OT: Manfrotto heads, please help!

2001-02-08 Thread Flavio Minelli
Hello all, tomorrow I'm going to buy myself a new tripod. The choice is the 055PRO (former 455, Bogen #3021PRO), the one which offers the ability to mount the central column horizontally. I thought I'd take the Proball head (468RC, Bogen 3435QR) and get both precision and mobility but I discover

Jelly Donut (I've got your...)

2001-02-08 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
It's a quick-and-dirty scan just now before I go to bed (I'll try to re-scan it later) but I've got your jelly donut right here: http://www.access.avernus.com/~glenn/jelly.html So, should I add fangs in photoshop, since I was too sleepy to fashion them out of icing when I took the photo?

Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect

2001-02-08 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 2/8/01 10:35:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << PJ100 seems very similar to Royal Gold 100: >> Without meaning to instigate rancor, the two could not be more different. Royal Gold is a "consumer" film competing with the FUJI "enhanced color " brands.

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Paul Jones
What are the black wiggly lines above/around the Fish on a stick? - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:42 PM Subject: Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I'd say yo

Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect

2001-02-08 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 2/8/01 8:21:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << ot a free roll of fresh Kodak Supra 100 from the local photo profiteer today. So now what?>> Sniff its bouquet, smell of the softness, at the same time, explore its amazing sharpness (hands-down favorit

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Chris Brogden
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I agree that the contrast is little more than I'd like, and if > there's a way to tone it down without upsetting some of the > other balances in the photo, I'd sure like to know about it. > I'm still playing around with contrast/brightness balances, an

Re: OT:Virii (was Re:)

2001-02-08 Thread John Glover
When I received the infected emails in my version of OE/5.50, my inbox indicated the message had an attachment. Perhaps it is how I have mine set up but when I receive a message with an attachment, OE tells me so in my inbox. Both of these messages showed an attachment in my inbox, and with an

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: February 8, 2001 9:08 PM Subject: My First Scan - Comments Welcome > Comments would be appreciated. This is one of the first scans > I've done. I'd especially like to know what

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'd say you're off to a good start, > Shel (and deserving of a "scanning > ovation" - ). I'll take my ovations where and when I can. Thank you > I was surprised to see as much > detail in the dark background > as I was able to Maybe it was the lens/film/tripo

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Dan Scott wrote: > That said, the colors of > your plant life look a > little different from what > I am used to. Hi - What plant life would that be? The leaves on the trees? the grass? the ice plants? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread IronWorks
Very good picture and scan. I've read the other comments above, and I think what is happening is that the web photo is optimized for a calibrated monitor but not for the web. When I first looked at the photo I was using my factory settings I saw a very dark background - the trees blended into bl

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Doug Brewer
Odd. Couldn't get it to load at all in Navigator. Explorer did it, though. Anyway, Nice roadside memorial shot, Shel. I find these memorials fascinating. The scan looks pretty good overall, at least for the main subject. I agree that the white on the trees is distracting, but it does echo the

Re: FS - fully automatic spotmatic rangefinder?

2001-02-08 Thread John Glover
That is one of those high tech "professional" 0.42x converters, used to make your video camera lens into a wide angle lensessentially a reverse teleconverter. John - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Chris ... Thanks for your comments. > I find the contrast between the white > trunks and branches of some of the trees > and the rest of the trees themselves to > be a little overpowering, but I'm not sure > how much of that is the scan and how much > is in the original. I agree that

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Doug Brewer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: February 8, 2001 10:20 PM Subject: Re: Pentax LZ-A? > Yeah, I forgot about the slower speeds being unusable on the LX. > > I think I may be failing to grasp a key concept here. You said the mechan

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Nice shot, Shel. It looks like a good scan too in terms of contrast and sharpness. The color is hard to judge without knowing what was in the scene. The color of the grass appears unnatural, but it could be a function of the light. The grass goes a bit toward the blue on my monitor. If you're work

Re: Photojournalism

2001-02-08 Thread IronWorks
Very good example and site. Thanks for the site. Maris - Original Message - From: "Bob Walkden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 6:06 PM Subject: OT: Photojournalism | Hi, | | further to the discussion recently about photojournalism being a

