Re: Way OT: GUNS, GUNS, AND MORE GUNS.

2002-12-10 Thread Bill Owens
I wanted to stay out of this but... I'm on the pro side of this thread, but let's face facts. Regardless of any posts made here, no one is going to change their opinion of the other side of this debate. Therefore, LET THIS DAMNED THREAD DIE! Bill - Original Message - From: William

Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S

2002-12-12 Thread Bill Owens
Lost mine too. Don't think I'll bother replacing it though. Bill - Original Message - From: jcoyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 3:08 AM Subject: Re: Too bad i tried the MZ-S Not yet - but it was once a close-run thing! John Coyle

Re: RE:Event Photography

2002-12-14 Thread Bill Owens
Let's see, with Polaroid film selling for about $9.00 per pack, he's getting about $0.40 per picture, and that doesn't even cover the flashbulbs :-) Bill - Original Message - From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 4:10 PM Subject:

Re: A new DSLR standard emerging?

2002-12-14 Thread Bill Owens
My guess would be no. The tonality would be smoother with the larger negative, something I've noticed between the 645 and 35mm. Bill - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 4:13 PM Subject: Re: A new DSLR

Slide copiers

2002-12-14 Thread Bill Owens
The current thread about the Auto Bellows has me running an idea through my feeble mind. If one were to mount a BW negative, insert it in a slide copier, and copy it on BW negative film, wouldn't one have a positive BW slide? Bill

Re: Slide copiers

2002-12-14 Thread Bill Owens
I think they still have something similar. I saw something on their web site about a kit for making transparencies from TMax 100. Bill - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 6:12 PM Subject: Re: Slide copiers

Re: Market Research and Hypothetical Questions

2002-12-19 Thread Bill Owens
Mike Johnston scribbled... Maybe it's just as simple as offering a good-value digital product that gives people enough of what they want and not a lot more. That's still eminently do-able in today's market, I'd say. --Mike Take the word digital out of the first sentence and you have what I

Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?

2002-12-23 Thread Bill Owens
The 645 users are definatly a minority here, and not as vocal. I know I had some serious second thoughs on my 645 after I got it. In the end, even with the constant 67 enablment and overlooking of the 645 on this list, I think I'm still very satisfied with my choice. Now, I just need to add

Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?

2002-12-23 Thread Bill Owens
I prefer the 67 because it takes a better picture. The camera doesn't take the picture. The photographer takes it. The camera is a light tight box that hold the film flat so the lens can make the picture. Bill

Re: The P30 and Land's experiment

2002-12-24 Thread Bill Owens
IIRC that was the same method used by NASA to obtain color photos from the Mars lander missions. Bill

Re: Ad

2002-12-27 Thread Bill Owens
Congrats!!! Bill - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pdml [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 5:58 PM Subject: Ad My first magazine ad is in Modern Bride Washington and is hitting newstands now: http://www.bigdayphoto.com/mbad.jpg A better view:

Re: Ad

2002-12-27 Thread Bill Owens
I got to see Tom's portfolio at one of last year's GFM events. Take my word for it, he does outstanding work. Bill

Re: Rules of composition? Bah!

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
The shot of the soldier being killed would be mildly interesting today. Chances are critics would say the picture is soft and dismiss it. That's not to say It was not great in it's day for it's ability to capture the precise moment of a soldier being shot. With today's autofocus cameras and

Re: Pish-posh and balderdash

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
If anyone in my hearing right now is troubling their brains about some species of nattering nonsense they read in some dreadful little all-about-photography book somewhere, please take my advice: FORGET ALL ABOUT IT. You can't reduce pictures meaningfully to rules of thumb, either before or

Re: Luck is what it's about

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
IMNHO, this shot was as much luck as skill. At the instant the photographer decided to press the shutter release, this soldier would have been still on his feet. It was just a coincidence that he happened to get shot when the shutter opened. AND? You mean to say you've never been

