Re: Picture Window Pro Recommendation was - Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Keith Whaley
Your point is well taken... I'll revisit their web site, and find an address for correspondence. Good idea, keith Bruce Dayton wrote: > > Keith, > > You should at least write to them with the request. If they don't get > enough requests, they won't consider it. If it appears to be a good > ma

Re: Photo Book Collecting

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> Interesting, I will keep your post and bear in mind what you have said. > > But I have never approached books as an investment other than an investment in > enjoyment and/or knowledge. > > Of the eight books I have, all are "how-to" except for Galen Rowell's "Inner > Game of Outdoor Photography

Re: OT: Anyone running PS7 on a Mac?

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
I'm sure it's been done. (But the results were embarrassing to management so the report was suppressed). At 12:34 AM 1/12/2003 -0600, you wrote: On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 07:37 PM, T Rittenhouse wrote: He don't have to go to all those meetings the pointy haired guys insist upon? Cia

Re: OT: HTML Editors

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
Oh God Ann don't use MS-Word, the only thing the HTML it produces is good for is posting you resume on a web page. At 12:07 AM 1/12/2003 -0500, you wrote: Shaun Canning wrote: > What HTML editors or web page creation software are PDMLer's using for > their web sites? I am still using Frontpage 2

Re: Is it worth it to keep both a 28mm & a 35mm?

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> Sometimes it's hard to tell, with Mike... > I suppose he'll take THAT personally, too... Sighhh. I wasn't criticizing anybody! I was just responding as best I could. I think the point is valid...that often we want to think about things rather than try them out. This is something I have to r

Re: Photo Book Collecting

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> However, once > I have the book the market price doesn't matter because I only buy > books that I like - predominantly reportage, documentary and > photojournalism - and I keep them. I'm not a trader. Bob, Me, too. I will sometimes de-accession books I don't want, but not to make a profit. >

Re: Aaron R.--new stuff

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> Well, I always felt that 35mm makes really nice 5x7 prints. Tom, Actually, I like to see a little grain in my prints. Gives 'em a little bite. I tend to print at 6x9, 7x10.5 (mostly), or (occasionally) 8x12. I don't know why, but I get a little bugged by the smoothness of 6x6 at 8x10. It always

Re: OT: Anyone running PS7 on a Mac?

2003-01-11 Thread Dan Scott
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 07:37 PM, T Rittenhouse wrote: He don't have to go to all those meetings the pointy haired guys insist upon? Ciao, Graywolf Well, I guess that must be the answer. Has anyone ever derived a productivity to meeting ratio? Dan Scott

Re: Vivitar Flash on MX or ME Super

2003-01-11 Thread Marcel Appenzzell
How does one turn on the flash? Marcel Appenzzell From: John Mustarde The Vivitar has a red Test button near the bottom. Turn on the flash, listen for the sound of it charging up, then wait til the Ready light comes on. When the Ready light is on, fire the Test button. If the flash fires, it

Re: Is it worth it to keep both a 28mm & a 35mm?

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> I think I'm perfectly capable of solving such issues. > Just thought it might be fun to discuss. I thought > that's what this list was for. Oh well... > > I'll try not to "bother" everyone so much in the > future. Steve, I certainly don't mind discussing it. If I sounded condescending, I ap

Photoshop vs. Picture Window

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
George, I'm changing the thread title since this is about Photoshop again, not Macs. > Photoshop on a decently sized Intel machine > under windows XP is virtually indistinguishable from that same program on a > Mac. True enough. Photoshop is virtually the same. > To recommend Photoshop to a ph

Re: Vivitar Flash on MX or ME Super

2003-01-11 Thread John Mustarde
On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 16:26:32 -0800, you wrote: >Hello, and good weekend to you. > >I have received a Vivitar 2500 Zoom flash that I would like to include as a >gift to my niece along with an ME Super or an MX body. > >The flash has fresh batteries, and when attached to the hot shoe, will not >fi

Re: OT: web page quetsions

2003-01-11 Thread Nicholas Wright
If you use a Macintosh there's a program call PhotoSiteTimeSaviour available from . It's freeware and it works very well. I use it to generate all the proof pages at my website . Go there and click on proofs and click on a recent game to see how it works. Feel free to ask any questions you lik

