Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread David Mann
On Jan 18, 2007, at 6:59 PM, John Celio wrote: > My K10D is getting depressed. The other cameras on the shelf have > been > trying to cheer it up, but it's inconsolable. Plus, they keep > telling the > K10D to just try a different film brand, which makes the K burst into > digital tears. :(

Re: Another "fishy" PESO

2007-01-17 Thread David Mann
On Jan 18, 2007, at 5:09 PM, Christian wrote: > Never mind... those ARE the wings Not a Cessna... so what > kind of > plane is it, Cory? Grumman X-29? :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Grumman-X29-InFlight.jpg - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net

Re: GESO ... Window People

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
>> http://www.gdgphoto.com/windowpeople/ Thanks to everyone who's responded! From: ERoustom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > May I compliment, and sling a tomato? ... Certainly, and thank you for both. Of course, whether I listen or just hose myself off is up to me. ];-) From: Mark Bohrer <[EMAIL PR

Re: finally put my hands on K10D... part III

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Get yourself an FA20-35 so you can use it on both cameras. You won't regret it. It's the best short zoom I've seen ... G On Jan 17, 2007, at 1:51 PM, Peter Lacus wrote: > FA-J 18-35 is another story. As focal length decreases so does the > quality. At 35mm some of the shots are actually quite

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2007-01-17 Thread John Celio
> Somtime last week my copperhill eclipse/pecpad/spatula kit arrived, > and I have attempted to clean the ccd (filter) for several nights in a > row now. (I only do a four passes or so before I get frustrated and > quit so I don't 'hurry' and ruin something :) The two spots I am > referred to ear

Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread John Celio
>> If you don't want to read the entire thread, this message states >> what the firmware revision will contain: >> >> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=21703213 > > If that is an accurate list, it looks like a nice complement of > fixes, upgraded features and refinements

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2007-01-17 Thread skye
I have not read very deeply into this subject, but I remember reading something that indicates that the specks should not be big enough to see with the naked eye. If your spots continue to show up in exactly the same place, I would try swapping lenses before mailing the thing out to pentax. Sorry i

Re: McNaught in Suburbia

2007-01-17 Thread John Celio
> I'm not too impressed with this effort, but here it is anyway: > > I think it's actually pretty cool, though I can't put my finger on exactly why. I look forward to your next attempt. I missed out, so I'm living vicariously thro

Re: Sensor Cleaning

2007-01-17 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Sorry to bring this thread up again, but... Somtime last week my copperhill eclipse/pecpad/spatula kit arrived, and I have attempted to clean the ccd (filter) for several nights in a row now. (I only do a four passes or so before I get frustrated and quit so I don't 'hurry' and ruin something :)

Re: finally put my hands on K10D... part III

2007-01-17 Thread Boris Liberman
Peter, > FA-J 18-35 is another story. As focal length decreases so does the > quality. At 35mm some of the shots are actually quite good but I don't > have any at around 18mm. Probably I can still make a passable A5 print > from them, but they definively lack the qualities of the pictures > pr

Re: GESO ... Window People

2007-01-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Unique & original. I like the concept, execution & the subjects. Well done! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 6:13 PM Subject: GESO ... Window People > Had fun last evening experimenting with the DA70 len

Re: OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread graywolf
And, she's an IT professional . Hi Marnie, welcome back. While you were working on your new computer, I bought an old radio and have been working on it. Only I'm doing it for fun, strange how having to get it working right now is stressful, and just tinkering is relaxing, isn't it? -graywolf

*ist DS sold!

