Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Cotty
On 2/4/05, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed: Could we, perhaps, widen the scope a little? Nice one. Needs a co-ordinator to receive jpegs and do some printing. I'm pretty full up here. Any takers? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: PESO - Between Storms

2005-04-03 Thread Bruce Dayton
Ooh, I like it. The clouds all grayish and the strong greens together really make it. Nice shootin', Tex! -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, April 2, 2005, 11:47:02 PM, you wrote: MA It's been like summer here this past week, but the week before we had a MA series of storms come through. At

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: Adelheid v. K. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Doug, for clarifying. My thoughts are with Don, i sincerely hope that he has the time of his life on GFM this year. I think we should make a sort of picture book for him on our gathering in London. Excellent idea,

Re: reflective material

2005-04-03 Thread pancho hasselbach
Yes, that's what they call it in Germany too, in german of course. It's the fabric kites are made of, I can get it here from a shop that sells stuff for making kites. Lots of colours, the other day white was sold out but they said they'd order some. Black is also available, and the stuff is

RE: Hi Gang...I'm back!

2005-04-03 Thread Shaun Canning
Thanks Jens. I'll try and post some pics in the near future. Cheers Shaun Jens Bladt said: Welcome back, Shaun. Now you can post pics of you baby boy :-) Time is running fast when you have kids. My baby boy is now 14! Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Poppy Field

2005-04-03 Thread Jostein
Lovely shot, Boris. insider comment The colours suit you... :-) /insider comment Jostein - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 7:11 PM Subject: PAW: Poppy Field Hi!

RE: PESO - Between Storms

2005-04-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I like it, Marco ... it captures a typical scene in the Bay Area. Nothing spectacular, but gives a nice sense of what it's like to live here. The clouds and fog draping over the hills are so typical, as, of course, are the hills. The trees at the bottom nicely balance the clouds at the top,

Re: PESO - Between Storms

2005-04-03 Thread Steve Jolly
Marco Alpert wrote: It's been like summer here this past week, but the week before we had a series of storms come through. At my wife's behest, I took a few shots from our front yard during a lull. Not my usual subject matter (color and landscape and all), but anyway:

RE: Where have all the Pimples gone? (was RE: Need the little white bubble for some M lenses- Help)

2005-04-03 Thread Nick Clark
I'm afraid not. It's located further down on the MZ-S although the edge of it isn't far off. There is a little red LED that comes on at the position of the red dot on the body, but it's completely pointless as it doesn't have anything corresponding to it on the lens, other than the red dot, and

PESO: Windlass

2005-04-03 Thread Steve Jolly
Hi folks, http://www.elvum.net/gallery/paw/kb_windlass This is a windlass used for hoisting up one end of the 90 beam engine at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum in London. Pentax Super Program, MC-Mir 47k 20mm/2.5 @f4ish, no idea about shutter speed, Ilford Delta 400, 1:25 Rodinal. All comments

Re: 16-45/4 and M 28/3.5 Tests on Res Chart

2005-04-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! My k28/3.5 is sharpest one stop closed and f8 is little worse than wide open. Then perhaps it was optimized this way? It is of course something I did not know. I've no prime lens of 28 mm focal length - only wide end of my FA 28-70/4... -- Boris

Lens optimization question

2005-04-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Hi! Recent talk about 28/3.5 and 16-45 zoom performance got me confused. My (probably very much Boris-the-average) belief was that most lenses are optimized at 3 or so stops from their widest aperture. So, for most f/2.8 lenses it would be f/8 or thereabouts. Is it right thing to assume? Or

Long shutter speeds [Was: Re: 16-45/4 and M 28/3.5 Tests on Res Chart]

2005-04-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Herb Chong wrote: i shoot it mostly at f11-f13 for DOF reasons. on a tripod of course, and frequently with one ND filter or another to get the long shutter speeds i like. Yes, I remember you saying that. Is that to achieve frothy fluid movement or do you do it for

Re: reflective material

2005-04-03 Thread Kevin Waterson
This one time, at band camp, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: See if you can get some silver lame fabric. It will be silver on one side, and black on the other. Makes an ideal material for a soft box. OTOH, I'm not a big fan of soft boxes... I am making a reflector, or series of

Re: Limiteds Question :) - THANKS GUYS AND GIRLS!!! :D

2005-04-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, William Robb wrote: I try not to work with scanned film. very useful stuff snipped Thanks William. Kostas