Re: Stange Super Program Problem

2003-01-11 Thread Rfsindg
Battery strong?, battery compartment clean?, 3 screws on the bottom tight? Super Program's shutter is 100% electronic. Without juice, things won't work. Sometimes weak batteries lead to strange problems. You can have enough juice for the LCD, but not to fire the shutter. Regards, Bob S. [EMAI

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Sure is. 1. open source is by definition not ripped off. 2. if you bought the rights to it it is not ripped off. 3. If you cloned (reverse engineered) it with a different look and feel it is not ripped off. However, most of the heroes of the early personal computer era were avowed hackers in the or

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Yes, I know. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 11:26 PM Subject: Re: OT: Mac Blat > In a message dated 1/11/2003 11:19:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread eactivist
In a message dated 1/11/2003 11:19:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I noticed a > long time ago that what someone accuses others of is what > you can expect > them to do if they get the chance. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto Hehehe. Doe a

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread eactivist
In a message dated 1/11/2003 7:05:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Now, as far as Photoshop is concerned, I also have an opinion on > that. (Time to stir the pot.) To recommend Photoshop to a photographer > getting into image processing is a disservice. That novice >

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Doug Brewer
Try Microfrontier's Color It!, http://www.microfrontier.com/products/colorit40/index.html At 6:53 PM -08001/11/03, Keith Whaley wrote: > >I'd much rather use something else... > >keith whaley -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com

Re: PENTAX DEBUTS HIGH-QUALITY SCRAPPLE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HORMEL

2003-01-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
tom wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> > > Having worked out of the Baltimore area for a while, I was aware of > > scrapple. Yet, I have never tried it. Maybe it is time to > > correct that. > > > > I may have to take a business tri

Re: OT: HTML Editors

2003-01-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Shaun Canning wrote: > What HTML editors or web page creation software are PDMLer's using for > their web sites? I am still using Frontpage 2000, which does the job, > but is an idiosyncratic little bugger... > I just write straight code and crib a lot from previously written stuff - occasionally

pz-1p focusing screen for mz-s

2003-01-11 Thread whereswayne
are they interchangeable i have the grid one for the pz-1p and would love it on the mz-s

Re: Vivitar Flash on MX or ME Super

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
Then there's probably something wrong with the flash. Low voltage units should work fine on an older body if there's nothing wrong with the body. At 07:12 PM 1/11/2003 -0800, you wrote: I tried it on six bodies. Marcel Appenzzell From: Peter Alling Does any flash work on the body you tried

Re: Photo Book Collecting

2003-01-11 Thread eactivist
In a message dated 1/11/2003 5:21:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Sorry for the long post. As you can tell, this is a subject near and dear to > my heart. Anyway, I highly recommend starting a photo book collection TODAY. > Even eight books are a good start, so long as th

SF1 body dead in the water

2003-01-11 Thread Rob Gordon
Hi all, SF1 body - dead in the water despite fresh batteries - LCD screen lights up but it won't load film, shoot, meter etc. It does seem to switch between it's programmed modes when asked to. This unit came as part of a package of stuff that I got (I was primarily interested in the macro

Re: slightly OT

2003-01-11 Thread Feroze Kistan
Keith, I'm not even gonna answer and you know very well why! Feroze - Original Message - From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 1:43 AM Subject: Re: slightly OT > > > Feroze Kistan wrote: > > > > I tear an old photograph into a stri

Re: Konica Professional 160 120-12 film.

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Hi Cesar, All color negative film is overrated. Try 1/2 to 1 stop exposure over the published rating. probably you will find something like a speed index of 100 to work well with standard processing. Hows that for a film I have never used? Actually I would try it at 160, 120, 100, & 80 and see wit

Re: 135/2.5 hood depth

2003-01-11 Thread Steve Larson
Thank you so much Ken! Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California "Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film." - Original Message - From: "Ken Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 10:17 AM Subject: Re: 135/2.5 hood depth >

Re: Lens Flare and French Flags

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Never head it called anything but a flag here in the states. Must be another of those inexplicable Limmy things. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003

Re: 135/2.5 hood depth

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
It's 58mm screw in diameter it opens up to a diameter of about 71.5 mm and about 55.5 mm long. At 03:42 PM 1/11/2003 -0800, you wrote: Hi, can someone who has this dedicated metal hood for their 135/2.5 let me know the depth (length) overall. Width would be nice too. Thanks, Steve Larson Redondo

Re: What Lens Do YOU Want?

