Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
On Oct 5, 2005, at 10:35 PM, Tom C wrote: Taken this summer in Denali NP, Alaska. *ist D and Zenitar 16 f/2.8, RAW Not exactly sure why I like it, maybe perspective or muted tones... but putting it up for... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647626 It's nice ... lots of nice shapes and textures in it. This web-rez rendering is not great, however. The foreground seems oversharpened; something is just not quite right about it. Godfrey
Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
Thanks. I agree about the rendering overall... I'm perplexed. Curious why you think it might be oversharpened. I did USM it, but I figured the broken rock in the foreground, would/should, being closer to the lens display a little more detail. This is one I wish I had on film. Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 23:11:41 -0700 On Oct 5, 2005, at 10:35 PM, Tom C wrote: Taken this summer in Denali NP, Alaska. *ist D and Zenitar 16 f/2.8, RAW Not exactly sure why I like it, maybe perspective or muted tones... but putting it up for... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647626 It's nice ... lots of nice shapes and textures in it. This web-rez rendering is not great, however. The foreground seems oversharpened; something is just not quite right about it. Godfrey
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
Don't, Shel. Like Kevin says, the harvesters will pick it up. The suggested method with a contact web-form is much more spam-proof. Another way of doing it is what the mail-archive.com has done. I don't know exactly how it is implemented, but it must work. I've had a total of only 3 spam emails on my PDML mail address in five years. :-) If the archive had been leaky, I'm sure there must have been a lot more. When shopping around for a webshop solution, make sure you ask what kind of protection they offer. As I said in the first mail, it may be filtering on the mail server, but it's not unreasonable to request that the webshop itself should be programmed in such a way that it protects email contact points. Jostein Quoting Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ahh ... good idea. I've used something like that before, where a GIF of a mailbox linked to the email address. Shel [Original Message] From: Cotty or put a jpeg with the email address on, or a clickable link that opens an email app? That's what I do. Works well. This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
USM has to be done very carefully on a high-frequency image like this. It can cause a harsh and jangly look in fine details at low rez for the web. I'd try again, sharpening selectively only on areas that need it. Godfrey On Oct 5, 2005, at 11:20 PM, Tom C wrote: Thanks. I agree about the rendering overall... I'm perplexed. Curious why you think it might be oversharpened. I did USM it, but I figured the broken rock in the foreground, would/should, being closer to the lens display a little more detail. It's nice ... lots of nice shapes and textures in it. This web- rez rendering is not great, however. The foreground seems oversharpened; something is just not quite right about it. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647626
Re: Lunch!
On Oct 5, 2005, at 6:59 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Taken this Monday on one of my shoots for the Nature Guides: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/images/fall2_22.jpg ist-D, F100/2.8 Macro, ISO 400 For some reason your website always times out for me... - Dave
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
On Oct 6, 2005, at 6:31 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: Regarding domain names, I'd go with your name. I sometimes regret not having gotten juanbuhler.com--I still could, but I'm kind of used to jbuhler.com now. You could set up juanbuhler.com and make it automatically redirect to jbuhler.com. The domain registrar I use offers domain redirection as a free service, so it's likely that you wouldn't have to set up a second web hosting account. Cheers, - Dave
Starring Knarf
While organizing my PC, I came a cross this magazine. Maybe someone could be interested in subscribing http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blur.jpg :-) Dario
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
Thanks Tom ... the first instance is what I thought Jack meant ... I must have missed the game he was playing later. Thanks - and yes, I've been very tired and stressed the past week or so. Shel [Original Message] From: Tom C You must be burning too much midnite oil Shel... :) He suggested using the words city, street or people in a URL because those subjects make up the majority (at least what you've displayed to the PDML), of your shots. They more often than not contain people, were taken on the street, and streets, pretty much by neccessity, happen to be in the city. So there could shelcity.com or seeshelscity.com, etc. Not too hard, eh? Jack was just toying with you in his second post (right Jack?). You mentioned some of your photos are of cute or pretty subjects, so he suggested using those words, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, I would guess. shelsprettypictures.com Personally, I like using you last name somehow. You must be shelshocked.
Re: Starring Knarf
You can also get a purist version: http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blurbw.jpg :-) Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:29 AM Subject: Starring Knarf While organizing my PC, I came a cross this magazine. Maybe someone could be interested in subscribing http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blur.jpg :-) Dario
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
I can't even read it once slow ... Shel [Original Message] From: Butch Black See sea shells at the sea shore at seeshels Say that fast five times
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
Mark Roberts wrote on 06.10.05 3:12: Bah! What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, besides the roads... Education? Aqueducts? ;-))) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
Tom C wrote on 06.10.05 4:37: P*ist? Too ambiguous :-))) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
P. J. Alling wrote on 06.10.05 4:41: It's like the * in *ist, it can mean anything you want it to, as long as it begins with P... Just like T*ist - for instance Tennisist? :-P -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
Wow! i would like to get there once in my life. Gasha Tom C wrote: Taken this summer in Denali NP, Alaska. *ist D and Zenitar 16 f/2.8, RAW Not exactly sure why I like it, maybe perspective or muted tones... but putting it up for... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647626 Thanks for comments and critiques. Tom C.
Re: Starring Knarf
Dario Bonazza wrote on 06.10.05 9:29: While organizing my PC, I came a cross this magazine. Maybe someone could be interested in subscribing http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blur.jpg Beautiful! Can I pay for subscription using Masterblur card? ;-) -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Re: The slow and painful death of film.
