RE: Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
c'mon, man, i don't think here's anyone on this list *that* insane. mishka > You find out how stupid you really are when you go to a shopping mall > the day after Thanksgiving. Aargh! > > Len > * There's no place like 127.0.0.1

Re: new pix

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Cassino
Great work Herb. I really like DSCN1346a - though it could use a more catchy title! :-) - MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
What a clever little man!! Only my first was anywhere near sitting/standing before seven months, the other two have been lazy! lol. My daughter is 14 mths old and only just walking now, mind you she doesn't NEED to walk cause the boys carry (or DRAG!) her everywhere! Can't wait to see some shots

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
the only one of my friends to own an Imacon uses it at no higher than 4000dpi and says that its a waste of resolution too. going to true 16-bit mode instead of adding the bits from 14-bit mode is the only major thing i would like changed. have you compared a Nikon 4000ED to the Imacon? there are 40

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Gorgeous! I would never post any of my landscape photography attempts, I am truly hopeless! Give me a nice smile and a cute pair of eyes any day I envy your ability though, you have done a beautiful job! - Original Message - From: "Chris Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROT

first digital image scare or where are my pictures?

2003-11-29 Thread Christian Skofteland
Ok, just got back from Thanksgiving with the sister, her family, and my parents. shot only a few (40 or so) images with the ist-D. Started looking at them on my home computer today. well, while inserting and ejecting the CF cards as I normally do one of them got a bit corrupted. It showed 488MB

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Robert Gonzalez
Herb Chong wrote: well, i bought a Nikon 4000ED and i have done about 1000 scans with it so far. every now and then, i wish i had bought the mounted slide feeder, but i haven't, so i have to do it the hard way, one at a time. it takes about 40-50 mounted slides at once. i experimented some turnin

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread Tiger Moses
Hand stitch or via stitching program? At 04:24 PM 11/29/2003 -0500, you wrote: I'm still fine tuning it, but here's how my latest panorama project looks at the moment: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pghsmall.jpg 5 slides combined into one shot. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.roberts

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Holy Mackeral, Wendy! Quite a collection you have there! What a diehard Pentax fan you are! Great to see another girl as passionate about her "love" as moi! tan.x. " I also still own 3 MXes, an LX, an MZ-S and a 67. I'm not about to part with any of them. If I did, it would be the LX and 67. I l

Breezebrowser Problems

2003-11-29 Thread Tiger Moses
I like this breezebrowser program folks have recommended, but I ran into a problem, seems every now and then when I asked it to rotate an image, it would corrupt the EXIF data and then the JPG wouldn't load! My work flow is to copy all files from camera to a folder in HD and then work with them

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread wendy beard
> -Original Message- > From: Shel Belinkoff > > With fond memories of surveys past : > > > 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved > completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your > equipment cabinet)? > > 2) How many are in the process of doing so

Re: Narrowing it down

2003-11-29 Thread wendy beard
At 03:51 PM 29/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: Just a personal observation.Any comments about colour neg film app. Dave Reala. My fave. W. Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Ryan Charron
> 3) How many have made the switch to digital, but keep a film camera > around for one reason or another, although you do not use, > and have not > used, the film camera since acquiring your digital camera? > Hey That's Me !!! Since I got my *ist D, I haven't used my MZ-S, PZ-1p or my old Super

Re: new pix

2003-11-29 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
Gorgeous stuff Herb! I am a "people" photography by preference, but deep down I still love to do flowers and all manner of "pretty" things that mother nature provides us with. Absolutely DISASTROUS at landscapes though! The colours and sharpness in all of your shots are sensational. I am SO suf

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I just wrote Paul that you'd probably jump in with a criticism of my position, and bingo, here you are. OK, let's leave it at this: you're right for what you do, and I'm right for what I do and from what I've seen. IMO, the Nikon is a consumer scanner, although a good one. One thing that's of

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
There's more to it than "details of the grain." One of the things I noticed was increased sharpness on most scans, due, I'm sure, to the way the Imacons hold the slide against the drum and the more even scanning the drum scanner provides, as well as better shadow detail and better separation in th