2003-01-11 Thread John Whicker
Peter Alling wote: > I'd think that it's just a bit expensive to trash if you bought it > new. That depends very much on what you usually pay for lenses. The point I was trying to make (obviously I failed!) was that this is (comparatively) a very cheap T&S lens and therefore one that is well wo

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Oh what fun. See comments inline. My opinion is Bruce is correct. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Not quite, because Bill Gates is the ultimate rip-off artist. And M$ is re-known for getting away with it. > > IIRC t

Re: Is it worth it to keep both a 28mm & a 35mm?

2003-01-11 Thread John Whicker
Steve Pearson wrote: > Thanks, > > I think I'm perfectly capable of solving such issues. > Just thought it might be fun to discuss. I thought > that's what this list was for. Oh well... I'm sorry Steve. My comment was not aimed at you. I just think that these questions would generate many fa

Zoom Flash 300mm

2003-01-11 Thread Gregory L. Hansen
I think such a thing doesn't exist, but I may as well ask. I've seen auto zoom flashes that go from around 28mm to 85mm, sometimes to 105mm. And there's a Fresnel lens, the Better Beamer, to extend flash range, but should be used with 300mm lenses or longer or the corners will get dark. But that

Re: Lens Flare and French Flags

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
It still looked like a flag of truce from a distance. At 08:18 PM 1/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: No, it had 3 (I think) gold lilies, flur d' lis (sp?) on it. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PRO

Re: Lens Flare and French Flags

2003-01-11 Thread John Whicker
Cotty wrote: > > Been using a Sigma 14mm and lens flare is prominent shooting anywhere > near the sun. Sometimes not even anywhere near. Flagging is my solution Would a better solution be to buy the Tamron 14mm, which has superior multi-coating? I believe that Tamron also make the 14mm Nikkor,

Re: Is it worth it to keep both a 28mm & a 35mm?

2003-01-11 Thread Dan Scott
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 06:22 PM, Steve Pearson wrote: Thanks, I think I'm perfectly capable of solving such issues. Just thought it might be fun to discuss. I thought that's what this list was for. Oh well... I'll try not to "bother" everyone so much in the future. Happy New Yea

Re: OT: Anyone running PS7 on a Mac?

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
He don't have to go to all those meetings the pointy haired guys insist upon? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > If one guy can do all this and keep it up todate on a daily basis, > what the H*ll is wrong

Re: Vivitar Flash on MX or ME Super

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
Does any flash work on the body you tried it on. I have a MX which has dirty flash contacts down deep in the body. It only works sporadically with any flash. At 04:26 PM 1/11/2003 -0800, you wrote: Hello, and good weekend to you. I have received a Vivitar 2500 Zoom flash that I would like to i

Re: What Lens Do YOU Want?

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
I'd think that it's just a bit expensive to trash if you bought it new. At 12:29 AM 1/12/2003 +, you wrote: A K wrote: > A shift AND TILT lens, like Canon's 24, 45 & 90! Have you thought of trying the Soviet 35mm f/2.8 T&S lens? It's almost cheap enough to trash if it doesn't satisfy. Jo

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
Not really a rip off. The founder of DR was something of an Idealist and wasn't against the use of his structures to create a code compatible version of CPM86. Microsoft did however reverse engineer some of CPM86 to fix a few bugs in DOS. At 07:30 AM 1/12/2003 +1100, you wrote: - Original

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
Not quite correct, the guy who actually wrote Q-dos got nothing but his salary in the deal. The company that he worked for got the fee. There is some justice, he did eventually get a cushy job at Microsoft, while his boss's went out of business. At 03:10 PM 1/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: In a mess

Re: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Why Mike, you didn't ask my opinion, so how can it be best? BTW, the reason Apple could not keep Gates from using the interface is because they didn't invent it, Xerox did. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
It would be really hard to get Gates (Microsoft) to pay Apple royalties since the MAC interface is a simplified version of the LISA interface (also Apple), which was a complete copy of Xerox's experimental interface from their Palo Alto Research Center. Neither organization would want to open tha

RE: Konica Professional 160 120-12 film.