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/05 Wed PM 05:00:56 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: The slow and painful death of film. On Oct 5, 2005, at 7:08 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: Quite honestly, I have more trouble with digital print quality than with film print quality because of customer misintervention of the process. Yet another reason not to be bothered with digital, while still possible. Lets not blame the failings of the customer on the technology. Most of the problems I see could be solved if they would read their owners manuals. No, I was replying as the customer. Did I need to know how the cylinder turned into pictures? No. Do I want to know? No. Do I have to know with digital? Yes. Do I cringe? Yes. I am not blaming digital. I am still not attracted by the workflow. It's great for ebay! You have a fine attitude for a snapshot consumer. I understand Bill's frustrations well ... I get the same attitude from the 'professionals' regards their (allegedly broken) computer system: I don't care how it works, I just want it to do what I want without my having to learn anything. I don't know that it's the right attitude for a photographer. Even when I shoot film, I cannot obtain the results I want without understanding the machinery and process thoroughly. That's not necessarily true. Whilst I agree with you in principle, it is entirely possible for someone to (either accidentally or by some other method) come across a system of work that produces the results they require. Having doumented the process they can then repeat it to their heart's content. Rather like learning to use software. They have no need to know how the mechanicals work. Although it would probably be much better for them, in a number of ways, if they did have a least a basic knowledge. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/05 Wed PM 05:16:59 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Setting Up a Web Site Hi gang ... I know a few of you have web sites where you display your photos and offer them for sale. I'd like to get some advice from y'all. First, about how much space are you using, or do you think you'd need, to continue posting pix and doing a little e-commerce? I can set something up through my ISP, but was wondering about other possibilities. Are there any places that may specifically lend themselves to this process? What sites/companies do you use, why did you choose them, and how are they working out for you? Is a .COM suffix a clearly better choice than some other, like .NET or .ORG How do you avoid the spam that often follows when a site is on line and has a public presence? Choosing a name for the site is eluding me. My name is long and cumbersome, and something shorter, easier to remember, and with a little more punch may be a better choice. Any suggestions on naming conventions - not specifically a name - would be helpful. Alliteration works for me. Shelshot. Any other comments or suggestions are welcome. Shel - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Pentax F 28 2.8
Dear All, I have an opportunity to buy this lens at a good price. Has anyone on the list had any experience with it. Will be using it on ist D Regards Charles Wilson Sydney Australia
Re: Re: Trip to Prague, any suggestions?
From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike is right, it has many tourists. It also has perhaps the most beautiful old city I have seen. For photography it wonderful to get a guide book and just wander the old city on the Danube's east side. On the west side of the Danube, you can see the Mala Strana (Prague Castle District) and the streets below. This area is also very crowded, yet you must see it. Somebody's probably already corrected you but it's not the Danube. You are a bit far north... You can take a Danube boat ride and photograph many wonderful buildings without so many tourists. I recommend the Little Venice trip. Some good, atmosheric areas, unlike the big boat cruises. You get tickets from the people dressed in sailor suits on the east side of Karlov Most. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Herb Chong wrote: it's in another class well above the *istD. Thanks Herb. But why Nikon? Does it have the same upgrade path as Canon? Kostas
Re: Re: GESO: Fall in the Adirondacks
From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/05 Wed PM 11:58:52 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: GESO: Fall in the Adirondacks thanks, i didn't think of that until you reminded me. there is a certain 70's look to those. Herb... The minimalist look in environmental pictures has been around for much longer than that and seems to be still popular in some circles. I like it and wish I could do it. 8-) - Original Message - From: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 7:23 AM Subject: Re: GESO: Fall in the Adirondacks http://users.bestweb.net/~hchong/Seasonal/ 7, 9 13 are like something out of the Pentax Annual. - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
On Oct 6, 2005, at 8:03 PM, Jostein wrote: Another way of doing it is what the mail-archive.com has done. I don't know exactly how it is implemented, but it must work. Their system removes all email addresses entirely and presents button to press if you want to email the author. When pressed, it submits a hidden form that then causes a mail window to open. I just had an idea of using a small piece of Javascript to dynamically create an email address from smaller sections that harvesters won't pick up. It's a bit late to go fiddling now - I'll have a play around with it tomorrow. I'm not sure how intelligent spam harvesters are these days... would they bother interpreting Javascript? - Dave
Re: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/06 Thu AM 02:34:11 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax... Must be your batteries, I find that 2500mAh AA NiMH cells equalize the weight quite nicely. Not mine, so I don't know. Can't remember if it had the grip on - I think it did. But my overwhelming impression was that I might drop it because it was so oddly weighted. Very inhibiting. mike wilson wrote: From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/05 Wed AM 04:59:16 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax... On 5 Oct 2005 at 6:48, DagT wrote: I was referring to the fact that the 1Ds mkII is about the same size and weight as the Pentax 67, not the use. What gets me is (if you've been watching the *ist D grip thread) that the *ist D sans grip is apparently too small for many people which is counter to the general Pentax DSLRs are great because they're small discussions. I noticed that. It's very interesting - I had hoped that the DSLR line would be even smaller than the film SLRs, as there was no film/film transport to accommodate. No doubt the extra batteries and electronics account for that. Still a disappointment. I also find that the D (not handled any of the others) is very oddly balanced. Much heavier on the left than the right. Which is not to inject a dose of politics into this thread. 8-) mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
This one time, at band camp, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not sure how intelligent
spam harvesters are these days... would they bother interpreting
Javascript?
Yes. At the most basic level they use a regex (regular expression)
to match anything in the source code. Pattern matching would be something like
'/[EMAIL PROTECTED],}\.[\w]{2,6}$/iU'
to match anything within the code that looks like an email address.
If you use an image to try to fool it, they use Optical Character Recognition
(OCR)
to 'view' the image and snarf an email address from it.
Kind regards
Kevin
--
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Re: PESO: A BW conversion attempt
It's always interesting when people tweak other people's photos. In this case I prefer the original; Godfrey's version seems much too bright, and it emphasises the slightly washed out highlights. Perhaps I need to look at the calibration of my monitor. JOhn On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:54:28 +0100, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 5, 2005, at 9:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/? action=viewcurrent=Hailey_BW.jpg I know nothing about these things, but the conversion looks okay to me. Maybe it could use a bit more punch... I think i submitted the colour version last week. Ya i was thinking it lacked somewere.Could use some punch i suppose. Now were did i put Godfreys email.:-) Nice photo! You have the BW conversion basically there but it needs some 'dodging and burning' to make it crisp. On my screen, most highlights are right on, but shadow values are going murky and the overall feeling is that it's too dark matted against a white surround. Part of the reason for the murky display is that it lacks an ICC profile and doesn't display well as an sRGB image without some way for the system to make the display conversion. I brought it into Photoshop and did a little opening up of shadow values (Curves adjustment layer with selective masking brushed in) and then put it on a white surround and adjusted the overall curve just a little to accommodate the light surround. I embedded the sRGB profile too. http://homepage.mac.com/godders/Hailey_BW-g.jpg Godfrey -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
Quoting Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Yes. At the most basic level they use a regex (regular expression)
to match anything in the source code. Pattern matching would be something
like
'/[EMAIL PROTECTED],}\.[\w]{2,6}$/iU'
to match anything within the code that looks like an email address.
