I wondered if there's something about Macs that make them
good for that
application, ie: quickly editing then sending jpegs back to the
paper/magazine immediately after the game.
I doubt it. There's really nothing a Mac can do that a Windows machine
can't do just as well. Maybe years ago
I'm going to archive and scan all the stacks of photos that are lying
around - and try to stay on top of that this year.
I also want to try to visit some places I've been meaning to visit,
partly so I can shoot them.
And I want to obtain a decent macro lens and a new tripod this year.
Lol Tanya! Just this afternoon a mate was telling me how I
wasn't 'geek enough' (it's very hard to prove you're a bit of
a geek to an IT administrator.. sigh); he was showing me how
to use IrfanView, a pretty capable freeware slideshow viewer
Ryan, I've been using Irfanview for years and
This is really funnyI thought Nate and I were going to have a quiet,
boring New Year's at home, and then I just got an email from a friend
asking for directions to our place and what should he bring. Whoops!
Seems we had a communication error with another friend! So it looks like
we're having
I think Pop Photo just did a little piece on Pentax's upcoming
offerings...
-Original Message-
From: Francis Alviar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:35 PM
To: Pentax Discuss List
Subject: Pentax's dSLR future?
I can't wait to get an *ist D. However
My husband enabled with me with the Canon S45 I've been wanting. So far
I'm really pleased with it. It will probably replace my Optio 230 as my
carry-everywhere camera. It's nice and heavy and it's ridiculously easy
to use its advanced features. I can't wait to start shooting in RAW.
Almost
Being programmer is not equivalent to being a coder, is it?
Or have struck the language barrier once again?
My husband is a software engineer. He writes tons of code, so
technically he's a coder, but he can also design software from scratch,
so I wouldn't call him a coder first, even though he
Who on this list has never developed their own film and made
prints in a darkroom?
Me. *hangs head in shame* But I've only been shooting seriously for two
years, and I haven't gotten around to taking a darkroom class yet.
Congratulations, Simon! He's a beautiful baby. :)
Amita
-Original Message-
From: Simon King [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 1:04 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: A King is born (again)
Hi All,
I've been unsubscribed for a while, so a belated
24 cuddly cat pics (mine included)
Guilty. :) I looked everywhere for my digital horsey shots but they must
have gotten deleted.
Dunno if it's technically a scam; he says right up front that you're not
getting an actual Rebel.
If I were that kind of jerk, I'd put up a bunch of auctions for this
alleged URL with a BIN of say $50 or $100. I'd be rolling in cash...
-Original Message-
From: Robert Leigh Woerner
Nate found a thread about this auction on DPreview:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1031message=7000753
Someone posted a link to the actual website, which is
ExpressCameras.com, and others said that it is an awful dealer that
tries to make a profit on things that should be
Hi David, welcome to the group! You're the opposite of me. I started a
couple of years ago with a K1000 and a set of primes, and now I'm going
to get a Canon S45. :) You'll learn a lot from this group, so I'm glad
you found us!
Amita
-Original Message-
From: David Zaninovic
Have you played with the istD? It's small but it doesn't feel like a
toy! It looks feels more solid than the ZX series. It's about the same
weight as the larger Canon 300D, which definitely looks and feels more
plasticky.
Argg Don't these clowns know that many of us
preferred
I'm selling the Bogen/Manfrotto 486 ball head that I got in July. Turns
out it's too big for my monopod, so I'm selling it. Adorama, where I
bought it, sells it for $50.80. I've only used it a handful of times and
it's in great condition, so I'll sell it for $40 plus shipping. I'd also
do a trade.
I am
seriously considering getting a good digital point and shoot
for snaps and
keeping my expensive film cameras for more serious work...
Vic
That's what I'm doing now, although soon I'm getting an in-between
digital camera. I won't get a Pentax DSLR until the 2nd or 3rd
generation.
Look, I hate MS as much as the next person, but Windows isn't unstable
like it used to be, and I know a Mac user that has plenty of problems
with his. I don't know about professional printing, but I can do the
same stuff on my PC in any pro layout, photo editing, illustration,
music or video
Oh, and speaking of gadgets, and photo tanks and the like, I just got
the new Palm Tungsten T3 and the screen is *gorgeous*. The sample photos
that come with it look great. I have to see how some of my own look on
it. The T3 has an expandable body and a virtual Grafitti screen, so you
have a lot
Letchworth State Park. Camped there several times. The
Grand Canyon of
the East (although it's nothing near the size of the real GC). It's
incredibly beautiful. I seem to recall that you honeymooned
there? Or was
it just a long weekend? Anyway, I know you've been.
