Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/29/07, Debra Wilborn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ann wrote--- Rebekah wrote: Cool photo. I like your angle - at first I didn't but a second look convinced me otherwise. The contrast is great. It almost looks like it was taken in 1871 instead of 1971. hehe

Re: GESO: Warp Factor 10 Scotty!!! (7 images)

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
:-) Thanks Paul. I had fun doing it. Cheers, Dave On 9/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good god, man. Your tiller's been transplanted! Fun stuff. Paul -- Original message -- From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GESO: Warp Factor 10 Scotty!!! (7 images)

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
G'day Steve. I found it interesting to go in and have a look how much the speedo tacho moved during the 15 second exposure. :-) Thanks for looking commenting. Cheers, Dave On 9/28/07, Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, I drive like that. I like these shots. They work well.

Re: GESO: Warp Factor 10 Scotty!!! (7 images)

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/29/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/28/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_014/index.htm Cool. And fun. Cool and fun LOL Thanks knarF. I guess It's a bit like your moving bike shot. But at night, and in a car. I

Re: GESO: Warp Factor 10 Scotty!!! (7 images)

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/29/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 9/28/2007 7:37:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_014/index.htm == Cool. Yes, they did turn out pretty good. Hey Marnie. Thanks thanks

Re: GESO: Warp Factor 10 Scotty!!! (7 images)

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/29/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dam it Jim, I'm a photographer, not a driver.:-) Great set of shots Dave, really enjoyed those. Thank you sir. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: FS Friday: FA 80-200 mm 2.8 and FA 24 mm 2.0

2007-09-29 Thread Carlos Royo
Bob Sullivan escribio': Carlos, I think you will have trouble selling the FA 80-200 for 1,300 Euros with the blemish you describe. That is probably the current market price, but nobody wants to take the chance on the problem and the cost of fixing it. I would want to see the problem before

RE: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread Bob W
He did a series called As From My Window I Sometimes Glance, in which he photographed scenes from his apartment in NYC. Some of them are here: http://tinyurl.com/ypq8zj http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=Mod_ViewBoxInsertion.Vie

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread John Whittingham
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:13:11 -0400, ann sanfedele wrote Rebekah wrote: link! link...? oops ooops http://tinyurl.com/yst4le :) ann Wonderful shot Ann, full of atmosphere, great composition. John

Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times

2007-09-29 Thread John Forbes
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:42:16 +0100, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Kings have always sacrificed their pawns, and generally their pawns go willingingly because they have been convinced it is the noble thing to do. Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori. They go willingly, and once

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread Derby Chang
John Whittingham wrote: On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:13:11 -0400, ann sanfedele wrote Rebekah wrote: link! link...? oops ooops http://tinyurl.com/yst4le :) ann Wonderful shot Ann, full of atmosphere, great composition. John I love the two chorus lines of

Re: Potential enablement - full frame AF lens wider than 18 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Derby Chang
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: You might hunt for a Pentax 16/3.5 ... I don't buy Sigma lenses and the difference between a 17 and an 18 isn't worth the expense IMO. A better lens might be worth it, however. However, I suspect the Pentax DA14/2.8 or DA12-24/4 are better performers on the DSLR

Re: Cheap 120 Development

2007-09-29 Thread Derby Chang
Scott Loveless wrote: Evan Hanson wrote: Well, I was rearranging the bookcase this morning when I found 5 rolls of exposed 120 in a bag behind Winton Churchill's Triumph and Tragedy. Now I have no idea when this was shot, so i don't want to invest a whole lot seeing what on these

Re: PESO - Interplay

2007-09-29 Thread Derby Chang
Tom C wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6471532size=lg Just rediscovered this. Taken in the spring. Tom C. Holy cow. Just rediscovered? You didn't see this one right out of the camera? Beautiful. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Love it! A bit of old New York that at least made it into the seventies. And kudos to Godders for not deleting the link:-) Paul On Sep 29, 2007, at 12:30 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: ann sanfedele wrote: http://tinyurl.com/yst4le Wonderful shot, ann! Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: GESO: Warp Factor 10 Scotty!!! (7 images)

2007-09-29 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Those are pretty neat. I like the contrast between the sharp inside and Warp outside. You might enjoy the 3rd picture down on this page... http://icanhascheezburger.com/page/4/ (Warning: Cat photos and Star Trek reference combined.) Regards, Bob S. On 9/28/07, David Savage [EMAIL