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
the Nikon isn't a consumer scanner except to those owning Imacon's, and there are a lot more professionals using Nikons than Imacons. i have some friends who did the comparison and decided that Imacon's were a waste of resolution. if i can see film grain clouds clearly, then more highly defined clo

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I can see details of the grain when scanning 6x7 film on my Epson 3200. When printing it out on my Epson 1200 printer, the resolution is as good as I can get from the local pro labs on a C-Print. But perhaps the labs aren't all that good. (They do produce most of the work for some local big nam

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
I certainly don't know. The magazines I shoot for want 40 megabyte files. The stock house I shoot for wants 40 megabyte files. My Epson 3200 will yield just about exactly that when scanning 35mm full frame. When I scan medium format, I still scan full frame at 3200, then downsize in PhotoShop.

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Have you ever scanned at 8000dpi with an Imacon or similar scanner, and then compared the results to a consumer scanner like the Nikon Coolscan 4000? Herb Chong wrote: > having done a lot of scanning of Provia 100F and Velvia at 4000dpi, i don't > seen anything except more film grain unless shoot

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What is a "professional image?" graywolf wrote: > I read someones comment one that 385 megabytes was the minimum files size for > professional images.

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
No ... since a flatbed can't make hi-res scans. Yes, if all you're doing is counting scans, but if you consider the quality, then the fb can never be amortized ... apples and oranges, imo. graywolf wrote: > So basically 30 scans would pay for the scanner? > > > Herb Chong wrote: > > > how much d

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread John Francis
> > The HP S20 is the old Hewlitt Packard Photosmart scanner. It was an > inexpensive, but surprisingly good scanner for it's time. > I had it's predecssor, the S10, which IIRC, wasn't improved on very much > with the new model. I'd question that. I, too, had an S10, which I eventually replaced

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Still shooting film. Can't get enough resolution for my needs in Pentax digital. Waiting for 10 megapixels, but will probably shoot some film forever. Can't see giving up my Leicas or my LX. Paul On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 12:59 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: With fond memories of surveys pas

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Cheers to you, Cotty. Time to fill the glass. It is a holiday weekend over here. Paul On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 12:02 PM, Cotty wrote: On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: Dewars White Label, a decent blended Scotch Whiskey. Okay, maybe three years, but low cost/high res is coming

RE: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > This brings a question to my feeble mind. How many > musicians do we have > here on the list? I have 1 electric bass, 4 electric guitars, 1 electric 12 string, and 2 amps. I would hesitate to call myself a musician.

RE: OT: Musings on a northern trip - Part 2.

2003-11-29 Thread tom
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I did not have any ill effects from the food actually it > was quite good. Tom did you ever > finish all that beer? No. I'm working on it. tv >

RE: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread tom
I'm #3. -- Thomas Van Veen Photography www.thomasvanveen.com 301-758-3085 > -Original Message- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 1:00 PM > To: PDML > Subject: Silly Digital Survey > > > With fond memories of surveys past : > > > 1) H

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1529

2003-11-29 Thread Cameron Hood
On Nov 29, 2003, at 3:03 PM, Frank wrote: Well, no one has said it so far, but I gotta tell you, Cam (is it okay if I call you Cam?): YOU DA MAN!! That is ~way~ cule! You got to be a Pap this summer, and you didn't tell us until now? Just waiting for the right time, eh? Sounds like a real e

Re: new pix

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
oh, i forgot to mention, the Nikon pictures are in sRGB while the Pentax ones are in Adobe RGB. Herb

new pix

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
here are some pictures taken in the last month and a half of various fall scenes. these are mostly taken with my Nikon Coolpix 5000 P&S digital camera but the last bunch are with my *istD including the batch, the ones of the flowers and butterflies, i took with Cesar at the American Museum of Natur

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
well, i bought a Nikon 4000ED and i have done about 1000 scans with it so far. every now and then, i wish i had bought the mounted slide feeder, but i haven't, so i have to do it the hard way, one at a time. it takes about 40-50 mounted slides at once. i experimented some turning off the Digital IC

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
having done a lot of scanning of Provia 100F and Velvia at 4000dpi, i don't seen anything except more film grain unless shooting with a macro lens on a tripod. i would much rather have higher bit depth, preferably the full 16 bits per channel like the new Nikon 5000 ED. Herb... - Original Mess

