Re: A Question About Macro Lenses

2004-11-12 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
o say about this? Under what circumstances would a macro lens be the better choice, and when might an ordinary lens be a better option? Shel -- _____ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0400 204536 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Hello Again....

2004-11-08 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks Simon... Simon King wrote: Hi Shaun, Glad to hear your son's better - PMH staff are great aren't they? Looking forward to seeing some photos of your family. Cheers, Simon -Original Message----- From: Dr. Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 7 November 2004 1

Re: Hello Again....

2004-11-08 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks Frank. Cheers Shaun frank theriault wrote: On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:30:39 +0800, Dr. Shaun Canning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Gang, After a hiatus of about 2 months, I'm back! A lot has happened since unsubbing last. Our little boy became quite ill, and the three of us spent

Re: Hello Again....

2004-11-07 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
tter. Joe -- _____ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0400 204536 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Hello Again....

2004-11-06 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
all is Ok in the west. Hooroo. regards, Trevor Grafton -- _____ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0400 204536 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Hello Again....

2004-11-06 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Hi Dave, Our little bloke is now 9 weeks old and going strong Cheers Shaun David Nelson wrote: Welcome back Shaun, good to hear everything's going well. How old's the little tyke now? Checked out your site briefly - looked very good! Cheers, David Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Hi Gan

Hello Again....

2004-11-06 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
well. Cheers Shaun -- _____ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0400 204536 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Fathers Day...First Photo!

2004-09-05 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ext 12 PUG contributions will be photos of Ethan? Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 12:20 AM Subject: Fathers Day...First Photo! First photo... http://www.heritages

Fathers Day...First Photo!

2004-09-05 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
First photo... http://www.heritageservices.com.au/first%20photo.JPG Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: It's Father's Day here in Australia, and at 11.20am this morning, our first child 'Ethan Alexander' was bornhe was a bit early, and is small, but healthy and well. M

Re: PESO - Mountain farm

2004-09-04 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
/snaps _ -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: ENABLED limited ist D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-09-02 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ -- Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs. P. J. O'Rourke -- ____________

Re: HELP - Firmware 1.11 for *ist D

2004-09-01 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
eers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.745 / Virus Database: 497 - Release Date: 8/28/2004 -- _

Re: Lens identification ?

2004-08-28 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
socket with a flood light screwed into it. Caveman wrote: Can someone help poor caveman identify this lens ? http://www.pbase.com/image/33130041 -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http

Re: Polarizer

2004-08-28 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ions (for all of the reason mentioned), however, it will remove/modify some of the effects of said glare/reflections, minimizing the detrimental effect evident in some photos Cheers Shaun -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714,

Re: Polarizer

2004-08-27 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Well, if you are reasonably competent and you have the appropriate plug-ins, you actually can remove reflections in photoshop! Cheers Shaun William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" Subject: Re: Polarizer If you have photoshop, you can apply the

Re: 15/3.5 sharpness?

2004-08-21 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
rket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21,

Re: CF cards and readers question

2004-08-20 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
computer. I haven't opened the SUB 2.0 Card reader package yet - what is the advantage, if any, of using that instead of just pluggin into a port directly? annsan the puzzled and easily confused -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA,

Re: Pentax D FA lenses

2004-08-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
mes to durability against general wear. The FA* are just painted plastic. The paint is even "soft". You can't say until you actually use these D-FAs heavily for a year or so :-) -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, W

Re: Pentax D FA lenses

2004-08-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ream that up? I wonder if similar lens modification is due for the 645D due next year. This is also (almost) full frame and similar compatibility problems with respect to image quality with older lenses may be an issue. Pål -- _________ Dr. Shaun Cann

Unsubscribing for a while....

2004-08-05 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Hi Gang, I'm unsubbing for a while as I am taking the wife and sister-in-law to Broome for a week or so See you all in about 12 days time, hopefully with loads of great new images... Cheers Shaun -- _____ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampie

Re: Tokina 80-200/2.8

2004-08-05 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Shaun Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Does anyone use this lens in some incarnation? How well does it cope with flare, and how much does it distort? Does anyone have a pointer so I can understand how many versions of it there are? Thanks, Kostas -- _____ Dr.