Re: Wolfgang Most Art

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
Well, it still aint true. Hardly any artistic expression is more about matematics than music. Rhytm is pure matematics and composition is all about rules. Pål, Again, we will just have to agree to disagree, my friend, because we are simply 180 degrees apart on this issue as well. There

Re: Pish-posh and balderdash

2002-12-31 Thread Bill Owens
Finger exercises are for developing good technique so that your fingers will do what you want them to do. It doesn't give you any musical/artistic sense, but it will enable you to make good music. Not. It will enable you to play the right notes, but the right notes don't necessarily mean

Re: Vs: The art of photography

2003-01-03 Thread Bill Owens
If you like Freeman Patterson, check out Tony Sweet. He has a site at http://www.tonysweetphotography.com and is a good guy. I've worked with him at a couple of workshops at GFM and he's a lot of fun to be around. Doug back from the dead And he appreciates good beer :-)\ Bill

Re: Beer and Pentaxians

2003-01-04 Thread Bill Owens
Brew mine with mixes from Mr Beer (www.mrbeer.com) Ask T, Mark Roberts and Cesar how they are. Bill - Original Message - From: Shaun Canning [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 4:36 AM Subject: Beer and Pentaxians Nothing to do

Re: Best Backdrop color for BW portraits?

2003-01-04 Thread Bill Owens
Bet you get a response from Rubenstein on that one! Bill - Original Message - From: tom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:01 PM Subject: RE: Best Backdrop color for BW portraits? -Original Message- From: Steve Pearson [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Jobo recommendation?

2003-01-06 Thread Bill Owens
Ryan, I have a Jobo Duolab that I picked basically stole on ebay. I use it for processing both BW and E-6 film. It will maintain temperatures at 24, 35 and 38 degrees Celsius within 1/2 degree. In addition to rotary processing of film, it is also a slot processor for prints (both BW and color)

Re: BW film/developer combinations

2003-01-06 Thread Bill Owens
Butch C-41 processing is similar to processing photo paper in that it can NOT be pulled or pushed. Bill - Original Message - From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax discussion group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 1:06 PM Subject: Re: BW film/developer

Re: Bongs

2003-01-09 Thread Bill Owens
Bong (I think his first name was Richard) flew P-38's in the Pacific Theater during WWII, and, IIRC, was America's leading ace of the war. Bill - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 12:13 AM Subject: Bongs

Re: The Brotherhood

2003-01-09 Thread Bill Owens
Bill, KG4LOV QRZ? -Mat, N2NJZ Collin Brendemuehl wrote: Dave, that's cq cq cq

OT:Ham radio sked

2003-01-10 Thread Bill Owens
I wouldn't mind doing that. I'd have to get an antenna up, but a long wire and a tuner should do. Len (KD9S) That's what I use Len. Due to antenna restrictions, I run wire around the edge of the house and use an auto tuner for my Alinco DX-70 Bill

Re: Can digital beat 6x7? Answer seems to be yes

2003-01-16 Thread Bill Owens
For once I agree with Bruce. After all, how many people view photos under a 40X microscope? Make your comparisons at a reasonable viewing distance. Bill - Original Message - From: Bruce Rubenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:16 AM Subject:

Re: RE: darkroom simplicities

2003-01-16 Thread Bill Owens
Dave, I did exactly this about 3 years ago when our daughter got married! Bill - Original Message - From: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:30 AM Subject: Re: RE: darkroom simplicities As with all children,my daughter is planning

Re: Can digital beat 6x7? Answer seems to be yes

2003-01-16 Thread Bill Owens
. Seems like they could do much the same for traditional 35mm by putting a bar code on the film edge or something. There's already a bar code on the edge of 35mm film. It's read by mini labs to set film brand/type and to put the frame number on the back of the print. Bill

Re: Why the new Pentax DSLR will be FREE

2003-01-16 Thread Bill Owens
And actually, $10 per roll is probably underestimating film and processing costs unless you process your own. I don't know--how much does everybody really pay for film and processing, typically? Can't really give you an idea on film cost, since I buy different films at different places. When

Re: Can digital beat 6x7? Answer seems to be yes

2003-01-16 Thread Bill Owens
I'm not trying to be a smartass, but sounds to me like the BG-10 grip would soon pay for itself in using AA's instead of CR-2's Bill - Original Message - From: Pål Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:42 PM Subject: Re: Can digital beat 6x7?