We honeymooned
when we arrive, we learn that they had to take the bird
feeders down
because a bear kept getting into them. Argh! Hope some of you had a
more photographic weekend than I did...
well, they must have very big birds, or very small bears!
The bear kept getting into the bird food, not the
So the bears appear to be collectors - perhaps they are
gathering them to sell on ebay :)
That's so funny! I think my inlaws' bear was only interested in eating.
My mother in law saw him take the hummingbird feeder down and smash it
on the deck steps to get at the syrup. They also have decided
So exactly where do your in-laws live that they have bear problems?
Brooklyn?
LOL! A tiny town called Portville, a couple of hours south of Buffalo,
way out in the sticks. They get deer and wild turkeys up there too.
Amita
Portville? Never heard of it.
You probalby wouldn't have, it's so tiny. :) But it is right near Olean,
which you might have heard of.
OTOH, We aren't far from Buffalo here in Toronto. Went
camping several
times at the Alleghany State Park, which I think was near Warsaw and
Salamanca.
This brings a question to my feeble mind. How many musicians do we
have here on the list?
I'm just starting to learn guitar, and I just got a keyboard, so I'm
getting back into piano.
Cool. Count me in for something...I should be free every day except the
12th...
-Original Message-
From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 1:59 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss (E-mail)
Subject: NYCPDML warning.
I will be taking a trip north this
So who else is shooting the eclipse tonight? It's going on right now. I
just tried some shots from my balcony.
Second Honeymoon
by Amita Guha,
USA
What the heck's this all about? She'll be doing video diaries
next. Take Amita's face out of the lower left and the pic
takes on a different
meaning: the camera is the second person in the room. Put
Amita back in, and we become the third. A sort
Second Honeymoon - Amita
Thanks, Tom! :)
Isn't there a Panasonic digital rangefinder coming that takes
Leica M lenses?
I know Panasonic and Leica have a partnership to produce digicams with
Leica glass. These include the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1, the Leica D-Lux,
and the Panasonic DMC-F7.
I went back there today with Nate, and we met up with Herb at - where
else - the Pentax booth. I learned even more today. This time I tried
the Canon Powershot S50, which isn't quite as advanced as the G5, but
the user interface is much more inuitive IMO. I'd figured out how to
change all the
I got to play with some ballheads with knobs today, and I really liked
them more than the lever-operated ballheads. I was wondering if anyone
has anything good or bad to say about the Giotto ballheads? Giotto seems
to have some of the more affordable heads of this type.
Amita
and it is pretty yummy. Yeah, I want one. :) I just got back from
PhotoPlus. Got to see lots of cool things. I really liked the Canon G5,
which is the best camera in its class IMO. Too bad Pentax doesn't have
one like it.
The convention is hopping this year because of all the digital stuff.
I'll
There's going to be a solar flare tonight, and apparently that will
create auraoras as far south as Oregon. I don't think I'll be able to
see them, but just in case...what settings does one use to shoot them?
:)
Thank you!
-Original Message-
From: Dag T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 12:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: shooting auroras
På fredag, 24. oktober 2003, kl. 17:17, skrev Amita Guha:
There's going to be a solar flare tonight
It would have been nice to at least see the Sox make it to the Series. I
am sick to death of the Yanks winning everything. The Sox were doing
fine last night until Martinez started to tire. :P I doubt I will bother
to watch the series now.
-Original Message-
From: tom [mailto:[EMAIL
The town of Chester is like a cute New England town, especially at this
time of year.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 3:37 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: NYC landscapes (was: feature for digital camera)
There are some wonderfully isolated areas in the various
parks that are truly unlike NYC.
Yep...Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge has five miles of trails if you're
into shooting birds. But it's way out towards JFK airport in Queens.
But film
is fun, ans ome of us will continue to use it. It's a
different medium. Remember, they didn't stop using oil paints
when film was invented.
Yep. After all, I can still get 120 film for my Yashicamat.
*istD is faster...faster in waking up and operating than Canon
the Canon takes a week and a half to wake up
Um, the 10D takes 3 seconds.
So does the 300D. ;)
*istD allows user to choose AF sensor(s) .. 'automatic'
with D Rebel
Not true. There are something like nine or
you mentioned about Nate's 300D - is it the same that digital
rebel ? 6.3
MP ?