Re: Tele lens for MZ50

2005-04-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 3 Apr 2005, MikeM wrote: Lately I have been using it mainly for trying to get close to birds, though it has been inadequate for many. Over the last few weeks I have been using it to photograph ships at our local port because the public is excluded from the wharves so I have to make do

Pentax-A 2.8/28mm

2005-04-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Is this lens realy this bad or is it just mine? Se test shots: http://gallery37564.fotopic.net/p13380532.html Scroll down and aclick Full Size to closer examine This is at F. 2.8 Click next to see F. 4 and F. 5.6 Comments are welcome. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Pentax-A 2.8/28mm

2005-04-03 Thread brooksdj
Jens Hard to tell from my monitor,but these were taken froam recently purchased A 28 f2.8. Althought i have not printed any out yet,they look good to me on the screen. http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/Wagg%20Road%20Open%202005/ Dave Is this

Stuck pixels on the *istD

2005-04-03 Thread Peter Smekal
Hi folks, one sometimes reads about 'stuck pixels' (at least I think that's what you call tiny bright dots that are found on the same place on every image). How common are they on the *istD? Peter

Re: Lens optimization question

2005-04-03 Thread Keith Whaley
Boris Liberman wrote: Hi! Recent talk about 28/3.5 and 16-45 zoom performance got me confused. My (probably very much Boris-the-average) belief was that most lenses are optimized at 3 or so stops from their widest aperture. So, for most f/2.8 lenses it would be f/8 or thereabouts. Is it right

Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Jostein
Hi gang, With all the interesting tests performed with the new wide angle DA lenses to the older workhorses of the Pentax lineup, I felt like it was my turn to contribute to the pool. I bought the DA 16-45 for my trip to Israel about a month ago, and found the zoom range so convenient that it

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2005-04-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Very nice. Looks like you nailed that honker. The geese may be a pain in the butt, but they're quite beautiful in flight. And they're slow enough to get a shot off. Good job on that focus. Paul On Apr 3, 2005, at 1:19 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: Since Ole' Steady Stenquist is showing us all how to

Re: Hi Gang...I'm back!

2005-04-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Welcome back, Shaun. Let's see some pics of the little guy. You must have several thousand by now :-). Paul On Apr 3, 2005, at 1:27 AM, Shaun Canning wrote: He's already got us wrapped around his little finger Boris. Talking and walking can only be more fun... Cheers Shaun Boris Liberman said:

Re: PESO - Between Storms

2005-04-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Gorgeous. Love those clouds drifting into the hills. If that's the view from your front yard, you should be shooting a lot of landscapes g. On Apr 3, 2005, at 3:47 AM, Marco Alpert wrote: It's been like summer here this past week, but the week before we had a series of storms come through. At

Re: Lens optimization question

2005-04-03 Thread Frantisek
Lenses are optimised for what aperture they are optimised. This might be even wide open. In theory, lens is sharpest wide open, and then looses sharpness as it is stopped down. In real world, that is rarely achievable, perhaps with the computer chip engraving lenses (and usually only for single

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good work. The 31 Limited is obviously superb, even at 2.8. I'm surprised at how well the DA 16-45 stacks up at f8. It appears to be better than both the 20/2.8 and the FA* 28-70 and a near match for the 31 Limited. It's also decent at F4. On the basis of this, I'm thinking I don't need the

RE: Pentax-A 2.8/28mm

2005-04-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Dave Were any of these shot at f2.8 or f4? That's where mine is realy not sharp. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. april 2005 09:15 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: Long shutter speeds [Was: Re: 16-45/4 and M 28/3.5 Tests on Res Chart]

2005-04-03 Thread Herb Chong
a fair number my subjects involve flowing water. even when they don't, i'm usually on a tripod anyway, using levels to ensure an even horizon. or, i have one of my long lenses on @400mm, sometimes with an extender. i use long exposures on some landscapes to produce blurry trees and other such

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Jostein
No, it's not easy to judge CA from these crops. However, they are at 1:1 ratio, so whatever one can see is for real. Actually, the DA was the only lens in this comparison to show any CA of significance. You can see it as a purple fringing on the 20mm shots. What's surprising is that there's

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Tom Reese
Mark Roberts wrote: Don Nelson is living proof that the term Southern Gentleman has not yet become an oxymoron: He's a class act through and through. He prefers to keep a low profile, but he himself has always been one of the best, if little-mentioned, reasons for attending the Grandfather

