Christian Skofteland posted:
http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id7.html
Shot with the D at the National Zoo this afternoon. Love the colors, hate
the bokeh (fencing behind the bird).
Bird looks GREAT. I don't think the background's so bad -- I shoot in a Zoo
quite a bit, and this
Alan Chan posted:
Has anyone noticed Pentax cameras in Canada used to follow the US
designation (Super Program, Program Plus etc), but now the same as the rest
of the world (P MZ instead of PZ ZX).
Now that Mr Robb has told us about the Super Program, yeah (it was news to me
when he
keith said
I'd give my left goanie for a Mini!
Maybe both for a Cooper-Pooper! Sighhh.
To each his own, I guess. I grew up around a real Mini. I just can't attach
the name to a car as large as the new Mini.
ERN
keith said
I'd give my left goanie for a Mini!
Maybe both for a Cooper-Pooper! Sighhh.
I said
To each his own, I guess. I grew up around a real Mini. I just can't
attach
the name to a car as large as the new Mini.
Cesar said
We will have to talk about this on GFMtn. I have only the
keith said
I'd give my left goanie for a Mini!
Maybe both for a Cooper-Pooper! Sighhh.
To each his own, I guess. I grew up around a real Mini. I just can't
attach
the name to a car as large as the new Mini.
As did I. I drove the original, many times.
But the MINI is a
ann the exhausted posted, among other things:
P.s. I really can't deal at all with graphic stuff
had enough of it IRL
I hope I didn't upset you too much with my stitches. You may be relieved to
know that even IF you are able to see my foot-bottom at GFM -- unlikely, since
for some reason
OK, folks, the ladders and scaffolds are out of the way. No hard hat required
to visit the site now.
http://members.aol.com/greenfalc1/paw04.htm
ERN
Guarav posted:
I am thinking of getting the Beattie Intenscreen Diagonal Split
screen for my PZ-1 since I have difficulty focusing with my
Pentax 35-105 f/3.5 manual focus specially when trying macro
shots.
That's the one I have for my PZ-1.
How does one change the focusing screen? Will
DJE posted a long message which I'll be snipping ... and rearranging.
In general, does anybody want to try to talk me into or out of buying
a PZ-1P? For my ends it actually looks like a better camera than the
MZ-S (remember I don't own any Pentax AF lenses) and it's a LOT cheaper.
I'd be
You shoot them.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2145098size=lg
Oh. Gorgeous!
ERN
Shel,
You asked :-)
Here you go...
Sony S85 shot that my wife took of me
http://www.members.aol.com/rfsindg/Paw2-5.jpg
Regards, Bob S.
Good grief, that's way worse than
http://members.aol.com/greenfalc1/wound.jpg
although, my picture was taken with a Pentax (Optio 550)
ERN
DJE posted (long message most of which I've snipped, but it was
interesting):
Given the impending demise-of-factory-service for the LX, would it
be too much to ask of Pentax that they put out something like an FA
limited camera to replace it? Something like a ZX-M with AF and
Shel said
I understood (and recall from looking) that the viewfinders
on AF cameras don't have focusing aids, like the screens in
the LX, et al, and therefore aren't as good for manual
focusing. Can't recall a single AF viewfinder that had such
aids.
It may be true that no AF cameras come
frank said:
I guess when you're talking 20 or 25 year old bodies, sample to sample
variances are to be expected.
However, I really don't notice much difference between my MX and LX in
volume level when used without winders.
Me either, and that would be always since I don't have winders
David Madsen shared:
Back when I worked at a camera store...
A guy comes in and buys a ZX-5n with a basic zoom. One year later he
returns to buy an F100 and 80-200 f2.8 because he is shooting 5 weddings a
month and believes that N***n is the only choice for pros. Two weeks
later he
Graywolf wrote:
An evil hearted person. But in modern usage it seems to just
mean grumpy. Dennis the Menace's neighbor, Mr. Wilson, is the
modern model of a curmudgeon.
and Malcolm asked:
How on earth do you know about 'Dennis the Menace'!?