Yes.
how are the results of that one ? is possible that you could
put those on
web somewhere and mention the link to me ? i am having right
now coolpix
4500, however, am being tempted very much to
Herding Ducks by Amita Guha
I found this amusing and, of course, a working dog *is* a
professional! The
originality in subject manner was refreshing. I feel it has a
bit too much
surrounding grass though -- maybe a crop or bigger glass in
the first place or
something like
The last few times I've used my Super Program, it seemed that it wound
the film awfully tight, making it difficult to advance the film. It
didn't do this when I first got the camera. Is there anything I can do
to prevent this or do I need to take it for a CLA?
Thanks,
Amita
Herding Ducks - Amita Guha
This one would get my capture the moment award for
this month. I love the expressions on all the faces.
My one quibble is with the framing. It's obvious that
this isn't full-frame (Super Programs don't take square
pictures) and I feel that a rectangular crop
Just keep the three legs of the tripod together and boom, instant
monopod. And you can still use it as a tripod. Doesn't anyone else do
this?
My tripods are too heavy and bulky to do this comfortably, but my
husband has a smaller tripod made by Adorama that is small enough to do
it.
So, perhaps a quick question to all who have been using
tripod and also
monopod, when do you use monopod ?
When shooting sports with a 300mm
Ditto. Actually, not just sports, but on boat rides or anything else
involving motion or anything where you have less time to set up.
Amita
Doug, I'm very sorry to hear about your loss.
Amita
I'm looking for some high saturation print film to take with me to New
England. I'll probably bring some Fuji Superia, but I want some film
with warmer tones to bring out the colors of the trees. Have any of you
used Agfacolor Vista or Optima II, or Kodak Supra?
Thanks,
Amita
I've heard that it is neccessary to press the button and
rotate command dial to change aperture value. Is it really
possible? I thought it would be enough just to rotate command
dial if you are in Av mode. And what about metering? Is it
possible to freely switch between matrix and partial
I haven't got *Ist D. Haven't got the cash, or the nerves to
tell my wife I want one.
Don't worry about it; seems like a bunch of us are in the majority! I
can't honestly see myself buying a DSLR until a couple of generations
have gone by and the price comes down. In the meantime I will
Okay, I tried Bruce Dayton's monopod on recent NorCal PDML
outing. I won't
say I was SOLD, but I was intrigued. I think, being a woman
with less upper body
strength than some males, a monopod might suit me more than a
tripod.
I think what matters more is what you're going to use it
My husband is in the market for a new CRT monitor. He needs one that is
really good for editing photos and he's not ready to make the jump to
LCD yet. Anyone out there have a CRT that they love?
Thanks,
Amita
Of
course, after I let him feel the heft and butter-smoothness
of the rings, he sort of changed his mind.
I know what you mean; my husband's new Canon lens is very
plasticky...focusing with it manually is pretty icky to say the least.
:)
Congrats, Bill! Have fun! I can't wait to get a look at one at Photo
Plus next month.
Amita
My condolences, Mark. It's always hard to lose a pet.
-Original Message-
From: Mark Cassino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: R.I.P.
I'm bummed. A little before 3 this morning, I heard my cat
cough and then
Hey, is anyone else going to Photo Plus Expo October 30-Nov. 1?
http://www.photoplusexpo.com/
Free code, for the exhibitor's floor, good until October 3: EDK10A0
Also, the Ansel Adams exhibit at MOMA ends on November 3...
Amita
Mark, thanks for the inspiration. I'm now going to put my 2x
teleconverter on my 400mm next time the moon is out. g
One of my few attempts at shooting the moon - using a 500mm
Takumar, 2x
converter and 1.4x converter for a total of 1400mm. The converters
took abite out of the sharpness,
Anyone remember the tv show Moonlighting? It had a theme song by Al
Jarreau. g
Blue Moon (think that is a *real* oldie)
Shine On Harvest Moon
Moonlight Becomes Her (Hmmm, maybe not a song title.)
Moon Over Miami
The Allegany Mountains are the westernmost range of the Appalachians.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are the Easternmost. Now for a quiz. Who can
name all the ranges in the Appalachian Mountains. Not individual
mountains just the ranges.
I'll try:
Catskills
Berkshires
Adirondaks
White Mountains
It fizzled here in Manhattan... haven't even had a drop of
rain. I was kinda looking forward to a little excitement -
but quite happy not to be living on the seashore right now!
Same here! I really didn't think we'd get anything - we never do - but I
was looking forward to something a
If you want some excitement, you can get a chainsaw and
remove the willow tree from my backyard. It wasn't there
yesterday.
I'm sorry to hear about that, Christian. :(
Anyway, all you PDMLers on the US Eastern seaboard, be safe.