2007-01-17 Thread Mike Hamilton
I think this transaction is good, finally! Someone in Ottawa used the Buy It Now, at $450USD + $25 SH. That includes the kit lens, 256mb SD card, strap, operating manual, and software. I have the money in my PayPal account, and it's now being transferred to my own bank account. (I have not veri

Re: PESO - Tioga Pass Scenic

2007-01-17 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks for the comments, Paul, Brian and Jack. This was the one really good frame from four days where the weather just refused to cooperate. I agree that it was probably the red filter that made the difference in this shot. I spent extra for a really good SMC coated red since I knew it would get

Re: PESO - Tioga Pass Scenic

2007-01-17 Thread Jack Davis
Strong image exceedingly well done and nicely composed. As has been said, red filter certainly a help along with the protected shadow detail. Jack --- Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This one was taken heading toward the summit of Tioga > Pass (ele 9945ft) on the way toward Lee Vinin

Re: Another "fishy" PESO

2007-01-17 Thread Christian
Christian wrote: >> http://www.ee.vt.edu/~mythtv/PESO/5/ > > Based on what look like wing struts, I'd say it's > a Cessna of some sort... Never mind... those ARE the wings Not a Cessna... so what kind of plane is it, Cory? -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pen

Re: Another "fishy" PESO

2007-01-17 Thread Christian
Cory Papenfuss wrote: > Kenneth's fish on the rocks PESO reminded me of one of my favorite > uses for my 8mm Peleng... in the airplane. One of the few ways to get a > feeling of the view. Unprocessed (other than RAW conversion) > > http://www.ee.vt.edu/~mythtv/PESO/5/ Interesting pictur

Re: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Christian
Paul Sorenson wrote: > Another free FTP free for personal use client is SmartFTP. > > http://www.smartftp.com/ > > It will do secure FTP if recognized by your server and, if you have > files on more than one site, allows you to log onto multiple servers and > transfer directly from server to se

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Christian
Paul Sorenson wrote: > They'll usually tell you that up to 400 or 800 ISO is OK to run through > the carry-on scanner, so I usually throw a roll of 1600 in the bag, tell > the screener and ask (plead) to have it hand checked. Right after 9/11 I left BWI (the country's lowest rated major airport

Re: PESO - Tioga Pass Scenic

2007-01-17 Thread Brian Walters
Very dramatic. Love the clouds and long shadows. I'm only just starting to really appreciate good black and white landscapes. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This one was taken heading tow

Re: PESO: McNaught in Suburbia

2007-01-17 Thread Brian Walters
Well done David - I'm jealous. So far from western Sydney, the comet has been in a murky haze. I doubt I'm going to get a photo. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > G'day All, > > I'm not too

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
They'll usually tell you that up to 400 or 800 ISO is OK to run through the carry-on scanner, so I usually throw a roll of 1600 in the bag, tell the screener and ask (plead) to have it hand checked. -P skye wrote: > On 1/17/07, Gabriel Cain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> skye wrote: >>> Will an

Re: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Paul Sorenson
Another free FTP free for personal use client is SmartFTP. http://www.smartftp.com/ It will do secure FTP if recognized by your server and, if you have files on more than one site, allows you to log onto multiple servers and transfer directly from server to server. -P Mark Cassino wrote: > Bo

Re: PESO - Tioga Pass Scenic

2007-01-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
> Excellent, Brandan. Great sky rendering. A good use of the red filter Paul \ >> From: "Brendan MacRae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> This one was taken heading toward the summit of >> Tioga >>> Pass (ele 9945ft) on the way toward Lee Vining and >>> Mono Lake back in October. >>> >>> >> http://www.pr

Re: GESO - Snow Flake Gallery

2007-01-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
No, I left for work before the sun broke through and didn't get home until after dark. I have a day job with a 45 minute commute. It's in Dearborn, and I'm in Bloomfield HIlls. Perhaps we'll have some fresh snow on the weekend. Paul On Jan 17, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Mark Cassino wrote: > Paul Ste

Re: PESO - Tioga Pass Scenic

2007-01-17 Thread Brendan MacRae
Thanks, Mark. -Brendan --- Mark Dalal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Brendan MacRae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > This one was taken heading toward the summit of > Tioga > > Pass (ele 9945ft) on the way toward Lee Vining and > > Mono Lake back in October. > > > > > http://www.primelensphoto.

