In my experience the PCMICA card slot reads cards about as quickly as
USB1.1. Just my experience.
I have a PCMICA card reader, the cord for the *istD, a USB card reader
(mine is a USB1.1 computer), and a firewire card reader. I use the
firewire card reader at home, and the remaining three are
Frank,
I just had a hard drive accident while on a boat trip on Lake
Michigan . . . long story short, an entire days worth of shots
(approximately 230) were lost from the hard drive, and I had already
formated the 2 cards I had used to take these shots. I shot some
pictures onto each of the
Speaking of the Hubble, a new Photoshop plugin was released that allows
users to make their own photos from the Hubble data . . . .
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0412.html
IL Bill
On Jul 26, 2004, at 5:25 PM, Bill Owens wrote:
We returned home from an extremely enjoyable weekend wit
This is interesting:
I bought my specimen of this lens from a gentleman who took very
good care of his equipment, and there were no signs of damage to the
lens. My lens has NEVER maintained focus throughout a zoom. Are you
sure it's supposed to do so?
Il Bill
On Jul 27, 2004, at 9:29 PM
Interestingly enough I received one also . . . mine arrived later at
night, after 10:00 Central time zone . . . this must indicate how many
people PayPal has to notify.
IL Bill
On Jul 27, 2004, at 9:25 PM, Alan Chan wrote:
I just got one this afternoon but haven't had the time to see what it
Henri,
The Series 1 that's a cult classic in this range is the 90-210 /3.5
Flat Field Macro . . . I don't know anything about this zoom you got
for $40.
IL Bill
On Jul 23, 2004, at 9:20 AM, Henri Toivonen wrote:
So I got a deal on a lens, a Vivitar 70-210/4.5 MC Macro for like, $40.
But - is
Cotty,
I can agree with this request. Whenever I design a website, or even
just a page, I try and constrain it to 800 on the horizontal dimension.
I realize the majority of internet users have this setup.
IL Bill
On Jul 13, 2004, at 7:05 AM, Cotty wrote:
Can I make a very polite request? If
Hey all,
I have a question for the 500 FTZ users . . . how long does yours
take to charge up on full batteries? I've tried using fresh Alkalines
and fresh Lithium,s, but it takes nearly 2 min to charge each time. Is
this normal? What am I doing wrong?
IL Bill
Nah, she's going fast with the earings straight down, she's just not
accelerating :-)
IL Bill
On Jun 21, 2004, at 4:56 PM, Bob Blakely wrote:
Cute. For that really fast look... the her earrings could be straight
back
instead of dangling straight down.
HAR!
From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECT
I really don't want to know, but how much does one of those puppy's run?
On Jun 22, 2004, at 5:55 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
model=A%2CK%2DTELEPHOTO)
Hey gang,
Maybe this is an odd idea for some of you, and some of us won't be
able to participate . . . but:
How about a PUG Theme (or some WOW like thread) for *ist D users.
Idea is this. Everyone posts there x-numbered picture from their *ist
D . . . say maybe their 4321st picture? Th
Had trouble with my Vivtar 80-180 Flat Field zoom on the LX and the
*ist D. I had to file down the flange on it to a more appropriate
size. After that, it worked just fine on both cameras.
IL Bill
On May 28, 2004, at 10:45 AM, Timothy Sherburne wrote:
Hello all..
I need to draw on your collect
I think the seller does not know much if anything about camera
equipment. They are clearly labeled as brands other than Pentax, yet
he still thinks they are Pentax. He mentions they are clean, and have
no Fungus, but I am assuming you asked him specifically about them.
I'd say chances ar
Speaking of North Carolina State Troops . . .
http://www.26NCCog.org
On May 23, 2004, at 6:45 PM, Bill Owens wrote:
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Correction about César: he'll be driving a convertible, *towing* a
large
trailer full o
Sean,
If you don't mind my asking, what software are you using for this
forum? I'd love to set up a similar forum or two for my classes .. .
IL Bill
On May 22, 2004, at 5:35 PM, Shawn K. wrote:
here are some pics of my sister:
http://www.bluehorizon3d.com/cgi-bin/IB3/ikonboard.cgi?
s=a19f3f
Hello all,
A month or two back, I posted to the list, asking if the
Refconverter M could be mounted to the *ist D. I'm happy to report
back now, that I have obtained and tested this item on my own *ist D.