Re: Depth of Field Calculator

2004-08-04 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
I have adjusted the COC for APS to reflect the correct COC for the *ist D. It is 0.020 apparently. Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Rob, COC factors are: 35 mm= 0.033 APS=0.025 645=0.05 6x6=0.06 6x7=0.065 5x4=0.15 10x8=0.3 Cheers Shaun Rob Studdert wrote: On 4 Aug 2004 at 17:23, Dr. Shaun Canning wrote

Re: Depth of Field Calculator

2004-08-04 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Rob, COC factors are: 35 mm= 0.033 APS=0.025 645=0.05 6x6=0.06 6x7=0.065 5x4=0.15 10x8=0.3 Cheers Shaun Rob Studdert wrote: On 4 Aug 2004 at 17:23, Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: http://www.heritageservices.com.au/dof.htm Depth of Field Calculator for anyone who is interested. What are your COC

Re: Photokina...

2004-07-31 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
s they already claim to offer. Joe -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Photokina...

2004-07-31 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Only 9 weeks too go folksany wish lists? Cheers Shaun -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: 100mm macro

2004-07-25 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
s progress??? (Obviously I'm a bit grumpy tonight. I apologies in advance. But really, why is Pentax going backwards in their special lenses?) -- _________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservice

Re: Need Flexible Flash Bracket

2004-07-25 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ould I find one or get more information? "Look, theres a strobofram one for 30 USD: USED STROBOFRAME VERSA-TILT FLASH BRACKET Condition:EX+" Again, I can find no information on it. Is it discontinued? B&H and Adorama don't list it. Thanks, Jens. Joe -- _________

Re: OT: dirty sounding words-was: Tans prattling again

2004-07-25 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
It's a bit late for one by the time you need the otherand if you need the one before you have the other, you are indeed too young! :-) Cheers Shaun Mark Roberts wrote: On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 09:32:22 -0400, you wrote: frank theriault wrote: --- "Dr. Shaun Canning" &l

Re: I'm Baaad - Enablement, A* 300/4

2004-07-24 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
u people that go out and buy 200/4 FA* macros do to me - I just can't restrain myself! q-: *Excited* - my first bit of * glass (-: David -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: OT: dirty sounding words-was: Tans prattling again

2004-07-23 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
good for you." Another is "meretricious," which, especially when said aloud, sounds like it means "having merit," but actually means "of or relating to prostitution." (See thread on wedding photography? ;-) Stephen -- _____

Re: TTL Flash for Macros

2004-07-22 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Ringlights are generally too weak to use at any distance. I hope this helps. Tom Reese -- _____ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: *ist D and Power sources

2004-07-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ll unregulated voltage, like a linear power supply. In all likelihood, if there ever *is* a problem with the MUVO supply, it'll just go into over-temperature or over-current shutdown. No drama (but no power, either!) -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com -- __

Re: *ist D and Power sources

2004-07-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ects (well, none to my knowledge)... tan. -----Original Message- From: Dr. Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 2:43 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Subject: *ist D and Power sources Hi gang, Here's a question for all the knowledgable *ist D owners out there to ponder. I u

Re: Pics of the FA 200mm Macro!

2004-07-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Hah! No Rob, it's a jumbo big bastard hood. It appears to be about the same size as the FA* 300mm F4.5 hood from memory. A comparison would be meaningless of course, but they seem pretty close to my mind anyway. Cheers Shaun Rob Studdert wrote: On 19 Jul 2004 at 18:11, Dr. Shaun Canning

Re: *ist D and Power sources

2004-07-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
dn't Pentax do something else battery wise. Kenneth Waller -Original Message----- From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jul 19, 2004 4:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources I disagree. The CR-V3 rechargeables are not the 'optima

Re: Pics of the FA 200mm Macro!