Re: PESO - Interplay

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
You're in your element again, Tom. Excellent as usual. Boris Tom C wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6471532size=lg Just rediscovered this. Taken in the spring. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
I like the kosher part, links notwithstanding?! ;-) The Hebrew/Yiddish writing is rather funny 'cause they're trying to write Chicken Market in Yiddish I guess, but it uses Hebrew alphabet which is mighty funny. Excellent photo just as well. Boris ann sanfedele wrote: Just printed this one

Re: Potential enablement - full frame AF lens wider than 18 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Indeed. However there is one gotcha - new Tamron 14/2.8 SP lenses go for above $1000. I am not *that* rich. I cannot buy K (A) 15/3.5 for the same reason I am selling my Sigma 18/3.5. I cannot properly focus manually if I need to be closer than at infinity. Strangely enough Sigma 14/2.8 gets

Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Derby I just found on the eBay that Sigma can be had for $450 while Tamron is 3 times this figure. I can easily justify the $450 taking into account that I recently sold $300 worth of gear, but $1,325 is way out of my reach. Do you have any experience with Sigma 14 lens? Boris -- PDML

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/29/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Amita Guha
Cotty sold my husband one of these. As I recall, it's sharp but very flare-y. :) Amita On 9/29/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Derby I just found on the eBay that Sigma can be had for $450 while Tamron is 3 times this figure. I can easily justify the $450 taking into account

Re: GESO: Warp Factor 10 Scotty!!! (7 images)

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Cool ;) Watch the anti-matter containment gauge though ;-). Cheers! Boris David Savage wrote: ...I doon't hev the powor, kaptn'. G'day All, I took these on my way home after photographing another sunset. I thought they turned out pretty good for a first attempt:

Re: PESO - Interplay

2007-09-29 Thread Tom C
LOL. Thanks Derby and Boris. My main hard drive had gotten relatively full several months back and after having backed up numerous photo folders, I deleted them from the C: drive. I knew there were a number of folders I had scarcely looked at. This was in one of them. I had actually

Re: GESO 2007 - 40x - GDG

2007-09-29 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/28/2007 6:36:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Someone asked me how well the Pentax DA21 Limited did on sharpness when wide open (f/3.2). I did a quick search with Lightroom's metadata browser and found about three hundred exposures I'd made

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Well, it happens even to the best of us... David Savage wrote: On 9/29/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Well, I want to use it in my oncoming trip to Prague - most for architectural kind of thing. Also I want to make fun of some of my friends who'll be there marrying you know ;-). But thanks! Boris Amita Guha wrote: Cotty sold my husband one of these. As I recall, it's sharp but very flare-y.

Re: Decent photo sites?

2007-09-29 Thread Amita Guha
I'm on Smugmug as well, but a few months ago I also joined Zenfolio: http://www.zenfolio.com/ It's the same idea as Smugmug, and the pricing is similar, but I prefer the look of Zenfolio's galleries and the user interface for managing photos. My gallery is here: http://sunny16.zenfolio.com/ They

Re: N80 Viewfinder, etc. (Adam?)

2007-09-29 Thread Glen Tortorella
Both of us got good deals, as KEH has your camera, the F100, in LN- condition right now for $499 (without the MB-15), and the N80 for $215, also in LN- condition and also sans battery pack. I very much appreciate this forum's feedback on KEH. All who have praised them here were

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
Cotty, is he sharp? Tim Typo Mostly Harmless - Original Message - From: Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:32 PM Subject: Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm Cotty sold my husband one of these. As I

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread ann sanfedele
Debra Wilborn wrote: ann wrote--- Message: 8 Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:02:28 -0400 From: ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO: From my window - 1971 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain;

Re: Pentax Gallery Resignation

2007-09-29 Thread Jack Davis
The judge's criteria.(?) Same thing as having a print accepted into a juried exhibit. Not a competition unless ultimately vying for ribbons again other accepted work. Obviously not the case with the Pentax Gallery. Jack --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message -

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread ann sanfedele
David Savage wrote: On 9/29/07, Debra Wilborn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ann wrote--- Rebekah wrote: Cool photo. I like your angle - at first I didn't but a second look convinced me otherwise. The contrast is great. It almost looks like

Re: Pentax Gallery Resignation

2007-09-29 Thread Cymen Vig
On 9/27/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frank theriault wrote: I think my problem with the Pentax Gallery is that I don't know what the standard is. How can I aim for a target if I can't see it? And it's a moving target, to boot. You never know who may be voting on your