Cross processing question

2003-01-17 Thread Bill Owens
What would be the results of processing C-41 film in BW chemicals? I know that processing BW in C-41 bleaches out all the silver, but don't know about going the other way. Bill

Re: absolutely OT, but honest question...

2003-01-17 Thread Bill Owens
Was it I don't believe in camera straps VanVeen? Bill - Original Message - From: Doug Brewer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:24 PM Subject: RE: absolutely OT, but honest question... heywaitaminute. who said I was a nice guy? At 02:00 PM

Re: They will buy anything.was: The Siren Call of Digital

2003-01-18 Thread Bill Owens
BTW anyone have knowledge about the picture on picture programs.My regular custumers are asking if i can do this.Right now i run PS6. Forgot to mention in my previous reply, but if you want different sizes of the same photo, the Picture Package in PS works well. If you want different pictures

Re: Re: They will buy anything.was: The Siren Call of Digital

2003-01-18 Thread Bill Owens
in the centre of the page(paper is standard 8.5x11) then adds another small 2.5 x 4ish print off to the lower right or left of the main print,with a small border,over lapping the main prints just a smidge. Dave. Begin Original Message From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat, 18 Jan

Re: Re: They will buy anything.was: The Siren Call of Digital

2003-01-18 Thread Bill Owens
I think the new canvas defaults to 72 dpi. You have to change that to the same dpi as the photos, and all the photos have to be the same dpi as the canvas. Since my 1270 printer will print 8x10 on 8.5x11 paper, my print canvas is 8x10 at 300 dpi. The only downside is having to scale the photos

Re: Mike Johnson's Sunday

2003-01-20 Thread Bill Owens
In fact, virtually the only film size that could be said to be either designed or evolved is the least popular--APS--and it was designed to meet the existing usage parameters of the lowest common denominator consumers. I sometimes wonder if APS had been designed with 35mm, rather than 24mm, in

Re: Speaking of GFM...

2003-01-21 Thread Bill Owens
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/03 08:12AM No problem Cotty. We're in somewhat the same situation. Our youngest is getting married 3 weeks after the NPW, and we're hoping to build a new home and move to Virginia in mid 2004. What part? Steve (in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley) Fairly

Re: Speaking of GFM...

2003-01-21 Thread Bill Owens
, 2003 12:47 PM Subject: Re: Speaking of GFM... On Monday 20 January 2003 18:50, Bill Owens wrote: Anybody new planning on showing up this year? Looks like we might be missing a couple of regulars, so we need to boost the PDML representation this year. Cotty? Bill I am planning on being

Re: Speaking of GFM...

2003-01-21 Thread Bill Owens
Shucks, I already know that. It's 8.5 miles and one stoplight away. :-) Our next door neighbors will be my wife's sister and her husband. Along with their 100+ acres, I'll have 108+ acres and a fishpond to play in. Bill - Original Message - From: Steve Desjardins [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Kinda OT: Enlarger feature

2003-01-22 Thread Bill Owens
Tried out a feature of my Phillips Tri-One enlarger today that is sweet. This particular enlarger uses 3 bulbs, each behind its own narrow band R,G or B filter. Filtration is done by varying the intensity of each bulb individually. This means that you can set the aperture on the enlarger lens,

Re: Obnoxious Sonofabitch Copyeditor

2003-01-22 Thread Bill Owens
My favorite is preventative Where in hell did this word come from. I always thought the proper word was preventive. Bill - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:51 PM Subject: OT: Obnoxious Sonofabitch

Re: OT: Obnoxious Sonofabitch Copyeditor

2003-01-22 Thread Bill Owens
Tried to send this earlier, but was having mail problems. Who the hell coined the word preventative? I always thought it should be preventive - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 9:47 PM Subject: Re: OT:

Re: Idle black-and-white question

2003-01-23 Thread Bill Owens
I think information about how much, if any, to compensate when using a filter with TTL metering would be useful. Bill - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:48 AM Subject: Idle black-and-white question I

Snow Photo

2003-01-23 Thread Bill Owens
We woke up this morning to about 8 inches of snow, very unusual for the southern piedmont of North Carolina. After reading this month's Pop Photo article about shooting into the sun, I decided to try it. MZ-S, FA28-105 Power Zoom set at f22, 8A filter on Delta 400.

