On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
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From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
Although virtually all of them are very pleasing and the set is a
very strong presentation, I particularly like these three:
http://jbuhler.com/html/colbimgp7662.html
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Mike Hamilton wrote:
replacing the fairly recent 16-45/4 lens with a 16-50/2.8 (aside from
the minor aperture and focal length differences). Don't you think?
Minor? Pentax had a 28-70/4 and a 28-70/2.8 selling at the same time
in the recent past. I can't believe one was
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Rob Brigham wrote:
Not long till the press release, but while we are waiting the following
was offered on photozone:
Thanks Rob. A camera as exciting to me as the MZ-S was/is.
So which one is Aaron's favourite feature?
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On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Tom C wrote:
From: Gaurav Aggarwal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: any feedback on Optio M10?
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:27:03 -0400
I short-listed to the following:
Pentax Optio M10
Sony DSC-S500
Fuji
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Tom C wrote:
What a bunch of crap... :-) Seriously, While it's not a show-stopper, I
detest proprietary rechargeable batteries that threaten to leave me
dead-in-the-field w/o the option to pop some AA's.
From what I have read, this is only a problem with the (removable)
On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
exposures, and it will become cheaper here on out as these batteries
should last 500-1000 full discharge cycles at least. If I can get
performance like that from a custom form factor Li-Ion battery, the
heck with AA form factor. I'll buy two
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
what to them looks pretty plain and simple whereas it's pretty much
Greek to everyone else (sorry Kostas et al).
No worries, we invented all that stuff, didn't we.
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On Fri, 8 Sep 2006, Tom C wrote:
Maybe if Pentax released enough details about the camera - to the public -
before it goes on sale to the public, they would generate demand.
They will, in their own time. The camera won't hit the shelves before
mid/end-Oct, while the release will be
On Sat, 9 Sep 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I didn't look thru the finder before firing the first shot, so I don't
know. I don't believe there's a mirror lock ...
There isn't one. Sorry for your mishap, Shel. I can't remember what
you have said in the past about competent repairers in your
On Fri, 8 Sep 2006, Jens Bladt wrote:
At least now you know taht there's a like new
Some people never learn.
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On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote:
exposure modes available, M, (manual), and Av, (aperture preferred), at
maximum aperture only.
Minor, just in case clarification: only Av has the maximum aperture
limitation; M allows you to use the lens on all stops.
Welcome to the list.
I had a SMC
On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
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From: Peter Loveday
Yes, and it takes AA batteries. Just like my *istD, my Flash, and
my wife's Digicam. Only one charger to worry about for the lot.
Then theres the K10D :-/
What has the K10D got to do with choosing
On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Cory Papenfuss wrote:
deal, you may have to find a non-A lense (like the SMC Pentax-M
70-210) they go for cheaper since they're more of a pain to use on the
crippled-mount digital bodies.
As I said earlier, there is an SMC M80-200/4.5 (well, two of them
actually, the
On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, Cotty wrote:
On 3/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
a divorce?
[ebay link deleted]
or a tutorial?
www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html
Yeah, Mike, please take a moment to read it.
Thanks.
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On Sun, 3 Sep 2006, cbwaters wrote:
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Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: MTF Program Line
Scott Loveless wrote:
Hey, gang! I've been reading about MTF and I
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote:
happen. If you have a *ist-DS and a D you can compare the two and see
that the D actually has a mirror box the same size as the MZ/ZX series
cameras, while the Ds mirror box is narrower, obviously made for the new
APS format sensor.
Leftovers.
We
On Sun, 3 Sep 2006, P. J. Alling wrote:
macro, redesigns of the FA lenses of the same focal lengths. I suspect
that the FA lenses were more than acceptable with digital to start with.
I think the FA100/2.8 Macro suffered from CA on digital, but I am
going from memory here. Can't remember who
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Doug Franklin wrote:
ryan brooks wrote:
You absolutely need a drive at that magnification and shutter speed.
May be, but as I said in another post, I've gotten sharp results with
the same rig, just replacing the *ist D and 2 sec mirror prefire with
the LX and its mirror
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Jens Bladt wrote:
The X is hopefully for Flash. A much missed feature since the PZ-1p.
The speed may by accident be set wrong on my D, since I alway use M mode
for flash photography - in combination with TTL or studio flash (flash
meter).
What kind of wrong? Slower than
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Thibouille wrote:
If you do not use a dedicated flash, the camera won't go to X-sync
speed automaticaly and you might select a speed higher than x-sync
speed.
