though. Godfrey On Dec 2, 2006, at 8:18 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Yes, that's what I've found in my experiments this morning. I'm not going to

Re: CF/SD Adapter

2006-12-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I did a bit of testing with the SD-CF adapters I have. The maximum throughput I was able to obtain with them was about 2.5 Mbytes per second, which is slower than even the *ist D write speed. I think that's equivalent to about a 16x card. Godfrey On Dec 2, 2006, at 6:27 AM, George Sinos

High ISO Comparison Shots: K10D and *ist D

2006-12-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Check the first four messages in the thread to see all the images. http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=21115774 Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: GESO: Snowstorm, next day

2006-12-02 Thread ann sanfedele
ah - if I go into firefox or explorer I can see them -- just not in netscape so I avhe to cut and paste links. I like 3 and 5 the best -- very pretty - I love the snow ann Bob Sullivan wrote: Here are some more pictures from the snowstorm. Used the new K10D this morning, 7:30-8:30 AM. Included

Re: PESO - Steamin' In

2006-12-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Every once in awhile, I think about selling mine, because I am not getting enough use out of it. Then I take it out and make some pictures with it. I conclude that I should hang on to it. It is a very nice lens. Thanks for the comment. -- Bruce Saturday, December 2, 2006, 9:20:10 AM, you

Re: K10D deliverd ...in Canada.

2006-12-02 Thread wendy beard
Well, I won't be getting rid of the Canons just yet, but you could say I'm back :-) If the K10D's as good as I hope, it might make me give one of them the shove. Funnily enough it was a 10D I stepped over to Canon for in the first place. Wendy On 12/2/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: peso - art imitating death

2006-12-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nicely seen and captured. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: peso - art imitating death This is a bronze sculpture of a wrecked jetty in the sculpture gardens of the National Gallery in Canberra, Australia. I'm glad of the

Re: The RAW report

2006-12-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 2, 2006, at 9:53 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: Time to dump all that open source stuff and join the great unwashed. R i g h t Every time I'm forced to use Winders due to some obscure engineering app that only runs on it, I'm absolutely *AMAZED* at hot completely shitty it is

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Couple of things to consider - the kit lens only goes as wide as 18mm - the 16-45 goes to 16. That is somewhat like comparing 24mm to 28mm in the film 35mm arena. So the wideness is noticeable. On top of that, it is a constant f4 aperture while the kit lens is variable from 3.5 to 5.6. So the

K-10 comments

2006-12-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
I think the change of AF switch was probably more a body sealing thing than anything. Sliders must be a little more tricky than rotating switches. - Peter - Ah...I hadn't thought of that. Thanks, Peter. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Birthday Guest

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
So is it your birthday, old man? If so, happy birthday! I like the spider, but I wish it had more DOF. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 11:37 PM, David Savage wrote: G'day All, I had a visitor earlier this morning which kindly sat for a portrait: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/PESO/peso_023.htm

Re: PESO -- Forsaken

2006-12-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
Almost hard to tell it is a boat. This is the kind of shot where I think many visits over time might be worth it. Different lighting, time of day, season, etc. could yield some interesting results. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 2, 2006, 9:35:10 AM, you wrote: PJA This little

Re: GESO: Snowstorm, next day

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Some nice pics. Very good sharpness on the crop. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Here are some more pictures from the snowstorm. Used the new K10D this morning, 7:30-8:30 AM. Included a 100% crop from one of the pix. http://picasaweb.google.com/rf.sullivan/Snowstorm02

Re: More Random thoughts on the K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you set the camera to make DNG files, you can open them in Camera Raw using Photoshop Elements 5. My K10D is waiting for me in California... Motivation to get home. I'm in Louisiana now, though, having visited two of my photographic friends (in North Carolina and New Orleans) on the way

