Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 01:02:19PM -0500, Bob Shell wrote: On Jan 13, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Bob Shell wrote: On Jan 13, 2007, at 12:44 PM, mike wilson wrote: 126 format, I believe. Came in a cassette, like 110. My first camera, an Agfamatic given to me when I was about 8, used this.

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Boris Liberman
John Francis wrote: Wikipedia is really getting to be useful nowadays. It shows up in the top two or three sites on a lot of my Google queries. Just stay away from socio-political commentary, though. I'd have to agree. Whenever a fact or explanation of technology or otherwise non-human

Re: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Mark Cassino Subject: OT: What Film Format Is This? My sister in law asked me to scan some old 35mm slides, which of course is no problem. But I wasn't expecting 35 mm _square_ exposures: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP2607.jpg That's a modern

Re: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 13, 2007, at 2:08 PM, William Robb wrote: It's called a Super Slide. I believe it is 127 format. Correct. It is 127 . Image about 40 X 40 mm. Probably shot with a Baby Rollei or Baby Yashica TLR. Even possibly a VP Exakta. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread graywolf
That is not 35mm, it is 127 slide film (sometimes called super slides because it would fit in a 2x2 mount). -graywolf Mark Cassino wrote: My sister in law asked me to scan some old 35mm slides, which of course is no problem. But I wasn't expecting 35 mm _square_ exposures:

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
That's 127 format. Common to lots of inexpensive cameras of the fifties. I had a Brownie Starflash that shot 127, so I have several boxes of the slides myself. Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: My sister in law asked me to scan some old 35mm slides, which of course

RE: PESO - Rain

2007-01-13 Thread Tim Øsleby
It works for me. I don't think it is a everlasting photo, but it makes me curious. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: 13. januar 2007 14:01 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-13 Thread Rick Womer
Thanks for the replies. However, I know nothing of DOS commands, and have no desire to learn them. I also do not know what the Windows root directory is. Is that the C drive? Assuming so, I put showtags.exe and the image file there, and used run from the Start menu, with filename.out added to

Re: PESO - Rain

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Boris, I guess I'd put this down to a nice attempt. But it's like, I've seen it before. Boris Liberman wrote: http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16194full=1 Feeling rather abstract I am ;-). Please be brutal but honest. Boris -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my

Re: K10D Shake Reduction Question

2007-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
I was taught to put the other hand at the other end of the lens-camera combination, to help counterbalance. Not necessary with a properly set up gimbaled mount. Balance becomes a non issue. But I use my free arm or coat to help damp the lens/camera body combo. Kenneth Waller - Original

RE: Well.. I did my best (comet photo)

2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
Hi Charles. This was hard to capture because even though the comet was very bright, it was also in relatively bright skies even after the sun set. I've got one or two photos I'll show. I'm not thrilled with them either. So not bad overall. Tom C. From: Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Well.. I did my best (comet photo) (now web-sized gallery)

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
I've been trying to see the comet, let alone photograph it for 5 days, (low clouds to the west, or worse, every single day, and tonight it's raining). I hate you.. Charles Robinson wrote: On Jan 12, 2007, at 22:34, Charles Robinson wrote: 2.5 meg JPEG linked below - large file, sorry.

Re: OT - Very Professnial !

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
I would expect that a professional, would correct that in processing, (especially in sales sample of their work.). Bob Sullivan wrote: Jan, When your shooting 500 shots per day, each and every day, some will be a bit out of alignment. Regards, Bob S. On 1/13/07, Jan van Wijk [EMAIL

Re: OT - Very Professnial !

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Oh, God why did I have to look... Cotty wrote: On 13/1/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed: He'll need a lot of glaze to cover this cheeta like physic.LOL Ken's a daddy. http://www.kenrockwell.com/ryan/index.htm Check out the last pic - he's blobbed out the kid's

Re: PESO - Rain

2007-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Trying to be brutally honest - I like it Boris. Nicely done. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO - Rain http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=16194full=1 Feeling rather abstract I am ;-). Please be brutal but honest.