RE: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
An excellent comparison Jostein, much more 'scientific' than mine. 2 questions: 1. How did you create the .jpgs for the individual table cells, such as this one: http://www.oksne.net/tests/watest/1645-28.jpg I can never seem to keep my crops identical like this. 2. When you shot the FA 28-70 at

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hmmm, even with my reading glasses on I don't see anything that I would call fringing on most of the shots. I see some minor difference in color rendering. The only place I see something that I would call fringing is on the FA 20/2.8 at f22 and f8. It's somewhat evident on the upper branches

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Jostein
Don, 1. In the photoshop settings, set units rulers to show as pixels. Then you can use the info pane to gauge the exact size of your selection. Once the size of the selection is right, it's easy to position the marching ants to match your previous selections. Actually I discovered this method

RE: Pentax-A 2.8/28mm

2005-04-03 Thread Jens Bladt
I just remembered, that when I repaired this lens (the focus helicoid was out of proper adjustment), the front lens(es) were loose. I didn't check their position and just tightened the front lens element. So, just now I took the front lenses (two) out again, cleaned them and put them back. This

RE: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Jostein. If I get time I'm going to find a nice brick wall somewhere today and retest the DA, the 28/3.5 and 2 or 3 others. Don -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 8:51 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Another

RE: Pentax-A 2.8/28mm

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
That's cool Jens! I'll be testing the A 28/2.8 against the M 28/3.5 if I get time today. I hope mine is a good as yours. The A 28 doesn't have a very good reputation for sharpness, yours seems to do quite well. Don -Original Message- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: Tele lens for MZ50

2005-04-03 Thread MikeM
The only time I shoot at less than 300 with it is when the subject is something like a ship and it is too close to fit enough in the frame. I would like something longer than 300, especially with birds. The Sigma 28-80 100-300 came with the MZ50. The shots taken with the 300 seem better than

The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Steve Desjardins
Now that my life is calming down a bit (or at least I'm going to pretend that is the case) I'm really going to try not to miss the next PUG deadline. I notice the theme is Camera. Pictures that include a camera? Or maybe taken with a camera? g Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry

Re: Lens optimization question

2005-04-03 Thread Graywolf
Dear Confused (grin), Otimised is prehaps the wrong word. Economized is better. What happens is diffraction gets worse at smaller apertures. Most other aberations get worse at larger apertures. There is nothing that can be done about diffraction it is a basic law of physics, but the others can

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: Don, 1. In the photoshop settings, set units rulers to show as pixels. Then you can use the info pane to gauge the exact size of your selection. Once the size of the selection is right, it's easy to position the marching ants to match your previous selections. Actually I

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Herb Chong
from what is posted, i can't see anything that i can safely conclude is chromatic aberration. i don't expect any of the posted images to really show significant CA anyway since the contrast isn't too high. of Jostein's test lenses, i have the DA 16-45, the FA* 28-70, and the 31 Limited. i have

Is this a hot pixel?

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
This is a 500% enlarged crop from a shot taken with the D at 2 seconds with a lens cap on. It's quite visible at 100% if against a dark background. This is the first time I've noticed it and I don't see any others. It bleeds into the surrounding pixels. http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/Pixel.jpg

Re: Stuck pixels on the *istD

2005-04-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Peter Smekal Subject: Stuck pixels on the *istD Hi folks, one sometimes reads about 'stuck pixels' (at least I think that's what you call tiny bright dots that are found on the same place on every image). How common are they on the *istD? They are pretty

Re: Where have all the Pimples gone? (was RE: Need the little white bubble for some M lenses- Help)

2005-04-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt Subject: RE: Where have all the Pimples gone? (was RE: Need the little white bubble for some M lenses- Help) which is: *ist D, *ist DS, *ist ??? The original K-mount design allowed the user to mount a lens without looking at the camera. If you put

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Rick Womer
A pediatric oncologist checking in here. Hodgkins is pretty much the same in kids and big people (unlike a number of other diseases). The large majority of patients with Stage III Hodgkins disease are cured. It ain't fun, but it usually ain't fatal. Rick --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Is this a hot pixel?

2005-04-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Don Sanderson Subject: Is this a hot pixel? This is a 500% enlarged crop from a shot taken with the D at 2 seconds with a lens cap on. It's quite visible at 100% if against a dark background. This is the first time I've noticed it and I don't see any others.

