Re: *ist-Ds Vs. K10D image quality?

2007-02-03 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/02/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe the main improvements are the speed issues. No more waiting for the buffer to clear, as long as I shoot JPG's. In all everything works faster with the K10D. What cards are you using with your new camera? Using fast cards like the

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-03 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 04/02/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really hope your wrong Bill. So do I, a FF sensor under a K-mount with DA lens detection and the potential to auto-crop to 6-8 MP APS would be near ideal. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL

Re: combat photography

2007-02-03 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 04/02/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The last 2 ANZAC day parades I shot, the official Australian Navy photographer was shooting with Nikon gear also. The offical Air force images from the recent Sydney Air show were shot on Nikon (D70s) and Canon (EOS-1D Mark II N), following is

Re: combat photography

2007-02-03 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 04/02/07, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: More likely a .22 Or baton round. A BB from a modified air rifle perhaps? ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-03 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 04/02/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would have to auto crop to 10 t0 12 megapixels to make me and other DA lens owners happy. If Pentax had delivered a 6-8MP body with the functionality of the K10D but significantly improved noise, DR and sensitivity over the existing 6MP

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-03 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 04/02/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This debate goes nowhere ... it has gone around and around too many times already. It's called a discussion, part of the reason most of us are here I've venture to suggest. Take pictures instead. Surely I can converse with my PDML

Re: Cycle couriers

2007-02-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/02/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These cyclist's may be reckless, but they are no more dangerous than most drivers. Hmm, I'd hate to meet one piloting a big truck. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: safari test

2007-02-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/02/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder how that gmail account I opened is getting on? Must be well over a year ago, still subbed to the PDML... Would you like an invite Cotty? ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

OT More interesting galleries

2007-02-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
Renat Touichev (Vancouver, fashion, uses some Pentax kit just to keep it a bit on-topic) http://www.renat.ca/ Marc Adamus (Oregon, colour landscape) http://www.photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=1353935include=all Anna Pagnacco (Italy, BW landscape)

Re: NO FS this Friday?

2007-02-02 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 03/02/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If Pentax was going to go full frame, they wouldn't be discontinuing all their full-frame lenses. All the new lenses on the horizon are DA. That's a clue as to where Pentax is headed. I seriously doubt Pentax really knows where it's headed

Re: Another guy with too much spare time

2007-02-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/02/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one, but Rob poo-pooed it. Now I don't have one anymore. Sorry Bill ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user

Re: bringing up an item I posted earlier

2007-02-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/02/07, Micah Kleit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the messages that didn't get on the list was a response to a question about Pentax's business. I was wondering about Pentax's market share outside of the US; I forgot where I saw it (it may have been Pentaxlife.com), but Pentax has a

Re: bringing up an item I posted earlier

2007-02-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/02/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Old numbers. What about 2006? Pentax current share of the Japan market is 10%. Canon has dropped to 35%. They may get to 6% of the world DSLR market, though the next year could see them loose a percent or two depending on how aggressive Canon

Re: Pentax 645 Question

2007-02-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/02/07, Angel Ramos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have gotten a well preserved Pentax 645 and this unit uses 6 AA batteries. The manual mentions Ni-Cd or Alkaline batteries. I imagine some of you 645's properly enabled people have checked if it is ok to use NiMh? Do I have anything else

Re: Readers Digest version of my missing posts.

2007-02-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/02/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2- I loaded a dng file last night from a K10D saved dng. Opened up, fixed the wrong WB and saved. I noticed later that the saved file was 900K but my saved jpg file was 2Mg as shown in the save as screen. Is there something i'm doing wrong

Re: Readers Digest version of my missing posts.