Kevin,
I'm a true novice to the secret powers of RegEx...
Would they also pick it up if you split up the mail address into parts contained
in variables, and then assemble the mail address by concatenating the
variables?
Something like:
script language=JavaScript type=text/JavaScript
emUser = 'someuser';
emDomain = 'somedomain.com';
emLink = 'ieMail me.../i';
em = eUser + String.fromCharCode(32*2) + emDomain;
document.write('A href=mailto:' + ep + '' + emLink + '/A');
/script
Jostein
This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Re: Chilly PESO
Thanks for that Herb. I didn't know it's name (if there was a sign, it was well truly buried in snow :-). I also didn't realise that it was so far from from the falls. We did a lot of driving that day, so my memory of distances between different places is a bit muddled. I didn't take any pictures at the falls, but my dad did (3 shots stitched): http://tinyurl.com/79r4v Dave On 10/6/05, Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that's a picture of Tangle Falls and actually farther from Athabaska Falls than you might remember. they are about 65km apart. Herb
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
They have an odd pricing structure, Juan. $30 for the first year, then $84pa. Not a way to encourage people to stay, but I suppose they are relying on inertia. John On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 06:31:27 +0100, Juan Buhler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Shel, Coincidentally, I spent some time today setting up a shopping cart and payment method through Paypal for pictures in my photoblog: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com (check the buy link below the image--hopefully it is not too crass to have that there.) My web host (webstrikesolutions.com) gives me 1GB of space and 20GB of monthly transfer. I'm using I think 200MB or so of space. For the shopping cart, I used a free one recommended by my provider: http://www.mals-e.com/ It's easy to set up, if a little bit limited. In any case, I think it is hard to sell photographs over the web. I've had very few customers. What I did today is an experiment to see if making it easy to select and pay has any effect on it at all. Regarding domain names, I'd go with your name. I sometimes regret not having gotten juanbuhler.com--I still could, but I'm kind of used to jbuhler.com now. Cheers, j On 10/5/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi gang ... I know a few of you have web sites where you display your photos and offer them for sale. I'd like to get some advice from y'all. First, about how much space are you using, or do you think you'd need, to continue posting pix and doing a little e-commerce? I can set something up through my ISP, but was wondering about other possibilities. Are there any places that may specifically lend themselves to this process? What sites/companies do you use, why did you choose them, and how are they working out for you? Is a .COM suffix a clearly better choice than some other, like .NET or .ORG How do you avoid the spam that often follows when a site is on line and has a public presence? Choosing a name for the site is eluding me. My name is long and cumbersome, and something shorter, easier to remember, and with a little more punch may be a better choice. Any suggestions on naming conventions - not specifically a name - would be helpful. Any other comments or suggestions are welcome. Shel -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/06 Thu AM 07:49:27 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax... Mark Roberts wrote on 06.10.05 3:12: Bah! What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, besides the roads... Education? Aqueducts? ;-))) Spam? Arguments? Still want some Velvia100? -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds
On 5/10/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: http://home.mindspring.com/~c_skofteland/id26.html Christian you asked for it... LOL! I forgot how good it was ;-) ( I mean, your pic, of course) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On 5/10/05, Herb Chong, discombobulated, unleashed: i wish i could mount the Limiteds on the body and use them. Nikon doesn't have anything equivalent to the 31 Limited. Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. Anything's doable. Send 'em along to me Herb :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Lunch!
On Oct 5, 2005, at 20:59, Mark Roberts wrote: Taken this Monday on one of my shoots for the Nature Guides: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/images/fall2_22.jpg ist-D, F100/2.8 Macro, ISO 100 Nice one, Mark! -Charles -- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
This one time, at band camp, Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
script language=JavaScript type=text/JavaScript
emUser = 'someuser';
emDomain = 'somedomain.com';
emLink = 'ieMail me.../i';
em = eUser + String.fromCharCode(32*2) + emDomain;
document.write('A href=mailto:' + ep + '' + emLink + '/A');
/script
No, it will not pick it up till it is written to the source of the page. This
method does not show an email address on the page. However, they will snarf
anything with nospam in it, or user at domain dot com
kind regards
Kevin
--
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds
Kirk made, but seems to have discontinued, the Ground Shot 2. Herb - Original Message - From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 11:45 PM Subject: Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds Yep, and Greg Downing improved on it with one he has manufactured under his trade name Skimmer http://www.naturescapes.net/store/product.php?productid=41cat=19page=1 I didn't have the $125 to buy it so I made my own. Strangely enough the prototypy Downing used was pretty much the same frying pan I used.
Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
Hello. USM has to be done very carefully on a high-frequency image like this. It can cause a harsh and jangly look in fine details at low rez for the web. I'd try again, sharpening selectively only on areas that need it. I'd second that... It does look oversharpened some. -- Boris
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
i've been willing to pay the price for more than a year. Herb - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:13 AM Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks At a price well above the *ist-D...
Re: Lunch!
On 6/10/05, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: For some reason your website always times out for me... That's what the spider's victims always say ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
let me think about it. manual focus and aperture Herb - Original Message - From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:21 AM Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. Anything's doable. Send 'em along to me Herb :-)
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
script language=JavaScript type=text/JavaScript
emUser = 'someuser';
emDomain = 'somedomain.com';
emLink = 'ieMail me.../i';
em = eUser + String.fromCharCode(32*2) + emDomain;
document.write('A href=mailto:' + ep + '' + emLink + '/A');
/script
No, it will not pick it up till it is written to the source of the page.
