Re: *ist DS selling price

2006-12-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 19 Dec 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: Excellent. Used DSLR selling prices are holding up better than I expected. I sure hope so for all you, boys and girls, but I would not deduct any conclusions from sales made on the 19th of Dec. Charles, how about offering it as a BIN only at a price

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Tue, 19 Dec 2006, Mark Erickson wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently I am still film-only. Last week I took delivery of what turned out to be my best roll ever wrt keepers (Tri-X +1). Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Bob W
Well, 'they' in this instance includes me. I have a 14 analogue set. No cable, no satellite, not even an aerial, and the picture is rubbish. I don't care. I've got better things to do with my time and money. You can believe that or not, but it is a fact, not an opinion and your disbelief is no

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread DagT
Fra: Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently I did, a couple of 120-format Ilford HP5+, and there will be more after christmas. And after that I'll spend a couple of nights in the darkroom. DagT -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

RE: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread Bob W
Nice little gallery. Looks like an interesting walk. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beaker Sent: 20 December 2006 05:31 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
Yeah, but Frank looks like he could run for quite a while. The thinnish mountain air will quickly tire Cotty out. All Frank then has to do is sucker punch him. 65' is good for some things, running isn't one of them. Of course, all bets are off if Frank can't run 3 meters without having a

RE: The cause of the controversy

2006-12-20 Thread Bob W
Well done! You really caught him out on that one. You deserve to feel proud of yourself for not letting it get by and for making sure we all know that once again somebody else was just plain WRONG WRONG WRONG and you were (of course) right. You do a valuable service here - most of us, in our

Re: PAW 2006 - 40 - GDG

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
Righto. Real whipped cream, or from a can (shudder)? Nice shot of your arm in any case :-) Dave On 12/20/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In this instance, they have no purpose as a spoon was supplied with the espresso. Normally, I use them to mix the whipped cream and the

Re: The cause of the controversy

2006-12-20 Thread Jostein Øksne
ROTFLMAO. What's that cavelike smell? Jostein On 12/20/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well done! You really caught him out on that one. You deserve to feel proud of yourself for not letting it get by and for making sure we all know that once again somebody else was just plain WRONG

Re: OT - Something to lighten things up

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
On 12/19/06, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm I took a look Some cute kitties but Tony Mendoza still rules in my book. I find most of these Cassidy shots a bit too Perfect - too slick - like stock stuff Dave S, I like your portrait of your kitty a lot more appealing ann Aw

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
I use a couple of $5 cast iron fry pans that are seasoned just right. Nothing sticks to them. Dave On 12/20/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, that stuff is expensive. Back in the 80's I had some hard anodized frying pans that were great. No non-stick, metal handles, not outrageously

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/12/06, Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently Yep, over one hundred C41 35mm (FF :-) rolls this year. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: RAW File Conversion - Workflow Question

2006-12-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/12/06, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wondering how others approach the RAW conversion/image processing workflow. Is it best to, say, just adjust white balance in the RAW converter and do the rest in Photoshop or is it more efficient to make full use of the range of

Re: mighty chilly in hell today

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
On 12/19/06, ann sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: she is a sweetheart - nice portrait Thanks Ann. seems to me if I want a real closeup of any cat , unless old, they either come running right up to the lens or split the minute I click. The warm weather helps. Makes them more lethargic.

Re: Christmas Wish

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
On 12/20/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What I wish for Christmas: a 35mm 1.4 What I'll probably get: a bar of Toblerone! You? This is one of those rare years when I don't really want anything. Dave (content at the moment) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread DagT
I have a cast iron pan that I inhereted 20 years ago when an old uncle died. It's a lot older than me but still is the best I have tried. DagT Fra: David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] I use a couple of $5 cast iron fry pans that are seasoned just right. Nothing sticks to them. Dave On

Re: RE: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread DagT
Yes, I have. Quality. I have yet to see a screen with the same quality as a good print. The 21 apple monitor is OK, but still not that good. Not just the sharpness but also the texture of the picture is better on paper. Movies are different, and I still prefer to watch a good movie in a

Re: My greatest christmas present (OT)