2004-07-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
id it cost you again? Let me put it this way: if he drops it on his leg, he will only have one extremity (an arm) left :-) Kostas -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Pics of the FA 200mm Macro!

2004-07-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
have one extremity (an arm) left :-) Kostas -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Pics of the FA 200mm Macro!

2004-07-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Too muchbut it was worth it! Cheers Shaun Ryan Lee wrote: If there ever was a lens made for porn.. :) So what did it cost you again? Ryan - Original Message - From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 8:57 P

Re: Pentax is Dying?

2004-07-18 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

*ist D and Power sources

2004-07-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
come across a 'power pack' that will power the *ist D like a quantum digital power pack (which is not available for the *ist D). Looking forward to some creative answers. Cheers Shaun -- _________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714

Re: PDML Alert! Oz PDMLers in Danger: Roo Invasions

2004-07-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
_________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: why i haven't switched to canon

2004-07-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
quite large and Minolta seems to be releasing D-SLRs even more slowly than Pentax. alex -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Inquiry to Pentax USA

2004-07-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
our dealers. Pentax has not announced plans to discontinue either lens, however. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact our Customer Service Department at: 800-877-0155 Thanks again, Joe Virgil Pentax Imaging Company -- _____________ Dr.

Re: Camera Gear Insurance

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks for the info Leon. Cheers Shaun Leon Altoff wrote: On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:35:44 +0800, Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Does anyone in Australia have a recommended/preferred insurer or method of insurance for their camera gear? Shaun, My household insurance - which is only available

Re: Camera Gear Insurance

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks Rob, I'll email him Monday for a quote. Cheers Shaun Rob Studdert wrote: On 16 Jul 2004 at 21:35, Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: Does anyone in Australia have a recommended/preferred insurer or method of insurance for their camera gear? In the past I have used AIS Insurance, they of

Re: PAW: New Macro Test

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Camera Gear Insurance

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
g a cruddy filter in front of it. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: SMC-FA* 200mm macro

2004-07-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Mustarde www.photolin.com -- _____________ Dr. Shaun Canning P.O. Box 21, Dampier, WA, 6714, Australia. m: 0414 967644 http://www.heritageservices.com.au [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Z1-P repair & looking for parts or part camera

2004-07-01 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Sounds to me like your service man got himself a really cheap Z1-p! Getting parts for the z-1p should be no problem anywhere in the world. Jeez, Pentax have only recently ceased to support older bodies such as the KX and K2, and some parts are still around for them if you know where to look. Cheer

Re: New Website

2004-06-23 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Great stuff Rolf! Cheers Shaun Rolf Brenner wrote: Dear Listmembers, i would like to announce my new website: http://www.rolfbrenner.com . All pictures in the menu travel are made with the Pentax LX and some M-Lenses. Unfortunaly there is a lot of C stuff and even a few with N Coolpox in

Re: Pentax 100mm Macro vs Sigma 105mm Macro

2004-06-22 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Don't even think about it...buy the FA macro. It is head and shoulders above the 3rd party stuff. Cheers Shaun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has any one had experience with both of these lenses? Has anyone seen a comparison or done a comparison between these lenses? I haven't been able to find a he

Re:

2004-06-21 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Sounds like there'a a yarn here Joe! What happened? Cheers Shaun jtainter said: > Tom, please ask your helpful, friendly Pentax rep. if he knows the name of > the lens assembler in Vietnam. > > I am in Washington, DC, after my worst travel day in 14 years. I need to > gripe to someone. > > G'nig

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-20 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Replied to off list with glee Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Karratha Ahh, nice spot, have not been there since... about 1981 I think Anywho, I have a CanoScan FS-4000US I could send to you as a loaner

Re: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-20 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
keep Photo CD or Image Science Scanning in mind if you need a few quickly. Regards Brian + Brian Walters Australian Plants Societies http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/ On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:21 , 'Dr. Shaun Canning' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: Still 1,50