One of the concerns was that the M series cameras had a smaller
viewfinder (or at lea
Joe,
I'm interested in the Arsat lens . . . does it act as an M or an A
lens? Have you tried it on the *ist D? Is the k-mount permanantly
attached, or does it screw off like the pentax m-42 to K adapter?
IL Bill
On May 20, 2004, at 9:21 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
Well, the time has come to p
Mel,
Check out http://www.keh.com if you really want to sell it. It's
tough to tell you what to do with it, as I don't know your photography
style. I bought mine (which is the K mount incarnation of this lens),
for $500 and considered it a steal in it's condition. At least shoot a
little
d see if it helps.
David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com
-Original Message-
From: William M Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 8:41 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: HELP!!! *ist D!
ACK
I was out shooting this morning and on my
Markus,
Unfortunatly there is no way to reset the defaults in the current
condition. The camera will only blink the empty battery symbol at me.
None of the buttons, or dials work :-(
Thanks though,
Bill
On Sunday, April 25, 2004, at 10:26 AM, Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi William
is there a way
Dof, wrong link:
http://www.kanescience.com/personal/_flowers/index.html
Hey gang,
Took some pictures this week of the flowering things in Illinois . .
. here's my page to share:
http://www.kanescience.com/personal/flowers/index.html
comments always appreciated
IL Bill
Cotty,
Thanks for the warning. I finally decided it might be worthwhile to
download the free Virex program that comes with the .mac account.
Interesting that the virus appears to simply serve as a warning of an
open pathway . . . though only if you download mp3's.
IL Bill
On Friday, April
The sun is in an interesting position . . . I like the way that the
shadow of the flag falls on the building in the background . . . I
might like to see if I could get the the shadow higher on the building
. . . . of course, this means that the sun would have to be directly
behind you and not o
Frits,
Just 'won' one on ebay for 120, after bidding upwards of 200 on
another just a few days before. I'd say that Bob's prices below fall
in to the expected range.
IL Bill
On Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at 07:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Frits,
Prices for the Spotmatic/K1000 finders are c
lable. I could then run
Win on another machine, grab the drivers, and copy over to
the broken machine.
William M Kane wrote:
Whoops,
Looks like I didn't read closely enough. There are 2 drives, and
windows just says the drivers don't exist? hmmm, that sounds odd. I
don't know
There seems to be an argument over how to pay for the webspace . . .
. . . Faction A wants the PDML users to donate.
. . . Faction B wants users of PUG to donate.
. . . Faction C wants users of PUG to be charged to submit.
Personally, I see choice C as too overbearing. The whole idea behind
the
Chad,
I'm getting the same results as you are using Photoshop Elements 2.0
and the Photoshop Plugin on my Mac. You are using CS, so it doesn't
seem that Photoshop is the common problem . . .
What OS are you using?
IL Bill
On Sunday, April 4, 2004, at 01:42 PM, Geheim wrote:
Hello,
I ha
shouldn't that say april fools at the bottom of that page?
On Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 04:51 AM, zoomshot wrote:
http://dp-now.com/archives/000691a.html
Don't you just love the RAW format;
.RUS
Regards,
Ziggy
Which means they were moving at .92 MB/s with the USB cable connected
to the camera.
and
3.14 MB/s with the USB 2.0 6 in 1 reader.
On Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 05:49 PM, alex wetmore wrote:
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, William M Kane wrote:
. . . so the question becomes, How many MB were the 15
Problem is, I don't have the money for a slide scanner. I'm not
satisfied with the pain/time/results from my flatbed scanner. I'm
imagining that this can be done for pennies on the dollar of what a
slide/film scanner is worth.
IL Bill
On Sunday, March 21, 2004, at 06:33 AM, Hal & Sandra Davis
Slide Dup for *ist D
- Original Message -----
From: "William M Kane"
Subject: Slide Dup for *ist D
Hey all,
Just received my Slide Holder 1x . K from eBay . . . the seller
has
more (or at least I saw another listed by him) . . . very nice
purchase
. . . brand new in the box, it
Hey all,
Just received my Slide Holder 1x . K from eBay . . . the seller has
more (or at least I saw another listed by him) . . . very nice purchase
. . . brand new in the box, it even had the plastic bag around it
still!
