I'll help. I almost went into withdrawal when the list went to digest mode.
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From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 12:27 AM
Subject: List Appreciation
Gang,
Last call for those who would like to join in showing
Hmmm ... $3,000 to $6,000 would be a bit steep for my personal budget (you
know -- house, cars, kids and all that). Digital isn't strictly necessary
for what I do on my own, but if I had enough business to justify it, I
could possibly swing $3,000. A full-frame sensor wouldn't matter much to me,
I hear you. The company I work for finally broke down and bought me a Canon
G2 (they were having a little guilt trip over some of their past actions).
It's a nice little camera, and works great for most things -- except sports.
To get the most out of it, I'll have to get a flash for it. It's very
You know, I have to say this. I don't care how knowledgeable you may be, I
cannot take seriously anyone who spouts such utterly juvenile drivel as
this. You can argue your point without bringing it down to kindergarten
level.
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From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I can see why you'd be frustrated. However, I've used PCs since their
inception and never had such problems with any of my machines -- I only get
rid of them when it's more cost-effective to buy new than upgrade. I have
used Macs at work (newspaper) from the oldest to the newest. They're good
When they work. I just got a brand-new G4 with everything at work. You can't
enable the function keys. Even our tech guys can't figure it out. They're
useless to me.
The newer Mac keyboards have fifteen assignable function keys, labelled F1
through F15; you can assign them to do anything you
Have you considered the idea that you might be working off some bad kharma?
:)
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From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: what tv broke (Was:Hey, you Brotherhood)
Close.
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Thomas Van Veen Photography
OK, I'm pleased. I just received the list of our state's press association
winners, and I've placed in the top three in photographer's portfolio and
photo essay pages, among other things. Considering that my publisher has a
spiteful streak and informed me earlier in the year in a meeting with
I would think it would be fine. I've used mine for newspaper work since 1998
as my workhorse camera. It's had more rolls than I can count put through it,
and it's been absolutely everywhere with me, vacations and all, oceans to
deserts, accident sites in the pouring rain, freezing cold and
Lately I've started acquiring backdrops for portraiture, and since I'm on a
budget, I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions for building a
stand for backdrops or some other kind of setup that doesn't require many
hundreds of dollars (which would be far better spent on lenses)?
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I stand corrected. :)
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From: Robert Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Rabbi's and Photography
Treena Harp wrote:
Don't you all think it's time to nip this thread in the bud??
Don't you
Dude, you are SO wrong -- film sucks! Digital is the wave of the future, man
... :)
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From: Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: End this RE: Queen Mum
Digital sucks.
;)
chris
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Thanks. I appreciate the repost.
I posted this to the list some time ago. It certainly applies to
what you want to do.
1) Buy a whole bunch of the biggest honkin' muslin you can find.
We buy it in 9 foot (well 3 meters, actually) whole bolts of
fabric. I think a bolt is 10 meters, and
To my great dismay, I find I didn't save the recent posts on painting
backdrops. My question is, do you need to prime the muslin before painting
it? And if so, what do you use?
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I thought ya'll said Pentax didn't know anything about marketing ... ;)
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From: T Rittenhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: New Pentax Models
Go away! This guy does not speak for me. Those exactly the kind
Quick, somebody call Buckaroo Banzai ...
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From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:27 PM
Subject: OT Re: More image theft...
On Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 10:23 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Evil! Pure and simple
Um, Bob ... my husband's a cop, and most of my friends who aren't
journalists are cops. Most are NOT by nature authoritarian and just itching
to trample all over someone else's civil rights. Cops give people are hard
time because they are used to seeing the absolute worst in human nature --
my
I don't think anybody's really upset or angry, Mike. :) We've all pretty
much had our say -- most of us quite politely. That's one thing I really
like about this group. We can all get wound up at times, but we can also let
things go. If nothing else, at least around here it's never dull!
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From: Emmanuel Ingelsten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:37 AM
Subject: to all the women on the list (a little early, but i'm taking off
soon)
today is the international
You could try plain old RIT dye. I use it for different things, and it works
very well. One box of dry powder will dye 1 pound of fabric, and the stuff's
pretty cheap and comes in a bunch of colors. There are also recipes on the
RIT website for different colors you can make mixing the dyes. It's
My husband has a paperweight I got for him that's actually a fossilized
piece of mammalian dung approximately 10,000 years old. He likes to
gross-out the new patrolmen with it. :)
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From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002
I do this at work all the time. The SLR always wins.