On the MZ-S you can select higher than X but it either doesn't fire it
or it stays at the top speed (can't
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Douglas Newman wrote:
If it will work on existing Pentax bodies, I think
it's a nice feature (but not important). If these
lenses will initially autofocus ONLY on the K10D, I
think it is a stupid choice since that would make
those lenses much less desirable to current
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
The 60-250/4.0, the 200/2.8 and 300/4.0 are going to be DFA lenses.
No USM then? Otherwise why bother optimise them for FF?
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Toralf Lund wrote:
Have we speculated yet that it will get the old aperture coupling back?
No, but then again we have not speculated on whether your favourite
top-model will hand-deliver the camera to you.
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Douglas Newman wrote:
competitors will be the Canon 400D, Canon 30D,
Aren't these a class apart?
I am not sure what you mean about AA lithiums and
heft. AA lithiums are extremely light.
For people that use grips and flashes they are a god-send. No, scrap
that, they are
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, John Celio wrote:
My question for you is, what's the point of all this wild
speculation?
Oh, I have just come off the footbal transfer speculation and need
something to keep me on a high! :-P
P.S.: I refuse to believe any of the USM-style focusing speculation.
Ah,
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Jostein ?ksne wrote:
On 9/1/06, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, but then again we have not speculated on whether your favourite
top-model will hand-deliver the camera to you.
Now that would be something. :-)
Stop fooling yourself Jostein Oeksne. You
On Fri, 1 Sep 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
But another thing that I'd really like to see is faster flash sync.
Has anyone got any information on that for the K10D? I was annoyed
when the MZ-S came out with slower flash sync than the PZ-1p (1/180 vs
1/250). I was annoyed and *baffled* when the
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Tom C wrote:
I don't know why anybody that has the mindset to shoot RAW format and spend
the time post-processing would also not want the max resolution they could
get. If file size is an overarching concern, trumping quality, then there's
other 6MP models they can buy.
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Zeiss-HFT-85-1-4-Planar-for-Rollei-SLR-with-EOS-adapter_W0QQitemZ150026522391QQihZ005QQcategoryZ48552QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Is this not the venerable lens that was compared to the A*85/1.4 on
this list a couple of years ago?
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Don Williams wrote:
By the way, does IMHO imply that the writer has a dishonest opinion as
Humble. As in Kate Humble.
Bob, please use PESO and PAW. Thanks.
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Bob Shell wrote:
I never
knew why Zeiss used this very odd design. It does produce
triangular out of focus highlights.
Have you got a sample photo to share perhaps?
Thanks,
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
Exactly. One must have lenses with built-in USM motor for USM to
work :-) But I guess new mount would be back compatible, so older
lenses would work the way they usually did ;-)
Would the opposite also be correct? Would USM lenses work as AF
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Cotty wrote:
An interesting thing that Pentaxers might like: Canon USM lenses,
certainly the L lenses, but also IIRC the vast majority of current
lenses have the ability for full-time manual override. Viz: I hold the
camera to the eye, half press the shutter to activate
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006, Cotty wrote:
But there will be a lot of money spent on new lenses it seems. That's
what Pentax really needs, but do the Pentaxerati see it as a blessing or
a curse? Watch this space
These new lenses would give me something. Whether I care for it is
another matter. To
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
I just do not want to become a pro, and have no talent either :-). MZ-S was
fine. But the paper is talking about 1Ds etc. No thanks to even 5D.
What is the comparison in dimensions between MZ-S and 5D/1Ds?
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Tom C wrote:
Honestly asking, because so far I haven't heard a single person anywhere
clamor for a camera with fewer MP.
I posted a question asking for a camera with very few MP. So, does
price go into the 6 vs 8MP dilemma?
Two MP does not sound like alot. Yet, only 8
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006, Bob W wrote:
I found the time travel option on my digital camera menu today, so I
thought I'd give it a try:
http://www.web-options.com/Extras/
Very nice gallery. I sense a period feel not only from the attire and
the environment (the mobile phone pictures are funny :-))
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Thanks Bob. But why would I have lost four bids? I would think the
next highest bidder would become the current buyer. Well, I still have
a lot of watchers. Hope it closes with some activity. Only about 8
hours to go.
Something strange has happened.
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Note the filter on Erwitt's lens ...
What is it?
There's something so very beautiful about a well-brassed black-bodied
camera.