Because Graywolf is friends with the
Shel said:
I think I'm dating myself using tricycle terminology. Yeah,
Hot Wheels and Big Wheels were popular at the time of this
pic.
... after
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Hi Shel,
Love that shot. Good camera position. (Don't you just hate it when
people shoot kids from way up above?)
frank said
And you handheld that? The 35mm equivalent of about 600mm? I'm impressed.
Maybe we should call you Mr. Steady from now on...
Steady Stenquist has a nice sound to
it.
Anyone familiar with the Minolta Scan Dual II? I have one (don't care for it
much, so haven't used it much.) Anyway, I was using it recently and found that
when I scan a strip of negatives the scans vary in density even though the
negatives are the same. In all cases, the #1 image is very dark,
Herb wrote:
it sounds like the lamp is going. incidentally, how long do you let the
scanner warm up before using it. even with negatives, i would let it warm up
about 5 to 10 minutes before using it. that's a separate issue from your
problem. i noticed on my prior scanner, a Microtek 35t, that
Thanks -- I shall investigate.
From what I have read, the lamp for Minolta scanners can be easily replaced
by users. It could be obtained from Minolta.
Regards,
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
I'm sure you're right about the lamp going, since the problem has become
much
worse
Amita wrote:
I know we usually get creative with our interpretations of the monthly
PUG themes, but I'm having trouble picking my submission for next month
so I was wondering...is a portrait usually defined as a shot of a
person or critter using a shallow depth of field, and with the subject
Ok, so we're pretty sure it's not a peacock?
tv
I'd be willing to rule out hummingbird also.
HTH,
ERN
Mike Wilson posted:
Looking through the pages at KMP and the Pentax download site, it seems
possible that the Off camera adaptor F (not the Hot shoe adaptor F) may
be what you need. It is not clear from the photgraph if it has the
ability to clip to a shoe. Eleanor?
In my other reply I
-Original Message-
From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
t The first question I'm always asked down at the monuments
is Is that
t a professional camera? The next question is Do you have
a permit?
No, sir, it is not a professional camera, see, it is a
Now that any interested parties have seen the PUG, including the photo I
submitted, I thought I'd share the other photo I considered submitting for the
Feb PUG Wet theme.
http://members.aol.com/greenfalc1/blues.jpg
Optio 550 image; slightly cropped. (And then resized, of course.)
ERN
As can the 550.
The Optio S can meow.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: Digital cameras - must have feature set
Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I want
Cotty quoted me and responded, as follows:
Now that any interested parties have seen the PUG, including the photo I
submitted, I thought I'd share the other photo I considered submitting
for the
Feb PUG Wet theme.
http://members.aol.com/greenfalc1/blues.jpg
Optio 550 image; slightly
frank asked:
That's a sweet shot!
Who is she, and what are the circumstances that created the tear (if that's
not giving away too much)?
Thanks for sharing it with us, Eleanor.
The tear is created by her not getting her own way. A few seconds earlier I
took one with her head tipped back
And FLAT.
As far as I'm concerned you can have it. Entirely too hot and humid for my
tastes.
Bill
- Original Message -
From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: North Americans
- Original
graywolf said:
If it is insulting Dr Suess invented it. Anyone else aware that everyone of
those terms is a charactor in his childrens books?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am not a dweeb, and I don't think I'm a dork. I'm pretty sure I'm a geek.
But
I could be a
nerd.
In that
On 3/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
P.S. I've noticed while reading the list using the word 'enabled' makes
you sound like a dork. No offense ;)
How to make friends and influence people!
Anyway, we're not dorks, we're camera dweebs :)
Butch
I am not a dweeb, and I don't
César posted
Hmmm, not sure how exactly to take this :-)
It seems the stories or impressions of me continue. Reminds me of a story
that is apparently going around about my 'stealing' some equipment or other
to help the host country out. Something I found out this year. What about
me
Hi *,
the February PUG is ready to go.