Re: Well.. I did my best (comet photo)

2007-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
BTW you've got dust on your sensor. Yeah, and THAT is after editing a bunch off! f/16 and a dirty sensor makes for a real mess of dust bunnies showing up. I normally view the final image @ 100%, looking imperfections. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Charles Robinson

Re: Something is wrong (with my K10D)

2007-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
My procedure also. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Something is wrong (with my K10D) On 13/1/07, Boris Liberman, discombobulated, unleashed: When I bought my K10D I also bought a TwinMOS 1GB 150x memory card. The first one broke

Re: What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
It's a console app. You have to open a 'DOS' box and run it from there. The run command from the start menu won't allow you to read the output. You could redirect output to a text file on the command line then use notepad or wordpad to read the resulting ASCII file.. Rick Womer wrote:

Re: What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-13 Thread John Francis
It's nothing to do with Windows. The Mac version will probably be a command-line (shell) program, and will need to be run from a command prompt, just like the Windows version, and just like the version for Linux. If you're not happy with command-line utilities, and expect everything to run with

RE: OT - Very Professnial !

2007-01-13 Thread Bob W
He'll need a lot of glaze to cover this cheeta like physic.LOL Ken's a daddy. http://www.kenrockwell.com/ryan/index.htm Check out the last pic - he's blobbed out the kid's dick. Good ol Ken. Perhaps that's the way Rockwells are made! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
I left work around 4:00 PM yesterday. Zipped to the local department store to pick up a cheap pair of binoculars and a compass (I hate when I forget things at home). My goal was to find an unimpeded view of the south-south-west horizon. I started driving to the local ski area above Boise. As

after much debate ...

2007-01-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
... I finally decided that the DA70/2.4 Limited was a better pick for me than the FA77/1.8 Limited. The shorter focal length and QuickShift focus are what have drawn me this way, coupled with an extensive array of photos that compared them in which I decided that, aside from focal length

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
I think you're looking at 127 photo size is roughly 40x40mm or 1.5x1.5 the slides will fit in a 35mm projector. but you'll probably have trouble scanning them in a film scanner that will only scan 35mm film or smaller.. Mark Cassino wrote: My sister in law asked me to scan some old 35mm

RE: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread Bob W
Nice and atmospheric. Looks like a rain forest. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: 13 January 2007 17:59 To: PDML Subject: PESO - Trees in Fog More an experiment in framing and lighting than anything

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Close 126 produces a slide thats square but only a couple of mm larger than the short side of a 35mm frame 28x28mm maybe. This is most like 127 film. mike wilson wrote: 126 format, I believe. Came in a cassette, like 110. My first camera, an Agfamatic given to me when I was about 8, used

Re: Monitor Calibration - get help wanted

2007-01-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I've been calibrating to gamma 1.8, although I have profiles for gamma 2.2 as well. I find that gamma 1.8 gives more consistent rendering quality between print and screen when doing BW, for color work the difference seems insignificant. G On Jan 12, 2007, at 6:44 PM, David J Brooks wrote:

Re: PESO - Holden Efi jy @ N A I A S

2007-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Ken told me to stand still and look interesting.:-) No Dave, I told you to look interested. ;+} Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 2:22 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Holden Efi jy @ N A I A S Ken

Re: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
I like it, not an award winner, and I've seen a lot like it, but as usual your eye wins out. Shel Belinkoff wrote: More an experiment in framing and lighting than anything else, still, I am intrigued by this one to some degree. Comments and suggestions welcome.

RE: PESO - Rain

2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
It's a strong image with the diagonals and contrast overlaid by the rain spatters. Subjectively, not my cup of tea, but I can see why others might like it. The image may be more likely to work in a group of rain themed images than alone... just my opinion. Thanks. Tom C. From: Boris

Modulation Transfer Factor

2007-01-13 Thread Bertil Holmberg
Looks like the K10D brought back something very Pentax - the MTF - or Modulation Transfer Factor. The excellent DCWatch Longterm Test #5 covers this in detail with many example images taken with the DA 40, FA 43, and DA 16-45 mm lenses.

PESO: Snowflake

2007-01-13 Thread Mark Dalal
Here's a tongue in cheek tribute to you snowflake shooters: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/356142776_a84a0aa91b_o.jpg Pentax *istDs, SMC A100/2.8 Macro, f8.0 @ 1/45 (handheld), ISO 200, +.5EV Enjoy, Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Maybe they never left. Walter Hamler wrote: The Robins are back early this year. They must have heard about all the warm weather up north! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/BirdsofaFeatherweb.jpg -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog.

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Then the image would be half the size of a normal 35mm image. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OT: What Film Format Is This? Olympus (and, I presume, others) made a 1/2 frame 35mm format. Perhaps that's what you've got.

Re: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
He lives in SF. It is a rain forest... Bob W wrote: Nice and atmospheric. Looks like a rain forest. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: 13 January 2007 17:59 To: PDML Subject: PESO - Trees in

February Pug uploading error?

