Re: Flash poll ?????

2005-11-30 Thread David
I use the Pentax AF-360 FGZ. I've mostly used it for action photography but I've also used it for product photos. I mostly use it in A mode when shooting action because it seems to use less battery power per flash so I have less of a chance of missing shots. I use the wireless feature a lot

Re: Hi all, any news?

2005-11-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/11/05, Simon King, discombobulated, unleashed: Just poking my head above the parapet for a moment to say hi. We had another boy; http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~sking/index.htm (just click on Tom) Mother and son are doing well. Hi Simon, Nice gallery. Love the first shot. My son was

Re: OT: Weegee Speaks

2005-11-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: No problemo. Mac PBG3 10.2.4 You're still on v10.2.x??? heavens! (i hope you meant 10.4.2...). Finger fart. 10.4.2 :-) Can fingers fart? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Cotty
On 29/11/05, Bob Sullivan, discombobulated, unleashed: Apple is a religion, Buddhism springs to mind. No god. They don't say 'the Gates of Heaven' for nothing ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com

Flash zoom question

2005-11-30 Thread Gasha
Hi all, i'm playing with Sigma EF-500 ST flash, and something is not clear for me. Zoom should be automatic, and match lens focal lenght. So, on my MZ-3, the only lens in this 28-105 range is M50/1.4 and flash does not detect it properly. Or should i use some flash bouncer, or that

Re: Flash zoom question

2005-11-30 Thread Thibouille
Flash zooming only works if the lense does transmit its focal to the body which means FA/F/FAJ/DA/DFA lense only IIRC. So with a K,M,A lens, you'll have to set it yourself ! -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: Flash zoom question

2005-11-30 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:55:43 +0100 schreef Gasha [EMAIL PROTECTED]: i'm playing with Sigma EF-500 ST flash, and something is not clear for me. Zoom should be automatic, and match lens focal lenght. So, on my MZ-3, the only lens in this 28-105 range is M50/1.4 and flash does not

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Cotty wrote on 30.11.05 9:36: They don't say 'the Gates of Heaven' for nothing ;-) I thought Gates came here rather from hell :-P -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 30.11.05 6:17: I have no idea what you mean by that. Apple computers have been the *easiest* computers to connect to the internet and utilize high speed communications, interoperate with a variety of other systems, since 1986. They were the first computers to include

Re: PAW: The Dave Young Quartet, Take 2

2005-11-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I didn't see the original. I'll bet it never made it here. This doesn't do a lot for me. I'm left feeling that I'm looking at this scene from the wrong angle. I do like the tonality and contrast level. Paul On Nov 29, 2005, at 11:12 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: Hey, Frank! I never got the

Re: Hi all, any news?

2005-11-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi, Good to hear from you. Nice pics. I love Awake and not Crying. That's a joy, isn't it? No real news. Most of us don't expect FF. Both Pentax and Nikon seem to be doing fine with APS-C. Paul On Nov 30, 2005, at 2:17 AM, Simon King wrote: Hi All, Just poking my head above the parapet for a

Re: Flash zoom question

2005-11-30 Thread Gasha
So, if i have Automatic Flash, without manual zoom setup, and manual lens, then i have trouble? Flash is not mine yet. I'm only testing if it works with my cameras. Gasha Thibouille wrote: Flash zooming only works if the lense does transmit its focal to the body which means FA/F/FAJ/DA/DFA

Re: Flash zoom question

2005-11-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
The M lenses don't deliver the right information for flash zoom. I believe it only works with F or later lenses. Paul On Nov 30, 2005, at 3:55 AM, Gasha wrote: Hi all, i'm playing with Sigma EF-500 ST flash, and something is not clear for me. Zoom should be automatic, and match lens focal

Re: Flash zoom question

2005-11-30 Thread Gasha
Thanks, Looks like i should get a used AF-220 or AF-280. And it will work better with my 645 as well. Gasha Paul Stenquist wrote: The M lenses don't deliver the right information for flash zoom. I believe it only works with F or later lenses. Paul On Nov 30, 2005, at 3:55 AM, Gasha wrote:

Re: Hi all, any news?