Re: Snow Photo

2003-01-23 Thread Bill Owens
mark. Incredible. chris On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Bill Owens wrote: http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhotoPhotoID= 16

Re: New of Pentax ultra-compact D-SLR based on 110

2003-01-23 Thread Bill Owens
Will my Auto 110 lenses fit it? Bill - Original Message - From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:10 PM Subject: Re: New of Pentax ultra-compact D-SLR based on 110 On 24 Jan 2003 at 12:23, Shaun Canning wrote: As far as I can

Re: Best value in used pentax glass?

2003-01-23 Thread Bill Owens
What about the old FA28-105 Power Zoom? Bill

Re: Snow Photo

2003-01-23 Thread Bill Owens
Looks like the snowplow driver slept in this morning. ;-) What snowplow? Bill

Re: Snow Photo

2003-01-23 Thread Bill Owens
- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Snow Photo We woke up this morning to about 8 inches of snow, very unusual for the southern piedmont of North Carolina. After reading this month's Pop Photo

Re: Snow Photo

2003-01-23 Thread Bill Owens
late. Should have sprung for the FA28-105 PZ. Jeff Bill Owens wrote: Thanks, Jeff, and BTW, the scan was from an 8x10 print. Bill - Original Message - From: Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:05 PM Subject: Re: Snow Photo

Re: Digital vs Film: Battle is over - digital has already won

2003-01-28 Thread Bill Owens
Point-and-shoots suck, you can say that again, point-and-shoots suck, --Mike Yes, they do, but the 90WR sure comes in handy when it's pouring rain and I fear for the health of my MZ-S or 645. Bill

Re: Mz-S and NMHI Batteries

2003-01-30 Thread Bill Owens
I've thought about, but have been hesitant to try it. NiMh, I think, are similar to NiCad in that they tend to deliver higher current. Plus, you'd only be getting 5 volts with them instead of the 6 volts that alkalines or lithiums provide. I've been happy with the results of AA alkalines, but

Should be interesting

2003-01-31 Thread Bill Owens
Tonight on CNN at 10:00 pm EST they will be interviewing and showing photos of war photographers. Bill

Re: Should be interesting

2003-01-31 Thread Bill Owens
Whoops, before the grammar police jump in:-).. I should have said showing photos taken by war photographers Bill - Original Message - From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: Should be interesting Tonight on CNN at 10:00

Re: Just a dream

2003-01-31 Thread Bill Owens
Mornin' Steve I have heard from someone who should know that the K-1000 would be too expensive to build this day and time. It's apparently much less expensive to use electronic components that are modular, rather than the large amount of hand work that is necessary for an all manual camera.

Re: 5n Bummer?

2003-01-31 Thread Bill Owens
Basically, I meant a camera with a wide and reasonable feature set of the common, useful items and less of the more esoteric features... like power zoom, eye control, 10fps (or even the option of 10fps with booster pack) and other silly little things that are used rarely, if that, and just

Re: Sample images of Optio S revealed

2003-02-05 Thread Bill Owens
IMHO, they're pretty damned good for a small, consumer grade digital PS. Bill - Original Message - From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:42 AM Subject: Re: Sample images of Optio S revealed On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at

Re: Sample images of Optio S revealed

2003-02-05 Thread Bill Owens
to eventually have one for a walkabout camera. Bill - Original Message - From: Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:53 PM Subject: Re: Sample images of Optio S revealed On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 01:18 PM, Bill Owens wrote: IMHO