This
method does not show an email address on the page. However, they will
snarf
anything with nospam in it, or user at domain dot com
kind regards
Kevin
It also helps to change bits around or at least use different variable
names, like, you could substitute PDMLRocks for emUser or something. I
wouldn't be surprised if they could find the commonest variable names for
these things and just put it all together. I usually even break up emUser
and emDomain links and put the pieces in the code in the reverse order
(I've got a no-hassle script for that) so that even if they're smart, they
still couldn't get the address without major reengineering.
Krisjanis
Re: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/06 Thu AM 10:21:54 GMT To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks On 5/10/05, Herb Chong, discombobulated, unleashed: i wish i could mount the Limiteds on the body and use them. Nikon doesn't have anything equivalent to the 31 Limited. Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. That will be the Gene Wilder pronunciation, I take it? 8-) Anything's doable. Send 'em along to me Herb :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds
Some excellent shots, Christian. You're really getting a handle on the bird biz. And thanks for the info on this ground pod. Paul On Oct 5, 2005, at 11:45 PM, Christian wrote: - Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds Art Morris is the first well known photographer i know of who did this. he may have started all of this. it's pretty necessary for shorebirds, when there is beach to crawl on. Yep, and Greg Downing improved on it with one he has manufactured under his trade name Skimmer http://www.naturescapes.net/store/product.php? productid=41cat=19page=1 I didn't have the $125 to buy it so I made my own. Strangely enough the prototypy Downing used was pretty much the same frying pan I used. Christian
*ist Ds Shutter actuations
G'day All. Today I took possession of a Second hand *ist Ds. It's 9 months old. Got it from a bloke with money problems. $750 AUD for the body as well as a 1gig SD card. I've just now upgraded it to Firmware version 1.02. My question to the list is this: How does one find out the number of Shutter actuations? I've seen it mentioned on the list for the *ist D. Can it be done for the Ds? I've also fitted the Pentax Grip Strap F to the Ds. It feels very comfy and natural in the hand. I can almost hear the PZ-1p crying it the Camera bag :-) Thanks. Hooroo. Regards, Trevor Grafton. Australia Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands,hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - Henry Louis Mencken
Re: GESO: Fall in the Adirondacks
Not only that, but we went to different schools together! Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: GESO: Fall in the Adirondacks separated at birth. Herb. - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 6:46 PM Subject: Re: GESO: Fall in the Adirondacks Heck I think I took 11 VBG PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Starring Knarf
That's all wrong. The copy knarF gave me is blurry. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Starring Knarf You can also get a purist version: http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blurbw.jpg :-) Dario - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:29 AM Subject: Starring Knarf While organizing my PC, I came a cross this magazine. Maybe someone could be interested in subscribing http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blur.jpg :-) Dario PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds
Thanks, Christian, as I said, just curious. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds - Original Message - From: Kenneth Waller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 7:18 PM Subject: Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds Some more really good shots Christian. Good subjects, light, exposures. Thanks, Ken! Just wondering - +was this your first workshop? If yes, why did you decide to attend one? Yes. I really, really, really love birds and want to improve my skills in photographing them. I thought it would be a good idea to try a workshop and meet some like-minded photogs to see how they work. +why did you choose Downing? I did a web search on photography workshops in Cape May, knowing it was a good birding spot. Downings came up and it looked good with the right price and an opening. Plus he's a local (lives North of Baltimore, Maryland) and he started a web forum at www.naturescapes.net. Artie Morris and some other notable nature photographers work with him too. +did you consider the fee worth what you got? Worth every penny spent. +would you do it again? I'm looking at one of his workshops in Texas for the spring. :-) Just curious. I've attended many week long workshops and have always considered them money well spent for the learning experience shooting locations (I don't have the time to scout out where to be when). And this is where Downing excelled. He KNOWS the birds and can predict where they will be and what they will be doing with alarming accuracy becuse he's been shooting around Cape May for years. 6pm, time for the skimmers to start having dinner. Get the flight lenses out... and boom, the skimmers start taking off and skimming. Christian PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
I see a slight touch of oversharpening in the mountain siloutte against the sky in the URH area. BTW, Did the mountain appear during your visit did you make it to the Eileson visitor center area? I was there last fall they were preparing for a total rebuild as the structure had been damaged during a recent earthquake. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass Thanks. I agree about the rendering overall... I'm perplexed. Curious why you think it might be oversharpened. I did USM it, but I figured the broken rock in the foreground, would/should, being closer to the lens display a little more detail. This is one I wish I had on film. Tom C. From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 23:11:41 -0700 On Oct 5, 2005, at 10:35 PM, Tom C wrote: Taken this summer in Denali NP, Alaska. *ist D and Zenitar 16 f/2.8, RAW Not exactly sure why I like it, maybe perspective or muted tones... but putting it up for... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647626 It's nice ... lots of nice shapes and textures in it. This web-rez rendering is not great, however. The foreground seems oversharpened; something is just not quite right about it. Godfrey PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
Re: *ist Ds Shutter actuations
On 6/10/05, Trevor Bailey, discombobulated, unleashed: Today I took possession of a Second hand *ist Ds. It's 9 months old. Got it from a bloke with money problems. I didn't sell you anything! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On 6/10/05, Herb Chong, discombobulated, unleashed: let me think about it. manual focus and aperture I'd have to practice first :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
On 5/10/05, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: Nikon was the camera of choice for pros in the USA for one reason, and one reason only, a man named Joe Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich was the best marketer who has ever come along in the photo industry. He was the first to think of giving camera outfits to well-known photographers so they would be seen using them and would talk about them. At the time Canon cameras were just as good, perhaps even better, but they had ineffectual distribution and promotion. By the time SLR cameras came along Nikon was firmly entrenched as the pro's camera, so pros using Nikon rangefinder cameras just naturally gravitated to the Nikon F. Ehrenreich founded Ehrenreich Photo Optical Industries, better known by the acronym EPOI. EPOI went on to become the distributor for Rollei, Bronica, Mamiya, JOBO, Capro, and a wide range of other photo brands. It was a powerhouse that nothing came close to, other than perhaps Berkey. I know a very nice man who says the same thing, and he used to be a Nikon rep... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