2005-11-30 Thread danilo
http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~sking/tom/pages/bedhogtom.htm uahahahha, this one is very funny, nice idea!! and nice sons too, congrats. Danilo.

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Mishka
sorry to break it, but you seem to have no idea of what you are talking about. appletalk over tcp is nonsense. nowaday apple uses tcp but not appletalk. those things are completely orthogonal to each other (i suppose, one could tunnel one over the other, but that a different story) best, mishka

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-30 Thread brooksdj
Tot you'uns use dem rods 'n chains? Lik in dat sado/maso/bondo thang? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- I gots me a conversion piece of paper on the wall. Now's i cen tell how many

RE: GESO: Lavender Bay and Louis Tillet

2005-11-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
For some reason my eyes ended up watching the boats at the bridge shot. I kind of like what you have done, but it doesn't do anything with me. (At least not after a first look). The concert shots are very good, me think, despite the lack of focus. Or perhaps it is the lack of focus that makes

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Mishka wrote on 30.11.05 13:31: sorry to break it, but you seem to have no idea of what you are talking about. appletalk over tcp is nonsense. nowaday apple uses tcp but not appletalk. those things are completely orthogonal to each other (i suppose, one could tunnel one over the other, but

Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback

2005-11-30 Thread frank theriault
On 11/29/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which brings up an interesting poll = how long have you been subscribed to this list in one continuous period? Doesn't count if you unsub/resub even for 5 minutes! I daren't say, I would be such a sad git. Well, I unsubbed from Yahoo mail to

Re: I'm back

2005-11-30 Thread frank theriault
On 11/29/05, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why I do believe that's good news sir. Take it easy browse the list, we'll try and keep your spirits up. A bit of humour is required - laughter is clinically proven to aid recovery ;-) I agree, Cotty. Bill, news is either good or bad. Yours isn't

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-30 Thread frank theriault
On 11/29/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I probably should get a life.. Why start now? -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: Hi all, any news?

2005-11-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Congrats to you and Mom. 3 kids under 4 years old - time to take a break! I enjoyed the pictures. Just keep taking them. They will be grown too soon. Regards, Bob S. (2 boys and a girl, now 26, 24, and 21) On 11/30/05, Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Just poking my head above

Re: Hi all, any news?

2005-11-30 Thread frank theriault
On 11/30/05, Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Just poking my head above the parapet for a moment to say hi. We had another boy; http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~sking/index.htm (just click on Tom) Mother and son are doing well. Three kids under 4 is hard work, but incredibly

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 30, 2005, at 2:34 AM, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: I think you're not entirely right. I have been using Mac computers for about 12 years in advertising. And I think Rob was thinking about pre Apple Talk over TCP/IP protocol over Ethernet. As such, even implemented over 100 Mb/s

Re: Hi all, any news?

2005-11-30 Thread David Savage
G'day Simon, Nothing much new really. SSDD. Congrats on the new bub. I love the last two shots. Dave On 11/30/05, Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Just poking my head above the parapet for a moment to say hi. We had another boy; http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~sking/index.htm

Re: PESO: Another from Cottyland

2005-11-30 Thread frank theriault
On 11/29/05, Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another photo from our trip to Oxfordshire a couple of years ago, this one taken from Folly Hill overlooking Faringdon. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3915892 PZ-1p, FA 24-90, Elite Chrome 100, scanned and adjusted to match the

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-30 Thread frank theriault
On 11/30/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I gots me a conversion piece of paper on the wall. Now's i cen tell how many rods in a perch.:-) European or African? -Arthur, King of the Britons -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PAW: The Dave Young Quartet, Take 2: Msgs getting lost

2005-11-30 Thread Rick Womer
Frank, I never saw the original. Neither the original nor your repost are in the archives. The comments I posted last night aren't on the list or in the archives this morning, either. Things seem screwed up in cyber-land. The essence of my comments was that I rather like the motion blur,but

Re: Hi all, any news?