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that my life is calming down a bit (or at least I'm going to pretend that is the case) I'm really going to try not to miss the next PUG deadline. I notice the theme is Camera. Pictures that include a camera? Or maybe taken with a camera? g Or

Free image browser

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
Here's a rather nice freebie image browser for .jpg, .tif and others if anyone needs one. http://tinyurl.com/5zfav Don

RE: Is this a hot pixel?

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks William, but now my D isn't *perfect* anymore! AH!!! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 10:08 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Is this a hot pixel? - Original Message -

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread DagT
På 3. apr. 2005 kl. 17.15 skrev Mark Roberts: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that my life is calming down a bit (or at least I'm going to pretend that is the case) I'm really going to try not to miss the next PUG deadline. I notice the theme is Camera. Pictures that include a

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty, don't let us down! You're in the right location to get a good camera photo. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Mark Roberts
DagT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: På 3. apr. 2005 kl. 17.15 skrev Mark Roberts: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that my life is calming down a bit (or at least I'm going to pretend that is the case) I'm really going to try not to miss the next PUG deadline. I notice the theme

Re: PAW/PESO: Double Bass

2005-04-03 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 2, 2005 9:26 PM, Peter Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's kind of good. I like the strong graphic lines. I like the mix of angles and the distributton of light and dark seems pretty good. I'm less enthused about the degree of out of focusness of the players head/face. Given the

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 3, 2005 11:07 AM, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A pediatric oncologist checking in here. Hodgkins is pretty much the same in kids and big people (unlike a number of other diseases). The large majority of patients with Stage III Hodgkins disease are cured. It ain't fun, but it

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A pediatric oncologist checking in here. Hodgkins is pretty much the same in kids and big people (unlike a number of other diseases). The large majority of patients with Stage III Hodgkins disease are cured. It ain't fun, but it usually ain't fatal. Ah,

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-03 Thread Keith Whaley
Don Sanderson wrote: Here's a rather nice freebie image browser for .jpg, .tif and others if anyone needs one. http://tinyurl.com/5zfav Don Providing you have/use a Window operating system, that is. It apparently is NOT available for Macs... keith whaley

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 3, 2005 12:03 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip The phrase It ain't fun, but it usually ain't fatal might also be applied to Bill Owens' cherry-flavored beer;snip http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3175882size=lg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/4/05, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed: It apparently is NOT available for Macs... Speaks volumes to me. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Free image browser

2005-04-03 Thread Scott Loveless
On Apr 3, 2005 11:02 AM, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Providing you have/use a Window operating system, that is. It apparently is NOT available for Macs... keith whaley Or Linux. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 3, 2005 11:39 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or taken in a room? That was obscure Really? I thought it was quite lucid. ;-) You must stop. Right now. vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/4/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: You're in the right location to get a good camera photo. Har!!! Yes indeed. http://www.britainexpress.com/cities/oxford/radcliffe.htm http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/england/oxford/gibbs/radcliffe.html Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ ||

Re: PAW/PESO: Double Bass

2005-04-03 Thread Scott Loveless
In addition to being a sucker for photos of women, I'm also a sucker for stage photography. I do like this one quite a bit. I think the shadow fits well, since stage lighting is often harsh and very directional, even if it is a product of your flash light. The out-of-focus face and the in-focus

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/4/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty, don't let us down! You're in the right location to get a good camera photo. It's too obvious now - I'll have to do something else. Which reminds me - I haven't contributed to the PUG for ages - I think I might follow Steve's lead and

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2005-04-03 Thread frank theriault
On Apr 3, 2005 2:19 AM, Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since Ole' Steady Stenquist is showing us all how to wield a 400mm, I thought I would try my hand at it. I don't think I can hold as still as him, but I was happy with this result. Pentax *istD, Tokina AT-X 400/5.6 SD ISO 400,

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/4/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: The phrase It ain't fun, but it usually ain't fatal might also be applied to Bill Owens' cherry-flavored beer; ROTFL! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 3, 2005 11:39 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or taken in a room? That was obscure Really? I thought it was quite lucid. ;-) You must stop. What? But this topic lens itself so well to this kind of humor! -- Mark Roberts

Re: PESO: Ballard Locks Public Art

2005-04-03 Thread John Forbes
Osama 1, America 0. We've got the same sort of scumbags over here taking away our civil rights in the name of security. John On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 22:40:55 -0800, David Volkert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep (if anyone is interested his story is here: http://69.93.170.43/index.php). I