I just haven't figured it out yet.
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Don Williams wrote:
I haven't been able to find this camera at all.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pentax-istD-Digital-SLR-w-BG-1-Battery-Grip_W0QQitemZ180020779578QQihZ008QQcategoryZ30020QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://tinyurl.com/esf5d
If the user with the 60
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How would I go about canceling the auction? I can't seem to find a way to do
that. If I don't get some new bids soon, I'm going to cancel if possible.
First of all:
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/buy/questions/retract-bid.html
Then
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My auction gets weirder by the moment. The bidding has jumped to $577, and
the top bidder is a Hungarian who allegedly retracted his bid last night.
Perhaps his bid was retracted accidentally by ebay ???
Paul
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Fortunately, the winning bidder is the one guy who didn't retract his bid.
Nevertheless, I will be certain that I have the moeny in hand before I ship.
Thanks to all the list members, who have advised me on this rather strange
auction.
He did
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Although they're made by middle eastern immigrant workers, many of
them illegals. Same as Mercedes, BMW and Porsche.
Reference, please?
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
My prediction is that anything beyond 10MP in APS format will yield
very diminishing returns, noise and dynamics will become more of a
problem to control (that's simply tied with the physics of
semiconductors) and lens performance will become
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
You're right. Just looked again. It's now at $540 with almost two
days to go. Five bids. Most of them from Europe. I warned the top
bidder that shipping was about $50. Apparently, that's okay with him.
He has customs and VAT to worry about. My
I was watching Hitchcock's Topaz last night and noticed a 6x7 (?) and
what looked like a bayonet 35mm. Any idea what these were?
Just curious,
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Any lens hood is a compromise on a zoom lens at some point or
another. A tulip shaped hood gives a little more coverage than a
barrel shaped hood, but only in a four-pronged shape that has edges
which must be oriented correctly or you get
On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Tulip shaped hoods are a compromise too. ;-)
How?
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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Well my D is going to sell. I have three bids, and the price is now
at $425 with two days to go.
Absolutely not indicative of how well it will sell. That's my
experience with eBay.
Good luck!
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On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
A simple Kalt or similar generic 67mm metal screw in lens hood will
do a reasonable job. It won't be optimal for the lens at 90mm focal
length, but it will be good enough for most purposes so as not to
matter.
I think one may struggle for a 24 @
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
Pentax has already done motorcycles:
http://www.motorsports-network.com/kawasaki/06kaw/zx10.htm (ZX-10)
Plastic mount?
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, Pancho Hasselbach wrote:
Of course, Joe made the point by telling how good the lens is in it's
own zoom range. No scary details that make me lie awake all night, or
such. So I bought it from a dealer who, the hood unfortunately being not
included, sold it to me for 180
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, K.Takeshita wrote:
Hi folks,
It looks like the market in Japan is now tangling up.
http://bcnranking.jp/flash/09-9669.html
If you scroll down to the last graph, it shows the shift in market share.
NavyCanon
Yellow Nikon
Red Sony
Blue Pentax
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
On Aug 24, 2006, at 6:13 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
Thanks Ken. It would have been nice to know where Minolta was. Is that
SLR-only?
...out of business?
What, already in that period? Wasn't Sony alpha a quick succession to
whatever
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
A couple of friends recently sold their home in Berkeley. They got
$1,850,000 for it. During the time their house was for sale the market
softened, and they didn't get the $2,100,000 they were asking for it. John
complained that he lost $250,000.
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
relatively slow shutter and the flash combination, but the detail edges
are apparent in the crop. Here's the entire frame:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2829588size=lg
Thanks Paul. Can you comment on the loss of detail (?) on the
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
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From: Thibouille
So show me an example, Shel.
If you do not have the lens anymore, an example of the kind of details
you're talking about will help.
Already posted ...
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
You'd have to compare this shot to one made with another lens. I do have a
similar shot made with a prime - I think the K35/2.0 or the A 50/1.4 - and
the difference in detail and tonal quality - especially tonal quality - is
quite obvious. I'll see
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Bob W wrote:
What the pros are using, and particular the photo
journalists, are less important now for brand recognition
I had two different sports photographers ask me on Tuesday what I
knew about the new Pentax bodies after seeing that I was shooting
with Pentax.