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Christian Skofteland
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > With fond memories of surveys past : > > > 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved > completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your > equipment cabinet)? That would be me! Chri

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread Jim Apilado
Where is the location? Jim A. > From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:24:53 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Panorama project > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:22:15 -0500 > > I'm still fine tuni

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Butch Black
Mark wrote: I once saw Jaco Pastorius, sadly towards the end of his life when mental illness was overcoming him completely. He was so incoherent that the club ended up refunding everyone who came to both his shows that night. :( Same here. He knew my old bass teacher up in Boston and showed up at

Re: OT: PayPal alternative

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
Mark, and why is that annoying? they charge it, the market bears it -- what is exactly wrong with it? they are not a non-profit organization. besides, when ebay and paypal were separate, did that make you feel better about charges? mishka > The thing that annoys be greatly is that with eBay now o

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
Nifty, Mark. Mark Roberts wrote: I'm still fine tuning it, but here's how my latest panorama project looks at the moment: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pghsmall.jpg 5 slides combined into one shot. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not g

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
I read someones comment one that 385 megabytes was the minimum files size for professional images. Maybe you ought to keep that in mind, Shel (GRIN). I also read where most of the folks who have a lot of achived images to digitalize have already dones so, and they are not going to redo all that

RE: Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread Len Paris
You find out how stupid you really are when you go to a shopping mall the day after Thanksgiving. Aargh! Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > -Original Message- > From: mishka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 6:30 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject:

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
So basically 30 scans would pay for the scanner? Of course that does not take into consideration your time learning to use it properly and your time doing the scanning. I noticed a 50-100 slide batch scanner in the new B&H Digital Catalog for $700, but it is only 3600 dpi. But that may be a bag

Re: Another lens I can't afford for my 645

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
sure. 7lbs of camera, 7lbs of tripod and head, focusing under the dark cloth... all the bells and whistles from glorious '20s mishka > You realize that you can get an inexpensive view camera, a couple of > lenses and a roll film back for not much money? > > William Robb

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread alex wetmore
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, Leon Altoff wrote: > On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:59:58 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved > >completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your > >equipment cabinet)? > > I have 4 camera bodies. *istD, 2 x

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
Some comments on the S20 inline: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: New scanner Is a 2400 dpi HP S20 a film scanner? What about comparisons with a 2800 dpi film scanner? Have you had a chance to compare? A big part of why I'm asking is tha

Re: Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
crossing from NY to Ontario has always been as easy as from NH to MA. it's much more aggravating coming back though. but all the people travelling on thanxgiving -- they must be insane. it took me 3 hours to get to new haven, which normally takes half that time (i realized how stupid i was only aft

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Depends on the resolution and the equipment used. Prices start at about $25.00 ... however, one lab may be renting their Imacons, so I can get up to 8000dpi for only $20/hr or so. Minimum high res is 6000dpi for 35mm. 4000dpi is for "hobby scanning" Herb Chong wrote: > how much do you pay for

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread mishka
My humble attempt at the same (has very little to do with Pentax though) http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1942931&size=lg Mishka

Re: Anyone had this happen on *ist-D?

2003-11-29 Thread Thomas Stach
Hi, I had this very same problem, too! Couldn't figure out why, perhaps bad connections inside the battery pack? I realised that the contact pins on different brand NiMH cells differ a little in their dimensions. Still need to figure out which set does the most trouble. But in the meantime I went

RE: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Len Paris
There are folks that don't want digital photos. I shoot film for them. They are getting fewer rapidly. I try to shoot digital as much as possible. I keep my PZ-1p for the folks that want me to use film. I also have a few older film bodies that I have no intention of selling, whether I ever use

Hi - I'm back!