Thanks! I am skeptical that NYC will get anything significant. I think
it will just be a hard rain and some wind. I'm thinking about going down
to the waterfront to see if I can get some shots of whitecaps on the
river.
I just added a few photos from the day Herb, Butch and I went to
Boscobel and Constitution Marsh in Cold Spring.
http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/coldspring_03/index.html
Amita
We will be spending 3 nights in Cambridge and 2 nights in Rockport, MA,
in early October. Aside from the usual tourist attractions, are there
any neighborhoods/vantage points/buildings etc. that we shouldn't miss
(especially for photography?) We've each been there briefly but never
spent any time
Good point! We're not going to miss it entirely though. We'll be staying
near Concord the first night and probably spend some time in Concord the
next day, and we'll be out of the city our last 2 days. I'm sure we'll
see lots of turning trees. Thanks for your other suggestions, btw.
Is it true
Many congrats, Herb! That's a beautiful shot.
Amita
It amazes me that a merely competant shot of
someone's front door from Toronto is virtually worthless, but
if you say the door is in Istanbul, suddenly it's worth $70
for a matted (unframed) 5x7. If I went to Istanbul with my
shots of Toronto front doors, would they be worth anything? g
Thanks, Kostas and Sylwester...
My hood doesn't have a front thread, and I'm having a hard time finding
a place to buy the Marumi filters.
I've been looking around online and some people talk about using step-up
rings...could I perhaps use a normal-width filter with a step-up ring
and avoid
I've been looking around online and some people talk about using
step-up rings...could I perhaps use a normal-width filter with a
step-up ring and avoid vignetting that way?
Thanks,
Amita
But that usually prohibits the use of the hood!
How?
I just wanted to thank everyone for their input on Bessas and their
lenses. Now I know where to look what to look for. I appreciate the
help!
Amita
I would love to buy a Bessa T or R, because I tried them out a while
back and liked them a lot, but I've been looking around for lenses and
it looks like the lenses are several hundred $ each no matter where I
look. Am I missing something or will I really have to pay tons of money
for each lens if
the *istD? vbg With the appropriate lenses of course
(including screwmounts).
Definitely interested in hearing your thoughts on it,
Cesar
Panama City, Florida
-- -Original Message-
-- From: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 6:24 PM
Yep, I haven't used my Yashicamat in over a yearmaybe tomorrow or
Saturday. I keep meaning to take it out but then I get a fun new lens to
play with. g
Amita
I have to start using my Spotmatics a bit more. They haven't
had any exercise in almost a year. Shame on me. Paul
The Spotmatics
A penpal of mine is in from Denmark this week, to visit the photo stores
and see the sites. Yesterday he showed me his 17mm prime, which on his
Canon 10D is 23mm. I was so impressed with the perspective that I was
inspired to see if anyone around here had a decent-priced used
wide-angle for sale.
The Mat will still be there in a week or two. Get that ultra
wide zoom outta your system first. It's the natural order of things.
Yep...I pick up the first test roll today. :) I did tell my Danish
friend I'd show him the 'mat, so I'll probably bring it out today or
tomorrow anyway.
Bummer
I have had that Vivitar zoom for several years. Images come out very
sharp and contrasty, but the barrel distortion drives me around the
bend. Avoid getting the horizon in your photos.
Hey, thanks for the input on the lens! I actually think the barrel
distortion is kind of fun, but then I
Do we need viewfinder at all?
I have the Optio 230, and I always turn off the LCD to save batteries. I
only use it to compose close up shots because the viewfinder is
inaccurate in those cases.
I find that the 230 makes pretty good macro shots, but the flash is
useless beyond 6 or 7 feet.
Yep, I've gotten attacked by it about 75 times. Update your antivirus
software and you'll be fine.
-Original Message-
From: Dr E D F Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:44 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Sobig F
Over the last few days I've
the title is Inner Game of Outdoor Photography.
A friend of mine who knows nothing about photography gave me this book
for my birthday just because she liked the pictures! I haven't finished
it yet, but what I've read so far is fantastic.
I just got my moon shots back, and they are all blurry. I was using a
Sigma 400mm f/5.6 mirrored lens. The blurriness happened using both 100
and 400 ISO film, at exposures of 4 to 8 seconds. Should I simply have
exposed for a more brief period of time, or is this a consequence of
using a mirrored
my Slik travel
tripod with the center column extended all the way on a breezy evening.
I probably should have dragged out my heavier tripod instead.
I'm beginning to wonder if I should have used the meter because the moon
was so bright.