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-20 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Karratha Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at scanner camp, "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No deal Shel. I'm 1,500 kilometres from the nearest place likely to have a scanner of that type, let alone somewhere to rent time on one. I'll be looking f

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
yeah, which is time consuming, but still effective by the sound of it Cheers Shaun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, $69 was a good deal. I think I'll buy a scanner, but money is the problem. I don't have any at the moment Cheers Shaun graywolf wrote: By the time you pay someone to comme

Re: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
about 100 scans on a CD. The scans were at 5 levels of resolution. Each scan cost about $1.5 to $2 US depending on the quantity. Kenneth Waller Original Message - From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" Subject: OT: Slide Dilemma This is slightly OT, but the slides were all taken with Pent

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Many of my slides are kodachromes Alan Cheers Shaun Alan Chan wrote: You might search a Minolta Scan Elite F-2900 on eBay. It's cheap and comes with SCSI card, 2820dpi & 12bit A/D. The original Minolta software will scan E6 slides nicely (no Kodachrome pls). Alan Chan ICQ: 42516180 http://ww

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
et it with some accessories. Shel [Original Message] From: Dr. Shaun Canning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 6/19/2004 7:48:17 AM Subject: Re: OT: Slide Dilemma I think I would buy a scanner first Brian, as I would have at least $1200 worth of scans at that rate. A sl

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Yep, I think buying a scanner is going to the only real option left too me Joe. Cheers Shaun Joseph Tainter wrote: Shaun, the Kodal Photo CD service is pretty good. It gives 2400 dpi. Also, a pro lab might be able to scan them for you. But for that many images it will cost you the price of a us

Re: SV: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
It would work AFAIK Jens. Cheers Shaun Jens Bladt wrote: Would auto bellows and slide copyer A work with the *ist D? You might get one for less than 200 USD. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sen

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ciencescanning.com.au I'd be interested in hearing about any other options. Cheers Brian + Brian Walters Australian Plants Societies http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/ On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 18:30 , 'Dr. Shaun Canning' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: This

Re: OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
I agree Mal, I just said the same thing too Brian in another post. Cheers Shaun Malcolm Smith wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: I can't think of any besides sending them out to get scanned. Most places will charge more for scanning 400 slides than the cost of a good scanner would be. Once you ge

OT: Slide Dilemma

2004-06-19 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
This is slightly OT, but the slides were all taken with Pentax cameras (except for a few), so it is still on topic I guess... I have a collection (300-400) of 35mm slides that I really need to digitise. Ideally, a 35mm slide scanner would be the best option, but I can't afford one at the moment

Re: *ist D survey

2004-06-18 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
5751*** (Bought March 2004) Dario Bonazza wrote: Hi all, In my effort of understanding (guessing?) something better about the *ist D, I'll ask all *ist D owners to post the main part of the serial No. of the camera they own, together with date of purchase. The two cameras I used and tested are both

Re: Question: Minilab processing of digital files

2004-06-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
William, (or anyone else for that matter)... What does 'RTFM' mean? William Robb said: > > - Original Message - > From: "Joseph Tainter" > Subject: Question: Minilab processing of digital files > > >> Sometime soon, perhaps at Christmas, I will get my wife a digital >> point-and-shoot. Sh

Re: OT: Launch of my New Website

2004-06-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Cliff, There may be no modern 500mm Pentax fast glass, but there is always the FA 600mm F4.0 telephoto! The price difference between this and a N***n or C***n is neglible at this end of the market. And from what I hear, it is a stunner of a lens. Ask John Mustarde Cheers Shaun Cliff Nietvel

Re: Nikon to abandon film...