2003-11-29 Thread Thomas Stach
Hello all of you, I have been away for some weeks and subscribed again today. I think I missed this list! I got an *ist-D in the meantime, so I will have lot of questions I think :-) Glad to be back again, able to participate in all this wisdom ... :-) Thomas (from Germany)

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Shel, 1) Still a film diehard. Digital? We don't need no stinking digital! 2) I don't see myself doing digital until I absolutely have to. Like when I can't get film any more. And by film I mean (as many of you know) HP5+ or Tri-X (I'd go T-Max or Delta if I couldn't get the previous

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Thomas Stach
Hehe, that's funny. Lots of bass players here. I also play bass and at the same time I do the lead vocals in a band. The band was founded 1991 as a kind of high-school band, but it still exists today. As you can guess, I am a bit younger than most of you here, so the kind of music might not quite

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Yeah, but in people years that's like 84... -frank (heading down to the fridge for another Guinness) "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sheesh, I'm still only 12. Cheers, C

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
this fits me closest. i have some film left to polish off, but after that i am not sure which film i will end up with. i normally shoot Provia 100F with Velvia 50 sometimes. i used to use Provia 400F for my long lens shots because i needed the speed for the higher shutter speeds. now, if i am going

Re: The morality of taking a photograph

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Said like a good Catholic, Ann! Mind you, I don't remember the priest in the confessional ever saying the "or whatever turns you on" part at the end of my confessions. cheers, frank the lapsed Catholic (or as my sister calls me a "recovering Catholic" "The optimist thinks this is the best

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread David S.
Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > With fond memories of surveys past : > > 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved > completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your > equipment cabinet)? Still film only. > > 2) How many are in the process of doing so (like B

Re: Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Bill, I'm still up here - but I'll make sure to turn 'em out before I leave (which will be for GFM, BTW!) Which reminds me, I've only crossed the border once since 9/11. I understand the days may be long gone that we can cross the border with ease (and with no documents). I don't even ha

Re: on the subject of privacy

2003-11-29 Thread frank theriault
Well, no one has said it so far, but I gotta tell you, Cam (is it okay if I call you Cam?): YOU DA MAN!! That is ~way~ cule! You got to be a Pap this summer, and you didn't tell us until now? Just waiting for the right time, eh? Sounds like a real education. So, you mention body doubles fo

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread John Francis
5) None of the above. I've had a digital camera for over 3 years, but I still use film. With a *ist-D in the camera case I expect the ratio to shift more to digital, but I'll still have a film body with me. Not just as a backup, and not just for the wide-angle shots; I sometimes take the identi

Re: Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread Chris Murray
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, Mark Roberts wrote: > I'm still fine tuning it, but here's how my latest panorama project > looks at the moment: > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pghsmall.jpg > > 5 slides combined into one shot. > Nice work. I like it. - Chris -- Chris Murray /"\ [

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > 0) How many own a decent digital (3-4 megs), but haven't given up shooting >film. We just use the digital for snaps... Snaps? *Snaps*? Dear boy, I paint with light! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Any diff smc vs smc-m (aka k vs m)

2003-11-29 Thread Dario Bonazza 2
I wrote: > Furthermore, there's no documented smc difference between K-series and > M-series. Pentax claimed that when turning from M-series to A-series, smc > was applied to all surfaces (including glass-to-glass ones), while K and M > only had smc on glass-to-air surfaces. I was wrong. The clai

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved >completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your >equipment cabinet)? Nearly. > >2) How many are in the process of doing so (like Bruce, who is actually >selling equipment

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >> How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film > >I am a classical flutist, have 2 degrees in music, and have attended >masterclasses with Sir James Galway, Jean-Pierre Rampal, William >Bennett, Louis Moyse, and many others. I also p

Re: Another lens I can't afford for my 645

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" Subject: Another lens I can't afford for my 645 > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/hartblei45.shtml > > 45mm shift/tilt lens! You realize that you can get an inexpensive view camera, a couple of lenses and a roll film back for n

Panorama project

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
I'm still fine tuning it, but here's how my latest panorama project looks at the moment: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/pghsmall.jpg 5 slides combined into one shot. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Pat White
I bought the 3200 scanner in August and I'm very happy with it. It's straightforward to use, and does great scans with negs or prints, with very good shadow detail. When scanning negs, particularly images with dark backgrounds, use "Normal" preview, rather than "Auto", as it may crop part of the

Did someone remember to turn off the lights?