Another month with great pics.
Cheers
Adelheid
YEA!
Thanks, Adelheid!
ERN
Kenneth asked:
I last November I purchased an Optio S and now I don't see it advertised in
places where I previously saw it. Is it out of production? Wasn't it just
introduced last year?
Yes, it was -- and so was its successor, the S4.
Same is true of the 550 (February) and the 555
Hi,
When was the last time you were in a 3rd world country? No need for
infrastructure to support a laptop? You make me laugh!
It might be helpful if you could be very clear about what, to you,
constitutes
a Third World country. My mother lives in one. With a laptop and a
frank wrote:
Just think, I could be a millionaire now. OTOH, were I a millionaire, I'd
have a stable of Canons, and wouldn't be here.
Canons? CANONS?? Not Leicas???
ERN
I'd like to know what you think of the Optio 550.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote, in part:
I'm surprised myself that there isn't much discussion about other Pentax
digital equipment. Given the slightest encouragement (you are warned!) I
would
be happy to discuss the wonderful Optio 550
Rob Brigham posted, among other things:
I actually quite like many of the shots in Doug's link though...
Then again I am more into nice pics than reportage/docupics so I guess
I would, wouldn't I?
I liked the pics Doug shared, too. Especially with the relative lack of
Ryan posted:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/RyanBikeBrissie.jpg
Darn geocities leech-protection..
This one I can see. Gosh, you look *very* young!
ERN
Steve D posted:
It's not as if someone else has taken over the list or that anyone is
actively suppressing film talk. As someone here mentioned once, any
hobby magazine starts to run out of new things to teach you every few
years. The richest source of new data, techniques, and general news
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 10:08:10 -0500, Bill Sawyer wrote:
I'm up for that.
From: Adelheid v. K. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Perhaps we could do something for them as a sign of our
gratitude for their service throughout the years.
What do you think?
I'm in.
TTYL, DougF
Hi folks,
since der komkon server seems to be down for the unforseeable future I
decided to put at least the January PUG on my own website.
Thank you,
Adelheid.
Hi!
AF To play it safe we should cover the expenses for the next two years
AF so this makes 280$. I am willing to contribute with up to $40.
I think I can contribute the similar figure. So count me in.
As for the currency: well - indeed, I can send funds only by means of
PayPal. I
On 24/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
As a side point, I am beginning to think about organizational problems.
I'm going to have many more images than I did before, so I need
something sensible. Events are easy, but day-to-day shooting is going
to get lost.
This is a very valid
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
More bleak news today wrt Kodak abandoning even more film
production. Details not important here ... Google is a good
place to search for them.
BUT ... I was wondering how many here still use Kodak as
their primary source for film.
For the last several years,
Me too -- that was a SCARY sentence. (I think the answer is No, in this case,
by the way.)
Yes, I am glad that I saw the photo before I read that.
David Madsen
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.davidmadsen.com
-Original Message-
From: Chris Brogden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I was reading an old Tom Clancey novel yesterday, Without Remorse. I
was surprised to find an excellent account of how N***n grabbed the lead
in professional cameras from Pentax.
The story takes place in the '70s. One of the minor characters is a pj
who is trying out a new camera. He
At 07:56 PM 1/21/04, graywolf wrote:
Has anyone other than I noticed that apparently in Toronto Frank is the
only male who rides a bicycle? GRIN
Haven't actually seen any pictures of Frank on a bicycle, either
..
Kevin posted:
I recieved a number of responses to the building of a product table.
I hastily knocked one up and here are the results. Please be aware
this url contains many images and is approximateley 1 Meg in size.
Any feedback greatfully accepted.
Kind regards
Kevin
I see no
URL.