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From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: Interesting Comment: SLR vs PS
On Sunday, February 24, 2002, at 01:20 AM, Doug Franklin wrote:
Oh, dear. That's ... um, interesting. And exactly what were you looking for
that you found those, er ... specimens? I showed them to my husband -- I
don't know if he was more disgusted or somewhat impressed ...
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From: Richard Seaman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
Thanks! Passed this info along to my husband, who promptly checked the
baffling (fine), and decided you're right on the voltage problem. He'll be
watching for it in the future.
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From: Patrick White [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentaxdiscuss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday,
OK, here's a question for any PZ-1p users out there -- have any of you had
the mirror stick while using the camera? We got the mirror unstuck by just
holding down the shutter release, and the camera is back to normal, but have
any of the rest of you had that happen? If so, does it happen often?
Wow. I've been up way too long -- 24 hours' work and 3 hours of sleep. I
thought that said Grandagon for a moment.
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From: Oliver Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: 67 Brotherhood
tic
You know
Ah, but those of us who have both have the best of both worlds! :)
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From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: 67 Brotherhood
Hey, our Yashica negs are bigger than those of 645 :-0
Bill
Now, I don't think that's necessarily the case -- maybe it just depends on
the cat. I have a chronic illness that can make me very sick at times. My
11-year-old cat has stuck by me since she was a kitten, and she becomes
quite upset when I don't feel well -- literally refuses to leave my side.
OK, this is bad, but what would be even more pathetic is the sap who takes
the BIN option.
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From: Gary Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax Users Group [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 9:24 AM
Subject: Oh Brother!
Now I've seen it all !!
That's naughty g but you have to wonder if that hasn't actually happened
to someone ...
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From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject: Speaking of Cats ...
This little cartoon exemplifies
Like so many others, I started with a K1000 I bought brand-new in college.
I'd used the camera at school, and when I went shopping I found it was all I
could afford (took a whole tax refund check bought it, a couple of lenses
and a flash. I still have the lenses and body.). When I got married,
So, who wants to go waste away in Margaritaville
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From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: Which of you screw-heads is going to buy this one?
Oh, THAT kind of parrothead. Are those fans
I think it would depend on how much higher it goes. I bought one of these in
mint condition through a local camera store for $199.
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From: Emmanuel Ingelsten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:52 AM
Subject: Tokina 80-200 f2.8
Our paper had one of those a few years back -- did a very nice job. BTW,
Nick, if you can take the slides out of their mounts and put them in the
plastic holder as a regular piece of film, the slide scans get MUCH better.
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From: Nick Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Got some and haven't tried it in my 645 yet, but now you've got me thinking
about it ...
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From: Evan Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:29 AM
Subject: 645 or 67 and Tech Pan
Ok MF shooters has anyone used Tech Pan and
They certainly do. A Yashica D is what made me feel enabled to buy a 645,
which I haven't regretted for a second. AND I still have the Yashica ...
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From: Frantisek Vlcek [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 3:49 AM
Hey, Mike -- what's gotten into YOU? You've been mighty frisky the last
couple of days, so I have one question: What are you smoking, and didya
bring enough for the whole class??? :)
The Duchess HIGHLY disapproves of both ignorant English, and also
pretentious English, and jargon, and also
Gee, Mike -- try not to sugar-coat it for us next time. :D
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From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 12:47 AM
Subject: Duchess? Where'd she come from?
snip, snip to some of the best ranting I've heard in weeks. Um,
I KNEW that would get you.
Season's Greetings, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Hey, ya'll. This afternoon I was in one of our local camera stores, and in a
rare fit of enablement, I purchased a near-mint Pentax SMC 135mm f2.5 lens.
Absolutely beautiful condition, not so much as a scratch or speck on it, and
I paid $89 USD. I can't wait to take it out tomorrow.
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I have the 70-200 f4 Takumar A. It's a one-touch budget zoom that's not SMC.
It does tend to flare in bright sunlight, and it's not as contrasty as other
lenses I've got, but mine is fairly sharp and decently built -- I've been
using it since 1988. It can focus down to 1:4 at the 200mm end, and
Any of Pentax's flashes will work with this camera. I've used the 500FTZ
with it, and it works great. It also works well with the older analog
flashes -- my personal favorite is the AF280T. Exposure is usually dead on.