Re: New MX User

2001-02-08 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Donna Lynn writes > > > I'm new to pentax and to manual photography. Always used full auto > > everything cameras. I am going to learn manual photography. Received > > a Pentax MX free, plan to learn on it. Would appreciate any help you > > can offer. Also, where can I get accessories

Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect

2001-02-08 Thread Gerald Cermak
I seem to think it is great for most everything you listed. I haven't used it for portraits (which I rarely do), but under daylight, the colors seem to be little punchy, but smoothly so, more pleasing and warmer than Reala. I stopped using Reala the day I got my first Supra 100 roll back from th

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread Doug Brewer
Yeah, I forgot about the slower speeds being unusable on the LX. I think I may be failing to grasp a key concept here. You said the mechanical speeds of the LX are only good in case of battery failure. Are you implying that the FM3A is designed to be usable as a full time manual? If so, why wou

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Doug Franklin
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 22:23:19 -0500, Doug Brewer wrote: > Seems to be broken, Shel. > At 7:08 PM -08002/8/01, Shel Belinkoff caused thus to appear: > >Comments would be appreciated. > > > >http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/roadside32.jpg Worked just fine for me. Color looks good on my monito

Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect

2001-02-08 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
I'm not sure how it compares to Reala, but it's less contrasty than Portra and the colors are a bit more natural. To my mind it's chief virtue is that it produces excellent scans from the negative. This seems to be related to its slightly subdued contrast. Paul Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Got a f

Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect

2001-02-08 Thread Paul Jones
How does the Supra 100 compare the Royal Gold 100? I dont think Supra is imported to Australia where i am. - Original Message - From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 1:47 PM Subject: Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect > I've s

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread CetusPhoto
In a message dated 2/8/2001 10:16:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Comments would be appreciated. This is one of the first scans >I've done. I'd especially like to know what you think of the >color rendition, the tonality, and the contrast. >http://home.earthlink.net/~

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Dan Scott
Hi Shel, There is a lot of variability in monitors, so you can never really be sure how things will look on anyone else's monitor. That said, the colors of your plant life look a little different from what I am used to. The man made items look normal to me. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Comments

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Chris Brogden
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Comments would be appreciated. This is one of the first scans I've > done. I'd especially like to know what you think of the color > rendition, the tonality, and the contrast. Hi, Shel. I can't vouch for the accuracy of the colour rendition, since

Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect

2001-02-08 Thread Brian Walsh
Shel Belinkoff asked about Kodak Supra 100. Supra 100 is a new name for Kodak's Ektapress PJ100, to go with the new Supra 400 and 800 emulsions. PJ100 seems very similar to Royal Gold 100: Sharp, very fine grain, and skin colors that somehow seem just a bit off, somehow. (Supra 100/PJ100 may be e

Re: My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Doug Brewer
Seems to be broken, Shel. Doug At 7:08 PM -08002/8/01, Shel Belinkoff caused thus to appear: >Comments would be appreciated. This is one of the first scans >I've done. I'd especially like to know what you think of the >color rendition, the tonality, and the contrast. > >http://home.earthli

My First Scan - Comments Welcome

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Comments would be appreciated. This is one of the first scans I've done. I'd especially like to know what you think of the color rendition, the tonality, and the contrast. http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/roadside32.jpg -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from th

Re: Decent LX deal on ebay

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Looks like a newer one, with the new shutter box possibly. "David P. Chernicoff" wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1213551390 -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it." -S

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread Michael Perham
SETH wrote: > Not exactly. FM3A mechanical shutter is supposed to operate at all > shutter speeds. LX only works at above 1/75. Aside from that, LX > is still a better (and more expensive) camera. And the LX has a true MLU feature !! I notice that the advertising material for the FM3A seems

Decent LX deal on ebay

2001-02-08 Thread David P. Chernicoff
if you act quick - http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1213551390 - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Jerry in Houston wrote: > My wife is a photography student at a college in > Houston but it is way too far to go just to develop a few rolls of film, so > we do our negs at home. Once you finalize on your film and developer > combinations it becomes quite simple even though we can only load the