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Pancho Hasselbach wrote:
I guess the hood will do a good job around that big front lens. I looked
into an older Pentax pricelist, where the hood alone was listed for 69,-
EUR. I'll see what my local dealer can do, I just want to wait for the
lens to arrive and to be OK,
On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Tom C wrote:
You're right maybe they would not have gotten much of it anyway. In any
case, Sony brought a 10MP DSLR to market before Pentax even tells us what
the specs are on their 10MP offering.
Doesn't matter Tom, you are happy with Canon, don't fret. You got
there
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, George Sinos wrote:
Click here to see these wonderful reminders of yesteryear:
http://georgesphotos.net/photos/90023736-M.jpg
Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.
Sacrilege...
The yoof of today, I dunno.
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On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Amita Guha wrote:
In the meantime, I have my eye on the Nikon D200.
A, look what you 've done now...
Tom C is crying in the corner.
A...
Kostas :-P
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, Thibouille wrote:
Just noted that Penax distributor is now De Beukelaer which also
distributres brands like Leica, Metz, Sunpak, Bronica, Tamron, Epson
etc.
According to my reseller, it is the best thing which could happen for
Pentax: De Beukeaer seems VERY agressive on
I submitted a query through the Pentax UK site re AF540FGZ. I got an
answer from what seems to be a centralised (European?) support team
that's not encouraging at all:
We are sorry that we are not able to give you the information you
seek. We do however not know what the plans for this
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, Thibouille wrote:
2006/8/23, Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
We are sorry that we are not able to give you the information you
seek. We do however not know what the plans for this device are. It
may be decided to not launch the device here and only keep
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
On 23.08.2006, at 13:48 , Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
Thanks Thibault, good news. It seems only the support lot are at fault
for Europe. Have you a URL of a shop selling it in Europe to pick up
again the discussion with support?
Try
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote:
On 23/08/06, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems that the K10D is going to be very different,
though.
Crossing fingers.
Can't remember if you have positioned yourself, Rob, are you
interested in the K10D?
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
A few pics from the cruise:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=633960
Most with the *istD and the DA 50-200 (the workhorse lens). Night
pics with the FA 50/1.4. The shot of my family is with the Panasonic
point and shoot.
Thanks for
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Tom C wrote:
Only to be regained by the ability to sell more camera bodies and lower cost
high quailty lenses w/o the expensive AS built in.
You don't mean to say that Canon had better for the customer and more
affordable technology available to them but preferred to
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006, Brendan MacRae wrote:
Well, I shouldn't be too prejudiced against it until I
go and shoot with it. Only then will I know...
Can you borrow a -1p from somewhere?
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On Sat, 19 Aug 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Except the thumbwheels are better than the aperture control on the
lens.
The biggest disadvantage of the aperture-on-lens setup becomes
apparent with variable-aperture lenses: you set it to one value at one
end, it's another at the other end, and
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, George Sinos wrote:
When I use the bracket I'm always holding the assembly by the grip in
my left hand. If I need to adjust the zoom, I'll usually even do that
with the right hand. Since I wear nasty bifocals, I always trust the
auto-focus. Not much reason to touch the
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 8/17/2006 9:58:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The rumoured prices are quite steep, though; $1000 for the 18-50, and $1300
for the 50-135. Still, that's only $3500 or so for a K10D, battery grip,
and
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006, Scott Loveless wrote:
You spelt honorable wrong.
6/3/05 and his last post was 6/21/05.
Wow, you have 21 months in America?
Don't you guys ever, like, sleep?
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On Fri, 18 Aug 2006, Tom C wrote:
Point it out the nonsense then to me big guy.
Thanks for the compliment. ;-)
The nonsense is to do with the fervour to prove/disprove who has the
biggest dick, Canon, Pentax or Minox. As if it matters to anyone
taking pictures.
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My Ricoh RDC-5300 died yesterday :-( I am looking for a replacement
with the following characteristics:
- 3-4 MPixels (price)
- Close-focussing, probably zoom (eBay listings the sole use)
- 30-40 GBP (70 USD?) on eBay
- USB connection to PC
- Able to shoot (5-10 mid-res pictures) without card
-
Forgot!
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
My Ricoh RDC-5300 died yesterday :-( I am looking for a replacement with the
following characteristics:
- 3-4 MPixels (price)
- Close-focussing, probably zoom (eBay listings the sole use)
- 30-40 GBP (70 USD?) on eBay
- USB
Well done Paul!
Kostas
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Cotty wrote:
My guess is that the mount will be fully backwards compatible - eg no
green button kludge.