This one time, at band camp, Krisjanis Linkevics [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find the best method is mailing from a form on your site. I do this at http://www.wildcherry.com.au/index.php?p=contact This shows no email addresses to anybody as it is all kept hard coded into the script and never displayed to the public. Kind regards Kevin It also helps to change bits around or at least use different variable names, like, you could substitute PDMLRocks for emUser or something. I wouldn't be surprised if they could find the commonest variable names for these things and just put it all together. I usually even break up emUser and emDomain links and put the pieces in the code in the reverse order (I've got a no-hassle script for that) so that even if they're smart, they still couldn't get the address without major reengineering. -- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
On 5/10/05, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Bah! What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, besides the roads... Open aperture metering? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
On 5/10/05, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty has always been very clever. Not at all. Just satirical. I can't take anything seriously. Well, maybe money. If I had to. On second thoughts Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
shesellsseashellsbytheseashore.com :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: *ist Ds Shutter actuations
Well obviously you don't have money problems. Dave (who has no problem at all with money. I quite like it in fact) vbg On 10/6/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/10/05, Trevor Bailey, discombobulated, unleashed: Today I took possession of a Second hand *ist Ds. It's 9 months old. Got it from a bloke with money problems. I didn't sell you anything! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
Yep. If someone wrote an accurate history of the photo industry in the USA it would be a lot more about the personalities than the products. Prominent names would be Joe Ehrenreich, Paul Klingenstein, Henry Froehlich, and a number of others. Henry is still living and is President of The MAC Group (formerly Mamiya America, Inc.) I've suggested to Henry many times that he should write his memoirs. When Joe Ehrenreich was selling Nikon, Henry Froehlich was selling Konica, but Konica didn't make pro cameras in those days. I never knew Joe Ehrenreich, but I've had the pleasure of knowing Paul Klingenstein, Henry Froehlich, and many other old-timers in this industry. Bob On Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 08:27 AM, Cotty wrote: Nikon was the camera of choice for pros in the USA for one reason, and one reason only, a man named Joe Ehrenreich. Ehrenreich was the best marketer who has ever come along in the photo industry. He was the first to think of giving camera outfits to well-known photographers so they would be seen using them and would talk about them. At the time Canon cameras were just as good, perhaps even better, but they had ineffectual distribution and promotion. By the time SLR cameras came along Nikon was firmly entrenched as the pro's camera, so pros using Nikon rangefinder cameras just naturally gravitated to the Nikon F. Ehrenreich founded Ehrenreich Photo Optical Industries, better known by the acronym EPOI. EPOI went on to become the distributor for Rollei, Bronica, Mamiya, JOBO, Capro, and a wide range of other photo brands. It was a powerhouse that nothing came close to, other than perhaps Berkey. I know a very nice man who says the same thing, and he used to be a Nikon rep...
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
On 5/10/05, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: Personally, I like using you last name somehow. You must be shelshocked. :) Tom C. Tom you hit the nail on the head: www.shelshocked.com Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
On Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 08:32 AM, Cotty wrote: Bah! What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, besides the roads... Open aperture metering? The Romans gave us the numbering for the Zone System. Bob
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
On 5/10/05, Ann Sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed: Oh well I can't resist this game... whattheshel.com ann ducks LOL Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
...or maybe it's nice for the rich colors, the browns and greens next to each other, or the way the sky didn't just go white. In any case, a very nice shot. Rick --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken this summer in Denali NP, Alaska. *ist D and Zenitar 16 f/2.8, RAW Not exactly sure why I like it, maybe perspective or muted tones... but putting it up for... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647626 Thanks for comments and critiques. Tom C. __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
He's at the top of the current Nikon upgrade path. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Herb Chong wrote: it's in another class well above the *istD. Thanks Herb. But why Nikon? Does it have the same upgrade path as Canon? Kostas -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Request
Once upon a time I had a link to a company in the USA that supplies zillions of types of small screws of the kind that hold lenses together (etc). They had a very comprehensive selection, with online ordering and so on. Can anyone recommend such a site? TIA Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Starring Knarf
Mega-LOL!! Cool Albano --- Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While organizing my PC, I came a cross this magazine. Maybe someone could be interested in subscribing http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blur.jpg :-) Dario Albano Garcia Photography Graphic Design http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar http://www.flaneur.com.ar __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: 50 years of photojournalism
50 Years of war and misery, is what I would call it. Politics is more interesting and less annoying to me. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Mark Roberts wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/in_pictures_50_years_of_photojournalism/html/1.stm
Re: Request
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/10/06 Thu PM 12:58:19 GMT To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Request Once upon a time I had a link to a company in the USA that supplies zillions of types of small screws of the kind that hold lenses together (etc). They had a very comprehensive selection, with online ordering and so on. Can anyone recommend such a site? http://www.fastenal.com/web/products.ex?N=999600059 Click on more diameters and you get metric choices from 1.6mm Suprising that this stuff is more easily available from the US, even though you have to search quite hard to get away from American sizes. mike - Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Cotty wrote: On 5/10/05, Herb Chong, discombobulated, unleashed: i wish i could mount the Limiteds on the body and use them. Nikon doesn't have anything equivalent to the 31 Limited. Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. Don't you have something here backward? Anything's doable. Send 'em along to me Herb :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Starring Knarf
Still too sharp... Dario Bonazza wrote: While organizing my PC, I came a cross this magazine. Maybe someone could be interested in subscribing http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blur.jpg :-) Dario -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Juan in Action: Siena mini-PDML pictures