I've even used it with older flashes like the AF200S without problems (I
have
I was pleasantly surprised by Portra 800 NC this summer -- I used it to
shoot a wedding ceremony where flash wasn't allowed under VERY dim tungsten
lighting. I didn't have very high hopes for them turning out well, as the
conditions were just awful, but since I was already using 160NC for
It's not bad, really. My dad (the Mighty Hunter) used to bring home all
sorts of odd stuff for us to try. Southern-fried rattler is yummy! And for
the record, frog legs jump around in the pan while they cook -- it's dinner
AND a show.
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From: Robert Harris [EMAIL
Most color newspapers around here (including mine) utilize an 85 lpi screen,
for a resolution of 170 dpi. A 2MP camera makes a very decent 6x8 photo --
more if the exposure is very favorable and little cropping is used. Anything
over 200 dpi is a waste because most press/newsprint combinations
With this I would have to agree. In newspaper (prepress) I work with Macs
all the time. Then I come home and do it for myself better and faster with a
PC whose processor isn't supposed to be as up-to-date as the one in the G4 I
work on. My lowly 400 mhz emachine can stay up for weeks on end
was super light-ray absorbent for those heavy overcast days ...
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From: Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: Tamron Pentax was Pentax USA
I once had a Tampon lens. It(fill in the blank
Living in a somewhat rural area, we've also had some interesting delivery
dilemmas. But since my other half is a cop, we just have anything worth a
significant amount sent to the police department. You'd be amazed at the
service you get from drivers when they know they're delivering something to
religious experiences
right here in front of us!
Next, she'll probably move to Tulsa! :)
Collin (just woke up and ... )
Treena Harp wrote:
Oh, God. I'm starting to feel enabled ... is that a bad thing?
No, you should embrace it. Don't you hear the big negative calling you,
Treena
Nope, the opposite direction, just inside the border of western Arkansas.
It's the home of the TelEvangelists.
Oral, Ken, Ken.
I just move out of OKC last year. Too hot for me.
Are you in OKC?
Collin
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I have the 645 (manual, not autofocus), and while it's a little bulky for
small hands, it is my favorite camera. I'd like to acquire the 67, but I do
mostly people photography, so the 645 is a little better suited to my needs
with its (slightly) higher flash sync. I was able to get a good used
As someone who was raised in one of the South's most fundamentally
conservative Christian religions, I can tell you right now the things
Falwell said in NO WAY represents ANYTHING I was ever taught. True, I
haven't been to church in years, but the problems I have with that don't
have anything to
, September 16, 2001 9:38 PM
Subject: RE: Too Bad Falwell Wasn't In WTC
Where did Falwell indicate he approves of violence?
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From: Treena Harp [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 2:35 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Too Bad Falwell
Try Vicksburg. 20,000 dead.
I'm not sure about the _last_ one, but Antietam was the _worst_ one
day. For the last, Spottsylvania is a good approximation. I'd have to
get out the reference books to be sure.
TTYL, DougF
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Are you SURE you want to be known for not having the drive
I'm much slower I don't have the drive
Christian Skofteland
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This is gonna be pretty much all I have to say about this. I believe we have
a moral obligation to do everything in our power to keep this from ever
happening to our people again. I also think it would be to the benefit of
the Afghans enslaved by the Taliban to bring that government to its knees
My dad being a WW II vet, I became very interested in the history of it all,
both European and Pacific. I studied a lot about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and
all the sources I read said the U.S. dropped messages and leaflets over the
two cities for days before the bomb was actually dropped warning
I've never used the Vivitar, but I have the Tokina 80-200/2.8 MF. I got it
for $195 at a local camera store in like-new condition complete with case. I
use it some, but it's become the favorite lens of my husband, who likes to
shoot sports. We both like it a lot.
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more
versatility with a couple more lenses. Hopefully, I can pick up at least one
of the above in the next few months.
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From: Mark D. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: Portra 800 and weddings
From: Treena Harp
Just got proofs back from the nephew's wedding. Portra was definitely a good
choice, although I credit a lot of it to a VERY good local professional
processor and printer. I had figured the Portra 800 would be more grainy,
but the grain was less than I expected. I also expected the color cast to
Two weeks ago we went to Florida and shot our nephew's wedding using Portra
160NC in 120 and 35 mm, Portra 800 in 35 mm for shots where flash wasn't
allowed and T-Max 100 in 120. We pick up the negs and proofs in a couple of
days ... has anyone shot the Portra 800 yet, and if so, how did it do?