JC,JC,JC Ann was feeling triumphant that there was somebody else who
didn't know of the man, and therefore one less person in the world that
thought the sun shone out of his you know what...
;-)
For the record, Ann, I'd never heard of him either!
tan.
Neither had
I.
frank said:
I've sort of been collecting photos of people and their bikes over the
last while,
[...]
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2036662
then Bob said:
I collect photos in themes too, but I hadn't thought of bikes. Good idea,
thanks. I'll steal it. I do have a couple of
Bill said (among other things):
It says M lenses, doesn't mention K.
I think when Pentax uses this language:
... SMC Pentax or SMC Pentax-M lenses that do not have an A position on the
aperture ring
the term SMC Pentax means the same lenses you mean by the term K. That would
seem consistent
On 7/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Is there anything in the world that has been the subject of photography
*more* than weddings?
Houses for sale?
(said Cotty)
Babies, say I. Many people have more babies than they do
weddings.
Steve Jolly posted:
Seriously though, in this entire thread, nobody's yet mentioned a Pentax
camera that *didn't* stand up to abuse. Is there a body that anyone
*wouldn't* be prepared to take somewhere unfriendly?
Funny, I just posted another reply to this thread, in which I mentioned in
Vic posted:
But
don't all you Window users wonder why 99 per cent of those who use a Mac
absolutely adore them?
Having used Macs in the college newsroom for a couple of years, YES I wonder
why so many Mac users absolutely adore them. I personally don't see the
appeal. Comfort with what's
- Original Message -
From: Ryan Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've had violent ducks believe my fingers held bread when it long ran out.
I
think I get the picture :-) But hmm.. I forgot what it is for ducks- it's
not flock is it..
Quackpack?
Jostein
Eider.
But I think
Hmm Ern, isn't an eider a type of duck? I just went to check and the one I
was looking for was 'a flush of ducks'. It's more fascinating then I thought
it'd be- I did a Yahoo search on collective noun and ducks
and got
http://www.nzbirds.com/Collective.html
Thrainn quietly mentioned:
My girlfriend and I were
married on Dec. 30th.
All the best for the future!!
Shel posted (snip long description of substandard scans):
While I've not had this problem with the pro lab that I use, his mess
leads to the question of how to reduce the possibility of this happening
again, with any lab. I was thinking of including a calibration frame on
the first frame
Two more, that I wrote down in a notebook rather than a Post-It:
Photography is about going from soemthing we can only see to something we can
hold in our hands. -- William Robb
... there ARE people ... who ... look for films with more natural or neutral
colors -- who prefer the Egyptian
Pat posted:
Someone must have good experience with a mail order film and slide
developing service, I hope? I live in Wisconsin, USA
I used to use Dale Labs in Florida (www.dalelabs.com) and was a very satisfied
customer.
You might check them out.
(I haven't had cause to use them for a while;
John Francis posted:
So which mount is crippled? The one that offers the capability of full-
precison, error-free control, or the one that relies on mechanical aids?
From my POV, the one that can't use MY lenses!
ERN, shaking head with a half-grin: isn't it
obvious?
Tanya posted, among many other things:
..
and i know who looks better in a skirt...
vbg
Who wears a skirt when taking photographs??
(oh, right, me -- both times I shot weddings. Moving on ...)
ERN
Kostas posted
Not all. The cripple mount MZs do body-mounted aperture control. Not
sure about the -6, the -7 or the -10.
The -10 can do both. Haven't tried the -6 and
-7.
Ann -- let me add my congratulations too.
ERN
Cesar wrote ..
[story about being mistaken for a doctor on the Mayan dig]
[story about being identified as a spook on the Mayan dig]
[story about being mistaken for a doctor in the hospital]
[remarks about having stories from the teaching hospital]
OK, Cesar, I give up:
What DO you do???
ERN
Bill posted:
I remember the cliff face, but hadn't heard about in front of a moving car.
