Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

2008-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
Sure there are used ones available. KEH.com sometimes has, (though the really desirable ones like the FA 135 seldom stay listed for long), the and e-bay will have them often, where of course you'll pay a premium, gone are the days of regularly finding bargains there. Sandy Harris wrote: On

Re: OT: The influence of fairy cakes on Darwinian selection

2008-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
The Monkey Cafe, sounds suspicious all by itself. Bob W wrote: It's one thing to die from a surfeit of lampreys, but this? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7261888.stm Bob -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT: The influence of fairy cakes on Darwinian selection

2008-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
I like my answer better... Scott Loveless wrote: Stan Halpin wrote: Translation please. What is a fairy cake? stan Cupcake. But since they're British they have to say it funny. ;) -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML

Re: My first indoor show since 2004

2008-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks The Jumper day shots are up now as well. Dave On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Christine Aguila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave: Despite the lighting issues, you still got some nice shots. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT: The influence of fairy cakes on Darwinian selection

2008-02-24 Thread P. J. Alling
Well first you get some faeries, either catch them live or buy them dried chop then into fine cubes, then in a large mixing bowl combine... Stan Halpin wrote: Translation please. What is a fairy cake? stan On Feb 24, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Bob W wrote: It's one thing to die from a surfeit

Re: GESO: Today :D

2008-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
Very good duck shots, and i like the IR. Must have missed an email, Whats this Photo sniper. Dave On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! Today I was at the riverside of Danube and a lot of ducks came to celebrate the good weather :D I also had my Photo Sniper

Re: Film in, digital out...

2008-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...or, I can't make up my mind. So the darkroom project is pretty much dead in the water. Besides the expense, there's the matter of satisfying the landlord that the plumbing and wiring is done properly. Now, I'm

Re: OT: The influence of fairy cakes on Darwinian selection

2008-02-24 Thread David Savage
I stumbled across a very educational website over the weekend and that sounds nothing like what I saw Cheers, Dave At 09:09 AM 25/02/2008, P. J. Alling wrote: Well first you get some faeries, either catch them live or buy them dried chop then into fine cubes, then in a large mixing bowl

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

2008-02-24 Thread Timber
If you are not a big pixel-hunter and satisfied with the 18-55 then you might want to take a longer zoom. I am thinking to buy the Tokina 80-400 since it's quite light and the pictures I saw with it are quite nice. Also the reviews I read were positive about the lens. Since I am pleased with

Re: Philly funnies

2008-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
Can't make the last payment and wants $800.00. Must have bought it for $18,000 Dave On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope I'm not violating the spirit of the ebay rule here. Enjoy. http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ele/582514926.html -- Scott

Re: PESO - Yellow Creek

2008-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/24/08, Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adam Maas escribió: THe tint is more my being a little heavy handed with the saturation than the HDR's fault. I'll try it with the saturation turned down a

Re: Australia Trip -- New Lens

2008-02-24 Thread Timber
The Jupiter lens are quite good. After the 2nd WW russian had access to the Carl Zeiss Jena factory and they copied a lot of CZJ lens. So far I know the 135mm Jupiter is almost just a rebadge of the famous Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135. I don't know about the newly made versions, but one thing is

Re: GESO: Today :D - Photo Sniper

2008-02-24 Thread Timber
David J Brooks wrote: Very good duck shots, and i like the IR. Must have missed an email, Whats this Photo sniper. Dave Photo Sniper is a 300mm f4.5 lens and it's accessories developped by Zenit (rumours say it was made for the KGB). It has a machine pistol like grip and you actually make

Re: GESO: Today :D - Photo Sniper

2008-02-24 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Very good duck shots, and i like the IR. Must have missed an email, Whats this Photo sniper. Dave Photo Sniper is a 300mm f4.5 lens and it's accessories developped by Zenit (rumours say it

Re: GESO: Today :D - Photo Sniper

2008-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: David J Brooks Subject: Re: GESO: Today :D - Photo Sniper My boss gave me a 2001 Chevy pick up to work out of, that sometimes starts, sometimes does not. It makes strange noises when you accelerate, and warning lights flash on and off all day.

Re: Dear Listguy...