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread Mike Johnston
Doug wrote: > Mike, > > So the big deal is that Nikon is going to market as > "new" a type of shutter that the LX used for twenty > years? > > Doug The LX only does the trick at 1/75th and faster. The FM3A does it at all speeds. The LX shutter is hardly usable full time as a manual shutter--

Re: Fw: Référencement de votre site

2001-02-08 Thread Chris Brogden
I'm not that great at it myself, but here's a rough idea: On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, William Robb wrote: > > Cher Webmaster, Dear Stoat-face, > > Le logiciel Netboussole a été lancé en novembre 2000 et 20.000 > utilisateurs surfent régulièrement grâce à cet outil d’aide à la > navigation. The soft

Re: Kodak Supra 100: What to Expect

2001-02-08 Thread Bruce Dayton
I've shot several rolls of Supra 100. It is punchier and more contrasty than Reala, but then almost anything is. Grain looks pretty good on scans. Better than Portra 160. Skin tones looked really good on both light and dark skin. I have quite liked it. It might even replace my heavy use of Po

Re: New MX User

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Bill D. Casselberry" wrote: > please stand by - our expert staff in the MX dept will > be here to assist you at any moment !8^D > > a most excellent camera, by the way! Hi Bill - Where's Ted? A most excellent response, BTW . -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread SETH
"Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've got a 30 year old Fujica ST-901 that has a stepless electronic shutter > from 2 sec to 1/2000 on auto and 1/60 to 1/1000 plus B on manual. Doesn't > sound like a big deal to me It may not be, unless your batteries have died and you need to take shot

Black 43/1.9 Limited

2001-02-08 Thread rob
Hi, Does anybody know where in the world black 43/1.9's are sold ? Is it only Japan, if so how much do they cost ? Did someone mention previously rumours of black 43/1.9's in the States ? Thanks Rob "But I WANT a Black one !!" Gillespie PS Just gave up looking at Yodobashi

My work on-line

2001-02-08 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
Hi everybody, I proudly announce the birth of the on-line version of one of the magazines I work for. Its name is "Infrazioni", you can find it at http://www.infrazioni.it/ It is a magazine edited by the members of an association (Associazione Itaca) that attends to the needy children of my reg

Re: UK Photo Stores, etc.

2001-02-08 Thread Jim Meeks
Thanks Bob and Cotty and I guess Mike for the definition. I'm going to check the web site in regards to VAT, etc. It seems pretty thorough. Sincerely, Jim - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to vi

Re: Way OT: Virus Control re Outlook Express...

2001-02-08 Thread John Francis
dosk wrote: > > > > Someone has mentioned here on this list that one can get a virus (or worm, > > > or trojan) just by opening e-mail. This is, I believe, one of the many > > > unfounded, slightly paranoid, rumors about viruses. (Virii?) > > > > I assure you that both the statements made about b

Re: Focus rails

2001-02-08 Thread Joseph McAllister
On 02/08/2001 03:42, mike wilson opined: >www.novoflex.com is the address of a good site. They do have UK >reps. as far as I remember. Pentax makes one. It's pricey. Most of the New York Mail Order places have them under their own name, like Cambron. They are marketed under Vivitar, Spiratone

Re: OT: Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi ... As others have posted, I have not had a single instance of receiving mail from their special advertisers. I delete cookies every day, and I have some software that cruises my drives looking for advertising software - none has ever been found. dosk wrote: > > Registering with the NY Time

R: "PENTAX" (tm) was not Asahi's at first!?

2001-02-08 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
As I wote some time ago, the Pentax name was KW/Pentacon (tm) in South Africa only, where they marketed cine projectors under that brand name. KW already used the name Pentax for a prototype medium format camera which never saw light as a mass-produced product. It looks like they missed registerin

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Gerald Cermak
Nice little gallery, Colin. I especially liked Wave near Nugget Point, Otago. This is exactly the kind of result I'm looking for, and after seeing these, realize I can easily make it's output usable with some editing of raw scans like I do for the S20 (which, BTW, does a lousy job itself on most

"PENTAX" (tm) was not Asahi's at first!?