Sorry guys -- I've had email problems.
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Hey, Mike -- obssess much
I once saw a cat that didn't look like a cat. It was missing its tail, which
caused it to walk with its rear about 2 inches higher than its head. It had
a mustache like Groucho Marx, and was also a hermaphrodite. It was also
carrying on a torrid love affair with the
8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Ramblin' Man Keeps Ramblin' On
Treena Harp wrote:
Hey, Mike -- obssess much
I once saw a cat that didn't look like a cat. It was missing its tail,
which
caused it to walk with its rear about 2 inches higher than its head. It
had
a mustache like Groucho Marx
, on what was obviously a job well done.
Whatever intrinstic satisfaction one may feel for the work one does, it
feels
better to have it recognized by others!
regards,
frank
Treena Harp wrote:
Just got back from our state's press convention, and among other things,
I
got first and fourth
Just got back from our state's press convention, and among other things, I
got first and fourth place in the news photo category and second place in
photographer's portfolio (small weeklies division). The convention was fun
as usual, but not nearly enough free beer this year ...
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If I am not mistaken, he's talking about photos taken with a really slow
flash sync, like 1/30 or 1/15. You get something that's a little sharp and
the rest is just a whole lot of motion blur. I think it's supposed to be
artsy, but it gets old real fast.
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VERY carefully!
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From: David A. Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: More Cat Pics
Treena Harp writes:
Himilayans, aren't they? One of my brothers-in-law has one, and it's
huge.
It's VERY aggressive. It's
Himilayans, aren't they? One of my brothers-in-law has one, and it's huge.
It's VERY aggressive. It's also a foul-tempered beast who can really hurt
you if you get too near those enormous paws and claws.
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From: Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I don't know -- I don't think my cat would like being polled. Sounds
painful.
We have a camera poll, lens poll, and film poll-isn't it time for a cat
poll? :-)
Dan Scott
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Point taken :). But with advances in genetic engineering, there might one
day be male calicos all over the place ...
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From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: OT: A trip to the Vet. Was Re: Friday's
Hmm. Maybe it's unusual that my cat gets red-eye. Is it also unusual for
cats to speak, levitate and turn their heads 360 degrees? Maybe I should
stop eating those mushrooms I find in the woods ...
My cat is green eyed, and gets wicked cases of green-eye effect when
she's
posing directly at
It's like a zen martini. No vermouth -- and no gin, either.
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From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: HHGTTG
How can you have a TRIlogy with 6 books?
6 = 4 + 2
42 is the answer to this
I don't have any P series filters, but I do have some A series ones, and
they usually print the needed compensation on the case. Hope that helps!
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From: Ramesh Kumar_C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 11:32 AM
Subject: Grades in
Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: Very OT was Velvia questions, now cheese
Treena Harp wrote:
I had a cat once that loved the stuff, especially with tomatoes and
jalapeno
peppers. She spent a lot of time in her little box
It depends on what I'm doing. I normally carry a Domke little bit smaller
with a ZX-5n w/battery grip, and a K1000 or SFXn (depending on my mood), a
50 mm lens, a 28-80, an 80-320 and a 20-35 (and if that don't get it, I
guess I'm screwed). I also carry an AF280T, a couple of polarizers and a
Yeah, baby!
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From: Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: What Do You Carry
1911A1 Colt .45 Government Model 70 Mk IV and 2 ea. 8 round clips.
Regards,
Bob...
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When
I know I would. I churn out an awful lot of work every week, and most of it
never gets a remark from anyone. I've found out that doesn't mean it was
ignored as being boring or uninteresting, just that most people didn't
comment on it. When I do get comments they are either very favorable or very
I have to say I agree. When I was in college studying journalism, my
instructors were nothing short of brutal, whether the class involving
writing, editing or photography. Their message was if you can't cut it here,
how do you think you'll do out there? I personally witnessed several
mediocre
I wouldn't say the critiquing we were subjected to was contemptuous. The
only time I saw that was when there was something personal about it, and
that was really very rare. It could be harsh in that the instructors were
trying very hard to make us understand what would be expected of us out
I ... respectfully disagree. I took that comment in a humorous manner as his
way of making a point. Reminds me of a rather colorful relative, actually. I
basically got a chuckle out of it and went on. There's been worse posted on
the PDML, and I'm sure in the future I'll be responsible for some
used in this list (Treena)
Treena wrote:
.crank lab in his car.