2003-01-11 Thread Butch Black
Cesar; It's a nice film. Like most 160 speed it is best rated at 100. The only problem with it is finding someone who has a channel balanced well for it. I have seen too much of it run slightly pinkish due to not having a separate channel balanced for it. BUTCH "Each man had only one genuine voc

Re: Is it worth it to keep both a 28mm & a 35mm?

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
I think Mike was making a general comment, not criticising you. I have noticed and commented before, that threads very quickly become generalized, and replies should not be taken personally. But we all do that, me more often then many. As you read the list you will notice that we tend to be a rath

Re: Photo Book Collecting

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> Slightly OT, but I was surprised to come across a list of books you > recommended on a sidebar on Amazon.com, but was never able to find it > again. Is there any to track those lists down? Dan, Here's what that list was compiled for: http://www.steves-digicams.com/smp/09082002.html The link is

Re: Photo Book Collecting

2003-01-11 Thread Lukasz Kacperczyk
> Sorry for the long post. As you can tell, this is a subject near and dear to > my heart. Anyway, I highly recommend starting a photo book collection TODAY. > Even eight books are a good start, so long as they're good ones! > > --Mike > I think I know what the next Sunday Morning Photographer wil

Re: Apology: OT Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
And right you are to apologize, Cotty. I was looking at Macs in Comp USA down in Charlotte today. Obviously they are pop sculpture, not working tools. Any worthwhile computer has to be in an ugly black (or at least beige) box. Good lord, those apple people don't even know what a computer is suppose

Re: Photo Book Collecting

2003-01-11 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Saturday, January 11, 2003, 10:21:58 PM, you wrote: >> I've only got eight photography books so far, but I haven't been at this long >> -- just give me time. Hehehe. > Actually, I know a fair amount about books. I was in charge of the Rare Book > Room at one of the colleges I attended and wo

Re: Aaron R.--new stuff

2003-01-11 Thread T Rittenhouse
Well, I always felt that 35mm makes really nice 5x7 prints. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Isn't that sort of the problem with 6x7? You really need to make big > enlargements to really appreciate it.

Vivitar Flash on MX or ME Super

2003-01-11 Thread Marcel Appenzzell
Hello, and good weekend to you. I have received a Vivitar 2500 Zoom flash that I would like to include as a gift to my niece along with an ME Super or an MX body. The flash has fresh batteries, and when attached to the hot shoe, will not fire. When it was checked last year it worked - or maybe

Re: What Lens Do YOU Want?

2003-01-11 Thread John Whicker
A K wrote: > A shift AND TILT lens, like Canon's 24, 45 & 90! Have you thought of trying the Soviet 35mm f/2.8 T&S lens? It's almost cheap enough to trash if it doesn't satisfy. John

Re: Lens Flare and French Flags

2003-01-11 Thread Peter Alling
The original french flag was solid white not tri-colored. At 10:46 PM 1/11/2003 +, you wrote: Thanks Frank. >Great idea. > >But, why are they called French flags? They apprear to only have one >colour, not three. > >Anyone know? You know, I was just thinking that when I read your post. Ast

Re: Is it worth it to keep both a 28mm & a 35mm?

2003-01-11 Thread Steve Pearson
Thanks, I think I'm perfectly capable of solving such issues. Just thought it might be fun to discuss. I thought that's what this list was for. Oh well... I'll try not to "bother" everyone so much in the future. Happy New Year! --- John Whicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Johnston w

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Keith Whaley
Thank you, George... It needed to be said, and you did it. keith whaley George Sinos wrote: > > Mike - > > It's not that I don't respect your opinion, because I do. It's just, in > this case, times have changed. Photoshop on a decently sized Intel machine > under windows XP is virtually indis

Re: Is it worth it to keep both a 28mm & a 35mm?