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
I just got this piece of info from one of my history-wise friends at Praktica group: *** Frantisek, regarding trademarks, do you know that the name "Pentax" was originally owned by KW? A range of KW cine equipment was made under the Pentax name but I suspect Asahi made an arrangement with KW to

Re: re:A lens that only fits on plastic lens mount

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 14:29 7.2.2001 -0600, Cy Galley wrote: >Many plastics are so tough that a bullet will bounce off without a trace. No >scratch, No Dent. Try that with metal! Yes, that's great. But are these great plastics used in the cheap cameras' lens mounts? Hahaha! Nope! No way a "modern" company designs

Re: Dof Preview??

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 08:14 8.2.2001 -0800, you wrote: >Personally, I still have trouble getting any useful idea of >depth of field by using the depth of field preview but I do find >it invaluable for judging the quality of the out-of-focus >background in macro shots. I tend to think of it as a "quality >of bokeh pr

Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Robert Harris
"Matamoros, Cesar A." wrote: > > I have to reply to this one. > > Being from NY and living away from there I have been subscribed to > the NY Times for about two years now. I have not had a single instance of > receiving mail from their special advertisers. Concerning 'cookies'

Re: EI2000 (was:RE: Discontinued FA 4/28-70 AL ?!? (RE: A 35-70 f3.5-4.5 - comments?)

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
Oops. Mea culpa. I am sorry! I must have read it somewhere - the local phot zines are just full of crap! Ok, that's good news! I had the wrong impression. True optical viewfinder is of course much better, even with beamsplitter! I actually filmed few times with Super-8 cameras with same thing, a

Re[2]: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, dosk wrote: [...] > Also, a question; as DOF deepens the more you stop down a lens, would a 1.0 > lens, perhaps because of all that much more glass available, have a > proportionately better DOF at say 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.0, etc, etc?? > Skip No. It doesn't matter what the largest aperture is

Re[2]: UK Photo Stores, etc.

2001-02-08 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Mike Johnston wrote: > Bob Walkden wrote: >> 2 more shops in Pied Bull Yard, can't remember the names >> Museum Cameras flew by night... > For our foreign members who may not know the meaning of this term, I offer > this definition, from the book _2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings, and >

Re: Discontinued FA 4/28-70 AL ?!? (RE: A 35-70 f3.5-4.5 - comments?)

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 22:14 7.2.2001 -0600, you wrote: >I heard a Pentax rep state about a month ago that the PZ-1p production was stopped and Pentax did not plan to fill back orders on the camera, in favor of the new MZ-S. > >John A pity :( I hoped I could get one cheaper if the price falls, but now doubt it with

RE: Lens sharpness

2001-02-08 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
Leave the centre of the filter free of Vaseline, and use a hood, else the Vaseline will show up very white. You can play with the ratio between the covered and uncovered area. Frits. > I read this tip somewhere about getting a cheap > plain(eg. skylight) filter and spreading some vaseline > on i

RE: KM&newbie questions

2001-02-08 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
Is iemand geinteresseerd in de Nederlandstalige uitvoering van de MX gebruiksaanwijzing? Frits - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

Re: Way OT: Virus Control re Outlook Express...

2001-02-08 Thread dosk
> > Someone has mentioned here on this list that one can get a virus (or worm, > > or trojan) just by opening e-mail. This is, I believe, one of the many > > unfounded, slightly paranoid, rumors about viruses. (Virii?) > > I assure you that both the statements made about being able to get > infec

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Gerald Cermak
aimcompute writes: > I haven't checked to see if there were any software > updates or not. Maybe there are. There are new drivers on their website dated Jan 2001. Gerry - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the direction

RE: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject

2001-02-08 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
> > I guess that means that there isn't a lot you can do > for people using Outlook Express. Or can you change > that option to allow the final extension to be > displayed? It's been so long since I last fooled > around with Outlook I don't remember. I always enable > extension display in Windo

Re: OT:Virii (was Re:)

2001-02-08 Thread John Francis
Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > > >John Glover wrote: > > > > > > But I assume you had to open the email to get infected? If it has an > > attachment, I do not even read the mail, just deletebut I suppose I > > need to update my Norton AV to get something that does do email now as well > > >