Re: Pentax Gallery Resignation

2007-09-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery Resignation The judge's criteria.(?) Same thing as having a print accepted into a juried exhibit. Not a competition unless ultimately vying for ribbons again other accepted work. Obviously not the case with the

Re: Potential enablement - full frame AF lens wider than 18 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Peter Jordan
I have a sigma 12 - 24 and can attest to the fact that at least my sample is a cracker. Only negative is that it isn't the world's smallest lens. It's about the same size and bulk as my other Sigma, 28 - 70 F/2.8. Peter Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! My FAJ 18-35 is a good lens but I want even

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread ann sanfedele
Bob W wrote: He did a series called As From My Window I Sometimes Glance, in which he photographed scenes from his apartment in NYC. Some of them are here: http://tinyurl.com/ypq8zj http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=Mod_ViewBoxInsertion.Vie

Re: Organizational Software - inverted tree attitude

2007-09-29 Thread Stan Halpin
On Sep 28, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Pawel Bartuzi wrote: Bob W pisze: This is precisely the problem with any hierarchical organisation imposed on non-hierarchical subject matter, and the reason why they so often fail. You also chose an example - genetic relationships - that is well-suited to a

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread ann sanfedele
Boris Liberman wrote: I like the kosher part, links notwithstanding?! ;-) The Hebrew/Yiddish writing is rather funny 'cause they're trying to write Chicken Market in Yiddish I guess, but it uses Hebrew alphabet which is mighty funny. Excellent photo just as well. Boris Thanks, Boris - Wow

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread ann sanfedele
Thanks all you guys who like it :) who have said so already or who might say so in the future -- (talk about covering my ass...) It's making me miss film - not to mention the days when those stores were there. ann Paul Stenquist wrote: Love it! A bit of old New York that at least made it

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/09/07, Amita Guha, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty sold my husband one of these. As I recall, it's sharp but very flare-y. :) I lent it to him and he insisted on buying it!! ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Potential enablement - full frame AF lens wider than 18 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/09/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: I wonder if anyone else on the list tried Sigma 14 lens except Godfrey who wasn't satisfied. Me. I've posted a flare test in a different thread but here it is again http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/spare3.html In real world use it's not

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/09/07, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, is he sharp? Nate? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/09/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Derby I just found on the eBay that Sigma can be had for $450 while Tamron is 3 times this figure. I can easily justify the $450 taking into account that I recently sold $300 worth of gear, but $1,325 is way out of my reach. Do you have

Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times

2007-09-29 Thread Kenneth Waller
More likely a vast right wing conspiracy. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:52 PM Subject: Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times On

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
I know, I know, I made a mistake... Do you really have to rub it in all the way through my brain? ;-) Yes, thanks - very interesting page indeed. I might buy this Sigma lens after all, you know. Boris Cotty wrote: On 29/09/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Derby I just

Re: Potential enablement - full frame AF lens wider than 18 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! In real world use it's not too bad. I'm not a great lover of the finish of Stigma lenses, although I've come across worse. I had a 70-200 however that was pretty good. Sold it to a nutty Norwegian when I gave up film and entered Canon territory. The 14mm was okay, but ,to be honest I

Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times

2007-09-29 Thread graywolf
The problem is that you (plural) seem to think propaganda is necessarily negative. Do you think the US did not have a doctrine of winning the war. Do you think they thought they had pacified I island when the photo proclaiming a victory was made? Do you think that the US used the photo purely as a

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/30/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know, I know, I made a mistake... Do you really have to rub it in all the way through my brain? ;-) You've been around here long enough to know the answer to that question already. :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times

2007-09-29 Thread graywolf
Well, I tried to answer before but my IS was refusing connections to its smtp server. The problem is you are assigning value to the word that it really does not have. Propaganda is not good or evil. That depends upon by who and why it is being used. Basically all the word means is that the

Re: Pentax Gallery Resignation

2007-09-29 Thread Jack Davis
Yes, the judge's criteria..what else? Now, let's move on.(?) Jack --- William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Jack Davis Subject: Re: Pentax Gallery Resignation The judge's criteria.(?) Same thing as having a print accepted into a juried exhibit.

Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times

2007-09-29 Thread graywolf
Wow, Thunderbird claimed that it could send this because it could not connect to the smtp server, but here it is. And while I was typing this a pop up from AVG popped up saying, Test cannot be started because it already does not exist. I think my computer is haunted. graywolf wrote: The

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Ann, as long as you don't force me to eat pork, I don't mind talkin' 'bout it really. Cheers! Boris ann sanfedele wrote: Thanks, Boris - Wow -I took an insider sign shot :)I don't think the chicken store lasted too much longer after I took this photo by the way The store next

Re: Chicken or Egg Photo Story - NY Times

2007-09-29 Thread graywolf
A long long time ago in a land far far away the king was expected to be out in front of the pawns leading them. Now they lead from the rear. Preferably from another continent. That was most likely the scariest part of the idea of nuclear war to them, there was no rear for them to lead from.

Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
Ah, sh*t. You are not supposed to read off list posts. Off cource, I was refering to Nate ;-) Tim Typo Mostly Harmless - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 7:03 PM Subject: Re: Off list - Sigma 14 mm vs

Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-29 Thread Mark Roberts
At 4:35 this afternoon I'm on a flight to Chicago to attend the Adobe conference there (Sun-Wed). I'll stay subscribed to the list as they promise extensive wi-fi coverage at the event :) If anyone has any questions/complaints/compliments/threats they'd like me to pass on to the people at

Re: Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
There are so few choices in this focal length range, particularly for something usable on 35mm film, if you can get it cheap enough, and return it, it's probably worth a shot. I didn't like the Sigma 14mm much. I found it's size and weight, with that bulbous front element, difficult to work

FS Friday - Pentax K-500/4,5

2007-09-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
I know. It is not friday. But I'm concidering to let my K-500/4,5 go, and I need to move fast. (It's a long story). It is not a collectors item, because of a few scratches at the outside. I'm not saying it is ugly, but it is used. Optically it is in good shape. Focus is smooth. Sold in

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
Yeah, but bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste good.' - Vincent Vega ;-D Cheers, Dave On 9/30/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ann, as long as you don't force me to eat pork, I don't mind talkin' 'bout it really. Cheers! Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Fuji or Kodak?

2007-09-29 Thread graywolf
I used to keep Fuji Superia in 100, 400, and 1600 speed in my camera bag. I have always preferred to use the slowest film I could get away with. For slides my favorite was Agfa Provdia (sp?) 100. Since I quite often had partial rolls developed I only bought 24x roll. Fugi Press was supposedly

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread ann sanfedele
Boris Liberman wrote: Ann, as long as you don't force me to eat pork, I don't mind talkin' 'bout it really. Cheers! Boris LOL! ann It was a nice tribute to diversity I thought that the pork store and the kosher chicken store were happy in the same neighborhood :) ann sanfedele wrote:

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-29 Thread Rick Womer
Yes. Could they please clean up the UI in Lightroom? For example, in the Library window, the thumbnails have little dots and little flags and little page-corner thingies, and one searches in vain for what those are or how to use them. I've figured most of them out through trial-and-error, but

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread Christian
ann sanfedele wrote: Rebekah wrote: link! link...? oops ooops http://tinyurl.com/yst4le Great shot, Ann! -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: GESO 2007 - 40x - GDG

2007-09-29 Thread Christian
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/DA21WO/ Nice collection, G. I especially like the coiled rope and cemetery. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Printing Panoramas?

2007-09-29 Thread Christian
So I've got some nice panos I'd like to print such as: http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/displayimage.php?pos=-68 I'd like to print it about 8 x 60 My home printer does only 8.5x11 and I don't want to use multiple sheets. Does anyone know of an online printing company that does seamless

RE: Fuji or Kodak?

2007-09-29 Thread Bill Owens
When I could get it, I shot Agfa 200. Otherwise I shot Fuji Superia 200, though I think Kodak Gold 200 is also excellent. I liked Agfa because it seemed to render neutral colors more naturally. Bill -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Potential enablement - full frame AF lens wider than 18 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/09/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: Care to tell us the different story of Now Tokina? I was just referring to the general build quality of Tokina lenses. Good. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: Printing Panoramas?

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/30/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I've got some nice panos I'd like to print such as: http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/displayimage.php?pos=-68 I'd like to print it about 8 x 60 My home printer does only 8.5x11 and I don't want to use multiple sheets. Doesn't your

RE: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread Bob W
He did a series called As From My Window I Sometimes Glance, in which he photographed scenes from his apartment in NYC. Some of them are here: http://tinyurl.com/ypq8zj http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=Mod_ViewBoxInse rtion.Vie

Re: Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Yes, Godfrey, I understand your sentiment. Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: There are so few choices in this focal length range, particularly for something usable on 35mm film, if you can get it cheap enough, and return it, it's probably worth a shot. That's what I am working about - asking

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Mark, Have a good time at the conference. ... On Sep 29, 2007, at 11:12 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Yes. Could they please clean up the UI in Lightroom? For example, in the Library window, the thumbnails have little dots and little flags and little page-corner thingies, and one searches in vain

Re: Printing Panoramas?