2004-06-16 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
om/new_mail -- ________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Services P.O. Box 21, Dampier, 6713. 0414-967644 Http://www.heritageservices.com.au

RE: New Images

2004-06-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Hi Simon, The greenery is quite amazing. All the water has pretty much dried up since the cyclone in February. There is a bit still in the rivers, and some of the waterholes. It was really really green about 2 months ago, but now it is browning off again. It isn't causing too many dramas. There w

Re: New Images

2004-06-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ferent > story... > > > > cheers, > frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > > > >>From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Rep

Re: New Images

2004-06-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
t;http://www.heritageservices.com.au/Pentax%20Ist%20D%20Photos/Flower%20Macro%202/index.html> > > DSC> Cheers > > DSC> Shaun > DSC> > > DSC> Dr. Shaun Canning > DSC> Archaeologist > DSC> Cultural Heritage Services > DSC> P.O. Box 21, Dampier, > DSC> 6713. > > DSC> 0414-967644 > DSC> Http://www.heritageservices.com.au > DSC> > > > >

Re: Photos from the PDML London Pub night, April 2004

2004-06-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ity is pretty dire. Can't beat the portability though :-) S -- ____________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Services P.O. Box 21, Dampier, 6713. 0414-967644 Http://www.heritageservices.com.au

FS: Tokina 300mm F2.8 MF SD

2004-06-12 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
offer (off list) and we'll see if this magnificent lens can come and live with you for a while. Cheers Shaun ________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Services P.O. Box 21, Dampier, 6713. 0414-9

Re: New Images

2004-06-12 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ne for taking full advantage of the wildflower capital of the world. (-: David Joseph Tainter wrote: Those are stunners, Shaun. Joe -- ____________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Services P.O. Box

Re: New Images

2004-06-12 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks Paul. Had a great flight the other day, and couldn't waste the opportunity. Sun rise over the Pilbara is quite something... Cheers Shaun Paul Stenquist wrote: Love the aerial stuff. Flowers are nice as well, but the aerial is awesome. Paul On Jun 12, 2004, at 8:17 PM, Dr. Shaun Ca

New Images

2004-06-12 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
tos/Aerial%20Photography/index.html> <http://www.heritageservices.com.au/Pentax%20Ist%20D%20Photos/Flower%20Macro%202/index.html> Cheers Shaun ________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Services P.O. Box 21, D

Re: Enablement - stay away from GFMtn...

2004-06-09 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Damn you Stan...that was mine! I had found the only one in stock at Adorama and was going to order that next week... Grr Tell me what it is like when you have had a play... Cheers Shaun Stan Halpin said: > I used Don's FA 200/4 IF ED Macro for a while. UPS Tracking says my > order f

Re: Camera backpack with drawers

2004-06-09 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
s? I'm not talking about the Lowepro Trim Trekker. The interior was yellow. I thought it was Domke but I think I was wrong. Amita, still in search of the perfect camera backpack -- ________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural He

Re: Dpreview - New SLR

2004-06-07 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ers that get in the way. William Robb -- ________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Services P.O. Box 21, Dampier, 6713. 0414-967644 Http://www.heritageservices.com.au

Baby D...

2004-06-06 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Hot off the Press... http://www.dpreview.com/ Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Services P.O. Box 21, Dampier, 6713. 0414-967644 Http://www.heritageservices.com.au

Re: What I asked for

2004-06-05 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
s and post them immediately to the web. Make that a subscription item to sell so people who can't make it can see it as it happens! Unfortunately Pentax is now a 3rd-tier player. Collin -- ____________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultur

Re: Tokina AT-X AF Pro 80-200/2.8

2004-06-04 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
if anyone could offer any experienced comparisons with the Pentax FA 80-200/2.8 (which has a very good reputation, I guess). Thanks. Fred -- ________ Dr. Shaun Canning Archaeologist Cultural Heritage Services P.O. Box 21, Dampier, 6713. 0

Re: Canon Digital Rebel Hacked Into Almost-10D

2004-06-01 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
I wonder whether we have anyone on the list who can reverse engineer the Pentax firmware to give us some of those missing features that everyone wanted? (i.e. proper MLU) Cheers Shaun Doug Franklin said: > http://www.bahneman.com/liem/photos/tricks/digital-rebel-tricks.html > > These folks clai