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
On 12/20/06, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to find this time of year just too stressful. Then a few years ago I stopped sending out Christmas cards snip Joe Joseph Bah Humbug Tainter :-) Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Jostein Øksne
On 12/19/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/19/06, Jostein Øksne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If gives you any comfort: http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GBword1=baldword2=bunny ;-) Ironic, coming from you... ;-) ops. :-) Considering Cesar's shot from GFM, I

Re: *ist DS selling price

2006-12-20 Thread John Whittingham
I sure hope so for all you, boys and girls, but I would not deduct any conclusions from sales made on the 19th of Dec. Charles, how about offering it as a BIN only at a price agreed with the Purser; if it sells fine, if it doesn't no worries. Seem to be holding their price well in the UK,

Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/06, Beaker, discombobulated, unleashed: A few more highlights from Saturday's expedition on the Billy Goat Trail, in Washington DC. We all had a fine time, and I made some new friends to boot. http://homepage.mac.com/mbeacom/PhotoAlbum6.html PS - you might like the following links

Re: Dpreview's D200 jpeg overall conclusion: same problem different attitude?

2006-12-20 Thread John Whittingham
Don't you think that Phill Askey is clearly more benevolent with the D200 than with K10D? I do. I also noticed in the full reviews of the K10D and Nikon D80 the following comments in the conclusions: K10D: Large and bright Pentaprism viewfinder D80: Very large and bright viewfinder view

Re: insights on lightroom

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
On 12/20/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Curiouser and curiouser .. Did some print testing today. All I gotta say is that whatever magic Lightroom is doing to the data on the way to the printer works. I tried using both 'printer controls color' and selecting a profile for LR to

Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/06, Beaker, discombobulated, unleashed: A few more highlights from Saturday's expedition on the Billy Goat Trail, in Washington DC. We all had a fine time, and I made some new friends to boot. http://homepage.mac.com/mbeacom/PhotoAlbum6.html Nice pics, thanks Beaker. -- Cheers,

Re: I feel good, again :-)

2006-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/06, Tim Øsleby, discombobulated, unleashed: Yesterday I took a look inside again, and there it was, an empty space at the wall :-) Well done Tim. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Eric Featherstone
On 20/12/06, Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently Yes! One roll this week. After some 7 years working in Loondon my boss is returning back to his home country, Germany, to becomea lecturer in Leipzig, so we went out one evening

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/12/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Of course, all bets are off if Frank can't run 3 meters without having a coughing fit. Franks a hard man. He rides a bicycle with no gears, no brakes, and no seat ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently A roll? Dozens. Over the last weeks, I've bought 300 rolls of Agfa Optima 100 and another 100 of Optima 400 roll film and the C-41 chemicals to process them. Still no way around analog

Re: The cause of the controversy

2006-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/12/06, graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/TV.html The picture's terrible! That looks like a National Geographic documentary about some guy shooting living rooms, but the contrast is so bad on the screen it's difficult to tell. I reckon you need a new

Re: My Next Dog?

2006-12-20 Thread Cotty
On 19/12/06, wendy beard, discombobulated, unleashed: Mine is somewhat of a miracle boy. Three years and three months ago he was diagnosed with Lymphosarcoma. He is now 8.5 years old and totally in remission. This is Boris on his 8th birthday in June http://www.pbase.com/wendybeard/image/62330096

Re: Christmas Wish

2006-12-20 Thread Peter Jordan
This strikes a very personal chord. We're going to Egypt on vacation over Xmas, with our 3 17 - 22 y.o. kids. I suspect we will have a lot of anger, hate and war as the family get used to being together far more than normal. This will undoubtedly start at the airport at 0500 tomorrow morning!

RE: *ist DS selling price

2006-12-20 Thread Malcolm Smith
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: I sure hope so for all you, boys and girls, but I would not deduct any conclusions from sales made on the 19th of Dec. Following the posts last week on my boxed unused *ist D, I decided to watch a few eBay auctions and then put it up as a buy it now, when I got a

Re: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Peter Jordan
8 rolls of Velvia 120 back from lab to sort today, plus 3 35mm Velvias to go for processing. Just packing for our Xmas trip to Egypt. Planning on taking Digital PS and LX rather than istDL for more serious work. Peter - Original Message - From: Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: I nice photographer's rights story for a change