RE: Free image browser

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
My main reason for owning WinDoze? Freebies! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Scott Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:18 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Free image browser On Apr 3, 2005 11:02 AM, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: PESO - Flying Rat

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
They're called Canada Geese because we're optimistic. They might get the hint and move! ;-) Don -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:26 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Flying Rat On Apr 3, 2005 2:19

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Mark Roberts
Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/4/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: The phrase It ain't fun, but it usually ain't fatal might also be applied to Bill Owens' cherry-flavored beer; ROTFL! I suppose it also might be applied to my MacRae Peak hikes on Grandfather Mountain. --

RE: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Don Sanderson
That was so bad it made me shutter! D -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:42 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: The Camera PUG frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 3, 2005 11:39 AM, Mark Roberts

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Steve Desjardins wrote:  Now that my life is calming down a bit (or at least I'm going to pretend that is the case) I'm really going to try not to miss the next PUG deadline. I notice the theme is Camera. Pictures that include a camera? Or maybe taken with a camera? g Steven

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Rick Womer wrote: A pediatric oncologist checking in here. Hodgkins is pretty much the same in kids and big people (unlike a number of other diseases). The large majority of patients with Stage III Hodgkins disease are cured. It ain't fun, but it usually ain't fatal. Rick That is

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
DagT wrote: På 3. apr. 2005 kl. 17.15 skrev Mark Roberts: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that my life is calming down a bit (or at least I'm going to pretend that is the case) I'm really going to try not to miss the next PUG deadline. I notice the theme is Camera.

RE: Pentax-A 2.8/28mm

2005-04-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Thanks, Don. I'm looking forward to you rtests. Do you know how well the Pentax-K 2.8/28mm is rated? Or the Pentax-M 2.8/24mm ? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. april 2005

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Apr 3, 2005 11:39 AM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Or taken in a room? That was obscure Really? I thought it was quite lucid. ;-) You must stop. What? But this topic lens itself so well to this

RE: Is this a hot pixel?

2005-04-03 Thread Mark Erickson
Don, You may not want to hear this, but speaking as someone who engineered products in the semiconductor manufacturing field for a number of years, I can say that there is no such thing as perfection in imaging arrays. All of the ccd sites vary at least a little bit compared to each other, and

RE: 16-45/4 and M 28/3.5 Tests on Res Chart

2005-04-03 Thread Jens Bladt
Very interesting, Boris. Yes, it seems the M 3.5/28mm lens is doing better wide open, but the DA is doing a lot better stopped down. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. april

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Graywolf
Or taken in private. What a rich ambiguous language. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Mark Roberts wrote: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that my life is calming down a bit (or at least I'm going to pretend that is

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Graywolf
Well, that is very good news. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Rick Womer wrote: A pediatric oncologist checking in here. Hodgkins is pretty much the same in kids and big people (unlike a number of other diseases). The large

Re: Lens optimization question

2005-04-03 Thread Mark Cassino
You are generally right, and I personally have yet to see a lens that is not better when stopped down somewhat. A few factors that come into play - the speed of the original lens is one (stop down an f5.6 les 3 stops and you are at f16, a point where diffraction might start to impede

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread DagT
You´d better open up. DagT På 3. apr. 2005 kl. 18.40 skrev Don Sanderson: That was so bad it made me shutter! D -Original Message- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:42 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: The Camera PUG frank theriault

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread DagT
På 3. apr. 2005 kl. 18.41 skrev Ann Sanfedele: DagT wrote: På 3. apr. 2005 kl. 17.15 skrev Mark Roberts: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that my life is calming down a bit (or at least I'm going to pretend that is the case) I'm really going to try not to miss the next PUG deadline.

Trying to repair an MX Winder

2005-04-03 Thread Marcel Bourque
Hi; I opened up my MX winder hoping it would open up the battery compartment and let me clean out the foam gunk that was in there and in doing so the red wire that goes from the battery terminal to the small pcboard inside the winder disconnected itself from the pcboard before I could notice

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread Jostein
That would have to be a trauma of seismic proportions. Shutter speed was 1/4000 at f/2.8. To tell you the truth, I cannot recall the last time I used any lens except the FA*400/5.6 at full opening. :-\ Jostein - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2005-04-03 Thread Jerry in Houston
We have always characterized bats as flying rats h. Nice pic, but I find the coloration of the goose blends too well into the background hiding the bird. As for the image viewer, I use the Windows Image and Fax vieweer that comes with XP works fine for me. Jerry in Houston