Anyhow, as I am looking through this I'm imagining there is a goo
Hey gang,
After reading the latest Popular Science, I think I figured out what
I'm going to do over the summer . . . build myself my own digital photo
frame. Looks like most of my junk parts computers are going to come in
handy and get stripped down . . . .
Check out the link:
http://www
Hey gang,
According to Boz's site, the Refconverter M and Refconverter A are
the same thing, only the window on A is a little wider to allow for the
side LCD's in the A cameras . . .
. . . has anyone taken an M converter and cut out a little of the
plastic to make it the same size as an A
Don't think I'd know the first thing about building a gimbal, though
the idea sounds fairly intruiging to me. I'll have to look around for
instructions . . . if you happen to see the instructions again John,
I'd appreciate a link.
IL Bill
On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 06:32 AM, John Mustarde
Howdy again,
I need some advice from the crowd again. I'm contemplating
purchasing a new tripod head, but want to see what everyone says first.
First off, my current tripod head is the Bogen 3265. I think it's
refered to as the pistol grip ball head. It suits most of my needs for
ligh
Steve,
Interesting portrait . . . what's that "halo thingie" to the right
of her head? What alumni magazine was this, the subject sounds
interesting to me.
IL Bill
On Monday, March 1, 2004, at 12:39 PM, Steve Desjardins wrote:
I guess I messed up with my PUG submission. It was this
http:/
Shel,
This is Yoda, the Jedi Master. Judging from the picture, I'd
estimate it's a model used in Empire Strikes Back.
What's the story behind the photo?
IL Bill
On Sunday, February 29, 2004, at 11:39 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/dsc00040.jpg
Yoda? Jedi?
works fine in Safari
On Saturday, February 28, 2004, at 10:11 PM, Mark Dalal wrote:
From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've just put up the start of the QuikSnap® web page and I'd
like some testers please. Just a few pics for now.
http://home.earthlink.net/~digisnaps/
Works fine wi
Otis,
I know this is getting a bit off topic, but I need to step up on the
soap box here:
Yes, the "school system" is churning out many students who can't do
what is described below, and I will be the first to admit that.
However, what you described is not just a matter of learning the
Now you've hit on something I can agree with graywolf. I can't tell
you how many of my students can't estimate what 750/150 is, much less
half of 750 . . . I blame calculators . . .
. . . of course there is nothing wrong with USING a tool. Tools are
there to make our lives simpler, and easier
Graywolf,
Sorry if my inquiry on how to deal with this problem somehow made
you feel myself of others were being 'whiny' about the dealing with
difference between Mac and PC general screen profiles.
The truth is that I'm not "Graphically Knowledgable" enough and was
requesting some POSIT
Hey gang,
I've been playing around this week with a new printer on a PC in my
house (a Canon i860). Now then, I have only viewed the images from my
*ist D on my Mac, and have been extremely happy with them.
Now that I'm looking at them on the PC, I note that they are dull,
and appear t
Robert,
Just took the D-BG1 Grip off my *ist D . . . one pin is definitly
about half the height of the others. It's the one in the middle row on
the left side as I look at it from the back.
IL Bill
On Saturday, February 7, 2004, at 12:41 PM, Robert Gonzalez wrote:
Does anyone here have the
Yet another sign of the Apocalypse:
I have just gotten mounted in my room a permanent projector . . .
admidtly, it's a cheap one, but it gets the job done, and by the start
of the next school year a Smart Board will be attached to the wall for
use with it . . . who says that computer project
y fine empty card with
camera-specific formatting preserved...if not, then a re-format
doesn't take very long.
Stan
William M Kane wrote:
Ok gang:
Here's my test: I've been swapping my FujiFilm 128 MB card (el
cheapo buy from Best Buy) in and out of the mac and *ist D to chec
Joe,
I just got back from a trip in Michigan a few weeks back. We were
on the lake, and had plenty of lake effect snow. I'd guess temps went
down to the 10's and I had the camera out the whole time . . . no
problems.