RE: Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I have to reply to this one. Being from NY and living away from there I have been subscribed to the NY Times for about two years now. I have not had a single instance of receiving mail from their special advertisers. Concerning 'cookies' I delete them after every session as I d

Re: We don't need no steenkeeng geography (was: Re: MZ-S Info NotYet)

2001-02-08 Thread Lasse Karlsson
Mike J. wrote: > Bob wrote: > > My knowledge of western Europe is much better than my knowledge of eastern > > Europe. When I was in school, eastern Europe was part of the 'Evil Empire', > > behind the 'Iron Curtain' and somewhere few folks traveled. > > As Wheatfield Wille would say, "har!" Yo

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Colin & Linda McKie
Gerald Cermak wrote: > > I'm gentle on equipment, but the real question is, could I get 1000 scans > out of it? 1? Are the scans workable with good editors? I've been > using a Photosmart S20 for 1.5 years, and have finally figured my way around > it's limitations to get fairly decent scans

Re: PZ1-P flash vs. handheld meter

2001-02-08 Thread Nicholas Wright
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Just got a Minolta meter -- the IV, with flash and > ambient reading > capability. Checked the TTL of my PZ1-P vs. the > meter, and here's what I > found: > > 1. The PZ-1P is consistently about 2/3 stop hotter > with TTL than it needs to > be... but it is consis

Re: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread Bob Blakely
Yes. Focal length, f/stop and allowable circle of confusion are the sole determiners of DOF. All lenses for 35mm cameras of the same focal length and at the same f/stop will have the same DOF. It's a physical thing. Regards, Bob... --- Democracy is two wolves and a la

Re: OT:Virii (was Re:)

2001-02-08 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
>John Glover wrote: > > > > But I assume you had to open the email to get infected? If it has an > attachment, I do not even read the mail, just deletebut I suppose I > need to update my Norton AV to get something that does do email now as well > >But the email *didn't* have an obvious

RE: Geography query

2001-02-08 Thread Frits J. Wüthrich
> [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > Is Ljubljana near Ulan Bator? Yes, both locations are on this planet. Frits - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://p

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread Todd Stanley
I don't really expect Pentax to answer, as they never had anything to compete with FM2n anyway. But if the so called "retro-camera" that some people think Pentax might build is like the FM3a it would be nice. Todd At 10:02 AM 2/8/01 +0100, you wrote: >What will Pentax do to beat the FM3A??

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread aimcompute
As far as 10,000 scans is concerned. I personally doubt it. With the mechanical noises I hear when mine is in use, I'd not be sure about a 1000. Call me a pessimist. Still... I was in much the same boat as you. Away from home I had a choice of scanning vs. not scanning. Was it worth it for me

Re: TTL Flash for Macro?

2001-02-08 Thread Leon Altoff
>Hi Leon, Hello, >>Yes this is a pain of a setup but it gives plenty of >>light and at 7 times magnification to the film I want all the depth of >>field I can get! > >Wow. 7X? Well it's actually about 6.8 - Pentax bellows M with 50 mm f 1.4 reverse mounted at full extension and a 2 time teleco

Re: Way OT: inside a Mac, was Re: Reducing excessive sharpness in portraits - 1st try

2001-02-08 Thread Todd Stanley
It happened to a friend of mine. He had an older PowerPC, and it got full of dust and it toasted the board. The repair person basically told him it was trash, despite the fact drive still spun up and stuff. I never took a look at but I don't have any reason to doubt him. He got a PC to replac

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread aimcompute
I have one. I used it to scan my last 3 or 4 PUG submissions. Bought it to use with my laptop while working out of town. My general impressions: 1. You basically get what you pay for, maybe a little less in this case. 2. I have a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual, and while I have not scanned the sam

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread Leon Altoff
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 23:11:29 +1100, Paul Jones wrote: >How much are these scanners worth in Australia? and where did you pick yours >up from? Paul, I got mine from the Scanner Place in Box Hill, but Ted's have them now for about AU$450. You can read up on it at http://www.scanace.com/pro_pf180