2003-01-11 Thread John Whicker
Mike Johnston wrote: > One thing I've noticed over the years in dealing with photo hobbyists is > that we like to "think" the solutions to problems. Often we'd be better off > discovering the solution through _doing_ rather than thinking. How true! What is perhaps even worse than "thinking" the

Re: 135/2.5 hood depth

2003-01-11 Thread Ken Archer
47mm deep x 70mm wide On Saturday 11 January 2003 11:42 pm, Steve Larson wrote: > Hi, can someone who has this dedicated metal hood for their 135/2.5 > let me know the depth (length) overall. Width would be nice too. -- Ken Archer Canine Photography San Antonio, Texas "Business Is Going To The D

Re: 135/2.5 hood depth

2003-01-11 Thread Keith Whaley
Hi Steve, O.D. is 2.875", and height is 2.125", as it sits on the table. That's the Tak version, with 58mm filter thread... This hood also fits the 200mm 4.0. keith whaley West Mar Vista, California Steve Larson wrote: > > Hi, can someone who has this dedicated metal hood for their 135/2.5 let

Re: Stange Super Program Problem

2003-01-11 Thread Mark D.
--- Peter Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does it also do this when you fire it on X sync? Yes Mark __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Re: Apology: OT Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Keith Whaley
Cotty wrote: > > Folks, > > I hereby duly apologise. I should know better but I was stupid enough to > hit the send button before my brain engaged and prevented me. Please > accept my humblest sorrow for initiating what must rank as a verbotten > thread. > > For the record, I read: > > > how

RE: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread George Sinos
Mike - It's not that I don't respect your opinion, because I do. It's just, in this case, times have changed. Photoshop on a decently sized Intel machine under windows XP is virtually indistinguishable from that same program on a Mac. Many of the latest Photoshop books point this out in the

Re: I have just joined the list

2003-01-11 Thread Keith Whaley
Kathy L wrote: > > North Royalton. It's a southwest suburb of Cleveland, about 25 - 30 miles > from Mentor. Okay, I know where it is... If Mentor didn't have winters like they do, I may never have moved... Well, more to the point, if their unemployment rate didn't jump up and down as much as

Re: slightly OT

2003-01-11 Thread Feroze Kistan
I tear an old photograph into a strip wide enough to fit the spool, lick the end which makes it slightly sticky, stick it into the spool and pull the leader out. Worked everytime I tried it. Feroze - Original Message - From: "Collin Brendemuehl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> S

Re: Can digital capture do TIME exposures?

2003-01-11 Thread Feroze Kistan
Thanks guys Feroze - Original Message - From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Can digital capture do TIME exposures? > ...or approaching On Topic: > > >From "A guide for the use of CCD's: #1 Where to start", fou

Re: Can digital capture do TIME exposures?

2003-01-11 Thread Dan Scott
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 04:39 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: What some digicam manufacturers have done is to provide a thermally conductive path from the image sensor to the chassis (alloy) in an effort to reduce thermal noise. The Olympus E series digicams are configured in this manner.

Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?

2003-01-11 Thread Feroze Kistan
> Nicholas Basbanes tells a story in one of his books of two brothers--I seem > to remember they were from Brooklyn--who literally died when a mountain of > books in their apartment shifted and crushed them. I can't remember the > whole story, but I for one can believe it. > > --Mike Its was abo

Stange Super Program Problem

2003-01-11 Thread Mark D.
Okay Folks, My Super Program developed a problem today. When I make an exposure, the shutter fires but the mirror won't drop back down. If I move the aperture ring, it will brop back down. If I remove the lens, it will drop back down. If I make dry fire without a lens attached, the mirror drops ba

Re: Lens Flare and French Flags

2003-01-11 Thread Dan Scott
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 04:46 PM, Cotty wrote: Thanks Frank. Great idea. But, why are they called French flags? They apprear to only have one colour, not three. Anyone know? You know, I was just thinking that when I read your post. Astonishing timing. I don't know - let's hav

Apology: OT Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Cotty
Folks, I hereby duly apologise. I should know better but I was stupid enough to hit the send button before my brain engaged and prevented me. Please accept my humblest sorrow for initiating what must rank as a verbotten thread. For the record, I read: > how hard it is to use a Mac and for th

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Cotty
>That Apple ripped off from Xerox PARC. Entirely true! Thanks Bruce. Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ _

OT: Cheap Film

2003-01-11 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
I have Fuji for NPC $5 per propack (5 rolls, 120) 41 propacks, to be specific. Collin

Photo Book Collecting

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> I've only got eight photography books so far, but I haven't been at this long > -- just give me time. Hehehe. Marnie, Actually, I know a fair amount about books. I was in charge of the Rare Book Room at one of the colleges I attended and would have gone to work for the Library of Congress if it

Re: ScanDual III (was "Re: Mac Blat")

2003-01-11 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
Do the scans look sharper than from the HP? I assume the Minolta is much better than the HP for slides. Have you tried manually adjusting the focus? Was the Minolta softer than the Nikon (which model?) with the Minolta dust removal turned off? Do you find the much difference is the noise when u

RE: Minolta Dimage Scan Speed. Comments wanted.