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2005-04-03 Thread Bruce Dayton
I had asked the bird to move to a better background location, but being Canadian, he didn't have time to fly somewhere else, he wanted to get back home. grin. -- Bruce Sunday, April 3, 2005, 11:26:30 AM, you wrote: JiH We have always characterized bats as flying rats JiH h. Nice

Re: Dagor77 is still the funiest guy on the net

2005-04-03 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
Well, it IS a 300/4.5. But where did the F* go? Collin *Quasi Modo *Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:47:19 -0800 *Yeah, but is it auto-focus? Seriously, I'd never seen his work *before, and scanning his other items for sale he certainly deals in *obscurity and hilarity. * *On Apr 1, 2005 12:49 PM, William

Re: Dagor77 is still the funiest guy on the net

2005-04-03 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
And don't we all know that high bidder? JCO, is that your bidding account? Collin *Quasi Modo *Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:47:19 -0800 *Yeah, but is it auto-focus? Seriously, I'd never seen his work *before, and scanning his other items for sale he certainly deals in *obscurity and hilarity. * *On Apr

PESO PAD: Last of the PDML people shots (I think)

2005-04-03 Thread John Celio
http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/files/bw3/john.html Me(taken by Patsy with my camera) http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/files/bw3/johnandbruce.html John and Bruce http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/files/bw3/perrier.html Perrier http://www.neovenator.com/gallery/files/bw3/shel.html Shel

Re: OT: The Older Man - was: PESO: Here's my Mannequin

2005-04-03 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 11:12:59PM +0100, Bob W wrote: Hi, Actually, I've done my hot young babe thing. About 5 years ago, I dated a lovely lady about 17 years my junior. I gotta tell ya, it was an ego-booster. Only lasted about 6 months, though, We've all done that, Frank.

Re: PESO - Flying Rat

2005-04-03 Thread Shel Belinkoff
C'mon Bruce, what kind of lame excuse is that. Separate the goose from the background and then add one of those Montreal at dusk pics someone posted as the new background. That would make a great photograph and your goose wouldn't feel as homesick as is obvious in this pic LOL BTW, I quite like

Re: Hi Gang...I'm back!

2005-04-03 Thread Joseph Tainter
Welcome back, Shaun. Post us some pix of the little guy. Joe

Re: Another test of DA 16-45/4 against other Pentax glass

2005-04-03 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: That would have to be a trauma of seismic proportions. Shutter speed was 1/4000 at f/2.8. 8-((( To tell you the truth, I cannot recall the last time I used any lens except the FA*400/5.6 at full opening. :-\ Jostein - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: The Camera PUG

2005-04-03 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, April 3, 2005, 4:38:44 PM, Mark wrote: Cotty, don't let us down! You're in the right location to get a good camera photo. Is the Radcliffe Camera a camera obscura, or just a big room? We have a camera obscura here in Greenwich. Since about 1700, in fact. It has a moving dome, so

Re: Very sad news

2005-04-03 Thread Bob W
Hi, The phrase It ain't fun, but it usually ain't fatal might also be applied to Bill Owens' cherry-flavored beer; Don survived that last year at GFM. He should be able to handle chemo... you should be in advertising - that's very good! -- Cheers, Bob

K1000-d Coming?

2005-04-03 Thread jtainter
http://www.tekade.de/news/html/k1000-d.html Babelfish translation: New Pentax DSLR On the industrial show in Taipeh a model of a new Pentax DSLR was to see (the picture originates from a video)work name K1000-d at the edge. Admits became the following features: -8 megapixels -K-AF2-Bajonett

Re: K1000-d Coming?

2005-04-03 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sun, 3 Apr 2005, jtainter wrote: http://www.tekade.de/news/html/k1000-d.html Babelfish translation: Sorry to be a pain, but can you also translate the bottom bit? Kostas (the one that reads (c) TeKaDe 01.04.2005 ;-)

Re: K1000-d Coming?

2005-04-03 Thread Sylwiusz
On 2005-04-03, at 21:32, jtainter wrote: http://www.tekade.de/news/html/k1000-d.html Babelfish translation: New Pentax DSLR On the industrial show in Taipeh a model of a new Pentax DSLR was to see (the picture originates from a video)work name K1000-d at the edge. Admits became the following

DS Doing Well in Japan

2005-04-03 Thread jtainter
http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/2005/02/news-recent-top-five-camera-sales-in.html The KM sales figures may just reflect pent-up demand, and will likely drop. Joe

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