2006-12-20 Thread Jostein Øksne
Nice read. Great that he got a written apology for the harassment. Jostein On 12/19/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The right to bear SLR's: http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0,72315-0.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: The cause of the controversy

2006-12-20 Thread mike wilson
Do you have to open the doors at the sides to let the noise out? From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/19 Tue PM 11:43:39 GMT To: PDML PDML@pdml.net Subject: The cause of the controversy http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/TV.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: The cause of the controversy

2006-12-20 Thread Carlos Royo
graywolf escribió: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/TV.html That's a good looking TV. My cats would love it, it seems very comfortable, especially in winter. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/19 Tue PM 10:15:06 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net

Seen this review of Windoze Vista?

2006-12-20 Thread Cameron Hood
From the New York Times: http://tinyurl.com/yn3cef Unbelievable. Vista my ass - more like a little glimpse of what a real computer looks like. Billy Gates' 'crew' has really lost it this time - he should go to jail for this amount of blatant piracy and theft. The only thing he won't steal is

Re: Seen this review of Windoze Vista?

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
yawn Who gives a shit? Dave On 12/20/06, Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the New York Times: http://tinyurl.com/yn3cef Unbelievable. Vista my ass - more like a little glimpse of what a real computer looks like. Billy Gates' 'crew' has really lost it this time - he should go

Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
I don't remember the last shot when you first posted this. Does the missus know? Dave ;-) On 12/20/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/snake.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: The cause of the controversy

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
They're there so the little pixies that perform inside don't suffocate. Dave On 12/20/06, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have to open the doors at the sides to let the noise out? From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/19 Tue PM 11:43:39 GMT To: PDML PDML@pdml.net

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
I shot a roll of 120 Portra in my 6x7 about two months ago. It was my first in three years. Paul On Dec 20, 2006, at 12:16 AM, Mark Erickson wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO - Morning jog

2006-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good one. The limited DOF works well here. On Dec 20, 2006, at 12:20 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Taken during the morning walk. Pentax K10D, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 AF SD, Handheld ISO 200, 1/500 sec @ f/5.6 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_4069a.htm Comments welcome -- Bruce -- PDML

SDHC Support - Firmware updates

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/support/ Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread Cotty
Cesar is quite transparent... I agree, I've never found him..negative. He got quite a stocky frame. Yeah, more or less a medium format. Never square, though. Surely a wind up? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: It's snowing in hell --OT

2006-12-20 Thread mike wilson
From: SJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/20 Wed AM 03:50:48 GMT To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: It's snowing in hell --OT On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:04:06 + mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you're looking for Golden Age hard science fiction read Analog

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Scott Loveless
On 12/20/06, Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently Haven't processed much myself over the last few months, but I've probably had about 20 rolls of c-41 and e-6 done. I have at least five rolls of e-6 that need to be sent out

Re: Seen this review of Windoze Vista?

2006-12-20 Thread Peter Jordan
ROTFLMAO! Who say the US doesn't do irony! Peter - Original Message - From: Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Discussion Group Pentax pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:37 AM Subject: Seen this review of Windoze Vista? From the New York Times:

Re: *ist DS selling price

2006-12-20 Thread David Weiss
Sold my ist DS with a m501.4 for $450, no cards or batteries. This was about 2 months ago. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: The Caveman!

2006-12-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/20 Wed AM 12:02:23 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: The Caveman! dick graham wrote: Listening to all this negativity reminds me of a few years gone by when tales from the cave were getting everyone riled

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread mike wilson
About six since summer - most shooting is of sprog and needs to be seen NOW! Have another three lined up to go after Christmas, with whatever I shoot over that period. All slide film, so far. Might run some MF through the Rollei for a change. From: Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

Re: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Steven Larson
indeed, is there any other way? Steve - Original Message - From: Mark Erickson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:16 PM Subject: poll: chime in if ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently -- PDML

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Mark Cassino
Mark Erickson wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently Late November - 3-35mm rolls of Ilford Delta 100 in Rodinal and 3 rolls of Neopan 400 in Microdol-X, all run through the Mz-S. Plus a couple of rolls of 120 film from a Holga. - MCC -- - - - - - - - -