Re: Deer with arrow on web more to come

2003-02-05 Thread Bill Owens
I'm glad you put hunter in quotes. A real hunter would not even attempt such a shot. Looks like he/she needs considerable practice with a bow. Bill - Original Message - From: Feroze Kistan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:22 AM Subject: Re:

Re: Pentax Optio S advance orders

2003-02-06 Thread Bill Owens
So much so that the initial run is sold out already. Expect the street price to be ~$400.00 USD Bill - Original Message - From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: Pentax Optio S advance orders FWIW, I just heard

Re: Need assistance on fair pricing

2003-02-06 Thread Bill Owens
Hey, Jerome, you coming to GFM this spring? Bill - Original Message - From: Jerome Daryl Coombs-Reyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 3:14 PM Subject: Need assistance on fair pricing

Re: OT Window coverings

2003-02-07 Thread Bill Owens
Dave, If you're just developing film and not printing, a changing bag works well. Load the tank in the changing bag, then everything can be done in daylight. Bill - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 8:35 AM Subject: OT Window

Re: Grandfather Mountain

2003-02-07 Thread Bill Owens
Great! Looking forward to seeing you again. Drop Don a line at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let him know you're coming. He will probably waive the admission fee. I plan on bringing the Jobo Duolab so we can process E-6 while we're there. Bill - Original Message - From: Jerome Daryl

Re: Flash

2003-02-08 Thread Bill Owens
Plus, if you ever go to a 645 or 67 (any brand with a hotshoe), it has the ability to adjust the output for those formats. Comes in handy on my 645 and Kiev 60. Bill - Original Message - From: Bruce Dayton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gary L. Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February

Re:

2001-09-20 Thread Bill Owens
To unsubscribe, follow the directions at the bottom of this email Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Rapture [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:42 AM unsubscribe pentax-discuss - This message is from the

Epson Color Life paper

2001-09-22 Thread Bill Owens
Has anyone else tried this new paper from Epson? I read about it in a recent edition of Shutterbug and was impressed enough to order a pack. I've only done one 8x10 with it so far but it seems to be a really good choice. It's a semi-gloss paper and detail seems to be even better than with

Re: SURPRISE! (was: Re: Digicams and 35mm--Warning! Long post)

2001-09-25 Thread Bill Owens
Must be that same alien intervention that caused the streaks on my recent roll of Delta 400 Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] This has nothing really to do with this thread, but everything to do with being surprised. Some time ago I developed a roll of Tri-X, and was astounded to find the

Re: Images or Photographs

2001-09-25 Thread Bill Owens
Us too! Wife's working so #1 son and I are having roast beef with Kraft MC. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...which reminds me, I'm having Kraft Dinner for supper tonight (ah, the life of a bachelor!) - that's pasta too, right? -frank Mark Roberts wrote: Calling photographs images

Re: Just bought a HP Photosmart S20

2001-09-30 Thread Bill Owens
Have any other list members got this scanner and how do you find? any tips for better scans? Regards, Paul Jones Paul I agree that it's a great scanner for the money. However, I often find the colors and exposure sometimes not to my liking. When this happens, I usually set the color

Re: Just bought a HP Photosmart S20

2001-09-30 Thread Bill Owens
Yes, the S20 also leaves a lot to be desired when scanning bw. Setting exposure to zero helps, but still not what I would call a good scan. I've been trying Vuescan for bw, and with a lot of trial and error and can usually get a usable scan, but still nothing to write home about. Bill, KG4LOV

New Kodak lens ?