2008-02-24 Thread Jack Davis
Glad to learn that it isn't just Yahoo! Jack --- Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Things are screwed up somewhere yet again, and it ain't just Yahoo. Messages dated 2/22 I've received: 10 Messages dated 2/22 in the mail-archive archive: 0 Messages dated 2/22 in the pipermail archive:

Re: Philly funnies

2008-02-24 Thread Rick Womer
Look at the second picture. The reason it's so expensive is that it's the rare left-handed model. gdr Rick --- Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope I'm not violating the spirit of the ebay rule here. Enjoy. http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ele/582514926.html -- Scott

Re: PESO: Under Construction

2008-02-24 Thread Jack Davis
Beautifully rendered. Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6986444size=lg -- 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

Re: GESO Belinda Portraits

2008-02-24 Thread Christine Aguila
Very funny, Paul. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:53 PM Subject: Re: GESO Belinda Portraits On 24/02/08, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: You want tips on hand holding

Re: GESO Belinda Portraits

2008-02-24 Thread Christine Aguila
Mark: Technically, I didn't say this. In the telling of a funny story, I was quoting a friend. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:21 PM Subject: Re: GESO Belinda Portraits On

Re: Under Construction

2008-02-24 Thread Christine Aguila
Paul: Good job at giving interest to an otherwise uninteresting subject. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:33 PM Subject: PESO: Under Construction

Re: Today :D

2008-02-24 Thread Christine Aguila
Very nice photos, Timber. Very sharp, bright, colorful. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Timber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:48 PM Subject: GESO: Today :D Hi! Today I was at the riverside of Danube

Re: GESO Belinda Portraits

2008-02-24 Thread Beaker
HI- Really nice portraits. Particularly #4. The hat feather make it look like a portrait from the 1930's. The sunglasses crop in #3 really highlight her eyes. Cheers Mike On Feb 23, 2008, at 12:48 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Hi Everyone: Here are 4 informal photos of a dear friend of

Re: GESO: Today :D - Photo Sniper

2008-02-24 Thread Beaker
On Feb 24, 2008, at 7:54 PM, Timber wrote: David J Brooks wrote: Very good duck shots, and i like the IR. Must have missed an email, Whats this Photo sniper. Dave Photo Sniper is a 300mm f4.5 lens and it's accessories developped by Zenit (rumours say it was made for the KGB). It has a

Re: Your Great Photographic Moments? (or The Great Height of a PDML Photographer) :-)

2008-02-24 Thread AlunFoto
Somehow I feared you would say that. Yes, feared is definately the right word... :-) I should stop writing to the list after half a bottle of red... Jostein 2008/2/23, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 23/02/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: So far: By Cotty's own admission,

Re: Your Great Photographic Moments? (or The Great Height of a PDML Photographer) :-)

2008-02-24 Thread David Savage
At 12:19 PM 25/02/2008, AlunFoto wrote: I should stop writing to the list after half a bottle of red... I agree. Come back when you've finished the bottle. :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

Re: GESO Belinda Portraits

2008-02-24 Thread Christine Aguila
Thanks, Mike. Those 2 are my particular favorite as well. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Beaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:32 PM Subject: Re: GESO Belinda Portraits HI- Really nice portraits.

K20D back focus

2008-02-24 Thread Bob Sullivan
Reading the promo literature on the K20D, I noticed a new feature. The camera has the ability to store adjustments for backfocus (or forward) for 20 lenses. The claim is that all the DA lenses are fine, but others may need adjusting. Any ideas on why this might be? Do some lenses transmit more of

Re: K20D back focus

2008-02-24 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: K20D back focus Reading the promo literature on the K20D, I noticed a new feature. The camera has the ability to store adjustments for backfocus (or forward) for 20 lenses. The claim is that all the DA lenses are fine, but others

Re: K20D back focus

2008-02-24 Thread David Savage
At 02:38 PM 25/02/2008, William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: K20D back focus Reading the promo literature on the K20D, I noticed a new feature. The camera has the ability to store adjustments for backfocus (or forward) for 20 lenses. The claim is

Re: PESO - Yellow Creek

2008-02-24 Thread Boris Liberman
That's very good indeed. Boris Adam Maas wrote: One of Toronto's hidden gems, this is one of the small ravines which thread their way around the downtown core of Toronto. In this case, it's the Vale of Avoca Reach of Yellow Creek, located in David A. Balfour Park south of Mt Pleasant

Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Carlos, I agree with Godfrey to that end that the precision of exposure matters more and more as ISO grows. Generally I shoot between ISO 100 and ISO 320. I used to avoid ISO 640 and up but most recent shooting during that rock show proved me wrong. I have received some quite good shots

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