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Norm Baugher
Ditto. I couldn't give a rat's [EMAIL PROTECTED] ass about TV quality. But I do like a good BW print... DagT wrote: No, it is true. I couldn´t care less about TV quality, but I love a good print. So much in fact that I still make fiber based and selenium toned BW prints from 6x6

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: Well, 'they' in this instance includes me. I have a 14 analogue set. No cable, no satellite, not even an aerial, and the picture is rubbish. I don't care. I've got better things to do with my time and money. We have just a 13 set... in storage in the basement somewhere. We get it

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Norm Baugher
WRONG WRONG WRONG. Everyone knows that Calphalon severely damages the flavor of omelettes. Norm Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Shel, I'd recommend the Calphalon hard anodized over any pan with a non- stick coating. You don't need the coating if you break it in right, and your pan will last

Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/20 Wed AM 11:46:38 GMT To: pentax list PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys Cesar is quite transparent... I agree, I've never found him..negative. He got quite a stocky

Re: The Caveman!

2006-12-20 Thread Norm Baugher
Valentine was/is hilarious. He's got a hell of a sense of humor. Norm dick graham wrote: Listening to all this negativity reminds me of a few years gone by when tales from the cave were getting everyone riled up. If I recall correctly, about the time that Ed Mathews and Bill Castleberry

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
David Savage wrote: I use a couple of $5 cast iron fry pans that are seasoned just right. Nothing sticks to them. What's all this business about *pans*??? I stalk my food in the wild, kill it with my bare hands and eat it raw! Mark the vegetarian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Dpreview's D200 jpeg overall conclusion: same problem different

2006-12-20 Thread Mark Roberts
John Whittingham wrote: Don't you think that Phill Askey is clearly more benevolent with the D200 than with K10D? I do. I also noticed in the full reviews of the K10D and Nikon D80 the following comments in the conclusions: K10D: Large and bright Pentaprism viewfinder D80: Very large and

Re: Seen this review of Windoze Vista?

2006-12-20 Thread Jostein Øksne
HAR!!! Unsubscribing from a Pentax List because Microsoft has copied Apple! Fabulous. Merry Christmas, Cameron. :-) Jostein On 12/20/06, Cameron Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the New York Times: http://tinyurl.com/yn3cef Unbelievable. Vista my ass - more like a little glimpse of

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Cast iron is good for a lot of things, but you can still get hard anodized aluminum as well. Calphalon sells both; hard anodized and teflon coated, Some stores might stock only the teflon, out of ignorance. Paul On Dec 19, 2006, at 11:24 PM, graywolf wrote: Wow, that stuff is expensive.

Re: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Erickson Subject: poll: chime in if ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently Film? I'll be having a roll of Superia 400 done today or tomorrow. Gotta do the afters of the house we are finishing up (TODAY!!). I still

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Bullshit. You must be stupid. That's because you've never had one of my goat cheese, chicken, mushroom and dill omelettes. The egg mix is aerated with a boat motor, and the omelette is hand turned so it stays puffy. Get a life, Norm. Paul On Dec 20, 2006, at 7:46 AM, Norm Baugher wrote:

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Paul StenquistSubject: Re: Please everyone set up an email filter Cast iron is good for a lot of things, but you can still get hard anodized aluminum as well. Calphalon sells both; hard anodized and teflon coated, Some stores might stock only the teflon,

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread mike wilson
From: Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/12/20 Wed PM 12:51:14 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Please everyone set up an email filter David Savage wrote: I use a couple of $5 cast iron fry pans that are seasoned just right. Nothing sticks to them.

OT MAC attack

2006-12-20 Thread mike wilson
From another forum: Starting Jan7 a guy is going to reveal one security hole every day on the Apple platform. Looks like its days are numbered. I know no more than this. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Rick Womer
I had two rolls of Elite Chrome 100 processed about a month ago, and finally got around to sorting the slides last week. It was the first slide film I'd shot since getting my ist D in March (though I had shot a couple of rolls of print film). There is still something magical about looking at

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread frank theriault
On 12/20/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Franks a hard man. He rides a bicycle with no gears, no brakes, and no seat ! I have a seat. -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
I don't like aluminium cookware. Cast iron and Stainless with copper base is my preference. Cheers, Dave On 12/20/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cast iron is good for a lot of things, but you can still get hard anodized aluminum as well. Calphalon sells both; hard anodized and