What is it about professional wedding photographers that they're always
damaging their equipment? :-)
Presumably because wedding photography is very hazardous work? (next to combat
photography?)
I'd
I didn't really get much photo-related this year either. There was a little
case for my Optio, and that was IT for photo-related items in packages. (I had
requested the little Optio case. I hadn't requested anything else photographic.)
Wouldn't have MINDED opening a package to find an *ist D
Ann,
Not only will you not be the only female there (doesn't Bill's wife count?),
you won't be the only teetotaler.
The beautiful ERN will be there, no?
-frank (who always keeps track of the women g)
ERN plans to be there, yes.
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, graywolf wrote:
But how do you know which sale is the final?
If you do not have a state sales tax license you pay the tax.
What if a business or person with a state sales tax license is the final
customer, then?
anders
-
Boris posted:
That's most unusual. At least to me. I have to wear glasses all the
time (-6 diopters in each eye). I have no problems whatsoever with my
ZX-L and with ME Super. In former I've ajusted the built-in diopter by
focusing on some clear object with my FA 50/1.7 and then adjusting
hey guys, i need some advice, and i've noticed little hesitancy on the part
of most pdmlers to give such.
my brother in law is getting married in 4 weeks, and i want a lens that will
work well indoors. i currently have the tamron 28-200 xr 3.8-5.6 but i find
the lens to be very slow for
On the other hand, we have a small person we call Kat.
ERN
ERNR, I thought you were a guy!!
That's why I used to sign my rec.photo.equipment.35mm posts They call me Mrs
Reed. People come to conclusions about initials, for some reason. Very common
mistake.
You are indeed a very beautiful lady...
Thanks -- but, um, that there self-portrait got a
annsan wrote:
Don't forget the partridge in a pear tree ---
but you only need to hvae 29 gallons of moonshine -- annsan's a tea -
totaller
(well,actually, a coffee totaller)
No moonshine, beer or coffee required for ERN either.
Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
Just when is this adventure?!? You all have me intrigued!
tan. (the tea-totaller, so I will put the kettle on for you ann, shall i?)
Phew - I thought I'd be the only one :)
Earl Gray will do nicely
ann
My other half drinks Earl Grey sometimes, you
Cameron wrote -- admittedly in a relevant thread:
For photography, graphics, video, and music production, all pros use a
Mac. For Mac's proprietary ColourSync, stability, reliablility, and
speed. Get the best one you can afford; you will never look back. There
are lots of 'friends' around
I have a fairly new photo of one of my feet, if we're going in that direction --
shows my incision and my seven stitches (Removed yesterday: YIPPEE!!) quite
clearly ...
Come to think of it, I also photographed the X-ray showing the drill bit
inside. So, you know, we can make this just as
tv asked:
Why did you have a drill bit in your foot?
Stepped on the drill bit (it's a miniature one) and the end broke off inside my
foot. Surgery, with general anaesthesia, was required to get the fragment out.
I still remember your sprained ankle photo -- and the long wedding-torment
Hot off the Optio's SD card, my self-portrait.
http://members.aol.com/greenfalc1/selfport.jpg
Thanks, Malcolm!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://members.aol.com/greenfalc1/rearwindow.jpg
is a shot out of the rear window of my car as my husband
drove us east along Interstate 10 toward Beaumont, Texas.
http://members.aol.com/greenfalc1/cumberland.jpg
was taken just after
On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 09:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm back.
As am I. Been back for a couple of days, but pretty busy.
I was glad to get to meet you and the family, Eleanor.
Doug
I talked up the museum to some of the in-laws, maybe they'll come see it! I
look
Cesar wrote:
... I would enjoy seeing the originals... better yet, I would
love to see some slides of these :-)
I'm planning to make prints soon -- when I get back on both feet. Thanks for
your kind comments.
Another pending project is to put them on my web site.
when a modern Pentax body starts overlapping frames?