The girls in the third photo clearly speak Italian*. *Refers to an old joke about this Italian guy who lost his arms in an accident and could no longer talk. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Gianfranco Irlanda wrote: Hi guys and gals, I managed to build a gallery with some of the pictures taken during our recent Siena mini-PDML: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=533571 Hope you'll enjoy them. Feel free to comment and criticize at will... :-) Ciao, Gianfranco _ __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Yes, but my point is that you're comparing two different cameras in two different classifications and finding the lower level camera wanting. As if it were the camera's fault. If I paid approximately $3000 for the *ist-D I'd expect considerably higher performance from it when capturing images as well. I didn't and for the difference I can buy a second body, or more lenses. People are happy with my photographs, they buy my prints. I sold enough at my last show to pay for my consumables in mounting it. Sounds to me that's what you're doing. If you choice works for you I happy for you. Herb Chong wrote: i've been willing to pay the price for more than a year. Herb - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:13 AM Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks At a price well above the *ist-D... -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: OT - Konolta to cease digi sales in Canada
Hummm...? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: Actually the Honeywell deal, was the other way around. Pentax wanted to get control of their own distribution in a major market. Without Pentax Honeywell had nothing of any substance to sell... graywolf wrote: First Minolta bought Textronics which made them broke. Then Konica bought Minolta which probably made them broke. Wonder who will buy Konica now? GRIN OTOH, probably the only reason that they are not available in Canada is that the independent distributor went belly up. As soon as they find a new one they will most likely be back. This kind of thing happens in markets too small for the company to set up their own distributorship. Even in the US, remember when Honeywell was the Pentax distributor? When they went out of the photography business Pentax had to take over themselves. The US was too big a market to ignor. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- P. J. Alling wrote: Apparently Konolta is in worse shape than we thought. (Now here's something to start a stampede away from a brand name). Christian wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp Sales and distribution of Digital/35mm cameras, film scanners, binoculars, photo meters, and their accessories will however cease in Canada. What did the Canucks do this time? ;-) No soup for you! Christian
Re: PESO - Rainy Day on Polychrome Pass
Tom, It's inviting yet with a hint of foreboding that I find mysteriously interesting. Like the crescent horizon and the total volume of the scene. If I were playing with it in PS, I might give it a click of contrast to see if the separation of color plains added further interest. Actually, it needs nothing more, but I can't seem to stop messing with an image if I like it. Jack --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Taken this summer in Denali NP, Alaska. *ist D and Zenitar 16 f/2.8, RAW Not exactly sure why I like it, maybe perspective or muted tones... but putting it up for... http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3647626 Thanks for comments and critiques. Tom C. __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: OT: Lighting Advice Needed
I used to use strobes for that kind of stuff. Safer, and does not help fade the artworks. One 45 degrees to either side of the camera. Slave or radio triggers help. Oh yes, and the Sunpacks I had a long time ago the slaved light would shut off every time it fired (why I have a couple of Norman 200B's instead) something to do with the auto-shutoff-circuit, so that is something to look out for. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- David wrote: Here's a little background My Mother has been selling quilts in local craft and art shows for quite some time now but recently she's been submitting her quilts to higher end shows that require you to send in slides of your quilts to get in. She has used a local photographer who specializes in quilt photography for a while but she wants to take the slides herself to save money. She took a class on quilt photography so she knows most of the basics but she's having trouble figuring out her lighting. Here's her questions: Here is what I am trying to figure out: 1. I have a pair of Smith Victor A100's bought on Ebay. The listing said that they would take up to a 500W bulb but the lights themselves list only bulb types for 250W. I emailed Smith Victor and they responded that the 500W light extends past my 10 reflectors which is why they don't recommend using them. Other than the need to be very careful that nothing touches the bulb, is there any reason why I can't use the bigger light bulb? 2. I want to use a dimmer switch to conserve the color of my tungsten lights between shots. Smith Victor recommends a DC-1 control but doesn't say how much wattage I can run through it. Can I use a heavy weight multiple outlet extension cord and put all 1000 Watts (both lights) through the same dimmer? 3. I am shopping for a cheap solution to buying a soft box for each light. My objective is to photograph flat art up to four feet square on an occasional basis (when I can't count on Seattle sun) and I would like my equipment to be very storable. I found on-line patterns for non-collapsible soft boxes but they are cumbersome - also couldn't find a source for diffusion fabric in small quantities (except for 18 X 24 sheets which I think would be too small). One source said to make frames out of lathe, attach the cloth, them clip them to posts anchored in cans full of plaster of paris. Cheap, could work, but need source of fabric and recommendation for size! Thanks in advance for any advise, David
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't you have something here backward? OOPS Sorry, brain not engaged (when is it?). Peter is right - the difference is 1mm but going the *right* way. That means that instead of taking off 1mm from the back of a PK lens, we need to add 1mm to it, so that it focusses at the Nikon register distance. This is *much* easier to do. The problem will be in the adapter - 1mm is awfully small for an adapter thickness so that it maintains structural integrity (love those Star Trek buzzwords). What is remove the Pentax mount, fashion a Nikon mount with new mounting holes, and add a 1mm spacer ring inbetween, using longer screws. That's very doable. Is there space for the aperture lever in a Nikon body? Probably not, so that bugger will saw right off no problemo. I'll look around and see if anyone's done it. Thanks Pete. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On 6/10/05, Cotty, discombobulated, unleashed: What is remove the Pentax mount, fashion a Nikon mount with new mounting holes, and add a 1mm spacer ring inbetween, using longer screws. That's very doable. What i would do is remove the Pentax mount, fashion a Nikon mount with new mounting holes, and add a 1mm spacer ring inbetween, using longer screws. That's very doable. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
Well, Cotty, if I happen to have the same thought as you, I'll assign it to my good luck. Jack --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/10/05, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty has always been very clever. Not at all. Just satirical. I can't take anything seriously. Well, maybe money. If I had to. On second thoughts Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
OTOH, if you buy a new body, you just updated all your old lenses. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- William Robb wrote: If you have an original EOS lens, and buy a new lens, you have just updated your AF technology. If you are using a 20 year old camera with the drive motor in the camera, you are stuck with that technology until you ditch the camera.