IL Bill
On Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 07:25 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote
Sylwek,
I don't care what Shel says. I laughed so hard! That was the
highlight of my day! Maybe that's a comment on my day, or my week, but
that was GREAT!!
Thanks so much,
IL Bill
On Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at 09:51 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote:
http://www.pbase.com/image/25524341
C
How can creative labs sell a 4GB microdrive and their music player for
so cheap?
On Monday, January 26, 2004, at 04:44 AM, danilo wrote:
looking for a cheap (big) microdrive?
have you seen this?
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1023&message=7308713
ciao,
Danilo.
Fred et al,
I got a chance to use my modified (flange removed) 90-180 FF zoom
on the *ist D on my recent trip to MI. I used it on a monopod to take
some pictures. I posted 80% compression 800 x 600 jpgs on my website.
If anyone is interested in examining full size pictures, please let me
test
don't do what the subject says
On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 05:42 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 13 Jan 2004 at 18:54, Mark Cassino wrote:
Just dug into the box my A* 200 f4 macro came in and found a manual
entitled "Pentax 35mm Interchangeable Lenses." It is not specific to
the
200 f4 - it covers all A and A* lenses, plus
My question may be: Is there a hack in the ebay system that allows
"buyers" to trick ebay into thinking they won a BIN when it wasn't BIN?
Second question: Did you examine the headers of the email to be sure
they came from ebay?
IL Bill
On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 04:00 PM, Paul Stenqu
Fred,
Thanks for your help. Thanks to the pictures and instructions, I
have just ground off the necessary bits of extra flange using a
dremmel, and have maintained the condition of my lens. I guess this
mod means it's no longer Like New, but fits great on the *ist D now.
IL Bill
On Saturda
Alright,
Just received a box from KEH, and boy, am I happy! Three items were
in the box, all in condition that I consider absolutely wonderful.
First off, I got a case for my 500/4.5. This was said to be in "Ugly"
condition. The cap on my last one had come off, and I couldn't see
transpo
An interesting comparison chart . . . but there is one problem:
The ist D doesn't do ISO 3200 and yet they are reporting values for it.
Shouldn't they be reporting 3200 as "N/A"? A quick scan of the text
doesn't indicate why.
IL Bill
P.S. I'm not trying to argue that the ist D has lest noise
Just try and pry it out of my cold dead hands! This is the lens I
bought for a song . . . only $75 USD!!
Il Bill
On Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 04:15 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
"Mr. William M Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey gang,
Putting together a bag for my is
Hi all,
I have a 67 Remote Battery Cord that's doing nothing. I bought it a
while ago when I was thinking of doing 67, and forgot about it when I
sold my 67 stuff. I never used it. Comes in a very worn box. Make me
an offer.
IL Bill
Hey gang,
Putting together a bag for my ist D (this may be interesting to
those with film & vivitar lenses), and was trying out various lenses.
Trying to put on my Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm Flat Field, I found the
flange at the back of the lens to be too long.
I know someone had cut thi
Hello all,
I just downloaded and installed the update for *ist D 1.10. When
you follow the instructions and push on the green button, the aperture
closes down to that which you have set, and the camera sets the
appropriate shutter speed. Then, it opens the aperture and waits for
you to do
Bruce et al.,
Mea culpa, maybe I was spouting a bit there. My posting had been
made just after seeing that Tanya was looking for a laptop (for one
reason) to use to project pictures while at the wedding reception
coupled with the posting I copied that said pc's and macs could do
exactly th
Ok quick!
Tell me the name of 1 native windows program that automatically
imports and catalogs your pictures from a digital media source. It
allows you to catalog the pictures in your own virtual folders (not
actual folders), using an XML file. This way a picture can be in 3
folders, and
and Happy New Year from IL Bill "The Other Other William, well, kinda"
On Thursday, January 1, 2004, at 12:26 AM, William R. wrote:
Happy New Year William from the other William... and Happy New year to
everyone cheers!
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "
I like how it says you can even put a roll of film in it to take
pictures . . . what kind of idiot would write that about a demo camera
with a clear shell?
Just a note, we have seen camera's like this before on this list. I
forgot EXACTLY who used it (salesmen or tradespeople), but i
Personally, I would go for 2 x 1 gig cards. My experience is that a
card will sometimes become corrupt and need a computer to reformat it.