2007-01-13 Thread Harald Rust
Tried to upload to the February Pug today, and received an error message. Anyone else encountered that? As a reminder, the theme for February is duett, and the deadline is one week away. Harald Expecting?

Re: OT - Very Professnial !

2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
Where's the emesis basin? Disgusting. Tom C. From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - Very Professnial ! Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:41:06 -0500 Oh, God why did I have to look... Cotty

Re: after much debate ...

2007-01-13 Thread David J Brooks
Argg. I would have taken that off your hands. Not sure when the one i ordered will even arive. Dave Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ... I finally decided that the DA70/2.4 Limited was a better pick for me than the FA77/1.8 Limited. The shorter focal length and QuickShift focus

Re: Monitor Calibration - get help wanted

2007-01-13 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/12/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the Spyder 1? bought from MR, and i, being a real chicken have yet to install this, as, basically, i'm afraid i'll screw somthing up. Very easy. For the quick-and-easy way to use the Spyder 1, download the latest version of PhotoCal

Re: PESO - Holden Efi jy @ N A I A S

2007-01-13 Thread David J Brooks
Oh, sorry.:-) I forgot to comment on thr photos. I like em Dave Quoting Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ken told me to stand still and look interesting.:-) No Dave, I told you to look interested. ;+} Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED]

PAW Forced out

2007-01-13 Thread David J Brooks
My first PAW for 2007, i think:-). This is a BW working for the shot i took a few days ago, that has the colour aliasing. K10D, Polorizer filter, 16-45 F4. Channels mixer in PS, then black point, white point and medium point set by curves eye droppers. Channel Mixer was something like: R=72

Re: PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-13 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 13, 2007, at 14:42, Tom C wrote: It was very cold, around 13F. There was only about 1/2 hour of time from when the comet became easily visible, between sunset and the setting of the comet. Fingers so numb I couldn't feel the dials on the camera. Fingertips still hurt four

PAW Forced out

2007-01-13 Thread Walter Hamler
Yes, a similar blight is being repeated all across the country! What we need is less people!!! Seriously, nice rendition. I find myself converting a lot of my shots to BW just to see what it may look like. The new PS Elements 5 has a nice BW conversion that lets you play with different

Re: Modulation Transfer Factor

2007-01-13 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 09:58:34PM +0100, Bertil Holmberg wrote: Looks like the K10D brought back something very Pentax - the MTF - or Modulation Transfer Factor. The excellent DCWatch Longterm Test #5 covers this in detail with many example images taken with the DA 40, FA 43, and DA

RE: PAW Forced out

2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
Dave, Nice composition and it looks like a good conversion. Poignant title matches picture well. Tom C. From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: PAW Forced out Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:28:14 -0500 My first PAW for

Re: after much debate ...

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Godders offered it here. I considered it, but I'll probably go for the DA 70. May sell my K 85/1.8 first. Then again, I might not:-). Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:31 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Argg. I would have taken that off your hands. Not sure when the one i ordered will even arive.

Re: after much debate ...

2007-01-13 Thread David J Brooks
Must have missed that or just forgot. Oh well. I;ll wait.:-) Dave Quoting Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Godders offered it here. I considered it, but I'll probably go for the DA 70. May sell my K 85/1.8 first. Then again, I might not:-). Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:31 PM, David J

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Peter Fairweather
There have been quite a few obsolete formats. Remember APS film cameras? Soon be able to add th and the digital equivalent APS-C to the Wikipedia lists together with the DA lenses!! Peter Full frame Pentax Lenses a speciality -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PAW Forced out

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent shot. The polarizer worked will to give you good sky detail. Nice. Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 4:43 PM, Tom C wrote: Dave, Nice composition and it looks like a good conversion. Poignant title matches picture well. Tom C. From: David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
In your dreams. Three new DA* lenses coming this year. Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 4:47 PM, Peter Fairweather wrote: There have been quite a few obsolete formats. Remember APS film cameras? Soon be able to add th and the digital equivalent APS-C to the Wikipedia lists together with the DA

Re: PESO: Snowflake

2007-01-13 Thread David J Brooks
Cool shot. Like the blue and silver colurs. Dave Quoting Mark Dalal [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Here's a tongue in cheek tribute to you snowflake shooters: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/356142776_a84a0aa91b_o.jpg Pentax *istDs, SMC A100/2.8 Macro, f8.0 @ 1/45 (handheld), ISO 200, +.5EV

Re: after much debate ...