Re: PESO - Tioga Pass Scenic

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Dalal
From: "Brendan MacRae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This one was taken heading toward the summit of Tioga > Pass (ele 9945ft) on the way toward Lee Vining and > Mono Lake back in October. > > http://www.primelensphoto.com/images/tioga_pass.jpg > > 67II, 55mm f4, Pentax Red Fliter, Plus-X. Very nice. C

Re: PESO -- "Faux Lighthouse"

2007-01-17 Thread F Mckenty
When I first opened this, the bottom third of the picture (with the rather dark water and distracting railing) was cropped off by my browser making it somewhat pano like, and I REALLY liked it. I think this (with it scrolled so you can't see the bottom:)) is one of the best peso's I've seen of

Re: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Mark Cassino wrote: >I put in a Trouble Ticket with my Webhost this morning asking >about how how to assure that uploads are secure, but >have yet to hear a reply. I'm wondering if it isn't a security hole in your host's web server that is at the root of the problem. They're running Linux and

Re: GESO ... Window People

2007-01-17 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 1/17/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Had fun last evening experimenting with the DA70 lens while I was in > San Francisco. I also decided to give the Autoviewer flash display > gizmo a try. > >http://www.gdgphoto.com/windowpeople/ > > Comments, critique, tomato slinging all

PESO - Tioga Pass Scenic

2007-01-17 Thread Brendan MacRae
This one was taken heading toward the summit of Tioga Pass (ele 9945ft) on the way toward Lee Vining and Mono Lake back in October. http://www.primelensphoto.com/images/tioga_pass.jpg 67II, 55mm f4, Pentax Red Fliter, Plus-X. Comments encouraged. -Brendan ___

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Adam Maas
Mat Maessen wrote: > On 1/17/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Epson R2400). Canon doesn't currently offer an A4 version of their >> pigmnt-based photo printers. > > The R800 is pigment-based, no? That's an A4 format printer. The R1800 > is the wide-carriage A3 version. > > -Mat > Yes

Re: PESO -- Jasper National Park

2007-01-17 Thread Mike Hamilton
On 1/17/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let me be the first to say that having been there, I'd like to see it in > color. Sorry. :-) > > I need to get back there. Well, you just might be so lucky, Tom! :) I'm afraid you might be disappointed with the colour version. As you can see, it's

Re: GESO - Snow Flake Gallery

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Cassino
Mike Hamilton wrote: >> http://www.markcassino.com/galleries/stream/stream04.htm > > Those are gorgeous, Mark. I really love the blue background. > > A couple of questions for you: what's your lens setup? Are you using > a plain macro, or extension tubes/bellows? Also, are these crops? > What'

RE: PESO -- Jasper National Park

2007-01-17 Thread Jack Davis
I've, also, been there and while I appreciate this B&W rendition, in this case, I tend to agree with Tom. A bit lacking in strength that color might "fix". To me the face of the mountain ridge is too dark and featureless and isn't redeemed by the sky. I'm going to dig up a Jasper shot or two and m

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread skye
On 1/17/07, Gabriel Cain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > skye wrote: > > Will an Xray-proof bag work in checked luggage or not? Thanks, > > No, they'll either turn up the x-rays until it DOES work, or pull your bag > for extra inspection. Clear zip-lock through carry-on is by far the safest > way for

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Gabriel Cain
skye wrote: > Will an Xray-proof bag work in checked luggage or not? Thanks, No, they'll either turn up the x-rays until it DOES work, or pull your bag for extra inspection. Clear zip-lock through carry-on is by far the safest way for your film. 135 should be out of the film cans, and 120/220 in

Re: GESO ... Window People

2007-01-17 Thread Brendan MacRae
Godfrey, I really like three of these. The woman with her coffee, the rag doll and the last one with the manequins. Good work. I think a see a bit of Buhler in you! -Brendan --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Had fun last evening experimenting with the DA70 > lens while I was in