That way you always have a 'backup' card that isn't full.
IL Bill
On Thursday, December 25, 2003, at 03:09 PM, Charles Wilson wrote:
Well the day has final
Hell is in Michigan
On Tuesday, December 9, 2003, at 04:26 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote:
From the December issue of Rangefinder magazine - an article on Gary
Gladstone's new book "Passing Gas and Other Towns Along the American
Highway."
Towns mentioned --
Gas, Kansas - a sign at the entrance to the tow
I believe it.
The problem, though, with believing that every iPod comes with an 18
month battery is that it's simply not true. It happened in one case
with one particular example of the model. Just like lens test reports,
your results may vary.
That being said, I'm not an apply employee, nor
Another problem with buying a new gadget for a trip is this: Usually
the people who purchase them, as intelligent as they may be, do not
have a chance to learn the new gadget. They do not know all the
features, quirks, or let downs. They do not know how it behaves or
operates. In my experie
Ah,
My bad. I recalled seeing on the Apple website that there were "no
moving parts", and now that I go back and read carefully, they are
talking about the interface, not the parts inside. Looking into the
tech specs, they do indeed quote that these have hard drives in them.
At any
Uh oh,
I've heard rumors that if XXX Pentax users get together in the same
place that the space/time continum will collapse in on itself . . .
let's keep it to 29 or under guys :-)
IL Bill
P.S. Wouldn't it be great to get 60 LX users together in the same
place at the same time?
On Sunday,
William,
Here's a thought, instead of getting a portable HD which has moving
parts, get yourself an iPod. 20 GB will run you $400. You can buy an
adapter that will read media cards (Belkin media card adapter runs
$100). Now you have a portable musics system, are able to download
your pic
Messages not getting through, testing
Perhaps the Rebel doesn't have a quality sensor in it?
IL Bill
On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 06:43 PM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
That cant be right or CANON couldnt be selling
the 6Mpixel rebel digital for 999.99 retail.
JCO
---
-
Mishka,
I think that you, like graywolf misread what this gentleman wrote.
He did not blame ebay, and even admits in his article that he was to
blame for circumnavigating around ebay's "security." He does indicate
he is upset at Ebay's disability to help him in this situation, but
does no
ryan,
you have critics because what you have posted is a piece of art. My
experience is that when people like something that they are less likely
to comment on it, but when they don't like it they'll let you know!
Just my experiences, and sociological point of view. Personally, I
think
I know what I was thinking . . .
On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 10:14 AM, Paul Eriksson wrote:
About the little white tanktop sitting next to him?
/Paul
From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #12
We'll miss you Warren. Now perhaps you'll get some sleep.
IL Bill
On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 06:51 PM, Bucky wrote:
No, the late great Warren Zevon.
-Original Message-
From: Butch Black [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 19-Oct-03 16:43
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: We need a them
Marnie,
If windows is mounting either of the 2 devices correctly, you should
see an additional disk drive when you look at "my computer". I imagine
if it's reading them as removable drive mediums, that you're just not
looking for it there . . .
IL Bill
On Sunday, October 5, 2003, at 12:17
still not getting any pictures. I see little boxes with question marks
in Safari, and when I switch to Explorer (v5.2.2), I get boxes with
stop signs in them . . .
Is this just me on the mac? I have a PC I can look at them with, I
just thought it would be nice to know it's not working.
IL Bi
Sorry to hear about your loss Doug. That's a tough decision to have to
make, but I'm sure that Dexter agreed with you.
IL Bill
On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 09:32 AM, Doug Brewer wrote:
A little before 1 this morning, we had our beloved dog Dexter
euthanized. He had begun internal bleeding
Pictures don't come up. Using PowerBook w/ Safari
On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 09:39 AM, Fred wrote:
It is good you remind people of that baffle. It was not a pleasant
experience when I first mounted the 35-85 on the LX, I couldn`t
get it back off without a little force. It ever so slightly
H,
I don't recall having a problem mounting this lens . . . of course
my LX has been out of action for a while, and I haven't used it . . .
I'll have to check on this when I get home . . . wouldn't want to ruin
the lens or camera, thanks for the heads up!
IL Bill
On Monday, September 2
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