2007-09-29 Thread Adam Maas
David Savage wrote: On 9/30/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I've got some nice panos I'd like to print such as: http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/displayimage.php?pos=-68 I'd like to print it about 8 x 60 My home printer does only 8.5x11 and I don't want to use multiple

Re: Printing Panoramas?

2007-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 29, 2007, at 11:47 AM, David Savage wrote: I'd like to print it about 8 x 60 My home printer does only 8.5x11 and I don't want to use multiple sheets. Doesn't your printer support roll media? I haven't done it yet but I've got a few pano's I need to print (using the Epson R2400).

Re: Sigma 14 mm vs Tamron 14 mm

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/30/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am yet very much undecided. DA 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 FE @ 10mm, shooting distance about 6 inches from Lucy's nose: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/_IGP7094.jpg (damn this is a fun little lens) :-) This isn't a serious

Re: Printing Panoramas?

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/30/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Savage wrote: On 9/30/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I've got some nice panos I'd like to print such as: http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/displayimage.php?pos=-68 I'd like to print it about 8 x 60 My home printer

Re: Printing Panoramas?

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/30/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The R2400 will be limited to a print about 32 long even with roll paper unless you use an alternative driver (RIP). Yep. That's another reason why I haven't printed them yet. I've got a whole bunch ready to go. I just need to find the time,

High Tide

2007-09-29 Thread Bob W
We had an unusually high tide on the Thames today. I took some photos with my mobile phone: http://www.web-options.com/Tide/ Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-29 Thread David Savage
On 9/30/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You need to read a book... Every one of those things has a meaning, and they're all useful. I figured most out through use, incrementally, and it didn't seem that difficult to me. I've only used the demo, but as a CS2/Bridge/ACR user, I've

RE: High Tide

2007-09-29 Thread Malcolm Smith
Bob W wrote: We had an unusually high tide on the Thames today. I took some photos with my mobile phone: http://www.web-options.com/Tide/ Excellent pictures; I'm amazed at the quality from a 'phone! Is the obelisk a meridian marker? Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: High Tide

2007-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 29, 2007, at 12:12 PM, Bob W wrote: We had an unusually high tide on the Thames today. I took some photos with my mobile phone: http://www.web-options.com/Tide/ Wow, that's a high tide! Your phone does very well indeed. :-) Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: High Tide

2007-09-29 Thread Bob W
Thanks. It's only 2 megapixels. The obelisk is a memorial to the French explorer Bellot, who tried to rescue Franklin and died in the attempt. http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/YourEnvironment/GreenSpace/Monum ents/BellotMemorial.htm The meridian is about 3-400 metres left of the memorial

RE: High Tide

2007-09-29 Thread Bob W
The meridian is about 3-400 metres left of the memorial I mean right. East. Downstream. Damn watch on the wrong wrist confusing me again. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: 29 September 2007 20:58 To:

RE: High Tide

2007-09-29 Thread Malcolm Smith
Thanks Bob, The meridian is about 3-400 metres left of the memorial I mean right. East. Downstream. Damn watch on the wrong wrist confusing me again. One for me to look at...wherever it decides to be in relation to the meridian :-) Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: High Tide

2007-09-29 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/29/2007 12:13:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We had an unusually high tide on the Thames today. I took some photos with my mobile phone: http://www.web-options.com/Tide/ Bob === Interesting -- doesn't look like high tide to me, I think

Re: N80 Viewfinder, etc. (Adam?)

2007-09-29 Thread Glen Tortorella
I read somewhere that the F100, under certain conditions, will lapse into self-timer mode. Is this true? Have you experienced this? Thanks again, Glen On Sep 28, 2007, at 11:07 PM, Adam Maas wrote: My (used) F100 came in essentially the same condition, although the warning card had been

Re: Fuji or Kodak?

2007-09-29 Thread Derby Chang
Bill Owens wrote: When I could get it, I shot Agfa 200. Otherwise I shot Fuji Superia 200, though I think Kodak Gold 200 is also excellent. I liked Agfa because it seemed to render neutral colors more naturally. Bill Has anyone seen the resurrected Agfafilm in the flesh? Doesn't look

Re: Printing Panoramas?