2001-10-03 Thread Bill Owens
Is this something new or very old? http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1281078623 Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users'

Re: Re[2]: Preparing for a Day of Photography

2001-10-03 Thread Bill Owens
Titbits ? Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Bob Walkden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bruce Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 1:40 PM Subject: Re[2]: Preparing for a Day of Photography Hi, When all this is done I'm ready to go. Have I

Re: Re[2]: Preparing for a Day of Photography

2001-10-03 Thread Bill Owens
Thanks Mark, I wasn't aware of that. My remark was in the context though of bronzed beach babes Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yep. That's the original word. Puritanical Americans morphed it into the word tidbits that's familiar to those in the U.S. (This bit of trivia never fails to

MZ-S and pushing film

2001-10-03 Thread Bill Owens
This past weekend I wanted to shoot some film of our community band concert, but the only BW I had was Delta 400. I loaded it in my MZ-S and set the ISO at 3200 for a 3 stop push. Today I got around to processing this roll and again had faint dark streaks on the entire roll, including the

Fw: Way off topic, but pass it on

2001-10-04 Thread Bill Owens
Subject: Way off topic, but pass it on Just received a bill today for our Providian Credit Card. Effective Nov 5, they are going to charge an additional $9.95 per month for online payments. I guess since interest rates are now low, they need a new way to rip off their customers. Sorry,

Re: gear ratio

2001-10-05 Thread Bill Owens
Daphne picked up a crayon and scribbled... Aint four bodies too much? I thought so myself. That's why I traded my ZX-5n/35-80, PZ-1p, Fuji ST-901 screw mount/Fujicon 50/1.8, and the $25.00 yard sale K-1000 for my MZ-S with BG-10 grip. I did keep the Honeywell Spotmatic and all my other screw

Re: gear ratio

2001-10-05 Thread Bill Owens
So Bill, what do you use for a second body? The Spotmatic. With the mid roll removal and reloading feature of the MZ-S, it's almost as easy to change film as to change bodies. I must admit though that an ME-Super would be nice to have, but I fear the war department would not allow funding at

Re: A continuing saga - was streaks on Delta 400

2001-10-05 Thread Bill Owens
The 24 exp roll I bought yesterday has an emulsion number of 51CTG7X01-01 and an expiration of Sep 2003. It had the problem. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Mark Dalal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 2:22 PM Subject: Re: A

Re: HP Photosmart S20 and BW

2001-10-05 Thread Bill Owens
Thanks Paul, I just tried it and it seems to work very well. Also, after converting to monochrome, have you tried setting autolevels, then going back to AdjustLevels and setting the midtones to 1.8? To my unpracticed BW eye it seems to be pretty natural. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] I

Re: Another MZ-S found his home

2001-10-18 Thread Bill Owens
Congratulations! I'm sure you will truly enjoy using it. I did a lot of soul searching before getting mine, wondering if I could really justify the expense. I've found it to be an ideal camera, and so easy to use. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi gang, I just feel the urge to brag

New to me

2001-10-20 Thread Bill Owens
I had a customer drop off a one time use Kodak camera this morning. When I opened it to remove the cassette, it was, naturally ISO 800, but contained 39 exposures instead of the usual 27. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

Re: Cheating

2001-10-21 Thread Bill Owens
Any of you all use equipment other than Pentax at times? Every once in awhile, an OLD, but mint, Agfa Super Solina RF and a GE PR-1 selenium meter. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: MZ-s

2001-10-21 Thread Bill Owens
Now - if only I could find an AF360FTZ to have flash compensation I'd be really happy. (I have one on order with Ritz camera, but apparently they cannot get them from Pentax.) The last I heard was that they wouldn't be available until sometime in November. I sure would like for Santa to be

Re: Pushing and Pulling film (Question for Bill)

2001-10-21 Thread Bill Owens
OTOH, if all this is correct (and I assume it is), maybe I'll just try Fuji's new ISO 1600 and shoot it at 1600. I've heard, but not tried, that Fuji 800 underexposed one stop and processed normally gives better results than 1600 shot and processed normally. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

BW Scans

2001-10-22 Thread Bill Owens
Finally found a relatively easy way to post some photos to the net. With all the talk lately about scanning BW I thought I'd give it a try. Here's an example that was taken with my father's old Agfa Super Solina on Tmax 400. I scanned it using Vuescan into PS 6.0. The only manipulation done

Re: Cheating

2001-10-22 Thread Bill Owens
Mike, Have you tried the new Epson Color Life paper? It's a semigloss that also is supposedly quite archivable. Bill, KG4LOV JCO wrote: What else are you guys using? I currently use an ME Super with a 50/1.4 M, Tri-X developed in D-76 1+1, and a Carl Zeiss S-Orthoplanar 60mm f/4

Re: multiple RE:Subject: OT Bright nox?