2007-02-01 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 02/02/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DNG files are designed to be containers. After setting RAW parameters with Camera Raw or Lightroom, the parameters are saved into the DNG file for further use. The RAW data they contain isn't changed, only the metadata which includes

Re: PESO: Wind Turbines

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, Igor Roshchin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Digital Image Studio wrote: Current technology is providing upwards of 4MW per turbine, so a farm of 20 turbines can produce in the order of 800MW or about half to a one third the size of an average coal fired power plant

Re: My K10D arrived

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...BTW: When Photoshop CS opens the files, they turn from lanscape to portrait mode to landscape mode (these portrait shots did) automatically! Is this magic or does the camera know which side was up? Like the vast majority of PS cameras that

Re: Another guy with too much spare time

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After yesterday's bleat, I decided to see if I could abuse my camera too. It turns out that I can. The link below will take you to 6 boring pictures of a Canadian $1.00 coin on the lid of my freezer chest.

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Although I still prefer primes. All my other FA DA zooms still leave me feeling a bit cold. Some of the FA Zooms could get you a nice holiday: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=140077599931 -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE

Re: OT - Wedding photography advice solicitation

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which lens is it? (eBay is blocked by the network admin.) I'm guessing the FA* 28-70mm f2.8 This auction is for a Like-New Condition Pentax FA Pro 28-70mm F/2.8 AF Lens with a brand new matching Hoya HMC 67mm UV Coated Protective Filter

Re: OT: Cycle couriers

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This has to be about the scariest video I've ever seen. These guys wouldn't last 5 minutes in my city. http://youtube.com/watch?v=nR2ygFn-yR8 I wouldn't give them 30mons in Sydney, the NYC drivers are very accommodating from my experience as a

Re: OT: Cycle couriers

2007-01-31 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 01/02/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wouldn't give them 30mons in Sydney, the NYC drivers are very accommodating from my experience as a pedestrian. Hmm, try 30 seconds. I did catch a pedestrian who was knocked over by a bike courier crossing one of the cities busiest

Re: Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 sale and shipping date announcement

2007-01-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 30/01/07, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the last 10 years, my photography has been fuelled by: http://www.cafeliegeois.com/index.htm Ah, no wonder you use a tripod :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

The K10D flash problem that isn't (well not really)

2007-01-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
Contrary to arguments posted here that flash failure was not a common fault amongst new Pentax DSLR bodies it appears that many seem to be prone to the problem (there seems to be a higher incidence flash problems reported for the K10D than any other single fault): New K10D Owner Experiences Known

Re: The K10D flash problem that isn't (well not really)

2007-01-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My bad. You were talking about the on-camera flash. Never used it. Never will. Than yours, like mine, will probably never break whilst the cameras are in our possession. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10

Re: Wide angle backfocus

2007-01-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/01/07, Brian Dunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I received a 21 Limited. Center only autofocus always greatly back focuses on both ist-DS cameras, more on one than on the other. The 45 degree focus chart showed the 21 Limited back focusing almost off the far end of the paper. How does it

Re: The K10D flash problem that isn't (well not really)

2007-01-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/01/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use the onboard flash quite a lot...as a wireless trigger for my AF-540FGZ. Techhead! :-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/

Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?

2007-01-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/01/07, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, is this just the infamous banding problem magnified a bit? No it's not banding but neither is it normal nor should it have to be tolerated. I would suggest that you pose the question to Pentax and send links to select images, ask them how to

Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?

2007-01-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/01/07, David Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Light source was sunlight through the window. With the amount of snow on the ground, a lot of that light was reflected sunlight. I adjusted the white balance manually and it seemed fine. I am going to check it again with other light sources

Re: Another k10D problem or just an old one?

2007-01-30 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 31/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You get reciprocity failure with film, why not with digital? Almost every time I see a problem with digital, it is the same type of scene. Someone takes an evenly lit white object, underexposes it 4 or so stops by stopping the lens way down,

Re: IE7 and photo uploading

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/01/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Marnie, I'm afraid you're standing on the banana peal of the damned. Tech progress will forever create a perpetual Groundhog Day for the newbie. And with each new release greater depths of depression for the experienced user whist tying to

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/01/07, Tim Øsleby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The market (many at the market) says that camera based SR is best at short focal lengths, and lens based IS is best at long focal length. What do you who have used SR for a while say? Truth or myth? We have had the theoretical debate, but what

Re: Kirk support for K10D

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bought a Q/R plate from Kirk, for my K10D in early January. Like all their products I've purchased, No issues. Their response to the K10D is encouraging to me, like they're taking it as a serious entry by Pentax. With previous Pentax

Re: Camera based SR vs. lens based IS?