2007-09-29 Thread Derby Chang
Christian wrote: So I've got some nice panos I'd like to print such as: http://photography2.skofteland.net:8080/displayimage.php?pos=-68 I'd like to print it about 8 x 60 My home printer does only 8.5x11 and I don't want to use multiple sheets. Does anyone know of an online printing

Re: N80 Viewfinder, etc. (Adam?)

2007-09-29 Thread Adam Maas
I have not experienced it, but I could see it happening with a worn drive mode lock, or simple lack of care when switching drive modes, Self-timer is right next to Cs (Continuous Silent), the most useful drive mode. I suspect most cases of this are from simple lack of paying attention. -Adam

Borderless printing with Epson

2007-09-29 Thread Derby Chang
I'd noticed this for a while, but hadn't got around to confirm it. * Epson R1800 v6.50 driver * Adobe CS3 When I print with borderless turned off, the sizing is perfect. When I turn borderless on, it doesn't just print more of the image, but it sizes it up. Most of the time, this is ok. The

Re: Borderless printing with Epson

2007-09-29 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
This has been true of all the Epson drivers I've used. It's annoying, for sure; makes dimensioning anything accurately a real PITA. G On Sep 29, 2007, at 4:18 PM, Derby Chang wrote: I'd noticed this for a while, but hadn't got around to confirm it. * Epson R1800 v6.50 driver * Adobe CS3

Fw: FS Friday - Pentax K-500/4,5 (price ideas)

2007-09-29 Thread Tim Øsleby
Hi crew Any ideas what is going price for this lens? I have seen some prices at eBay, but they may have given me wrong ideas. Tim Typo Mostly Harmless On 9/29/07, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know. It is not friday. But I'm concidering to let my K-500/4,5 go, and I need to move

Re: Storing Prints

2007-09-29 Thread ann sanfedele
Mike Hamilton wrote: I've been printing more of my photos, and I'm gathering a collection of them now. I matte each photo with matte board (no foam core), but now I'm facing an issue of storage. What do you all do with your printed photographs? Mike I store them in metal filing

Re: PESO: From my window - 1971

2007-09-29 Thread ann sanfedele
Paul Stenquist wrote: 821 Sixth is near 28th street. A lot of music studios in that neighborhood. Most of them doing commercial work. That would be just south of the garment district. Paul Did you remember taht from when you lived ehre or did you do map quest as I did? :) :) ann Paul On

SMC-P DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3

2007-09-29 Thread Mike Hamilton
http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/camera_lens-- smc_DA_18-250mm_f.2F.3.5-6.3_ED_AL%28IF%29/reqID--10270314/ subsection--Digital_35mm_zoom It's a re-branded Tamron, but news none-the-less. Under $500. Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-29 Thread Rick Womer
Godfrey, Thanks for the suggestions. I'll sniff around for those books. I cram my photography (and a couple of other interests) in around the edges of a 60 hour work week. So, I get annoyed when things like poor interfaces, lousy documentation, and crappy printer profiles get in the way.

Re: Chicago PDML and Adobe Max 2007 Conference

2007-09-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Mark, Have a good time at the conference. Well so far so good. I'm at Bob Sullivan's house right now. Typing on his computer, drinking his cabernet (quite a nice one, in fact). Tomorrow we're meeting Mark Cassino at 9:00 a.m. for a day of photography and fun (we've

Re: PESO: Welcome

2007-09-29 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 9/29/2007 5:23:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I shot this for an ad agency client this afternoon. More fun than the typical studio product shot. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6475989size=lg === Cute. BTW, in case you want to

GESO -- Theatre of Dreams

2007-09-29 Thread Eactivist
I took these pictures about 14 months ago. Where I live, Contra Costa County, doesn't have much that is old and funky. Expect for Port Costa, a tiny town beyond Martinez. At one time it was a major port in the California SF Bay Area, now it no longer has a pier and it's population is

Re: PESO - an unusual visitor

2007-09-29 Thread David Mann
On Sep 30, 2007, at 4:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting. Somehow I thought Kangeroos were larger. There are several different species of kangaroo so I guess there's some variation in size between them. I was amazed at how large kookaburras are. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Borderless printing with Epson

2007-09-29 Thread David Mann
On Sep 30, 2007, at 12:36 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: This has been true of all the Epson drivers I've used. It's annoying, for sure; makes dimensioning anything accurately a real PITA. Yes, I noticed the same thing with my 2100. In fact, I have a little note on my monitor: do not use

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