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
Kevin Waterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This one time, at band camp, Krisjanis Linkevics [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find the best method is mailing from a form on your site. I do this at http://www.wildcherry.com.au/index.php?p=contact This shows no email addresses to anybody as it is all kept hard coded into the script and never displayed to the public. Just be careful of security issues with PHP and other scripts. If they're vulnerable they *will* be exploited by spammers who'll use your mail script to send junk all over the planet. I believe it's more of an issue with older Perl scripts (http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2002/Jan/1003357.html) but you can never be too careful these days. Here's a starting point: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/security/ -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:47:48 +0200, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't you have something here backward? OOPS Sorry, brain not engaged (when is it?). Peter is right - the difference is 1mm but going the *right* way. That means that instead of taking off 1mm from the back of a PK lens, we need to add 1mm to it, so that it focusses at the Nikon register distance. EOS (you know ;-) register is 44mm. So either Nikon _is_ going the wrong way, or your EOS mod isn't working :o) Or am I making an error? -- Regards, Lucas (you could also mill 1mm of the D2x flange evil grin)
Re: Pentax Future? What's next for Pentax...
On 6 Oct 2005 at 9:55, graywolf wrote: OTOH, if you buy a new body, you just updated all your old lenses. And if the lens was originally built using an optimised AF motor then it's ready to utilize whatever new AF technology is embedded in the new body. :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On 6/10/05, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: EOS (you know ;-) register is 44mm. So either Nikon _is_ going the wrong way, or your EOS mod isn't working :o) This is nothing to do with EOS. We are talking about putting a Pentax lens onto a Nikon camera. Further: better than having a spacer ring made up of 1mm thickness, why not have a set of 1mm washers sitting between lens flange (mount) and lens body, at the point where the screws enter. Of course, longer screws would be required for safety. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Actually I think there is room in the Nikon body for the aperture lever. The problem is that the throat on the Nikon mount is smaller than the K mount, I have an NF t-mount that fits into a K mount opening, it doesn't turn to seat but it's very close. Cotty wrote: Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't you have something here backward? OOPS Sorry, brain not engaged (when is it?). Peter is right - the difference is 1mm but going the *right* way. That means that instead of taking off 1mm from the back of a PK lens, we need to add 1mm to it, so that it focusses at the Nikon register distance. This is *much* easier to do. The problem will be in the adapter - 1mm is awfully small for an adapter thickness so that it maintains structural integrity (love those Star Trek buzzwords). What is remove the Pentax mount, fashion a Nikon mount with new mounting holes, and add a 1mm spacer ring inbetween, using longer screws. That's very doable. Is there space for the aperture lever in a Nikon body? Probably not, so that bugger will saw right off no problemo. I'll look around and see if anyone's done it. Thanks Pete. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
On 6/10/05, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, Cotty, if I happen to have the same thought as you, I'll assign it to my good luck. Please do. I said satire, not sarcasm. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: I have an NF t-mount that fits into a K mount opening, it doesn't turn to seat but it's very close. Ye gods. Bestiality! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Actually that's not a problem if you're going to replace the mount. The Pentax will just focus just slightly beyond infinity... P. J. Alling wrote: Actually I think there is room in the Nikon body for the aperture lever. The problem is that the throat on the Nikon mount is smaller than the K mount, I have an NF t-mount that fits into a K mount opening, it doesn't turn to seat but it's very close. Cotty wrote: Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't you have something here backward? OOPS Sorry, brain not engaged (when is it?). Peter is right - the difference is 1mm but going the *right* way. That means that instead of taking off 1mm from the back of a PK lens, we need to add 1mm to it, so that it focusses at the Nikon register distance. This is *much* easier to do. The problem will be in the adapter - 1mm is awfully small for an adapter thickness so that it maintains structural integrity (love those Star Trek buzzwords). What is remove the Pentax mount, fashion a Nikon mount with new mounting holes, and add a 1mm spacer ring inbetween, using longer screws. That's very doable. Is there space for the aperture lever in a Nikon body? Probably not, so that bugger will saw right off no problemo. I'll look around and see if anyone's done it. Thanks Pete. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Necrophilia actually, I was testing on a dead camera. Cotty wrote: On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: I have an NF t-mount that fits into a K mount opening, it doesn't turn to seat but it's very close. Ye gods. Bestiality! Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks Yes, but my point is that you're comparing two different cameras in two different classifications and finding the lower level camera wanting. As if it were the camera's fault. If I paid approximately $3000 for the *ist-D I'd expect considerably higher performance from it when capturing images as well. I didn't and for the difference I can buy a second body, or more lenses. People are happy with my photographs, they buy my prints. I sold enough at my last show to pay for my consumables in mounting it. Sounds to me that's what you're doing. If you choice works for you I happy for you. Three grand is about what I paid for my istD. I got a battery pack and cheap lens with it, but it was still three grand. William Robb
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks He's at the top of the current Nikon upgrade path. At least Nikon provides an upgrade path. We have to jump from rock to rock. William Robb
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Necrophilia actually, I was testing on a dead camera. LOL You see, you quite like this tinkering lark. I'll bet you have a little collection of bits and bobs on your desk, and a good set of jeweller's drivers, all at hand ready for a good old fiddle there ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
I have personally held an SMCA* 85/1.4 Lens that was modified for use on a Nikon. The approximately 1 millimeter was added to the back of the lens via a modified or constructed Nikon mount that was affixed to the back of the lens in place of the Pentax mount. The mount stuck out a little from the back, I believe. I was told a little old German guy who used to have a little shop on Wilshire Blvd., California did the work. If it's the same guy I visited years ago, he was certainly qualified to do the work. He used to modify lens mounts for use on movie cameras too, I believe. He's passed on now... Regards, Bob... By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. - Socrates From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm 1mm out! and going the wrong way. Well if I couldn't mill 1 mm off the back of a Limited, and stick a Nikon flange on, my name's not Dr Frankenstien. On 6/10/05, P. J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Don't you have something here backward? OOPS Sorry, brain not engaged (when is it?). Peter is right - the difference is 1mm but going the *right* way. That means that instead of taking off 1mm from the back of a PK lens, we need to add 1mm to it, so that it focusses at the Nikon register distance. This is *much* easier to do. The problem will be in the adapter - 1mm is awfully small for an adapter thickness so that it maintains structural integrity (love those Star Trek buzzwords). What is remove the Pentax mount, fashion a Nikon mount with new mounting holes, and add a 1mm spacer ring inbetween, using longer screws. That's very doable. Is there space for the aperture lever in a Nikon body? Probably not, so that bugger will saw right off no problemo. I'll look around and see if anyone's done it.