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Norm Baugher Subject: Re: Please everyone set up an email filter Ditto. I couldn't give a rat's [EMAIL PROTECTED] ass about TV quality. But I do like a good BW print... Don't tell me, intercourseface is trying to say that you are an idiot for thinking you

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Adam Maas
Been a week or two, have some I really need to soup soon thouhg. -Adam Mark Erickson wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Paul, I have some older Calphalon pots and pans, and have been very happy with them. I also use cast iron - great for some cooking tasks. Frankly, I've been vacillating between the non-stick and the Calphalon hard anodized, but I also want a non-stick skillet for certain tasks, and thought

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
Which of these do you use to beat your eggs? http://tinyurl.com/y4pfpu Dave On 12/20/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bullshit. You must be stupid. That's because you've never had one of my goat cheese, chicken, mushroom and dill omelettes. The egg mix is aerated with a boat

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread K.Takeshita
On 12/20/06 9:04 AM, David Savage, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (I love this list. One day were arguing about TV, the next we're discussing pots pans. :-) Told you, one of the best non-photographic knowledge sources around. Along the way, I picked up more than a few bad words and slang here too

Cookware (was Re: Please everyone set up an email filter)

2006-12-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
How would you suggest breaking it in and seasoning it? Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist I'd recommend the Calphalon hard anodized over any pan with a non- stick coating. You don't need the coating if you break it in right, and your pan will last forever. -- PDML

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Don't cook alot, but nothing beat fresh fish in a cast iron frying pan on a fishing trip :) dk On 12/20/06, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't like aluminium cookware. Cast iron and Stainless with copper base is my preference. Cheers, Dave On 12/20/06, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ahh, two votes for the hard anodized. Thanks for jumping in John ... I know you like to cook, so your comments are definitely appreciated. Shel [Original Message] From: John Francis I'd certainly recommend it over the Calphalon non-stick coating. So far, though, I'm cautiously

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Properly seasoned and cared for cast iron is great for some cooking tasks. Shel [Original Message] From: David Savage I use a couple of $5 cast iron fry pans that are seasoned just right. Nothing sticks to them. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
I cooked to beautiful fillet steaks this evening on one of the $5 cast iron frying pans I mentioned earlier. That sucker was smoking hot, before I added any oil. When the steaks were done, I cooked an egg in the same pan it slid straight off. Dave (I love this list. One day were arguing

Re: My greatest christmas present

2006-12-20 Thread Dave Kennedy
Wonderful shot. dk On 12/19/06, Ralf R. Radermacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lalalalaaa... :-) I've offered myself the greatest christmas present ever: no christmas this year! No bickering from the monster-in-law. No hours of preparation and cooking to do. No mess in the kitchen. No heaps

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 9:16 PM -0800 12/19/06, Mark Erickson wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently Of course. Film is all I shoot...at least until today when my new D is due to arrive... -- Steve Sharpe [EMAIL PROTECTED] • http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML

Re: Christmas Wish

2006-12-20 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 20, 2006, at 4:07 AM, David Savage wrote: This is one of those rare years when I don't really want anything. I want a new Bugatti, but I seriously doubt that I will get it. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread Bob Shell
Nice shots? Where exactly in DC is this? I lived in DC but never heard about it. Bob On Dec 20, 2006, at 12:30 AM, Beaker wrote: A few more highlights from Saturday's expedition on the Billy Goat Trail, in Washington DC. We all had a fine time, and I made some new friends to boot.

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Perry Pellechia
On 12/20/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Norm Baugher Subject: Re: Please everyone set up an email filter Ditto. I couldn't give a rat's [EMAIL PROTECTED] ass about TV quality. But I do like a good BW print... Don't tell me, intercourseface

RE: PESO - Morning jog

2006-12-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bruce, IMO, somewhat boring and uninteresting, A more vertical crop (losing some on the left) might enhance the dynamics of the scene and give it some greater interest. Limited DOF is good Shel [Original Message] From: Bruce Dayton Pentax K10D, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 AF SD,

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Still? Cotty wrote: On 20/12/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Of course, all bets are off if Frank can't run 3 meters without having a coughing fit. Franks a hard man. He rides a bicycle with no gears, no brakes, and no seat ! -- Things should be made as

Re: Dpreview's D200 jpeg overall conclusion: same problem different attitude?