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
I just returned from a 400+ mile round trip to take the father-in-law home from the Thanksgiving Day holiday. I sure saw a lot of Ontario, Canada license plates heading both north and south. Did the last person out of Ontario remember to turn off the lights? 8-) Bill

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
One word. WOW!!! Bill - Original Message - From: "Cameron Hood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Pentax" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 12:31 PM Subject: Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film > > On Nov 29, 2003, at 7:40 AM, Bill Owe

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Bill Owens
> With fond memories of surveys past : > > > 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved > completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your > equipment cabinet)? > > 2) How many are in the process of doing so (like Bruce, who is actually > selling equipment

Re: Another lens I can't afford for my 645

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
"Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/hartblei45.shtml >> >> 45mm shift/tilt lens! >> >Impressing. >I would have loved to trade it for the pentax A-45/2.8, which I'm not all >together happy with. Really

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Fred
> With fond memories of surveys past : I guess it ~is~ titled a "digital survey"... > 1) [snipped] > 2) [snipped] > 3) [snipped] > 4) To put the numbers in perspective, how many list members are > there. 5) Or, how many have not not made any such switch at all? Fred, K1FW

Re: Another lens I can't afford for my 645

2003-11-29 Thread Jostein
Impressing. I would have loved to trade it for the pentax A-45/2.8, which I'm not all together happy with. Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: OT: Musings on a northern trip - Part 2.

2003-11-29 Thread moesg
Wow, that’s quite the rumination. I feel honored that you are dedicating a page to shots that were just playing around, but I am looking forward to seeing them. I just wanted to say thanks to Tom for hosting and to you and Christian for letting me play with the *ist D, it’s a nice camera and

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Rfsindg
Shel, How about one more category... 0) How many own a decent digital (3-4 megs), but haven't given up shooting film. We just use the digital for snaps... Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > 1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved > completely to digital (T

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
"David Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Two bassists posts back to back, at least in the order that my server sent >them to me. I have been listening to Jonas Hellborg's "The Word" a little >lately. Very good album for bass enthusiasts. Wow! I'd forgotten about him! I don't have any of his

Re: Silly Digital Survey

2003-11-29 Thread Leon Altoff
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:59:58 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >1) How many have totally given up shooting film and have moved >completely to digital (That means no film and film cameras in your >equipment cabinet)? I have 4 camera bodies. *istD, 2 x MZ-S and an MX which was my first SLR and I keep f

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
"Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >This brings a question to my feeble mind. How many musicians do we have >here on the list? I know there are a few guitarists, and, if I'm not >mistaken, a conductor. I play trombone in our local community concert band, >and have been a member there for 1

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 29/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > >>> At 71 I guess I'm close to being the most ancient. >>> >> >>Gotta beat 73. . . To me, that's the late middle's. . . > >Sheesh, I'm still only 12. "Boys start to imitate men at age 12. And continue to do so for t

Re: FS: 67 Lens

2003-11-29 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Here's the next one: > >165/2.8 portrait lens. In EX+ condition. Includes original front and >rear caps. G. If I weren't saving my pennies for an *ist-D I'd snap that up in a moment to use on my 645 :( -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.ro

Ebay auction - my Nice LX

2003-11-29 Thread Rfsindg
This is a nice LX that I am selling...recently CLA'ed by Pentax. Auction ends Sunday evening... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2967331847 Regards, Bob S.

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread graywolf
And a very imature 12 at that (GRIN). -- Cotty wrote: Sheesh, I'm still only 12. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."

Re: How many musicians? was Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! BO> This brings a question to my feeble mind. How many musicians do we have BO> here on the list? I know there are a few guitarists, and, if I'm not BO> mistaken, a conductor. I play trombone in our local community concert band, BO> and have been a member there for 11 years. BO> Bill My f

Narrowing it down

2003-11-29 Thread brooksdj
Well having shot 20 rolls of film since getting the 6x7 back in April,i have found a few films i like so far and searching for others. Slide film: has got to be Kodaks E 100VS.Nice colours and deep blue skies.I was using Fu