2007-01-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Yes, I offered it here a couple of weeks ago but no one made any inquiry. I hadn't really offered it as a for sale item on DPReview, just mentioned that I had the FA77 but would prefer the DA70 if I could get my money out of the FA77 ... within five minutes, six people emailed me wanting

RE: after much debate ...

2007-01-13 Thread J. C. O'Connell
What's the current market prices of theses lenses? Seems like the 77mmFA should be more expensive than a DA70mm condsidering its half stop faster and can also cover FF too. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Saturday,

Re: Well.. I did my best (comet photo)

2007-01-13 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 10:34 PM -0600 1/12/07, Charles Robinson wrote: So... We finally got a clear sky here in Minneapolis. It was 7 degrees F outside. Brr. The sun set at 4:56 and I finally spotted the darned comet at 5:12! Coldd outside. Did I mention that?? I had the DS on a tripod, and the

Re: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Actually, Peter, I don't live in San Francisco. I live across the San Francisco Bay, in what is affectionately called the East Bay Hills. Often a totally different climate. FWIW, many of the homes in the East Bay Hills - in the Oakland area especially - were built as summer cottages by San

RE: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-13 Thread Tim Øsleby
You did not explicitly ask for comments, but I'll risk it anyway. The birds themselves are well captured, but they need to stand out more from the background. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

Re: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Thank you Peter Shel [Original Message] From: P. J. Alling I like it, not an award winner, and I've seen a lot like it, but as usual your eye wins out. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/treesinfog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Bob ... thanks a lot. Glad someone liked it enough to comment ;-)) Shel [Original Message] From: Bob W Nice and atmospheric. Looks like a rain forest. http://home.earthlink.net/~pdml-pics/treesinfog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Something is wrong (with my K10D)

2007-01-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 13, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Mark Cassino wrote: I've always taken the same approach - but my X's Drive II started having problems reading the 2 gig SD cards used in the K10D. The drive's manual said to make sure the cards were formatted before use to avoid the error I was getting. So

Re: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Thanks for clarifying that. Shel Belinkoff wrote: Actually, Peter, I don't live in San Francisco. I live across the San Francisco Bay, in what is affectionately called the East Bay Hills. Often a totally different climate. FWIW, many of the homes in the East Bay Hills - in the Oakland area

Re: after much debate ...

2007-01-13 Thread Joseph Tainter
... I finally decided that the DA70/2.4 Limited was a better pick for me than the FA77/1.8 Limited. - I have both and will keep both. It's ecological niche separation. My FA 77 is part of my normal kit, while the DA limiteds are for when I travel with a compact kit. Comments about this

IR White Balance testing with K10D

2007-01-13 Thread David J Brooks
The sun finally popped out for a bit late this afternoon, so i put the K10D on the tripod and tested out some Custom WB's. I could not get a WB at normal shutters so i tried longer exposures. Got a decent WB at 10-13 F4 iso 320, r72 on, shooting sunny green grass. Test shots show a yellowish

Re: PESO: Snowflake

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like this too. Is it really a snowflake? The slight melting makes it a pretty pioture. Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 7:06 PM, David J Brooks wrote: Cool shot. Like the blue and silver colurs. Dave Quoting Mark Dalal [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Here's a tongue in cheek tribute to you snowflake

Re: after much debate ...

2007-01-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 13, 2007, at 2:16 PM, Joseph Tainter wrote: I have both and will keep both. It's ecological niche separation. My FA 77 is part of my normal kit, while the DA limiteds are for when I travel with a compact kit. Comments about this being irrational are unnecessary. I already know

Re: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, it is a totally different climate, isn't it? I remember working in San Francisco in July when it was 65 degrees during the day and 40 at night with constant light rain. Across the bay it was 80 in the daytime and 65 at night. I've heard that the warmest months in San Francisco are

Re: Modulation Transfer Factor

2007-01-13 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 13, 2007, at 4:37 PM, John Francis wrote: The MTF is a measure of the resolving power (or sharpness) of the lens, and is dependent on aperture. Not really. MTF stands for Modulation Transfer Function. This is an expression of how accurately a lens transmits modulation, which is

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
A fun shot, perhaps a bit oversaturated. I might tone down the color a bit. But almost humorous in the way the birds are congregating. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walter Hamler Sent: 13. januar 2007 19:18 To:

RE: Well.. I did my best (comet photo)

2007-01-13 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 1:25 PM -0700 1/13/07, Tom C wrote: Hi Charles. This was hard to capture because even though the comet was very bright, it was also in relatively bright skies even after the sun set. I've got one or two photos I'll show. I'm not thrilled with them either. So not bad overall. It is now

Re: Anyone got a DS2, K100D or K110D? (or a Samsung DSLR)

2007-01-13 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 08:00:34PM -0500, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 07:25:41PM -0500, Mat Maessen wrote: On 1/12/07, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone has a DS2, K100D or K110D, I'd like to know what value is stored in the PentaxModelID tag (TagType 5).