2006-12-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I've read in a couple of places that the Sony (Koni/Mini) Alpha finders were just a bit better than the Pentax Pentaprism finders, but I didn't think so. The higher end Nikon finders seem to be very nice, but their affordable cameras, (D50, etc.), seem just nasty by comparison. Haven't

Re: DCPDML Report, or I don't know why I hang out with you guys

2006-12-20 Thread Christian
Bob Shell wrote: Nice shots? Where exactly in DC is this? I lived in DC but never heard about it. It's the Great Falls (Maryland side) park. The billy goat trail follows the banks of the Potomac River and CO Canal. http://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/upload/greatfallstrailmap.pdf --

Re: My holiday greeting

2006-12-20 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/12/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm very interested in music, and have been working with synthesized music since the first Moogs in the late 60s. As a holiday present for my friends I have created my version of Bach's Wachet Auf/ Sleepers Awake and put it here for download as

Re: Dpreview's D200 jpeg overall conclusion: same problem different attitude?

2006-12-20 Thread Bob Shell
On Dec 20, 2006, at 9:44 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: I've read in a couple of places that the Sony (Koni/Mini) Alpha finders were just a bit better than the Pentax Pentaprism finders, but I didn't think so. The higher end Nikon finders seem to be very nice, but their affordable

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
He's having too much fun. Dave On 12/20/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Still? Cotty wrote: On 20/12/06, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: Of course, all bets are off if Frank can't run 3 meters without having a coughing fit. Franks a hard man. He rides a

Re: poll: chime in if....

2006-12-20 Thread David Savage
On 12/20/06, Steve Sharpe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 9:16 PM -0800 12/19/06, Mark Erickson wrote: ...you've processed (or had processed) a roll of film recently Of course. Film is all I shoot...at least until today when my new D is due to arrive... My commiserations. :-) Enjoy. Dave

My holiday greeting

2006-12-20 Thread Bob Shell
I'm very interested in music, and have been working with synthesized music since the first Moogs in the late 60s. As a holiday present for my friends I have created my version of Bach's Wachet Auf/ Sleepers Awake and put it here for download as an mp3 file. Maybe some of you will like it:

RE: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread Tim Øsleby
Aluminium is good for cooking milk and milky stuff. But I use stainless for my general cooking. I use titanium pans for frying. Quite good pans really, but they are delicate pets. My SO has killed one of them while dishing. That's her part of the job. Under doubt I have forgiven her neglective

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread pnstenquist
It's just a little Evinrude 15 horsepower outboard. Seriously, I use a Bosch hand mixer. It's basically a blender that you can just stickin a cup. A lot of cooks refer to the hand blender as a boat motor. Paul -- Original message -- From: David Savage [EMAIL

Re: Please everyone set up an email filter

2006-12-20 Thread graywolf
Yah, sitting at a desk will do that to you. -graywolf, who could not pass up a straight line like that. frank theriault wrote: On 12/20/06, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Franks a hard man. He rides a bicycle with no gears, no brakes, and no seat ! I have a seat. -frank -- PDML

Re: My holiday greeting

2006-12-20 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 20 Dec 2006, Bob Shell wrote: I'm very interested in music, and have been working with synthesized music since the first Moogs in the late 60s. As a holiday present for my friends I have created my version of Bach's Wachet Auf/ Sleepers Awake and put it here for download as an mp3

Re: Dpreview's D200 jpeg overall conclusion: same problem different attitude?

2006-12-20 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On 20.12.2006, at 15:52 , Bob Shell wrote: By far the best viewfinder I've seen in an under-$2000 DSLR was on the Konica-Minolta Maxxum 7D. It is unfortunate that Sony chose to come out with their upgrade of the 5D first, because that viewfinder really sucks. I hope they don't wait too long

Re: viewfinders

2006-12-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Dec 20, 2006, at 1:24 AM, John Whittingham wrote: I thought Pentax DSLR's had probably the best viewfinders of any sub $1000 DSLR, not that I'd lose any sleep over it -:) I have compared the Nikon D200 against the Pentax *ist DS. I find them about equal in viewfinder quality, with a

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