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/01/07, George Sinos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just tagging onto the thread here to toss in my two cents. I guess this is one of those things that is a pretty simple decision for me. Even if I had a bag full of expensive IS lenses I'd want to have SR in the body for all of those plain

Re: IE7 and photo uploading

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm. So far, every addition to Mac OS X has made it easier and more efficient to configure, faster and more productive to use. At least for my needs. Good for you, personally I feel much the same way when using a late Mac, but more

Re: Cambridgeincolour

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/01/07, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps well known site to many of you but I've stumbled upon it just today. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm Lots of practical things are covered and also presentation itself is the best I've seen so far, easy to understand

Re: Kirk support for K10D

2007-01-28 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 29/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make you wonder why Manfrotto doesn't sell them. They do but they are universal, expensive and bulky. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, after reading a few more messages, I realized that this was the Olympus SLR. I assume the sensor is similar in size to an APS-C? Sounds like a nice piece of equipment. It should be great for wedding photographers with that 4/3 format,

Re: Olympian

2007-01-27 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/01/07, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/27/07 5:38 PM, Digital Image Studio, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somewhat smaller than the Pentax APS sensors in fact, 18x13.5mm vs 23.5x15.7mm as such they have lower sensitivity and more noise at any given ISO. It's a beautifully

Re: IE7 and photo uploading

2007-01-27 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/01/07, Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: advocacy mode against microsoft plot to conquer the world This behaviour is a microsoft feature to force you and your web provider to upgrade the server software to be compatible with IE7, and in the process become incompatible

Re: Olympian (a salesperson's story) (long)

2007-01-27 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 28/01/07, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've always admired Olympus but I've been too heavily invested into Pentax to seriously consider making a change and I have always been a bit suspicious of the 4/3 system. I just can't see how it has much of a future given the small size

Re: Eneloop batteries on DS or Flash?

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick question Do Eneloops require a special charger of can they be charged on a standard NiMH charger? They are still Ni-HM chemistry so any charger capable of managing Ni-HM batteries will do, though to optimize performance you're

Re: Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A alternaive is the 24. F2. I simply LOVE it. You'll never regeret getting ove of these. I believe it's the sharpest Petnax lens I have ever owned. It's incredibly good. Indeed, that's why I sold the A 24 f/2.8 LOL, I sold my A

Re: manually focusing a DSLR

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: actually it should be the other way around. ;-) Leica RF did come first, they do make a good match though. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax FA28/2.8 AL vs FA35/2 AL lenses: how do they compare?

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul, The K 28/3.5 might be the sharpest and best resolving 28 of them all. Unfortunately, it's as slow as a crippled mule. But I still use mine. if 3.5 is slow as a crippled mule, how would you characterize for example 16-45/4 zoom? It's

Re: Published...

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, The current issue of the British Black and White Photography magazine has a nice portfolio article about my photos, written by Mike Johnston, and including seven of my pictures. There isn't much online, but here is a link to their

Re: Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At the risk of upsetting a lot of people the manual focus Smegma 24/2.8 Superwide II is the best bang for the buck, it's usuable wide open on the *ist D, little vignetting on film SLR's until f/4, my A 24/2.8 could only just match it by

Re: Extreme depth of field technique

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Barry Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm fairly confident that this is not a bit of greenscreen magic. But I'm trying to figure out the method. It probably would cost gadzillions, but wowif I could achieve that kind of perspective.. AFAIK they use a Panavision/Frazier Lens

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally I turn auto-review off, so it doesn't really matter to me whether or not the image that isn't being displayed has a histogram. If I'm reviewing images I'm already pushing buttons - one more push isn't going to make that much

Re: aliasing/moire

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I go to that URL, I see only code, no download. Firefox and Explorer on my WK2 machine simply ask if I wish to save or open the link, selecting save lands the intact DNG file on my drive.. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: Differences between the *istD, DS, DS2?