Stop looking vaguely towards the north, sir, I am not biting.
Kostas (the mechanical actuators are gone)
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Peter Fairweather wrote:
What if Pentax says well, it's 10Mpix APS-C, but on a tripod, it
becomes a 30Mpix 24x36 (I haven't checked the numbers, they are most
probably awfully wrong, and the SR platform most probably can't move
that far away).
My vote goes to Patrice
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
yesterday and looks good. In a few capricious moments this morning I
built a web page for the second set...
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/police-badge-02/
Very nice Godders, very clean-looking and detailed enough.
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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Here's a page showing the lighting setup for set 2:
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/badge2setup/
Yummy.
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On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, John Francis wrote:
On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 10:22:52PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Aug 13, 2006, at 6:01 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
It's a feature that's so much
of a no-brainer, and yet as far as I know not a single DSLR out there
at any price, including ones
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
But it's not even close to anything that's been mentioned so far.
Ability to load film?
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On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Bob W wrote:
Kostas (though an anti-dust system would be nice)
P.S.: I don't think Olympus shake the sensor.
They do.
generating ultrasonic vibrations that shake off dust and debris onto
a dust absorber at the bottom of the filter.
At the moment you cannot even carry mobile phones on board. Everybody
is hand-checked. Only wallets and passports are allowed, in a
transparent plastic bag. No food and no drink are allowed on board and
parents are asked to drink from their babies' bottles to prove it's
milk.
Kostas
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On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Bob Sullivan wrote:
On 8/8/06, Jaume Lahuerta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Finally I went to my friend's place and we tested the
camera with my cable. Same result :-(
Find another USB cable and give it a try.
Why would a third cable make a difference?
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On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, David Mann wrote:
And if you sold your old car, that's still on the road polluting just
as much as if you'd kept it.
All you'd have done is increase the total amount of cars on the road
by one, until someone down the chain sends their junker to the scrap
yard.
Tha fact
The time has come that my favourite Greek football team arrives in
Scotland for a Champions League qualifier (Hurray!, said the
football-mad immigrant :-)). So I hatched this crazy plan of shooting
Superia 400 with the F70-210/4-5.6 from the stand. I am pretty sure
that I won't be able to get
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Don Williams wrote:
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
The time has come that my favourite Greek football team arrives in
Scotland for a Champions League qualifier (Hurray!, said the
football-mad immigrant :-)). So I hatched this crazy plan of shooting
Superia 400 with the F70
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote:
Op Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:44:00 +0200 schreef Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Try it on any of the double-digit MZ/ZX models like the MZ-60 and 70.
I think you mean MZ-50 and MZ-60, there isn't a MZ-70.
But there is an MZ-30! :-)
The MZ-50 will let you
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
The colour will be fine, but the speed will be too slow. Stadiums lit
for modern TV broadcasts are around 1/250 f4 at field level at ISO 800.
(Or one over half your ISO at f2.8.) Find some Superia 800.
Thanks Aaron. Still won't cut it unless I
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote:
Hope this helps, and good luck to AEK,
Thanks Lucas (for identifying the team as well :-)). I don't think BW
sports will have any interest at this stage. I will just scan in my
mind :-)
Kostas
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On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote:
You can add positive exposure compensation or lower the ISO as you
close down. If you do either, the camera will meter and expose correctly.
The hard part is not setting it, but not forgetting to change it back :o)
Oh, I have been there with the
On Tue, 8 Aug 2006, Lucas Rijnders wrote:
Buying an MZ-5n failed (it was killed in transit), so I ended up with a
Z-1, and now a Z-1p. I must say I still use the MZ-50 surprisingly often.
OK, here is my -50 factoid of the day: I am selling big-time and I am
only keeping the MZ-S and the -50.
On Mon, 7 Aug 2006, mike wilson wrote:
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/08/06 Sun PM 11:39:56 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: OT: Toyota hybrid-electric drive system
The extra cost of the hybrid power system is warranted on that kind
of fuel
On Sun, 6 Aug 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
interior, excellent ride and handling, and good power for normal
Thanks for this, maybe things have changed, as mid-range Toyotas were
not famed for these aspects up until 5 yrs ago that I last bought a
car.
car which otherwise satisfies my needs
On Mon, 7 Aug 2006, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
course. But it can hardly be said that you have to save a huge
amount of fuel before you recoup the environmental cost of
constructing it in the first place is a valid statement if you're
trying to contrast it to petrol and diesel powered
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