SD Cards

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've become more skeptical of off-brand cards with the K10D. I never had a problem with CF cards in the *istD, using a number of low buck cards. With the K10D and SD cards, I had an early failure with a Transcend 2 gig, 150X card, and Boris seems to be having some problems with another

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-13 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/13/07 5:16 PM, Tim Øsleby, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The birds themselves are well captured, but they need to stand out more from the background. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/newtmaker/BirdsofaFeatherweb.jpg Did you mean DOF was not shallow enough, or the background is too

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Adam Maas
Boris Liberman wrote: John Francis wrote: Wikipedia is really getting to be useful nowadays. It shows up in the top two or three sites on a lot of my Google queries. Just stay away from socio-political commentary, though. I'd have to agree. Whenever a fact or explanation of technology or

Re: Think Tank rotation360 Backpack

2007-01-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 13, 2007, at 2:05 AM, Cotty wrote: Is this half as cool as it looks? http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-7901-8687 Looks gimmicky to me. The best bags IMO are the simplest, most hard- wearing with the least amount of bits of black strap dangling everywhere. Even

PESO - Bogus Comet

2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
Another one from yesterday. The one thing disappointing about this comet, even though instrinsically bright, is that it was seemingly difficult to capture a lot of detail in the tail. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5448879 Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Birds of a Feather

2007-01-13 Thread Walter Hamler
I like the way birds are standing out (almost like Limited lens quality) but one guy is turning his back (or axx) to me which bothers me a bit :-). Ken Yes, well I guess birds are allowed to moon us as well :-) Waly -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: For those who use PHOTOBUCKET

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone would be a fool to agree to that. Thanks Bob, I use it but I certainly don't use it to host any images that I wouldn't be prepared to loose (nor would any be potentially attractive to the for that matter). Fact is if you make anything

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread John Sessoms
[Original Message] From: Mark Cassino My sister in law asked me to scan some old 35mm slides, which of course is no problem. But I wasn't expecting 35 mm _square_ exposures: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP2607.jpg That's a modern 35mm exposure on the right. I think it's 127

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-13 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/13/07 5:46 PM, Walter Hamler, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, well I guess birds are allowed to moon us as well :-) Yes, that's exactly the word! Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Bogus Comet

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
We need Bill or Ken to shoot it with their 600s and 2X converters. Come on guys. We need you. (If it clears up in Michigan, I'll give it a try with a 400 and 2X. But this looks like a 1200mm shot to me. Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 5:42 PM, Tom C wrote: Another one from yesterday. The one

Re: OT - Very Professnial !

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken's a daddy. http://www.kenrockwell.com/ryan/index.htm Check out the last pic - he's blobbed out the kid's dick. Good ol Ken. Poor little bugger. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PESO - Bogus Comet

2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
This might be the last day anyone in the N. hemisphere (mid to northern latitudes) will see it. Best opportunities are sunset and the next 30 minutes. Tom C. From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've become more skeptical of off-brand cards with the K10D. I never had a problem with CF cards in the *istD, using a number of low buck cards. The topology of the interfaces of the cards make CF far more reliable from a technical

Re: PESO - Trees in Fog

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
By the way, I like this pic. A simple shot, well composed and well executed. Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 5:30 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Yes, it is a totally different climate, isn't it? I remember working in San Francisco in July when it was 65 degrees during the day and 40 at night with

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Scott Loveless
On 1/13/07, Mark Cassino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My sister in law asked me to scan some old 35mm slides, which of course is no problem. But I wasn't expecting 35 mm _square_ exposures: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP2607.jpg That's a modern 35mm exposure on the right. She also had

Re: What's in a Pentax image file (2007 edition) ?