2007-01-26 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 27/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Different needs beg different uses: - I leave review on for 1 second most of the time, just enough to see if there are any saturation blinkies when I do a quick test shot. - When it becomes distracting photographing people, I turn it

Re: aliasing/moire

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 26/01/07, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rob, that basically what I did (well, I used a slightly different technique using a paintbrush in color overlay mode, because it's perhaps faster on such a small area). You could always switch to quickmask and paint in the mask using the

Interesting K10D NR anomaly

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
At high ISO and long exposures my K10D appears to produce noisier images with NR switched on. With NR off my single hot pixel cluster is visible but the overall noise floor is significantly lower (can be seen when I adjust levels on the source images).

Re: OT - Taking Your Photography To The Next Level.

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 26/01/07, Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting reading, well written, that most of us could benefit from. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/next-level.shtml Personally I think George should stick to being a physician and give up on the self appointed post of sage

Re: OT - Taking Your Photography To The Next Level.

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 26/01/07, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He did a much better job than Ken Rockwell's version of the skill rating scale. LOL, are you surprised (I say with a fake bronzed smile)! -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: about NiMH batteries (was: aliasing/moire)

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 26/01/07, Cory Papenfuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bottom line: Cheap cells illustrate a higher internal impedance than higher quality cells... even at the same mAH rating. That means they don't last as long before the camera thinks they're dead. Absolutely and it seems that even

Re: about NiMH batteries (was: aliasing/moire)

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 26/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's what I do ... No battery maintenance required, just replace when exhausted. For my last trip to the UK, I carried four sets of AA Lithium disposables and had a fresh set in the body. After 1600 exposures, I had only just replaced

Re: about NiMH batteries (was: aliasing/moire)

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 26/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A pack of four 2400 mAh NiMH cells costs about US$11, a pack of four AA Li disposables about $9, but with the latter ... when traveling ... I don't have to carry a charger, plug adapter, or whatever. Two sets of the AA Li disposable is

Re: about NiMH batteries

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 26/01/07, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ??? How can they have lower internal resistance and longer shelf life? That seems contradictory to me. The shelf life/self discharge is likely lower due to improved construction and materials. The cells internal resistance is a function of how

Re: about NiMH batteries

2007-01-25 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 26/01/07, Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll try that again... The shelf life/self discharge rate of Eneloop cells is likely lower due to improved construction and materials. The cells internal resistance is a function of how their chemistry interacts with the electrodes

Re: Post firmware control changes are interesting

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, even before the update, I was not sure how to se the wheels on my K10D, now I'm even more confused... but honestly happy to have the choices I have: kudos Pentax ! I have the habit (from my (P)Z-1) to have front wheel=speed, back

Re: eBay Communications PART 2

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/24/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope this is of use to someone :-) Yeah, it'll make me think twice about selling stuff on eBay (I've only ever bought). Cheers, Interesting story Cotty, but I think I can beat it. If you enjoy

Re: Asked to do a wedding.

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 25/01/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If somebody offered me the choice between photographing another wedding, and rolling around naked in an open plague pit whilst licking a leprous dog's bottom, I would choose the plague pit every time. I'm with you there, rolling about, don't

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 25/01/07, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was an ebay URL there as well; I promise I did not hack into that site. They definitely strongly encourage users to leave feedback however it doesn't appear to be more than a recommendation on the US site, maybe the policy

Re: A little *ist D statistics

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 25/01/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a very interesting article on the state of the stock photo business: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/micro-payment.shtml I wouldn't even consider getting into the stock photo business (as a photographer, anyway - as an