RE: Website v3.0

2004-05-30 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
.mediarecover.com/ > > SC> Second piece of software is free, and absolutely brilliant. I have > just > SC> redone my entire website using this program, and it is just fantastic > SC> (the software...although I like too think the website is pretty good > now > SC> ). The prog

eBay Auctions

2004-05-27 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
My auctions for the Tokina ATX-PRO f2.8 lenses finishes tomorrow. Cheers Shaun

Re: 16-45mm DA

2004-05-18 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
eon Altoff said: > On Tue, 18 May 2004 15:22:52 +1000 (EST), Dr. Shaun Canning wrote: > >>Has anybody got/used the new 16-45mm DA F4.0? What do we know about it? >> > > Shaun, > > I have one. I like it a lot. It is the lens I leave on the *istD as > it covers a very

16-45mm DA

2004-05-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Has anybody got/used the new 16-45mm DA F4.0? What do we know about it? Cheers Shaun

Re: Tokina AT-X 300 f2.8

2004-05-17 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
I can sell you a MF version Joe! Cheers Shaun Joseph Tainter said: > John wrote: > > "All in all, the Tokina AT-X SC 300/2.8 was one of my best lens > purchases ever." > > I had always wanted the AF version of this. Now suddenly it seems to be > gone from all web sites in Pentax mount. I suppose

Re: Web Site Take Two

2004-04-21 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
> Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know. > > > +++++ > > Brian Walters > Australian Plants Societies > http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/ > > > On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:12 , 'Dr. Shaun Canning' > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> s

Re: Web Site Take Two

2004-04-21 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks for the positive comments Brian. Much appreciated. I will indeed move the links to a separate page. In fact, I might get rid of that stuff altogether. Undecided as yet. Thanks again... Cheers Shaun Brian Walters said: > Shaun > > Really impressive site - I looked mainly at the flower sh

FS Friday

2004-03-26 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
f you know these pretty well, so I won't bore you with the details. I haven't been keeping track of how much these things go for lately, so make me an offer (off list) if you are interested. If it doesn't go by next Wednesday, I'll put it on eBay. Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun

RE: *ist D Pixel Comparison Test

2004-03-15 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Hi Frits, It seems like the hot pixel phenomena are pretty widespread, but then some don’t seem to have any at all. It will be interesting to see what the 'average' number of hot pixels is amongst those who submitted results to Rob. Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritag

RE: *ist D Photos

2004-03-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks William! Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 14 March 2004 8:58 AM To: [EMAIL

*ist D Pixel Comparison Test

2004-03-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
What I am interested in is the results that anyone else may get to compare to my camera. Thanks in advance, Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Messag

RE: *ist D Photos

2004-03-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ange, so be warned, they'll take a while to >come down the pipe via a 56k modem. None of them are resized. > >http://www.heritageservices.com.au/Pentax%20ist%20D%20Photos/Web%20Gallery/i >ndex.htm > >Tell me what you think? > >Cheers > >Shaun > >Dr. Shaun Cannin

RE: *ist D Photos

2004-03-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks Alex, I'll try the extended test(s) tomorrow and see how it fairs. Cheers Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: alex we

RE: *ist D Photos

2004-03-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Thanks William, but it really does appear to be working fine. I can live with 2 'hot' pixels out of 6.3 million. Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservi

RE: *ist D Photos

2004-03-13 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
reduction function should take care of most of the 'hot' pixels. Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: Dr. Shaun Canning

RE: *ist D Photos

2004-03-12 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
ely. I will contact the Australian distributor as well, and see what they can do. In the mean time, it's not really a problem anyway. It's nothing that I can't fix with a bit of judicious cloning in PS. Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Kar

RE: *ist D Photos

2004-03-12 Thread Dr. Shaun Canning
Which frames Bucky? Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -Original Message- From: Bucky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 13 March 2004 2:45 PM To: [EMAIL

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