2007-01-13 Thread mike wilson
Rick Womer wrote: Thanks for the replies. However, I know nothing of DOS commands, and have no desire to learn them. I also do not know what the Windows root directory is. Is that the C drive? Assuming so, I put showtags.exe and the image file there, and used run from the Start menu,

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread mike wilson
Peter Fairweather wrote: There have been quite a few obsolete formats. Remember APS film cameras? Soon be able to add th and the digital equivalent APS-C to the Wikipedia lists together with the DA lenses!! APS is the only film on show in the camera shop in the biggest indoor mall in the

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Make that there are probably some better deals out there. Gawd, I hate it when I sound like a nincompoop:-). Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I've become more skeptical of off-brand cards with the K10D. I never had a problem with CF cards in the *istD, using a number of

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Make that there are probably some better deals out there. Gawd, I hate it when I sound like a nincompoop:-). Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I've become more skeptical of off-brand cards with the K10D. I never had a problem with CF cards in the *istD, using a number of

Re: Anyone got a DS2, K100D or K110D? (or a Samsung DSLR)

2007-01-13 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 08:00:34PM -0500, John Francis wrote: On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 07:25:41PM -0500, Mat Maessen wrote: On 1/12/07, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone has a DS2, K100D or K110D, I'd like to know what value is stored in the PentaxModelID tag

Re: For those who use PHOTOBUCKET

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
Why not use a site where you're at least minimally protected? Photo.net makes it clear that the photographer is the owner of the copyright. And it's faster. Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 14/01/07, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone would be a fool

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Sorenson
It's 127 format - don't know about other manufacturers, but Kodak made slide film in that format for a period of time. When mounted, they called them *superslides*. Image size is about 38mm x 38mm. -P Mark Cassino wrote: My sister in law asked me to scan some old 35mm slides, which of

Re: SD Cards

2007-01-13 Thread Paul Stenquist
So I've seen. Paul On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:16 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: On 14/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've become more skeptical of off-brand cards with the K10D. I never had a problem with CF cards in the *istD, using a number of low buck cards. The topology of

Re: PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-13 Thread japilado
Was the Tokina a mirror lens? Wasn't able to see the comet because of clouds in my area. Now, I understand, you have to travel to the southern hemisphere to see it. Jim A. I left work around 4:00 PM yesterday. Zipped to the local department store to pick up a cheap pair of binoculars and

Re: PESO - mystery picture and a re-intoduction (I can now post threads again)

2007-01-13 Thread Alastair Robertson
Well you guys came up with some great captions for this shot - very witty - I think my favourites are Paul's lost trousers, Bob W's lost Englishmen, and Stan's aperture simulator sighting!I can now reveal the real answer - Ken was on the right track - this is New Zealand's famous hotwater

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread japilado
127 roll film slide, a.k.a. superslide. I had a gray Baby Rolleiflex that took 127 size film. I loved the large slides you could get from Ektachrome 127 film. You could load the 2X2 size mounts in a slide projector and get the most amazing image on a screen. At some gift shops, say, in

Re: PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-13 Thread Tom C
Hi Jim, Yes it's a mirror lens. Does a decent job overall. A fair amount of atmospheric haze to shoot through yesterday. Tom C. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Comet McNaught Date: Sat,

Re: For those who use PHOTOBUCKET

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not use a site where you're at least minimally protected? Photo.net makes it clear that the photographer is the owner of the copyright. And it's faster. Because Photo.net so slow it's ridiculous here and it's very limited if you don't

Re: OT: What Film Format Is This?

2007-01-13 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 13, 2007, at 6:33 PM, mike wilson wrote: There have been quite a few obsolete formats. Remember APS film cameras? Soon be able to add th and the digital equivalent APS-C to the Wikipedia lists together with the DA lenses!! APS is the only film on show in the camera shop in the

PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-13 Thread Walter Hamler
Yes it's a mirror lens. Does a decent job overall. A fair amount of atmospheric haze to shoot through yesterday. Apparantly you do not have any difficulty mounting a mirror lens on the istD. I have seen on other groups where folks cannon mount the mirror lenses on the DS, DL, K100, K10

Re: PESO - Comet McNaught

2007-01-13 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 14/01/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jim, Yes it's a mirror lens. Does a decent job overall. A fair amount of atmospheric haze to shoot through yesterday. You don't have a K-mount for your big bazooka yet? ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT)

Re: PAW Forced out

2007-01-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
Not my kind of image. But I like it in the context you're presenting it - Urban removal. As a stand alone image, I much prefer not to view the background houses. I do like the positioning of the barn the amount of foreground those great clouds. Kenneth Waller - Original Message -

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