2005-11-30 Thread dagt
On 11/30/05, Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Just poking my head above the parapet for a moment to say hi. We had another boy; http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~sking/index.htm (just click on Tom) Mother and son are doing well. Congratulations! Three kids under 4 is hard work,

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread frank theriault
On 11/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, sure, we are agreed better tools are better. The best tools one can afford is best. No. All one needs are tools suited for the job. I'd say that sufficient tools will produce results (in the hands of a good photographer) that are

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 30.11.05 14:36: I've been using Macintosh since very late 1983, several months before it was released to the publc (and about a decade before you...:-). The work I was referring to came about in the time between 1986 and 1988 as that is when I was working for NASA at

Re: Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread mike wilson
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/11/30 Wed PM 01:56:23 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: What the F?? On 11/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, sure, we are agreed better tools are better. The best tools one can afford is best.

Re: Flash zoom question

2005-11-30 Thread Thibouille
It won't work necessariy better. an AF280 is just like you take a Sigma 500 super and force its zoom to stay at 28mm or so. You won't gain power (that you gain when zooming the flash head) nothing less nothing more. 2005/11/30, Gasha [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thanks, Looks like i should get a used

Re: OT: Weegee Speaks

2005-11-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Apparently yours can, (special talent?) Cotty wrote: On 29/11/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: No problemo. Mac PBG3 10.2.4 You're still on v10.2.x??? heavens! (i hope you meant 10.4.2...). Finger fart. 10.4.2 :-) Can fingers fart? Cheers, Cotty

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread P. J. Alling
There are many different definitions of best. The marketing definition of best may not correspond with the users definition. frank theriault wrote: On 11/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, sure, we are agreed better tools are better. The best tools one can afford

Re: External flash for *ist D?

2005-11-30 Thread Colin J
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you that I never use Program, NEVER! ;-) But above all, thank you for sharing your knowledge. Colin -- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:39:35 +0100 From: Thibouille [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-30 Thread Mark Roberts
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/29/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I probably should get a life.. Why start now? I'll get a life when someone demonstrates it would be superior to what I have now. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com

Re: External flash for *ist D?

2005-11-30 Thread Colin J
Hi William, Thank you for your views. Since 1977 I have been an enthusiast for TTL auto flash control. That is when I bought two Olympus OM-2 bodies, and the off-the-film flash control was a major factor in my choice. Later, I moved to Nikon. The excellence of Nikon's TTL flash control,

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread pnstenquist
Yesterday I did a shoot in a supermarket. I could have covered it all with my DA 16-45. But instead I switched back and forth between the K 24/3.5, the FA 35/2, and the FA 50/1.4. Why? Because the three primes are better tools. Same photographer, better tools. Prior experience told me that the

Re: External flash for *ist D?

2005-11-30 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Thank you for your views. Since 1977 I have been an enthusiast for TTL auto flash control. That is when I bought two Olympus OM-2 bodies, and the off-the-film flash control was a major factor in my choice. I just recently purchased a flash for my -DS but had these thoughts in mind: #1. I'm

Re: PESO: Another from Cottyland

2005-11-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nicely captured. Pleasing color pallette. The foreground brush is a little districting tho. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Rick Womer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PESO: Another from Cottyland Another photo from our trip

Re: PESO - On Golden Pond

2005-11-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
If it were lightened I'd be blowing out the bright spot on the LH side. Not if you use curves, and peg the top end. Rob, thanks for the suggestion. I haven't been using curves. Tried to get away using shadow/ highlights. Will give it a try when I get a round tuit. Kenneth Waller

Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback

2005-11-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Which brings up an interesting poll = how long have you been subscribed to this list in one continuous period? Way back when it was still supported by Pentax. Don't recall the exact date. Dors anybody? Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

Re: External flash for *ist D?

2005-11-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I use a Sunpak 282 and a couple of Paterson flat-panel flash units for the little flash work that I do. I like them because I'm in direct control of exposure at all times, and have not seen much need for the automated TTL flash control systems as yet. Godfrey

Re: PESO - On Golden Pond

2005-11-30 Thread pnstenquist
You should be able to do it with shadow/highlights as well. The highlight won't change if you move only the shadow slider. It's pretty much the same thing as pegging the curve. Also, if you have it in RAW, you can increase overall brightness without changing the highlight. In fact, you can

RE: PAW: The Dave Young Quartet, Take 2

2005-11-30 Thread Tim Øsleby
They seem like some guys having a rehearsal. No presence, no _visible_ communication. Didn't you submit another picture of these guys? As I remember you did, and the next day sent a post telling us to forget that image. I didn't fulfil your command ;-) As I remember, that image had exactly the

Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback

2005-11-30 Thread brooksdj
-Original Message- : Which brings up an interesting poll = how long have you been subscribed to this list in one continuous period? Doesn't count if you unsub/resub even for 5 minutes! First time from Jan 2001 till April 2005. I unsubed for

Re: My first PESO

2005-11-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Mark Roberts wrote: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/29/05, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I probably should get a life.. Why start now? I'll get a life when someone demonstrates it would be superior to what I have now. -- Mark Roberts Photography and

Re: OT: Weegee Speaks

2005-11-30 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Wonderful little interview with Weegee. Thanks for posting the link!

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Toralf Lund
Bob Sullivan wrote: Jack, My understanding is that RAW gives you more shades of colors in eachpixel and more opportunity to adjust colors in post production, butjpeg or RAW, you still have 6 million pixels to work with...no more,no less. So I look on RAW as just a way to get better post

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Toralf Lund
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I Jack Digital. Film, unfortunately, is going the way of the dodo bird. I've never been able to understand that argument. Well, at least not if it is a question about whether you should switch from film gear you already have. I can't see why you should

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Toralf Lund
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Jack, Not sure I understand your question. A 6.1 Megapixel image can be represented in files of varying size depending upon the pixel depth as well as how much and what type of compression you apply. A 1.5M JPEG rendering might have substantial compression

Re: External flash for *ist D?

2005-11-30 Thread Thibouille
#4. Advanced exposure control (TTL, P-TTL) would be nice, but since I'd like to move away from having the flash mounted on the camera, I'd need expensive dedicated hotshoe cables. Yes, because you have a DS. An istD is able to control wireless P-TTL with built-in flash !

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 30, 2005, at 11:30, Toralf Lund wrote: Good point. One of the reasons why *I* haven't got digital yet, is that I can't see myself deleting any pictures at all... For some people though, the fact that digital photos are essentially free (after the purchase of equipment) tends to

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Adam Maas
Charles Robinson wrote: On Nov 30, 2005, at 11:30, Toralf Lund wrote: Good point. One of the reasons why *I* haven't got digital yet, is that I can't see myself deleting any pictures at all... For some people though, the fact that digital photos are essentially free (after the purchase

Re: istDS2 Prices Dropping

2005-11-30 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Buydig.com has the istDS2 for $749.00 now. Last week it was $779.00, and a few weeks before that it was $799.00 I've had my *istDS (non-2) from a German dealer on Ebay for 605 euros plus 10 euros PP. He's offering them at a rate of 3 to 5 per week.

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Prior experience told me that the results would be slightly better with my best lenses... In what way? Just curious Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What the F?? Yesterday I did a shoot in a supermarket. I could have covered it all with my DA

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
There's no question that the original, not-JPEG, uncompressed image will print better too, the difference is purely a matter of what you consider as significant. Wondering if your statement is based on actual work you've done or ? Significant, to me, would be if you could notice the

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Toralf Lund wrote: I can't see myself deleting any pictures at all... IMO - Its one of the best/easiest ways to improve your photography after the image is captured. Kenneth Waller -Original Message- From: Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread Bill Owens
Where is the crossover point where sensor size overtakes the number of megapixels in regards to final print quality. Bill

Histogram question

2005-11-30 Thread Glen
I've been told that a lot of DSLR cameras use only the green channel when calculating the histogram, instead of the full RGB data. Does the Pentax *istDS display a true RGB histogram, or not? It seems that there have been times when the histogram hasn't been entirely accurate for me. I got

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread pnstenquist
Apparent sharpness. The difference between the DA 16-45 and the FA 35/2 stopped down to f8 or so is only evident at extreme enlargement, but it can be seen. I could have shot this job with either lens, and it would be just fine for the client, a magazine publisher. After printing on offset, no

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Toralf Lund
Charles Robinson wrote: On Nov 30, 2005, at 11:30, Toralf Lund wrote: Good point. One of the reasons why *I* haven't got digital yet, is that I can't see myself deleting any pictures at all... For some people though, the fact that digital photos are essentially free (after the purchase