Re: aliasing/moire

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 25/01/07, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: precisely my opinion as well. However today I did look at these pictures at work and I must admit they look considerably darker and muddier on the Macs (but quite good on the PCs). Just looking at the image using the levels tool it's plain

Re: Lets see how gmail hold up here

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 25/01/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone have any idea why my mail from me to the list is not going to the inbox, but i find it when i click on the All Mail tag. Can't fiqure this one. Mine does the same and I can't figure it out either, didn't bother me enough to try

Re: MF Film vs 6MP Digital--sample pics

2007-01-24 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 23/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone will find fault because it isn't a proper test. I find it to be very strong anecdotal evidence though. And the differences only become more apparent when using a good dedicated film scanner to scan a shot made using a modern MF lens.

Re: PESO: Mount Kilimanjaro

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it's disappearing. But I flew over it in Feb/Mar 1998 and there was a fair bit of snow on top. Good God, get your facts straight man! ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've run into a couple of sellers who won't leave feedback until the buyer has left feedback. In these instances, I was tempted to leave negative feedback at the last second, better judgement for once ruled the day. However, I won't deal with

Re: Lets see how gmail hold up here

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems Safari like gmail. I have options to expand and collapse the threads. Using it at work with Winblows NT does not give me these options, or atleast i should say, in a different, screwed up sort of way. That would be due to a browser

Re: A little *ist D statistics

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 23/01/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was about all my budget could handle and it simply was not enough for serious stock shooting (back when there was a viable market for stock photos.) Hi Mark, I'd be interested if you could expand a bit further on your statement above,

Re: Amazing used glass prices

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Amita Guha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Rob, do you have a link for that FA 300? I think that's the one I'm going to sell next. I don't know if he was just lucky but I hope you do as well: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=220060064881 You guys should see the

Re: aliasing/moire

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even ACR with its magical Color Noise Reduction Tool failed to correct these artifacts completely. What do you do when it occurs to you? Use of lower quality lens would probably help as such lens will provide additional anti-aliasing filter on

Re: OT: Bionic Eyes?

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/01/22/national/a105720S56.DTL I was talking about this very thing to a friend of mine who become totally blind though complications related to diabetes the other day. Thanks for pointing out the

Re: aliasing/moire

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Peter Lacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With regards to EV compensation - you are probably right, this was frame No.76 shot on autopilot (apart from manual focusing). I've never used matrix metering on my Pentax cameras before (because they didn't offer any) so the purpose of there

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's really quite simple. Positive feedback from the buyer indicates that they are pleased with the merchandise. Only when they indicate that they are pleased is the transaction complete. To leave feedback before the buyer okays the

Re: aliasing/moire

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps I'm wrong but I don't believe this was shot at night. It's far too dark for a daylight exposure, even on a cloudy day. Yes, it's a bit under, I just looked again, no lights on the vehicles, I should have noticed. However relative to

Re: Post firmware control changes are interesting

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, George Sinos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been playing with the new control options after installing the firmware upgrade. I assigned ISO to the unused dials in Av and Tv mode. It's interesting, watching the shutter speed, aperture and ISO displays in the viewfinder while

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a perfect world, you might be right, Godfrey. But in the real world, unscrupulous buyers frequently try to rip off legitimate sellers. Leaving feedback before the buyer has approved the merchandise only encourages that behavior. Do as you

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WRONG, you are continuing to assume that all buyers are reasonable and ethical. Sellers cant give pos FB until the buyer agrees the deal was good and done by giving the seller a pos feedback first. Feedback is for entire completed

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And if they give me bad feedback in an unjustified manner, I go to the auction host and have them remove it. Be thankful nobody has ever given you negative feedback, unfortunately even if illegitimately posted it can be very difficult to

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to prove that it is not just in my mind, yesterday I received the leather to redo the radio. Perfect transaction! Just the way they all should be. Of course, leather, unlike electronics and cameras, does not require special packing. But fast