Re: GESO - Snow Flake Gallery

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Cassino
Christian wrote: > > Mark, I hate you. You are getting really really good at this. Amazing. > Beautiful. > Thanks Christian. This one session already puts me ahead of last year when I only got 2 decent shots. It's hard to keep up on it when you never get to practice! - MCC -- - - - - -

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Doug Franklin
Mat Maessen wrote: > "Racing has been expensive..." > > You don't have to add anything to that statement. :-) :-) Yep, we've been lucky so far. In three years, with three or four events a season, we'd had nothing bigger than entry fees and consumables like oil and tires and fuel. This year, o

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread skye
Will an Xray-proof bag work in checked luggage or not? Thanks, --skye On 1/17/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do not put film into checked luggage. There were warning signs about > this at San Francisco, San Jose, Heathrow, Luton, Douglas and > Nashville airports on my last two

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/17/07, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in the same boat. I've /almost/ convinced myself to get an R800. > But racing has been expensive this off season, so it'll have to wait a > little while. "Racing has been expensive..." You don't have to add anything to that statement. :-

Re: GESO - Snow Flake Gallery

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Cassino
Paul Stenquist wrote: > Beautiful. Thanks Paul. Did you get out to shoot the ice in the sun yesterday or today? I'm kicking myself for going back to a day job - I drove through some of the most stunning scenes only to get home when the sun was just tipping under the horizon. - MCC -- - -

Re: GESO ... Window People

2007-01-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good show, nice shots. Paul On Jan 17, 2007, at 6:13 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Had fun last evening experimenting with the DA70 lens while I was in > San Francisco. I also decided to give the Autoviewer flash display > gizmo a try. > >http://www.gdgphoto.com/windowpeople/ > > Comments, cri

Re: OT - Web Security Question

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Cassino
Boros Attila wrote: > They are aplenty, the two most popular are: > WinSCP http://winscp.net/ which is completely free, > Tunnelier http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier which is free for personal > use since version 3.60. Thanks - I'll look into them. I put in a Trouble Ticket with my Webhost this m

Re: Another "fishy" PESO

2007-01-17 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > Kenneth's fish on the rocks PESO reminded me of one of my favorite > uses for my 8mm Peleng... in the airplane. One of the few ways to get a > feeling of the view. Unprocessed (other than RAW conversion) > > http://www.ee.vt.edu/~mythtv/PESO/5/

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Doug Franklin
Mat Maessen wrote: > I've started looking around for a replacement for my Stylus Photo 820, > but I'm on the fence as to whether I should get one that takes > UltraChrome inks, or stick with the consumer-level dye-based inks. I'm in the same boat. I've /almost/ convinced myself to get an R800. B

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
I'd swear 10-17 wasolderthan 12-24... Well, go figure, I need both anyway LOL ... LBA again ;) 2007/1/17, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > DA 12-24 is from 2006 AFAICT > > > > Nope, I got mine at the end of 2005. > > rg > > > 2007/1/17, jtainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:09 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Kenneth Waller wrote: > >> From: "" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> Mark Roberts wrote >> >>> Bob Shell wrote: >>> On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Cotty wrote: >> I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36" male >> model

RE: PESO -- Jasper National Park

2007-01-17 Thread Tom C
Let me be the first to say that having been there, I'd like to see it in color. Sorry. :-) I need to get back there. Tom C. >From: "Mike Hamilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >Subject: PESO -- Jasper National Park >Date: Wed, 17 Ja

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Tom C
Charlie, Starkist wants new products that sell well, not new products that, well, sell. Tom C. >From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past >year? >Date: Wed

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller wrote: >From: "" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Mark Roberts wrote > >> Bob Shell wrote: >> >>>On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Cotty wrote: >>> > I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36" male model > would go down very well. I find that difficult to swallow

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Gonz wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> DA 12-24 is from 2006 AFAICT > >Nope, I got mine at the end of 2005. Any of the current "kit" lenses new products? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