2003-01-11 Thread Jos from Holland
Hi Lasse, I have the scan speed. I bought it about a year ago from a shop nearby, upgrading to Nikon (same story as you!). I was told (and I believe) it was not used for more than 50 films. So in fact it was brand new and I got full garantee. I use it with the original software. This software is n

Lens Flare and French Flags

2003-01-11 Thread Cotty
Hi gang, Been using a Sigma 14mm and lens flare is prominent shooting anywhere near the sun. Sometimes not even anywhere near. Flagging is my solution, and here are the details: http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/mods/frenchflag.html Thood for fought. Cotty Oh

Re: ScanDual III (was "Re: Mac Blat")

2003-01-11 Thread Bob Zwarick
As far as I know the Dimage Scan Dual III can only handle APS full roll. And with an optional feeder. - Bob - Original Message - From: "Ryan K. Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 1:47 PM Subject: Re: Scan

Re: ScanDual III (was "Re: Mac Blat")

2003-01-11 Thread Bob Zwarick
For S-20 owners, no more scrathes from the drive mechanism, better color rendition of water blues. And easier to load :) - Original Message - From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 1:46 PM Subject: Re: ScanDual III (was "Re: Ma

Re: ScanDual III (was "Re: Mac Blat")

2003-01-11 Thread Bob Zwarick
Sure, first lets qualify the environment... XP Pro, Pentium 4 @ 2 GHertz 80 GB HD for images. Acanner on a USB 2.0 channel. I have used the HP s-20 original, an early Nikon scanner. I find the software package to be quite stable and can scan into PS or into a file. The software does take a little

Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?

2003-01-11 Thread Bob Walkden
Hi, Saturday, January 11, 2003, 7:35:00 PM, you wrote: >> Are you complaining, or bragging? > Greywolf, > I can't decide. I think both, in just about equal measure. > It's true I take great pride in my photo book library. It's a constant > source of education and enjoyment. I wish I had the wh

Re: slightly OT

2003-01-11 Thread Pat White
I think anyone with an auto-loading camera should carry a leader puller. My MZ-5n mis-loaded on several occasions, and sometimes the leader goes right back into the cassette. To be honest, it might have been due to not paying close attention when loading, but everyone makes a mistake sooner or la

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 Jan 2003 at 13:34, Keith Whaley wrote: > Rob Studdert wrote: > > > > On 11 Jan 2003 at 13:29, Mike Johnston wrote: > > > > > Macs are superior products. They work better, they are more elegant, they > > > are more pleasant to work with, they're designed better. > > > > Mike, you should ge

Re: ScanDual III (was "Re: Mac Blat")

2003-01-11 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
There are also owners of other scanners that need replacing (HP S20), and are interested. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would you care to share your impression on the ScanDual III? There are quite a few owners of the SD II on the list and I'm sure most if not all would be interested.

Re: ScanDual III (was "Re: Mac Blat")

2003-01-11 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Dan Scott wrote: On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 03:04 PM, Bob Zwarick wrote: I scan at the moment using a Dimage Scan Dual III for 35mm and an Epson 2450 for the 6x6 slides. - Bob Hi Bob, Would you care to share your impression on the ScanDual III? There are quite a few owners of t

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread eactivist
In a message dated 1/11/2003 4:07:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Well Access is certainly no rip off of Paradox... Paradox > is simply the > dumbest relational DB I have ever had to use. > It well might be the rip off of something else. > > - > Bob Paradox was pretty

Re: Can digital capture do TIME exposures?