2001-10-22 Thread Bill Owens
My guess would be that it is because of a larger exit pupil on the binoculars. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

Upcoming weekend

2001-10-24 Thread Bill Owens
The wife and I are taking our last camping trip of the year this weekend. We'll be at the Linville Falls Campground near, needless to say, Linville Falls. Hopefully there'll still be some fall colors left in the lower areas. I hope to be able to shoot some film at Linville Falls, Grandfather

Re: Boy on Porch

2001-10-25 Thread Bill Owens
Not to worry. I've been playing with Photoshop for 2 or 3 years now and learn something new nearly everyday. I think the quality of your scans are superb for BW. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's another scan I made yesterday. My apologies for the quality of this stuff, I've not even

Re: MZ-L

2001-10-25 Thread Bill Owens
I feel confident that the PZ form-factor and build quality will not be seen again. IMHO the build quality of the MZ-S is much better than that of the PZ-1p Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow

Re: Ok, I'm a convert.

2001-10-31 Thread Bill Owens
Yes, it's a blast isn't it! Next time you need paper, try the new Epson Color Life. After seeing it reviewed in Shutterbug I gave it a try and have come to prefer it. It can only be used with pigment based inks such as those for the 1270/1280 series printers. You'll probably have to order it

Re: The smallest survey

2001-10-31 Thread Bill Owens
Anybody think of anything I either don't have or forgot to mention? Kent Gittings A Pentax Swiss Army knife, Pentax mini mag lite. Pentax mouse pad. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: Windows XP - Scary! (Was=3 A OT: A computer question...)

2001-11-09 Thread Bill Owens
I got so frustrated yesterday that I broke down and got Norton Systemworks. After putting it through its paces, so far everything is working normally. Guess I had some conflicts somewhere that Systemworks was able to resolve. I also picked up some cheap memory chips at Best Buy (I know, they may

Re: Nostalgia

2001-11-12 Thread Bill Owens
: Frank Theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 8:28 AM Subject: Re: Nostalgia Nice score! Bill Owens wrote: Well, I got the Oly http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1293722119 Now if I can just find a reasonable Lynx 14. I

Breaking News

2001-11-12 Thread Bill Owens
According to CNN, an American Airlines 767 has just crashed in Queens, New York. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at

Re: The First Annual Tom Rittenhouse digital challenge, was Re:Re[4]: Pentax Optio Digital Camera - YUH

2001-11-13 Thread Bill Owens
Count me in too. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 10:58 AM Subject: Re: The First Annual Tom Rittenhouse digital challenge, was Re:Re[4]: Pentax Optio Digital Camera - YUH

Attn Tom Rittenhouse - I accept your challenge

2001-11-14 Thread Bill Owens
And will meet you at 12:00 Noon on Friday, November 16, 2001 at Camera World with my 4x6 digital print that is equal to or better than the average minilab print. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and

Re: Attn Tom Rittenhouse - I accept your challenge

2001-11-14 Thread Bill Owens
That's what I plan on doing. Since he and I are relatively close to each other, I am going to do it in person. Might even put both in a cheap frame and let him determine which is which without actually touching either one of them. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message -

Re: Meeting PDMLers (and taking their pictures)

2001-11-15 Thread Bill Owens
Gosh, I had no idea Shel was even bigger than I am. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] This works: http://www.jbuhler.com/html/pdml.html Gianfranco - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit

Re: WHY NOT A NUMBERED INDEX???

2001-11-15 Thread Bill Owens
WHY CANT WE LOOK LIKE THIS??? BECAUSE DOUG DOESN'T HAVE THE TIME OR FUNDS TO DO THIS. Bill, KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax

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