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I use prime lenses almost exclusively. The only zoom lens I use is the FA20-35, which is as good or better than most 20, 24, 28 and 35mm primes. Zoom lenses, no matter how good, just don't do things as well for me in general. Godfrey On Dec 2, 2006, at 5:54 PM, Markus Maurer wrote: I

Re: Birthday Guest

2006-12-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice to see it was thoughtful enough to sit on a nice contrasting background. ;+} Just wish the foremost leg was a tad more in focus. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Birthday Guest G'day All, I had a visitor earlier this

Re: High ISO Comparison Shots: K10D and *ist D

2006-12-02 Thread Kenneth Waller
And the point here is? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: High ISO Comparison Shots: K10D and *ist D Check the first four messages in the thread to see all the images.

Re: PESO: Birthday Guest

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
On 12/3/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So is it your birthday, old man? If so, happy birthday! Thanks Paul. I'm in the last year of my 20's. I like the spider, but I wish it had more DOF. Me too. But there was fly screen behind it that would have looked like bad moire if I'd gone

Re: new subscriber

2006-12-02 Thread cbwaters
either that or some very minimalist aski(sp?) art... CW - Original Message - From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 6:51 PM Subject: Re: new subscriber I'm not sure this wasn't spam. Rick --- Cotty [EMAIL

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
My essential lens kit now is: DA14/2.8 FA20-35/4 DA21/3.2 FA35/2 FA50/1.4 FA77/1.8 FA135/2.8 I'm considering selling the FA77 for a DA70 (but the FA77 is very nice...), and will probably update the 35 and 50 to the new DA lenses when they appear. The only 'hole' in my lens kit now is a

Re: PESO: Birthday Guest

2006-12-02 Thread ann sanfedele
David - does that mean you are a co-sagitarian? exactly a week for now I'll be 70 - seems hard to believe Very pretty spider... nice shot... do we know her/his particulars? ann David Savage wrote: G'day All, I had a visitor earlier this morning which kindly sat for a portrait:

Re: High ISO Comparison Shots: K10D and *ist D

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Couldn't make heads nor tails of it, although I could see that the exposures were obviously not equal. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 11:57 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: Check the first four messages in the thread to see all the images.

Re: Birthday Guest

2006-12-02 Thread Brendan MacRae
I think I'm one of the few on the list who appreciate selective DOF in macro shots. To me they're often much more interesting this way. I believe this shot is a good example of this. Great shot, Dave. Happy B'day. -Brendan --- Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice to see it was

Re: PESO: Birthday Guest

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
On 12/3/06, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David - does that mean you are a co-sagitarian? exactly a week for now I'll be 70 - seems hard to believe Indeed I am. (41 years 7 days between us) Very pretty spider... nice shot... do we know her/his particulars? Sorry I haven't a clue

Re: Some random thoughts on my K10D

2006-12-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
In those situations, Shel, you turn SR off. It is of little value anyway as it is primarily useful with short lenses usually used for street photography at extended exposure times greater than 1/15 second. I used a Konica Minolta A2 and Panasonic FZ10/LX1 this way rather a lot, only turning

Re: 16-50 f2.8

2006-12-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! I begin to wonder a bit: with the transition to digital most of you seem to like Zooms now where in the analog world most of you used primes for best results. What happened here? just wondering Markus, who still uses film for a few weeks :-) Markus, let me try to give you my answer

Re: GESO: Snowstorm, next day

2006-12-02 Thread David Savage
Beautiful Bob. I haven't tried it yet on the K10D, but that FA 28-105 PZ is a very nice lens. Dave On 12/3/06, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are some more pictures from the snowstorm. Used the new K10D this morning, 7:30-8:30 AM. Included a 100% crop from one of the pix.

Re: K10D Wireless Flash

2006-12-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
The 'wonderful' *istD does that too. I can tell you in practice that it is hit and miss. I used to use it when doing fill flash during daylight for weddings and portraits. Problems that I encountered were that sometimes it would not fire the main flash - it seemed to do with how bright it was

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