GESO ... Window People

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Had fun last evening experimenting with the DA70 lens while I was in San Francisco. I also decided to give the Autoviewer flash display gizmo a try. http://www.gdgphoto.com/windowpeople/ Comments, critique, tomato slinging all appropriate... Enjoy Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/17/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Epson R2400). Canon doesn't currently offer an A4 version of their > pigmnt-based photo printers. The R800 is pigment-based, no? That's an A4 format printer. The R1800 is the wide-carriage A3 version. -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@

Re: Back in town and gasping for breath

2007-01-17 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Got back from a 4-day weekend in Florida yesterday and then went > straight off to the first day of class today. Barely time to pause for > breath. Second semester of teaching these courses is going to go quite > a bit more smoothly than the first :) > > Didn't do m

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Gonz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > DA 12-24 is from 2006 AFAICT > Nope, I got mine at the end of 2005. rg > 2007/1/17, jtainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>It's just occurred to me that I can't recall a time in which Pentax has >>released so many major products in such a short time. We've had 3 new >>D

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
> Not another damned bird thread! Might be, if it turns out to be a wood pecker. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Bob Shell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi > > On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Cotty wrote: > >>> I can't say I've

Re: OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/1/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >Marnie the Macless That does have a certain ring to it :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

PESO -- Jasper National Park

2007-01-17 Thread Mike Hamilton
http://www.michaelhamilton.ca/?p=158 One of my favourite b&w conversions. It was taken roadside, on the return trip from Jasper National Park. Pentax *ist K10D, FA 20-35mm @ 24mm, 1/60s @ f/6.3 Enjoy. Comments and critiques very welcome. -- -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MichaelHamilton.ca --

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/17/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any idea about the quality from the 1400 against the R320 / R800 ? > > I wouldn't want a super printer which premits A3+ prints if quality is > so-so or even less good than A4 printer. I'm pretty sure all of the current generation Epsons are prin

Re: Another "fishy" PESO

2007-01-17 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 17, 2007, at 15:41, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > Kenneth's fish on the rocks PESO reminded me of one of my favorite > uses for my 8mm Peleng... in the airplane. One of the few ways to > get a > feeling of the view. Unprocessed (other than RAW conversion) > > http://www.ee.vt.edu/~mytht

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Kenneth Waller
Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi >Mark Roberts wrote > Bob Shell wrote: > >>On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Cotty wrote: >> I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36" male model >

RE: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
Film is not dead it Italy. It sleeps with the fishes. Best to check as soon as possible what the rules are about film in hand-luggage nowadays. If they are against you then Godfrey's advice is best. You should be able to find out before leaving where you can buy the film, and perhaps order it by e

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Adam Maas
Mat Maessen wrote: > On 1/17/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Still asking myself if I wanna print myself or not but I have my eyes >> on those printers at the moment. >> The 1400 is new A3+ printer it seems. Is there any report about its quality? >> What about the Canon and Epson (alth

Re: thoughts, questions, a story ...

2007-01-17 Thread Gabriel Cain
Adam Maas wrote: > Interestingly enough, I know a number of people who started shooting > digital who are now shooting film as well. It's an experience for them, > and I've noticed that their shooting typically improves noticably > (probably due to them taking extra care with the limited number

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/1/07, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >I've never seen a "robin" here in Virginia in the winter. Been bird >watching for more than 40 years. > >My question would be what would they eat in the winter? Here in the UK we have pretty mild winters generally speaking, with only infreque

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/1/07, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: >If you check film, it's dead. It's dead if you don't check it . ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mai

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Norm Baugher
Well, since film is dead, I'm not sure I could find it... :) Norm Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Or buy it at your destination, process it there before flying home. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: finally put my hands on K10D... part III

2007-01-17 Thread Peter Lacus
Hello again, Today I've shot 30 pictures, about half of those with A50/1.4 and the other half with FA-J 18-35. The results from A50/1.4 are fully comparable to the results from F50/1.7, not better, not worse - so for the time being I will keep F50 in my bag (I'll rather have F50/1.7 in the EXI