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread brooksdj
> > - Original Message - > From: "Shel Belinkoff" > Subject: Re: New scanner > > > > You're going to use a flatbed scanner for 35mm negatives? Say it isn't > so, Joe! > > These Epsons have a light source in the lid, so there isn't the kludge of

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Cotty" > Subject: Re: where are you ? and digital vs film > > > > > Sheesh, I'm still only 12. > > > Ya, well I'm only 11. > > William Robb Bill, you can't count in dog years, ya know - t'aint fair :) ann

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Keith Whaley wrote: > Dr E D F Williams wrote: > > > > At 71 I guess I'm close to being the most ancient. > > > > Gotta beat 73. . . To me, that's the late middle's. . . > > keith whaley Phew! I'm just a still a girl then :) annsan

Re: An observation re Pentax for sale

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: An observation re Pentax for sale > On 28/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >> lol! so I take it that you're not married then William? > > > >Twenty wonderful years so far, and I love her more now than I did when I > >married her.

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Shel Belinkoff" Subject: Re: New scanner > You're going to use a flatbed scanner for 35mm negatives? Say it isn't so, Joe! These Epsons have a light source in the lid, so there isn't the kludge of adding an adaptor and mirrors and whatnot. The 2450 does a s

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" Subject: Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7... > i said once that if you had film with 10 stops dynamic range, you could > shoot a lot of great landscape and nature shots at high noon on a sunny day > and was thoroughly ridiculed for it. now that i

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" Subject: Re: where are you ? and digital vs film > > Sheesh, I'm still only 12. > Ya, well I'm only 11. William Robb

RE: An observation re Pentax for sale

2003-11-29 Thread Len Paris
How do we know his wasn't a "shotgun" wedding? Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > -Original Message- > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 9:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: An observation re Pentax for sale > >

Re: Winder ME II

2003-11-29 Thread Rfsindg
Raimo, Nice winder at a good price. It makes the ME Super much easier to hold, more comfortable. I find winders are a great way to get a 2nd or 3rd shot without taking your eye away from the viewfinder. (Some of the best people photos disappear while I'm winding.) Overall they are a great i

Re: Lithium Bat for LX

2003-11-29 Thread Tom Ivar Helbekkmo
"Butch Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The battery designation is 1/3n, 2L76, or 58, depending on > manufacturer. ...and on this side of the pond, it's often called a CR1. -tih -- Tom Ivar Helbekkmo, Senior System Administrator, EUnet Norway www.eunet.no T: +47-22092958 M: +47-93013940 F:

Re: Show and Tell - AF 50mm f1.7...

2003-11-29 Thread Herb Chong
the "just for fun" are the most important. they are the ones where you can experiment and try things just to see what happens. with large format, just about every shot is a money shot. that and the limited range of focal lengths available forces a lot of conservative shooting techniques. i said on

Re: More lens problems

2003-11-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > > On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, David Madsen wrote: > > > Just out of curiosity, do you think it could be a crack in one of the inner > > elements? > > Yes, I fear this could be the case. I would expect a crack to have less of a line appearance, especially if you move

Re: New scanner

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Epson 3200 will produce nice scans from 35mm film. Scanned at 3200 and ized to 300dpi, you get a print of approximagely 10 x13. I've shown some of mine to the lab guys. They were sure I had shot them on 6x7. Paul On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 01:44 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: You're going

Re: Anyone had this happen on *ist-D?

2003-11-29 Thread Jostein
Same with mine, probably. Only tested with two battery sets in it. Got a USB2 card reader, though, so I never thought much about it. Must be a firmware bug. Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: "Tige

Re: where are you ? and digital vs film

2003-11-29 Thread Paul Stenquist
Dewars White Label, a decent blended Scotch Whiskey. Okay, maybe three years, but low cost/high res is coming. On Friday, November 28, 2003, at 06:47 PM, Cotty wrote: On 28/11/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: I will go digital when I can get 10 megapixels for less than $500. I figure about 18 m

Re: on the subject of privacy

2003-11-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Cameron Hood wrote: > he is up here screwing a bunch > of strippers > with fake boobs from a Hell's Angels bar, with god knows what kind of > STD's. Questions: So there are jobs that are even more unpleasant than the paparazzi's lot? Who would be less pleasant to meet: Affleck or the

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