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
Then you have a right to demand higher preformance. But then you bought your's a few years ago. William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks Yes, but my point is that you're comparing two different cameras in two different classifications and finding the lower level camera wanting. As if it were the camera's fault. If I paid approximately $3000 for the *ist-D I'd expect considerably higher performance from it when capturing images as well. I didn't and for the difference I can buy a second body, or more lenses. People are happy with my photographs, they buy my prints. I sold enough at my last show to pay for my consumables in mounting it. Sounds to me that's what you're doing. If you choice works for you I happy for you. Three grand is about what I paid for my istD. I got a battery pack and cheap lens with it, but it was still three grand. William Robb -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: Fall in the Adirondacks Yes, but my point is that you're comparing two different cameras in two different classifications and finding the lower level camera wanting. As if it were the camera's fault. The point is that Pentax doesn't offer anything but the lower level camera. (your description, not mine). It isn't the camera's fault. It's the manufacturers fault. Christian
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:18:26 +0200, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/10/05, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: EOS (you know ;-) register is 44mm. So either Nikon _is_ going the wrong way, or your EOS mod isn't working :o) This is nothing to do with EOS. We are talking about putting a Pentax lens onto a Nikon camera. I gathered that. My point was that I think your reasoning was initially right, and now is wrong. You adapted a K-mount lens to an EOS body with a 1,46mm spacer, right? The registers are as follows: EOS register: 44mm Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm So if you made a K to EOS adapter with a 1,46mm spacer, a K to Nikon adapter would require a -1,04mm spacer, i.e. removing material somewhere... Or am I even more confused than usual? :/ -- Regards, Lucas
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On 6/10/05, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, unleashed: I have personally held an SMCA* 85/1.4 Lens that was modified for use on a Nikon. The approximately 1 millimeter was added to the back of the lens via a modified or constructed Nikon mount that was affixed to the back of the lens in place of the Pentax mount. The mount stuck out a little from the back, I believe. I was told a little old German guy who used to have a little shop on Wilshire Blvd., California did the work. If it's the same guy I visited years ago, he was certainly qualified to do the work. He used to modify lens mounts for use on movie cameras too, I believe. He's passed on now... Bob, I love you and want to have your children. Thanks. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On Thu, 6 Oct 2005, William Robb wrote: Three grand is about what I paid for my istD. I got a battery pack and cheap lens with it, but it was still three grand. Irrespective of what you paid, you are currently comparing a $1.2K camera to a $3K camera. Point taken about the upgrade path etc. Kostas
Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds
- Original Message - From: Herb Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:34 AM Subject: Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds Kirk made, but seems to have discontinued, the Ground Shot 2. The only thing from Kirk I could find is this: http://www.kirkphoto.com/supports.html#lowpod Not good for crawling through sand or anything else for that matter. It's more of a static support. Christian
Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds
- Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:52 AM Subject: Re: Cape May report and 3 more birds Some excellent shots, Christian. You're really getting a handle on the bird biz. And thanks for the info on this ground pod. Thanks, Paul! Birds are my favorite subject so it's an area I really want to improve. Christian
Re: Fall in the Adirondacks
On 6/10/05, Lucas Rijnders, discombobulated, unleashed: I gathered that. My point was that I think your reasoning was initially right, and now is wrong. You adapted a K-mount lens to an EOS body with a 1,46mm spacer, right? Correct sir. The registers are as follows: EOS register: 44mm Pentax register: 45.46mm Nikon register: 46.50mm So if you made a K to EOS adapter with a 1,46mm spacer, a K to Nikon adapter would require a -1,04mm spacer, i.e. removing material somewhere... Adding 1.04mm material. The idea is to match the Pentax lens to the Nikon. To get the Pentax lens 'up' to the register distance of the Nikon, you have to add ~1mm of length to the back of the lens (or indeed the front of the Nikon body) so that the lens focusses at the right place. Here is a good resource: http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Lens- adapters.html~mainFrame Note paragraph headed: WILL IT FIT? best, Or am I even more confused than usual? :/ Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
RE: Juan in Action: Siena mini-PDML pictures
Nice pictures Gianfranco. I visited Siena in the terrible 2003 summer (the hottest I have ever experienced) and I liked it even more than Florence (maybe I expected too much from Florence, or too little from Siena !). I recently had a couple of opportunities to met Juan in Spain, but unfortunately we couldn't finally get together. At least you give us some insight in how he approaches his 'victims'... ;-) Regards, Jaume --- Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: Hi guys and gals, I managed to build a gallery with some of the pictures taken during our recent Siena mini-PDML: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=533571 Hope you'll enjoy them. Feel free to comment and criticize at will... :-) Ciao, Gianfranco _ __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com __ Renovamos el Correo Yahoo! Nuevos servicios, más seguridad http://correo.yahoo.es
RE: Starring Knarf
Dario Bonazza wrote: You can also get a purist version: http://www.dariobonazza.com/provv/blurbw.jpg LOL! Malcolm
Re: Setting Up a Web Site
No, no...don't read any sarcasm into that message. It was my clumsy attempt to compliment you. This has been scanned and, also, found clear of sarcasm. REALLY! Jack --- Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6/10/05, Jack Davis, discombobulated, unleashed: Well, Cotty, if I happen to have the same thought as you, I'll assign it to my good luck. Please do. I said satire, not sarcasm. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: 50 years of photojournalism
David Mann wrote: I'm having trouble working out why I prefer PJ photos in black white. Does anyone else have this preference? Apparently plenty of people (though I am not one.) A certain PJ friend of mine once expressed it to me as sometimes color gets in the way. Does that resonate with you?