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Do not put film into checked luggage. There were warning signs about this at San Francisco, San Jose, Heathrow, Luton, Douglas and Nashville airports on my last two trips. It is best to carry film in clear plastic sacks, optionally in an "XRay Proof bag" as well, and ask (beg) for hand inspe

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
Any idea about the quality from the 1400 against the R320 / R800 ? I wouldn't want a super printer which premits A3+ prints if quality is so-so or even less good than A4 printer. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML P

Another "fishy" PESO

2007-01-17 Thread Cory Papenfuss
Kenneth's fish on the rocks PESO reminded me of one of my favorite uses for my 8mm Peleng... in the airplane. One of the few ways to get a feeling of the view. Unprocessed (other than RAW conversion) http://www.ee.vt.edu/~mythtv/PESO/5/ -Cory --

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Norm Baugher
Thanks Bill! Bill Owens wrote: > Yes, carry your film aboard. > > Bill > > From:Norm Baugher > > I'm taking a vacation to Italy next week. I'm taking a lot of film > (before it dies completely) and am actually checking baggage which I > really haven't done in the past. Do the baggage x-ray machi

Re: Into the Cold

2007-01-17 Thread Cory Papenfuss
> The body does not eat more power when it is cold. > > It's rather that the batteries are far less efficient when THEY are > cold. > > If you have a cold camera, and put in warm batteries from your > pocket, you've got the best of both worlds - a camera that doesn't > melt all the snow landing on

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail)
Mark Roberts a écrit : > (And is anyone still looking forward to the supersonic focusing lenses > soon to come? For sure, "supersonic" does not refer to the time to market. Patrice -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Bill Owens
Yes, carry your film aboard. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norm Baugher Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:15 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Airport X-ray Advice I'm taking a vacation to Italy next week. I'm taking a lot

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/17/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm taking a vacation to Italy next week. I'm taking a lot of film > (before it dies completely) and am actually checking baggage which I > really haven't done in the past. Do the baggage x-ray machines really > fog film? Film is medium format P

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Rick Womer
If you check film, it's dead. Not just fogged--big exposed stripes from the scanning Xray. Make room in your carry-on! Rick --- Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm taking a vacation to Italy next week. I'm taking > a lot of film > (before it dies completely) and am actually checking

Re: Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Wednesday 17 January 2007 22:14, Norm Baugher wrote: > I'm taking a vacation to Italy next week. I'm taking a lot of film > (before it dies completely) and am actually checking baggage which I > really haven't done in the past. Do the baggage x-ray machines really > fog film? Film is medium form

Re: Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Mat Maessen
On 1/17/07, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Still asking myself if I wanna print myself or not but I have my eyes > on those printers at the moment. > The 1400 is new A3+ printer it seems. Is there any report about its quality? > What about the Canon and Epson (although only A4) ? The 1400

Airport X-ray Advice

2007-01-17 Thread Norm Baugher
I'm taking a vacation to Italy next week. I'm taking a lot of film (before it dies completely) and am actually checking baggage which I really haven't done in the past. Do the baggage x-ray machines really fog film? Film is medium format Plus-X. Norm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.

Epson Photo 1400, Canon IP5200R, Epson R320

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
Still asking myself if I wanna print myself or not but I have my eyes on those printers at the moment. The 1400 is new A3+ printer it seems. Is there any report about its quality? What about the Canon and Epson (although only A4) ? -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Thibouille
DA 12-24 is from 2006 AFAICT 2007/1/17, jtainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It's just occurred to me that I can't recall a time in which Pentax has > released so many major products in such a short time. We've had 3 new > DSLR's, an in-camera image stabilization system, the AF540FGZ flash, > the 21mm

Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Jan 17, 2007, at 12:30 PM, jtainter wrote: > If you don't want to read the entire thread, this message states > what the firmware revision will contain: > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=21703213 If that is an accurate list, it looks like a nice complement of

Re: Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread jtainter
It's just occurred to me that I can't recall a time in which Pentax has released so many major products in such a short time. We've had 3 new DSLR's, an in-camera image stabilization system, the AF540FGZ flash, the 21mm and 70mm Ltd lenses (was the 40mm within the past year, too?) and several o

Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread jtainter
If you don't want to read the entire thread, this message states what the firmware revision will contain: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=21703213 Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

RE: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
> > On Jan 17, 2007, at 10:24 AM, Bob W wrote: > > > Fresh as in 'Fresh model, new in town, exotic, 38-24-36', as seen on > > postcards in London's phone boxes? > > You know about those?? > How could I avoid them, I live in London. > My girlfriend used to collect those cards. > Perhaps we'v

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-17 Thread Christian
Bob Shell wrote: > On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> Contrary to popular belief, all robins do not fly south for the winter >> and return north in spring. Many robins winter over every year in the >> US, and they can survive temperatures down to 30 below. >> >> http://ww

RE: Peso - My own HDR

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gonz > Sent: 17 January 2007 18:33 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Peso - My own HDR > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm sorry to say, that's not snow. That's just a handful of >

PUG Comment - Endless Sea and Sky

2007-01-17 Thread Harald Rust
Jack and Godfrey, Thanks. Glad you like it. The Pentax 20mm 2.8 is a great lens for wide open ocean scenes. Harald Jack Davis wrote: Harald, I didn't see the PUG, so I'll jump in here to say I'm impressed with your eye and composition. Impressive shot. Jack Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Nice. Probably

RE: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob W
Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and breathe through your nose... > > There's so much to say to this, how could I even start... > > Cotty wrote: > > > >> I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36" male model > >> would go down very well. > >> > > > > I find that diffi

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Shell wrote: >On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Cotty wrote: > >>> I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36" male model >>> would go down very well. >> >> I find that difficult to swallow. > >Not another damned bird thread! It didn't start out as such, but it will be from heron in.

Let's make a list: What has Pentax introduced in the past year?

2007-01-17 Thread Mark Roberts
It's just occurred to me that I can't recall a time in which Pentax has released so many major products in such a short time. We've had 3 new DSLR's, an in-camera image stabilization system, the AF540FGZ flash, the 21mm and 70mm Ltd lenses (was the 40mm within the past year, too?) and several o

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Cotty wrote: >> I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36" male model >> would go down very well. > > I find that difficult to swallow. Not another damned bird thread! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listin

Re: For Connoisseurs of Rumors

2007-01-17 Thread K.Takeshita
On 1/17/07 2:36 PM, "Tim Øsleby", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I said in another post, I'm exhausted, basically beyond boredom. > So I'm better ignored today ;-) > Nothing a good night of sleep can't cure. I'm going where I belong, in bed. > >> Oh com'n Tim, when PDML gets bored, rumour milli

Re: OT: I'm back

2007-01-17 Thread P. J. Alling
You were gone?:-P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Computer woes kept me away for about 3-31/2 weeks. Think it was the latter. > > Some may remember I had just got a new computer, a AMD 64X2. My old desktop > still worked, but I was getting blue error screens (Windows) more and more. > Plus it

Re: Looking for photographer in India, New Delhi

2007-01-17 Thread P. J. Alling
There's so much to say to this, how could I even start... Cotty wrote: > >> I can't say I've looked either, Mike. But I'm sure a 36" male model >> would go down very well. >> > > I find that difficult to swallow. > > > > > > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog.

Re: Pentax DA70 lens has arrived ...

2007-01-17 Thread Carlos Royo
Jaume Lahuerta escribió: > Yes, you can, although in this range I already have other lenses. In fact > this, along with the DA40 case, was one of the reasons that made me think > that the DA70 might work well in 24x36. > > BTW, I have an almost finished Superia 200 roll in my MZ-5n taken exclusi

Re: Birds of a Feather

2007-01-17 Thread Bob Shell
On Jan 17, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Contrary to popular belief, all robins do not fly south for the winter > and return north in spring. Many robins winter over every year in the > US, and they can survive temperatures down to 30 below. > > http://www.learner.org/jnorth/unpa

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