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2005 5:57:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No. All one needs are tools suited for the job. I'd say that sufficient tools will produce results (in the hands of a good photographer) that are every bit as good as the best tools. Marnie, I suspect

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/29/2005 2:39:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thats not necessarily true, a really good camera (in the context of modern digital or film cameras)should produce a technically excellent product under most every condition with little or no

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Bill Owens wrote: Where is the crossover point where sensor size overtakes the number of megapixels in regards to final print quality. Bill Bill, thanks for asking that! Let's hope someone has a good answer :) best, ann

Re: I'm back

2005-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/29/2005 3:03:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We just returned from my appointment at Duke University Medical Center. The results are basically neutral. The doctor is very pleased with the results so far, but has scheduled an appointment with a

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread pnstenquist
I'm not an engineer, but I don't think there is a definitive answer. It's a moving target. Sensor quality varies. It's theoretically possible, although perhaps not likely, to produce an 8 megapixel APS-C sensor that has less noise than an 8 megapixel full frame sensor. At the same time, I

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread graywolf
Are you asking at what point the signal-to-noise ratio becomes more importatant than pixel count? Sounds like a pretty simple question, but it is not. A small sensor 2mp camera is adequate for web use. An astronomer wants a camera that is not going to generate a noise pixel when the point

Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback

2005-11-30 Thread graywolf
About two weeks. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- - Original Message - From: Cotty Subject: Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback Which brings up an interesting poll = how long have you been

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread P. J. Alling
Rob Studdert did a masterful job of describing how sensor site size effects image capture based on the wavelength of light. From that you can deduce quite a bit. Maybe he'll repost it. Ann Sanfedele wrote: Bill Owens wrote: Where is the crossover point where sensor size overtakes the

Re: Histogram question

2005-11-30 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 30, 2005, at 13:11, Glen wrote: I've been told that a lot of DSLR cameras use only the green channel when calculating the histogram, instead of the full RGB data. Does the Pentax *istDS display a true RGB histogram, or not? It seems that there have been times when the histogram

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread graywolf
Apples to oranges comparison. I have a 24mm/f2.0 lenses. Will it produce better results than a 24mm/f.2.8 lens which costs less than 1/2 as much? In my case yes, because I quite often use it at f2.0. Now let's think about someone who always uses flash in low light situations and never goes

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What the F?? Sure some novices can get decent pictures with good cameras. But what is their hit rate of decent pictures? And some total novices have an instinct for photography anyway. And some don't. This goes way

Re: I'm back

2005-11-30 Thread graywolf
Neutral sounds good to me. Heel, Bill. Sorry! I meant, heal, Bill. Err..? Bet better soon. Humor aside, with best wishes and prayers graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Bill Owens wrote: We just returned from my appointment

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
I've been shooting 'stuff' with a camera since my first 35mm (Kodak) received in 1950. I don't know if I've thrown away a hundred images in all that time. Boxes and boxes of negs., prints and slides stored everywhere possible. In the back of closets, under beds, stacked on shelves... Will they

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
Good question and one I never think to ask. Jack --- Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where is the crossover point where sensor size overtakes the number of megapixels in regards to final print quality. Bill __ Yahoo! Music

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
Maybe it's a question of a pixel density/noise crossing point? The more pixels the more noise? Jack? --- graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you asking at what point the signal-to-noise ratio becomes more importatant than pixel count? Sounds like a pretty simple question, but it is not.

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
Maybe it's a question of a pixel density/noise crossing point? The more pixels the more noise? Jack? --- graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you asking at what point the signal-to-noise ratio becomes more importatant than pixel count? Sounds like a pretty simple question, but it is not.

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread graywolf
Or Good Enough, is always good enough. In cameras, that is often a long way from the most expensive, because above a certain point you are paying for features you rarely if ever need, or for marketing image. An on topic comparison, for 99% of serious photographers a K-1000 is just as good as

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread Christian
- Original Message - From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think that right now in consumer grade sensors a 6mp APS size sensor is about optimum which may explain why the makers don't seem to be in any great hurry to increase megapixel counts on the semipro cameras. Except that some

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Nov 2005 at 18:30, Toralf Lund wrote: I've never been able to understand that argument. Well, at least not if it is a question about whether you should switch from film gear you already have. I can't see why you should replace something that works just fine just because it will stop

Tokina AT-X 24-200/3.5-5.6

2005-11-30 Thread Fred
Hello. Does anyone have any experience with the Tokina AT-X 24-200/3.5-5.6 lens? It seems to get pretty good reviews (better than a lot of the more common 28-200 super-zooms). Thanks. Fred

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Nov 2005 at 20:24, Toralf Lund wrote: Actually, I don't believe for one moment that digital photos are generally free, either (as I've mentioned before.) I just have too much experience with management of large amounts of data for that. What can be said, is that what you decide to

Why stuttering emails?