Re: Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Rfsindg
Like Dave says, there never was a cover. I bought the camera new in '83 and no cover. Look closely, a cover won't fit over the mechanism. No problem though, the '83 Super Program is still going strong. Regards, Bob S. Dave wrote: <> - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To uns

Re: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread Albano_Garcia
Also, a question; as DOF deepens the more you stop down a lens, would a 1.0 lens, perhaps because of all that much more glass available, have a proportionately better DOF at say 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 2.0, etc, etc?? Skip AFAIK all 50mm lens at ie f4 will have the same dof (as all 100mm or 135mm or what

Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Gerald Cermak
Robert Harris writes: > Interesting article. I like this line, even though I do not agree > fully > > Mr. Cartier-Bresson added, "A flash is like rape." I think I can appreciate the gist of his comment. Some people like to slink around in dark or barely lit areas, and a flash takes it away

RE: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Lewis, Gerald
The only dedicated piece we have is a double Paterson developing tank (about $20 and a second 35mm reel for $7 at B&H). The only other specialized item would be a simple dial thermometer for a few bucks. I use a thermocouple on my VOM which I already had. I use commonly available 1 and 2 liter

Re: OT: We don't need no steenkeeng geography (was: Re: MZ-S Info Not Yet)

2001-02-08 Thread Rfsindg
Mike, I stand corrected. (Is it really western Europe?) I know Tito seemed to have some independence from the Soviet Union although he was a communist and aligned with their block. He preserved some independence because the terrain was so difficult to conquor. At the height of the cold war,

Re: Virus, I Was The Guilty Party

2001-02-08 Thread Robert Harris
Don't be too harsh with him, Bob. After all, but for him sending around the virus -- by accident, I assume -- we non-Brazilians never would have discovered the real Tiazinha. Bob Bob Blakely wrote: > > Bad boy. No cookie. > > Har! - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubs

Re: Virus, I Was The Guilty Party

2001-02-08 Thread Cy Galley
It probably wasn't your fault. Once you become inflected, many virus just attach themselves to your out going mail... WITHOUT your knowledge. - Original Message - From: "dick graham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:05 AM Subject: Virus, I

Re: OT: Virus Control re Outlook Express...

2001-02-08 Thread John Francis
dosk wrote: > > Outlook Express users, do not despair.. > > Someone has mentioned here on this list that one can get a virus (or worm, > or trojan) just by opening e-mail. This is, I believe, one of the many > unfounded, slightly paranoid, rumors about viruses. (Virii?) I assure you that bo

When in da hell?

2001-02-08 Thread Albano_Garcia
Somebody told he saw the 24-90 in a store in Japan. But somebody knows when in da hell it will be buyable in the usa? I'm in Argentina, but I have a guy who can buy it for me there. Thanks Albano, with anxiety - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://ww

Re: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Bill D. Casselberry
Dan Scott wondered: > You can also very easily do you own proof sheet using a lamp > and a couple of trays in the bathroom. it's really fairly easy, Dan. In the dark, you lay out your paper and put the negs (in a sleeve page) over it and cover w/ a piece of clean gl

Re: OT: Canon fast lenses (was: Re[2]: AdaptAll?)

2001-02-08 Thread dosk
Previous message: > BTW, how sharp the A 1.2 is at 1.0 ;-) (the DOF at 1.0 is propably NONE, so > I would say that lens would be actually UNUSABLE for photography! You would > get almost nothing or every time the bad thing in focus. Like tip of > person's nose, but not their eyes. Perhaps nice f

Re: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Norman Baugher
Simple version. You need two trays, a light bulb (60W), glass from an 8x10 picture frame, darkroom light bulb, paper developer and fixer. Put the negs in one of those archive sleeves, lay the glass over the top, turn on the dark room light, slide a piece of 8x10 paper under the negs, hold the ligh

Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I tend to agree more with HC-B's sentiment ... Robert Harris wrote: > Interesting article. I like this line, > even though I do not agree fully > > Mr. Cartier-Bresson added, "A flash is like rape." -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "When you photograph people in color, you pho

Re: FS - fully automatic spotmatic rangefinder?