Re: OT- eBay

2007-01-23 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 24/01/07, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's your point in the context of my quote? I dont get it. You stated: Feedback is for entire completed transactions, not just listings made or payments sent. This is plainly false, otherwise eBay would have implemented a mechanism whereby

Re: somebody else's gallery

2007-01-22 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 23/01/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/mikerigel/image/71302882 He has some good work posted. I just stumbled upon a gallery of some particularly good work too: http://www.motljus.com/motljus5_0.php?language=english -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Amazing used lens prices

2007-01-22 Thread Digital Image Studio
Well now I'm sad that I don't have a dispensable stash of old Pentax glass: Hard to find SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8. Excellent -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since

Amazing used glass prices

2007-01-22 Thread Digital Image Studio
Well now I'm sad that I don't have a stash of dispensable old Pentax glass: Hard to find SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8. Excellent Approximately US $355.66 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=250076095661 SMC PENTAX -F 1.7X AF ADAPTER MINT CONDITION LENS W/BOX US $355.55

Re: Official K10D Firmware v1.10

2007-01-22 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 23/01/07, Mike Hamilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pentaximaging.com/customer_care/show_firmware?firmId=8793673 And as expected the official release .bin file compares byte for byte to the pre-release firmware files. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

Re: Official K10D Firmware v1.10

2007-01-22 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 23/01/07, Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Digital Image Studio wrote: And as expected the official release .bin file compares byte for byte to the pre-release firmware files. I'm still not installing unknown binaries from unknown sources into any of the computing devices I own

Re: Hoya might sell Pentax?

2007-01-22 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 23/01/07, K.Takeshita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just reporting what I learned. I personally do not make much of it at this point. Pentax would continue to be a unique player in this biz, whether Hoya like it or not. The only problem is that Hoya will strip the components from Pentax that

Re: Film vs. Digital - not a religion

2007-01-21 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 22/01/07, Jens Bladt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To me this question is not a religion - just at matter of choosing the right gear for the job. Well, I know Luminous Landscape says a Canon 1Ds does better than a scan from a Pentax 6x7. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/shootout.shtml

Re: Macro stand setup

2007-01-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/01/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe also consider a tripod like the Manfrotto 055Pro: http://db.manfrotto.com/product/templates/itemalone.php3?itemid=812 It allows the centre column to be removed and re-mounted horizontally. It's well suited to macro copy work is a bit

Re: I toot just toot won toot toot !?

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 19/01/07, F Mckenty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Horn blowers anomalous would like to introduce it's new member: sir Francis Pentaxshooter Proudfoot Mckenty! LOL, well done, toot away I say ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: K10D pre-release firmware 1.10 now wireless flash

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 19/01/07, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So did you take the risk install it? Not saying, but if I did it worked well, I guess ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/

Re: Unemployed

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've read that Mr. Mom isn't received well by most stay-at-home-dads, but I don't care if anyone calls me that. I've been called worse and gotten over it rather quickly. Welcome to the club! -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel

Re: K10D: Discovered Hot Pixel on my New Camera

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 19/01/07, John Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wondering If other on the list think this is anything to worry about overall. I discovered that my new (Nov 06) K10 has a hot (or dead) pixel. I hadn't noticed in my initial images, but looking at some recent low light pics it is clearly

Re: Camera sold, but worries remain (yet another eBay question)

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's an example of how fuckface hurls the first personal insult of a thread. He will of course deny it, but he will always be just plain old fuckface. By the way, he's wrong. And he's fuckface. Only if you can clear your PP account

Re: 21 limited vs 16-45 f4

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can offer a roundabout comparison: I have tested the FA 20 F2.8 against the DA 16-45 set to 20 mm. The test was for sharpness, with the subject a mud-brick wall. The FA 20 definitely wins. I have tested the FA 20 agains the DA 21. Same

Re: Unemployed

2007-01-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/01/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have no children but work out of my home, make my own schedule, and do a lot of the day to day Mr Mom stuff. LOL, give me high pressure employment or a busy consultancy or a zoo full of animals to tend to and I'd be far less busy. --

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