2005-11-30 Thread Jack Davis
List, I suppose it really doesn't matter, except to clarify that it's not my doing..I guess(?) Why do some postings reproduce themselves and appear a number of times when the 'send' was only struck once? cyber stuttering? Jack __ Yahoo! Music

Re: PESO - On Golden Pond

2005-11-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Nov 2005 at 16:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should be able to do it with shadow/highlights as well. The highlight won't change if you move only the shadow slider. It's pretty much the same thing as pegging the curve. Also, if you have it in RAW, you can increase overall brightness

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread John Francis
There's no one definite answer - it's a personal decision. Obviously, for a given megapixel count, a larger sensor will be better. The problem comes if you keep the sensor size fixed; does the extra resolution you get from more megapixels outweigh the decrease in signal-to-noise ratio (assuming

RE: Why stuttering emails?

2005-11-30 Thread Tom C
I just thought you were starting to repeat yourself. :-) Tom C. From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Why stuttering emails? Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:21:51 -0800 (PST) List, I suppose it really doesn't matter, except to

Re: Histogram question

2005-11-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 30 Nov 2005 at 14:11, Glen wrote: I've been told that a lot of DSLR cameras use only the green channel when calculating the histogram, instead of the full RGB data. Does the Pentax *istDS display a true RGB histogram, or not? It seems that there have been times when the histogram

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread Brian Walters
I've been wondering about this myself for a while. Reviews that I've seen of the Olympus E300 make a big deal about its 8MP resolution in comparison with the 6MP of the *istD, DS etc and the comparable Nikons and Canons. But the reviews never mention the smaller sensor size of the Olympus. All

Re: Why I Haven't Yet Switched

2005-11-30 Thread Gonz
Shel Belinkoff wrote: The day that someone can show me that one platform is inherently better than another is the day I'll eat my Stetson. You have a Stetson? :)

Re: Why stuttering emails?

2005-11-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/11/05, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: I just thought you were starting to repeat yourself. :-) Me too. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Why stuttering emails?

2005-11-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/11/05, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed: I just thought you were starting to repeat yourself. :-) Me too. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread Cotty
On 30/11/05, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Except that some of the lowest noise at higher sensitivities occur on cameras sudh as the 1DIIn (8MP), 20D (8MP) and Nikon D2X which is supposedly the very best (12MP - I think) all on APS-C sized sensors. 1DII and 1DIIn are APS-H if I

Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback

2005-11-30 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 11/30/2005 12:34:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: About two weeks. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- I was going to ask what is the shortest time? I think maybe 1 week or 1 1/2 weeks

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread Bob Sullivan
Well now you tell me, after I just ordered the DA16-45! It hasn't even arrived yet... Regards, Bob S. On 11/30/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday I did a shoot in a supermarket. I could have covered it all with my DA 16-45. But instead I switched back and forth between

Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback

2005-11-30 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 29/11/05, Doug Brewer, discombobulated, unleashed: cheers, frank (who's never had any problem un-subbing or re-subbing in 5 years on the list) Which brings up an interesting poll = how long have you been subscribed to this list in one continuous period? Doesn't count if

Re: Sensor size vs megapieixels and photo quality

2005-11-30 Thread graywolf
No, the smaller the pixel the more noise. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- Jack Davis wrote: Maybe it's a question of a pixel density/noise crossing point? The more pixels the more noise? Jack? --- graywolf [EMAIL

Re: What the F??

2005-11-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Apparent sharpness. Although I'm not familiar with either lens, apparent sharpness would have been my guess. I always try to put my best foot forward. Only way to fly. Thanks Paul Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What the F?? Apparent

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