Amita
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Amita
Didn't you check the meter?
No, I didn't...it just didn't occur to me...but I'll definitely use the
meter next time and bracket starting with the suggestions you guys have
given me. I'll also try my 300mm zoom since my 400mm is fixed at 5.6.
Does it make any difference what speed film you use?
Great travelogue, Cotty. Sounds like a wonderful trip!
Amita
-Original Message-
From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 7:34 AM
To: Pentax List
Subject: Scotland pics up
Scotland as you've never seen it, featuring Jostein, Mike W,
Gianfranco
So how did everyone fare in the blackout? I got caught out in it without
my Optio (never doing that again) but I did have half a roll of film in
my Super Program, which I used up before I got to the 59th St. Bridge.
When I got home I shot a roll of long exposures and star trails off my
balcony
Will do, although I didn't actually have a view of Manhattan. :) I was
doing other goofy things like tracking people walking with flashlights
and shots of lit windows.
-Original Message-
From: Steve Desjardins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:35 AM
To: [EMAIL
I had fun putting three rolls through my new Super Program this weekend
and trying out my new monopod. :)
I've been shooting a lot. Fifteen rolls of film last weekend, another
three this weekend. I have a lot of scanning and printing to do. Paul
Over the weekend I took a ferry ride and got salt spray on my camera,
lens, monopod and ballhead. I wiped everything down with a napkin right
afterwards, and when I got home about an hour later I went over
everything again with a damp paper towel and followed with a dry towel.
The lens was covered
I love my old Rollei Prego. It's a bit on the large size but the lens is
great and it's fun to use.
Many congrats, Cotty! That's wonderful news.
So what did you bribe her with to get her to marry you? ;)
Amita
The visitor's center is basically a café and souvenir shop. There is
also a theater showing a 8 minute film on the history of the castle.
Ah, thanks for satisfying my curiosity. :) There is some nutcase online
who thinks that the visitor's center is an eyesore, and that Historic
Scotland wants
If I might interject on this thread, in case anyone is curious about the
area, here are some photos of Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle from my
humble days as a student and PS photographer...
http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/scotland_93/inverness.html
Cotty, did you by any chance visit
I have to agree with Vic. There's nothing wrong with buying third-party
lenses if you're on a budget and you want a certain focal length, or a
zoom. The lens might turn out to be just fine. I have several and I
enjoy using them all, and I get good results with them.
On the other hand, I don't
Cotty, did you by any chance visit Urquhart Castle? Because I understand
there's a new visitor's center there. I was there back in 1993, did the
lake cruise and the Nessie Experience. Had a great time there. Inverness
really is a pretty little town.
Another piece of trivia I recall about the
Other special characters are available the same way, but I
don't remember the codes. You can also start the Character
Map program that's in Start | Programs | Accessories folder,
Or (in Windows) you can just go Start Run and type charmap and
you'll get it. Just remember to make sure
Bob,
AOL's anti-spam measures cause them to block my IP address, so I can't
email you directly. But here is what I tried to send you yesterday
(apologies to everyone else on the list).
Thanks very much for offering to sell to me and for finding those
auctions on ebay for me. Anyway, I actually
I just ordered a new body, so my KM needs to go. I would rate the
condition an 8. There are some scratches on the silver parts but aside
from that, it's in great working order. The meter's performance has been
spotty in the past, but lately it's been working fine. The lens is an
SMC Pentax-M 1:2
I finally made it down to Adorama today. I ended up with the
Bogen/Manfrotto 3006 monopod - folds down to 20 inches, only weighs a
pound. The only problem is that it's silver. Do I need to cover it up
with batting tape to prevent glare? I completely forgot about that issue
until I got home. :)
I
Help! I just got a new set of Cokin P filters and a holder today.
Everything works great except the polarizer. I just can't get it to fit
in the holder, yet it says P right on it. It is the Cokin P 164 Circular
Polarizer. Is there something I'm doing wrong or do I need to exchange
it for the right
I can't speak for the 550, but I have the 220 and I really enjoy using
it. The user interface is intuitive and easy, IMO, and I imagine the 550
will be similar. The only caveat is that the range on the flash is
rather short - if you want anything beyond about 8-10 feet, you're out
of luck.
I
I'm looking for a lab where I can ship my film. The only lab here in NY
that develops 120 film the way I like it is now a little inconvenient
for me to get to, and I haven't been impressed with the BW results from
my local photo shop. Can anyone recommend a reliable place for me to
send my film?
David, my condolences on your loss. He was a beautiful kitty.
Amita
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