2001-02-08 Thread Cy Galley
I liked the "VIDEO wide angle converter" That really if "pro"!!! Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein - Original Message - From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, Feb

Virus, I Was The Guilty Party

2001-02-08 Thread dick graham
My apologies to all, I was the SOB that inadvertently sent the virus out earlier this week. My humblest apologies to all. I have been "de-loused" so everything I send should be fine now. DG - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and fo

OT: Virus Control re Outlook Express...

2001-02-08 Thread dosk
Outlook Express users, do not despair.. Someone has mentioned here on this list that one can get a virus (or worm, or trojan) just by opening e-mail. This is, I believe, one of the many unfounded, slightly paranoid, rumors about viruses. (Virii?) Email comes through to a Microsoft O/S system

RE: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Lewis, Gerald
We have thought about this but so far we have not found it necessary..also makes me a better reader of negatives, I think? It may yet happen.. Jerry -Original Message- From: Norman Baugher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject

Re: Anyone using the Pacific-Image Prime-Film 1800U scanner?

2001-02-08 Thread aimcompute
I have one. I used it to scan my last 3 or 4 PUG submissions. Bought it to use with my laptop while working out of town. My general impressions: 1. You basically get what you pay for, maybe a little less in this case. 2. I have a Minolta Dimage Scan Dual, and while I have not scanned the sam

RE: Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Jens Bladt
Hi Mine is missing the cover too. I had a ME Super once. It had the cover. Since the same winder can be used fot both cameras, the cover must be the same. You might get a cover for a ME Super instead. Best Regards Jens - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Robert Harris
Interesting article. I like this line, even though I do not agree fully Mr. Cartier-Bresson added, "A flash is like rape." Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > Hi - > > HC-B was photographed by DDD using an old Pentax. HC-B was not > happy. Read all about it here: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/0

Re: FS - fully automatic spotmatic rangefinder?

2001-02-08 Thread Bill Owens
What in the world is the "wide converter" on the lens Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Check out the attached Yahoo auction description for another good laugh. > Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy ! Also makes me want to trust this new > person to photo equipment auctions. > > > http://page.auct

Re: FS - fully automatic spotmatic rangefinder?

2001-02-08 Thread Chris Brogden
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, W Keith Mosier wrote: > Check out the attached Yahoo auction description for another good laugh. > Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy ! Also makes me want to trust this new > person to photo equipment auctions. Well, I wasn't interested in it until I saw that it was a "definit

HC-B Chafes Over Photographs of His Well-Guarded Face

2001-02-08 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi - HC-B was photographed by DDD using an old Pentax. HC-B was not happy. Read all about it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/08/arts/08ARTS.html?pagewanted=all You may have to register with the New York Times in order to read this article. It's easy and it's free. Shel Belinkoff mail

Re: Pentax LZ-A?

2001-02-08 Thread Doug Brewer
Mike, So the big deal is that Nikon is going to market as "new" a type of shutter that the LX used for twenty years? Doug Quoting Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Sadly, and somewhat ironically, it may be that only a company that is doing > well with its "computers with motors" tha

Re: Wanted Super A plate and advice

2001-02-08 Thread Dave Evans
Hard to believe, but there never was a cover for the hole- I asked Pentax USA the question 15 years ago, and that was the answer. Dave Evans >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/08 4:08 AM >>> Hi, I am after the screw in plate that cover the motor drive whole on a Super A, i assume one of a Program Plus

Re: Average cost of B+W film development and contact sheet

2001-02-08 Thread Norman Baugher
You can also very easily do you own proof sheet using a lamp and a couple of trays in the bathroom. Then view the sheets instead of the negs or both. You can get a better idea of your final print that way before you spend the money at the pro lab. Norm From: Lewis, Gerald > After developing, cutti

Re: OT: monitor configuration

2001-02-08 Thread canislupus
At 15:12 4.2.2001 -0500, you wrote: > > >"Frits J. Wüthrich" wrote: >> >> Adobe Gamma is not included in the LE version. That is one of the features >> left out making it a limited edition. > >Yikes. > >Well, there ends my ability to assist. Sorry... > >I know of a couple of colour calibration t

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