I can't make any sense of this. Care to enlighten me and,
possibly, others?
Ta muchly,
mike
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As a journalist, I can tell you that's nicer than most things people say.
You should have heard what a sweet, little old lady called me a couple of
weeks ago. :) And there I was thinking I had my horns and tail well-hidden
...
Seriously, I do hear this a lot. People expect us to put anything and
I paid $80 for mine (used) at a local camera store. It was in excellent
condition. It's my favorite flash.
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From: Bill D. Casselberry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 8:16 PM
Subject: used pricing question
anyone out there have
You're lonely on Saturday nights, aren't you? :)
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From: Lasse Karlsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: Or Best Offer: a misleading--and dishonest--phrase
Paul S-y wrote:
But then, we also assume that when
OK. I don't know if this will help, but in the newspaper business in
classifieds, the OBO is pretty much understood to be a REASONABLE offer.
Obviously, if someone has a truck easily worth $5,000 and someone tries to
lowball him with an utterly ridiculous offer of $1,500 hoping the seller is
Ditto -- did that a couple of months ago. When it showed up, it didn't look
like bargain condition (which is a standard I've come to expect from KEH).
What a gem of a lens. Recently it disappeared into my husband's cavernous
camera bag, and I haven't seen it since. Maybe I should acquire another
It is a never-ending source of amazement to me that people will go to garage
sales and argue over a nickel's difference in the price of an object whose
condition can be seen, and then go to ebay and pay a ridiculous price for an
item -- sometimes more than new and virtually unseen -- because
I have to admit I'm really attracted to the features and build quality of
the MZ-S myself. So much so, in fact, that I now face quite a dilemma --
whether to purchase an MZ-S, or a new lens or two for my 645. It may not
have all the extras, but I think the ones put in were thoughtfully chosen. I
Cool (sort of). Has anything funky turned up in your frames? Hope you're
using those "ghostless" filters.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have kicked this theory around for a while, but last night's wedding
kind
of sealed it.
To set it up, here are the details. We have a hotel here in
I have the 80-320, purchased for its very useful range -- great for
newspaper. I had also heard that there were some problems with softness, but
I haven't experienced that much yet. I know there's been some discussion
about what Paal terms the 3-D effect, but I can tell you it's true. I bought
it
Sadly, this attitude applies no matter what skill you possess. I'm a skilled
and experienced seamstress, but I utterly refuse to sew for other people. I
tried to out of the goodness of my heart for friends, but when I did,
suddenly I was treated as a servant -- they wanted EVERYTHING for free,
Believe it or not, this comes up a lot in photojournalism. :-) We generally
use ISO 400. Most press association fire photo winners are flames with
firemen or grieving home owners silhouetted. Ironically, this is not
difficult to do as it is what your camera's meter will probably do by
itself,
Considering what I thought it was going to cost, that really doesn't socks.
Mark Erickson wrote:
Camera World is showing the Pentax MZ-S. I put one into a shopping cart
and
it came up with US $929.
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with, but I have to say I find the chase as exciting as the catch.
Life might be kind of dull otherwise. :-)
Treena the Happy Huntress
Hi Paul,
I waited, I paid, I have a great collection of SMC primes, I enjoy, I
photograph, I am content...
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel
Wait a minute -- that was the fifties ... Wasn't that about the time they
discovered LSD???
Did they live in West Hollywood?
Regards,
Bob...
Give blood. Play hockey.
From: "petit miam" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I seem to remember someone in the fifties taking video
of fairies in their
I use a Nikon Coolscan 2000 w/Digital Ice, and yes, if there's a lot to fix,
it does degrade the image. This may not make a difference for you, but if
you have to scan quickly at high resolution, it will slow the process down
considerably. The degradation is basically that you lose sharpness and
Conference, held every April in Eureka Springs, AR. I've promised myself
every year I'll go, and this year I'm going to make myself do it. People
who've been tell me it's very ... unusual. I can hardly wait.
Treena (The Truth is Out There) Harp
Rob exalted:
Hi,
For those that are interested
You are all categorically insane. No fooling. :-)
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You're right. I have the Tak-A version and the only visible difference is
that it says Finex instead of Takumar-A, and on the Tak-A, the f-stop
numbers are in green, not white.
Collin Brendemuehl said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1226721231
This "Finex" looks
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