Is there a clutch in the take-up that begins to slip
or is it gears?
Just curious.
CRB
How modern?
My ZX-5n started doing this when I'd had it about 13 months. (I had the
extended warranty. Back to Pentax it went for repair. Has
Graywolf posted:
What bothers me, Shel is the judgments you expressed about the woman. Without
them it is just a photo of her. With them it is a serious put down. This is
the
thing one has to watch for using such photos editorially. If you imply, much
less say something (in this case that
Shel posted, among many other things:
... there ARE people on this list who eschew all that (and I know that you
know
that), and look for films with more natural or neutral colors - who prefer
the Egyptian
cotton of photography rather than the enhanced polyester look.
Just wanted to let you
Annsan posted
Meanwhile the slidshow feature on Elements is easy - it produces a PDF file
very quickly that looks great. Still, there is a problem with that one -
even
though I told it to change every 5 seconds it doesn't change pictures unless
you
manually forward. That would be ok
Cotty posted (among many, many other things)
10. I'm not a brainy guy. I don't have a degree. I have 4 'O' Levels:
Maths, English, Drama, Photography. So I can add up, write it down,
pretend, and take a snap. That's it.
At least YOU passed O-Level Maths.
ERNR
(who
didn't)
After I posted my message about being published, I received SO many kind words
from y'all!! I feel a bit awkward about not replying to each, but there were so
many, and this list already runs so big. So, one post to say thanks to ALL of
you who responded -- I appreciated each and every one.
chris posted:
On the subject of weird eyes, a friend of mine can tell which eye she is
looking out of. I'm not sure if they're spaced further apart than normal,
or if she just has trouble focusing them properly, but she says that she
sees things from two slightly different perspectives...
Joseph Tainter wrote:
I'm still going to call it the starkistdee ...
Wouldn't Charlie be
easier?
Response at the end:
Okay, this is kind of weird, but instead of getting a MX to stay hanging
around this list (being a semi-Canon defector), I've been thinking about a
Spotmatic. Screwmount lenses also will fit on my Elan 7e, so not so weird as
all
that. A Zenitar fisheye would work on
Maybe I shouldn't say anything here, since of the three discussed I have only a
PZ-1. I've handled a PZ-1p and an MZ-S once each, and read a lot about them.
But for what it's worth, here goes:
The only thing that makes me consistently wish I had the PZ-1p rather than the
PZ-1 is the exposure
edwin posted, among many other things:
The more I think about the idea of perfect exposure the more I think it
is an almost useless, unattainable concept.
The initial comment was that despite the supposed exposure latitude of
negative films, an exposure a half stop off of perfect would
The current (December 2003) issue of Hooked on the Outdoors magazine contains
my Oct. 1998 Cumberland Falls moonbow photograph.
I never heard of this magazine until its director of photography emailed me a
couple of months ago to ask about using that photo -- he'd found it on my
website.
Cool ERNR!
Way to go! Could you give your website address so we can go look at the
shot?
http://members.aol.com/ernreed/Page3.htm
the moonbow is second from the bottom (fourth image down)
Congratulations! Will you get any pennies for the shot or just eternal
gratitude and public exposure?
For the record, definitely not me.
So that narrows things down how much?
Keith posted:
Uh oh... g
No WAY I'm going to guess on THIS one!
keith
frank theriault wrote:
No, Keith,
~I'm~ getting married. Cotty will be the Best Man (we'll have to think of a
more appropriate
Frank posted:
Congrats!!
And with a lowly PS, to boot!
cheers,
frank
True story: The first night, I took the PZ-1 and found a number of logistical
difficulties in using it for this shot. So I chose the WR-90 the next night,
largely because of the Bulb Timer mode, but also because it's
Brendan wrote, re Luminous Reichmann:
He has been to pro canon for some time now...
Suppose the only reason he likes *any* Pentax cameras is that Canon doesn't do
medium format?
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