2003-01-11 Thread Rob Studdert
On 11 Jan 2003 at 13:05, Dan Scott wrote: > But you wouldn't have to cool your digicam to liquid nitrogen or liquid > helium extremes to see an improvement would you? Wouldn't CO2 be > sufficient for non-astrophotograpy uses? Hi Dan, Unfortunately not even tiny Peltier devices (thermo-electric

ScanDual III (was "Re: Mac Blat")

2003-01-11 Thread Dan Scott
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 03:04 PM, Bob Zwarick wrote: I scan at the moment using a Dimage Scan Dual III for 35mm and an Epson 2450 for the 6x6 slides. - Bob Hi Bob, Would you care to share your impression on the ScanDual III? There are quite a few owners of the SD II on the li

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Keith Whaley wrote: "Ryan K. Brooks" wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/11/2003 2:47:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not quite, because Bill Gates is the ultimate rip-off artist. And M$ is re-known for getting away with it. IIRC the guy that "inven

Re: Layers in Photoshop

2003-01-11 Thread Leonard Paris
Why an ISBN number? A simple search at Amazon.com will do it for you. Unless you just want to check it out at the library. Books like that aren't really helpful unless you keep a copy close at hand. Len --- From: Peter Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
It is in fact, just as bad, just as rehashed and just as irrelevant to photography (no matter how they are used). BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike, I fear that this could be just as bad as the gun thread.

Re: VS1 90/2.5 macro - dedicated hood?

2003-01-11 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
On my Tokina 90/2.5 macro, I use the Pentax SMC Takumar 85-210 threaded metal hood with a 55-to-58mm stepup ring. Fred, those macro shots you posted are so sharp, I had to put bandaids on my fingers! [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> My theory is that books have constantly variable width until shelf > space is allocated to them. At that point their width becomes fixed at > "n x 1.3". I discovered this after spending a great deal of time > designing and building some permanent bookcases in my study. > > Subsequent investigati

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Keith Whaley
"Ryan K. Brooks" wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 1/11/2003 2:47:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > Not quite, because Bill Gates is the ultimate rip-off artist. And M$ is re-known >for getting away with it. > > > > IIRC the guy that "i

Re: OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread eactivist
In a message dated 1/11/2003 3:27:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > It still doesn't change the fact that the founders of Apple saw, what > was to become the Mac's interface, first at Xerox PARC. > Bill Gates has > nothing to do with it. > > BR Not disputing that. Dis

Re: OT: Anyone running PS7 on a Mac?

2003-01-11 Thread Leonard Paris
It's a matter of money, of course. Do you develop stuff for minority platforms? Or do you develop stuff for the majority platform? Do you want to sell millions of copies, or just thousands? It's just business. There are plenty of small companies to fill the little niches. The big ones hav

Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
> Are you complaining, or bragging? Greywolf, I can't decide. I think both, in just about equal measure. It's true I take great pride in my photo book library. It's a constant source of education and enjoyment. I wish I had the wherewithal to increase its size more rapidly. --Mike

Re: Can digital capture do TIME exposures?

2003-01-11 Thread Ryan K. Brooks
Dan Sco But you wouldn't have to cool your digicam to liquid nitrogen or liquid helium extremes to see an improvement would you? Wouldn't CO2 be sufficient for non-astrophotograpy uses? Dan Scott (just guessing) I think someone else posted this too, but basically we use a electronic cooler t

Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?

2003-01-11 Thread Dan Scott
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 02:37 AM, Mike Johnston wrote: Rats. It's 2:30 in the morning. I just got a new bookcase, wrestled it into place, and have spent the last several hours loading photography books into it. And--of course--they don't all fit. I was hoping I'd have space left ov

OT: Mac Blat

2003-01-11 Thread Mike Johnston
>> how hard it is to use a Mac > > This is a classic oxymoron! Cotty, Considering that "Windows" is a blatant rip-off of the Mac interface that Gate's lawyers somehow weaseled him out of paying for, the ease of use of _all_ computers is directly related to the ease of use of Macs. Even though Wi

Re: New Pentax Europe website

2003-01-11 Thread Maris V. Lidaka Sr.
And the URL is: ? Maris P Temmerman wrote: > Pentax Europe has launched their new website with all up-dated info > and models, including the Optio S and the Espio 24EW. > > > Pat Temmerman > [MZ3_fella] > ___ > GO.com Mail > Get Your Free, Priv

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